[Dancecult-l] Los Angeles Rave Culture

[Scott Ishihara]

Hey everyone, my name is Scott Ishihara and I recently graduated from the
University of California Los Angeles and came across the Dr. St. John's
edgecentral blog by "coincidence" after beginning to read Tom Woolfe's
*Electric
Kool Aid Acid Test *this past week, searching google for something related
to the book and stumbling upon the blog. That led me to finding this list
serve and I'm glad to be a part of it now as I already had a developing
interest in reseraching the electronic dance culture that I have become
immersed in over the past year.

I got into the scene last fall while studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain.
Since returning I have started to DJ myself and also frequently attend rave
type events mostly in the Los Angeles area, but also at Coachella in Palm
Desert, California and in Ibiza, Spain. My interest has extended to relating
the experiences to life and spirituality, which has led me here. After now
finally discovering the type of resource I have been looking for, I can
continue on with expericing these events with a deep understanding an
perspective. I will be experiencing Tiesto in Los Angeles on Friday, and it
will be awesome to have a new lense to look at it through. From my
experiences, Los Angeles has a very discinct culture that has developed
around its "raves." I hope that I will be able to contribute to the forum of
discussion with insight from my perspective. My friends and I have also been
planning recently to starting a movement of sorts to share our experiences,
so I will be sure to send updates on that if it seems pertinent.

I hope this message reaches everyone well and I look forward to receiving my
copy of Technomad: Global Raving Countercultures soon and joinging the
discussion on it.

Have an awesome day.

Scott
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