At the end of 2011, the hunky Aussie DJ Bolt came out with a series of six full-length DJ mix sets, broken up from a massive 11-hour set he did!  I was thrilled when I found out he closed his set #2 with my own bootleg remix of Kendi's "Connected" that I made for my Diesel 2011 Party Mix!  You can download DJ Bolt's "Party In My Pants #2" and all his high-energy mixes at www.boltdj.com!  His pumping sets always features amazing mashups and remixes of top hits and club stompers, and he's one of the most-listened-to DJs at Podomatic (check out his podcast at djbolt.podomatic.com too).  And did I forget to mention that he's f*cking gorgeous too?!?!  Thanks Richard for including one of my remixes in your sets!

After a long abscence due to personal crap, episode #11 (November/December 2011) of MIDI Queen's progressive house music podcast is definitely worth the wait, featuring 13 stunning tracks showcasing the wide range of progressive house styles.  This episode starts slower with some darker deep progressive tunes, then moves into a more melodic range before speeding up into techno, electro house & breaks-inspired tracks.  Featuring great songs from Juan Deminicis, Weepee, Deepfunk, Cirez D, Purple Code, Astrix, Shingo Nakamura & Kazusa, Joonas Hahmo, Adham Ashraf, Danny Freakazoid & Strobe, Lazy Rich, Phunk Investigation, Max Graham, and Dave London, plus remixes by Cid Inc, Deadmau5, Matao, Revolvr, and Steve Haines.  It's also my first episode of my second year doing this podcast!  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Check it out!

First of all, I apologize for the lack of updates and music lately... I've been packing, moving, and unpacking the last few months (and I'm still unpacking crap!).  I was hoping to have a new podcast episode out in October but I'll definitely have a new episode in November so please stay tuned.  In the meantime I made a new mix set in my Diesel series, which is a more gay club-friendly collection (check out all my Diesel mixes at my Diesel Podomatic page).  This new set, the Diesel Extra Innings Mix #1 - Fall 2011 features 14 older and newer vocal club tracks, including some amazing mashups and unreleased remixes from Kaskade, Roger Sanchez, Tom Fall, Crackerjack (Thomas Penton & Scott Anselmo) and Kasey Taylor.  For more info on this set head over to the mix sets page, or check it out directly at Podomatic!  This set is bursting with energy, and it's great to keep you motivated during the off-season!

Episode #10 (June/July 2011) of MIDI Queen's progressive house music podcast is extra-long (since I didn't quite get out an episode in time for June!), featuring 13 amazing tracks to keep your Summer going in high gear!  This episode starts slower with some techno-infused tracks, then speeds up with some club stompers and summer anthems.  Featuring amazing new songs from Alesso, Canoness, Depeche Mode, Petar Dundov, Flash Brothers, Dibby Dougherty & David Young, Fedde Le Grand & Sultan & Ned Shepard, John Digweed & Nick Muir, Elfsong, Agressor, Martin Solveig, Marcus Schossow, and Denis A, plus remixes by Eric Prydz, G-Tek, Ryan Davis, Aeron Aether, Arno Kost, and Audio Teq.  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Tune in today!

My friend VJ Oz (aka Robert Foley) recently made a video for my older original song, "Cadmium".  Check it out now on YouTube!  The video features clips from some classic monster movies.  We plan on working on some more videos in the future, so stay tuned!

Gathering tracks for my next podcast episode, plus working on a special DJ set for my softball team, since we just won our division and we're headed to the World Series in Chicago in August!  Woohoo!

An extra-long episode this month!  #009 (May 2011) of MIDI Queen's progressive house music podcast features 13 great tracks, including three from fellow Texans!  Listen in to hear great new tunes from Daft Punk, Derek Howell, Juan Deminicis, Josh Dupont, DAVI, Steve Haines, Dapple Apple, Dinka, Miss Nine, Hunter Vaughan, Above & Beyond, Hardwell & Tiesto, and Espen, plus remixes by the Crystal Method, Ben Coda, Cid Inc, Deepfunk, and Kim Fai.  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic and Soundcloud, or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Take a listen today!

