My BREAKING AWAY House NYE 2013 Mix hits BEATPORTS Top 100 Chart at 36

Click the above cd cover to preview and/or purchase my December 2012 BREAKING AWAY house/progressive house mix which in celebration of New Year's Eve 2013 is now ranked at 36 on BEATPORT's Top 100 Mixes list.

Here is my Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY archives.

My December 2012 THE GREAT JOURNEY Uplifting Trance Mix

As another installment of my ongoing traveling music series click the above cd cover to preview and/or purchase my December 2012 THE GREAT JOURNEY uplifting / melodic trance mix.

Learn about uplifting trance at Wikipedia or on YouTube.

For a complete archives of my music mixes visit Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY.

My December 2012 NEVER FORGET YOU Uplifting Trance World AIDS Day Mix

In commemoration of the 24th Annual WORLD AIDS DAY 2012 event click the above cd cover to preview and /or purchase my December 2012 NEVER FORGET YOU uplifting trance mix.

The cd artwork features one of my favorite photos my documentation of the Whitman Walker Health 24th World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil 2012 at Dupont Circle in NW Washington DC.

My VOICES #12: 100 MILES FROM HOME Uplifting Trance Vocals (Thanksgiving Weekend 2012) Mix



While in celebration of the 28th Annual WHITE PARTY WEEK 2012 event in South Beach Miami FL which kicks off tonight, 19 November and goes through next Tuesday, 27 November my VOICES #12:  100 MILES FROM HOME uplifting trance vocals mix is also excellent for traveling to and from your destinations over this year's Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday.

Visit the Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY archives for more music for the mind, body and soul.

My November 2012 AUTUMN AGAIN Uplifting 'Traveling' Trance Mix

As the second installment of my Trance Head / Autumnal 2012 series and in connection with an ongoing traveling music series my November 2012 AUTUMN AGAIN uplifting trance mix, undoubtedly, will be reverberating through my head as I tour this weekend's launching of the 5th Annual FotoWeek DC 2012 event.

In celebration of last weekend's 'end of daylight saving time' the first installment of the Trance Head / Autumnal 2012 series the November 2012 VOICES #11:  FALL ON ME uplifting trance vocals mix may be purchased from Beatport DJ Mixes.

For more uplifting music for the mind, body and soul visit the Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY archives.

My AFRAID OF THE DARK Halloween 2012 Trance Mix

In celebration of Halloween 2012 click the cd cover to preview and/or purchase my October 2012 AFRAID OF THE DARK trance mix of which the compilation as well as individual tracks may be purchased from Beatport.

Though in need of serious updating, here is my Elvert Barmes MIXOLOGY archives which is where you will find most of my music mixes.

St. Elizabeths East Campus' SALUTE TO SUMMER'S END event on Saturday, 8 September 2012

This Saturday, 8 September 2012 beginning at 2pm the 2012 SEASON OF DISCOVERY series at St. Elizabeths East Campus will come to a close with the SALUTE TO SUMMER'S END event.

A Guided Walking Tour opens the gates to the history and architectural beauty of St Elizabeths East and its formerly closed campus. The Salute to Summer’s End tour concludes a Season of Discovery, which has offered unprecedented access to the landmark campus in advance of its redevelopment as a new center for community, innovation, education, enterprise, and security and sustainability.

The tour is led by Hayden M. Wetzel, creator of the African-American Discovery Trail and popular guide for such firms as Capital Segway, DC Cruises,  and Washington Walks.  Hayden Wetzel is a member of the Landmarks Committee of the DC Preservation League and the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC.

As a visitor to one of this summer's SEASON OF DISCOVERY events click the above image to view my Saturday, 25 August 2012 ST. ELIZABETHS OPEN HOUSE & BIKE CARNIVAL photo album.

My SOLAR DREAMS Uplifting Trance Mix

Kicking off my END OF SUMMER 2012 series and in celebration of Labor Day Weekend here is my SOLAR DREAMS uplifting trance mix at

SOLAR DREAMS Uplifting (Labor Day Weekend 2012) Trance mix by Elvert Barnes Trance Head on Mixcloud

My August 2012 TAKING ME HIGHER Progressive House (Female Vocals) Bathhouse Mix

Reflecting on the fact that female vocals, historically, have played importance in the gay dance music scene as the second installment of my "Gay Baththouse Music" series the 19 August 2012 TAKING ME HIGHER progressive house / trance mix features a tracklist of some of my favorite female vocal songs that I've purchased over the past three years from Masterbeat and Beatport.

