Ineffable

09/05/2025

Presenting my first DJ Mix in 7 years and the first I have ever made while sober 💜🎶

Progressive & Melodic House Music has always been one of my favourite Dance Music genres with its uplifting, emotional, positive, and euphoric sounds. I've only played it once and heard someone else play it live once, despite being in the scene for 18 years.

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I learned so many new DJ skills over the summer and feel that it has made this my best mix yet by far. I spent tons of time finding songs with intentional positive messages, editing tracks, adding in inspiring samples, and ensuring the mixes are as tight as possible.

I didn't make this mix to take drugs or drink to - in fact, this music has played a major role in my sobriety journey. I made it with the intention of having something uplifting to dance and listen to while watching a sunset in the prairies, gazing at the stars in the mountains, feeling the sunshine by a body of water, going on a nighttime highway drive, or maybe even internalizing something heavy at home.

It would mean the world to me if you listen to the whole thing and hear the wild journey this mix can take you on through a wide variety of sounds.

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7 days after getting back on track, after 7 months without touching my DJ equipment, I started making my first DJ Mix in 7 years. #777 🙏

My first DJ Mix in 7 years with a new genre I've never played before! New and Classic tracks from the widely varied styles of Progressive and Melodic House. Uplifting vibes with positive messaging f

09/03/2025

Presenting my new Sober Events Company: Clear & Collected Events 🎶💊🚫🧠💡

Please follow and like my pages to support this movement!

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There has long been a need for positive ways to enjoy Electronic Dance Music and DJing in a live setting. Many people I know, including myself, can't or don't want to be around the drug and alcohol use that is present at most raves for a multitude of reasons.

I will be throwing events with positive feel-good music in unique outdoor and indoor settings for unmatched experiences that are safe for all ages to attend. As we grow, I will be offering more ways to enjoy healthy living at my events that go beyond just being sober.

Thank you for supporting me as I work hard to show people how to have fun without the need for substances!

09/02/2025

HUGE NEWS WEEK... please read, I need your support 🥳

Tomorrow, I reveal my new Sober Events Company 💊🚫🍺

Thursday, I release my first DJ Mix in 7 years & the first one I have ever recorded while sober 🎧♥️🎶

I've been working hard this summer to get this all together and it's finally ready!

So please, watch for my upcoming posts - follow my new Events Company when I post it tomorrow, and listen to my new DJ Mix when I post it Thursday!

Thanks in advance 🥰

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08/10/2025

Our 3rd Chill DJ Beach Sesh yesterday was the best one yet! 🏖️🎶

Feeling super confident about our first big event in September now! Found the perfect sunny spot for that event further down the beach where we won't disturb anyone with a loud, bassy sound system (in the last picture).

Met some awesome new friends and had different friends than the last get-togethers joining us this time. I love the Sober-Dance-Party Movement and Community we are slowly creating ♥️

08/09/2025

3rd Pop-Up DJ Chill Sesh TODAY on the Beach from 4-7PM 🏖️🎶

Our first official big event will be announced in September. Today will be low-key with 10 or so people. Just a basic DJ setup and not super loud.

Come out to make new friends, enjoy good tunes, go for a swim, and enjoy life without substances!

DJing with my friend Lollygag, but other DJs are welcome to join in. We are just jamming out, no official sets yet.

This is a sober event, so please do not bring drugs or alcohol.

Message me or comment for the exact location!

08/07/2025

Doing our 3rd Pop-Up DJ Chill Sesh on the Beach this Saturday from 4-7PM 🏖️🎶

DJing with my friend Lollygag, but other DJs are welcome to join in.

It will be low-key again: Not tons of people, not super loud, with a basic setup. Our first proper event will be announced in September.

Hoping to get a few more people out this time, so we planned it for a Saturday evening! Come out and bring some friends.

This is a sober event, so please do not bring drugs or alcohol.

Message me for the exact location!

07/31/2025

Another fun low-key chill DJ sesh at the beach with a few friends 🩵🏖️🎶

Seriously getting pumped to do a big sober event at the end of summer! But stoked to do more of these small get-togethers in the mean time.

My bro Lollygag figured out my gear today (used to play turntables) and we had a much smoother day!

*Pics in the comments*

07/29/2025

Doing another Pop-up DJ Chill Session at the same ocean beach tomorrow (July 30) from 12:30-3:30 🎶😎🏖️

Message me for the location if you want to join. Once again, this will just be low-key: Not super loud, not a crazy setup, and not a ton of people. Just me and my buddy DJing (and he is in the process of learning my gear after being a turntablist, so be patient).

My goal is to do a proper show at this spot by the end of September, so keep your eyes open for that when I announce it in early September 🩵

07/29/2025

Had an awesome Pop-up DJ Chill Session at the beach with 8 new & old friends yesterday 🩵🎶😎🏖️

Looks like we can get away with doing this, so I'm gonna try to get my first event planned here by the end of summer - next time with concert speakers, a driftwood DJ stand, decorations, and more DJs.

Videos in comments since apparently you can't post both on a business page at the same time anymore lol

06/26/2025

This guy gave me a chance as a DJ when most wouldn't - I owe a lot of my successes to him 🏆👊

Jordan Chester AKA J.Funk, booked me to play at his first venue, Underground Revival, when I was still new to DJing. As time went on, he let me open for some of my favourite international DJs/Producers, play at his brand new club, put me on many local shows, and even threw a final Winnipeg show for me that I got to headline before moving away.

While still being experimental with my sound and honing my skills as a DJ, I didn't always play the most appropriate-for-the-event sets and even made mistakes lol. But he still never gave up on me and he kept asking me to play.

Thank you Jordan for all you did for me and for the Winnipeg Music Scene as a whole. You're a legend in my books!

06/24/2025

This is a long & vulnerable post, but I feel compelled to make it 😬🍺🚫

The last show I played was in Winnipeg for Halloween 2024.

I'm super grateful that I got asked to play this event by an old friend, Mercedes Dawn, while I visited my hometown. Unfortunately, I was still heavy in my addiction, and I got really wasted while I was playing.

I ended up making lots of mistakes and playing a set I really didn't feel proud of. I left feeling deeply ashamed that people saw me so intoxicated and that I didn't live up to what I know I'm capable of. I take a lot of pride in what I do musically, so this was really embarrassing for me. And this wasn't the first time this has happened to me.

When I returned home to Victoria, I checked into rehab a week later. Since then, I've vowed to never DJ again while under the influence.

I'm so happy to be living a sober life now. I'm regaining old skills and gaining new ones as a DJ, so that I can show what I'm capable of when I release my new mix in the next couple weeks and get back to playing shows.

I hope I can encourage others to leave the drugs and alcohol behind and seek out a life that is fulfilling and full of true fun that you can actually remember proudly. My first Sober DJ Event will be held later this summer - keep an eye out for the announcement of my Event Planning Company in a couple weeks!

06/22/2025

Okay, THIS might actually be my most iconic photo 🫕🔥🥩

Ineffable AKA DJ Barbecue with two of his best friends on Halloween 2013! I can't believe it's been that long since I DJ'd at Elliott's Halloween Party...