#bridgegaps

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It’s here! 2 years of Bridge Movement making our Milwaukee music scene a little closer and a little bigger! Our good friend @ardalander of Dirtybird just touched down from San Francisco to lead the celebrations. Plus Codes Milwaukee debut, and our founder @fortunemke b2b with @chris_vrakas to open the night. Bridging gaps all night long, join us at @site1a - and big Cheers to all who have been apart of making the last 2 possible! #BridgeGaps #Site1A #BeApart (at SITE 1A)

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Pre last-Bridge-of-the-year-tomorrow-work-session feat @shibasanmusic! Flannels required 😋 Join us at @site1a Tickets ▸ http://bit.ly/ShibaSanSITE1A . . . #TisTheSeason #Flannel #HustleHarder #WorkFlow #BridgeGaps #BeApart

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I actually teared up on the dance floor last night. Not just glisteny eyes but a big bubble of emotion that swelled up on me out of nowhere and made me like "holy f#>€ I'm gonna cry!" I had to put my head down and breathe into it for a second. When you've produced so many shows for so many years, are sober, and at your job in work-mode even when on the dancefloor, that level of emotion just does not happen. It blindsided me. And I loved it. I could retire from promoting right now, close down @apart_music, and be content! Thank you everyone who was apart in any way. Especially my friend Strahil Velchev aka @kink303 who despite all his great success has never stopped trying to make it back to Milwaukee since our first show together 9 years ago. He went through 24 hours straight of crazy travel hell (Austrian Airlines mistake) making it to the venue just as he was supposed to start, flying through set up, and diving straight into a crowd moving performance of KiNK wizardry. All the words can't sum up why it meant so much to have him back... my most crucial event to date. It was incredibly special to have people who were at the first US KiNK show that we did at Three 9 years ago, alongside those who have discovered and fallen in love with him just recently. For me that is the goal, the dream. Cross the barriers, light a fire; the aware appreciation of the experienced, and the new energy of the young and hungry, meeting on the dance floor, creating with the dj, inspiring the room. Good music is ageless, genderless, crosses race, religion and politics. We just need to make the effort to find it, open up and enjoy... Well done Milwaukee, you've come a long way baby - do not stop dancing! As I said I feel like I could retire, but equally like perhaps we've only just begun.. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ❤️ #BridgeGaps #Site1A #BeApart (at SITE 1A)

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I can't say enough about last night.. I'm so proud of our fantastic @apart_music artists who all played together for the first time ever last night, and turned Milwaukee out! And hugely impressed with our city for turning out in such great numbers for local and regional house and techno, and the amazing party and people and atmosphere of last night. And a big shout to @site1a for their collaboration, allowing me do my thing and trusting me to make it work :) Thank you, thank you, for all the bday wishes and so much more... see you when we do it again tonight at 💯... time to take it underground ;) LOVE!!!! Apart Artists are: @genefarris @jasonallen37 @niki_kitz @theodoreelektrk @blu9chicago @jevonjackson #BridgeGaps #BeApart (at SITE 1A)

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Apart Artists and family in the house, just waiting for a couple more and then we will descend on @site1a in the form of.. in the form of.. Apart! I am so thrilled and lucky to have this amazing unique talented skilled sweet and diverse group of individuals to work and play with, and call family. See you all in a couple of hours - be ready to get down/lit/turnt... or whatever it is you do! #BeApart #BridgeGaps #HouseMusic #Techno #Sushi #DiamondLife #Music #Milwaukee #Love (at Izumi's Milwaukee)

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Saturday night playing our Bridge presents Green Velvet show at @site1a. Hundreds gathered together on one dance floor under one roof to explore house music - and loving it - in Milwaukee! Now That's a high for me. So many heart felt comments from people letting me know they felt it too. That there is indeed a movement going on. That they were apart of it. That together We are undoubtedly Bridging Gaps. And I couldn't be prouder of or more excited for my adopted home, Milwaukee - I am proud to call you my city. You guys are the ones creating something amazing. Wanting it. Taking what's on offer. Supporting, appreciating, dancing. Putting aside clique separations, judgements of our differences, previous musical likes/dislikes, flying in the face of our cities historical tendency towards segregation (though we still could use more diversity please!), and slapping a big phat happy smile smack in the middle of our Milwaukee Electronic Music Community. This was something special. And not because I think so. But because you told me so. It was so thick in that room. You donated generously to the #NoDAPL drive (We will continue collecting until thanksgiving), and your response to my set was so kind. I was seriously touched by all the kind comments, and it was a pleasure meeting many new people! Listen.. take care of yourselves while we build this thing. We're creating something genuinely good together, something authentic and really exciting and and my hope is every one of us will reap nothing but positivity and benefits from it. But the party scene is full of things that can take us down.. be good to each other, take care of yourselves, look out for one another, and be aware. Don't pretend it's not how it is. Don't drive drunk. Don't push your limits too far. Stay on the right side of the line, enjoying life, celebrating music and it's benefits - not fighting induced depression or addiction or .... You are all so full of light. Much love, deep gratitude, Namaste. #BridgeGaps #BeApart #Site1A #Milwaukee #Music #Matters #HouseMusic #Techno #Dance

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Last night's Bridge party, saying a big thank you to @vonstroke for his amazing set, and the owners at Milwaukee's first real dance club in years, @site1a. Amazing time. Excited for the future. #HouseMusic #TechHouse #DirtyBird #Milwaukee #Music #Matters #BridgeGaps #BeApart

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First moments of Legend @marckinchen set last night, for #BridgeMovement 05 last night at @oakmke. Amazing set, an honor having MK in MKE! Next week 4/14 Bridge 06 feat Ardalan & Sacha Robotti.. Join us, there's a movement going on! #BridgeGaps #ReactWisconsn #WeBuildCrowds #BeApart #housemusic #deephouse #dirtybird #Milwaukee #Music #Activism (at OAK)