Shows
DJ GotekOpening set for KRISTINA SKY, Ora, Seattle, Oct 5th, 2024On Saturday, October 5th, I was honored to open for KRISTINA SKY, an LA-based Progressive & Trance DJ/Producer, who’s been around for a couple decades and has been recognized as ranked # 13 on TrancePodium's Top 100 DJs, and # 39 on America's Best DJ, having played so many festivals and guest DJ appearances on so many global Trance DJ shows and podcasts throughout the years. I have met Kristina in the past, and it was so cool to see her again, and reconnect with such a nice and sincere person and DJ. This set was so much fun to play, I had just op...
2024-10-1656 min
DJ GotekOpening set for MARKUS SCHULZ, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept. 14th, 2024Hey guys!! Well on Saturday, September 14th, I had a very special honor of being on the opening roster for the one-and-only, MARKUS SCHULZ, which was definitely a Bucket List DJ/Producer to open for, for me.. I’ve been a fan of Markus since the early days of my trance obsession, the early 2000’s, and have purchased so many of his tracks over the years, and/or tracks from his label, Coldharbour Recordings, not to mention being an avid listener of his weekly podcast, Global DJ Broadcast. For this show, Markus had his own opener, Tim Clark, so I got...
2024-09-1948 min
DJ Gotek“Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024Hey guys, hope you’ve been having an awesome summer!! Hard to believe that it is nearly September, when summer starts winding down, kids go back to school, and the beginnings of Fall start showing up here and there, my favorite season. Well, as you can tell, it’s been a very slow summer, DJ-gig-wise, which has kind of worked out for me because I have been buried at my job all summer long, but I also really miss playing in the clubs, and am hopeful the Seattle Trance scene will start picking up again with more shows in the Fall...
2024-08-271h 05
DJ Gotek“Trance Mission, June 2024 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live June 16th, 2024Hey guys, well it’s been a while since I posted any Uplifting Trance demo mixes.. Well, guess what, I’M BACK!!! (Haha) Truth be known, regardless of how long I go in between Uplifting Trance sets, I still do listen to it, my first love in this type of music, before Progressive House or anything else, Uplifting Trance of the 138-140 BPM caliber was what originally hooked me into this world and scene and encouraged me to buy my first set of DJ gear and force myself to learn how to play, on vinyl back then.. Anyway, I still list...
2024-06-251h 12
DJ Gotek“Prog Sessions, May 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 27th, 2024Hey Guys, getting the next iteration of my Progressive House series, “Prog Sessions” in just under the wire for May here haha. I was figuring that I would call it “June Edition”, but since the cover art is an awesome photo, taken over my house by my neighbor across the street, of the Aurora Borealis caused by the solar storm that so many people saw around the world during the month of May, and also in honor of my Dad’s 87th Birthday, which is TODAY (May 30th), I am sticking with “May Edition” for this one!! I have been struggling wit...
2024-05-301h 00
DJ Gotek“Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024Hey guys, welcome to the next iteration of Prog Sessions, April 2024 edition!! This one sort of happened by accident; I’d been working on my set for Solarstone and I was going through all of my recently purchased music, and for tracks that I thought were too mellow for the Solarstone show I was throwing them into a folder I just called “April Prog”, but I noticed later that I actually had a ton of great tracks in there so made a note to go back and see if I had the right elements to get a playlist to work.. I want...
2024-04-251h 06
DJ GotekOpening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Apr 12th, 2024On Friday, April 12th I was incredibly honored and excited to be able to warm up the decks, along with my good DJ buddy, Serjey Andre Kul, for the one-and-only, beloved Irish Trance DJ/Producer and early pioneer in this music, Mr. PURE Trance himself, Richard Mowatt, or more commonly known as.. SOLARSTONE, at Ora Seattle. This was my third time getting to open for Richard, and as expected, it was a night of beautiful, euphoric, vibey Trance and Progressive that I was so happy to be a part of. On these rare occasions when I get to open numerous...
2024-04-201h 05
DJ Gotek“Prog Sessions, March 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live March 2nd, 2024Hey guys, just like the last edition of Prog Sessions, I’ve been working on this one for a while and have recorded it numerous times and changed things around quite a bit. I recorded this iteration of it a couple weekends ago on Saturday, March 2nd, and I really liked how it turned out, so it’s a keeper. I felt that this one turned out how I had intended it to, relaxing and sublime, with a nice, mesmerizing journey through sound. One thing to note is that, the 2nd track, “Silence If You Fall” by Alex H, I first he...
2024-03-111h 09
DJ GotekGuest set for the “Trance Portland” show, Opaline, Portland, Sat, Feb 17th, 2024On Saturday, February 17th, I was thrilled to be able to venture back down to my old stomping grounds of Portland, Oregon, and play a Trance guest set for the boys behind Mission Trance and Team Yellow, at Opaline Nightclub in the heart of NW Portland in the Old Town district. I was joined by some fellow Trance enthusiasts and up-and-coming Portland DJ’s, Anthony Julian, and Dougal Sorcha, whom completely blew me away with their awesome sets and performances, and of course, OG Portland Trance Master and avid promoter, ZOXY. We had a great little crowd of local Trance fa...
2024-03-061h 02
DJ GotekOpening set for PAUL OAKENFOLD, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Feb 10th, 2024On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, I was extremely honored to find myself back behind the decks as an opening DJ for none other than Mr. “Perfecto” himself; world-renown, globe-trotting Trance pioneer and early EDM influencer, PAUL OAKENFOLD, at ORA, Seattle!! Paul’s album “Tranceport” was my very first Trance CD in 1998 and will always be one of my very favorite live-mixed Trance sets and what really sparked my soon-to-be hardcore obsession with Trance from that moment forward. This dapper fellow was even bestowed an honorary award from Queen Elizabeth on behalf of the British Empire as a “Pioneer of the Nation” for his contri...
2024-02-271h 08
DJ Gotek“Prog Sessions, Jan 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live January 21st , 2024On Sunday, January 21st, I recorded this, the next iteration of my Progressive House demo series, which I do every once in a while, when I feel like mixing but I don’t have any good shows coming up that match the music, yet meanwhile the flow of incoming tracks is just too great to ignore.. So, Viola!! Demo Set time haha.. Since I got tired of trying to think of clever new names for each demo set, I’ve just been calling them the month they were recorded in, followed by “Prog”, like “October Prog” late last year. But moving forwa...
2024-01-301h 08
DJ GotekGuest set for ”New Years Eve 2024 at Opaline”, Recorded LIVE on Sunday, December 31st, 2023On Sunday, December 31st, I was thrilled to have been invited back down to Portland, Oregon, to play a New Year’s Eve 2024 Trance Party at Opaline Nightclub, for the 2nd year in a row!! Opaline is a neat, kind of intimate little club in the heart of the NW “Old Town” district of downtown Portland, and it was a total blast to be down there again spinning some Trance with my old DJ buddies from yesteryear; Zoxy, Scott Vorel, and Tim Clang, guys from the old “Mission Trance” days when I had a once-a-month residency at the “Whiskey Bar” in Portland fo...
2024-01-271h 11
DJ GotekOpening set for SUNNY LAX, Ora, Sat, December 23rd, 2023On Saturday, December 23rd, I was honored to be the direct opening support for on of my all-time Fave Trance artists, Hungarian DJ/record producer, early pioneer in Trance, and beloved ANJUNA superstar, Levente Márton, better known by his stage name, SUNNY LAX. This was my 4th time opening for Levente, for which I sometimes have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming haha… For this particular show I was asked if I wanted the gig, and I heart-breakingly had to decline the offer because it was the day before Christmas Eve, and I was traveling to...
