The initial premise behind Frontiers was to make DJ mixes that were more than just a weekly/monthly showcase of the latest music - I wanted to make something people (including myself) could enjoy listening to again and again. While the formula for that has undergone revisions and iterations over the last 49 episodes, the underlying principle hasn't…

Summer is here now, and with it comes a new episode of Frontiers. I had a lot of fun mixing techno and slower/deep trance with this one, and while it's not the most "summery" sound, I think it's a fun time. (0:00:00) Aeon Fae - Dansei [Electronic Architecture] (0:03:54) Jerro & Lyrah - Hear Me Now [This Never Happened] (0:07:01) Yotto & Sansa - Mea…

It feels like the months are flying by this year. With the spectacular aurora hitting the northern hemisphere this weekend, I felt inspired to dip into some more spacey trance sounds in this month's episode of Frontiers. Enjoy! (00:00) Meeting Molly & Maze 28 - Oceans In Between (Maze 28 pres. Futura City Rework) [Mango Alley] (03:13) Kay-D - Lambd…

I'm alive! The first Frontiers of 2024 may be coming in April, but I haven't completely disappeared. My day job has made it difficult to find time for music lately, and all my remaining free time has been swallowed up by a certain Dungeons & Dragons-based video game. To make it up to you, I threw a few extra songs into this episode, so enjoy! (0:00…

We've finally made it to the end of 2023. This year has been a wild ride for me just as I'm sure it has been for many of you, so I thought it would be nice to finish it out with a massive episode of Frontiers. This one goes a little harder than usual and taps into my trance roots toward the end. Thanks for supporting me all this time. I hope you al…

Autumn may be here to stay, but since this season is a little warmer than last year's (so far), I decided to make this November's episode of Frontiers warm and cozy too. There's a nice mix of relaxing, melodic, and harder-hitting songs as always, so settle on in and enjoy. (00:00) Blugazer - Angelwood Grove [Self-Released] (03:41) Spencer Brown - P…

Oops, it's been 3 months since the last Frontiers episode. Granted, I had a couple live shows in-between, so I haven't been completely AWOL, but this was a bit of an unintended - but also very necessary - break nonetheless. I think the quality of this mix makes up for it though. 😉 (00:00) GMJ & Matter - EXT 135 (GMJ & Matter Ambient Reprise) [Meanw…

July 2023's episode of Frontiers is here, and it's a very melodic one...and I dare I see even a bit heavy on the trance side. My music studio situation at home has been turned upside-down the last four weeks due to some construction, so I grabbed my travel DJ controller and sat down in a hot room that has terrible acoustics to crank this one out. A…

I'm still alive! I may have skipped a month of Frontiers without warning, but it was sorely needed. Burnout is very real, and I was very burnt out. I'm back now, though, and I'm feeling MUCH better. Not only do I have an excellent episode of Frontiers for you, but I've also been working on some original tunes, which you'll hopefully hear at...some …

2023 continues being chaotic for me into April...which is why I'm once again a week late on this Frontiers episode. That said, the extra time gave me a chance to try out some new techniques in the mix, so there are more cuts, more effects, and an even smoother intro and outro than normal. As icing on the cake, I managed to squeeze in my brand new r…

2023 has been a rather chaotic year for me so far, and I've found it difficult to stay focused on music - which I think has shown in the last couple Frontiers episodes. This one feels like a return to form of sorts. Enjoy some melodic house and trance. (00:00) Basstakil - Hazer [FSOE UV] (03:48) Leaving Laurel - fireflies (for as far as we could se…

It's time for the February 2023 episode of Frontiers. This one is a great trip through the various styles of progressive house and melodic techno, and it also features a number of songs with extremely long artist and track names. Despite that, I somehow managed to squeeze a couple more songs into this hour than I normally do, so enjoy! (00:00) dead…

Happy new year! Ok, we might be a couple weeks late on this one, but the first Frontiers of 2023 has arrived. This month's mix is rather more melodic than the last few have been, though that's not to say it doesn't pick up some good energy and dancing grooves along the way too. Regardless, it's a great tone-setter for the coming months. (00:00) Soi…

