Resident // Something Slow Berlin
Resident // Tutu Tuesday SF (@tututuesday)
Co-creator // We Are SkyFish (@weareskyfish)
2019:
2.8 Garbicz Festival //Garbicz, Poland
19.7 Hedone Seminar //Dbrznica, Poland
12.4 KiezBurn Precompression //Birgit&Bier, Berlin
1.5 1.Mai Auf Dem Dach //Kreuzberg, Berlin
07.6 Dusty Angels Playascape Fundraiser //Village Underground, London
2018:
9.11 Kiez Miez Decompraiser //Birgit&Bier, Berlin
1.12 Vinyl set @ Johnny's Diggers Club //Burg Schnabel, Berlin
27.8-2.9 )'(
2.8 Garbicz Festival //Poland
26.7 Left Turns on B-Sides (5h Vinyl & CDJ Set) //Phonobar, San Francisco
8.7 Hedoné Seminar //Poland
23.6 Underworld @ Kiezburn //Germany
8.5: Tutu Tuesday 10 Year Anniversary with @zachwalker //Harlot, SF
4.5: Pantherrave no. 3 //Beate Uwe, Berlin
15.4: MYSTIK Hedoné //KitKatClub, Berlin
If there is a common thread in the music I play, it’s that it is meant to move you in some way. I love textures that tease the brain, melodies that inspire the soul, and unusual rhythms that move the body. I love mixing tracks that were never designed for the club, yet find a natural place there anyway. I love the challenge of warming up a dancefloor, and the ecstatic energy of closing one. I’m first and foremost a dancer, and the tracks I play are the ones I’d move to myself.
Aside from DJing, my passion is creating experiences for others. For me, this is a balance of good people, careful music programming, and thoughtful experience design: interactive performances, art, and even the little stuff like signs(...why not decorate the bathrooms, too?) Even the ‘boring’ logistical bits are essential - I want participants to never break the moment. The temporary ‘un-reality’ of an event is fragile, and only when you are fully immersed can you truly participate. When it’s done right, there is nothing like it.
I’ve been fortunate enough to bring these passions to three continents. During a year living in Turkey, I learned to DJ in Istanbul nightclubs and organized undergrounds with friends on rooftops and patios. Later, I moved to Berlin, where we coordinated open-air renegades with Funktion One sound away from prying eyes. In San Francisco, I found an unparalleled and delightfully intimate community of weirdos who make magic for others just because.
I'm currently based in Berlin, working on music, events, and design. See you around.
2017:
27.8-4.9 )'(
28-30.7 SkyFish: Doors of Perception as 1/2 of @weareskyfish
17.6 Raise the Temple! A fundraiser for the Burning Man Temple with @eduardocastillo, @hohme, @tarabrooksmusic and more //Midway SF
13.6 Tutu Tuesday with @zachwalker //Harlot SF
20.5 Summer of Love Open Air //Treasure Island, SF
9.5 Tutu Tuesday 9 Year Anniversary with @jamesfish All Night //Harlot SF
6.4 Reptile Society //Monarch SF
14.3 Tutu Tuesday with @tarabrooksmusic //Harlot SF
25.2 underground with @rfentz and more //(secret location)
17.2 Late Night Tonite with @atish, @briancid, @bilaliwood //Good Room NYC(Brooklyn)
14.2 Tutu Tuesday with @andydwarren //Harlot SF
2016
13.12 Tutu Tuesday with @justincampbellmusic //Harlot SF
10.12 underground with @baaz, @tyrell //secret location
18.11: Night Flight Festival with @francesca-lombardo, @pillow-talk-1 , and @shinyobjects111 //The Great Northern SF
14.10 Fantastic Friends with @gelabril, @martinaquino //VERSO SF
11.10 Tutu Tuesday with Navid Izadi //Harlot SF
24.9 Artemid art boat with Marina //Symbiosis Gathering, Woodward Reservoir
21.9 Kalabrese & Small rumpelorchester @rumpelmusig //Public Works SF
13.9 Tutu Tuesday with @lonelyboymusic //Harlot SF
29.7 The Factory SF Closing Party with @jphlip and the You're Welcome crew //The Factory SF
22-24.7 SkyFish Summit: The Golden Record as one half of @weareskyfish //Pavone Ranch
17.7 Permission to Land SF Open Air with @oonadahl and @clariannorth //The Midway SF
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Contact: james.fish [at] gmail [dot] com
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