I really don't have the words to describe my full experience curating and then playing this set for Denman Dance Temple. I can say that I went in feeling tired, a bit nervous and having some imposter syndrome. But... I got out of my head, dropped into my heart and I trusted my experience and intuition. I know I can't please everyone but the feedback was very good and tears were shed.
I am thankful to Erin O'Brien and Riane DaSilva for curating this event, rentals and promotion and for holding space....The Denman Dance Temple Team! Thankful to bones and builders of the building and the lodge that we danced in. Thankful for the land and our Ancestors. Thankful for all who showed up to Dance and Be in the experience. There were people there from 4 different islands! I had a friend show up that I have known for over 25 years and who was there with me in my very early days of DJ'ing. We shared some sweet moments. What she shared afterwards really had me reflect on all that has happened in the past 25 years. We had oracle cards there and I had one literally fall out of the deck as we were setting up: "Metamorphosis is naturally destructive" - I couldn't believe this because when I was very very unwell I had this card up on my windowsill for about a year, maybe more. So seeing ti again having come through that experience had me in awe. "Pleasure Is Power" also came up and I smiled because one of the tracks in the set is called "Pleasure" I covered the bass bin with some purple velvet and I put the card there. I suggested that people bring their cards and place them there if they wanted something to be amplified or boosted. Erin and Riane had cute little pieces of paper and I suggested they could bring those there too and Erin suggested to put them in the fire! Yes, there was a wood-stove! At the end I read some of the cards out ... after a minute of chimes and silence. ~~~ Here are the bits and pieces that showed up before the event and the words that I had written as well that I shared before the event... First, I thought of my friend's poetry book "shaping pearls". I knew she written during a particularly challenging time in her life and I knew I'd find something there. With her permission I was able to share it: *tender beginnings by Caroline Miskenack blush is the air of morning. Tender are its hands that lift your eyes to see the gravity of innocence pulling you toward acceptance so that you may remember your inherent goodness. so that you may begin, again. ~~~ Then, these words came out of me and I posted it to Facebook and IG to help promote the event: Exceptional leaders don't impart just vision, rather they cultivate the emergence of vision. ~Sudha Murty I wouldn't call myself an exceptional leader but I do like curating, cultivating and co-creating spaces and events where we can come to-gather and share our visions, our voice, our energy. In community we find the courage to show up, we listen, we activate, we grow, we co-create and hopefully we begin shifting paradigms. We change narratives, we stand for things. We speak for those who can't, we dance for freedom. Today is a new day to emerge. Denman Dance Temple: Super Charged Spring Emergence ~~~ And then I wrote this while sitting in the car whilst on the Denman Ferry ... reflecting on emergence—not just in nature, but within ourselves. What does the theme "Emergence" mean to me? When I imagine the word emergence I think of a seed being planted in fertile soil. I see and feel the rain. And soon a little sprout emerges. The sun shares its love, heat and energy to call the little sprout upward. Invitation: Today, I wonder who has been cultivating and preparing the soil? Who is planting seeds? And who has already been emerging, growing, blossoming? Whose Soul may simply be in a liminal space? ~~~ Let's dance each other home... starting with ourselves. If you like what you hear, I'd love a heart and / or share. Comments on the Soundcloud upload really help to get the music out there too. Thank you. "shaping pearls" book of poems by Caroline Miskenack can be found here: https://www.blurb.ca/b/10709227-shaping-pearls Track IDs: BAILE - Fall at Lake Taghkanic (Original Mix) Contra, Saturna - What I Can Do (Original Mix) Thriftworks - Mr. Plastic Fantastic (Original Mix) Sage, Dominus - Pleasure (feat. Sage) (Original Mix) Raffaele Ciavolino - Dizzy Guitar (Extended Mix) Dam Swindle - That's Right (Original Mix) Get To Know - I Just Love (Phil Fuldner Remix - Extended Mix) Angelo Ferreri, Gas Di Fede - Da House Vibe (Makito Remix) Cajmere, Dajae - Brighter Days (Marco Lys Remix) CASSIMM, Tamika Tyan - Release feat. Tamika Tyan (Extended Mix) Kyle Watson - See Your Truth (Extended Mix) DJ Susan, Rich DietZ - Everything Off (Ante Up) (Extended Mix) Cloonee - Fine Night (Original Mix) Gorgon City - One New Change (Extended Mix) PARISI, Anyma (ofc) - Sacrifice (Extended Mix) Ellis Moss, Jackie Hollander - Pass You By (Extended Mix) Autograf - I Wanna Go (Extended Mix) SI-FI - Not 4 Nothin' (Original Mix) Borne, Alexis B - Hush (Original Mix) Sorana, YDG, it's murph - Down Low (YDG Remix) Handsome Tiger - QUILOWATT Cosmal, CØNTRA - Slowrise (CØNTRA Remix) 
I had Soul much fun. I was quite nervous tbh! I feel like I have a much better idea now of how to curate these ecstatic dance sets "better" going forward now. I am LOVING mixing in some very new styles for me!
