I Just Wanna Apologize...

So the Blue Crew lost Game 5 yesterday and was eliminated once again by those Phuggin Phillies. Sure, they fought long and hard, and many people gave them a hard time as most fans do when their teams are down (esp. in the playoffs).

Anyways, having grown up playing competitive sports all my life from age 5 through college, primarily year-round baseball, I have always been very superstitious when it comes to competition. Baseball is a nutty sport. Sometimes you have a great game with your socks pulled up high and you won't change that, until you go into a slump and pull your pants back down over your socks. Some players tap their bat on their cleats 4 times on each side before entering the batter's box, ala Nomar Garciaparra, for good luck. Some pray, or give a "big ups" to the almight G-O-D everytime they score. And the list of zany tactics goes on and on. There are no rules, you just kinda come up with your own style, what feels comfortable.

So, as a fan who loves the game (baseball, basketball mostly), many of these things have stuck with me. And for that reason I wanted to apologize to the Dodgers. I think it was my fault that Broxton blew game 4. My fault that Torre left Kershaw in one pitch too late in Game 1. My fault that Game 5 ended in disaster. I'm utterly responsible and so so sorry Blue Crew.

Why?

I accidentally washed my blue Andre Ethier jersey after we swept the Cardinals. I shoulda known.

In all seriousness, they had an amazing run and met up with a defending champion who got even stringer in the offseason, a very scary thing. Kinda reminds me of a team in the NBA.... =)

Barack Obama: Auto-Tune

Today I decided to put up a pretty funny clip, it's taken from Jimmy Kimmel's Late Night show and is a skit by the famous "Auto-Tune" Pop Rapper, T-PAIN, along with our President of the United States, BARACK OBAMA.

Sure, everyone has a different opinion on Auto-tune. I mean I always liked Roger & Zapp back in the day, but I think the horse has been beaten pretty badly now with all the music on the radio. 

Check it out:

Barack Obama Uses Auto-Tune

Magañja Beatz - Top 10 Chart - October 2009

Miles Maeda - Like House (Lil Mark Remake) - Bump Music

Worthy & Yankee Zulu - Concumbia - Anabatic

Groove Federation - Cut The Shit - Digi Funk

Soydan - One More Time - Maracuja

Rio Soldierman - Home In Garage (TBF Dirty Garage Mix) - Flatpack Traxx

Rambis & Coop - Razzle Dazzle - Guess Who

Luke Alan - Step One Subsky Remix - SOWAT

Junia Ovadose - Post Modernism (Sir Handmade Dub) - Lost My Dog

Easily Influenced - Rockit (Thomas White Reheat) - HAWT

Wattie Green - Moe - Juiced

Monday Morning Insight

"Pay attention, hold nothing, have everything at once."

This Zen teaching is always useful, at anytime, for anyone. Often times we have a tendency to become unattentive; we lose focus of the positive things, go through the motions, and focus on the negative.

We can only control what is in our control. Life is so short, we should always appreciate the good things, love, happiness for we never know what will come tomorrow.

Have a great week everyone! =)

LA Dodgers Postseason Blog: Matt Kemp

Okay so I am obsessed with the LA Dodgers. Duhh! I love baseball more than almost anything and it isn't often that my fave team in my fave sport are in the playoffs, let alone the National League Championship Series. Even moreso, they are ties 1-1 against a rival that took us out last year, and if we win 3 more games we go on to play either a long-time NY rival, stemming from our Brooklyn days, or a local rival from the OC that would make it a Freeway Series. In other words, I am very excited, but we gotta take care of business first!

One thing I love about this Dodgers team is their youth movement. Players like Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp, Russell Martin, James Loney, Clayton Kershaw and many more, a squad I have never witnessed in LA in my lifetime and just so exciting to watch. Anyway, I stumbled upon our centerfielder, MATT KEMP's blog and figured I'd pass it on for any other Dodgers freaks out there.

http://mattkemp.mlblogs.com/

In a nutshell he gives you an inside look into the postseason, life in the clubhouse, etc. Check out, and Go Dodgers!

