2023 NEON RODEO CREATIVE CONFERENCE
A one-of-a-kind showcase of electrifying music, art, and creativity at the crossroads of the West. Giddyup!
SEPTEMBER 15, 16, 17th, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
SAN FRANCISCO x SALT LAKE CITY
Neon Rodeo Creative Conference returns this September 15-17 to round up the best of the West while transfusing rhythm, culture, and raw creativity from select cities around the globe. What started as an immersive experience exploring the foundations of House music expands its scope in hopes of becoming a nexus of untapped creativity in the region.
This year Neon Rodeo invites the city of San Francisco to SLC for its unique blend of beats, technology, and psychedelic funk. The conference turned modern-day ‘rodeo’ is framed around three areas of creativity: Experience, Music, and Art, resulting in an immersive showcase for the masses. For three days, at seven venues, peaking on Saturday the 16th on the 200 Block, 50+ artists, DJs, designers, innovators, and cultural luminaries engage in panels and workshops that are intertwined with a citywide urban dance music festival featuring Bay Area DJs/producers David Harness, Galen, Brown Amy, Jay-J, Mauricio Aviles.
The conference panels at Spy Hop on Friday the 15th and The Mayor Voss on Saturday the 16th feature established and up-and-coming music, fashion, and arts industry professionals in conversation about their career paths and creative journeys. Special guests include Paul Dillinger, Vice President, Head of Global Product Innovation at Levi Strauss & Co.; Michael “MEGA” Yabut Founder, Creative Director at BLACK SCALE; Jay-J, Shifted Music Producer/DJ and Grammy Nominee; Galen, Co-Founder of Sunset Sound System, and Sunset Campout Festival; Travis Kirschbaum, DJ, Producer, Beatport Label Manager; plus Amanda Lynn, a Muralist and Fine Artist based in Northern California who will also be painting live at FICE Gallery.
LOCATIONS
FICE GALLERY / BEER BAR / BAR X / JOHNNY'S ON SECOND / THE MAYOR VOSS / T.F. BREWING / SPY HOP
ART + EXPERIENCE
Conference panels on Friday, Sept. 15th at Spy Hop, and Saturday, Sept. 16th at The Mayor Voss. Established, and up-and-coming music, fashion, and arts industry professionals reveal their career paths and creative journeys!
Amanda Lynn
Muralist and Fine Artist based in Northern California
Galen
Co-Founder of Sunset Sound System, and Sunset Campout Festival
Jay-J
Shifted Music Producer/DJ and Grammy Nominee
Michael “MEGA” Yabut
Founder, Creative Director at BLACK SCALE
Paul Dillinger
Vice President, Head of Global Product Innovation at Levi Strauss & Co.
Travis Kirschbaum
DJ, Producer, Beatport Head of Label Relations - US
— including —
Abby Allred Afro_Foo Angela Brown Calvert Cruz Chi Alexander Chris Nielson Dante Lerae Dead End Kid Drew Green Dum Boy Sticky Eliana’s Universe Eudonerio Quiroz Felicia Baca Gothsloth GSUNO Jared Gold Kari Jørgensen Loud & Clear Youth Radio DJs Anthony & Omar Lyndsey Erickson Maru Quevedo Michael Wall Miranda Musso Ryan Condrick Sam Cannon Sindee Savage Stereo Stan
COMPLETE SCHEDULEMUSIC
Saturday, Sept. 16th at FICE Gallery, The Mayor Voss, Beer Bar, Bar X, & Johnny’s on Second, + Sunday, Sept. 17th at T.F. Brewing
David Harness
Moulton Music, San Francisco
David Harness is one of the most popular House Music DJs for the San Francisco/West Coast sound. Touring all over the world, from Coachella to Croatia, from Outside Lands to Glastonbury, David’s star continues to rise within the dance community as a musical storyteller. David is everything beautiful and decadent about house music.
The master of his craft, David has lent his producer skills to Grammy-winning artists like Mary J. Blige, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys, and even Yoko Ono. David continues releasing new music and remixes, including his album ‘Friends in Harmony’ and the upcoming third Mighty Real Pool Party compilation – released from Moulton. David is in his third year of House Music alchemy, hosting a mix show on My-Soul Radio and spins live on Twitch. David Harness is known for his decade-and-counting with the famous Mighty Real parties and his epic residencies at “Universe” and “The Endup.”
David is man who lives, breathes and emanates everything that is beautiful about deep House Music, Disco and Classic Garage. David Harness continues to bring the best music, hyped performances, and all things David Harness to dance floors around the world!
Website | Instagram | Soundcloud | RA
Galen
Sunset Sound System, San Francisco
Inspired by the DIY parties of the UK and reggae soundsystem culture, Galen founded Sunset Sound System by setting up a generator and speakers at a park in Berkeley, California every Sunday to spin records for free he didn’t get a chance to play anywhere else. Word spread and soon crowds into the thousands we’re dancing and picnicking while watching the sun set behind the San Francisco skyline. Today, Sunset Sound System is on the move with incredible boat and outdoor parties as well as the annual internationally acclaimed Sunset Campout Festival.
Galen developed his signature sound through these weekly jams and as well as his technically proficient yet fluid dj style. The psychedelic music scene of 90s San Francisco provided a launching point to his extensive vinyl collection that spans many genres from classic disco to post-punk to roots reggae and modern house music. His sets can travel a diverse range yet maintain a conscious groove of cohesiveness, always appropriate to the time and place. They are thoughtful, yet never pre-planned, with artfully-timed track selections that spark any dance floor, appealing to the old school just as much as the new.
