Compromise was bound to come, after all most people dining were enjoying the food, atmosphere and music.ДЄfter a few months and some pleading, the mixer got upgraded to the Rane TTm-57 and opened up the door for the serato DJs. My expectations were off in a different space as well. MyВ late night mixes of DMZ and Hyperdub influenced dubstep didnвЂ™t fit intoВ their expectations. Many patrons came in the early daysВ looking at the large space with hopes and dreams of it being a club for their parties. DJs were friends or acquaintances of the owner (thatвЂ™s how I got my opportunity) playing an eclectic mix of rock-dance (think DFA and early Mad Decent), 80вЂ™s, indie tunes, UK styled dubstep, old school hip hop and disco funk on Friday and Saturday nights. It started with 2 Technic 1200вЂ™s and a crappy 2 channel Stanton mixer which was already used up and having issues. WhatвЂ™s always been awesome is that a restaurant (in an old car rim & wheel warehouse) has given local DJs a place to play, and as I see it, a space for eclecticism without the pressures of crowd or scene.ДЄ quick list of notes fromВ the last 7 years atВ Mua when it opened in October of 2008. IвЂ™ve been a part of the place since before it opened and had the pleasures and frustrations of building some of theВ various incarnations of DJed music there. No matter what, I always look forward to my monthly gigs at Mua Restaurant & Bar in Oakland, California.

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