Game 3 @ 5:07PST Today!

Good Day, L.A.! Friday October 16th, 2009

For some reason my insomnia has been kicking in hard lately so i stayed up til the sun came up doing work and writing this blog! Anyhow today is 92 Degrees in Los Angeles, a perfect day for some DODGER BASEBALL (Game 2 @ Dodger Stadium), and a perfect start to a weekend in October! The last couple weeks had been awfully gloomy and chilly, and I for one was in denial that our glorious summer weather was over, so I'm stoked!

I went to Game 1 of the Phillies @ Dodgers NLCS yesterday, and man it was fun. What a battle! Our buddy Parker asked us to go and we had amazing seats on the field level. Sure we lost, and yeah I can easily play Monday morning quarterback and question some of those pitching changes (why didn't we pull Clayton Kershaw as soon as he lost control?!?!!?) but it was still fun screaming at the top of my lungs the entire game and feeling the playoff energy in that place. I can only imagine what the World Series could feel like. Hmmmmmm...

Anyhow there's lots going on this weekend in LA:

Tonight is FREE THINKING celebrating the MAUF Crew's JOESH's Birthday, taking place @ Mal's in Downtown LA. Joesh is one hilarious individual, and also a phenomonal DJ so come out, it's FREE! There is also INGOGNITO with Santiago & Bushido @ King King in Hollywood.

Saturday Night, DROID is doing their 7 Year Anniversary INTERFACE Warehouse Party on the Techno side of things, and it will surely be a good one if you're into techy beats. Congrats to Vidal and the DROID fam for 7 years of techno mayhem in Los Angeles!




You can also catch SHADES which is the big House event that night put on by DISTANTBEAT, celebrating Becky's birthday at a very cool location in Downtown LA! Wear Sunglasses for discount entry, it's a theme party!

Who Hates The Beatles????

So as some of you may know, i recently got back from visiting some family in Spain a couple of weeks ago. While out there, i got to do some traveling and met some really cool, very interesting people from all over the world.

Of all of these people, one of them in particular sparked some of the most engaging conversations i had on the entire trip. She was from Manchester, and cracked me up with her brutal honesty and witty sarcasm. She was very intelligent and she loved music more than anything. Needless to say, we all talked for hours and hours.

After talking music for quite some time, having so much in common, she made a HARD LEFT and threw me off by saying one of the CRAZIEST things I have ever heard in my entire life:

"I hate The Beatles".

I'm sorry what did you say?

"I HATE The Beatles, I really do."

It took me awhile to let this sink in. I mean, I know people that don't care for The Beatles, or maybe only like a song or two, perhaps think they're overrated, whatever. That's cool. Shit, even if you simply don't like them, I get that. Maybe you have some weird story about when you were a kid, bla bla bla and they remind you of bla bla bla. I get that too. However, "HATE"? Really?

So, of course i had to know why. I asked her if she really "hated" them, as that is such a powerful word, but she iinsisted that she did, saying they were one of the worst things to ever happen in music. (i know right!?!?!?!?!?!)

Anyhow, i went on for ages trying to figure out what the hell was wrong with her. Bipolar? Schizo? Deaf???? It was the first, and probably last time in my life that i'd hear someone say that and truly believe it. I am still in shock.

All I can say is, I LOVE The Beatles, bitch!

And of course, just when you think it can't get much worse, she added that she HATED Radiohead.

God help us.

Week 50 of HAWT Music Radio w/ DJ SNEAK

Hey all!

This week on the HAWTCAST we have an exclusive mix by DJ SNEAK, celebrating our 50th week of HAWT Music Radio with a set that was recorded live @ JUJUBEATS in Southern California last summer. It was an amazing party and we are stoked to have the opportunity to share this mix with ya!

Some Reasons you MUST go to the Dynagroove 10 Year Anniversary Party!

