#4/10 Sunday, 20 May 2012 Malcolm X. Park Drum & Dance Circle Washington DC

#3/10 Sunday, 20 May 2012 Malcolm X. Park Drum & Dance Circle Washington DC

Monday, 21 January 2013 ARC OF JUSTICE COALITION 57th Presidential Inauguration Protest / Washington DC

Monday, 21 January 2013 ARC OF JUSTICE COALITION 57th Presidential Inauguration Protest / Washington DC, a set on Flickr.

J21 / ARC OF JUSTICE COALITION Presidential Inauguration Protest / Parade at 16th and K Streets, NW, Washington DC on Monday afternoon, 21 January 2013 by Elvert Barnes PROTEST PHOTOGRAPHY

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My VOICES #13: SOUL TO BARE Uplifting Trance Vocals Mix

I have Frank Muzzy of RED BEAR ARTS to thank for his permission in the use of my CUFFS TIGHT image from his 8 June 2007 BEAR TO BARE photography exhibit opening at Pulp on 14th as the featured image for the cd cover of my January 2013 VOICES #13:  SOUL TO BARE euphoric and uplifting trance vocals mix.

As the 13th installment of an ongoing trance vocals series, click the cd cover to preview and/or purchase the mix from MY BEATPORT MIXES.

For my complete music mixes archives visit the Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY website.

My FREE AT LAST (MLKD) House / Progressive House Mix

Bitten by the flu bug last week I was not able to create special music mixes for the 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday as I've done in the past few years.  However, with my 2012 MLKD house / progressive house FREE AT LAST ranking as one of of my all time favorites it will be one of the mixes that I'll be listening to while out documenting this weekends events.

For my complete music mixes archives visit Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY.

My 29th MAL 2013 Mixes

While there is no official connection between myself and Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend each year, since 2010, I have created special music mixes to celebrate the annual event. 2013 is no exception.

 

My 29th MAL 2013 music mixes are currently available for purchase from BEATPORT DJ MIXES.  The first of two, titled SACRIFICE, is euphoric and uplifting trance while the second, DON'T GIVE UP! features house and progressive house tracks.

 

My 2012 MAL mixes were SOMEONE uplifting trance and FREE AT LAST house.

 

My 2011 MAL mixes were VOICES #5:  KEEP FAITH uplifting trance male vocals, TO THE UNKNOWN MAN new age and dark ambient, and FROM HERE TO ETERNITY progressive house.

 

My 2010 MAL mixes were NOW THAT WE ARE FREE uplifting trance, KISS THE RAIN progressive house and progressive trance, and SET ME FREE trance.

 

For my complete music mixes archives visit Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY.

My RESURRECT ME House/Progressive House NYD 2013 Mix Hits Beatports Top 100 at 41

As the second installment of my NYE / NYD 2013 mixes series click the above cd cover to preview and/or purchase my January 2013 RESURRECT ME house/progressive house mix which kicks the New Year of on the BEATPORT MIXES TOP 100 CHART at 41.

 

While you should start playing the first installment BREAKING AWAY at approximately 1 1/2 hours before midnight, RESURRECT ME should start at 10 seconds before midnight.  And if you're into euphoric/uplifting trance my FIRST DAY will get your New Year off with your hands up in the air.

 

Visit the Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY for my entire music mixes archives many of which, over the upcoming months, will be moved over to my BEATPORT DJ MIXES catalogue.



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.