Instagram | Soundcloud | RA
Jay-J
Shifted Music, San Francisco
Jay-J is a Grammy Nominee, a prolific producer and collaborator spanning over 200 releases, a self-taught studio demon, inventor, and ambassador of the San Francisco sound, an immensely popular and well-traveled DJ. He founded Moulton Studios, the West Coast's most influential dance music studio, had his own Coke® bottle for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was the DJ for the 2006 MTV® AVMAs, and launched two comp series for Defected Records, UK. An impressive resume to be sure. More impressive yet is his continuing self-imposed artistic development, which fuels his ceaseless obsession to learn new technical and creative aspects of his work. He’s remixed artists from Alicia Keys, Jill Scott to Joss Stone, and has collaborated with producers from Kaskade to Miguel Migs. He possesses a drive to keep his music fresh and vital keeping him center stage in the dance music world for over 20 years.
Jay-J founded and built Moulton Street Studios in 1997, a beehive-busy hit factory providing the public and the industry with killer music. Their client list reads like a who's who of dance music. Forever a slave to detail, Jay-J designed his own innovative, world-class production studio complete with a gorgeous live recording room. A self-proclaimed studio geek who loves nothing more than talking about production ideas, software, plug-ins, and audio hardware, except for maybe playing good parties and the “good old days” of record stores and vinyl.
Jay-J's DJ'ing continues to change and evolve, all the while displaying his sharp focus on soul, energy, proper flow, and maximum dancefloor meltdown impact. He's held residencies in more states and countries than most people ever visit, giving him a keen instinct for the chemistry of a particular dancefloor. His mixed CDs for Defected, Distance, Loveslap, and his imprint Shifted Music, show a sphere of influence that reaches well beyond the clubs. Jay-J has lit up world-class venues across the states, and as far as Ibiza, Singapore, Australia, and London, gigging over 27 countries and racking up over 200,000 "DJ miles" in recent years to reach his ever-widening club and party audiences.
Website | Instagram | Discogs | Soundcloud | RA
Brown Amy
Hard French, Club Ablunt, Bay Area
Brown Amy is a Bay Area-based musician, DJ and Record Collector. Their a member of the Chulita Vinyl Club and San Francisco’s daytime sensation, Hard French. Brown Amy gained their deep connection to music from the age of 4 when they began drumming at their parents' Spanish Gospel Church. Here, they initially developed their musicality, followed by playing drums in various bands throughout their life. As part of expanding their music career, Brown Amy discovered a love for djing. They have now been a Bay Area DJ for 11+ years spinning everything from soul classic 45s to current house tracks. They have been a record collector for 15 years and through their digging started discovering club-worthy tracks from all over the globe. Brown Amy has extensive music knowledge and this is why their sets are unique, eclectic, intuitive, and genre-bending. They have developed a passion for dance music and over the years have honed in on bass and percussion-heavy tracks perfect for the dance floor. Brown Amy has brought their talents to some highly respected events in the US including Honcho, Carry Nation, and Outside Lands, and has shared bills with some of the most respected DJs including Honey Dijon, Egyptian Lover, QuestLove, and Bay Area legend David Harness. They are a part of Chulita Vinyl Club collective, mentoring up-and-coming DJs as well as a founding member of SF’s multi-award winning daytime dance party, Hard French. As both musician and DJ, they have a distinct ear for music and are currently producing original tracks.
Instagram | Soundcloud | RA
Mauricio Aviles
Gritt, San Francisco
Mauricio is an SF native and connoisseur of recorded aural emotion. Born in El Salvador in 1969, Mauricio began his musical journey in San Francisco, California where he grew up in the mainly Spanish-speaking community of Mission District, immersed in the Latin rhythms that percolated through his neighborhood. As a teenager, he worked with his father in the family business, producing Latin cultural concerts and festivals in the Bay Area, gaining the experience and contacts that would later provide the foundation for his involvement in the City’s burgeoning dance scene as it evolved through the 90s. Mauricio played his first DJ gigs at the underground club 'EndUp', developing his own sound and devoted following that remains with him today. Soon after, he picked up residencies at the 'Corazon', a Latin-flavoured weekly event in Mission District, and 'Metrojazz', a popular weekend event that combined downtempo, abstract beats with house – a hybrid style that evolved to define the 'San Francisco Sound'.
Aviles has a special relationship with Salt Lake City through his longtime friendship with New City Movement’s Jesse Walker, and Matthew Fit. He is the soul connection between these two cities if ever there was one.
— including —
Adam Michael Terry Andy Doors Blessed1 Brain Detergent Brass Tax Bruisecaster Buttahfly Boi Blues Condrick Dante Lerae Easy Eliana's Universe Emily Thurman Far Out Cassette Club Fisch Loops Gabba Gabo b2b Manu Gabriel "G#" Mitchell Garrett Scott Gizmoe Interstate Disco Matthew Fit Mooninite Nite Raid b2b Sauvignon Mami Norbzz Parris Taylor Perfect Tapes PFUZZ Pied Parkler PLEXØS PRYVYD SIAK Phd SL Steez Soul Pause Spaz Dum Boy Sticky TinkFu Toni Negroni Typefunk UTA Trax VI:BRA YouDoMatter
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Inspired by the feminine in all things...
Inspired by the feminine in all things...
Neon Rodeo Creative Conference
is proud to present
AMANDA LYNN
Painting live at FICE Gallery
Amanda Lynn is a Muralist and Fine Artist based in Northern California. Inspired by the feminine in all things, she depicts the subtle beauty of the natural world and humankind, through illustrated linework and decorative patterning. Her works can be found in Galleries and Streets all over the world. Amanda believes sharing the creative process with others is the key to living an inspired life.