So there is this AMAZING party that is gonna go OFF tonight. It requires that you do a few things:

1: Bring your DANCING shoes because you will be dancing your ARSE off to Diz, Heather, Cade, Nonfiction, Natural Rhythm and many many more reedonkulous musical talents that will get your booty shaking uncontrollably.

2. Get some extra rest today, and bring your sunglasses because your behind may not stop grooving until the music stops, and the sun will likely be up by the time you finally leave to go collapse in your car.

3. Bring a camera because you will want to remember this special night, not to mention there are rumors around that CADE might be wearing a pink thong, AGAIN! Photo Opp!!!!

4. Be ready to have some serious FUN! It's a celebration people, so if you don't like having a blast with all of your closest friends, this party may not be for you.

5. Finally, practice your spanking technique! Cade specifically said that the only thing he wants tonight is to be spanked by every single person that walks through the door. Is that really surprising?

Anyhoo, I want to personally thank Cade and the Dynagroove family for playing such a critical role in shaping 10 of the best years of my life. I am sure that you can all agree, so come ready to PARTY!!!!!!

It's on like Cade's pink thong!!!!

Link to Event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=249744795540&ref=nf

World's Shortest Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl 'Will you marry me?' 

The girl said, 'NO!'

And the guy lived happily ever after and rode motorcycles and went fishing and hunting and played golf a lot and drank beer and scotch and had tons of money in the bank and left the toilet seat up and farted whenever he wanted.

The End.

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hahahahahahahahhaha!!!!

-mikey

The HAWT MINUTE is HERE! Check it out!

Hey people of the party!

So the HAWT MINUTE is here at last!

For the past several months, our HAWT San Francisco Family has been working long and hard on creating a new version of HAWT TV, a video show that showcases many of the artists we admire, complete with interviews, upcoming music releases, gigs, and just an outlet to show another side of those people that we often know so little about. 

It is very seldom that we ever learn much about people in our underground dance music world, aside from knowing where they're from, what label they're a part of, or what parties/clubs they might play at. The idea with THE HAWT MINUTE is to change that, give another side of these artists, and of course lighten things up a bit, HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME while we're at it. Is that really surprising?  ;)

The first episode features special guests DJ SNEAK and Stompy's DERON DELGADO. It's funny, informative and you should watch it!

Anyhow a very special thanks goes out to Roque Santos, Charlotte Narvaez, Joe Nutz and anyone I may have forgotten from HAWT San Francisco's HAWT MINUTE CREW who have been working very hard to get this thing going, meeting several times a week, researching, making logos, brainstorming ideas, etc. We look forward to many more to come on a regular basis!

So enough about that, now go check it out! It is streaming from our HAWT Website HERE, click the small box at bottom right corner to enlarge screen:

THE HAWT MINUTE: EPISODE NUMBER JUAN

Cheers!

mikey

Congratulations to HAWT's own Mike & Lori Magaña!!!!

SO, I wanted to post a little something about out good friend and longtime HAWT Crew member, Mike Magaña, as he just got married this past weekend to his life's love, Lori. I must say, the wedding was magnificent in every way. The ceremony was classy, short and sweet. The desert setting was beautiful, the friends, the family altogether to celebrate such a joyous occassion.

I have known Mike for years, and I am proud to call him one of my brothers. So with that being said, I want to congratulate him and his wife as they embark on a new life together.

LOVE!

Mikey Velazquez

Day #1: High in the Sky

Day #1: High in the Sky

So it finally hit me while sitting at LAX. I am going back to one of my favorite places on earth, Spain! It was tough to get too excited until now, especially having such a hectic week with work to get done and our HAWT party the night before. But now its time and awaaaaaay we go!