I chose this theme for many reasons. I have learned to become so aware of my thoughts. I observe and ask, are these my own thoughts? If I hear myself ruminating, I ask what is so important about this, that it requires repeating? Am I truly listening? If I start talking in circles or for too long, I wonder if maybe I'm nervous (and why) or wonder if I just don't feel heard. So, rather than re-acting and try answering with my thinking brain, I do my best to drop into my Heart Soul space and let my thoughts land there. I ask, "What would my heart say /do?" I am ALWAYS surprised at how this information, this deep knowing, is very different than from what I would have ever created with my rational thinking brain. Always. So the same applies when I am Dj'ing and dancing in intentional spaces. Am I performing? Am I connected heart to heart? Soul to Soul? Does my body actually want to move this way? I drop in, I commune with my infinite Soul Wisdom and what becomes, becomes. It quite often brings me so much peace and joy... Or an opportunity for deeper retrospection / introspection and integration. I invite you to ask: "What would my heart do?" "What does my Soul long for?" Listen to - Heart & Soul @ Comox Dance Temple - DJ sprouT by DJ sprouT on Soundcloud https://on.soundcloud.com/yhfADRFF2A1PVcPw5 ~~~~ There are no pictures or videos allowed at Dance Temple but I can say with all my heart that the love was palpable. I am not sure how many people were there but I am pretty sure I saw about 70ish smiling, sweaty faces! All ages. The youngest being under a year! Thank you Dance Temple Comox Valley Aaron Handford for inviting me and Mark Play-Full Events for setting up your gear, and being my lead / space holder for the day! What a sweet community. I was so honoured to have been a guest today! Thank you Joanna Finch sharing your sound healing skills. You're a sweetheart. Today I dedicated my set to my Mom Georgina Lewis to our beloved little Ivan #ivanthecuddler who left his body this past September. He's the reason I decided to become a Dance Temple Tender and I have met so many wicked peeps because of it. Thanks to the DT team and volunteers and my wicked hubbub Tony Hasenkrug supporting with holding space, setup and teardown. Seeing my besties out there sending me the good vibes is everything. Next up, Denman Dance Temple: Super Charged Spring Emergence March 15th! Already curating that set! It's always interesting how different vibes and little bits of inspiration come to me at the most random times. Like I get glimpses into the future. See you / feel you in the Dance xo Tammra Setlist: Pantha Du Prince, The Bell Laboratory - Quantum (Original Mix) Michel Banabila - Echo Transformations (Original Mix) Blimes, Habitaat - Shake (feat. Blimes) Stavroz - Gold Town (Original Mix) Quinten 909 - Jazz In The Middle (Original Mix) Bontan, Zentola - Right Now (feat. ZENTOLA) Disclosure, Eliza Doolittle - You & Me (Rivo Extended Mix) Habitaat, Elocin Cole - Feel Your Soul (feat. Elocin Cole) (Extended) (Extended) Andrea Oliva, Black Circle - Resonance (Extended Mix) DENIROS - We Wanna Move (Extended Mix) Disco Lines, No/Me - Wide Open feat. No/Me (Extended Mix) Monkeyneck - That Thing (Extended Mix) Limited Life, Mr. Belt & Wezol, BENDAH - I Feel Love (Extended Mix) BLOND:ISH, Black Circle - Higher (Extended Mix) Gorgon City, Max Styler - Touch (Extended Mix) Matroda - Hangin' On (Original Mix) Riordan, Ellis Moss - GETAWAY (Extended Mix) Darby - FLOW (Original Mix) Kevin de Vries, Mau P - Metro (Extended Mix) Keith Mackenzie - Frisson (Original Mix) Brothers Of Funk - Make My Day (ODM Remix) sprouT & CD - DJ Edit - Heart & Soul (DJ Tool) Justin Martin, MNTRA - Spiraling ft. Victoria Rae (Justin Martin Instrumental Remix) Ludwig A.F. - Chalk (Original Mix) Player Dave - Yu (Original Mix) Abstrakt Sonance, JLeon, Stylust - Stay Close (Original Mix) Gidge - Rest (Other Version) Chino Yoshio - 193193 Sleep 
