Excitement is buzzing around all of us here at Music is Love as we approach the last three weeks counting down to Lucidity Festival, 2015, Kindred Quest hosted in the hills above Santa Barbara, CA.

As we approach April 10th, make sure you are becoming familiar with the line-up so you don’t miss out on any of your favorite artists! With three amazing stages for you to dance at all weekend (Alive, Lucid, and Nomads’), there is absolutely something for everyone!

We are continuing our promotional series with another Lucidity ’15 promo mix. Our second mix features the rhythmic sounds of Bay Area house producer/DJ, Grensta, as he takes you for one groovy-ass journey through his seamless mix which encompasses a wide-range of rhythmic house sub genres.

Perfect for pre-partying, Grensta’s mix encourages you to shake your groove thang! Initiating his mix with Latin-inspired house, Grensta progresses to deep house, funk, tech, and soul, to nostalgic, bouncy house.

From a young age, Grensta has taken an active interest in displaying himself creatively through music. From playing classical instruments when he was younger, to interning at Om Records, to working at Guitar Center to ensure he has the best gear, the young producer loves music and takes every opportunity he can to be fully submersed in it.

Being a Half Moon Bay local allowed Grensta to become well-aquainted with the San Francisco Bay Area community; a place near home where he, and many artists, find inspiration through the the eclectic places and people. Only beginning to produce five years ago, Grensta has established his presence in the Bay and surrounding Northern California area by delivering booty shaken’ house sets that are as fun to dance, as they are to listen to. Recently winning Insomniac’s “Discovery Project,” you can expect to see Grensta’s name at big events in 2015.

Catch Grensta at the Nomads’ stage Friday evening, and grab tickets for Lucidity 2015 Kindred Quest, here!

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#grensta #house #bass #soul #funk #techhouse #deephouse #latin #bouncy #808 #rhythm

Tracklist

Auntie Flo – La Sambra (Original Mix)
Eddie Matos, Disko Method – Shadows (Original Mix)
Mickey – Sweet Baby (Original Mix)
Grensta – 2 Hot *Dubplate*
Jesse Perez – THOT (Original Mix)
Ardalan – Wake Up (Original Mix)
Aaron Snapes – Open (Original)
Oxia – Give That Feeling (Emanuel Satie Remix)
Kraanwerk ft. Tommy Hongunz – Back To The Warehouse
Dj Sneak – Still My Thing (Ghetto Mix)
Bruno Furlan – Blow Minutes (Original Mix)
Grensta – Make it Pop (Original Mix)
Hannah Wants, Chris Lorenzo – Girls (Original Mix)
Mak & Pasteman – Jimmy Kendricks (Original Mix)
Embassy & Grensta – Bassline Dub (Original Mix)
Understate – Distant Flash (Original Mix)

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To our excitement, Lucidity is quickly approaching as one of the first festivals of the season, but there is no reason or room for panic! Music is Love is here to help countdown your last days in the real world before you call Live Oak your home for the weekend. Much like last year, Music is Love has invited four artists to prepare their own promotional mix for Lucidity. We will be releasing a mix every week for a month until we are all together in beautiful Santa Barbara. Our first promo mix showcases Pumpkin and his uncanny ability to bring together music lovers from all areas with his “new familiar” sound.

Upon first listen, you will understand that Pumpkin’s sound is synonymous for magic. Think about it- the only time you see swarms of festival goers diverting from their “choice” stage, is during a Pumpkin set. Here is one of the rare locations where we can whiteness house heads, bass enthusiasts, and live music lovers not only coming together, but dancing together. Pumpkin sets have one mission: to make you feel good- really good, and with gratitude we can say that we have never felt any other way before, during, and after.

Personally witnessing Pumpkin’s first show through The Do Lab 4 years ago, he has quickly established himself as not only a favorite DJ to the Do Lab as an organization, but also a choice performer for California transformative festivals throughout the year. Pumpkin, AKA Nick Alvarado, is the guy that was showing you all the coolest bands in high school. The dude who had that new-new on lock. Your first friend digging for music on blogs. The guy you were constantly nagging for mixes. Just so, Pumpkin has some of those most uplifting, fun, and positive jams on lock, never passing up an opportunity to show off some of the best remixes to your favorite indie, rock, hip-hop, funk, and folk tracks. Although Pumpkin’s name is extremely well-known in our festival community, he maintains an image as an underground artist by keeping a relatively low profile. A love for the underground combined with his bank of current and past crowd-pleasing tunes curates a sound that anyone will not only appreciate, but enjoy.

Catch Pumpkin at the Nomads stage, Saturday at 6PM for a special sunset set, and grab tickets for Lucidity 2015 “Kindred Quest” here!

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#pumpkin #house #folk #hiphop #soul #groov #funk #indie #rock #electronic #positive #vibes #westcoast #luciditypromo #lucidity2015

Tracklist:

Dr. Fresch – Juicy Diner (ft. Notorious BIG & Suzanne Vega)
Harvest Moon – Poolside
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song (BA Edit)
Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Odd Mob’s Tropical Island Remix)
Buddha Bass – Tao (Pumpkin Remix)
Teemid & Joie Tan – Crazy
Erykah Badu – On and On (The Polish Ambassador Remix)
The Human Experience – Grow Up/Mothership (Pumpkin Remix)

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Photo by Curious Josh