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💍 Soulmate // @jessica_j_besse
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We are excited to share our first recording from our new series Hand Selected Recordings via YouTube.

@derekpoten mixing up a set from the @intimatchannel basement. We knew that @intimatchannel was parting ways with basement location and we wanted to capture a recorded set before their last day.

@derekpoten views records as chapters to a story. He has a real talent for refined blending, leaving you wondering where one track begins and the other ends. We hope you enjoy the journey.

Special thanks to @djfiatluxx and @intimatchannel crew for allowing us to use their space and time. Mad love.

Huge shoutout to @spike_stephens and endless appreciation for recording the set and putting the finishing touches together. Gang Gang. 🫶

⛓️‍💥Video is up on YouTube. Link in bio⛓️‍💥 by @derekpoten

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9 months ago

Be warned Denver, @sweater.dj is coming back to town.

Join us for a gathering @mockingbird.denver this coming Saturday night.

@sweater.dj b2b @derekpoten
@___tonyacosta___ b2b @mean.joe.d

Starts at 8pm and goes till 2am🌀

Come wiggle to some proper selections.

Ticket link in bio. 🎟️ by @derekpoten

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11 days ago

STATICPROOF PRESENTS:

✦ @octoocta
✦ @derekpoten
✦ @nelli_sounds

⟴ FRIDAY OCT 2nd
⟴ 11PM - LATE
⟴ FUNKTION-ONE SOUND by @40hzofsound
⟴ SECRET LOCATION ⟴ DENVER CO ⟴ 21+

@t4tluvnrg label co-founder, @octoocta , is one of underground house music’s most notable producers. Expect vinyl all night long with shimmering club-ready earworms for your soul ✨

🎟️ on sale Tuesday Sept 1st at 11:00am MST by @derekpoten

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2 months ago

Grow your own way. taken in Medicine Bow National Forest by @derekpoten

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2 months ago

I had a marvelous weekend of trees, caves, switchbacks and canyons with my partner in crime @jessica_j_besse

It only took me about 22 years to see these giants…22 years…nearly a quarter of a century. I missed the trip “with the boys” senior year in high school and unfortunately missed seeing these parks in their true majesty, before fires (natural/lightning and man-made) burned 85% of the forest. Truly heartbreaking to see charred ancient forests but bittersweet to see the giants that survived, still towering and surviving. It’s not even possible for any person to comprehend that these trees, these living trees, have been alive long before and outlived the Roman Empire (1k-3k+ yrs old). These pictures pale in comparison to the presence and resilience felt in person.

I’ve wanted to visit here since I was a teenager, and now I’m almost 40. I guess this is a reminder for myself to: Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride…before the ride is no more.

Thanks love for the trip ✅😘💖

Also, get out and touch grass…or trees once in a while 💚 taken in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks by @derekpoten

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2 months ago

Scenes of Time and Water

🎶 @caveweapons taken in Crystal Cave (Sequoia National Park) by @derekpoten

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Much love and gratitude to all involved with our gathering last Friday. 💚🌱

We were treated to an insane live set by the one and only @caveweapons 🤯
Luke, you are indescribably talented. Thank you so much for sharing part of you with us.
Beautiful from start to finish.

@dystopik__ mad props for the visual journey and live VG skills. Denver is very lucky to have you in it. Pleasure working with you. Let’s do it again soon.

@t_shockley thanks for coming out to Denver with the selections. Deep digger and mixes with intention. It was great to finally get you out here. 💚

@spike_stephens with the master eye. 👀📸 Thanks for all you do. We appreciate you. Great shots as always!

@breakeven_productions for providing the sound waves. Always a pleasure working with you. Thank you for all you do for Denver’s scene. Respect. 🔊

@glob____ thanks for allowing us into your home for a safe space to gather and make memories. ❤️

@fordeerlife thanks for holding down the door. You are lovely! 🥰

@freakinbeats303 thanks for having a pop-up record shop. Keep spreading that wax! 😵‍💫

All the dancers, shakers and partakers: endless love and gratitude for supporting our curation. Without you there is no party. Thanks for bringing the vibes, smiles and moves. We hope you dig what we have been cooking. Hope to see you on the next dancefloor. Until then please take care of one another.
Love is the answer. ❤️🌀 by @derekpoten

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3 months ago

Denver,

We are calling all shakers and groovers to the dancefloor for an evening of cerebral sounds on June 26th.

Our special guest @t_shockley is a Philadelphia-based DJ/producer/label operator from Florida with 15 years
of experience performing and working behind the scenes at events along the east coast.

His hypnotic style pulls inspiration from nature, futurism, technology, and the human psyche.
Taylor is a resident for the collective @vyoo_official in Boston, as well as his own event series and label, @____biome .

In the past, he has played on bills with the likes of Jane Fitz, Carlos Souffront, S.O.N.S, Helena Hauff, DJ Koolt, Spekki Webu, Dan Curtin, Tin Man, Carl H, Evan Baggs, Vera, DJ Masda, Nicolas Lutz, tINI and Christian AB. We are thrilled to host him and are looking forward to hearing what’s in the bag.

Opening the evening will be @caveweapons - Artist is a word that generally extends to anyone dabbling in art or music, but true artists are too busy creating to be worried about how they’re received. Luke is a prime example. When he’s not busy providing a safe space for Denver’s underground (all genres), letting people into his home @glob____ , he’s locked in to one of his many guises (Sleepdial, Cave Weapons, Tabla Rasa) producing ambient and IDM in a style all his own.
Truly a talent and contributor to the Denver underground, we are honored to showcase Luke’s powerful and moving sound as Cave Weapons.

Our resident @derekpoten will be the bridge between soundscapes.

