Lance Cashion is a Texas native who has been deeply involved with electronic music since getting his first real taste in Orlando, Florida in the early 1990..s. Though his DJ experience stretches back to the age of 14, Lance has been playing in clubs for 10 years. From his humble beginnings in a small club in Winter Park, Lance had regular spots and held events at every major club in Orlando and even had the honor of playing the legendary Firestone before leaving Florida in 1998 for Austin, Texas.

Lance..s fascination with writing and producing music began in Orlando with friends Chris Hand (Knight Life Recordings) and Scott Dixon (AKA Voyager/Friction of Friction and Spice). They entered the studio for a week and emerged with a track called ..Sun God.. that was released on Knight Life Recordings in 1997. The track was featured on several compilations and was played in clubs around the globe. Lance went to Austin, Texas in late 1998 where he had to start from scratch in a new town where he knew no one. Some would take this situation as a major obstacle; Lance saw it as a challenge.

Austin is where Lance began to grow and mature as a DJ and producer. He started out playing house parties and after-parties around town. Soon, he began to work with Shane Howard (AKA Expansion) in the studio, he was doing guest spots at D:fuse and Jacob Steele..s ..Elevate.. night at The Caucus Club and had a Saturday Night residency at Velvet (formally Red Room). Lance developed a style of his own, blurring the genres of dance and focused on building in the mix, playing several different styles without the dance floor noticing the changes. Lance was making monthly trips to Twilo in New York to listen to Sasha and John Digweed play and work crowds into a frenzy for hours on end. To many, Twilo was a big party. To Lance, Twilo was a formal DJ education that he could take back to Austin. In Austin, he regularly played long sets, sometimes stretching 8-10 hours.

One early morning in the summer of 1999, after a 14-hour set, Lance began developing what would become Slow Motion Music. Little did he know that this idea would become a reality and would become a major force with in electronic dance music in Texas and later spreading influence around the world. Fed up with how promoters and events worked in Austin at the same old venues with the same old DJs, Lance sought out new places to have parties. Element Nightclub became his new home. With fellow Slow Motion DJ/Producer, Jason Jenkins, Lance was able to break talent from around the globe while pushing local talent that he believed in. Slow Motion Music was responsible for bringing Deep Dish, Hybrid, Sean Cusick, Tim Skinner, Mr.C, Asad Rizvi, Steve Lawler, Paul Oakenfold, Sam Mollison, John Graham, Medway, Timo Maas and Danny Howells to Element. Slow Motion raised the bar for club events in Texas.

In June of 2000 Austin saw the arrival of John Digweed at Velvet. Lance had the honor of opening up the night for his biggest influence as a DJ. This was a pivotal point in Lance..s early career when he began looking seriously at his place in the world of music. Within one year in Austin, Lance had gone from not knowing a soul to three weekly residencies and playing for 9,000 people at Caffeine.

In early 2001,Tarek Morshed, who owned a fledgling club in downtown Austin called Texture, approached Lance in need of a Saturday night resident and promoter. Texture was a club on the verge of shutting its doors. Little did he know that this little club off the beaten path would become his home for nearly two years. With the help of Slow Motion..s newest member/promoter, Todd Bergener (Toddy B) and the Austin community, they were about to turn Texture around. To this day, Lance doesn..t think that the Austin dance community knew what it really had with that club. It was truly the home to underground music in Austin.

People came from San Antonio and Houston to Saturday Nights at Texture. For several months, Lance and Merrick Brown (Chalant Music/ Tektite Recordings) shared a residency together. They would play off each other pushing the boundaries and blurring the lines of tech-house, techno and deep progressive. When Merrick moved to Friday nights, Lance found himself playing alone from open to close (9pm until 4am). The crowds were still growing and many people would show up when the club opened and stayed until the lights came on. To this day, Lance will tell you that Texture was the best learning experience he had as a DJ and owes much to those who supported it. Throughout his time there Lance and Slow Motion Music were able to break Sander Klienenberg and Anthony Pappa in Texas while pushing more local and regional talent than any other club in Austin. At this point in time, he had a release with studio partner, Shane Howard under the name Howie and Cash entitled ..Blender.. on Funked Up Recordings.

