Phoenix Olivia / Vancouver

[Phoenix Oliv]

DJ Name/Alias
Phoenix Olivia

Hometown: Vancouver
Genre(s): Progressive House/Trance
Affiliations: Soldiers of the Underground, Area709

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DJ Sets/CD's for Download

"Sirius Rising" - 2007 link coming soon!
"Remember" - 2006 http://phoenixolivia.com/sound/remember.mp3
"The New Paradigm" - 2001 http://phoenixolivia.com/sound/newparadigm.mp3
"Fire Flight" - 2000 http://phoenixolivia.com/sound/fireflight.mp3

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Website(s)

PhoenixOlivia.com )))

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Are/Were you a resident DJ, if so where?

Shine - Vancouver

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What events have you played at?

Shamabala
Burning Man
Oracle Gatherings
Gathering of the Tribes
Too many to mention...

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Years spinning the decks: 6-7

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What originally hooked you into the DJing scene?

The music, the nocturnal culture, the people

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What type of music do you specialise in?

Progressive house/trance with a splash of Progressive Breaks

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Most expensive vinyl that you have paid for? - how much was it?

Sasha's Airdrawn Dagger -$40

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What is your most treasured record and why?

A progressive remix of Pink Floyd "The Wall" because it's represents everything I stand for which is breaking down the chains in the system that keep us prisoners.

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Have you got any funny/horrific DJing stories?

Yeah people that dance too hard on wood floors right besides the dj booth and end up bouncing the needle right in the middle of a mix. That's happened to me about 3 times. Terrible, terrible.

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What do you like the most about DJing?

The energy boost and feeling of total aliveness I get when the crowd is absolutely going off to my set. It's the happiest times of my life. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world

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What does your DJ name signify?

It's my own name, so I guess it signifies me :-)
But the Phoenix represents a mythical bird that rises from the ashes of it's former life, renewed and transformed. In my life I often find myself going through changes and metamorphosis.

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Who are your influences /or shoutouts?

Sasha, Digweed, Bedrock, Luck Chabel, Kevin Shiu, Evan Marc.

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Feel free to add any additonal information about yourself

Music is the language of the soul and I try to touch the souls of people using music as the conduit.:D

[Wes Straub]

Hello my fellow prog master from the coast! Flying out to play at Alliance with the rest of you crazies is going to be killer!

[dabbler]

hi phoenix!!!

[Nokturnal]

Indeed it's going to be great to share the decks with you again next weekend Phoenix! =)