New website launch!

I have officially launched my new website — DJCORBINDOOLEY.com

I will not be posting here anymore. Thanks for reading, and for visiting!

work in progress

I’ve spent the last couple of months working on my new website. Looking forward to unveiling the beta version in a few weeks!

Thanks for reading.

DJ set for Bristol-Myers Squibb at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

Last night, Bristol-Myers Squibb celebrated the FDA approval of Nulojix with a party at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. I was asked to DJ, providing a “South Beach” style ambience for cocktails and hors d’œuvres. Afterwards, I segued into current pop favorites, including Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, & Taio Cruz.

Thanks to Stephanie & Amber of Loews for including me in this event!

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 75 – playlist – June 24, 2011

3/4 of the way to 100 shows! I mixed indie dance, deep & progressive house for hour 1, while Toby brought tech-house for hour 2.

Thanks for listening, and for reading.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 74 – playlist – June 17, 2011

After a week off, I returned to the airwaves with a nice batch of new tunes, which I mixed for hour 2. Toby celebrated his new job with a slinky nu disco set for hour 1. Thanks for reading, and thanks for listening.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 72 – playlist – June 3, 2011

I was solo on the show this week – Toby is celebrating his birthday.

I brought many sub-genres of electronic music into the mix, including some current favorites.

Thanks for reading, and thanks for listening.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 71 – playlist – May 27, 2011

Happy Memorial Day! Toby & I brought different types of music to the radio show this week. I opted for downtempo, indie electro, and hard charging house. Toby celebrated his birthday with a full hour of UK Garage. Tight!

Thanks for listening, and for reading.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 70 – playlist – May 20, 2011

Many new releases hit the airwaves this week, as Toby & I brought indie, progressive, and electro, as well as drum and bass to the show. Thanks for reading, and for listening.

HUB residency ends

Unfortunately, my residency at HUB has been canceled. All of the DJs who played live at HUB from Sunday through Wednesday were let go yesterday. Tough news as I felt like I was just getting started!

As I roll with this punch, I reflect on sayings like “life happens.” It’s very true.

Thanks for supporting my residency, and thanks for reading.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 69 – playlist – May 13, 2011

A sexy & scary week this week on Electric Feel. We celebrated episode 69, on Friday the 13th. From Toby’s first hour of deep house, to my “hands-in-the-air” big room house set, we brought exciting music to our listeners.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

educational and entertaining

David Kamp’s book “The United States of Arugula” was informative, well-written, and funny. Highly recommended.

minimal mondays continues

Thanks to the supporters of Minimal Mondays.

Last night, one of the highlights of my set was this song, from 2009, by Claude VonStroke & Justin Martin.

Beat That Bird – Claude VonStroke & Justin Martin

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 68 – playlist – May 6, 2011

The weather is beautiful and sunny in Tucson, and this week, I think our playlist accurately reflects this.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

hub residency may 2011

Tonight marks the third month of my HUB residency. I begin every Monday evening at 8pm, selecting titles and mixing them live. I keep the playlist loose and wide until 10pm. Tonight, starting at 10pm, I’ll select titles from the “minimal” side of music – artists including Trentemoller, James Blake, Richie Hawtin, Josh Wink & Steve Bug.

HUB is located at 266 East Congress, in Tucson, Arizona.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 67 – playlist – April 29, 2011

I was solo this week on the radio show. I chose titles based on a peaks & valleys ride, primarily with new songs. I did manage to bring some old school flavors!

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

minimal mondays begins may 2

Atypical Mix 11 – live at Hub – monday april 25, 2011

After a two week absence (while Toby filled in for me), I returned last night to my Hub residency. I was inspired by the Coachella weekend to mix as many genres as possible in the blender.

Below is my four hour set-list.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 66 – playlist – April 22, 2011

Happy Easter!

On Friday night, Toby & I brought defining music to the airwaves. For the first hour, Toby mixed nu disco, breaks & deep funk. For hour two, I chose some artists that I was fortunate to see at the Coachella Festival.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

coachella 2011 review

What an incredible weekend of music in the desert. A beautiful festival environment, combined with solid infrastructure, made for a primarily awesome experience at Coachella 2011.

My highlights:

Trentemoller – he & his live band exceeded all my high expecations! Bravo! Encore! I didn’t want the show to be over.

Afrojack – rising above the cliche electro house

Chuckie – clever and invigorating house

Miguel – R&B meets the Clash

Yelle – impressive and full throated electro pop

Scissor Sisters – tight and at the top of their game, 10 years in

Jack Beats – hip-hop, drum and bass, dubstep, and fidget house – all mixed up blissfully

Cut Copy – exactly the dream pop that was needed

Chromeo – Robert Palmer would be proud.

Skrillex – what a rock musician can do with a DJ show

Brandt Brauer Frick – Cobblestone Jazz meets German correctness

Thunderball – a fun & funky afternoon party

Laidback Luke – power house!

