asks Jared a few questions... You don't bug me at all. I enjoy your company, especially in the mornings when it is slower and I have no one to talk to. The people who bug me are the thugs that are like, "Yo, what's crackin.' Any good raves this weekend?" They don't care about our scene and I don't dig their vibe. Yeah, I walked 2000 miles, solo, and it took 4 months. I grew up backpacking and mountain climbing. I think I just needed a change. Berkeley Engineering School was enough to make anyone want to run off into the wilderness for a while. It was crazy though, a great time. A day on the trail is the mental, physical, and emotional equivalent to a week of regular life. I was averaging a marathon every single day. I learned how to be content with only 10 lbs. of material possessions. I made friends with a chipmunk, and saw 5 rattlesnakes in one day! The environment changes as you pass through it. Your senses are attuned to the Earth, it sounds cheesy, but you connect. Nothing is external. Oh man,... lets see. I had dreds in high school back in 1996. When I met Mars and Mystre they both had short dreds. Mystre cut his off. Uphonic dreded his hair in 98 I think. Dyloot has had dreds a little over a year I think, not quite 2. I don't know for sure about anyone else, you should probably ask them. As far as "special DJing power" I don't know about that. Mystre said he had a lot of memories and energy associated with his dreds. It's not really something I've ever talked about before. But other DJ's that do, or have had dreds include: Josh Wink, Charles Feelgood, Madam Zu, Vajra, Polywog I think, Gannymede, and a bunch I don't even know about. Vegan: Strict Vegetarian. No dairy, many people also don't eat honey, yeast, or wear leather. It is a way of distancing ourselves from the exploitation and cruel treatment of animals. Sort of? The logo design is an amalgamation of symbols from different religions, faiths, and ideologies. It combines the Native American Circle of Life, the Christian Cross, the Jewish Star of David, the Taoist Yin-Yang, and the Astrology Zodiac. I have considered adding a Celtic Triad, or a Pagan Pentacle, but I think it is fine for right now. The fliers with natural landscapes were inspired from the Quest fliers that Silverpearl used to do. I liked the idea of using images almost like a post card. It is liberating to see open land, serene environments, and natural scenes that seem mystical. So many people spend so much time in the urban concrete space. How exciting to see the beautiful areas of other lands. You can almost be transported there just by looking into the flier. If I can keep doing it this way I will. I lost a few hundred dollars on the water bar at the last show. I still think it was worth it though. Dancers need quality water at an affordable price. Most of our body weight is from water, it is essential to your health to stay hydrated. It is evil to charge $3 for a bottle of water. At the massive shows they even keep the bottle cap so people have to drink it right there. Some people are only motivated by money. How sad. You can't take it with you. When you look back through your life will you care how much money you made from ripping off dancers who desperately need water to stay healthy? I do these shows because I love so many aspects of our scene. The beautiful music, the smiling dancers, everyone assembling to share a moment in time, that's what makes it worth doing. The drugs, the thugs, the dealers, the consumerism, the ego trips, drama, and other destructive forces are all eating away at our scene and it is very rare to feel that vibe at shows anymore. I want to start doing even more connected shows, underground, drug free, invite only. No hassles, just healthy, positive, and connected. I encourage anyone and everyone who wants to experience this to e-mail me your address to be put on a mailing list of our exclusive underground shows. Elektrosorceryinfo@yahoo.com No one else will get your address and it will be a bi-monthly update on our events and gatherings. I feel it is time to take it to the next level. It's funny, some girls really like the dreds, some don't. It's like there are two types of people. Reminds me of a joke. There are two types of people in this world. Those who believe there are two types of people in this world, and those who know better. Hehe. A while ago I was interviewing for a job and they were like, "Great, you're hired, all we need is for you to cut your hair." It really pissed me off, wasting my time like that. People should be more concerned with what's inside your head, not what's on the outside of it. And as far as that special girl, I don't know? I think sharing a similar ideology would be one of the qualities that would make her special to me.