Well now that we have finally gotten followthebeat.com up running its time for the voyage to begin.

In the beginning, There was a deep bass beat followed by synth stabs, piano rolls and various electronica. As is with most DJs the love for music was always there, though until a few years ago it was only mainstream audio that peeked an interest. Hooked up with some friends in the know and a few house parties later Nagmier began to cultivate a liking for House and Trance. But it wasn't until Ultra 5 @ Miami's Winter Music Conference 2003 that becoming a DJ was something to even be considered. Mccord fresh off the jet from San Fransisco came bearing the gift of new tunes to devour, thoughly ensconced in tunes for the trip to Miami we set off. XM Radio locked on the Dance station, friends in tow meeting us the next afternoon we headed south on I-75 from Tampa to Miami a quick stop just North of Alligator Alley for Auto Fuel and some fuel for the XM Boombox (Batteries DUH!) Bass pounding, tunes blazing and the voyage was underway but far far from over. After a wrong turn or 3 we found the hotel and once again fate was on our side. We were DIRECTLY across the street was Bayfront Park site of Ultra 5, and just so happens a room with a view was in our future. Chill was the mood that night Mccord and I went to a bar had a couple beers and basically relaxed taking in the aura that was Miami Winter Music Conference 2003. Ultra 5 was in the least a life experience but for me it was a life altering experience, I Saw Tiesto, Baby Anne, Rabbit in the Moon, Sandra Collins, Sander Kleinberg, (Heard) Paul Van Dyk and so many more, Though the name, face, attitude and style that stick so prominently in my brain to this day is Donald Glaude. I remember enjoying a set relaxing with some friends and Mccord comes out of no where (He had been off to see another DJ) breaks my peace and requests my attention some miles away from where I was, with the promise of something awe inspiring. To the arena in the center of it all where a rather indiscript man is on the decks his set had just started so I began to wonder what was so great about this guy. All of the sudden BAM it hit me like a 747 falling out of the sky watching the man perform was incredible words cannot describe the performace if you haven't seen him live you cannot know what I am talking about. GO see Donald Glaude Live check here for tour dates. If you don't you are selling yourself short. I strive to take elemts from what he does and intergrate them into my sets and put a little bit of my own flavor into it I don't want to copy him, although I don't think its possible, The mold was certainly broken after he was cast. So continues my voyage today to give to the world my own little slice of heaven as I see it, music is a universal language and it matters not who you are it has an affect on you one way or another. My journey will never be complete as it is I feel its just building up steam.

I do love trance but I love that Funky house beat too, though I don't spin any funky house (Yet!) or all the many breaks I'm happy listening to it all, because its not about genre or the DJ its all about the music. I'm a new DJ so I don't claim to be Top Notch at anything yet but I know that with practice and my love for the music I can do anything I want to, ultimately I'm here for the music I am just an instrument to help the music take you where you want to go, Call me a Bebop Bus Driver with no destination if you want to. Thanks to everyone out there for listening to music and making it a part of your life hopefully an enriching one. Check out my vinyl collection as well as some of my other musings in the sidebar to your left. Thanks again for checking out my little corner on the web and.....

Most importantly "Follow the Beat"