Raphael Saadiq – quintessential funk for the next gen

Big Audio Dynamite – Mick Jones can still bring the vocals, and the dancegrooves

Wiz Khalifa – who woulda thought he had that great flow, was so nice, and picked only the best grooves ?

my top 11 coachella picks for 2011

Here are my picks for Coachella 2011. Looking forward!

1. Trentemoller : oh, yes! I hear it’s gonna be the live set. Can’t wait. (Sunday)

2. Foster the People: a new favorite that I’ve been caning on the radio. (Sunday)

3. Magnetic Man: dubstep’s pop crossover ? Who thinks Katy B will show up ? Maybe even John Legend ? (Friday)

4. Cut Copy: (Friday) – the Aussies that I’ve been fans of since 2001, when I played their first 10″ vinyl single in NYC.

5. dance tent Friday night (Afrojack, Boys Noize, Erick Morillo, Sasha, Chems) – gulp.

6. Cage the Elephant : (Saturday) – my style of inventive rock.

7. Big Audio Dynamite! *yeah* (Saturday) – classic big beat clash champions. woo hoo! “Rush for the change in atmosphere.”

8. Wiz Khalifa: Tara’s been talking about this guy for a year – way ahead of the curve. And, he likes something that I like (Sunday)

9. Duran Duran – oh Rio. Rio. (Sunday) – I bet Mark Ronson makes an appearance.

10. Ellie Goulding – (Sunday) – of all the British darlings, she’s my favorite.

11. dance tent Saturday night (Laidback Luke, Fedde Le Grand, Paul Van Dyk, Steve Angello)

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 64 – playlist – April 8, 2011

What an eclectic night of music on Electric Feel. I started the show with some current electro pop & rock tunes – big songs with big hooks. Toby followed in hour two with slinky nu disco & tech house.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

I’ll be out of town for a couple of weeks. Looking forward to Coachella!

Atypical Mix 8 – live at Hub – monday april 4, 2011

After an invigorating DJ set last night opening for Wolfgang Gartner, I geared back into Hub for the eighth week of my DJ residency. The DJ booth at Hub has moved to the front window of the venue. Beautiful! I moved across all genres of music – from bluegrass to funk, from disco to blues, from rock to jazz, from afrobeat to soul. I spent the last hour mixing a deep tech house set, where I included some favorites from Josh Wink, Steve Bug & Richie Hawtin. Thanks for reading, and for listening. Toby will be filling in for me the next two weeks at Hub – I’ll be out of town, visiting family in Palm Springs & LA, and attending the Coachella festival.

my live DJ set from the Wolfgang Gartner show

What an intense show last night at the Rialto! Harvard Bass & Wolfgang Gartner delivered an amazing three & a half hours of captivating electro.

I recorded my live DJ mix – it’s a quick 30 minute set, full of favorites. I decided to stay away from all house beats; instead I lined up disco funk, coffetable dubstep, and deep breaks. Thanks for reading, and for listening.

DJ Corbin Dooley – DJ set – Rialto-2011-april-3

Bag Raiders – “Golden Wings”
The Beatles  – “Come Together (David Starfire Remix)”
Propellerheads – “Go Faster”
Calvin Harris – “Certified”
Fort Knox Five – “The Sax Pusher”
The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now (David Starfire Remix)”
A Skillz & Krafty Kuts – “Happiness”
Magnetic Man featuring Katy B – “Crossover”
James Blake – “CMYK”
David Starfire – “Hey Jude”
Ratatat – “Falcon Jab”

I’m opening for Wolfgang Gartner tonight at the Rialto

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 63 – playlist – April 1, 2011

Lots of great electronic music artists are coming to Tucson in the next few weeks. Wolfgang Gartner makes his first Tucson appearance at the Rialto tomorrow.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 61 – DJ mix & playlist – March 18, 2011

I was solo for two hours this past Friday. I mixed across the electronic music spectrum – with indie, alternative, rock, disco, house, techno, breaks, dubstep, and electro finding their way into the mix. Thanks for reading, and for listening.

2011-03-18-ElectricFeel61 – two hour DJ mix

Atypical Mix 5 – live DJ set at Hub – March 14, 2011

I’ve been enjoying the roulette wheel of music at my Hub residency.

This is my playlist from Monday night, March 14, 2011. Thanks for reading, and for listening.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 60 – DJ mix & playlist – March 11, 2011

Our spring membership drive has finished! Thanks to all of the loyal KXCI listeners who became new members, and to all the recurring members who keep us going.

On this week’s show, Toby started with hour 1, bringing slinky cosmic disco & space house, all clocking in at under 120bpm.

For hour 2, I decided to mix big room house – the first set I’ve done in this sub-genre in a while. I have uploaded the first half hour of my mix for you.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

2011-03-11-ElectricFeel60-9p-930p-CD – my big room house set (30 minute live DJ mix)

Atypical Mix 4 – live DJ set at Hub – March 7, 2011

It was great to see many familiar faces at Hub this week. Thanks to all my friends & new acquaintances for coming out!

