My "Set Me Free" Trance Mix pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2010 my January 2010 SET ME FREE trance mix samples two excerpts from Dr. King's 28 August 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech with this tracklist.

My January 2010 KISS THE RAIN Dance/House/Trance (26th MAL Weekend) Mix

Of equal importance to the music mixes that I create is the cd cover that I design for each mix. Which in most cases feature my photography and, sometimes, writings.

In celebration of the 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2010 event my KISS THE RAIN January 2010 mix is a special tribute to Ken Clark and Mark Thompson who celebrated their 30th anniversary in November 2009.

The cover photo was taken (of them) on P near 22nd Street, NW, Washington DC during the 5 June 1994 Capital Pride Festival.

Click the cover to listen and/or download the January 2010 KISS THE RAIN mix which as the 2nd of two MAL 2010 mixes features this dance, house and trance tracklist.

My "Now That We Are Free" Trance Mix in celebration of MAL Weekend 2010

First, let me start by stating that there is absolutely NO CONNECTION between me nor my music mixes and Mid-Atlantic Weekend. Other than the fact that I have attended some of the events over the years.

Secondly, I am NOT A PROFESSIONAL DJ but, since the early 70's when 8-tracks were in format, have created my own music mixes.

Thirdly, whether through photography, writing or mixing ... I regard my body of work as documentary. And while each mix has a theme and, of course, some connection to my personal story ... without apologies ... my hope is to record, document and reflect dance music that is associated with gay and lesbian culture and heritage.

What some refer to as a bedroom dj it has only been since the fall of 2008 that I have uploaded mixes to the Podomatic podcast site.

Similar to my Saint-At-Large Black Party 2009 series which was followed by a GLBT Pride 2009 collection and, more recently, the End of Year / New Year compilations ... click the above cd cover to listen to and/or download the first of two special mixes that will celebrate the 26th Annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2010 event.

Which titled NOW THAT WE ARE FREE features this trance tracklist.

Since last fall, as each mix is completed it has been uploaded to the Elvert Xaiver Barnes Mixology podcast at Podomatic. However, when storage space is needed for more recent mixes the older ones have been removed.

Though still under construction, here is the Elvert Barnes Mixology archives.

My January 2010 LIVE YOUR LIFE House / Gay Circuit Mix In Support of Marriage Equality

On Friday, 18 December 2009 Mayor Fenty officially legalized same-sex marriage in the District in a signing ceremony at the All Souls Unitarian Church in NW Washington DC.

The law now will go through a period of review consisting of 30 days in which Congress is in session. If the law passes that hurdle ... as is widely expected ... the first gay marriages in the District could take in late winter or early spring of 2010.

New Hampshire marriage and Austrian civil union laws were effective as of 1 January 2010.

In celebration of the recent advances pertaining the same-sex / marriage equality issue and representing my first mix of 2010 click the cd cover to listen to and/or download my January 2010 LIVE YOUR LIFE compilation which features a house / gay circuit tracklist.