Desert Dreams and Dancefloors: Mikey Lion's Musical Odyssey

Mikey Lion

United States

Musica

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Spain

spanish techno

Shalev

Branqueeno

In March, we hosted our first 12-hour marathon with the indelible beat-serving band of dust-kicking miscreants, Desert Hearts. Their fearless leader, 

, closed things out on The Roof in textbook fashion, dropping disco-tinged heaters, deep and soulful classics, and low-end fueled tech house. It was an absolute gas, so much so that we decided to bring the man with the best hats in house music back to headline. So, on June 24, we’re going late into the night with the one-and-only Mikey Lion, elrow resident 

 at Manhattan’s newest megaclub, MUSICA.

Mikey’s positive energy and penchant for good vibes house music are a blessing to dance music culture. Maybe it’s because he always carries the wide-eyed memory of his first immersive house music experience. He fell in love with the rave during Daft Punk’s historic Pyramid unveiling at Coachella 2006. Or maybe it’s because he’s been soaking up DJ culture since buying his first turntables at age 14. Whatever the reason, Mikey’s joyous DJ sets and dusty funky beats have put him at the forefront of a family of thousands that proudly follow the Desert Hearts motto of “House, Techno, Love.”

Through The Fog - Extended Mix

In 2012 he co-founded Desert Hearts, a party crew that grew from throwing renegade bacchanals deep in the Mojave Desert to a global movement that encompasses its annual campout, a laundry list of sweaty club shows around the world, and two record labels: Desert Hearts Records and Desert Hearts Black.

For Mikey, it’s 100% about the love of community and making the world more positive through house music. It’s an ethos that shines through in his catalog of psychedelic beats and basslines. From the transcendent and introspective “Through The Fog” (with Justin Martin) to the syncopated acid madness of “This Is The Beat,” Mikey proves that he’s an industry leader in philosophy and sound.

Desert Hearts co-founder Mikey Lion believes that house, techno, and love can change the world. And alongside Lee Reynolds, Marbs, and the rest of the Desert Hearts crew he is doing that one set and song at a time. His unrelenting positive energy and dusty sub thumping funky house beats have placed him not just at the center of the West Coast house movement, but at the pinnacle of a global movement. Realized during the pandemic Mikey helped usher the Desert Heart family into new territory by establishing an early presence on Twitch and turning the brand into a global force spreading positivity, good times, and proper beats to fans in every corner of the planet.

Gray Area's mission is to build a bigger house music community in North America by helping fans discover exciting house music artists, event brands and festivals that are new to them.

Tracklist: https://1001.tl/1qckdn89
Eskuche - ID
Justin Vilhauer - L.o.v.e. 
Will Taylor (UK) - ID
Doorly - ID
Patrick Loda - Don't Play Yourself
RYBO - Say It
Lubelski & Kaleena Zanders - ID
Gettoblaster - Alright Alright
Ekoboy - ID
DJOKO - Close Call
Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva ft. Joi Cardwell - Love Somebody Else
The Martinez Brothers - Sant Laurent YSL
Hector Couto - The Last Of Us
Dow.Jones - Little Helper 386-4

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Mikey Lion - Exclusive Set for OCHO by Gray Area [2/2022] by Gray Area

Mikey is fresh off a slew of landmark gigs, including rocking the infamous DoLab stage at Coachella for weekend two (a full circle moment considering where his roots lie) and dropping a set for John Summit’s Off The Grid at The Caverns. We’re excited to have him back in New York for what’s guaranteed to be a memorable night of funky grooves and booty-shaking moves.

Energy Out

On support duties, we have a cast of Gray Area favorites that will keep the energy high at Musica. Bastian Bux's freewheeling approach to creation and curation sees him breaking down the walls between funky, disco, minimal, and tech house. As one of elrow's most front-and-center residents, he is the epitome of what the brand represents - vibrancy, authenticity, and high energy. A technical wizard, and worldbuilder behind the decks, he's dazzled dancers at some of the best clubs and festivals, from Tomorrowland in Belgium to the glittery Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas and even the historic closing party at the legendary Space Ibiza.

superior ingredients 4.8.23 - support for JWorra by branqueeno

New York native, Branqueeno is a staple of the vibrant NYC house music scene and the founder of the 

, a community-forward platform cultivating intentional connection and acts of kindness. Fast becoming a Gray Area favorite, she's blown us away with previous performances at Superior Ingredients and will feel right at home dropping her intelligent blend of all the colors of house music.

 multicolored sound palate unites influences as wide as heavy metal and classic rock into a relentlessly rhythmic underground international sound heavy on melody and shimmering percussion. With past performances at Quantum, The Brooklyn Mirage, and Superior Ingredients, he knows how to spark the energy of the dancefloor.

Mikey Lion [Desert Hearts] with Bastian Bux

bass house

chicago house

tech house

Gene Farris

deep disco house

house

minimal tech house

minimal techno

Nick Curly

United Kingdom

deep groove house

OFFAIAH

Mark Dumitrescu

Superior Ingredients Roof

Gene Farris w. Nick Curly & Guests

Israel

israeli techno

organic house

Guy Mantzur

DuNE

The Room at Superior Ingredients

Guy Mantzur w. OMRI.

Belgium

belgian techno

dark techno

raw techno

Joyhauser

Adam Meliani

Joyhauser w. Special Guests

melodic house

progressive house

Luttrell

Romania

Luzi Tudor

bedroom soul

Stello

Koumby

Lincoln Jesser

Luttrell: Life At Full Speed Tour

Wakyin

Switzerland

Deer Jade

Luna Mar

Earth Signs

Chellzz

Ramon

Wakyin New York Headline Debut

multidisciplinary

Eli Fola

Kitty Amor

KILIMANJARO

Jay Vic

Tech Afrique w. Eli Fola, KILIMANJARO, Kitty Amor & Guests

Brazil

Classmatic

Italy

Ale De Tuglie

Medina

Classmatic w. Ale De Tuglie & Guests

France

jazz house

lo-fi house

Folamour

Folamour & Guests

Marbs

Lee Reynolds

Porky (DH)

Superior Ingredients

Desert Hearts: Day-Into-Night Takeover

Max Dean

romanian electronic

Mahony

Max Dean & Guests

TOBEHONEST

brazilian edm

brazilian tech house

Bruno Furlan

TOBEHONEST w. Bruno Furlan on The Roof

Türkiye

turkish pop

Bora Uzer

ethnotronica

Sam Shure

Bora Uzer on The Roof [New York Headline Debut]

mexican tech house

Andruss

Marten Lou

Marten Lou & Special Guests

India

indian edm

Anyasa

Anyasa & Guests

Netherlands

€URO TRA$H

Yellow Claw presents €URO TRA$H

uk house

Sam Divine

Martin Ikin

Martin Ikin & Guests

Bijou

Dillon Nathaniel

ero0808

BERK

bassline

kyogre

BIJOU w. Dillon Nathaniel, Ero808, BERK & Kyogre

Moldova

moldovan pop

progressive electro house

trance

Andrew Rayel

Mikey Lion [Desert Hearts] with Bastian Bux

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