With Texture growing and another release under his belt, Lance and Jason Jenkins began a Sunday night radio show called the ..The Sound.. on 93.3 FM (MEGA), a large radio station in Austin. He and Jason had 3 hours every Sunday night to bring electronic music to the masses. Though the show was well received by listeners from Austin to Waco, the station manager felt they would be better served financially to go mainstream with hip-hop. ..The Sound..s.. one-year run came to an abrupt end.

After the events of 9-11, Slow Motion Music put together the ..Dance For Life.. within 8 days of the attacks on NYC and Washington DC. The event was held at Element in Austin and brought together nearly 30 local DJs and the dance community to raise over $13,000 for the Red Cross and the NYC 9-11 Firefighters Fund. Slow Motion..s contacts with DJs, Labels and booking agents brought in a tidal wave donated items from Sasha, John Digweed, Hybrid, Deep Dish, Jimmy Van M, Yoshitoshi and numerous other artists and labels that were sold in an auction.

In the months following 9-11, clubs in Austin began to waiver, Lance..s residencies began to fall by the wayside as clubs were empty and club owners began to look to the mainstream to keep their doors open. Although, he had been recently been invited to join the Balance Record Pool, his DJ career and Slow Motion Music had almost come to a screeching halt. Lance took a step back from music and began second-guessing himself. A flood of doubt began to enter his mind about his music and direction in life. Little did he know his world was about to change.

In February of 2003, Lance was invited to record a set for Tim Skinner..s (Grounded Music/Bedrock) show on the internet radio station, Proton Radio. A month later, Danny Moore asked Lance for a set for his show (Digital Cure) on the station. In early march of 2003 he received an email from Sam Packer at Proton Radio inviting Lance to host a monthly show on Proton Radio. From a low point of his career, a door opened and a bright light in the form of Proton Radio showed Lance that nothing was over and this was just the beginning. Everything that he had thought he had accomplished up until now was preparing him for the opportunities that being a part of Proton would bring. Lance was able to resurrect his radio show ..The Sound.. and bring it to a worldwide audience. He was blessed with a chance to share the music he loved with everyone on the planet.

Over the next year, Lance began to produce as a solo artist in a studio he shared with Doug and Darren Duvall in Arlington, Texas. With their guidance, he began to develop a sound of his own. Lance emerged from the studio with a track entitled ..Parkway Shuffle... Instead of shopping it around to labels, he put the track up for free download on the Global Underground Messageboard. The reaction was so great that David Oldfield at CP Recordings (UK) picked it up for their digital label. Over 1000 people were able to download the track for free. ..Parkway Shuffle.. made its way into the sets of Jon Lisle (Bedrock Resident/M-Theory), Tyler Stadius (Fabric) and received solid support from James Zabiela (Renaissance/Space). Needless to say, Lance was surprised about the reaction and returned with and early morning tech-house groover called ..The Sunrise Track.. that he put out for free download on the message boards. CP Recordings decided to sign ..The Sunrise Track.. their digital label as well. Soon after, CP Recordings commissioned Lance to remix Chloe and Turkish..s ..Sweater Bunnies... Though his melodic breakbeat interpretation has been heard by a few, it will never see a full release.

As Lance..s studio skills improved, his monthly show on proton had attracted a loyal following as the listener numbers began to increase every month. ..The Sound.. started with 250 listeners in April of 2003 and within five months he was pulling 700+ listeners, becoming one of the most listened to programs on the station. Proton Radio became a main focus for Lance as he handed over operational control of Slow Motion Music to Todd Bergener. ..The Sound.. can be heard twice a month on Friday afternoons (US) and regularly has over 1000 listeners. To this day, Lance..s sets usher in the weekends for many.