2024-01-041h 01
DJ GotekOpening set for Billy Gillies, Ora Nightclub, Sat. November 18th, 2023On Saturday, November 18th, I was honored to be the primary support for rising star Irish Trance DJ/Producer, BILLY GILLIES, at Ora Nightclub in Seattle. It seems I have been on a roll opening for Uplifting Trance and Techno Headliners lately, which has been super fun because it allows me to tap into the higher BPM's (up to 138) which are fairly far-and-few-between opportunities for opening DJ's.. Uplifting Trance is one of my favorite genre's of electronic dance music, and what got me into Trance in the first place. I was particularly excited about this one because Billy Gillies has...
2023-11-281h 02
DJ GotekOpening set for GANESH, Ora Nightclub, Fri, October 6th, 2023Hey guys, sorry for the long delay, but just uploaded my set from back on October 6th, opening for GANESH, a Trance and Techno OG West Coast DJ/Producer and very early adopter to the LA Trance Rave scene in the 90’s. This was a real treat to be able open for such a well-known “semi-local” pioneer and influencer on the underground Ravey Techno/Trance sounds, and a staple DJ on the festival line-up’s like Dreamstate. I got to hand off the decks to Ganesh, whom was a super nice, humble, and intellectual guy, and a literal “mad scientist” when it came...
2023-11-061h 04
DJ Gotek“October Prog” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live October 21st , 2023Hey guys, this is the latest iteration of my Progressive demo set series, called "October Prog". I aspire to have this be a monthly podcast release, doesn't always work out that way with work and other "life" things that get in the way time-wise, not to mention that I am extremely picky about track selection for these sets, which can sometimes be hit-or-miss. However, I am very happy with the way this one turned out, and there are SO many great tracks on this mix. I just recently went to Japan on vacation for 10 days and was hoping to get...
2023-10-251h 10
DJ GotekOpening set for LAURA VAN DAM, Vue Lounge, Seattle, Friday, Sept 22nd, 2023On Friday, September 22nd, I was honored to open for rising ASOT & Anjuna star, Dutch Trance and Progressive artist, Laura Van Dam. This show was called “Vivid Presents a Vue Takeover feat. Laura Van Dam with DEPTH & Friends”, so it was at a new Seattle club for me that I hadn’t ever been to before, and it was amazing!! This was also my very first time playing for Vivid Presents, so it was a super great honor for me to be the primary opener spot and hand off the decks to Laura herself!! On top of everything else, it was La...
2023-09-261h 03
DJ GotekZOXY + Gotek B2B opening set (Pt. 2) for JOHN ASKEW, Ora, Fri, July 7th, 2023This is "Part 2" B2B opening set from Friday, July 7th, where I was incredibly honored to be on the opening roster for a UK Trance Legend, JOHN ASKEW, at Ora Seattle!!! Once again, I was able to join my dear buddy from Portland, Zoxy, behind the decks for a B2B ("back-to-back") set, and we had the distinct honor of handing off the decks to John Askew, whom both Zoxy and I had been a fan of since the very early days of Trance in the 90’s. I am calling this set “Part 2” because I had already played for an hou...
2023-08-101h 00
DJ GotekWEB + Gotek B2B opening set (Pt. 1) for JOHN ASKEW, Ora, Fri, July 7th, 2023On Friday, July 7th, I was beyond honored to be on the opening roster for a UK Trance pioneer who’s been making a waves in the club industry since the early 90’s underground rave scene in England, and has held residencies at some of the world's most influential clubs such as The Gallery, Cream, and Ministry of Sound, JOHN ASKEW, at Ora, Seattle!!! My dear DJ buddy from Portland, Deejay Zoxy, was visiting us in Seattle and I was booked to do a B2B set with him to hand off to this legend John Askew, and the opener/open...
2023-07-261h 05
DJ Gotek“July Prog” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live July 3rd, 2023Hey guys, Happy July!! Can’t believe it’s already practically mid-summer already.. Well, as sure as the world keeps turning, I keep acquiring more and more music and messing around with it on the decks, and if I don’t happen to luck out and get a club gig opening for an artist that matches well with the sets I am working on at the time, I’ll just create a “demo set” and record it on my gear in my home studio to get this lovely music out there for people to enjoy! So once again, I have a brand-new...
2023-07-061h 19
DJ Gotek“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 005, recorded live June 14th, 2023Hey guys! Well, I’ve been working in the background on this next iteration of the “White Label” Classic Trance series, number 5, for the past month or so, and every time I record another one of these I worry whether I’ll have enough good material that will continue to motivate me to keep mixing these, and once again I re-reminded myself that there’s no shortage of amazing tracks that were produced pre 2010-ish, which is where I wanted to draw the line to keep this more about “classic” and “yesteryear” theme for the series. In fact, out of the 15 tracks on t...
2023-06-161h 33
DJ GotekOpening set for RINALY, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Saturday, May 20th, 2023On Saturday, May 20th, I was extremely honored to be the primary opener for Japanese DJ and music producer, RINALY, at Ora Nightclub, Seattle. You may have seen Rinaly at one of the giant Trance festivals around the globe, and she has performed in renowned clubs such as Zouk Singapore, Colosseum Jakarta, as well as major international events such as Amsterdam Dance Event, EDC Las Vegas, Japan & China. She’s been producing Trance for the past decade and seen several of her singles hit the top Trance charts on Beatport. Rinaly in fact flew directly from this year’s EDC in L...
2023-05-261h 05
DJ Gotek“Summer Prog – May 2023 ” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 19th, 2023On Friday, May 19th, I recorded a demo set of some dreamy, relaxing proggy stuff that I have been listening to and collecting for the past couple months, literally to upload to dropbox so I could listen to it in the backyard BBQ’ing on a beautiful, early summer evening haha, the night before the Rinaly show at Ora, which was last Saturday (AND, a totally awesome time!!! My set should also be uploaded sometime soon). I actually did try to record this once before several weekends before that but I didn’t like a few things about it and cut...
2023-05-241h 12
DJ Gotek“White Label ” a Classic Trance demo mix: 004, recorded live May 13th, 2023Hey guys, well here it is, # 4 on my Classic Trance series, White Label!! I’ve been working on this one for weeks and finally recorded a take that I liked last Saturday on May 13th, and have been listening to it non-stop ever since haha. I really had to play with the track order on this one, but I think I finally got the right blend of vocal and instrumental uplifting trance, and if you’re a fan of the classics you’ll for sure recognize some of these gems from yesteryear, as well as maybe hear a few that are a...
2023-05-151h 31
DJ GotekOpening set for SUNNY LAX, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, April 29th, 2023On, Saturday, April 29th, I was beyond honored to be the primary support for easily one of my all-time favorite Trancers, Anjuna star and true prodigy Trance pioneer from the earlier days, Hungarian DJ/record producer, Levente Márton, better know by his stage name, SUNNY LAX. This is one of those “pinch myself am I dreaming??” moments because this is the 3rd time I’ve been on the opening roster for Sunny Lax, which is 3x more than I could have even hoped for haha, and it’s always such a pleasure to see this genuinely friendly, humble, and sweet fel...
2023-05-051h 00
DJ Gotek“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 003, recorded live Apr. 22, 2023Hey guys!! Well I've been plugging away at this White Label Classic Trance series and managed to finally record a take that I liked last Sunday, so here it is, after something like 15 attempts to record it and endless rearranging and being unsatisfied and going back to the drawing board again and again messing with it haha.. It's always worth the effort though, and I have really appreciated all the nice comments in support of this classics series, as well as it's personally a lot of fun for me to mix this stuff, from back when Trance was still pretty...