We're ending 2022 on a bang. This final mix of the year features every facet of progressive music that I've been known to play, including progressive breaks, melodic techno, several forms of progressive house, and even a little bit of trance. There's a great combination of styles here, and they all blend well together. Thank you all for your suppor…

It's November and there's already snow on the ground, at least where I live in Colorado. I've always loved the aesthetic of winter, and I think the first half of this episode of Frontiers is a great soundtrack for a nice drive down a snowy road...even if the second half predictably gets rather more energetic. This one is smooth as silk from start t…

What better way to start off the autumn season than with an unhinged episode of Frontiers? This one traverses all over melodic techno and techno-adjacent progressive house (and even some breakbeats!), spending over half the runtime at 128 bpm. This one was a blast to record, and I hope you'll have just as much fun listening to it. (00:00) Yotto - U…

Summer is nearly over, and to send it off, I've got a banger episode of Frontiers lined up. There's some awesome progressive as usual, and the second half is almost entirely solid techno. Enjoy! (00:00) KnKn - Elsewhere [Mango Alley] (03:26) Nils Hoffmann ft. Panama - Far Behind [Anjunadeep] (07:38) Christian Burns - Tigers (Into The Ether Remix) […

We might be a day late on this episode of Frontiers, but I promise it's worth it. After a half hour of solid progressive music, the second half of this mix traverses through some deeper techno and organic house. You might just lose yourself in it - I know I did while making it. (00:00) Yotto - The Wing [Reflection] (02:46) The Stumps & Sentinals Of…

The July 2022 episode of Frontiers carries on where last month's left off. The first half is a lovely journey through downtempo, organic, and melodic progressive, followed by a shot of adrenaline in the second half for some good dancing rhythms. This was such a fun mix to record. I have only featured two of these songs in previous mixes, and there …

June 2021's episode of Frontiers marked a paradigm shift in how I approach these mixes, and it feels like June 2022 is another one. The transitions are cleaner, the flow is better, and it's something in which you can get absolutely lost when you're listening to it. Sadly due to a rather chaotic April and May, I didn't have the time to come up with …

We're a couple weeks late, but the May 2022 episode of Frontiers is here! This one features some really nice melodic tracks for the first half that give way to some excellent techno and more energetic progressive music for the second half, plus a preview of a new single that I've been working on. Altogether, it's a great hour of music. Enjoy! (00:0…

Spring is in the air, which normally would mean some nice, melodic music...but I decided to go the opposite route with this April episode of Frontiers and went all-in on techno toward the end. There's also a preview of a new single I've been working on, plus some excellent new (and older) music from lots of other great artists. I really enjoy the s…

We're a week late, but it was worth the wait! This March 2022 episode of Frontiers might be my best yet, opening with the full version of my new single "Waiting On The Beach" and featuring a ton of new music otherwise. There's some great energy and style progression here too. (00:00) Foxhill - Waiting On The Beach [Pure Progressive] (08:23) Jerro -…

As we move deeper into 2022, I find myself dreaming about the future. February marks the release of my new single "Waiting On The Beach" (coming February 18th on Pure Progressive!), and this mix also continues my goal of creating a bespoke intro song for these Frontiers episodes. Every corner of the "progressive" sound is well-represented here. (00…

Happy new year! We've made it to 2022, and with the new year comes a new episode of Frontiers. I have some big plans for the year, and first and foremost is...this mix! My aim going forward is to make a new, original downtempo intro song for every future Frontiers episode, starting with this one. Time will tell if I can succeed with this ambitious …

Sometimes doing Frontiers is a labor of love, and this episode really made me work for it...but it was definitely worth it. There's a great variety of old and new tunes, melodic and more intense alike. Heck, there's even a brand new one from me that debuted on Pure Trance Volume 9 a few weeks ago (don't forget to pick up your copy of that!). Overal…

I love when a mix comes together like this. Sometimes putting together these Frontier mixes is a real struggle in finding tracks that mesh well together. Every now and then, though, I get really lucky, and it feels like it flows right out with hardly any effort required. This episode is one of the latter. The November 2021 edition of Frontiers is a…