Only 3477 miles to go until I arrive in Paris. From there I take a quick connecting flight to Vigo, where my Abuelo will be greeting me.  How is it that I've already seen like 3 movies and were just flying over New York? Damn, think its sleepy time now. Of course I'm not counting the 17 two minute half-naps that I had on the first part of the flight. I guess itll probably take me  a good couple days  to adjust out there, especially since HAWT was last night and I only slept 2 hours. Packing up this morning was kinda rough too, especally having a major hawtover in 96 degree heat, but I hope I grabbed all the essentials. Spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch! (passport too, laptop, and whatever clothing I slapped together in my post party packing plan. I think and hope I'm all set.)

Luckily my good buddy and roommate extraordinaire,  Uncle Phil Virga was able to take us both down there, as it just so happened that our bud Nikola Baytala, the special guest @ HAWT the night before was staying at my house and had a flight just an hour or so before mine. Perfect.

So I made it through the airport entrance process which can be brutal (especially hungover) then changed some dollars to euros and walked around trying to stay awake til my flight. By the way, the dollar is getting crushed by the euro at about 1.56 exchange rate. Youch!

So I sat down and it finally started sinking in. I am very excited to make this trip in so many ways. First, everytime I go to Spain, I come back completely rejuvenated and inspired. Theres a special feeling I get when I'm there, like a home away from home almost, and being a writer who hasn't been inspired lately, I already feel I am again. Anyone who writes, whether music, songs, poetry, stories or anything knows that inspiration is something you can't really force, so I'm stoked to have them creative juices flowing again.

Aside from that and seeing my Abuelo and family in Galicia, I am also meeting up with one of my best buds since high school, my college roommate for years at UCSB, James Alvarez. This just was meant to be, I hit him up the second I found out I might be going, and he responded that his flight was already booked for the same time period! Crazy! Not to mention that his family is in Ponferrada, a town in Leon, only a couple hours away from mine in Pontevedra, Galicia. The stars were aligned on this one so you can imagine the excitement and trouble well be getting into ;)

Anyway I'm switching planes in Paris and off to Vigo. Then I'm staying with my Abuelo that night to rest up, then catch a train to Ponferada Monday morning. Its cool because the fiestas are going on there this time of year, and the two biggest fiesta days in Ponferada are the 8th and 9th and I get there on the 7th!!!! Hoooweeee!

Anyway I think that half xanny bar is finally kicking in but I'll write more in a bit. Hopefully i don't wake up slobbering on the girl sitting next to me.

I left my phone adapter in my room so there aren't pictures on this one, but ill add them next time around.

mikey

Never too OLD to DANCE!!!!!

83 Year Old couple in England love to RAVE!

HAWT Music 001 Now Available on Beatport, iTunes & more!

You can now purchase HAWT Music 001 on major retailers such as

iTunes
BEATPORT
TRAXSOURCE
JUNO
AMAZON
STOMPY

And most other online retailers!

Lookout for HAWT Music 002 coming very soon! =)



Easily Influenced 
'Rockit'
With Reheats by Derrick Carter, Joshua Heath, and Thomas White
HAWT Music - HM001


Available to buy Tuesday July 28th 2009:
Stompy

Available at all major retailers August 4th 2009

Vinyl from:
Juno
Downtown 304

Sound Clips can all be heard at:
HAWT Music

Easily Influenced consists of Mikey Velazquez and Gelly Kusuma, the two originators of HAWT. No mere newcomers to the production scene, Easily Influenced have had previous well-received offerings via France's Robsoul, Belgium's A Second Smell, and DJ Mes' Guesthouse. Now the launch of the HAWT label introduces Easily Influenced's "Rockit", an infectious, bass heavy jam focused on bumpin' dancefloor. With a catchy vocal hook and jazz-tinged keys work, "Rockit" has already made waves for global DJ's such as Derrick Carter, Heather, Mark Farina and many many others.

