***Current releases and news***

02-07-2012 - Pantheon EP out on Journess Music.
02-07-2012 - Mojo Rising remix of DJ Liquid's Rise Up on Journess Music.
02-01-2012 - Track Caravan out on the Bust Free 8 comp on Cold Busted.
12-21-2011 - Seven Wonders album released on Cold Busted.
12-19-2011 Mojo Rising remix of Blue In Green's "Masquerade / The Nightwatch" released on Cold Busted.

Mojo remix of Gramatik's "A Bunch of Questions" out on Cold Busted.

The Stone Cold Busted 2 compilation mixed by Mojo Rising and featuring his track "Boom Boom Martini" out on Cold Busted.

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***About Mojo Rising***

Joel, aka Mojo Rising, considers music to be an essential expression of the human condition. His earliest memories include listening to classical works on the family record player, while pretending to be a conductor. Grade school presented Joel the opportunity to play symphonic and jazz winds. Music production became an enduring aspiration after being introduced to MIDI, sampling, and synthesis. As a veteran DJ of the Los Angeles electronic music scene, Mojo performed prolifically throughout the 90s before taking a hiatus from live gigs to further his education. Armed with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Recording Arts, technology has become an important part of his musical journey. With several remixes and original tracks released on the Cold Busted label, Mojo has turned his musical efforts towards the production arena. Chilled trip hop beats and smooth downtempo are the primary focus, however, well versed in a variety of electronic styles dating back to the old school, Mojo plans on casting a wide net of musical flavors.

As a DJ, Mojo has held resident spots at three of Los Angeles' top underground events - What? Afterhours, F.A.M.I.L.Y. and Insomniac. Mojo has performed at countless other L.A. clubs and massives including Fresh Produce, Audiotistic, T.I.M.E., Nocturnal Wonderland and Organic '96, where he was featured on a bill including the Orb, Orbital, the Chemical Brothers, Meat Beat Manifesto, Underworld and Loop Guru.

Mojo has had the honor of performing with an incredible array of talented DJs and artists: Barry Weaver, DJ Dan, Vitamin D, Jason Blakemore aka DJ Trance, Fester, Oscar Da Grouch, R.A.W., Rob G aka Machete, Curious, Oscure, DJ Coolwhip, Donald Glaude, Simply Jeff, Thee-o, Ron D Core, Jesse Brooks, Eric Davenport, Terry Mullan, Garth, Jeno, Sandra Collins, Christopher Lawrence, Taylor, Xavier, Zack Hill, Sonny Breakz aka Jus'telle, Patricio, Freaky Chakra, Electric Skychurch, Skylab 2000, Xpando, Mark Trance & Deep, Axis Worklabs, and many more.

Drawing on an eclectic spectrum of musical inspirations, from classical and jazz, to reggae, new wave, industrial, funk and hip hop, he spins a wide array of styles including old school techno, breaks, house, trip hop, downtempo and drum & bass, with a number of mixes hosted on Soundcloud, Mixcloud, WaxDJ, and the Simfonik blog. Writing articles and record reviews for magazines including Network and Lotus has also been an honor and a privilege.

In addition to mixing and production, Mojo also dabbles in the software development arena, having completed a virtual theremin software application as his undergraduate project. Continued work in the area of unique digital music interfaces intrigues him and interesting news on the music technology front are detailed in his blog, mojosdojo.com.