Looking forward to another “Atypical” night of mixing for you this coming Monday.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 59 – voicebreaks & DJ mixes – March 4, 2011

I brought new indie hip-hop, downtempo, experimental, and funk for the first hour of Electric Feel.

Below, I’ve divided the voicebreaks, and DJ mixes for you to download.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

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2011-03-04-KXCI-ElectricFeel59-CD-8pm-830pm – DJ mix

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2011-03-04-KXCI-ElectricFeel59-CD-830p-900p – DJ mix

2011-03-04-KXCI-ElectricFeel59-Voicebreak9p

2011-03-04-KXCI-ElectricFeel59-2hr – full two hour show including DJ mixes and voicebreaks

Atypical Mix 3 – live DJ set at Hub – February 28, 2011

This past Monday, February 28, was my third week at Hub.

I’m calling this the “Atypical Music Series.”

Thanks for listening.

Corbin-Dooley-2011-02-28-Hub-DJset – Atypical Mix 3

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 58 – February 25, 2011

Thanks to Tom from Hartman Glass for a wonderful pledge to kick off our membership drive.

We count on people like you – for KXCI to remain on the air. As a community radio station, as a non-profit organization, KXCI needs support from you.

Toby & I would love to count you as a member – it’s very inexpensive, and easy to do. You can visit this link to become a member.

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 57 – playlist – February 18, 2011

While Falcotronik & Dave Wright are on tour, Toby & I had the opportunity to mix live for four hours on the radio again this week.

Below is our 2 hour playlist from 8pm – 10pm, for Electric Feel.

Thanks for reading, and for listening!

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 56 – DJ mixes, voicebreaks & playlist – February 11, 2011

Last night Toby & I returned to the radio show after a week’s absence. Since our friends who normally follow our show, Under Surveillance’s Falcotronik & Dave Wright, are on tour with Meat Beat Manifesto, we had the opportunity to mix live from 8pm – midnight. It was a broad four hours of underground electronic music, with genres including downtempo, afrobeat, trip-hop, indie dance, electro house, breaks, tech-funk, minimal, techno, progressive, dubstep, and drum n bass finding their way into our live mix. Thanks to Toby for bringing his Numark NS-7 DJ controller – we look forward to another four hours next week!

I have edited our four hour show into various parts for you to download below. Thanks again for listening, and for reading.

Voicebreaks:

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EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak3-840p

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak4-900p

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak5-920p

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak6-940p

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak7-10p – features Wolfgang Gartner

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak8-1030p

EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak9-11p – features Wolfgang Gartner, Klaxons, Excision & Downlink

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EF56-2011-02-11-Voicebreak11-1158p

DJ Mixes:

EF56-2011-02-11-CD-8p-820p – features James Blake, Dive Index, Etienne Jaumet, Frikstailers, Robert Miles, & DJ Afro

EF56-2011-02-11-CD-820p-840p – features Yuck, Carlos Go Go Gomez, Underworld, Air, Breakbot, Midnight Juggernauts, Cut Copy, & Trentemoller

EF56-2011-02-11-CD-840p-900p – features Kids of 88, Gabi Newman, The Glass, Ian Pooley, The Lovin Spoonful, Proper Villians, & Umek

EF56-2011-02-11-CD-10p-1030p – features Wolfgang Gartner, Lightknife, Meat Katie, Tiesto, Diplo, The Chemical Brothers, Bloody Beetroots, Win Win, Avicii, Everything But The Girl, Fedde Le Grand, & Cobblestone Jazz

EF56-2011-02-11-CD-1030p-11p- features Bag Raiders, DJ Dan, Calvin Harris, Chokr, Klaxons, Sub Swara, Magnetic Man, Benny Benassi, Skrillex, Ellie Goulding, Bassnectar, Excision & Downlink

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 54 – DJ mix & playlist – January 28, 2011

After a week’s break, I returned to the radio show this week. Toby took the first hour, with a mix heavy on deep, funky tech-house. I mixed live for the second hour, blending dance rock, electro, & progressive. Thanks for listening, and for reading.

Electric Feel 54 2011-01-28

coachella 2011 announcement

Looking forward to Coachella this year.

Trentemoller!

KXCI – Electric Feel – show 52 – DJ mix & playlist – January 14, 2011 – 1 year anniversary

After a very emotional week in Tucson, Toby & I took to the airwaves to bring some uplifting music into our listeners’ lives. We also happened to be celebrating the one year anniversary of our show, “Electric Feel.”

I appreciate you listening, and reading.

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update – NYE 2010 – Electric Feel 8p-12am on KXCI 91.3 FM and KXCI.org

The Tucson Weekly wrote about our NYE party this Friday! Thanks to Stephen Siegel for the mention. Here’s the link to the full info.

Corbin Dooley DJ Mix – For the breaks & house lovers, from 2002

This is a vinyl mix I did in 2002. Deep tech funk, breaks & house highlight this hard charging, pumped up set.

Thanks for reading, and for listening.

DOWNLOAD – Corbin Dooley DJ set – “Midnight” (2002)