I've created the Playlist on Spotify too...
I am SO stoked to have had the opportunity to close out the night at the Waverley Hotel in Cumberland, BC.
I absolutely adore this community. Since I first lived in the Comox Valley (2009-2010), and went to shows at the "Wave", and other events (that I had the honor of being a part of) such as The Big Time Out, the Big Day Up and many more... I have found the people (promoters and dancers alike) to always be super supportive and not a lot of "donkeys' lol, really truly though, my kind of peeps for sure. They are really all about the music! Now that I live here again, it was awesome to see Vig, from Cumlerland Village Works, still at it! It's been great to reconnect with him. I believe that I did meet Ben back in 2009 but I can't remember how... well, anyways, he now has a company called Mt. Eliah (aka Long Shot Events) and one of his latest, big projects, is the Pachena Bay Festival. Him and Vig are responsible for many of the great shows that come to the Waverley. Being a newbie, here (again) in the Comox Valley, it's important that I get myself immersed into the community and thankfully, Ben & Vig started up an event that supports up and coming djs, as well as provides an opportunity for those of us that are new to the area called OPEN DECKS. My hubby caught a few snippets of my set and I've posted it to my Video page I will be adding a second video - of all of the djs from that night and their info. They were all amazing people and I definitely made some new, very good, friends. Plus, met some lovely peeps who stayed until the end for the love of music! I'm so grateful. ᙭O ᔕᑭᖇOᑌT 
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Hi Groovers!
Soooo... I've been wanting to complete Pt. 2 of my "Music Is The Answer". These are songs I've wanted to put together since Dec. 2018 -- so my next mix will be tracks from 2019 - but I didn't want these to go unheard... I've decided that I am going back to the way I've always mixed - starting with about 115 BPM- and then journeying through to about 125bpm (likely in 2 parts like this one) - and will be including nu-disco, indie dance, all kind of house and breaks. Yay! I am also enjoying so many different kinds of music and hope to make more mixes for intuitive dance, world music and more. Stay tuned. For mixes right to email inbox with download links >> Subscribe HERE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE & SUPPORT XOXO ~ sprouT 
Pt. 2 - LIVE FUNKY FLY BREAKS MINI MIX - NYE 2015 @ THE SPICE ROOT - SQUAMISH BC
Wow- JUST found this mix in my "recorded" archives and realized it has never been posted. Enjoy these get-down funky fly breaks - perfect mix for summer. Here is Pt. 1
LIVE HOUSE BIRTHDAY MIX @ THE SPICE ROOT - SQUAMISH, BC
Such a score to find this in my recorded archives! Sooo many sweet remixes and classic supah-fun mixes and extra pumpkin’ at the end… perfect for your summer bbq / beach / boat party!
