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Back 2 the Basics is back at @blindbarber_la (Culver City) next Friday, October 23! 👻

With special guest DJ’s: @dopemo (San Diego), @dlam.xo & @issamau 🔌

Friday, October 23rd | 9 PM ‘til late

An evening dedicated to pure rhythm, movement & community. Expect high-energy sets blending Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Dembow, Reggaeton, edits and more.

FREE BEFORE 10PM | $10 AFTER 10PM

Early arrival highly suggested!
📸 by @street.phot0
Flyer by @maika.angeleo

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October wine down.

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the loudest silence.

thank you @academyofdjs <3

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Only a few of my favs from shooting with @jeffrey.ac and szn 18 crew of @academyofdjs bc there’s way to much talent the carousel would actually never end! They’re living my dream Hannah Montana life: doctor in the day dj at night

Talent: @academyofdjs season 18
Photo: @jeffrey.ac @ellienarae
Set styling: 🙋🏻‍♀️

#setstyling #setstylist #propstyling #photographyandstyling #setdesign

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Emo post incoming 😅: A week and a half ago, I finally got to see a clearer picture of my future right in front of me. Performing for 800 people, graduating from @academyofdjs, becoming an artist in my own way, and finally letting my creativity flourish within music was not something I ever thought I could let myself do. And yet, I found purpose. And it’s because the people I now look up to took a chance on me while I was taking what felt like the scariest leap of faith.

But I knew if given the chance, I couldn’t let it go. I, along with my szn18 family, poured my soul into this craft. Starting from 0, dedicating everything I could give, and diving head first into a world I didn’t know had space for me was, is, and will always be an experience I hold close to my heart. I got to debut as Vie, and perform a curated set of music that I felt best honored who I was, who came before me, and who I play for. I take pride in that. And to have a room full of strangers rock with me on that journey was pure utopia.

I’m grateful. To be a student, to be creative, to finish what I started…and to do it all with people who held my hand, who cried with me, laughed with me, danced with me, and grew with me is never taken for granted. To @academyofdjs, @dhocreates, @bbbi.tm, @jasper.bilo, @_mil0__, and the szn18 squad, I thank yall from the bottom of my heart.

AND TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT, I LOVE U TO THE MOON AND BACK! 🤞🏼💕 ITS JUST THE START BABYYYYYYY

#SZN18 #FIRECREWBESTCREW #SEXYSEALSTAKEOVER

📸: @paulo.manlapaz & @rob.img

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can’t believe it’s already been one week since gradfest! take us back 🥹

📸 @rob.img & @paulo.manlapaz

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“The grid is supposed to be a guideline, not a cage...” || acodj szn 18 by me 📸🤙🏼
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#ruleofthirds #djphotography #liveperformancephotographer #djphotographer #nightlifephotography

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How does one recover after a weekend like this pls help

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Before @academyofdjs, my goal was simple: learn how to mix well enough to put together a YouTube series. I had no idea what I was actually signing up for.
The curriculum didn’t just teach me how to DJ, it forced me out of my comfort zone. 5 months ago, I remember staring at mixer and feeling clueless and thinking everything was complicated. In the beginning we had to talk on the mic in front of the class and also come up with a music video with our small group. Two very uncomfortable tasks for me. Many times I felt like messaging staff I wanted to quit and that this wasn’t for me. My mind tried to convince myself I didn’t need all this extra stuff. When under pressure, my default setting has always been anxiety and self-doubt. In the beginning, I genuinely felt like I sucked.
But I kept going. I realized that while I might not pick things up as fast as the next person, I could out-rep my own insecurities. Every single week was a new challenge, but after every week, the hours I put in showed up in my earphones and speakers.
Something shifted along the way. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been great at hyping everyone else up while quietly being pessimistic towards myself when it came to learning new skills.
I’ve spent my life looking up at people who command a room. My dad for example, a singer who could step in front of a crowd and just shine like it was the most natural thing in the world. I used to think that was a trait you were just born with. I’m still not completely over the fear of the spotlight, and my nerves still show up, but I know one thing now: when it’s my time to step up, I’ma do my thing.
Thank you, @academyofdjs. You didn’t just teach me the technicals, you gave me a version of myself I always day dreamed in my mind that I feared I could never be.

AND for any of the haters in the crowd that said any of us had pre-recorded sets! WHAT a compliment in disguise! Seriously. The work we put in really showed up at grad!

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5 months ago, we sat across from these individuals and interviewed them in their first week in Season 18.

Nervous faces. Big dreams. No idea what the next five months would ask of them.

Since then, we’ve watched them struggle, grow, stress, sacrifice, create, perform, and become people we’re genuinely proud of.

Tonight, they earned the stage.

Season 18 — this is your moment. 🖤

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Looking to my RIGHT because there’s not many tickets LEFT for @academyofdjs SEASON 18 GRADUATION

Less than 2 days left yall!! Purchase tickets in my bio 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

@30itm.studio
📸: @jucelandrin_

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only 3 days left until my debut…
ticket link in bio 🎧⛓️‍💥
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@30itm.studio
📸: @jucelandrin_

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