Mindfruit

03/07/2024

We thinks it's time to get back in the game. The absence has been deliberate. We threw our first event with one thing in mind: to give San Diego something different than what was happening at the time. Different how? By focusing on the music in a way that was weird, yet made sense. To put DJs on the same lineup that weren't usually booked for the same event, and doing our best to introduce someone new to the SD scene.
This flyer is from our first event May 12th, 1995... 28 years ago!!

02/28/2024

It's been a minute...
Mindfruit SD misses you all

04/30/2022

We would like to remind everyone that the pre-sale are through Venmo. They are $20 at the moment. Happy to offer a group rate of $15 per person for a minimum of 4 people.

Also: a portion of the proceeds will be donated to War Child. This organization helps children affected by war. At the moment, they are focusing on children affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

Venmo.com/mindfruitsd

04/30/2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Dieru

With more than 12 years of trajectory as an event as well as a solid DJ and Producer career, Diego Argüelles (aka Dieru) has become an important pillar in Baja California’s Electronic music scene becoming one of the most respected Mexican artists to date. He has had the opportunity to do the warm up for artists like Shonky...

Read more: https://www.mindfruitsd.com/dieru.html

04/29/2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Dylan Payne

Dylan Payne, often referred to as one of the best music selectors and artists from San Diego, bends genres and moves the dance floors of Southern California into Baja Mexico at all hours of the morning, afternoon, and night. Dylan’s mastered mixing technique compliments his profound music collection, creating a sound loved for clubs, after hours, and occasionally marathon long sets. If there is someone who knows how to get the party started..

Read more: https://www.mindfruitsd.com/dylan-payne.html

Get to know Dylan Payne. He is performing at the Mindfruit Warehouse event Saturday May 30, 2022.

04/29/2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Pabulum [pab-yuh-luhm]

Pabulum has been in love with Acid House from the moment it graced his ears in 1989. It was a struggle to find the elusive genre until he went to his first rave parties in 1991... this became the catalyst for him to share his love for both by getting as involved as possible! As a dj for the underground scene, his first gig was in 1995 at the legendary “old” World Beat Center in San Diego, California.

Since then, he has made people happy on the dance floor around the world alongside local and international legends including: Mark Farina, Juan Atkins, Tony Humphries, Chemical Brothers, Paul Johnson ...

Read more: https://www.mindfruitsd.com/pabulum.html

04/28/2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lefthook

Lefthook has an inherently high musical IQ that is fully apparent in his style of production. Over the years, with the addition of a formal education in Sound Engineering and an increasingly sophisticated taste for innovative tools and techniques, the young DJ and Music Producer has chiseled a forward-thinking sound that speaks for his unique persona. ​

From a young age, Lefthook has invested in creating his own identity through music. His enthusiasm for...

Read more: https://www.mindfruitsd.com/lefthook.html

04/27/2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Taylor Houseman

Deep, groovy, and soul-stirring are some of the keywords that come to mind when listening to Taylor Houseman’s selections. A young soul with a mature taste in music makes for a great formula to perfectly unite dancers of all ages.

His ability to work the crowd is embedded in the fact that he was raised in a music influenced home which helped ignite his passion for a more developed sound. His affinity for hip-hop while growing up has contributed to an extensive taste for music as his “select cuts” are catered to where he is playing,...

READ MORE: https://www.mindfruitsd.com/taylor-houseman.html

04/26/2022

LENGTHY POST.

I thought I’d give you a little background on Mindfruit.

The first Mindfruit party was Friday May 12, 1996. A lot of the events happening in that era were recycling the same DJs. Sure, I loved them as well… it was just that they were always in the same combination. I noticed that everyone, including the DJs, were too comfortable with each other. People were also afraid of introducing new artists. So, I set out to change that. The first lineup was Markie of the Wicked Crew, Hipp-E, Jon Williams (techno god of San Francisco), Daeman (a SD fave back then who loved housey breaks), Fabian (soulful house dj of LA who rarely played in SD), and we introduced Joshua from the La area (who was into acid house). We were the first to bring Halo out to Southern California from Chicago and paired him with Hipp-E, which became the spark of a longtime relationship.

I then moved to Italy for nearly 2 decades! When I came back, I was excited to dance to DJs I couldn’t experience in Italy. Totally different taste in music out there. However, within just four months of being back… it was the same thing. Same DJs over and over (again and in same combos) at the same venues. So despite saying to myself no more events, I brought back Mindfruit Friday June 9, 2017. This first was more of an experiment. Found a venue that wasn’t used very much, brought Dj Diz out from Chicago, paired him with Mark Quark and Ryan Bauer. Nobody knew who Mindfruit anymore, so I hustled like it was my first event ever. Since then, Mindfruit grew at a steady pace with the highlights being hosting Paul Johnson for his San Diego premier, bringing in In Da Hoody & Enter The Tech for the Bloom series, and getting Taylor Houseman as my other resident DJ (and creative partner),

Now, with the first Mindfruit event after the pandemic (𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗙𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝑰𝑺 𝑩𝑨𝑪𝑲! 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 April 30: A Warehouse Experience), I am back at square one. It’s like starting over again. This next event is in a new warehouse in Barrio Logan (actually, I wanted to use it pre-pandemic!). NO, it is not on Main Street!!! It is on Logan Ave. With Taylor, we have curated the lineup to be people who push each other to do better. With Mindfruit fundamentally being an ACID HOUSE party, we wanted to put together the next generation of heads that understand this. Acid House is not strictly house music. It is techno, electro, soulful… but above all: it is avant-garde and heady AF. So, whether you are into house, techno, or anything that touches on either… this party is for you!!!