The October 2021 edition of Frontiers has landed. This one covers the gamut of the "progressive" sound, featuring melodic house and heavy techno together (and everything in between) in one seamless mix. It's a great journey, so just go along for the ride. (00:00) Sunny Lax - If I Knew It Was The Last Time [Anjunabeats] (02:03) Blueprint ft. Jodie K…

We're kicking off September right with this new edition of Frontiers. It's essentially split between two halves - the first 30 minutes or so are some lovely, mellow progressive, while the last 30 minutes pick up the pace to deliver some great dancing energy. Overall, it's a great journey, and one that I'm sure you'll enjoy. Tracklist: (00:00) Marsh…

Welcome to the August 2021 edition of Frontiers! I've got a very melodic mix lined up for your ears this month with some sublime progressive tracks, including tremendous vocal songs from Joseph Ray, Yotto, Corren Cavini, and PRAANA. Tracklist: (00:00) Liam J Hennessy ft. Umber - Mirror Lake [Mango Alley] (02:56) Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray - Bade Zile…

Happy American Independence Day! With this new Frontiers mix, they're officially going on a regular upload schedule - I'll be releasing new ones the first Sunday of every month. Following the same trend as last month's mix, this one builds to a huge crescendo before resolving into a calm, mellow conclusion. It's a very enjoyable ride to the end wit…

There's some absolutely sublime progressive tracks in this mix, and in my opinion some of the best transitions I've pulled off. The mix itself seems to be split pretty evenly into 3 sections: more traditional progressive house, darker stuff, then finally some light, airy, pleasant music to tie things off. Also, for those interested, I now have a Di…

I'd say it's time for another Frontiers mix, eh? This one has a super nice spacey sound to it, great for long night drives or other epic journeys. (00:00) Luttrell - Ex Nihilo [Anjunadeep] (03:30) Hessian - Oracle [Anjunadeep (07:23) Orkidea - That Feeling (Sunrise Mix) [VII] (11:30) Omauha - Kuala Lumpur [Morphosis] (15:52) Airwave - Those Silent …

I'm really happy with this first Frontiers mix of 2021. It has everything I love - smooth transitions, great music, and a wonderful journey that should keep you nice and satisfied for an hour or so. It's honestly some of my best work. (00:00) Leaving Laurel - A Secret Place [Anjunadeep] (05:31) Ben Böhmer & Tinlicker ft. Felix Raphael - Run Away [A…

I'm back just in time to give you all a nice Christmas present in the form of another mix. Somehow, I managed to squeeze 14 tracks into this one (instead of the usual 12). It starts off with some wonderful progressive breaks before leading into some deeper progressive house and techno, then builds into a nice climax that I'm sure you've all come to…

Here's a new Frontiers mix, just in time for ~spooky season~ (though admittedly there's no "spooky" music in it whatsoever). What there is is a remix of my song Supermassive, which is out now on Pure Trance. (00:00) Farid - Isoreflection (Midnight Mix) [FSOE Parallels] (06:49) Foxhill - Supermassive (Coredata Remix) [Pure Trance] (13:06) Yotto & La…

Another September mix! Getting my hands on the intro mix of Nox Vahn & Marsh's track "Come Together" inspired me to whip one up. This one's a bit more traditional progressive house all the way through. The first half is relaxing and melodic as usual, while the second half gets some nice, rhythmic grooves going. It's a treat all the way through (not…

The first half of this mix is the very soothing progressive sound you've all come to expect from these "Frontiers" mixes by now, but the second half...oh boy. Let's just say that I hope you like techno. (00:00) BT & Christian Burns - Save Me [Black Hole] (03:33) Joseph Ray - Room 1.5 [Anjunadeep] (09:55) Forerunners - Relic [Cycles] (13:39) Pierce …

The first half of this August mix is again one of my favorite runs. Every transition is perfectly seamless and the songs all go together perfectly, as if they were made for each other. This one in particular features some intense progressive house and techno in parts of it, even if it never breaks past 128bpm. It's a pretty fun exercise getting the…

After the first March mix, this July 2020 mix was the next big home run. It's a great listen from start to finish with some amazing tracks and great transitions all the way through. (00:00) Sound Quelle & Reskide - Krasa Rosa [Colorize] (04:24) Leaving Laurel - Through And Through [Anjunadeep] (08:51) Durante & HANA - Days Pass [Anjunadeep] (14:15)…