2023-04-251h 27
DJ GotekZoxy + Gotek B2B opening set for John O’Callahan, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Mar 24th, 2023On Friday, March 24th, I was super excited and honored to not only be opening for Irish Trance legend and pioneer, JOHN O’CALLAHAN, but also to be back behind the decks doing a B2B set with one of my oldest and dearest Trance DJ buddies, the promoter that offered my very first gig and chance to open for a world-class Trance headliner, (The BLIZZARD, at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, 11 years ago in 2012!!) which made everything else after that possible, for which I will eternally owe him my endless gratitude for making my DJ dreams come true, my de...
2023-04-071h 00
DJ Gotek“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 002, recorded live March 5th, 2023Hey guys, well, I had SO much fun recording the first White Label Classic trance mix, and received a lot of much-appreciated positive feedback on it, that I AM BACK with another Classic Uplifting Trance mix for ya, with White Label 002!! I really dug deep on this one and used even more MP3’s than on the first one because some of this stuff is so rare it’s no longer available to purchase, and/or only released on vinyl. I did my best with sound leveling to make sure the recording volume is consistent from track to track, but some...
2023-03-161h 27
DJ GotekOpening set for GENIX, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Feb 11th, 2023On Saturday, February 11th, I was honored to be the primary support opening DJ for world-renown Anjuna star, Progressive and Techno UK record producer and DJ, Damion Houchen, better known by his stage name, GENIX. I am lucky enough to have opened for GENIX twice now, the first time was at a club in Seattle called The Underground, which was a super fun little 200-person club and unfortunately is no longer open due to COVID, but this time it was at ORA, which is one of the coolest clubs in Seattle, and the crowd there that night for GENIX was...
2023-02-231h 01
DJ Gotek“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 001, recorded live Feb 13th, 2023So, I’ve hinted that this mix was coming on my Gotek FB page etc, but I’ve noticed that I’ve been gravitating to my collection of much older, “vintage”, Uplifting Trance tracks (early-to-mid 2000’s, before 2010), many of which I originally purchased on vinyl, some of which were only ever released in vinyl format, back in the day when I would hear something on DI.FM and frantically search the internet for it, when you often times would be paying $15-$30 bucks for a “white label” piece of vinyl to be shipped to you from Europe somewhere, long before the convenience...
2023-02-151h 22
DJ Gotek“Introspections” a Deep Progressive demo mix, recorded live Jan 31st, 2023So, this mix was intended to be an experiment, just to play with some deep progressive and organic house tracks that I have compiling for my next (hopefully) progressive house opening set, which is at this time a primary support spot for GENIX on Feb 11th, which I am very excited about!! Most of these tracks ended up being a bit too mellow for my Genix set, but I did manage to hit “record” on my digital recorder before I played it, just so I could listen to this later while working or driving, etc, my favorite times to listen to m...
2023-02-0359 min
DJ Gotek“Winter in Paradise” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live Sat, Jan 21st, 2023138 BPM Trance, before it was even referred to as “Uplifting Trance”, is what I originally fell in love with back in the late 90’s and what eventually inspired me to buy some turn tables and learn how to DJ, which began this whole thing for me. Even though I mostly only am able to DJ Progressive House and/or Progressive Trance (sub-130 BPM Trance) when I play out in clubs, Uplifting Trance will always be my original love and passion for this music, and it was the spring well that led to all of these other genres in the decades that f...
2023-01-231h 11
DJ GotekGotek + J-Note guest B2B Anjuna Tribute set for “Illuminate” at Ora, Seattle, WA, Fri, Jan 6th, 2023On Friday, January 6th, I was honored to play my very first show of the New Year at ORA Nightclub in downtown Seattle, and this one was for a fun Trance and Progressive local Seattle DJ’s night called “Illuminate”. For this Illuminate it was an all B2B sets (B2B = “back-to-back”, 2 DJ’s playing a set together) night, and I was lucky enough to once again be paired up with one of my favorite local talents, the lovely Janice Chae, a.k.a. J-Note. If you’ve listened to some of my more recent mixes you’ve probably heard Janice and...
2023-01-1957 min
DJ GotekGuest set for NYE 2022 Party at Opaline Nightclub, Portland, OR, Sat, Dec 31st, 2022On Saturday, December 31st, I was honored to be invited to play at a NYE Trance DJ event at a club called Opaline, in Portland, Oregon. This was a special show for me for a couple of reasons, 1/ Opaline was a new club for me, which is always exciting and fun to spin at new venues, but also, 2/ this was my very first time playing in Portland since December 31st, 2019, for the NYE Bash at the Whiskey Bar, a club that I’ll always hold near and dear to my heart and which has since unfortunately closed down due to fi...
2023-01-061h 03
DJ GotekOpening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Sat, Nov 5th, 2022On Saturday, November 5th, I was incredibly honored to be direct support for world-renown and beloved Trance DJ and record producer, visiting us all the way from Wales, UK, Richard Mowatt, better known as SOLARSTONE, at Ora Nightclub, Seattle. This was actually my 3rd time getting to open for this famous guy, and it was really fun to see him again and be able to say hi and get to hand off the decks to Mr. Pure Trance himself. I had SO many great tracks that I was so excited to play that night, and the crowd was incredibly fun...
2022-11-141h 02
DJ GotekJ-Note + Gotek B2B opening set for OLIVER SMITH, Ora, Sat, Oct 1st, 2022On Saturday, October 1st, I was honored to be direct support, along with my long-time Seattle DJ peer and buddy, the lovely Janice Chae, a.k.a. J-Note, on a super fun “back-to-back” (B2B) opening set for one of my all-time favorite Trance DJ’s and Record Producers, Anjuna Star and renown Trance Pioneer, visiting us all the way from the UK, OLIVER SMITH, at Ora Nightclub in Seattle. I’ve been a fan of Oliver’s since the earliest stages of my Trance obsession when I first heard his collab with Mark Pledger in the early 2000’s, “Northern Lights”, hands...
2022-10-211h 05
DJ Gotek“AUTUMN DRIVE” – a Progressive House demo mix, recorded live, Sat, Oct 15th, 2022Hey guys, hope you’re all doing well!! So, crazy to think it’s October already, and sorry it’s been a while since I have posted anything new. Sadly, since the COVID pandemic took the world by storm, two of the clubs that I used to play at regularly, The Underground in Seattle, and Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, both shut down due to the lack of business and financial hardships brought on by the pandemic. Fortunately for me I still have an amazing club in Seattle to play at, ORA Nightclub, but moving forward I will probably have less s...
2022-10-171h 06
DJ Gotek“Electric Blue LA” – an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live, Sun, June 12th, 2022Once again, I’ve been Jones’ing for 138, and on Saturday, June 11th, I fired up the DJ gear, and over some cocktails recorded a live set of some recent tracks I’ve been incessantly listening to lately, lightly seasoned with some heart-felt classics. The next day I listened to it, made a few changes to the tracklist, and recorded it again, ending up with this. I liked the way it turned out so decided to upload it to Soundcloud for anyone out there that is a fan of Hi-NRG, euphoric, and Uplifting Trance. As you may remember, I recently opened...
2022-06-271h 05
DJ GotekOpening set for NOX VAHN, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Sat, June 4th, 2022On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, I was beyond honored to open and hand off the decks to rising Anjunadeep star DJ/record producer, NOX VAHN, an incredibly talented and relevant name in the industry, known for his addictive dark techno vibes. To be honest, I didn't have a lot of lead time to prepare for this set, and I had to put a bit more forethought into planning for this one because Nox Vahn is slightly outside of the "comfort zone" of my usual sound on shows I get booked for, which tends to be on the more uplifting, melodic, progressive...