PS. hey, that’s me on the mic at the end there.
LIVE FUNKY NU-DISCO MINI MIX - NYE 2015 @ THE SPICE ROOT, SQUAMISH, BC
Ahhhh ... it's always so nice to be able to play Nu-Disco at live events for friends-- it's not everyone's fave but someone always comes over and says thank you for playing it--- they get it!
RANDOM HOUSE - DJ SPROUT - LIVE GIG MIX (from who knows when)
… another chuggalicious house mix that I found in the archives!
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Happy LOVE Day!
Make every day LOVE Day.... OK, so whew- been a while since I've recorded a mix. Here are some of my favourite tracks from 2018 (and a couple as far back as 2012). Link Below... In this mix you'll find a blend of Indie Dance / Nu Disco + some funky and chuggy Deep House and Tech House tracks. BPM: 120-123 and is approximately 56 minutes long. Track List below... Stay tuned for Pt. 2 - with similar styles and BPM starts at 124 and go to 127 To stay up to date on my upcoming events, mixes and how you can download the mixes subscribe here... PLAYLIST
Grooving onward! xo sprouT PS: did you see my latest newsletter? 
I am so absolutely honoured to dj and support The PLUR Collective for their ongoing fundraiser for Youth Empowerment: PANTS OFF DANCE OFF. Youth Unleashing Power is Canada’s first and only national symposium created by and for HIV / HCV positive youth. All funds raised from this event support travel costs for positive youth to attend the symposium. Over the past year and a half, #PODO has donated $3200 to YUP!! PANTS OFF DANCE OFF is a body+ queer friendly event, and is inspired by and in homage to the No Pants No Problem (http://jessicawhitbread.com/project/no-pants-no-problem/) parties that are held in support of women with HIV and have grown to international fame. Join us Friday, January 26th in Victoria BC at The Copper Owl!
Presented by the PLUR collective The PLUR collective creates intentional spaces for creativity that honour the history of PLUR: Peace, Love, Unity & Respect. expect events that are ecologically conscious, are queer friendly, and are firmly grounded in principles of consent and harm reduction, often in benefit or service to local causes that are important to us. We acknowledge this event takes place on the homelands of the Lekwungen People. Find the Facebook Event HERE 
Time 4 Soul expansion...
These tracks were specifically selected for my sets at Motion Notion Festival 2017(GD collective "House Party" 2pm - early afternoon) + Animal Kingdom 2017 (10am morning set). My ABSOLUTE favourite genres to play at festivals: deep house, deep tech, tech and house ... the bpm is a juicy 123 most of the way through. YUMMY Find all of my mixes + downloadable links + subscribe at http://djsprout.com xoxo sprouT 
Today was the Women's March around the world. Some women / people have the freedom and privilege and health to march, some don't. Thank you to everyone who keeps fighting and praying for my right to be a female dj (and to feel safe- which hasn't always been the case) - this is for all youz.
This was my first time recording on the new DDJ SX2 controller - I have played and recorded my mixes on turntables (since the late 90's) - but I couldn't link this crazy new machine to my controller vinyls w/o a certain added pak- so here you go--- my first time recording on this cd controller, even though I have hardly played / practised on it. This was my first take and didn't edit anything. I found it to be a lot of fun. I journey through Deep / Tech and Electro House, Breaks & Glitch Hop I simply want to share the music. I always want to dance. XOXOXO ~ TAMMRA aka sprouT 
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A swanky- early-night *LIVE lounge set that includes a journey through deep house, house, funky breaks, disco, tech house and minimal.
Emotional, deep and cheeky - mixed on turntables - my first time using Serato
One of my all time fave mixes! |
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