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#DROOLMODE: Serenity Gathering Drops Phase Three of Massive Lineup: Akouo, Pumpkin, Proper Motion, VibeSquad, and MORE | La Jolla, California March 19th-22nd, 2015

Serenity Gathering is approaching rapidly and its one of the festivals that has us in #DROOLMODE. Over here at Compose Yourself Magazine cannot wait to celebrate the new Pieces moon, which celebrates new beginnings at Serenity Gathering. Serenity is a music and arts festival that is ready to usher in new beginnings in an atmosphere […]

Feb 24, 2015 Read →

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[Festival Review] Finding Ourselves in The Desert | Gem and Jam Music Festival February 6th – 8th, 2015

As we made our descent upon the old desert town of Tucson, Lauren and I were riddled with uncontainable excitement. Though it’d be my second year of the festival and Lauren’s first, our levels on the stoked factor were just as equally off the charts. After 12 hours of driving, the sight of a landscape […]

Feb 18, 2015 Read →

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[Festival Review] Northern Nights Music Festival | Paradise Found Among the Redwoods

Northern Nights was incredible, and everyone including myself were blown away by the execution and atmosphere at this 2nd year Northern California Festival. Usually at a typical music festival, I end up halfway through the weekend longing for the basic comforts of life as I trudge my way through an endless expanse of blistering sunshine and sprawling campsites; […]

Jul 27, 2014 Read →

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Pumpkin Spills the Beans on His Favorite Festival: Shambhala

During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]

Jun 24, 2014 Read →

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Having Sushi with Pumpkin at SXSW 2014 | [Artist Interview]

As SXSW came to a close and the streets of Austin began to settle from the leftover traces of chaos, we met with producer Nicholas Alvarado, better known as Pumpkin, for an interview. We decided to meet over sushi, and Austin’s notably delicious Piranha Killer seemed a perfect fit. His flawless mixing, impeccable song selection […]

Mar 25, 2014 Read →