2022-06-211h 14
DJ GotekSKYVIEW – an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live, Sat, May 14th, 2022Finally got around to recording a new Uplifting Trance mix on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, just in time for Spring. I actually had hoped to record one of these as a “year-end mix” back around the holidays, but unfortunately just never had time with work etc. Regardless, I still have been buying a lot of uplifting 138-140 BPM Trance over the months, continuously listening and adding to my collection of the original style of music that drew me into the Trance scene way back in the late 90’s, and will always be near and dear to my heart. I finally distilled it dow...
2022-05-231h 01
DJ GotekGOTEK & J-NOTE opening B2B set for PAUL OAKENFOLD, Ora, Seattle, Sat, April 30th, 2022On Saturday, April 30th, 2022, I was honored to be on the opening roster to perform a B2B (back-to-back) set, paired up with my long-time Seattle DJ friend, the lovely Janice Chae, a.k.a. J-NOTE, for none other than one of the true Godfathers of the Trance scene, legendary UK Trance artist and record producer, PAUL OAKENFOLD. Truth be known, it was Paul Oakenfold that originally sent me spiraling into the world of Trance, from which I never have emerged again, in 1998 when I first heard his album “Tranceport” at Disney World in Orlando, FL. That album blew my mind...
2022-05-201h 10
DJ GotekOpening set for MENNO DE JONG, “Farewell Tour”, Ora, Seattle, Fri, April 1, 2022On Friday, April 1st, I was beyond humbled and honored to be the single opening DJ for a world-class Trancer from the Netherlands, who’s been a pioneer and influencer on the Uplifting Trance genre for nearly 20 years, one whom I’ve been a huge fan of since the early 2000’s, MENNO DE JONG. Menno intended to do his “Farewell Tour” before the pandemic hit, and he had to postpone it until now, but this is basically his last tour around the globe and he’s going to be trying to spend more time with his family and focus on other intere...
2022-04-041h 01
DJ GotekOpening set for JOHN OO FLEMING, Ora, Seattle, Jan 29th, 2022On January 29th, 2022, I was honored to be on the opening roster for UK Trance legend and true pioneer from the very early days of Trance music, JOHN OO FLEMING, at Ora Nightclub, Seattle. This was another one of those "Pinch me, am I dreaming?" moments for me haha, as I have been a fan of JOOF since way back at the beginning when I first started to discover this world of Trance and Progressive, so it was such a thrill to be able to warm up the CDJ's for this incredibly talented individual, whom has truly stood the test...
2022-02-0159 min
DJ GotekOpening set for SUNNY LAX, The Underground, Seattle, Oct 29, 2021On Friday, October 29th, 2021, I was incredibly honored to be the direct opener for one of my all-time FAVE Anjuabeats artists, Hungarian Trance music and Progressive House producer, Levente Márton, better known by his stage name, SUNNY LAX, for his stop-over in Seattle on his North American tour. This was Halloween weekend so it was so much fun playing to an audience all dressed up in the Halloween costumes, and to see all the amazing Anjunafam support and love for our special guest that night. This was my second time opening for Levente, and it’s just hard to des...
2021-11-051h 01
DJ GotekOpening set for MATT FAX & DEZZA, Colorscapes Vol. 3 Tour, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept 18, 2021On Saturday, September 18th, 2021, I was incredibly honored to open for a couple of my long-time top favorites and two incredibly talented individuals who’s songs have been featured in so many of my sets; rising star Canadian progressive house DJ/producer, Derek Silvester, a.k.a.. DEZZA, and French electronic dance music prodigy, David Ciekanski, better known by his stage name, MATT FAX, who basically began writing music at the age of 13 and encountered early success with support from renowned DJs and artists around the world, such as Depeche Mode, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Gareth Emery. On to...
2021-09-251h 01
DJ GotekGuest Trance set for Evergreen Flow Events "High Vibes Weekend", Fri, Aug 22, 2021, Bellingham, WAOn Friday, August 22nd, I was honored to take part in what turned out to be an incredibly fun private party weekend event up in Bellingham, WA; the "High Vibes Weekend-er", put on by this arts and wellness organization called Evergreen Flow Events. This sort of rave-esque party took place literally way out in the untamed countryside, outside the college town of Bellingham, on the grounds of this amazing private compound, and people camped and enjoyed a variety of outdoor music and activities throughout the weekend. This included DJ’s at night in a really cool outbuilding that was equipped wi...
2021-09-2259 min
DJ GotekOpening set for SIMON DOTY, at Q nightclub, Seattle, Fri, Aug 19th, 2021, Seattle, WAOn Friday, August 19th, I was incredibly honored to be on the opening roster for Canadian Anjunadeep rising star, SIMON DOTY, at Q Nightclub in Seattle. This was such a fun show, and ironically just the weekend before I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the only opener for Cosmic Gate on a Seattle DJ boat cruise around Lake Washington called “Sunset Session on the HIYU”, and the two Simon Doty tracks I played during that set were probably my favorite in the whole mix, so Simon was already on my radar as being one of my favorite new up-and-coming DJ/p...
2021-09-101h 07
DJ GotekOpening set for COSMIC GATE "Sunset Sessions on the HIYU", Sat, Aug 14th, 2021, Seattle, WAOn Saturday, August 14th, THIS was a big one for me….. I was beyond honored to find out, just one week before this event, which I already had purchased tickets for, that I would be the opening DJ for world-renown German Trance legend, Nic Chagall of COSMIC GATE, on the “Sunset Sessions on the HIYU” DJ Cruise, Saturday, August 14th, 2021. I am pretty much speechless about this one, almost impossible to describe this amazing day, but also it was a really cool "full circle" for me because Cosmic Gate was my very first opener show in Seattle on May 11th, 2013, at clu...
2021-09-011h 22
DJ Gotek“An Evening @ Suite Lounge” Progressive House Guest Set, Thursday, July 29th, 2021Brand new!! On Thursday, July 29th, I was invited to spin a guest set alongside my good DJ buddy, Chris Paape, at Suite Lounge in Bellevue, WA. If you’ve been listening to my sets for a while, you may recognize Chris’s name because Chris had this kind of legendary party every year, the “Chris Paape Cabana Party” which was held at the boat house at his condo on Lake Sammamish, with this crazy amazing view of the lake and all the DJ gear out on the deck facing the water, and it was an all-day party with a bunch of...
2021-08-081h 16
DJ GotekUplifting 138 BPM Trance demo mix "AZURE SKIES", recorded live July 17th, 2021Brand New!! On Saturday, July 17th, I finally got around to recording a new Hi-NRG, Uplifting 138 BPM Trance demo mix that's been on my mind for a while, and it was so much fun to finally be able to spin it live. This was a one-time play through, no rehearsing, just did my best to arrange the tracks harmonically and according to energy build, had to do a couple key hops to make it work, nothing too drastic, and this is what I ended up with. I am always paying attention to and buying Uplifting/138, mostly just to listen to...
2021-07-281h 02
DJ GotekProgressive House demo mix "Electric Blue Seattle", recorded live July 4th, 2021Brand new!! Just uploaded this set that I recorded on the 4th of July, and it’s a combination of emotive, euphoric, summery-vibe tracks that I just loved. This mix was inspired by the joyous feelings we’re experiencing of finally coming out of COVID lock-down, being able to see friends and family and even people’s smiles again (w/o masks), and it just so happened that I went to see my very first DJ show on June 30th, which was also the day that the State of Washington removed most COVID-19 restrictions. To coincide with that ceremonious occasion, we had...
2021-07-221h 01
DJ GotekVintage set: Opening set for Pryda Friends Tour, Foundation Nightclub, Sept 28, 2013Blast from the past here, I have a number of older sets that I never uploaded to Soundcloud for one reason or another, been meaning to upload this one for a while.. As you'll hear this is before I had my voice ID's recorded, and even before my "Gotek" logo was created, so WAY long ago.. :P Anyway, I had the honor of being one of two opening DJ’s for the Seattle stop on the PRYDA FRIENDS North American Tour at USC’s Progression Saturdays, at Foundation Nightclub, Saturday, September 28, 2013. Well first of all, Eric Prydz is a huge insp...
