SoundScrybe

10/10/2026

Fall has finally arrived in Arizona, and I'm getting back in the groove with 3 very different shows coming up over the next month. 🔊

▶︎ TONIGHT - Saturday, 10/10: Desert Decibels takeover at Solar Culture - Event Venue - Art Gallery | Tucson. This venue has been in my DNA since I started DJing and continued to feed my underground spirit. Playing a rare late-night solo set + a Book of the Dead set with Steve Brown for his farewell party. 💀

▶︎ Saturday, 10/24: Opening it up for the legends Paul Oakenfold and THE CRYSTAL METHOD at La Rosa. This one just sold out, and I'm pumped to be bringing a taste of old-school tunes to that venue with my Walter Productions team. 🔊

▶︎ Saturday, 11/14: Steve Brown and I are back on the decks together at Walter Where?House supporting an epic / 1985music / showcase with A L I X ______ P E R E Z and the June Jam & idgaFNK crews. DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS. 🔥

It's been a rough year but I'm pumped to be out of 100° weather and sinking into the "dark" season. I mean, it’s still warm and sunny, but I'll take what I can get! 😎

📷 1: amir ∞ امیر
📷 2: Jeaninne

09/03/2026

SoundQuest!! We had an incredible time playing the closing night this past weekend. It was an honor to open for Takuya Nakamura (Takuya Nakamura) and get our first spin behind the decks at La Rosa. This was only our second proper Book of the Dead set after debuting the project at June Jam, and running it in a totally different setting here in Tucson was a treat. ^_^

Huge thanks to La Rosa, Steve Roach, NoctiVision, jeaninne, and the crew behind the scenes for all their hard work on SoundQuest. I know how much blood, sweat, and tears goes into multi-day events, and my hat is off to everyone involved with putting this one on.

Most of all, thanks to all the friends who showed up and supported the music. 🖤

It’s encouraging to see how many different corners of Tucson’s music scene are growing right now. We’re especially excited to keep pushing deeper into the stranger sides of electronic music and see where Book of the Dead can go from here. 💀

📷 by Jeaninne

08/24/2026

Heady business coming in hot. Can't wait for a proper 1985 showcase! Been working on it for a long time. 💪🏽

Walter Productions, June Jam, and idgaFNK team up to bring the sounds of 1985 Music to PHX on Saturday, 11/14 as we welcome Alix Perez, ONHELL, and HIJINX to Walter Where?House. 🔥

One of the most influential figures in modern bass music, Alix has spent the last decade building 1985 into a home for forward-thinking DnB, dubstep, garage, broken club music, and the broader UK bass tradition.

Tapping in fellow 1985 artists ONHELL and HIJINX — each pushing into different corners of contemporary bass music — the showcase digs into the grittier dimensions of the label's sound and its growing influence on the North American underground.

🎧 Tucson-based selectors and promoters SoundScrybe and Steve Bonez open the night with their collab project, Book of the Dead.

🎟️ Tickets on sale Wednesday, 8/26 @ 10am.

08/14/2026

and Steve Brown are teaming up for our La Rosa debut on Sunday, 8/30! 🔥
 
We're honored to bring our new DJ project, Book of the Dead, to the closing night of SoundQuest — La Rosa and ambient legend Steve Roach's three-day music festival — opening for Takuya Nakamura (Takuya Nakamura), who joined us at June Jam earlier this summer. 🎺

We conceptualized Book of the Dead just before June Jam after realizing how our eclectic styles, honed together in the Tucson underground through Desert Decibels at Solar Culture - Event Venue - Art Gallery | Tucson over the past year, converged around heady drum & bass, gritty deep dubstep, breaks, and leftfield electronica. 💀
 
We tested the idea at the June Jam early entry party this summer and had an absolute blast. Then we doubled down during the Desert Decibels and SoundSlurp takeovers at The Stoop later that weekend and quickly realized we needed to keep it going outside of JJ. 🌲
 
Seeing La Rosa foster Tucson's underground in all its weird and unusual facets — from ambient, drone, and experimental electronica to doom metal, trance, jungle, and breakbeat — makes SoundQuest feel like a particularly fitting place to push the project further. It also leaves us feeling optimistic about the future of the music scene in our little city in the desert! 🌵
 
📖 'Nuff backstory → come see us Sunday, 8/30 at La Rosa.

🎧 We open the night at 7:30pm sharp before Takuya Nakamura.
 
🎟️ Full-festival and single-day tickets available. Use code SPACETAK5 to save $5 on Sunday.

07/24/2026

Honored to be opening for two absolute legends of electronic music this October as Walter Productions brings Paul Oakenfold and THE CRYSTAL METHOD to La Rosa! 🔊

I may not have been going to shows when big beat, trance, and "techno" were taking over clubs in the '90s and early 2000s, but I sure was watching a lot of action flicks and playing video games. I didn't know what I was hearing by name, but damn did I like it. Whether playing over title sequences, computer-hacking montages, elaborate fight scenes, or serving as the high-speed soundtrack for games like Gran Turismo, Forza, and Need for Speed, it's a sound that helped define what I consider to be the coolest era in popular culture.

Two of the biggest names that helped bring that music out of clubs and into movie theaters and gaming consoles were Paul Oakenfold and The Crystal Method. And as a movie and former gaming nerd, I’m nostalgic for that era and feel privileged to see such influential artists in a club setting in my hometown.

