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RIP Dad

ericsharp — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:32:03 GMT

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of your departure from this world. Thanks for all of the insight and inspiration that you provided me with, and for always being there when I needed you. You were far from perfect, and it was difficult to watch you sink into the muck of your own self-pity and depression at the end of your life. I don't think that you ever quite found what you were looking for in life, and I hope that death provided you with the relief which you so desparately needed. Nonetheless you taught me so much, both in life and in death. You were a powerful example for me, sometimes in what to do and other times in what not to do. Every once in a while I think of calling you and then I remember that is impossible now. Even though you left this world behind you will always be a part of my heart and my soul. I'm not sure if you would be proud of what I am accomplishing or not; I don't remember you being proud of much. Either way you've helped shape me into the person that I've become and in part I have you to thank for my successes. May you rest in peace and find in death everything that you lacked in life.

Underground afterhours tonight

ericsharp — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:06:24 GMT

I was lazy and didn't post an event invite for this one. Oops! Tonally Birthday Party tonight, 11 PM 'til Morning, Taking place at The Penthouse, 1597 Howard at 12th Street. DJ's Andrew Phelan (birthday boy), Jimmy B, and myself. Sen-Sei live on keys, Origami live on bass, and DJF live on Saxophone. $10 before midnight, $15 after. Holla!

Eric Sharp DJ Schedule Burning Man 2007

ericsharp — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:29:34 GMT

I will be camped at Gravity Point: 10:00 & A. Here we go peoples...burn baby burn!!! Tuesday: Gravity Point: 10:00 & A: Set Time TBA Wednesday: Dustfish: 9:30 & Esplanade: 3 AM Thursday: Gravity Point: 10:00 & A: Electro Set: Time TBA Friday: Opulent Temple: 2:00 & Esplanade: 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Friday: Raw Love: 3:00 & G: 10 PM - Midnight Friday: Burning Down The House: Purgatory Cruiser w/Miles Maeda, Friction, Sunev, Evan Bender, Flook: Check Center Camp Bulleting Board for Party Location: 1 AM - 2 AM Saturday: Green Gorilla Lounge: 10:00 & H: 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM Saturday: Gravity Point: 10:00 & A: Set Time TBA

The Experiment tonight

ericsharp — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:21:46 GMT

Heya peeps, Yno5 is a really rad crew who I am playing for tonight. 2 rooms of dirty techy wizardry and breakbeats. Get there before 11 PM for discounted admission and catch my set from 11 to 12. Hope to see you there! Fat City, SF, 314 11th St. at Folsom. :) You knew it was coming... another installment of The Experiment! It's the last one we've got planned for the summer, and the last one we're planning to do on a Friday night. On Friday July 6th we're cutting loose with some of our regional favorites and a SoCal invasion from the Los Angeles Breakbeat Association's finest ripping up the side room. Here's the lineup! • Syd Gris (Opel/Opulent Temple) • Galen (Sunset/tweekin.com) • Mozaic (Nexus/Raindance) • Oscure (LABA) • Eric Sharp (Rock It Science) • Patricio (LABA) • Friction (yno5.com/Purgatory Cruiser) • Evan Bender (yno5.com/Purgatory Cruiser) • Chad Rock (LABA) • Flook (yno5.com/Purgatory Cruiser) FRIDAY JULY 6TH 9:30pm til 4:00am (music starts at 10pm) $10 before 11, $15 after • 21+

If'n your feets need some beats tonight

ericsharp — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:56:56 GMT

I'll be throwing it down at the Endup with Ladyhouse and Funk D'Void (Barcelona) starting at 10 PM...the party goes 'til 4. Endup is at 401 Sixth Street at Harrison just in case you haven't been there. BOOMING soundsystem peeps. Here's the info on Sir Funk: Funk D'Void has most definitely got the funk. Much in demand as a DJ around the world, he's a critically acclaimed producer as well, with three albums to date - 1997's Technoir, 2001's Dos, and 2003's Volume Freak (all on Soma Records). His remix work is stellar: New Order, Kraftwerk, Underworld, Laurent Garnier and Kevin Saunderson to name a few. Djing since 1986 (Scottish DMC finalist 2 years in a row) he shows no sign of slowing down, showing a hunger for music and interaction with international clubbing crowds that is unparalleled. Joining us all the way from Barcelona, Funk D'Void is going to make you freak!