Do you like the hunky bear stud cover model of the Diesel 2010 and 2011 Party Mixes?  You wanna meet him?  Then come out on the evening of Monday May 16th at the Round Up Saloon for our Diesel Meet-N-Greet with hot London Bear model Brent Cage!  He'll be autographing copies of the Diesel mix sets and other pics, plus answering your questions and hanging out with the Diesel PSSA softball team!  So come on out & meet Brent and get your signed copy of the Diesel 2011 Party Mix on Monday May 16th from 8-10pm.  You don't want to miss this!

You can now preview the new Diesel 2011 Party Mix at Podomatic.com by clicking here!  Though if you want a CD copy just come out on the 16th and meet with us & Brent!  In fact you can listen to all the Diesel mixes I've done on their own Podomatic page over at dieselmixes.podomatic.com anytime!

Also on May 25th, my April podcast episode was featured on the Progressive Channel over at www.DI.fm Digitally Imported Electronic & Dance Music Radio 24/7!  It was my fifth set broadcast there (I called it "Spark Of Life" mix for this broadcast).  There were over 1300 listeners at one point during the show!  Tune in to DI.fm anytime for the best in electronic dance music!

Episode #8 (April 2011) of MIDI Queen's progressive house music podcast is a little longer than usual, featuring 12 fantastic tracks to kick off your Spring season.  This episode jumps out of the gate fast and doesn't let up!  Tune in to some amazing new songs from Evave, Matan Caspi, Passenger 10, David Akermanis, Acki Kokotos & Cirez D, Matteo Marini, Paul Thomas & Manuel De La Mare, Stephen J Kroos, Miss Nine and Soundprank & Jaytech, plus remixes by PROFF, G-Tek and Ben Coda, AND with a great bootleg of Axwell's "Heart Is King" by Strobe plus an 'unofficial' remix of Moby's "Go" by the talented Steve Haines.  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Take a listen today!

Take one for the team!  Starting March 18th (just in time for TBRU!) my brand-new full-length DJ mix set, the Diesel 2011 Party Mix, will be available at Diesel games and events as a fundraiser for my gay softball team!  It's 79 minutes of Tribal Disco Electro Progressive House, with tracks from Lula & Papa Joe, Twisted Dee, Duck Sauce, Sunrider, Stars On 45, Redroche & Armstrong, Deadmau5 & Melleefresh, Kendi, Mason & Princess Superstar, ONO, Christian Falero & Sydney Blu, Room 24, Miles Dyson, Michael Woods and DJ Seekers, plus remixes from DJ Paulo, AddyvanderZwan, Tristan Garner, JS16, Morel, Chris Reece & Josh Green, and finally Tony Moran.  Plus it features my own exclusive bootleg edit of Kendi's "Connected"!  And we couldn't get enough of him last year, so hunky bear model Brent Cage from London again graces the cover (visit Brent Cage @ MySpace and brentcage.blogspot.com for much more of Brent!).  For more info on Diesel games and events, check out the www.dallaspssa.org page and our own Diesel site at www.dallasdieselsoftball.com.  So take one for the team, and BURN DIESEL BURN!!!

Also as a teaser, you can download my bootleg edit of Kendi's "Connected (Club Mix vs. JS16Mix)" as featured as track #8 on this set!  Just right-click on this link: Kendi-Connected-MIDIQueenBootlegEdit.mp3.  It's 6:00 long, 320kbps at 129bpm.  DJ's, if you use it in your set please let me know!  Thanks and happy downloading!