- John Pabulum

04/15/2022

Friendly reminder that today is the last day to get tickets for the Mindfruit warehouse event on SATURDAY April 30th for only 15$ ... then they increase to 20$! GET ON IT!

Venmo.com/mindfruitsd

SeE yOu oN thE DaNcEfLoOr!

04/30/2021

AN AMAZING WEEKEND OF MUSIC!!!
Today and tomorrow, Mindfruit hosts Spotlight on San Diego. .. all DJs from the local underground playing for a great cause: fundraising for the San Diego Food Bank!

Then on Sunday, we host Verge | May Edition. This project selects a dj from a different city around the world that has contributed to their local underground in a way that deserves recognition. DJS from Madison, Washington D.C., Raleigh, Tijuana. . .and San Diego's own DAVID DEVINE.

JOIN US ON: Twitch.tv/onehousegu

04/14/2021

WOW!! Just a few days til we stream!!
How exciting is this lineup???

We feel extremely lucky and honored that these three heavy hitters are helping Pabulum celebrate his birthday! Torrfisk (aka, Scrubfish) has only done one other, Demuir is picky AF (rightly so!), and Mark Grant is honoring us with his first and only one to date!!! NOT. TO. BE. MISSED.

https://fb.me/e/GjwKFtg5

04/14/2021

Last month's set by DJ Mark E Quark was one for the books!!!
Catch him tonight playing for the Clam Jam!!!

https://youtu.be/nxhkjGTJJNo

03/24/2021

To complete last Saturday's lineup, we decided to release DJ Mark E Quark and Alex Villalobos' sets at the same time.

Have to say: this might be an all time favorite set by Mark. He laid down that grungy, raw, acid, heady vibes with a touch of soul like only he can. This may be why someone in the chat referred to him as GOAT. The visuals that Mike of Pure Imagination Productions provided were the perfect visualization to such a set!

And Alex. . .gotdamn! His set was a ride like no other! Soooo much good acid ...and electro... He definitely delivered a great way to end the night. David of Road Flare Visuals was the perfect match to this aural ride!! His visual ride melted the eyes!!!

Links in comments...

03/23/2021

The second set to be released is the phenomenal set by Jamie Thinnes, boss of the SEASONS RECORDINGS label. Hands down both an aural and visual experience like no other. The Mindfruit Stream was truly blessed...

We will be releasing Mark Quark and Alex Villalobos' sets tomorrow!!!

https://youtu.be/IikzHiiHABQ

Mindfruit is all about the warehouse vibes... we miss it all... the music, the visuals, the lasers, the fog, and the vibe from the crowd. The initial concept...

03/23/2021

We will be releasing all four sets onto our YouTube Channel in the coming days. .. in order that they played during the stream.
So, here is the first. Dylan Payne did a wonderful job opening up for and setting the mood for one was an unforgettable night of music!!! The visuals that Fractal Fusion provided were unreal!! and those lasers by Nu-Salt Laser International at the end... so goood. Enjoy this ALL-VINYL SET!

https://youtu.be/cfizMUOh1J4

Mindfruit is all about the warehouse vibes... we miss it all... the music, the visuals, the lasers, the fog, and the vibe from the crowd. The initial concept...

02/21/2021

WE'RE LIVE!!!

02/20/2021

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: 𝐋𝐈𝐋' 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊

𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑓𝑟𝑢𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑛𝑜 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒, 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑑𝑗, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙-𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒! 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑘 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑏 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝐼𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ, 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑦𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒.

WE CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW MUCH THIS BOOKING MEANS TO US!!!! Read more and listen to a mix here:
Mindfruitsd.com/lil-mark

Get to know Lil' Mark. He is performing at the Mindfruit Stream on Saturday February 20, 2021.

02/20/2021

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: Paul Johnson

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘 "𝑇𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠" 𝑏𝑦 𝐷𝑎𝑓𝑡 𝑃𝑢𝑛𝑘... 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝐽𝑜ℎ𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛 𝑢𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑏𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒. 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑟ℎ𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑚𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒.

Read more about Paul and watch a mix here:
Mindfruitsd.com/paul-johnson

Get to know Paul Johnson. He is performing at the Mindfruit Stream on Saturday February 20, 2021.

02/20/2021

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄: Paul Najera

𝐴 𝑆𝑎𝑛 𝐷𝑖𝑒𝑔𝑜 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑓𝑜𝑟 20 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝑃𝑎𝑢𝑙 𝑐𝑜-𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑁𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑦𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑔𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑒.

Read more and listen to a mix, here:
Mindfruitsd.com/paul-najera

Get to know Paul Najera. He is performing at the Mindfruit Stream on Saturday February 20, 2021.

02/11/2021

THIS WEEKEND!!!!
One House Collective Presents: For the Luv of House will stream for 56 hours NONSTOP with DJs from 10 countries!!! A good amount of San Diego will be featured as well!
Pabulum has 2 sets he'll be playing: Friday at 3pm pst with a jackin set, and on Sunday morning at 10am pst I'll be going deep. Mindfruit is honored to be part of such an endeavor!!!