Crazy Week ahead!

ericsharp — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:58:46 GMT

Endurance Round begins tomorrow. Woot! Tomorrow: Love It Wednesdays @ Icon Lounge (next to Cat Club) with the Fingermonsters Live. I play from 12 to 2 am. Thursday: Co-hosting Galen's Birthday party at the Endup with Rob Mello (UK) and Galen (Sunset) Friday: House of Om @ Supperclub w/DJ Heather, Sunshine Jones & more. Friday Latenight: Afterhours at Legion w/Jonboy, Dexx Stakker, Satsi. Hit me up for address if you're interested I spin 2 - 3:15 Saturday: Tonal: Poppin' Pink w/Troydon (NYC), Rob G (Om Records), Homero Espinosa (Yerba Buena Discos), much more. http://www.prismatictracks.com for full info. NOT TO BE MISSED!!

If you're not busy at 3 PM

ericsharp — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 19:28:13 GMT

There's a day party today at Kelly's Mission Rock. Yes, strangely enough, a day party at Kelly's the day before the first Second Sunday party of the season. Anyhow, it's a beautiful day. Initially, I was slated to play the closing set at midnight. Due to uncontraollable circumstances, my set got moved to 3 PM, the opening set. So, if you want to come enjoy the sunshine while I kick the party off with some summertime grooves I would love to see you there. It probably won't be a crazy over the top party packed with dancers shoulder to shoulder, but I promise to play some great records and do everything I can to set a great vibe for the party. After I play, some of the bay area's best dj's will be performing as well. Rick Preston, Tony Hewitt, Solar, Galen, Deron Delgado, and a lot more (3 rooms of sound and 11 hours of music.) Oh, and it is a Tiki party so I'll be wearing my aloha shirt. Feel free to do the same. I hope some of you can join me. Cheers, and whatever you're doing I hope you are having a gorgeous day and enjoying your existence. Eric

Come to the Endup tonight!

ericsharp — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:00:10 GMT

I'm spinning with Solar, The Dead Seal, and Tasho tonight at Endup. It's gonna be some gritty, dirty house from start to finish. Doors open at 10 PM; $5 before midnight, $10 after. Hope you can make it! Me likey when you dance!

What I face each day

ericsharp — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:23:42 GMT

I awaken to the sound of my own heart pounding in my chest as fear grips me by the throat, telling me that I don't deserve any of this and that I am destined to be alone forever, my dreams smashed to pieces like ships battered against rocks during a storm. My mind knows these feelings are a deception, but my heart is not so easily convinced. I want to run and hide and escape because I hate the way that this feels but I know that if I do the feeling will stay here forever under the surface slowly torturing me and undermining any hope that I possess of feeling whole and returning to some semblance of piece of mind. I must now find the courage to face my fear and surrender, let it wash over me and experience the terror that I have pushed away for so long. I am my own worst enemy and I assail myself tirelessly. I wonder if there will ever be an end to this. There is no reason for my panic yet it still exists like a sore on my heart that won't heal. I hide these things very well. Dressed in stoicism I steel myself each day for the onslaught that transpires in my soul, as the battle that rages on between my mind and my heart. My soul has been stuffed so far into a corner, my heart so painfully bludgeoned that each cowers in fear of being struck again. My self is split into fragments, and I cannot find the box to this puzzle. How do I put myself back together without some kind of guide to look at? I fear that if I reach out no hand will be there, that I will jump and no net will catch me. Nonetheless I arise each day, trying as hard as I can muster to boldly march in the direction of my dream, praying with every ounce of faith that I can find in this tiny sliver of hope. I will dare to wish again today, and I will do my best to remember that even if it all falls apart and ends in utter failure I will be guided to a new path and that the next step will be illuminated.

Groovin'...

ericsharp — Sat, 05 May 2007 01:01:31 GMT

Gettin' records together for a couple of crazy shindigs tonight! Playing with Leonard and Andrea at Playbar, 6th and Mission from 1 to 2 am. Then 5 to 6 at underground united...Harrison at Essex (between 1st and 2nd.) If you feel like catching the vibe, come on out!

Thanks for another awesome Tonal!

ericsharp — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:32:27 GMT

Saturday night was so much fun! The music was great all night, the dancefloor was rocking from start to finish, and even though I organized the party I was able to kick back, relax, and dance my ass off! Tonal shouts: Alida, Natalie, and Jessee for amazing decor, Marshal and Ryan for Pimpin' sound, Alex, Rob, Buddha, Ajay, Queen Brit, Monica, Team Fun, etc for the promotional support, Marcus Jerard for celebrating his bday with us, Matt e Starr for trekking down from OR and rocking it!, Shrimp for rocking the decks with me, Sarah, Nathan, and Jessee for cleanup, Josh for keeping security tight, Isaac for handling door, Andrew for all of his energy, time, and genius, and all of you for coming out, dancing, and having a general blast! Next one is Groovin' Gold on Friday, May 18th with Jay Tripwire and Sen - Sei headlining. Gonna be a great one! Peace, and see you soon. Eric Sharp

Woohoo! Another dj milestone tonight :)

ericsharp — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:57:28 GMT

I am spinning at the Endup tonight for the first time. I am super stoked to play on this incredible soundsystem. If anybody is out and about come say howdy; I'm on from 10 PM to midnight. Wish me luck! Eric

kickass flyer

ericsharp — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:56:43 GMT

for a kickass party. :) i hope to see some of you here. boo ya!