2021-04-2338 min
DJ GotekGuest set for Seattle Trance Alliance 5-Year Anniversary live stream, Seattle, Fri Feb 19, 2021Seattle Trance Alliance (STA) recently had it’s 5-year Anniversary Stream Party, and I was incredibly honored to be on the DJ line-up for this super fun, 2-day event which aired on Fri/Sat, Feb 19th & 20th. Each night had a unique line-up featuring world-class Trance/Progressive headliners, including Solarstone, Myon, Reorder, and Elevven. It also featured several rising star Northwest breakout artists, such as Dimibo, Emerge, and Magnus. Lastly, we had a veritable “dream team” assembly of local Seattle DJ’s, including Des, Johnny Monsoon, Madlon, MarQ, Ophidia, Solarwind, Sunriser, Web, and me (Gotek)! It was SO much fun getting...
2021-03-021h 03
DJ GotekDecember guest mix for "United by Music" podcast - "Winter Walk On The Beach"On Friday, December 4th, 2020 I recorded this as a demo set for my long-time DJ buddy, Eric Weber, a.k.a. WEB, who was nice enough to invite me to be the guest DJ on his monthly podcast, "United by Music", December edition. This was kind of a special mix for me because I finally got to play a bunch of amazing tracks I had been listening to all summer and had envisioned trying to make a beach-themed progressive soundscape, and was finally able to make it happen and all the tracks seemed to fall together so beautifully together. As...
2021-01-091h 03
DJ GotekGuest set for "SIGNAL - Transmission 003" live stream, Seattle, Sat, Nov 28, 2020On Saturday, November 28th, 2020, I was honored to be invited to spin a guest set for the 3rd iteration of the "SIGNAL" live DJ broadcast, this time featuring streams from heavyweight headliners including the likes of Christopher Lawrence, Monoverse, Tempo Guisto, 10 total DJ's for this epic streaming event. It was a total blast to share the airwaves with Seattle local favorites, MarQ, Oxymoron, and Madlon, and we had such an awesome crowd of friends and Trance fans tuned in for the online show, even all the way from Europe, so it was a great mood-lifter from the doldrums of daily...
2020-12-0159 min
DJ GotekDemo 138 BPM Uplifting Trance set "ARISE", recorded live in Seattle, on Sat, July 4th, 2020On 4th of July Saturday, I finally got around to recording an Uplifting Trance set I've been working on and playing around with for the past few months, so it felt great to dust off the decks after what seemed like eons of disuse during the pandemic and all the endless lonely self-isolation and boredom. I don't know about you guys, but being able to escape into my little world of electronic dance music has definitely been my guiding light that has helped me get through these bleak times. I hope it does for you too, and that's exactly why...
2020-07-071h 06
DJ GotekGuest set for "All For One, One For All virtual tour 2020", Seattle, Sat, May 23, 2020Hey guys, just uploaded my streaming set from the “All For One, One For All virtual tour 2020”, last Saturday, May 23rd, that took place here in Seattle and elsewhere around the world, featuring the amazing sounds of MYON, RODG, & JORN VAN DEYNHOVEN, with Marc Pospisil a.k.a. MARQ and me warming up the decks for the first two hours. I was first up that day so tried to create an atmospheric and mesmerizing soundscape to set the other DJ's up right - got in a lot of huge tracks here, and finally was able to spin Braxton's "Chiaroscuro" after wait...
2020-05-2959 min
DJ GotekGuest set for the “Quarantine Stream Party”, live from downtown Seattle, Sat, Mar 21st, 2020On Saturday, March 21st, I was honored to take part in a streaming DJ show called “Quarantine”, which was put on by the North American Trance Alliance and The DJ Sessions. It was streamed live from a rooftop with a commanding view of downtown Seattle on a beautiful sunny day, and in spite of the circumstances, was a lot fun. This was the 2nd iteration in a row of the Quarantine show, the first of which took place the weekend before from the Underground club where we usually play live. As the Quarantine name aptly suggests, it’s a way for so...
2020-03-241h 03
DJ GotekOpening set for GENIX – Anunabeats Worldwide 09 Tour, The Underground, Seattle, Fri, Feb 7th, 2020On Friday, Feb 7th, 2020, I was incredibly honored to be one of two openers for the Anunabeats Worldwide 09 Tour, featuring world-renown British Trance Producer/DJ, Damion Houchen, better known as GENIX. On top of being a HUGE fan of GENIX, having played so many of his tracks in my sets over the past several years, and also having seen him perform live at one of my all-time favorite Trance festivals I have ever been to, ABGT # 250 on the Columbia River Gorge, which was basically a religious experience, this was just one of those “pinch yourself to see if you’re drea...
2020-02-141h 02
DJ GotekGuest 138 BPM Trance set for NYE 2020 Party at Whiskey Bar, Portland, OR, Dec 31st, 2019It doesn’t happen every year, but on this past Dec 31st I was incredibly excited to be asked to DJ a NYE party, this time at one of my favorite clubs and essentially where I got my start at DJ’ing shows over 10 years ago, the Whiskey Bar in Portland, Oregon. Portland is always a super fun city to be in for New Year’s Eve; all the clubs are packed all night and as expected the Whiskey Bar was no exception for NYE 2020 and we had a great crowd show up for this extended hours party with 6 DJ’s and a...
2020-01-091h 13
DJ GotekGuest set for TRANCEMAS 2019 show, The Underground, Seattle, Fri, Dec 20th, 2019On Friday, December 20th, I was honored to be on the DJ roster for TRANCEMAS 2019 at The Underground, Seattle, for a holiday party to kick off the holiday festivities!! We had a cool crew of local NW DJ’s assembled for the night, including special guest DJ visiting us from Portland, OR, and a very good buddy of mine, ZOXY, and between the four of us we did our best in taking The Underground into the Trance stratosphere! For this show I was on from 11-Midnight tried to put together a rather euphoric journey in sound, heavy on Anjuna-esque melodic an...
2020-01-061h 03
DJ GotekGuest set for “TELEPORT - LSC Reunion Night” at Box House, Seattle, Fri, Sept 27th, 2019On Friday, September 27th, I was honored to be on the guest DJ roster at a 2-stage event for the 2nd iteration of the Last Supper Club Reunion Night featuring DJ’s spinning Classic Progressive House on the upstairs Box House stage, and full-on funky House music on the downstairs stage at the Underground. This night was a total BLAST, and it was such an honor to share the decks with Seattle DJ legends Scott Keith, Chris Winebarger a.k.a. Chronus, and I was able to do yet another B2B set with Johnny Monsoon, one of my original fa...
2019-09-301h 26
DJ GotekGuest set for ANJUNABEATS TRIBUTE NIGHT II, Whiskey Bar, Portland, Sat, Sept 7th, 2019On Sat, September 7th, 2019, I was honored and SUPER stoked to be part of the lineup for the 2nd iteration of the ANJUNABEATS Tribute Show down in Portland, OR, at the Whiskey Bar. The first Anjunabeats Tribute show put on by Mission Trance Promotions happened at Whiskey Bar back on Nov 10th of 2018, and this was an incredibly magical night with a completely packed, almost sold-out house, and this second one was exactly along the same lines, totally packed with the coolest bunch of friends and Anjuna Trance fans - the positive energy and Trance Fam vibes were palpable with...
