Welcome to Episode 009 of the Glitter and Sage podcast! Today’s very very special guest is Producer/DJ Mr Atwood (David Atwood), who also co-founded our silent disco company Quiet Hours along with our friends Adam Reed and Rob Rink, and myself. AND David is the producer/sound engineer of this podcast! I had so much fun having him on this side of the podcast today to highlight his amazing offerings. It is an honor to be growing this podcast together, as well as growing our dance community together. I have so much gratitude for David being my all things creative partner, and great friend. We took last week off from sharing an episode, as we had some technical difficulties come up, but also started getting busy with our first silent discos of the season! We have also decided to move our episode release day from Monday to Thursday, to give us more space to finish up episodes after event-filled weekends. It feels so good to be back in the flow of having these heart-centered conversations with people who inspire me, and so special to have Mr Atwood as my guest this week!
GUEST BIO:
Mr Atwood is a Brooklyn based dubstep producer and DJ who has been DJing for almost 10 years and producing for one. He has always found an interest in mixing different genres of music to bring people with different musical interests together. Mr Atwood found a love for the rollercoaster that ecstatic dance offers. Combining the flow of ecstatic dance and the fusion of different genres, Mr Atwood enjoys creating a space for people to dance freely, openly and as hard as they can.
After releasing his first single, Bloom on April 1, 2020, Mr Atwood has been working on music to be released in the near future.
IN THIS EPISODE:
-David shares his journey with music, how he became a DJ, and grew to now produce music as well.
-We talk about how living in community together expanded both of our creative projects, including this podcast!
-We reflect on the growth of our silent disco company Quiet Hours.
-David shares from his perspective what it’s like to DJ during a silent disco
-We reminisce on the magic of the PHOTOSYNTHESIS music and art event in Kingston last weekend that David played at.
-We reflect on past events, including the ecstatic dance with DJ Luminus (who came on the podcast for Episode 008!) and David explains binaural beats, which he played for a sound healing at the end of the dance with DJ Luminus playing didgeridoo over it.
-David shares his process for creating a set and the beautiful unfolding of the journey that comes about through the music.
-I share a *festi magic* story of how I met Griz at the Hudson Project.
-We connect on gratitude for community and music.
RESOURCES:
My Instagram: @glitter.and.sage
Mr Atwood
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Quiet Hours Silent Disco
Instagram: @quiethours.ny
Facebook: https://facebook.com/QuietHours.NY/
Website: https://www.nysilentdisco.com/
Intro/Outro Music: “Drishti” by Cosmal
Instagram: @cosmal.live
https://cosmal.bandcamp.com/
Thanks for tuning in and joining our conversation. See you next time, friends!