In early 2004, Sam Packer (Proton Radio) and Lance began to discuss the future of Proton and the idea of Lance putting together a compilation for the station. In November of 2004, Proton Radio released it..s first mixed compilation called ..The Sound.. compiled and mixed by Lance. The 2 CD mix contains music by some of the best up and coming and established producers on the planet including Derrek Howell, Ray and Peter, Sultan, Noel Sanger, Mick Burns (Blue Haze), Rob Curtis, Micha, Astrid, Pat Foosheen and Dan Porch to name a few. ..The Sound.. compilation is available at EDMdigital, Beatport and iTunes and has received top reviews as ..one of the best mixes of 2004.. (www.lunarmagazine.com).

With the release of the compilation, Lance has taken his talent on the road. He has played at StereoBar in Montreal, Eclate in Jacksonville, FL, Jazzid and Privilege in Miami. Recently Lance has played in Louisville, Kentucky during Derby Week and in Chihuahua Mexico where he and fellow Promoter/DJs Marcos Barrera and Jesus Parada have set up Proton Sessions events in Juarez and Chihuahua.

Lance..s studio work continues as The Baggage Handlers with Corey Spengler and Blake Potter with a release entitled ..VaporTrail.. that is due out on Proton..s digital label in June with a stellar remix by Chris Micali. Currently, The Baggage Handlers are finishing up their second project called ..Part Deux.. featuring Voice Roc. As a solo artist, Lance is finishing a track called ..Surface to Air.. and is set to be the first release on the Slow Motion Music digital label.

Lance Cashion has been deeply involved in every aspect of the music he loves. He continues to grow with it, pushing himself to be the best he can be and pushing those around him to do the same. Lance is living the dream that began in Orlando a decade ago.

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The Days In Between

When you say the name Jerry Garcia, you get many different reactions from people.  People who love him will give you a story and youll see their gaze shoot miles past you to another place in time as they remember.  People who dont know him, but know of him will often speak of a jolly, quirky hippy bandleader.  Some automatically think of the band, The Grateful Dead. 

Jerry (Jerome) Garcia was born on August 1^st 1942 and died on August 9^th 1995.  As I lie in the span of time that extends between those two days in August, I remember and reflect on a man who had a profound effect on my life.  I remember hearing him live and have, like millions of others, attached wonderful memories to the music.  The experience of a few moments in time where he would connect with you was nothing short of magnificent and sublime.  He had the ability to speak to you and share with you.  It made you feel like you were having a conversation with the man. 

Ethereal. That is Jerry.  However, he was able to connect.  The great Sufi, Izharat Kahn describes great music as the highest form of art.  Art that is beyond words and images.  This is what Jerry Garcias music is to me, completely beyond description.  It can only be described as a feeling I get when the hairs on my arms stand up when I hear a song I love.  What is it that makes that happen?  I dont know, but I live for those moments, the excitement and connection.  Even with Jerry gone from this world.  I can listen to recordings and he is there still and the magic with him. 

I listen to Stella Blue..  Sometimes brings a tear to my eye.  But, Ill listen to that song over and over.  I can see Jerry standing in alone in the spotlight on stage.  Quiet overtakes a stadium full of thousands of people.  It is like watching snow fall on a quiet winter morning.  The scene is quiet, but it speaks to you.  Its the quiet hush that happens during this song when played live.  As Jerry sings the refrain, "Stella Blue" the crowd erupts in small amounts of applause and light cheers of agreement.  Its like a breeze on that silent snowy morning.  It blows for a moment and the snow swirls and then the wind dies and the snow begins to silently settle.

Often, when I get together with my buddies, conversation will settle around someone we admire, that if we had the chance, we would like to sit down with them and have a beer.  For me, Jerry Garcia is that person.  Just for a moment to sit with the man and talk to him over a cold beer in an old tavern somewhere with some old country playing on the jukebox.  Ive done this in my mind many times.  Just a conversation about life with Jerry. 

As I sit in the days between I remember how I felt when he moved on.  I was in Sydney Australia And in the words of Dylan's "Tangled Up in Blue". "Something inside of me died".  Ill remember that for the rest of my life.

Sometimes were shown the light in the strangest places, if we look at it right

Everytime I here his music. The light shows brighter and becomes more special.  As someone who loves music and writing music, I can only dream of what it is like to have as much talent as Jerry.  That is why we aspire to be better in all that we do.