DJ Reactions:

DJ Sneak: "This is a good look for the HAWT Crew. Tight release with awesome mixes, full of great grooves n swingy hooks. Full support 5/5"

Mark Farina: "Hot track! Jackin goodness 4/5"

Nick Holder: "This is more than HAWT! This shit is FIRE! 5/5"

Massimo Dacosta: "Been playing this for a year and it still rocks my sets! Josh and Derrick mixes are my fav. Good way to start a label, full support! 4/5"

Chris Harris: "Great start to the label! Quality bumpin dancefloor groove as you would expect from HAWT 4/5"

Laurence Ritchie (Inland Knights): "Great first release, good luck guys, you shouldn't need much though as this is solid as a rock 5/5"

Nathan G: "Lovin all the mixes here. Will be Rockin' these out everywhere in the months ahead! 5/5"

Husky (Random Soul): "Picked this up in LA earlier this year, been smashing Josh Heath's mix almost every weekend since! funky ass shit! 5/5"

Tommy Largo: "crikey what a dope release, all mixes are Hawt! 5/5"

Nikola Baytala: "Thomas White's Reheat is the one for me, will support 5/5"

Hope you all enjoy this release, be on the look out for our second release, a track by Easy Street featuring reheats from Dj Sneak and Bobby Valentine.

HAWT Music 001 Review on MycuppaT.com!

Hey everyone!

Well, our first record release is almost done with the 2 week exclusive on STOMPY, and starting this Tuesday it will hit almost every other online store like iTunes, Traxsourse and more. We are VERY excited and have been getting some tremendous feedback from all over!

People have been telling us that they hear it everywhere, it's been getting charted, and we have also gotten some GREAT reviews on blogs, e-zines etc.

This review below is one that definitely caught my attention most! It was written so nicely and I couldn't help but share it with everyone. It's on a music blog site called MycuppaT.com

Anyhow, check it out!

www.MycuppaT.com

or

http://www.mycuppat.com/2009/08/04/easily-influenced-rockit-ep-hawt-music/

-Mikey Velazquez

HAWT Music : The Website

Hey people of the party!

So it's been a long time coming, but we are now officially live on our very own website,

http://www.hawtmusic.com

From the site, you can link to all of our other pages, from Facebook, Myspace, Podomatic, Blogger, and many others.

It is a work in progress as all websites always are, so lookout for much more to come on your one-stop shop for HAWT Music:

www.hawtmusic.com

On The Count of 3...

Everybody go back to your fantasy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm3xjzZM3PE

Time is NOW.

Master Cleanse Day 7-9: Almost There!

Well i made it through the toughest parts of the cleanse now and am feeling GREAT.  My energy level is back and stronger than its been in ages, so mission accomplished! The last 3 days have been pretty chill, at this point i don't get hungry much, and if i do i just pound some water. I haven't been able to stop thinking of all the meals i wanna eat next week though. So many delicious options and so little time! I think I'm going to start with a veggie diet for at least a week or so, and salads sound awesome. Definitely no ranch dressing though after all the effort ive been through  ;)

Some people say it's kinda tough to workout on the cleanse, but i did throughout the 9 days. It wasn't easy days 2-5 but i just went at my own pace, and walked/jogged 5 miles. By day 6 i was doing bikram's yoga and by 8 i was jogging continuously on the 5 mile trek. However i did drink extra maple syrup in my lemonade for more nutrients.

One food i have              been dying to try is Kogi Korean BBQ. They have a restaurant here in LA, but the main reason the

y have become so popular is their Korean BBQ Taco truck. Yes, that's right. Korean BBQ tacos! By strictly using Twitter to announce where the Taco Truck will be on the daily, they are the latest craze in Los Angeles. People flock from all over town to wait in line for these delish treats. I mean, Kimchee Quesadillas are making me salivate right now...

The Lakers just won Game 1 of the Finals, decisively at that! I loved what i saw it was rad to see the boys play that vicious DEFENSE that is gonna bring home a championship, if they keep it up at least. I gotta say it bugs me when some Laker fans celebrate early. Growing up playing baseball, i was always very superstitious and that makes me cringe. So yeah, i don't wanna hear about the damn parade anymore! At least not til we win 3 more games! =P   

Game 2 on Sunday @ 6pm PST. All i know is tha Magic are digging a pretty deep hole to come out of....