2019-09-111h 03
DJ GotekGuest set for the RETURN of the CHRIS PAAPE CABANA PARTY, Suite Lounge, Bellevue, Sat, 7/20/19On Saturday, July 20th, I was honored to DJ for the third time at a very special party and beloved, semi-underground, cult-classic Seattle DJ institution that has been around for many years, the Chris Paape Cabana Party. This party used to be held every July on the deck of a marina boat house on Lake Sammamish and had a long-standing core crowd of friends and DJ’s who would attend and/or play a set for this super fun event overlooking the beautiful view of the lake. Two years ago we had what we thought was the “farewell party” to end th...
2019-07-311h 06
DJ GotekOpening set for VINTAGE & MORELLI, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Friday, July 19th, 2019On Friday, July 19th, I was incredibly honored to be on the opening roster, along with my good buddy, Eric Weber a.k.a. WEB, for world-renown Serbian Trance & Progressive producer/DJ and honestly one of my favorite artists of all-time, VINTAGE & MORELLI, for his debut US tour with the Silk Music Showcase # 500. I have probably played more Vintage & Morelli tracks in my sets than any other artist, and have always been fascinated and mesmerized by his ethereal, haunting, melodic style, mastery of the angelic piano chords in his tracks, and always building in that infectious hook into his songs...
2019-07-271h 05
DJ GotekOpening set for JOHN O’CALLAGHAN at The Underground, Seattle, July 5th, 2019On July 5th, 2019, I was honored to be on the opening DJ roster for world-renown Irish Trance DJ/Producer, JOHN O’CALLAGHAN, at The Underground, Seattle. This was a sold-out show and the energy and Trance Fam love in the club was unprecedented, totally amazing night!! Of course, as usual it was so humbling to be able to meet and share the decks with such a well-known and beloved Trance artist, and John was a totally down-to-earth, cool dude who was a pleasure to meet. I had a lot of fun playing this one and made sure to load up my...
2019-07-1843 min
DJ GotekSummer Trance 2019, 138 BPM Demo set, recorded live, Sat, May 25th, 2019Hi guys, Happy July 4th!!! I figured maybe some of you might enjoy a little 138 BPM Uplifting Trance to help add some fireworks to this special holiday in the US.. I actually originally created this mix back in May for an Internet radio broadcast on TranceWorld.com that I was asked to do by a local Seattle DJ but unfortunately that project fell through and this mix has been burning a hole in my pocket, so wanted to share it and get it out there. I really tried to make this a special one with a little more ethereal and...
2019-07-0459 min
DJ GotekGotek Guest set for Seattle Trance Family Appreciation Night, Box House, Seattle, Fri, June 14thOn Friday, June 14th, I was honored to have been asked to play a Trance set for the SEATTLE TRANCE FAMILY APPRECIATION NIGHT, along with 9 other DJ’s divided between two connected clubs on two stages, one downstairs for Psy Trance at The Underground and one upstairs for Progressive and Uplifting at Box House. This event happened during a huge and widely known NW EDM festival called Paradiso which happens each year out at the beautiful Columbia Gorge Amphitheater (where Above & Beyond has their ABGT shows) attended by 25,000 people, so because of that and that many of the people who or...
2019-06-2051 min
DJ GotekOpening set for SUPER8 & TAB, The Underground, Seattle, May 31st, 2019On Friday, May 31st, I was incredibly honored to be on the opening line-up for two Finnish Trance producer/DJ’s who’s faces are renown around the world in the global Trance scene, Miika Eloranta and Janne Mansnerus, better known as SUPER8 & TAB, at the SOLD-OUT show at The Underground, Seattle. I felt incredibly fortunate to be opening for them for a 2nd time in my DJ career, the first time several years ago, also a sold-out show at a much larger club in Seattle which is no longer open (Foundation), but to open for them at The Underground whic...
2019-06-0546 min
DJ GotekGotek's guest set for the ARMADA TRIBUTE NIGHT at the Whiskey Bar, Portland, Sat, May 25th, 2019On Sat, May 25th, I was honored to be able to take part in another very special Tribute night at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, along with my good DJ buddies from PDX, Zoxy, Tim Clang, Rubin Sarafinchan, and Danny Davoodi, this time honoring the beloved electonic sounds of the legendary Trance pIoneer & DJ/Record Producer, Armin van Buuren, along wIth the Dutch Trance label, “Armada Music”, that so many associate with Armin, and lastly the “Armind” label, with the little Armind angel as its trademark, founded by Armin van Buuren himself, who selects the best and most original tunes an...
2019-05-311h 25
DJ GotekDJ GOTEK presents: Opening set for ØRJAN NILSEN, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, May 4th, 2019On Sat, May 4th, I was honored to be on the opening roster, along with my good friend and DJ buddy, Eric Weber, a.k.a. DJ WEB, for world-renown Norse Trancer, Champion of AvB, ØRJAN NILSEN. This show was actually supposed to happen a few months ago but it was cancelled due to a crazy snow storm we had here in the NW, but thankfully Ørjan was willing to come back and spin his Trance Magic for Seattle, and WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!! So much fun to meet this crazy charismatic character and see the crowd react to his punchy Tr...
2019-05-1852 min
DJ GotekDJ Gotek guest set for ZAPPED After-Party, The Underground, Seattle, Sat, April 6thOn Saturday, April 6th, I was honored to be invited to play a 1-hour guest set for "ZAPPED" at The Underground, the *unofficial* LASERFACE after-party, with Johnny Monsoon, FFM, and several other well-known local Seattle Trance/Progressive DJ’s. This is the 2nd after-party I’ve played at Underground, the first of which was after a BLISS Trance festival about 3 years ago, and it was so incredibly fun, got to throw down some 138 on a super late night/early morning set and the club was absolutely packed… So as you might imagine I was super excited to be able to do it...
2019-04-1656 min
DJ Gotek138 BPM Uplifting Trance Demo Set “BEAUTY FROM ABOVE”, recorded live on Jan 1, 2019First mix of 2019!! This set stemmed from a practice session on the New Years Day holiday this week which turned into a recording that was a keeper, as I was experimenting with a bunch of 138 BPM Trance tracks that I have been diligently collecting over the holiday months, and it was just one of those days where everything fell together pretty close to perfectly on the first try, so decided to keep the recording, and also seemed to be appropriate that I kick off 2019 with a Hi-NRG and Uplifting Trance set!! The title of this mix was inspired by a...
2019-01-031h 17
DJ GotekHoliday 138 BPM Uplifting Trance Demo Set “PRISTINE”, recorded live on Nov 21, 2018Had some new, super Hi-NRG 138-140 BPM Trance burning a hole in my pocket so decided to bust out a special demo mix for the Holiday Season; recorded this last week the day before Thanksgiving so I could have some good driving music for my trip down to Portland from Seattle to visit my family for the Holiday, only meant as a practice “rough draft” session but I liked how it turned out so kept the original take.. This mix is mostly new releases but it also includes two incredible recent remixes of classics that I loved, the Lightform remix of L...
2018-11-271h 20
DJ GotekGuest set for ANJUNABEATS TRIBUTE NIGHT, at Whiskey Bar, PDX, OR, Nov 10th, 2018On Saturday, Nov 10th, 2018, I was honored to be a guest DJ for a very special ANJUNABEATS TRIBUTE NIGHT at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, where all the tracks played by the DJ’s were either on the Anjunabeats or Anjunadeep labels, or at the very least had something recognizably to do with Above & Beyond, ABGT, etc. What made this night so truly special (for me), aside from being able to play an entire set of ANJUNA magic, and the fact that the club was totally PACKED from barely 20 minutes from doors opening with the most wonderful crowd of An...