After a short break, the March episode (#7) of my progressive house music podcast is out and it features 11 fantastic tracks showcasing a variety of prog house styles, from tech-inspired tracks to melodic house to uplifting anthems to electro-infused stompers.  Catch some amazing new sounds from Emmanuel, FrauX, Roald Velden, J-Punch & RNS, Feed Me, Moguai, Mara & D.Ramirez, Twin Pack & STFU and Underworld, with a great mashup from Tom Fall and an unreleased bootleg from D:Fuse & Hiratzka vs. U2!  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Check it out!

Also on March 15th, my January/February podcast episode was featured on the Progressive Channel over at www.DI.fm Digitally Imported Electronic & Dance Music Radio 24/7!  It was my fourth set broadcast there (I called it "Memories of a Dream" mix over there).  I got some wonderful feedback from some listeners too!  Tune in to DI.fm anytime for the best in electronic dance music!

Tune in to the Progressive Channel at www.DI.fm on Monday, February 21st for the Progressive Double Mix Header Show!  First DJ StudlyCaps kicks things off with his set at 8:40am (Central U.S. Time), then MIDI Queen's Equinox set will begin around 9:40am, featuring 13 amazing progressive house tracks from his Podcast Episode #5 and more.  You can also chat with me live during the broadcast!  Then keep listening because right after my set, DJ/producer legend John Digweed hosts his weekly Transitions show at 11:00am!  This is MIDI Queen's 3rd mix set featured at DI.fm, Digitally Imported Electronic & Dance Music Radio 24/7 (though it's his first time leading in to John Digweed's amazing show!).  Thanks to everyone at DI.fm for all their hard work to bring us the best in electronic dance music!

Wrapped up at the end of January and finally posted on February 1st, episode #6 of my progressive house music podcast is finally available!  This episode features 11 amazing tracks showcasing a variety of prog house styles, with touches of tech house and indie dance too.  It includes new material from Digitalism, Juliam Marazuela, Hiroyuki ODA, Trim The Fat, Russell G, Weepee, FrauX, Jaytech, Michael Cassette, Studiopunks and Stan Kolev, with remixes by Steve Haines, Shingo Nakamura, Rocking J and Passenger 10.  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  Watch for more great music from these artists in 2011!

There were tons of amazing songs released in 2010, and so I wanted to share with you some of my favorites that I just couldn't fit into previous podcast episodes!  So mixed in mid-January, I made a special edition 2-hour 20-song Flashback 2010 episode of my progressive house music podcast.  It spans a wide variety of progressive house styles, with flavors of tech and deep house, melodic prog house, arena anthems and even a bit of trance at the end.  You can listen to it online at my pages on Podomatic or download the podcast to your iTunes!  This episode features tracks from Robyn, Rodskeez, Cid Inc., Cirez D, Moby, King Unique, Alex Armes, Proff, Rudenko, Craving, Rasmus Faber, Faithless, Vibrasphere, Kaskade, Tim Berg, Schodt, Hybrid, Oliver Smith and Tiesto, plus remixes by Fred Falke, Laurent Wolf, John Digweed & Nick Muir, Dankann & Antillas, Avicii, Mark Knight, Sultan & Ned Shepard, Chris Reece, Andy Moor and Ferry Corsten.  Remember what a great year 2010 was for electronic dance music and take a listen to this special 2-hour episode, and please help spread the word about my podcast!

Sneaking in just at the end of 2010, episode #5 of my progressive house music podcast features some fantastic tunes to help you ring in the New Year with!  You can listen to it online at my pages on SoundCloud and Podomatic too.  In fact from Podomatic you can download the podcast to your iTunes (or click here to subscribe via iTunes!)!  This December episode goes from techy dark sounds to some hands-in-the-air anthems.  Featuring tracks from Cid Inc., Ollie James & Max Rocca, Bug Report & 16 Bit Lolitas, Juan Deminicis, DmitryKO smashBOX & Starkillers, Fonarev & Melodica, Kobana, Dinka, My Digital Enemy and Andrew Bennett, plus remixes by Quivver, Crackerjack, Kay-D, Olav Basoski and Ben Coda.  Please spread the word about my podcast if you love progressive house and hope you enjoy the music!  Happy New Year!

