Johann

I’m too fatigued at this point to post a lot on my timeline about the events I go to unless they’re my own and I need to promo, but LIB blew me away.⚡️

I met some of my best friends and roommates at LIB 2016, my first festival. I knew I had to make it back to 2026 for my 10 year, and now I feel dumb for waiting so long. 😅

I actually snuck in to that LIB 2016 in Bradley as a broke college kid. I hiked through prickly hills for hours as I lost daylight, with my guitar even, scared and alone, using the faint beat in the distance as my guide. I never even found my friends that first night since the different camp I stumbled upon ALSO had a yellow upside down smiley face flag 🙃, but they took in this weary traveler who clearly needed help.

The following morning after finding my friends, I still struggled to have a good time. I had never heard electronic music, had no fun clothing, and was scared of dancing in front of people. I felt so naked and out of place that I wanted to go back home, but by the end of the weekend I finally understood.

10 years in the event industry later, my friends are stage managing, doing site lighting, live painting, performing aerial, and I’m dancing on stage to my heart’s content, supporting as many of my friends’ sets as I can. 🙏

It feels like so much has changed (which is true bc my outfits are 🔥 now), but in a lot of ways everything’s still the same: I made a bunch of new friends, got way tighter with existing friends, and kicked it with my day one homies.😊

*terminator voice* I’LL BE BACK 🤖

but in the meantime…

lib, laugh, love ✨💐💕

(also this is fasho the coolest way to wear a pashmina)
📸 @davinichiro