Once it was decided to go the house party route for NYE instead of going downtown for the Giant Village (aka giant clusterfuck), I volunteered the services of DJ Cryptic and Out of Controller to rock the house. (pics from the night)

Mike and I had tried to practice a tag-team, 2 Many DJs approach for the evening at the first Bombshelter Session, but ultimately decided that the back and forth style didn’t allow either of us to really get in the zone. So we split up the night with DJ Cryptic getting the party started, me taking second shift and handling the midnight mayhem and DJ iPod closing out the evening once Mike and I both felt like mingling.

The plan was for Mike to get things going and he most certainly did. Up to that point people were sitting around and playing Rock Band, but his funky beats turned the gathering into a party and welcomed the newcomers as they arrived. He busted a Tegan & Sara remix that had everyone talking, too.

I felt good about my set as well, though I was battling the limits of Brian’s stereo system a bit and I had peeps all up in my shit since the apartment was stuffed. I wanted the set to be a testing ground for which tracks worked well in mixtapes, and which actually got people moving. For better or worse, I decided to drop One More Time by Daft Punk when the ball dropped. The majority of the people felt it, but I did hear a few groans. To be expected since the track is a bit tired.

It did kind of suck to look out at all the people kissing at midnight while I was behind the decks, but I had a job to do; and for the next hour or so I had people moving their feet. Then I threw on a mix and hit the coors light cans with a vengeance. Wrestled with Mike a bit before crashing out and then enjoyed some delectable breakfast sandwiches with Brian and Jessica in the morning. Happy 2008!