Sunset Party today in Marin

ericsharp — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:46:40 GMT

This is where I will be today, followed by our night at Pink. Sunset parties rock, and the season opener is always amazing. We'll be blanketing and barbecueing. Come find me or hit me up on the cell 415 412 0406. Word! Don't Forget, there have been a many issues and some deaths related to under age drinking in Marin over the last year and there are concerns for that at SUNSET too. We are strongly asking for everyone to please not let anyone underage drink alcohol. Also, do not drive drunk. Please specify a designated driver for the day. You don't want a Marin Sheriff tailing you out of Novato. If there is evidence of either, there is a good chance we will no longer be having our events at Stafford Lake. Also, DO NOT pee in the bushes. Stafford Lake is a watershed and even though watering a bush with your fluids may seem harmless it is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. We have rented a record number of Porto-Pots that are quite expensive. USE THEM. Even if there is a line. Last, there NO pets allowed at Stafford Lake, Not even in your car. We're not sure why but they are very adamant about it and you will be asked to leave if you do. PLEASE help us abide by these restrictions for the safety of everyone involved. This is a large event and we need everyone's collective consciousness to keep these unique events happening. More info is coming later this week so check it and let's have an awesome day in the park. <<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>> <<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>> Happy Spring! SUNSET ~ Season Opener Sunday, April 1st, 2007 Stafford Lake Park, Novato Ca. (directions below) 11am - 7pm All welcome *Park Fee: $8.00 per vehicle or (this fee is unrelated to us) Artists: SOLAR GALEN J-BIRD special guests: TONY (the Gathering, Basics - Tango, Nightshift Recordings) & ALVARO <<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>> <<<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>> DIRECTIONS TO STAFFORD LAKE: From San Francisco: Take the Golden Gate Bridge onto Hwy 101 Follow for approx. 25 miles to the town of Novato Exit Atherton Ave/San Marin Drive Turn Left at light and follow San Marin Dr. for almost 3 miles Turn Right onto Novato Blvd. for 2.5 miles Turn left into Stafford Lake Park and greet Park Ranger From East Bay: Take the 80 east to San Rafael/Richmond Bridge Once exiting bridge stay on freeway to 101 North Follow to the town of Novato Exit Atherton Ave/San Marin Drive Turn Left at light and follow San Marin Dr. for almost 3 miles Turn Right onto Novato Blvd. for 2.5 miles Turn left into Stafford Lake Park and greet Park Ranger

Dear San Francisco Breaks Scene,

ericsharp — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:27:31 GMT

Can we please, please, let it go already? I am so tired of hearing you bitch about house music and then dance your ass off to it. Please, educate yourself about what a "breakbeat" is and what a "house" track is. Here is a hint: if the beat is 4 on the floor then it is house. If it is broken up it is a breakbeat. That is the only fucking difference. Same tempo, same time signature, same software used to make it. Newsflash: every single "breaks" party I go to I hear house tracks and you are all still dancing. How about you stop hating and realize that, like any other genre, there is shitty house, mindblowingly great house, and everything in between, and that some of your favorite breaks djs spin house in the same set as breaks without you even knowing it? Several years ago, a very particular style of house became enormously popular in SF and took a bunch of dj's all over the world. Many of them are still famous and make their livings producing music and djing across the globe. Generally the style of this music was loungey with a lot of vocals and, for those of us who like it dirty, edgy, raw, and are into shaking our fucking asses, very boring. Cool to listen to at the beach or something but not the kind of shit I want to hear at 2:30 in the morning when the party is raging. I love great music. I don't care what "genre" someone spins. I care about their dj skills. I care about their ability to weave tracks together to create a new soundscape and make me beg for more. I care about whether they can reach inside of my soul and force me to dance or not, and if they can work a dancefloor into a frenzy. I hate when you ask me what I spin. I know if I tell you that I spin house some of you will roll your eyes and never talk to me again. I also know that if you get your ass onto one of my dancefloors that you will be pleasantly surprised to hear twisted, gritty, techy, glitchy sounds with a banging 4/4 kick and a bass line that rattles your rib cage and that you will be dancing. Hard. Oh, and when I try to hand you a flier it is a compliment. It means I like your style and your vibe and I am inviting you to attend an event that I am pouring countless hours into and spending thousands of dollars to produce. Looking at me like you just stepped in dog shit and not taking my flier because you think that the only events you ever might want to come to end up in your email inbox or on nitevibe.com makes you way less cool than you think it does. Shit makes me really miss the scene in the 90's (which I suspect many of you weren't as keyed into) before people gave a fuck what "genre" it was and they didn't even know what the genres were and you'd hear house, breaks, trance, jungle, acid, and anything else all in the same party and everyone just danced until they were completely covered in sweat and our heartrates were pumping really hard and we kept dancing until the sun came up and then caught a few hours of sleep (maybe) in time to do it again the next night. But this isn't about the past, it is about the future. How much more fun would the parties be if we all stopped hating and just supported each other? I hope to find out. I think fatboy slim said it best. http://mp3.juno.co.uk/MP3/SF65778-02-01-09.mp3