I received an early Christmas present this year:  the fantastic Digitally Imported Internet Radio Station www.di.fm featured my newest DJ mix set, "VOYAGER II", on their Progressive House channel on Thursday, December 23rd!  Head over to www.di.fm 24/7 to listen to the best in electronic dance music over a huge variety of genres.  DI.fm is listened to by thousands of electronic dance enthusiasts around the world and features some of the best DJs and artists around the globe, so I was really honored that DI.fm included me in one of their broadcasts again!

Just in time for Christmas, my Diesel 2010 Party Mix is now available online for the first time for listening or downloading!  This special mix set, worked on all through February 2010, was a fundraiser for my gay softball team, the Round Up Diesel.  This funky set has touches of disco house, electro, progressive and more, and will definitely get you into that party mode for New Years Eve (check the track list out on my mix sets page)!  For more info on the Diesel team and the PSSA league, visit DallasPSSA.org, and the season starts up again in mid-March!  Watch in early 2011 for the new Diesel 2011 Party Mix too!

My November 2010 episode of my progressive house music podcast is finally finished and uploaded!  You can listen to it online at my pages on SoundCloud and Podomatic too.  In fact from Podomatic you can download the podcast to your iTunes (or click here to subscribe via iTunes!)!  The first half of this episode explores a darker side of progressive house, then then lifts up into a lighter melodic mood in the latter half.  Featuring tracks from Underworld, Michael Woods, Cid Inc & Lank, Future Beat Alliance, Dapple Apple, Labtracks, Stefan Vincent, Plastic Angel, Tom Fall and Max Freegrant, plus remixes by Michael Woods, Green & Falkner and Sincere Sound.  Please spread the word about my podcast if you love progressive house and hope you enjoy the music!

After several moves and computer crashes over the years, all copies of one of my early mini mix sets had disappeared and was feared lost forever... until now!  I just found an old CD copy that my brother had saved, so for the first time in years it is available for you!  It's called Electronic Dust (Part 1), and it features songs from the amazing EDM artists 3kStatic and Hook the Captain (also known as J-Punch).  This mini set starts fast, with breakbeat tracks mixed furiously together and ending on a calmer, ambient note.  This set was originally a limited-edition web-exclusive download on 3kStatic's site, but I always enjoyed these songs and this mix and I'm glad to finally be able to share it with you.  To listen or download it, please visit my mixsets page and scroll way down!  And watch for more amazing music from these favorite artists in the future!

The 20th anniversary of LifeWalk was held on 10/10/10, and I was thrilled to be asked to perform at this wonderful event!  Run by AIDS Arms, LifeWalk is a charity fundraiser walk and festival to raise money for AIDS organizations and services in the Dallas area.  So for October I made a Special Edition Episode of my podcast featuring some of the new and older uplifting tracks I played in my sets when I DJ'd at LifeWalk.  You can listen to it online at my pages on SoundCloud and Podomatic too.  In fact from Podomatic you can download the podcast to your iTunes!  This episode features tracks from Dan Rubell, Alexis Jordan, Roger Sanchez, Axwell, Sultan & Ned Shepard, Jaytech, Above & Beyond ft. Oceanlab, Audionova, Underworld, and Dirty South, plus remixes by the Wideboys, Axwell, Jaytech, Jay Lumen and Tiesto.  Please take a listen to this uplifting podcast episode and spread the love!

Episode three of my progressive house music podcast is finally finished and uploaded!  You can listen to it online at my pages on SoundCloud and Podomatic too.  In fact from Podomatic you can download the podcast to your iTunes!  Episode three features some well-known artists, plus some new ones you may not be familiar with (yet!), including tracks from Kriece, Starkillers & Dmitry KO, Johan Gielen, Flat Mode, Funk D'Void, Thya, TV Rock, Juan Bartet, Danny Freakx & Strobe, and even Swedish superstar Robyn, plus remixes by Michael Woods, Diego Velasco and Nightfly.  Please spread the word about my podcast if you love progressive house and hope you enjoy the music!