2018-11-161h 09
DJ GotekGotek & Johnny Monsoon B2B opening set for ARKHAM KNIGHTS, Ora, Seattle, Nov 3rd, 2018On Saturday, Nov 3rd, I was honored to be an opener, along with my buddy Johnny Monsoon, for one of Podium's top 100 DJs of 2017 and 2018 (#70) and Markus Schulz's breakout DJ of 2018, Stuart Turner of ARKHAM KNIGHTS, at Ora, Seattle!!! This was this Trance Star's Seattle debut appearance and it was so much fun to be the opener for this show, Stuart was a super nice guy and a bunch of his fans showed up to hear his dark Tech Trance style and he showed up to deliver with a blazing performance! For this set I paired up with one of...
2018-11-071h 48
DJ GotekOpening set for ALEX M.O.R.P.H., Underground, Seattle, Oct 26th, 2018On Friday, October 26th, I was honored to be on the opening roster at The Underground, Seattle, for one of my all-time favorite Trance producers visiting us all the way from Germany, ALEX M.O.R.P.H.!!! On top of that, it has been such an amazing honor and fun experience to have opened for Alex three separate times over the past several years, at different clubs in Seattle each time, and it’s always so great to see this amazingly funny and witty guy who just knows how to control the crowd so well and weave these magical jo...
2018-10-3046 min
DJ GotekOpening set for SOLARSTONE, Underground, Seattle, Sept 14th, 2018On September 14th, 2018, I was honored to be the direct opener for Richard Mowatt, uplifting UK Trance pioneer from the very beginnings of Trance, a.k.a. Liquid State, a.k.a Young Parisians, or more commonly known as SOLARSTONE, at the Underground, Seattle. I am lucky enough to be able to say this was the third time I have opened for Solarstone, and just like the other two times, the show was sold out, the crowd was an absolute joy to spin for, and the club was packed with Solarstone fans from around the NW, all there to experience...
2018-09-2854 min
DJ GotekOpening set for OLIVER SMITH, Anjunabeats Worldwide 08 Tour, ORA, Seattle, Aug 4th, 2018On Saturday, Aug 4th, 2018, I was beyond honored to be direct opening support for one of my all-time favorite Trance DJ/record producers, OLIVER SMITH, for the Anjunabeats Worldwide 08 Tour stop-off in Seattle. I have been a fan since around 2005 when I first heard Smith & Pledger – Northern Lights (Original Mix), which immediately became my #1 favorite Trance track, ever, and have played his tracks since then in so many of my sets and have been a loyal fan all through his career with Anjunabeats; never in my wildest dreams would have guessed that I would be handing off the decks to hi...
2018-08-081h 08
DJ Gotek138 BPM Trance set for the MISSION TRANCE show, Whiskey Bar, Portland, OR, Saturday, July 28th, 2018On Saturday, July 28th, 2018, I was honored to be a guest DJ for the MISSION TRANCE show at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, which is put on by my long-time friend and fellow lifetime Trance addict, ZOXY, and has been providing a constant source of Trance to Portland for many years and loved by many, myself included, so it’s always a pleasure to be back to where I got my start!! For this set I had the rare opportunity to unleash the raw emotional and uplifting power of 138 BPM Trance, which I so rarely get the chance to sp...
2018-07-301h 30
DJ Gotek138 BPM Uplifting Trance demo mix “SUNBEAM”, recorded live on Sun, July 15th, 2018On Sun, July 15th , 2018, I took a stab at recording a Trance set just for fun and to escape the heat on a 93 degree summer day. I arranged some tracks, a combination of some classic stuff I’ve been listening to lately, mixed in with some hot brand new stuff as well, and this is what turned out. I kicked it off with the Probspot remix of a rare track that was actually produced many years ago (early 2000’s) by the talented guy that does all of my sound mastering and Voice ID tags (the cute British girls’ voices that you ma...
2018-07-191h 20
DJ GotekMelodic Progressive demo set - "BREATHE" - recorded live on Sun, June 24, 2018On Sunday, June 24th, I recorded a set of some beautiful and chillaxed melodic progressive tracks from some artists that I have been listening to a lot lately, mostly when I am at work trying to concentrate and focus, or while driving, this music really clears my mind like a deep breath of fresh cool air, so decided to entitle this mix "Breathe". On this one I connected my iPad to the mixer to augment the set with some relaxing beach and nature sounds to help with that chill vibe I was hoping to inspire. It turned out kind of...
2018-07-031h 17
DJ GotekOpening set for FERRY TAYLE at The Underground Nightclub, Seattle, May 25thOn Friday, May 25th, I was honored to be an opening DJ for world-renown French DJ/Producer and frequent contributor and guest DJ on shows like “A State of Trance” with Armin van Buuren and “Future Sound of Egypt” with Aly & Fila, FERRY TAYLE, at The Underground, Seattle. I was joined on the warm-up crew by local Seattle faves Gavin Patrick a.k.a. Medicated Melodies, and Marc Pospisil a.k.a. MarQ, and this was truly a night to remember, the crowd went absolutely off the rails and was SO MUCH FUN to play to, and meeting Ferry Tayle was such...
2018-05-2950 min
DJ GotekTRACK # 100!!! Guest set for ILLUMINATE SATURDAYS show at Ora Nightclub, Seattle, April 28th, 2018Brand new!! On Sat, April 28th, I was honored to be invited to play a Progressive Trance set at a hot new club in Seattle called ORA, for a new recurring show called “Illuminate Saturdays”, which features a rotating cast of some of the local and better-known names in the NW DJ scene specializing in Deep & Progressive House & Progressive Trance. This night was especially fun for me because I got to spin with some of my personal faves in the Seattle club scene, Johnny Monsoon, Chris Paape, Frequent Flier Miles, Digital Ascension, and Serjey Krul, which was a total blast and...
2018-05-1059 min
DJ Gotek138 BPM Uplifting Trance demo mix “BLOOM”, recorded live on Fri, April 6th, 2018.Hi guys, it’s been a little while since I put out a 138 BPM Uplifting Trance demo set, so figured it was about time with Spring just right around the corner and all of this awesome, euphoric and melodic Trance that keeps coming out. I was really inspired at the recent 4 Strings show in Portland to go back to my roots and start playing more uplifting 138 BPM Trance, and this recording was a one-take keeper after guestimating on a list of some of my favorite tracks at the moment and I was really happy how it turned out. In honor of...
2018-04-171h 22
DJ GotekGotek B2B Johnny Monsoon opening for FUNKAGENDA, Club Contour, Seattle, Fri, Mar 23rd, 2018On Friday, March 23rd, I was honored to be on the opening roster for UK DJ, Grammy-nominated record producer, and renown pioneer in dance music across Europe, Russia, and the US, FUNKAGENDA, at Club Contour, Seattle. For this set I was paired up with a local Seattle DJ legend and long-time inspiration to me, Johnny Monsoon, who was opening for well-known headliners before I ever even bought my first set of DJ gear, so that was a real honor for me as well!! For this set we didn't rehearse or discuss what we were playing beforehand, just had a rough...
2018-03-2858 min
DJ GotekOpening set for GAI BARONE at The Underground, Seattle, Fri July 21, 2017On Friday, July 21st, I was honored to be on the opening roster for world-renown and beloved Progressive House Pioneer, GAI BARONE, visiting us all the way from Italy for the “Elements” Progressive House show at the Underground, Seattle. This was an incredibly fun show to play at, and it was so great getting to meet Gai and talk to him for a while before my set to get his perspectives on music production and the Trance/Progressive scene on the world stage; he was such a humble, witty, and charming guy, and it was an incredible honor to be able...
2017-08-1046 min
DJ Gotek138 BPM Trance Demo, PACIFIC SKYLINES, recorded live in Seattle, July 30, 2017Hello my friends! Well.. I’ve been gone a while, but I’M BACK (haha!) My job has been taking a lot of my time lately with lot of travels etc, plus I recently bought some new DJ gear, which sat around in my office useless and collecting dust until just recently when I had some spare time to get it set up and start playing on it. I have had a few shows lately, and those sets will be up here soon, but I thought it appropriate for the Maiden Voyage of my new gear to record a live 138 BPM...
