DJ Hyfi – 6/3 

Ian Hyman (DJ Hyfi) is a Philly based DJ who has taken his art into the yoga studio to create a deep fusion of sound and movement. He spends most of his time on the road spinning for workshops, festivals and conferences around the nation, striving to create a fresh experience for people who love yoga. Finding inspiration from life on the road and the interesting collection of characters along the way, he shares his perspective on yoga through his turntables. Ian’s DJ mixes are infused with a wide range of soulful electronic music, from deep ambient tunes to ecstatic rhythms of Jungle/DnB.

“Ian’s got his finger on the pulse of what will move the energy of the group in an authentic way to an ecstatic experience!” -Wah!

DJ MantraMatrix mixes a sonic kaleidoscope of live chanting, mantra loops and trance-electronica dance beats to create a “chant & dance” experience of divine bliss. The sets range from etheric ambient landscapes to wild, Kali-shaking dubstep and glitch.

www.MantraMatrix.com

Irene Soléa is a Boston-based chant artist blending traditional and non-traditional kirtan with soulfully dynamic vocals, urban and world rhythms in a band that is quickly rooting itself within the kirtan/chant world. Initially trained as a jazz vocalist, she was introduced to the heart-opening potential of kirtan in 2000 and has been hooked ever since, offering concerts and workshops across the country in places as varied as Kripalu (MA), Integral Yoga (NYC), Yoga Tree (SF), Boston Yoga and Chant Fest and her homebase, South Boston Yoga. Visit her website to hear tracks from her sold-out EP www.irenesolea.com 

The driving force inside Craig Kohland is the healing rhythm of the drum and the creative expression of the sacred. He is a talented multi-percussionist, performer, DJ, music producer, retreat facilitator and healing arts practitioner.

Shaman’s Dream Music Collective is Craig’s multi-faceted musical project that has produced 25 albums in the last 15 years. Craig has performed with Krishna Das, Dave Stringer, David Starfire, Bluetech, Desert Dwellers, Donna De Lory, Suzanne Sterling, Tina Malia, Jaya Lakshmi, Michael Kang and Chris Berry. Craig’s team of producers have produced remix projects for Jai Uttal, Deva Premal, Donna De Lory, Karsh Kale and many others.

Since 1995 Shaman’s Dream has been at the forefront of the yoga and ecstatic dance music scene. Craig is the musical director of the “Shaman’s Dream World Groove Ensemble” and along with yoga teacher Micheline Berry has co-facilitated over 400 ecstatic dance/ “live” world music concerts plus countless live musicyoga classes and ritual retreats. Craig is the co-founder of Yogitunes, an online digital music store that features a huge selection of yoga inspired music from all over the world.

Craig travels the world DJing for yoga and ecstatic dance communities and in 2011 performed at the following festivals, conference and events – Earthdance, Wanderlust, Oregon Country Fair, Beloved, Harmony, Hanuman, Mystic, Gaia, Hawaii Spirit Festival, Bhaktifest, Big Bounce, Yoga Journal Conference & Midwest   

A deep passion for music and a desire for the transcendental is a simple way to describe Solomoon’s human experience.  His life was completely transformed in 1993 when he fatefully discovered the global movement of trance-ambient music.  He saw this new “world” music as a timeless language that transcended not only music

al genres, but also cultures and their broad, geographical boundaries.  Deeply inspired by this discovery, he took up the art of dj-ing in 1994, and, it was, in fact, the deep, spacious, and introspective qualities of ambient music that drew him into the realm of meditation which marked the beginning of his disciplined spiritual quest in yoga.  He realized that the broad spectrum of trance music greatly resonated with the spiritual human experience from the deeply personal and introspective to the collectively ecstatic ancient dance ritual.  Communing with others in the rediscovery of the archaic trance-dance ritual led him to international DJ opportunities in hopes of raising awareness and understanding of what can be collectively achieved through this global language.  Currently based in Denver, Colorado, Solomoon teaches regular yoga classes, practices as a reiki master, and has become a resident dj for Rhythm Sanctuary, a group devoted to offering weekly ethnic/world music dances in Denver with the intention of holding sacred space for the individual and collective trance-dance experience.  In the summer of 2008, he was invited to join the Ultimae Records label in France, as a label DJ, and has currently been pursuing music production to create his own diverse range of world-influenced trance and ambient music.  Whether on the mat or behind the mixer, Solomoon is dedicated to cultivating an experience that promotes deep self-discovery and spiritual awakening.