I just found out I'll be DJing at a fantastic event on Sunday, October 10th!  It's called LifeWalk and it's a charity walk and festival to raise money for AIDS organizations and services in the Dallas community!  This year is their 20th anniversary too.  It's at Lee Park in the Oak Lawn area, with tons of vendor booths, live entertainment, and even LifeBark for the pets!  I'll be DJing a short set from 11:30am till noon or so, then an hour set from 1:00pm-2:00pm after the walk begins.  I'm currently searching for fun, upbeat songs to get the crowd motivated!  For more info on LifeWalk, please visit the www.LifeWalk.org site, plus the LifeWalk Facebook page for specific details.  Don't miss this wonderful event!

After finding some great tracks to play at Bedtime Stories, I got motivated and finished up a second music podcast!  You can listen to both of them online at my pages on SoundCloud and Podomatic too.  In fact from Podomatic you can download the podcast to your iTunes!  My second podcast episode contains some amazing new tracks from EDX, Cid Inc, Max Graham, Moguai, Pacco & Rudy B, Pryda and Switchfoot, plus remixes by Jerome Isma-Ae, Michael Woods, Rodskeez, Axwell & Henrik B, Max Vangeli & AN21, and Steve Haines.  If you love progressive house, please spread the word about my podcast and tell all your dance-music-loving friends!

On Saturday August 14th, don't miss an amazing dance music theme party event!  It's called Bedtime Stories and starts at 9:00pm and goes all the way till 7:00am!  There'll be over 40 DJs on 3 different stages, plus a foam party, fireworks show, intelligent lighting, go carts, bumper boats and much more.  It's at the Mountasia Family Fun Center in North Richland Hills, and tickets are just $20 at the door ($15 if you dress up as a character from a bedtime story!).  Some of the amazing DJs on the lineup include Sno White, DJ DFW, Exceed, Chaos, & Moonstruck Red just to name a few.  And you can catch me and DJ Head between 5-6am on the Restaurant Stage spinning for the crowd!  For more info on Bedtime Stories and other great upcoming events, check out the www.waronboredom.com page, plus the Bedtime Stories Facebook page for specific details.  Take a 5 Hour Energy Drink and come see me spin live!!!

It's finished!  Finally, my first-ever music podcast is ready for the world to hear!  Currently it's available for listening or downloading on my mix sets page and now also at SoundCloud.  It features some great tracks over the last couple of months, including ones from Voodoo & Serano, Joonas Hahmo, Boom Jinx & Jaytech, Adrian Lux, Hybrid & more.  Please stay tuned for it soon!

Just posted my Top 10 Sanctuary Tracks for May 2010 + 5 Great Track I Recently Discovered on my Facebook page!  Some fantastic new stuff from the likes of Dirty South, Cirez D, DJ Rap and more.  Come hear me play these amazing tracks when I DJ at Club Rush for Sanctuary Sundays in June!  I've also started to work on a new DJ mix set to come, also to be called 'Sanctuary'.  Lots of great songs I want to include, so it may have to be a double!  Watch for more news soon!

New for Sundays at Club Rush in Dallas, MIDI Queen spins progressive beats for you from 10:00pm till 2:00am for S A N C T U A R Y !  Club Rush serves $2 well drinks all night long, and it's a great two-story bar with a stylish and sexy atmosphere, a great patio overlooking Lemmon Avenue, a pool table, dart boards and photo booths.  It's at 3903 Lemmon Avenue and Throckmorton, just a block or so west of Oak Lawn Avenue.  Now starting Sunday April 18th, I'll be DJing the night away, playing a blend of progressive house, electro, tribal, breaks, and more!  We'll also have occasional guest DJs and prizes to give away too.  For more info on Club Rush, visit them at Facebook too.  Enjoy great music and cheap drinks with me Sundays at Club Rush for S A N C T U A R Y !