2017-08-041h 06
DJ Gotek138 BPM Trance Demo, SUNGAZING, recorded live in Seattle on Mar 14, 2017Brand new!! Just in time for Spring I finally got around to recording the latest iteration of my Uplifting and Euphoric 138 BPM Trance demo sets, something that started off as more of an inwards-focused novelty, since I so rarely get an opportunity to spin 138 live in clubs, to record just a couple sets to get some of my favorite Trance tracks and classics on the airwaves so I myself could enjoy them once in a while.. But as it turns out the 138 BPM'ers are amongst the most listened-to podcasts on my Soundcloud, so apparently I am not the only one...
2017-03-211h 20
DJ GotekGotek guest mix at Trinity Nightclub Blue Room, Seattle, Sat, Nov 17, 2012On Sat, Nov 17, 2012, I was invited to be the guest DJ for the 2-hour spot on Jason LeMaitre's Progressive Saturdays show in the Blue Room at Trinity Nightclub in Seattle. Jason is is a well-known DJ in Seattle and he had been a resident at Trinity running this renown show every Saturday for several years, and it was such an honor to be a part of it. This was a very memorable and special night for me because it was my very first live show in Seattle since I had moved there for work a couple years before, plus I...
2017-02-141h 57
DJ GotekOpening set for GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI show at Underground, Seattle, Nov 23, 2016Brand new!! Once again I was beyond honored to be on the opening roster for one of those gargantuan names in Trance, a true pioneer and contributor to the formation of the Trance genre in the early years, one of the founders of NU-NRG with all of their classic Trance hits from the late 90’s that Trance enthusiasts hold so near and dear, and so much more between then and now, Italian DJ/Producer mega-force, GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI. This was such a special show for many reasons: it was the night before Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, so "Trancegiving Eve" (ha...
2016-11-3052 min
DJ GotekDemo 138 BPM TRANCE set - SUMMER 2016 Edition - Recorded Live on Sunday, July 10, 2016Brand new 138 BPM TRANCE demo set for you!! This one has some brighter summery sounds and features an assortment of incredible and euphoric just-released stuff, plus a few EPIC CLASSICS that seemed to fit the mix perfecty.. I recorded this on the afternoon of Sunday, July 10, and have been pretty excited about this one for a while because A.) there seems to be an uptick of jaw-droppingly gorgeous 138 BPM stuff getting released lately, which I am ecstatic about and just proves that Trance is NOT DEAD (so there, Tiesto!!!) haha), B.) there has also been a recent resurgence of remakes...
2016-07-191h 23
DJ GotekDJ Gotek live for the DEEP & PROGRESSIVE show, Whiskey Bar, PDX, Sat, July 2nd, 2016On Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, I had the honor of being invited down to play at a show called DEEP & PROGRESSIVE at the Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, which I have played at before many times, and each time I am totally thrilled because the people who come out to the shows there are typically great Trance fans with a lot of “Trance Fam” vibes and support for the DJ’s, both local and all the huge headliners they bring through there as well, plus it has a super rockin’ sound system so it feels so great to feel this music resonate...
2016-07-121h 37
DJ GotekMelodic Progressive House Demo - SOMEWHERE OVER IBIZA, recorded live on May 14, 2016On the eve of Tuesday, May 14th, I finally got around to forcing myself to record a chill and progressivy semi-Balearic beach-themed demo mix that I entitled "Somewhere Over Ibiza", a mix that I had been planning and working on for probably 6 months or more. It all starts with an idea, and by the time I recorded this the entire mix had probably been abolished and re-worked something like 7 or 8 times, and most of the original tracks that inspired the mix in the first place didn’t end up making the final cut as it turned out (happens a lot ac...
2016-06-021h 35
DJ GotekGotek at AFTERGLOW *unofficial* Bliss after-party at The Underground, Seattle, Sat, May 7, 2016On Sat, May 7th, Seattle had one of its first large-scale 100% purely Trance festival-style shows at WaMu Theater called “BLISS, The Awakening”, which drew over 10,000 Trance fans out on an epic day of beautiful NW sunshine and gorgeous summery weather for an incredible night of Trance. I was very honored to be invited to join a rare collection of NW Trance and Progressive DJ’s from Seattle and up from Portland for an *unofficial* (not put on by promoters of Bliss) after-party called AFTERGLOW at a club a few blocks away from the Bliss show, called the Underground. The DJ’s includ...
2016-05-0932 min
DJ Gotek138 BPM TRANCE DEMO, April 2016 EditionFinally got around to recording the latest in my 138 BPM Trance demo series last Saturday afternoon, a beautiful sunny day in Seattle that I should probably have been outside doing something healthy rather than hanging out in my poorly lit studio blowing my eardrums out, but oh well, hopefully you will think it was worth it! I decided to just call this one by the month rather than try to think of a more clever name for it, although one observation I would call out is this is a good example of the folly of creating the “album art” before the...
2016-04-121h 13
DJ GotekHAPPY SATURDAYS set @ Whiskey Bar, Portland, OR, Saturday, 3/26/16On Saturday, March 26th, 2016, I was honored to be invited down to be a guest DJ for a popular recurring Trance/Progressive DJ show in Portland, OR, at Whiskey Bar called HAPPY SATURDAYS, organized and promoted by my good buddy out of Seattle, Eric Weber a.k.a. DJ WEB. This show is usually local NW DJ's but occasionally has well-known headliners; this time was kind of a special night because it was all local DJ friends and peers and fellow Trance addicts, WEB, ZOXY, BEEFER, CHANNEL SURFER, JEFF KAISER, and me, GOTEK, and nearly all B2B sets (multiple...
2016-04-0159 min
DJ GotekOpening set for ARTY @ recorded LIVE at Foundation Nightclub, Seattle, Dec 26, 2015Possibly the shortest set ever, but what a night, had so much fun on this eve opening for Russian, DJ /Producer and one of my all-time faves, ARTY, and LOUD LUXURY, along with Seattle rising stars Leolux and Darrius, plus yours truly, Gotek. Incredible energy in the club that night, had so many friends in the audience, was so happy to be a part, no matter how short of a time slot it was. This set was recorded live at the club, along with the ambient background noise of the audience. Hope you enjoy!! -Mark
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2015-12-2820 min
DJ GotekPLAY SATURDAYS RADIO, November Edition, Trance set feat. DJ GotekI was honored to have been invited by the popular Portland Trance and Progressive promotors, PLAY SATURDAYS, whom I have had the pleasure of playing for at Whiskey Bar in the past, opening for Trance superstars like Ronski Speed, Lange, and Cressida, to be their guest local DJ on the monthly Play Saturdays radio show for November. I had a lot of fun with this set and really tried to ratchet up the energy with some brand new releases by Super8 & Tab, Genix, D-Mad, Sound Quelle, Andrew Bayer, and Lange, but also made sure to get some great brand-new melodic...
2015-11-141h 08
DJ GotekPlay Saturdays set feat DJ ZOXY B2B DJ GOTEK @ Whiskey Bar, Portland, Sat, June 20, 2015On Saturday, June 20th, 2015, I was honored to be invited to be a guest DJ for the PLAY SATURDAYS show at Whiskey Bar in Portland, OR, my old stomping ground and my home that I moved away from over six years ago, was so great to be back. On top of that I got to play a B2B set with my good friend and DJ mentor, Dj Zoxy, huge DJ talent and icon in the NW Trance scene, and I think our two styles of Trance came together to make a really beautiful mix. Our set was one of...
2015-07-181h 02