Caught up in the whirlwind... A couple of weeks ago, I noticed a post up on Tribe promoting an all day event Kona-side. We haven't played much on the Kona side of the island, but now we have some good friends living over there, so we've been making an effort to dredge up the Kona scene, and begin to look to it for more than just the monthly shopping trip. So, I fired off an email to the Promoter to see if they would be interested in my VJing talents.

The gig was this past Friday; sorry I didn't post anything before hand (not that I have any local readers) but the location was to stay undisclosed until the day of, and I wasn't really sure of what I was getting myself into. Being totally ignorant of the Kona-side scene, and having never met anyone involved, except for online, I was treating it like what it was: an internet hook-up! Maybe I was a bit too cautious; maybe the promoter was a bit too cautious. Because, while there was advertisement, and the eventually disclosed location was really good (the old Kona Airport pavilion) the all-day event (I VJed from 1pm to 9pm) was poorly attended.

The setup was really great, it sounded great, the DJs were great. The location, the old airport pavilion, is a great open air space. But, nobody showed up. Most of the day there were more people standing in the parking lot than inside. And it was daylight for most of it, so I spent a lot of time projecting black and white, just to be visible. And the wind kept blowing down the screens... Sigh...

Well, it turns out that the same guy promoting that event was presenting DJ Garth from San Francisco, at a Kona-side club, the next night, last night. So, he asks if I want to project for that gig as well. Duh, YEAH! So, after an 8 hour gig on Friday, we schlepped our way back to Kona-side, for another 4 and a half hour gig, Saturday night.

Definitely worth it. The Mixx Bistro is obviously a very "mixed" bar. The "bar" is just a little foyer to the expansive patio. It was a cloudless night, and the Js were setup on a raised section above the dance floor, and I was projecting behind them. The first DJ, Sherman (Kona/Seattle) was really good, I liked his grooves, and then Garth came on and stepped it up four or five notches! While I may have felt a little ignored during the run (only one person offered to buy me a drink, event though a dozen asked me what Garth was drinking,) the feedback afterward made up for it.

We met some new people, made some connections, stirred up some buzz. Fun stuff!

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