Am I a Dead Head?  No, I was never a part of the scene.  I am just awestruck by Jerry Garcia and his effect on people through music.  That type connection is what will hold the human race together.

 

Happy Belated Birthday!

 
Our love will not fade away

......I bid you goodnight, goodnight.... goodnight.

Lance Cashion

 08.03.2006

Well, our last Proton Sessions of 2006 in Austin went extremely well on Friday night at Sky.  The crowd was great and the vibe was magnificent.  I was able to really enjoy playing there.  Both Little Mike and Todd played great sets.  Special thanks to Patty and Sam for supporting.

I am going to take a hiatus from gigs until the end of October.  I will be spending time at my home in Fort Worth with my wife and dog.  I am also working on a large scale project for Proton Music along with a couple remixes that need to be completed for various artsists. 

I found myself completely exhausted about a month ago and was sick for a few weeks.  Now is  a good time to recharge my betteries and expand my production a bit.  I'll also start training for Lance Armstrong's Ride for the Roses this fall where I plan to ride 70 miles. 

The gigs have been great over the last few months...  I'm happy with my playing and the direction I have found, musically, as of late.  I will miss the gigs... but the break will be over before I know it and I will hit the road with new material and fresh mind.

Along with the studio projects, I'll also be putting more time into 'The Sound' (my show on www.protonradio.com).  We'll be launching Slow Motion Music Digital on www.beatport.com in the next month as well.  I'll keep you all posted on the label launch.  Our 1st release is by Brandon Moser (Dallas, TX), a track called 'Azure Deeps' with remixes by Alex Vazquez and myself.

I'm very excited to get to work.  I would like to thank everyone for their continued support.  It means a great deal to me and don't think it goes unapprecaited.

See you all in the fall :)

Thank you

Lance
www.slowmotionmusic.com
www.protonradio.com

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So the rules are, once you've been tagged, you have to write a blog with "six weird facts/things/habits about yourself." Finish by choosing six people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says, "you are tagged" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

1. I love stocks and everything to do with owning them (buying/selling/quarterly reports/conference calls/rating stocks and when good companies' stock gets beat up by the market so I can buy it).

2. I used to have a thick head of blonde hair when I was a kid.  It started thinning when I was 26... So, I said fook it, I'll shave my head.  My friend, named Lance shaved my head in front of all of my co-workers one summer at a hell-hole called Centex.

3. I've been to Australia twice and have driven around the entire continent in 4x4 Land Cruisers for 3 months and went to the Univ of Sydney for 6 months.

4. I used to be an adrenaline junkie... I've been skydiving in New Zealand and bungee junping 11 times.  I used to be known for jumping from speeding boats on Lake Virginia (Florida) and jumping off cliffs.

5. I tap my foot when I'm mixing beats.

6. I hate it when other people talk on their cell phones when they are driving, even though I do it all the time.... :)

Next tagged victims: Samantha (Cupcake), Bonnie (Super Bon Bon), Cotti, Blake, Dennis, Toddy B


-Now you have to tag six people in their comment box.

Luv Lance

Greetings everyone.

Hope this message finds you well. Below is a link to exclusive Proton Radio download of my November sets "The +11 Series". BTW, my show 'The Sound' airs the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 3pmEST on www.protonradio.com.

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Thanks very much for your continued support =)

-Lance
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I'm currently in NYC.  I played last night at Spirit.  It was great.

This morning my wife and I headed down to WTC Ground Zero.  I have not been to nyc since before 9/11/01.  Of course, like many of you, those events had a profound effect on my life.  For some reason I've been fighting with demons in my mind from that day for a number of years.  I decided that I would lay them to rest with this visit to NYC.  My trip to the Gound Zero site was more important that the gig that brought me here.  