I've also just posted my Top 15 Sanctuary Tracks for April 2010 that are making me move this month!  Some are brand new, some are older but just discovered.  But all of them are helping me get my groove on this month!  Check out the full list on my Facebook Notes page right here!  Plus I'm also gathering tunes for my new DJ mix set to come, also called Sanctuary!  Stay tuned for more info soon!

Take one for the team!  My brand-new seventh full-length DJ mix set finished at the end of February, the Diesel 2010 Party Mix, is now available at Diesel games and events as a fundraiser for my gay softball team!  It's almost a full 80 minutes of funky disco house, electro, progressive and more, with tracks from Boys Noize, Bad Lay Dee & Timmy Vegas, Camille Jones, D:Fuse & Hiratzka, The Cube Guys, G&G, Colton Ford, Utah Saints, Yuksek, Moby, Kiwa, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Robyn, and remixes from Schwarz & Funk, Michael Mind, Morel, Van She Tech, General MIDI, A-Trak and Ocelot.  Plus it features my own exclusive mix-up between Deadmau5 & Melleefresh versus LMFAO!  Hunky bear model Brent Cage from London graces the cover (visit Brent Cage @ MySpace for much more of Brent!).  For more info on Diesel games and events, check out the www.dallaspssa.org page.  So take one for the team, and GO DIESEL!!!

Also for a limited time you can download my bootleg mixup of Deadmau5 & Melleefresh's "Attention Whore" and LMFAO's "I Am Not A Whore" as featured as track #9 on this set!  Just right-click on this link: MIDIQueen-Mixup001.mp3.  It's 10:53 long (great for when the DJ has to run to the bathroom), 256kbps at 130bpm.  DJ's, if you use it in your set please let me know!  Thanks and happy downloading!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!  I recently received some great news to kick off my new year!  The fantastic Digitally Imported Internet Radio Station www.di.fm will be featuring my newest DJ mix set, "Voyager", on their Progressive House channel on Wednesday, January 13th at 4:00pm US Central Standard Time (5pm EST US)!  To tune in, just head over to www.di.fm and scroll down to the Progressive Channel and click your choice of Winamp, Windows Media Player or aacPlus.  You can even chat on the message boards with me during the broadcast!  DI.fm is listened to by tons of electronic dance enthusiasts around the world, so it's a really big deal for me!  Please tell your friends and tune in to listen to the broadcast, thanks!

My set kicks off their Triple Mix Header show, and after "Voyager" there will be new mix sets from J.T. Parker and Alexander Mone.  Besides my favorite Progressive House channel, DI.fm has stations ranging from all sorts of trance, disco house, dubstep, chillout, tech house, EuroDance, Electro, Drum 'n' Bass, Techno, Hard Core, House, Breaks, Gabber, and much more.  And their sister staion SKY.fm has even more stations... rock, jass, top hits, classical, you name it!  So make DI.fm your home for internet streaming music!

So please tune in on Wednesday, January 13th at 4pm CST to the Progressive House channel at www.di.fm for the broadcast of my newest mix set, "Voyager", and chat along with me live!  Thanks and Happy New Year!!!

Take the journey with my brand-new sixth full-length DJ mix set new for December 2009, V O Y A G E R!  It's just over 79 minutes of mind-blowing progressive house, with tracks from Mason, Jaytech, Kay-D, Solarity, Haris C, Nat Monday, Big World, Phrakture, Nyquist and Luke Chable and remixes from Andrew Maze, Santerna, Oliver Smith, Shiloh and Andrew Rose.  You can listen to this and all my DJ mix sets from my mix sets page.  So close your eyes, listen to the music and see where the voyage takes you!