Master Cleanse Day #6 - Hungry Again?

So it's Day 6 of the cleanse and i feel pretty darn good. Getting past the halfway point is very challenging, but also very rewarding. I literally had a coworker tell me that my skin looked great, awwwwww thanks Noxema! =P

I dunno why but this morning i had hunger in the tummy. It isn't fazing me one bit but it keeps rumbling, which i thought was strange? Either way, at this point i have grown to enjoy the process, keeping in mind that the struggle now will help how i fee later, and you KNOW i got my eye on Friday and Day 10!

Tonight is the Focus 6 Year Anniversary with Miguel Migs and Lisa Shaw! If you have never been, Focus is the longest running House club in OC and is always a great time on any Tuesday night. 6 years is quite the accomplishment so big ups to the FOCUS familia on many many more! They also have tons of mixes on their site, so check it out! www.focus-oc.com


Finished up today on the mellow tip, went for a hike around the Silverlake Reservoir, a nice lil 5 mile trek. It's actually a pretty dope place to go running/walking/hiking and they even have a dog park where people bring their pups and let them run wild with like 40 other dogs. It's pretty cool to watch, dawg... Anyhow looking forward to Day 7 tomorrow and hoping that my energy rush kicks in hard soon!

Master Cleanse Weekend Update: Days 4 & 5

So this weekend was another fun one here in Los Angeles, and yes, I had a great time while on the cleanse. Dotbleep on Friday Night was a sick party with the return of Justin Long and Shady Tvo, both rockin it hard! I kinds felt this surreal feeling all night, as if i was on happy drugs or something. I couldn't help but laugh at the stupidest things and had myself rolling. (The Master Cleanse is a helluva drug!) So ya by 3am i was done and had to rest up for the Beach party Saturday.



I woke up on Saturday morning pretty used to the drill already and ready for the beach. Sure, the food that was downstairs smelled delicious, but i had no temptations to eat it, and did not hear the breakfast burrito "talking to me" as they usually do ;) Around 1pm i headed out to Will Rogers State Beach and got there around 2:30pm. Right away the place was poppin! If you have never been to a SHADE party before, they throw the sickest day gatherings! Approximately once a month they put something together either at a beach, park, etc. and its dope! I saw tons of new faces and all of them were having a blast under the sun(on and off- stoopid june gloom!)

Anyhow i brought my lemon-maple concoction in a couple water bottles and made it through without a hitch. Every now and then a ciggy looks tempting, but its never a craving rather a bad habit of having something in my hand and smoking it. After the beach i went home, relaxed, and hit up the Jay Tripwire party that All Ours Ent. put on. I was only there for a couple hours but Jay was killin it! I had never seen him play before and i was very impressed.



Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! So I was talking to my folks and started discussing where we should have lunch, until i realized i couldn't! hahahahaha! It wasn't even a hungry urge either, more like i enjoy spending time with people i love over a nice meal. So Sunday was chill, i went for a 5 mile walk and it didn't fase me one bit. Safe to say i was now in the zone and ridding my body of them nasty toxins! I no longer had headaches from nicotine use, or fatigue. Got my eye on the prize!
I also read up on the cleanse and saw that Cayenne works better based on the more you use, so you KNOW i spiced up my drinks!

Lakers vs. Magic on Thursday. Man i love this time of year!!!!

Master Cleanse Day 3: It's Gettin Betta All The Tiiiiiime...

Betta, betta, betttttttaaaaaaaa! 

Well, at least that is what i've been trying to believe. I remember Day 3 as being the toughest one, you're already deep into the cleanse, no looking back, yet you still have hunger in the tummy and the lemonade is getting old. God forbid you start a deep thought process about how a week from today, Day #3, you will STILL be on the cleanse! You gotta stay positive and keep your eye on the goal, sucka!