Since I found out that I would be coming to New York, I wondered how I would feel when I got down to the site.  I've known since 9/11 that I would visit the place where the attacks happened.  I have many fond memories of my vistits to NYC pre-9/11.  My trips in the past have alway included a visit to WTC and sometimes staying at the WTC Marriot.  A good friend worked at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 109 floor.  I've visited him there and went for drinks at Windows on the World.  I've looked out of his office window and seen helocopters hovering directly accross from me.  Clear blue skys so brilliant that they make your eyes tear and seem endless.  I looked down to we why there were several helecoptors hovering.  On the street several thousand feet below, there was a parade.  Have you ever seen a parade from above?  This was as close I would imagine, in my feable mind, of what God's view must be.  It was amazing.  No words could describe it.

Needless to say, some of the people I met at Cantor that day are gone from this earth.  I remeber faces....  It was a great experince to share a piece of a typical work day with my friend.  Luckly, he started working else where a month before the attacks and is doing fine today.

Today, as my wife and I walked up to the site, I was apprehensive about what I was about to experience.  When we flew in last night...  I saw the whole in the sky where the buildings once stood.  Seening NYC from the air at night is a rewarding experience.  It looks like a pulsing, breathing electric organism.  As we turned the corner and I saw empty air where my favorite land marks once stood.  It took my breath away.  It was like diving into cold water.  The skies were clear and blue much like the day that I visited my friend there so many years before.  To say that it was surreal is an understatment.  I felt deja vu.... but I HAD been there before.  The bustling loud streets of the city were suddenly silent as hundreds of people around at the site... I tried to focus on something in the sky that had been there before...  it was not.  My memory was trying to replace the images...  I closed my eyes and could see the two giants in my mind.  I wanted them to be there when I opened them again.   I wanted eveything to be the same as it was before...  I opened my eyes and I was greeted with blues skies.  Never in my life had I hated a clear blue sky, but for a few moments today, I did.  I hated what those blue skies meant in that place.  My two giant friends were gone.  Out of the blue skies came the attacks that topple them and cause sane, able-bodied people to jump to their death.  As I approached the site, I could feel that I was in a special place, a place were a terrible thing happen.  A terrible thing that had left a wound on my soul. It still hurt everytime I thought of that day.

The air was chilled as I took steps toward the site.  The wind was blowing from the site area and hitting me in the face.  I will never forget the wind today.  I'll never forget what it felt like or what it smelled like.  I walked up to the fence to see what was not there.  It was strange... I stood at the fence a peered in.  I was in disbelief.  I was a afraid and confused.  I was afraid that I was going to breakdown in front of everyone there.  God gave me strength as tears filled my eyes...  I had my sunglasses on, so I would be ok.  No would know.  Then, suddenly, I felt like I was the only one there.  I was alone.  Just me and the place... I am convince that I was in another dimension or plain of existance.  It was quiet, it was warm and still. I closed my eyes and saw the buildings crumbling in my mind.  It was real.  I opened them and nothing.  All those poor people... gone.  I was battling with the demons from that day... Right there where it happened.  I picked the place for the fight and I had already decided that I would win.  I would win it on the very spot where it began 4 years ago.  I had prepard for this day. I knew it would come.

Then the cold wind hit me in the face and I was awakend, as if I was awakened from a dream.  The people returned and I returned to this realm of reality.  It was as if God had allowed me to have a moment for just me in a busy city full of people.  For me to battle... To finish the fight.  And it was a good fight.  I could only imagine what my wife would be going through if  we had a different life and we happened to live in New York and I worked at WTC... and went to work that day.  I felt so thankful when she walked over and put her hand in mine...

That is when everything in my life changed today.  Right before my eyes my reality was changed.  As we walked around the site, I noticed men working...  machinery moving earth.  I noticed grass and weeds growing in the excavated area.  LIFE!  Life was moving.  God manifestes himself in life...  You see it when birds fly... when people move... in a smile.  There was life in this place.  It was wonderful to see.  My sadness turned to joy.  I knew all was good.

I looked into the blue sky and thanked it for being so blue today.  I will never curse a blue sky again.  I had triumphed.  I was never going to feel the same about 9/11 again. 

Those were sacred moments in a special place.

Returing to Texas tomorrow.

-Lance

Listening to my Halloween mix...