all eyes are on you

all eyes are you, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

DJ Okin Nishi was playing at the newest offering at BassLine Island, Darkstep. A very cool build of industrial, psy and surrealism. The eyes were everywhere watching us... chartreuse green glowing eyes following me everywhere... eeeeek!

BassLine is the home of Drum and Bass and has some of the most popular DnB dj's on the grid. They seem to have a new club offering every few months... always keeping things fresh. The Darkstep club is a beautiful build paying homage to a world of surreal industrial musical noise.



Liqwid Lancaster was there along with Chantell, Shanti, Bren, Dionsysis and others. I kept looking at the textures and the rotating dj booth... very cool place. I'll have to come back to hear Liqwid and dj Sven Newman here.

alt7 in second life

alt7 in second life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Almost every Friday, you can find me over on alt7 listening to dj Space Grelling spin a great set of indie and alternative tunes.

He plays Out Boy, Franz Ferdinand, Razorlight, The Kooks, The Hoosiers, The Killers, The Wombats, Bloc Party, Kings of Leon, Noisettes, Blondie, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Undertones, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, The Pretenders, Pulp, Squeeze, The Jam, The Lemonheads, The Strokes, Morning Runner, Ting Tings, MGMT, Muse, We Are Scientists, Mark Ronson, Death Cab for Cutie, The Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, Babyshambles, The Fratellis and many others.

IPR365 at AMP

IPR365 at AMP, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Ahhhh, so nice to hang out with old friends. These peeps are all part of Mackenzie's group, Mack's Place. We have all known each other a very, very long time. Giggles... I'm talking about way back... lol!





Today, we celebrating the opening of IPR365's AMP on the MillkyWay sim. JohanNL Lane was spinning a wicked set of very cool tunes. We were all on Mack's chim dancing, chatting and laughing... so fun!

clyn vella at the sanctuary

CLYN VELLA AT THE SANCTUARY, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Running into old friends is always a treat. Last night I ran into Pete Westminster aka dj Barbarick over at Dance Island. Tonight he is at a new club called The Sanctuary.



Speaking of old friends, JJ Rotunno and his partner Clyn Vella own The Sanctuary. I knew them when I used to hang out at another fav club called The Pillbox. Talk about reminescing... we also share a lot of old friends like Shad Raffke from Piranah and Justine Perenti from HOME.



I listened to Clyn Vella's set and then stayed for awhile to hear Pete Westminster. Woot! Fun new club!

pete westminster aka dj barbarick

pete westminster aka dj barbarick, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

I heard a rumor around the grid that DJ Barbarick was back... we always called him Barb... hardstyle dj who was a good friend of Xavier's. We even went to his wedding, and soon after he left the grid for unknown reasons.

This UK dj brings a different type of hardstyle mix to the dance floor. He even mixes a bit of the mash into his sets. Hard beats with a little craziness thrown in just to keep the feet moving. I always enjoyed listened to "Barbs" spin at his parties.

And now, he is back at Dance Island spinning his brand of hardstyle as a new avi named Pete Westminster. So nice to hear him again... woot!

vj shojo at cafe groove

vj shojo at cafe groove, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

I met VJ Shojo a while ago spinning over at MMAC almost two years ago. The thing that struck me is his easy going personality. Very groove, very chill... he spins a jazz mix filled with contemporary, latin, fusion and even indie tunes. I fell in love with his mixes.





He has a radio link at RadioGroove filled with his cool groove and he now has a very nice club on the ocean called Cafe Groove at the Stone Pike sim at Port Shojo. He is an artist, a musician, a business man and a really nice guy.

Today, he announced that he was heading for the Yampa river to do a high water rafting trip. He knows I like the rivers, too and I got the impression that after that first trip back in 2007 that he is addicted to the outdoors, too! LOL! The river grabs another...

You can find his internet world of music at the following sites:

Owner Radio Groove : http://radiogroove.org/

Video producer and editor : http://jayshaffervideo.com/

Sound Designer and Audio Producer : http://macaudioguy.com/ 

Personal Blog : http://jayshaffer.com/

sirhc martinek in second life

sirhc martinek in second life, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

SIRHC!!!! OMG, our good friend and favorite DJ from San Francisco is back on the grid. Sirhc Martinek sent us a personal shout for a spin at ScoutLounge on the Swiss Media sim.

I first heard Sirhc when he owned the popular sci-fi club Contact. That was a cool build mimicing all things space. There was always some of the coolest dj's at his club. DJ's like Shusaku Rhodes, DJOsiris Darkstone, Pan Tripsa and so many others that I saw there.

Sirhc is also a dj in real life in San Francisco, California. He also has his own catalogue of his own compositions, and I can remember going to several parties where he was streaming his music from the club to his club in Second Life. You can get Sirhc Martinek music here.

Oh so nice to hear this dj again. As busy as he is in real life, it's nice to have Sirhc Martinek back on the club circuit where we can hear him... woot Sirhc!

rafee at djosiris darkstone party

rafee at djosiris darkstone party, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

ribbity ribbity ribbity...

down the rabbit hole exit.

djosiris darkstone...



i'm late, i'm late...

for a very important date.

aven zapatero at derailed

aven zapatero at derailed, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

Oh what a hectic week I had in RL... I needed a Friday night of fun. Off we went to shop and chill when we got a shout from Ware Schwade over at DeRailed.

I was too busy the last couple weeks to see Aven Zapatero and the rest of the gang over there, so we stopped off for a bit. Take a look at Aven's youtube link for the "cult of bacon." It will explain the bacon sculpture in the club Derailed. LOL!



dj Ware Schwade had his heavy pounding beats, but several interludes brought dark sounds... scary and ominous! His music could be properly described as epic. I could really see his spins accompanying a video or game platform... very orchestral. You can find Ware at DeRailed as altered as he readily admits. Hehehe.

mr widget is mash up king

mr widget is mash up king, originally uploaded by rafeejewell.

The ultimate mash up king held full court tonight with a cast of crazies who love his spins. We are real fans and bordering on obsession... I saw djOsiris Darkstone, Laslopantomik Yao, Ideal Flow, Tradgedy Kidd, Taliesin Llanfair, Lolla Honi, Raver Xeno and of course, my angel, Xavier.



Yes, Mr Widget of Muzik Haus provides a welcome respite to the normal genres of music heard across the grid.

I heard Mr Widget once and kept coming back... you will too.