One thing i do to make things a bit more exciting, is tinker with the measurements. B

artender style. Yeah, i like to drink, so this makes it fun. Sometimes i'll make a drink with more juice than syrup, or vice-versa. (WOW!) If i'm feelin really rambunctious, i might even take a s

hot of lemon juice to the head piece, or even a spicy one with mad cayenne pepper.... PARTY TIME! So ya you gotta have fun with it.

So Tonight is Game 6 of the Laker Game @ Nuggets. I hope they can match the defensive energy they had in the 4th quarter of Game 5, cuz they were hittin it! We just need one more win to face the Cavs, or i mean, winner of the East, hehehhe.

Also check out the new HAWTCAST if y0u haven't done so yet! It featured FRANKIE J. of The Sound Republic and its dope!

Master Cleanse Day 2: WTF Was I Thinking????

So, it's Day 2 and i wake up hungry as shit. I start imagining in my head what i should eat........but wait,  that's not an option, oh yeah! Only 9 more days to go  ;)

I go str

aight for the lemonade and chug a giant glass, immediately feeling better. I was 

overall pretty energized throughout the day, except for 2 or 3 little lulls at work where i just had to sit back for a bit. Otherwise it was smooth. Plus it was sooooo inspiring finding out that Beyonce lives by the

 Master 

Cleanse having done it before. Heheheheh

Watched a

 bit of the basketball game at home, and the Cavs won. Of course they did, duhhhh! Does anyone else feel that they are s

till gonna pull their head out and m

ake the Finals? You just know they are, and Nike, the NBA and every other commercial on TV makes sure you never forget that! Lakers vs Cavaliers.

SO anyhow that's that for Day 2.  Starting to build some momentu

m I think...

The Master Cleanse Day 1: Getting Ready For Summer

by Mikey Velazquez

So the summer is just around the corner. You can feel it, taste it. It's your favorite time of year, and you wanna be on top of your game when it comes around. You wanna feel great, have thunderous energy, look great, eat right, and be in control of your life in every aspect possible. If this is you, you should consider doing the Master Cleanse.

I have done the Master Cleanse 2 times before. Some will say you're nuts for doing it, some love it, its really just a matter of preference.

http://themastercleanse.org/

Why do I do it? First, I love a tough mental challenge. I am and always have been an athletic person, at times hardcore, but lately just doing enough to feel good as its part of who i am. As i have hit the dirty thirty mark last summer, i have realized how much tougher it is to lose weight. I am currently 205 and tend to plateau at the 200 lbs mark, but i am used to being 185-190 at my best. So, this gets me over the hump.

Is it easy to pull off? Not really. It is different for everyone, but for most it can be an emotional rollercoaster of hunger and doubting, cravings, lack of sleep and mood swings. I am doing it "to a T" so i am going to stop smoking everything as well. (wish me luck!)

Again if you want more info:

http://themastercleanse.org/

Anyhow this is day one so i will keep you posted on my days ahead here. So check back in for updates and feel free to ask me any questions you might have on here or to mikey@hawtmusic.com

Getcho cleanse on!

m

The HAWT TRIFECTA is coming!!!! Friday May 1st!

....keep your eyes peeled.....

HAWT Music 3 Year Anniversary Party!

Friday May 1st

...some like it HAWT...

HAWT First Fridays GIOM (London, UK) in his first LA Appearance !

Friday April 3rd, 2009
Friday we welcome one of our favorite producers, GIOM !
Plus HAWT resident players Mike Magaña & Neil G who
just released "Far Back" on Motion Music!

Upcoming Heat

Saturday April 18th
EDDIE B @ GRAVITY!
w/ JOHNNY FIASCO & MORE!

Friday May 1st, 2009
HAWT Music 3 Year Anniversary!
w/ DJ MES!

New HAWTCAST with Mike Magana!

An Excerpt From Lindsay Lohawt’s Guide to Partying and Panty Flashing:

HOW TO GET “HAWTED”

Hawtlist! To get an early bird discount, send your full name to mikey@hawtmusic.com.