Eric Sharp's Churn 'em and Burn 'em chart December '06

ericsharp — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:06:17 GMT

Herbert-Moving Like a Train (Smith and Hack Mix)-!K7 Kurd Maverick-The Rub (Dub Mix)-CR2 Nicolas Valee-Acid Punch/Intercom-Bits D-T3ch-Chicago Soul (Hodges Mix)-Neighborhood House Watch Lettow and Ice-Free Your Mind (Ion Mix)-Lingo V/A-Boston All Starz EP-Inuendo Gavin Boyce-Loftparty EP-Alphabet Lily Allen-LND (Switch Mix)-Regal The Futureheads-Worry About It Later (Switch Mix)-769 Green Velvet-Shake and Pop (Mark Grant Mix)-Relief Acid OG's-I Need You Now-Chicago Housing Commission My Robot Friend-Swallow (D's We An Army Dub)-Soma

First corporate dj gig!

ericsharp — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:29:08 GMT

Today I am djing at the customer appreciation party that Design Within Reach is throwing. This is a very nice upscale modern furniture store here in sf. www.dwr.com. I guess that this is a bit of a milestone that I should be proud of. :) Wish me good skill! (I don't really believe in luck.) Eric PS if you are in the hood and want to say hello the store is on fillmore between bush and pine.

need a pick-me-up?

ericsharp — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:38:07 GMT

www.throwdown.com click "live" click "listen" let the sounds of uplifting house music move you

Sugar Lounge tonight w/special guest from Boston!

ericsharp — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 03:09:12 GMT

377 Hayes at Gough Sergio Santos of Boston, MA See you there

2:00 and Destiny

ericsharp — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:56:53 GMT

Camp Xessential. If you are going to the burn, that is where you can find me. : ) Eric

Fuck music industry politics

ericsharp — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:42:51 GMT

Man this shit makes me sick sometimes... Can't people get it through their heads that it is about the fucking music, not the prestige or the status or any of the other bullshit that comes along with making shit happen in this town? Sometimes it just gets so frustrating! It is difficult enough to come up in a city where everyone and their brother is a dj regardless of their skill level and people get gigs based on whose dick they are sucking rather than how well they rock a crowd. Some of the people who have an established thing going on seem to feel the need to make it difficult for others to come up out of fear of losing what they have. I don't want to get into particulars and talk trash about anyone specific, but generally this whole process is just so painstaking and irksome sometimes. I guess I just need to stay a bit punk rock and make my own shit happen with a middle finger up at all of the haters. I also need to remember those who have been kind to me and supported me all along as an example of how I should act when I get to where I want to be.

Dustfish doesn't give a f*$k, and neither do I!

ericsharp — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:11:09 GMT

This Saturday at the Cat Club. You have been warned.

Live djing online right now and in the club tonight!

ericsharp — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 23:22:30 GMT

Yo peeps. Webcasting as I type this at www.throwdown.com click "live" click "listen now" to chat with me click "chat with other listeners" Current track is "once in a lifetime" by the talking heads. :) Also djing tonight from 10 to 2 at Mojito: 1337 Grant Ave. at Vallejo in SF. Thanks for your support! Eric

Tune it in...

ericsharp — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:09:10 GMT

Live webcast up and running from now 'til 6 PM PST at www.throwdown.com To tune in click "live" then click "listen now". To chat with me virtually click "chat with other listeners" :)

live webcast right now peoples!

ericsharp — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:18:45 GMT

yo everybody, tune in for some tasty tracks at www.throwdown.com click "live" then click "listen now." to talk to me click "chat with other listeners." :)