Aside from the first couple transitions which are admittedly a little rocky, this second June mix is a pretty solid listen. (00:00) Matt Darey ft. Kate Louise Smith - See The Sun [S107] (05:26) Luttrell - What Do You Feel? [Anjunadeep] (09:33) Tinlicker ft. Thomas Oliver - Need You [Anjunadeep] (14:19) Jos & Eli - Atomica (Yotto Remix) [Watergate] …

The first half or so of Frontiers #8 is one of my favorite runs in a mix that I've done. (00:00) Dezza ft. Mike Schmid - Carry Me [Colorize] (04:24) Booka Shade & Kaktus Einarsson - Perfect In A Way (Ben Böhmer Remix) [Blaufield] (08:30) Spencer Brown - Love & Pain [Anjunadeep] (12:34) Dosem - It's All Relative [Housetrike] (16:53) Oliver Harper & …

Frontiers #7 was another attempt to replicate the formula that had made the first March mix so successful. Each mix is getting more consistent than the last. (00:00) Alex Wackii & Julian Wess - Child Of Light (Alex H 'Deep Space' Intro Mix) [Incepto] (07:44) Durante & HANA - Days Pass [Anjunadeep] (13:03) Matt Fax - Avalon [Arrival] (20:20) The Stu…

I quite like the intro to this mix; it's very melodic and "La Plage" is one of my favorite tracks from years past. (00:00) Jerro ft. Kauf - Tunnel Vision [Anjunadeep] (03:56) Shingo Nakamura - Fauna [Otographic] (10:49) Joshi - La Plage [Colorize] (16:20) Nox Vahn - Walking With Giants [Anjunadeep] (20:02) White-Akre - Apastron [FSOE Parallels] (23…

Coming in right at the tail end of March, Frontiers #5 wasn't quite as nice in hindsight as its sibling, but still is a nice listen regardless. (00:00) Nikola Melnikov & Max Sorokin - Sun Wakes Up Earlier Than All [Anjunadeep] (07:03) Matt Fax ft. Ava Silver - The Wave [Colorize] (11:28) Lumisade - RED [Statement!] (17:16) Luminary - Amsterdam (Gru…

This fourth Frontiers mix is still one of my favorites. Everything lined up just right to create a lovely mix whose formula I struggled to replicate for months afterwards. (00:00) Ben Böhmer - In Memoriam [Anjunadeep] (05:56) 3LAU ft. XIRA - Tokyo (Le Youth Remix) [Anjunadeep] (11:40) Luttrell - After All [Anjunadeep] (15:18) PROFF & EKSF - For The…

Attempt #3 at figuring out the Frontiers formula. (00:00) Andrew Bayer ft. Alison May - Open End Resource (Leaving Laurel Remix) [Anjunadeep] (04:54) Tontario ft. Lake Jons - Solitude [Anjunadeep] (09:33) Modd & Hosini - Swallow's Nest [Anjunadeep] (15:42) Eelke Kleijn ft. Ost - Lost Souls (Nicolas Masseyeff Remix) [DAYS like NIGHTS] (20:26) Tchami…

The second iteration of Frontiers, this one is rather more dance-y than the first. I was still trying to figure out what I wanted to do with these, but you can hear I was beginning to narrow in. (00:00) Solomon Grey - Miradors (Lane 8 Remix) [Anjunadeep] (07:49) Yuji Ono - Solid State [Ultraviolet] (13:16) Hector Toledo - Neptune (Dimuth K Remix) […

It's been a while since I've uploaded anything to this podcast, eh? The truth of the matter is that I ended up getting pretty burned out with music by the end of things. What I had initially planned on being a break of a month or two turned into a hiatus of a few years - not just from a podcast/mix standpoint, but with my original music as well. Qu…

It's time for the grand finale. This isn't just the last segment for Summit Sessions 100, but it's going to be the last episode of the radio show for a while. I'm putting the show on hiatus for a month or two, but don't worry, I'll be back. I can't think of a better episode to end on. Tying off Summit Sessions 100 is one of my ultimate "Everest" mi…