Damon, The Zen Drummer infuses rhythm saturated with mantra to produce peaceful, harmonious and funky sounds using live looping. This has been used to great effect in Yoga classes (e.g. Core Power Stapleton, Om Time Denver). The Zen Drummer’s main instrument is the African djembe and other African percussion. He has studied extensively at the Dagbe Institute in Ghana Africa. He also available for private parties of all ages and for kirtan. He can be reached at damon@zendrummer.com or 310-466-3418.

More info at www.zendrummer.com

having started his musical journey way back in 1989, tres Johnson has been producing and djing for over 20 years. his talents have taken him to cities such as st. Louis, denver, san francisco and most importantely los angeles. It was here at a club where tres met local house heros blair and marcus of the higher ground parties. after their chance meeting, tres began a successful period of event promoting until he made his big move to omaha. It was here that tres began his weekly lowercasesounds broadcasting show in 2004, playing an eclectic array of sounds that include deep house, ambient, downtempo,and jazz. since then, lowercasesounds has grown to include over 25 djs that are located all around the world. in 2009, with close friend and spiritual advisor dirwood, tres created the lowercasesounds digital label which has seen eight successful releases, including one by dj raw sugar which has made the top five on juno records deep house chart. you can catch tres playing his own blend of music every Sunday at 6pm cst on www.lowercasesounds.com. for downloadable sets you can get them at http://lowercasesounds.podomatic.com

“As the Bay Area’s most notable and sought after DJ in the yoga and conscious movement scene, Dragonfly has been a regular ally of some of yoga’s most beloved teachers and artists: Shiva Rea, Hemalayaa, Janet Stone, MC Yogi, Desert Dwellers, etc. He also produces content for the Yoga Journal Conference, Wanderlust Festival and numerous other boutique yoga and dance events up and down the West Coast. At these events his sound can be best described as “drenched in Indo-Arabic idioms, charged with tribal motifs, woven with intoxicating rhythms and suspended freefalls and galvanized by a signature, ecstatic lift”

His music and spoken word whether upbeat or mellow is aimed at supporting and inspiring sacred movement and relaxation.  He has been in the healing field for 20 years and treats clients and lectures on holistic medicine regularly. www.johndekadt.com

 Paul Fran-zik – 8/12

A blend of songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur who has written, recorded and preformed music for over 25 years to a diverse audience spanning two continents. He is the founder of Feed Them With Music a revolutionary music business which holds the promise of ending starvation, as we know it, with the joyful and unpredictable nature of music. www.fran-zik.com

Drumming has always been instinctual to Girish, flowing freely from his fingers and knowing no musical bounds. In his teens, he started experimenting with pop, rock, jazz and orchestral music. His first experience of music as sacred art came in college, playing with jazz bands. “During improvisational sessions,” he recalls, “there were these unexplainable moments of synchronicity and intuition that felt like magic.” 

Coming soon!

DJ Eyeam – 9/2

 One of Denver’s premier down-tempo DJs, DJ Eyeam is an expert at feeling the flow of a yoga class and spinning just the right music to inspire practioner’s asana groove. It’s not uncommon for his listeners to break into dance right in the middle of their yoga practice… 

MADA is an acclaimed national DJ. While he travels and performs all over the U.S., he holds his primary residence in the Mile High City of Denver, CO. Some of his clients include Ciroc Vodka, Red Bull, Metro Park, Vail Resorts, Qwest Communications, Vans Triple Crown, and Kevin Larson Presents (KLP). He competed in the worldwide Red Bull Thre3style Battle and shared the stage with Steve Aoki, Z-Trip, DJ Scene, Lloyd Banks… more here.

 Scott Medina and his kirtan band have been sharing kirtan along the Front Range of Colorado for over 15 years.  His classical guitar training and heartfelt spirit inspired him to begin sharing devotional chanting after being on staff at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY where he began his training in the art of kirtan.  Scott and his kirtan band including his wife Shanti Medina on percussion, Steve Bross on tabla, Gayan Long on percussion and Eyal Rivlin on bass and sitar, offer an ecstatic journey through the magic of mantra and potency of sacred sound.  Scott’s chants are accessible and easy to follow creating an atmosphere of connection and inspired community.  He has two professionally mastered kirtan CDs and leads popular quarterly kirtans at the beautiful StarHouse, a sacred space in the foothills of Boulder, CO.