Tickets are moving fast, so snag yours while you can! See you Saturday, 10/24. 🔥

07/18/2026

Well, we're now well into the second half of July, and I haven't made a June Jam recap post (or even a preview post, at that!), but as we dropped the JJ26 aftermovie today, now feels like a good time for a bit of reflection!

This summer marked my tenth year of throwing what began as overproduced campouts but which has evolved into a complex ecosystem of living and breathing art. When I look back at my early twenties, the music industry was far from my ambitions, and if someone had told me that throwing festivals each summer would take over my thirties, I'd have laughed.

But life has a funny way of happening on its own terms. After eight years of having June Jam on my mind, and after experiencing a profoundly difficult spring in my personal life, I think it's safe to say we pulled off our best June Jam yet

Measuring “success” for the festival has never been easy, and it’s been an ongoing challenge for me to look to things that can’t be measured by numbers — not the least of which is my own experience. If I’ve learned anything through this, it’s that “vibes” really are a thing you can feel and damn near reach out and touch, and June Jam 2026 had them in spades.

Whether you were there, you've only heard of it, or this is the first time you've seen it mentioned, all I can say is that regardless of what the future holds for this festival, the regional community that has come together and supported June Jam since we first gave birth to it in 2018 means everything to me, and that I am honored to play a part in growing it over the years.

Until next time, whatever place in time and shape it takes. ✌️

P.S. Shout-outs are due to my music partners, our amazing stage crews, my wonderful artist relations team, the 75+ billed music acts who came out to share their craft, dozens of sanctioned renegaders and pop-up artists, and everyone else who helped make the magic real at Playa Ponderosa.

An extra special thank you to the visual ninjas who lent us their talents before, during, and after the festival. 💚

📷 Peter Speyer // Third Eye Photo And Film
🎥 Drifthouse // Ragtown Media // Danny McManus
🖼️ Eric Daily

04/13/2026

Small novel incoming... 📖

I wrote this caption last month and then never posted it as the booking hustle took over. Then April hit and some pretty heavy stuff happened in my personal life, and I wasn't sure what to do about this set... But I've had some time to start healing, and I'll be up this Friday night to play my first solo set in PHX since 2024.

Hope to see you there ❤️

"You know, you book these things months in advance and then shift gears back to programming as usual, focusing on what’s in front of you, but before long, what seemed like ages away is now just around the corner…

This Friday, April 17, we’re doing a June Jam pre-party in Phoenix with two acts I’ve been personally spinning for years: (UK) and .music (FR). Bringing a mix of UK- and Toulouse-style club flavors to , this one’s for the real heads and anyone who wants a clearer look at where underground bass music is heading across the pond. Because as we’ve seen happen time and time again, electronic music in the USA has a pretty consistent habit of adopting what’s popping overseas. We're sometimes just a little late to the party. 😉

We’ll have more of this flavor of music at June Jam, but for now, grab your tickets for Friday night! I open it up from 9-11pm. 🔊"

02/20/2026

We’re taking the party to Downtown Tucson tonight as Desert Decibels takes over Club Congress. 🔊

Despite DJing in Tucson for over a decade, I’ve never played at Congress, so this one feels special. We’re doing b2bs all night, with fellow Piscean Steve Bonez and me throwing down DnB from 11PM-MIDNIGHT.

The Pisces vibe might be deep, but I have a feeling everyone tonight’s going to be bringing the heat. 🔥

02/12/2026

Been such a fan of Monty and Visages since I first discovered them some 5+ years ago, and have spun their tunes countless times. Stoked to host these guys in Phoenix in April for the June Jam pre-party at Walter Studios!

✅ Monty & Visages: June Jam Pre-Party w/ idgaFNK

+ We're giving away a free 3-day festival pass at the show... Just be amongst the first 100 to buy a ticket and you're automatically entered!

June Jam and idgaFNK team up on Friday, April 17, as 1985 Music heavyweights Monty and Visages land at Walter Studios for their AZ debut! 🔊

Based in Toulouse, France, both acts have become key names in Europe’s underground bass scene in recent years.

Monty (UK-born) is known for a high-impact sound that moves between 140, UK garage, halftime, and drum & bass. Toulouse four-piece Visages, part of the South of France wave pushing underground drum & bass forward, blend deep dubstep and soulful DnB with hip hop and reggae influence.

🎧 June Jam music boss SoundScrybe warms up the night with a mix of inspired selections.

🎟️ The first 100 sales will automatically be entered into a raffle for a free ticket + vehicle pass to June Jam 2026! 🏕️

📆 Monty & Visages: June Jam Pre-Party w/ idgaFNK

Don't wait on those tickets — get yours now. 🔥

01/27/2026

I love it when two crews come together! 🤝

June Jam has always been about escaping the desert for the forest, but this March, we’re taking the party back to its humble beginnings in the club with an intimate night in Tucson, AZ. Thanks to the Desert Decibels crew, who have been throwing shows in S. AZ for a few years and doing the good work of keeping the underground scene moving, we have locked in the first-ever June Jam pre-party in Tucson. 🌵🎶

So we're flying in UK club heavyweights Mystic State and ENIGMA DUBZ on Friday the 13th of March for a massive night at Solar Culture. DdB selectors Soaplab, Coati, and Steve Bonez, and yours truly will be bringing up the front and back on support duties, so strap in 'cuz it's gonna be a good one! 🔥

✅ June Jam Pre-Party ft. Mystic State & ENiGMA Dubz

We're also raffling away a 3-day festival pass + vehicle pass combo to JJ26... Valued at over $350! 🏕️

🎟️ Capacity is LIMITED and tickets are on sale now — grab yours at desertdecibels.com✨