My first posting to MIXCRATE click the cd cover to listen to and/or download the mix.

Learn more about the historcal importance of bathhouses in the gay community at Wikipedia.

My August 2012 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE Gay Bathhouse Music Mix

My July 2012 CALL MY NAME (AIDS Quilt In The Capital) house mix

CALL MY NAME Progressive/Underground House Mix (July 2012) by Elvert Barnes Trance Head on Mixcloud

My ALWAYS REMEMBER (July 2012 AIDS QUILT IN THE CAPITAL DISPLAY) Uplifting Trance Mix

A tribute to two very close friends who lived in NYC, both who passed in 1989 from AIDS, and in commemoration of next weeks 21 - 25 July 2012 AIDS Memorial Quilt Display event in Washington DC my July 2012 ALWAYS REMEMBER emotional, euphoric and uplifting mix may be previewed in its entirety as a cloudcast before purchasing the BEATPORT MIX or any of its individual tracks which represents my third compilation at Beatport DJ / Elvert Barnes Mixology.

My BREAK MY STRIDE Progressive House Mix In Celebration of 37th Baltimore Pride 2012

In celebration of this weekend's 37th Baltimore Pride 2012 event my June 2012 BREAK MY STRIDE features a progressive house track list.

My June 2012 RELEASE House / Underground Mix in Celebration of 16th Folsom Street East NYC

While in celebration of this Sunday's 16th Folsom Street East event in NYC the third installment of my 2012 GLBT Pride Series entitled RELEASE which features an underground / house progressive tracklist the mix (and in reflecting on my personal experiences when I lived in NYC doing the 80's) is geared more towards after-hours dance and sex clubs that some may frequent (after a night or two of partying) on Sunday afternoon and evening.

LIGHT A RAINBOW Uplifting Trance (37th Capital Pride 2012) Mix

By now you will have observed that my gay circuit and gay pride mixes often feature music that is a bit different than that of many others. Even before reading Susan Morabito's 2012 Evolution Dance blog post my mixes have strived to push the envelope of gay dance music by exploring the work of many creative artists. While many of my past pride mixes reflect gay music from the past, LIGHT A RAINBOW as does the previous VOICE #8: TAKE MY HAND features uplifting trance tracks that I believe are excellent for gay pride or gay circuit club playlists.

During my celebration and documentation of the 37th Annual Capital Pride 2012 in Washington DC you can be sure that LIGHT A RAINBOW will be reverberating through my head via my Sony MP3player.

Summer 2012 kicks off with the PERFECT SKY euphoric / uplifting trance mix

Inspired by my Saturday, 19 May 2012 visit to last weekend's Andrews Air Show in Camp Springs MD and as the third installment of my 2012 Summer Series a cloudcast of the PERFECT SKY euphoric / uplifting trance mix may be previwed at:

PERFECT SKY Euphoric / Uplifting Trance Mix (May 2012) by Elvert Barnes Trance Head on Mixcloud

South Florida's 2012 RED EYE Call for Graffiti Artists

CALL FOR GRAFFITI ARTISTS

ArtServe, together with Red Eye sponsor Rick Case FIAT, seeks concepts for consideration to paint a FIAT 500.

Selected artist and painted FIAT will be featured at the Red Eye Launch Party at the Rick Case FIAT Studio in Davie on Thursday, June 21, 2012.

5 runners-up will be invited to appear at the Launch Party and will be featured painters at the Graffiti Challenge during the Red Eye event on Saturday, July 14, 2012.

Interested artists should visit www.artserve.org and click "graffiti" (orange lettering on left side of page) for information, application and template.

Paint will be provided by Red Eye sponsor Jerry's Artarama of Deerfield Beach.

Deadline is June 4, 2012 for submission.

Visit www.artscalendar.com or www.artserve.org

ArtServe

1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
954.462.8190

...turning ART into BUSINESS...

LAST DANCE Disco Gay Club (March 2012) Mix

VOICES #8: TAKE MY HAND Uplifting Trance Mix (May 2012)

My STRONGER House GLBT Pride & Memorial Day Weekend 2012 Mix