06/26/26
Venue: @glob____
10pm - late
Sound - @breakeven_productions
@dystopik__ on visuals 👀
@freakinbeats303 will have a pop up booth for your wax pleasure🌀
21+ and BYOB “no alcohol sold at event” bring your own. No GLASS please.
Free water and fruit as always. 🍌🍊🍇

We are really looking forward to this one.
Hope to see you there. 💚

Tickets will be available via shotgun/RA
🎟️⛓️ in bio. Limited early birds available till gone.

Bring positive vibes. 🫠

Secure some dancing shoes on your feet as we prepare for lift off. 🛸

#denverunderground #denverrave #vinyldenver #liveelectronicmusic by @derekpoten

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5 months ago

Last Saturday is still shaking in our hearts. ❤️‍🔥

Thanks to all the shakers and groovers who made an appearance on the dance floor. The energy in @glob____ was electric.⚡️

@toadzunt and @enjoythebassline brought it and showed us how ladies do it. Proper! 💋
Their bags were carrying just the right amount of medicine we needed.

Endless gratitude and love to all involved.
@glob____ for allowing us to rock the space.🛸
@breakeven_soundsystem for providing the sound waves to take us there. 🔊
@spike_stephens for capturing the special evening. 📸
@freakinbeats303 for vending some wax. 🌀
@toadzunt for the killer opening extended set. 😈
@enjoythebassline for coming out from LA and laying it down. You kept us grooving into the morning light. ❤️

Lastly, we want to give our thanks to all of you that attended or purchased a ticket in support. Without the dancers, there is no party and that’s a fact. Your support means the world to us. We live for the special moments created on the dancefloor when the DJ, the music and the dancers become one. That is where it’s at and this past weekend, we went there. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Hope to connect on the next dancefloor.

06/26/26 - save the date! 👀 by @derekpoten

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5 months ago

Last Friday was intimate and special.💙

Thanks to those who braved the cold to come groove and shake. It may have been below freezing outside, but inside it was cooking. ♨️

@derekpoten got things warmed up and @___tonyacosta___ took it up a notch. 🎢

Much love and respect to @tj.coito and @titomazzetta for coming out to Denver and bringing the rave. Proper selections and amazing human beings. Thank you both for the journey. 🫶🫶

A rave was had. 😈

As always, endless gratitude to @breakeven_soundsystem for always delivering the sound waves. ❤️

Much love and thanks to the captain @glob____ Luke. Really enjoy working with you and respect your hard work to keep glob up and running for our scene.❤️‍🔥

Venue, Sound, DJs and the shakers/groovers all play a part to keep the records spinning. Without you, there is no us. 💙🌀

Thank you for believing in us and supporting us when it comes to curating. It doesn’t go unseen. We will be back in May. Until then take care of yourself and others. We need love in this world more than ever. taken in Denver, Colorado by @derekpoten

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7 months ago

A few months back, @steep_______ invited me to play a date in February. When that date turned out to be Valentines Day, @jessica_j_besse and I couldn’t think of a better place to be celebrating our love than a dance floor surrounded by music lovers 💘 The word was indeed LOVE, and it was one of the most memorable nights I’ve experienced behind the decks. It’s great to see such a vibrant scene full of dancers and positive energy, willing to take the journey with me. I am truly grateful to @steep_______ , @zella__________ @cutwoes for giving me the opportunity to play all night, and the dancers who came along for the ride. The room was moving 😍

Also great meeting such warm people @julizambra @rohan.jams @rasaaq @camila.bettencourt @crown_vic__ @marelle_music_ @planestrangermusic 🫂

Until next time, thank you for the memories 🙏🏽💖❤️‍🔥

Last Slide: a drawing by @tuncahurbas inspired by my set that night 🥹 taken in Cambridge, Massachusetts by @derekpoten

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8 months ago

Shakers and Groovers,

We are calling you to the dance floor for our gathering on 03/06/26. We have two special guests joining us @titomazzetta & @tj.coito from Atlanta, GA and partners of the @bloom__atl parties series.

@titomazzetta , is co-founder of @mithra_records and @bloom__atl Beginning his digging journey at the age of 15, his path has been shaped by decades of obsessive listening, collecting, and experimentation across underground dance music. He has released across a wide spectrum of international labels, including Voigtmann’s Subsequent, with premieres on platforms such as Trommel, alongside an anonymous release on Ukraine’s Chivalry. His DJ sets are long-form, story-driven journeys that bend darkwave, Italo, house, techno, and minimal into emotionally charged, unfamiliar terrain, weaving contemporary records of today and tomorrow with lost and overlooked gems of the past. He has played across Atlanta, New York City, Miami, Paris, Ibiza, and Ukraine, with each appearance rooted in digging culture and exploration, guided by authentic expression and an ongoing refusal to stand still.

@tj.coito partner and resident vinyl selector of @bloom__atl He was Los Angeles grown and now deeply embedded as an Atlanta transplant. While quietly cooking up unreleased productions in the background, he lustily expresses his diverse artistry as a selector to any dance floor he connects with. With roots as a lifelong drummer and early influences in tech house / electro / prog house, his time spent digging in record shops across Europe and the U.S. over the last decade has shaped his precise and passionate style focused around collecting and playing sophisticated records from across the spectrum of genre and era.

Locals support for the evening will be @___tonyacosta___ and @derekpoten . It’s also Tony’s dirty thirty birthday so let’s celebrate. 🎉

Y’all know the drill. This is a vinyl only affair. @breakeven_productions sound system in effect. 💥
@freakinbeats303: pop up booth👀
Venue: @glob____ 🫟 21+ event.
BYOB - bring your own alcoholic beverages. There is not any for sale. Drink responsibly. 😶‍🌫️
🎟️Ticket link in bio🎟️
🌀10pm-late🌀 by @derekpoten

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