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Harrison Ripps

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    DJed for a minute at Heery’s in Waterford, Ireland. Funny story, great venue!

    Last night - went to Plan B in Malmö. Really reminds me of an all-ages club I used to go to as a teen. Good vibes. Two dance floors inadvertently set up a case study in laptop DJing vs CDJ DJing. Neither was better than the other, just cool to compare. Had a blast, stayed past 1 am - will go again!

    I moved to Malmö, Sweden at the beginning of August. The culmination of many, many conversations and a ton of planning that began with a rainy November weekend in Dublin, Ireland. Still very much learning the new landscape of my life.

    Switched my devices over to Swedish this morning. Så långt är allt gott… Just need to like, learn Swedish now.

    17 minutes of DJ science from St. Guetta: www.youtube.com/watch

    Spent the day getting our latest cohort of summer interns up and running. Recovering in a delightfully chaotic Thai place.

    Took Baldur’s Gate III multiplayer mode for a spin with friends tonight. I think the story elements don’t flow quite as smoothly but the combat is pretty fun! Will definitely do multiplayer again. 🎮

    Last morning in Malmö; sipping coffee on the balcony. 🗺️✈️

    We have been visiting Malmö for a week. Our trip is coming to an end for now, but we are really looking forward to our return in the late summer… 🗺️✈️

    Just watched Bladerunner (the “Final Cut” edit) with my son who really enjoys cinema. He loved it - which was not a guarantee! But it is my all-time favorite movie and watching him love it was just an incredible experience. ❤️

    At the first middle school track meet of the season. With wind chill adding to already low temps, I think it is officially too damn cold for a track meet today. Wishing I brought a flask…

    I felt AWESOME about my livestream last night but I hit a snag with the new gear RIGHT AT THE END 😭 So I re-recorded today, and lo, IT IS DONE! I love this set; it perfectly captures my five years DJing. I hope you dig it! DJ Harrison Ripps · Totally Normal Dance Mix #37 - 5 TOTALLY NORMAL YEARS

    This is happening tonight, and it’s going to be a lot of fun :-) I’m doing the whole gig on the new gear, from a thumb drive, without a laptop. I’ll be sound-checking with some slow jams at 8:30 PM US EDT and then things get crazy at the top of the hour. Come hang out!

    Saw Väsen in concert last night. I wouldn’t have picked this show, but five minutes in I knew that I was listening to two absolute masters of their craft, and I am always in the mood for that. 🎵 {{< apple-music url=“https://music.apple.com/us/album/melliken/1670368963" >}}

    Long day. Spent much of it trying to explain that you can be creative AND productive.

    The Omnis Duo gets a lot of hate, but I have to say that sitting on my couch and coming up with a set on the fly was a LOT of fun. 512gb SD card with my whole music collection on it FTW

    Another Friday, another manhattan on the rocks. The stock market is so (understandably) insane that I should probably stockpile some cocktail ingredients this weekend… 🥃

    My usual Thursday night hang-out isn’t happening this week, so the plan is to 1) eat pizza and 2) work on my next DJ set. The new controller (and the new-to-me rekordbox ecosystem) has me rethinking the way I build and perform sets. I also love the challenge of trying to do more with less… 🎵