Arrange to have a good time. Bring a friend, designate a driver… send a booty text.

Work it on the dancefloor. NO PARKING.

Tecate and other alcoholic beverages will be available at the bar for cheap prices and generous tips. Non-drinkers can enjoy various mixers and waters. The House special is Chilled Warm Tecate (sometimes not available chilled).

Eat something and rest up. Hawt parties have been known to start long weekends… see glossary for “Fraturunday”

Don’t forget Molly, Mary and Charlie and don't drunk text,! Look where it got me.

Jason Hodges- Soul Control Record Release Tour

March 6th in LOS ANGELES

March 8th in SAN FRANCISCO
JASON HODGES
SOUL CONTROL
Record Release Tour

March 6th

Los Angeles, CA

HAWT First Fridays
w/ JASON HODGES,
SOUL CONTROL HAWT SF
& EASILY INFLUENCED

RSVP
for discounted entry B4 MIDNIGHT with names to:
mikey@hawtmusic.com


March 8th SAN FRANCISCO

BIONIC SF gets HAWT
w/ JASON HODGES,
EASILY INFLUENCED,
ROQUE SANTOS &
NIKOLA BAYTALA

Magañja Beatz - Top 10 Chart - March 2009

Magañja Beatz
Top 10 Chart
March 2009

Anhanguera / Hot Shit / Minority Music
Uneaq / We Came 2 Party / Clique Trax
Neil G. ft Jojo Villanueva / Far Back (Kirby Mix) / Motion
Rambis & Coop / Damita Knows / What What
Atnarko / Get Down To Work It Out / SOWAT
Little Man Big / Shine / Aroma
Tom Drummond / X Rated (Craig Hamilton Filthy Rub) / Shak Digital
Johnny Fiasco / Conduction / NRK Sound Division
Holmes & Watz / Like This Time / Minority Music
Alexander East / My Alarm / Planet East

Heat Rocks from the Crates
Thomas Sahs / Let Me Show You Love (Midas Rmx) / Knockin Boots

Non House Pick
Stevie Wonder / That Girl (All I Do EP) / Motown

Mumblin & Jumblin, Ramblin & Scramblin

by Mikey Velazquez, HAWT Los Angeles

I was reading a book this morning and came across this quote, and it kinda hit home for me....

"A consistent man believes in DESTINY, a capricious man in CHANCE" -Benjamin Disraeli

I have always been a believer in destiny. I feel that we are all destined to do great things, and are all put here for a reason. Yet more often than not, we don't realize that we have much more control over our own actions, what we do and how we feel, much more than we know. That sense of control is something that I personally am always working on.



The weather here in Los Angeles has been crazy. Two weeks ago, I got the flu bug and it had alot to do with the weather hitting low 40's at nights where I live, and around 60 during the days. Out of nowhere, last weekend we were in the 80's! It was great, no doubt, since we had out BBQ on the rooftop @ Catalyst in downtown LA, but at the same time, WTF is going on???? It's mid January! I don't remember in my lifetime ever having such heat in January. But of course, there is no such thing as global warming, right? =P


OBAMA is officially our President of the United States. God Bless America. It's been a loooong time coming, and now I hope, I pray, and I send him as much positive energy as possible because he's got a pretty tough challenge ahead of him. I wish him the best, but I have no doubt he will do a great job at the helm.


The Dodgers still haven't signed Manny Ramirez. I dunno what's gonna happen with that, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do sign him, hopefully to a 2 or 3 year contract and no more. He was such a spark for us last year, and I think the fans would lose their minds if he left us. Ned Coletti, figure it out!


This year I have set some pretty challenging goals. In my personal life, family, work, with HAWT, emotional and physical. It's a bit overwhelming at times, but I'm happy to be in this position and striving for new heights. The goals give you a guideline to keep you on track, and I look forward to a fun year ahead.