On Saturday, April 14th, the Hillcrest club will heat up with Grammy-nominated DJ StoneBridge headlining and a special guest performance from Krista Richards. DJ Rich B and Helium will warm up the crowds, as Green Smart Living gives away free products from their eco-conscious line, all kicking off at 9pm.

Chances are you’ve danced to StoneBridge before. This Stockholm DJ has been in the game since the early 80’s, remixing international acts and top artists like Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott, Usher, Sia, Taio Cruz, and Ne-Yo. Most recently, StoneBridge scored a global number one hit as co-writer of Jason Darulo’s “Don’t Wanna Go Home”. He’s continued to release club anthems, tapping into key collaborations with artists like Krista Richards. Krista Richards lends her talents through her smooth, sexy voice that can be best heard on the dance track “Tonight” remixed by StoneBridge. Now both stars are headed to Eden on Saturday night, ready to pump up the club to its next level of electronic superstardom.

We talked to StoneBridge and Krista Richards for the inside scoop on what they’ve been up to and what we can expect this Saturday at EDEN.

StoneBridge

DiscoverSD: How and when did you begin producing music?

StoneBridge: I come from a musical home so when I started DJ-ing, I felt a connection with music creation and brought a massive synth with me to some gigs to play along (not a very successful idea, haha). Next, I and some other Stockholm DJs started to do re-edits of big hits, then we got the studio together and one thing lead to another. I guess you can say I started on a professional level around 1987.

DSD: We can’t wait to party with you at Eden for EDMEN on April 14th. What can we expect to experience during your show?

StoneBridge: It will be a fantastic party with good vibes and no boring underground instrumentals. I am a song man at heart, but I always surprise people as I love energy and slamming beats.

DSD: How do you classify your style of music?

StoneBridge: Not a huge fan of tags, but I suppose big room house music is the closest. I do play remixed classics too, so not all on the bleeding edge.

DSD: What have been your greatest professional achievements so far?

StoneBridge: I think my first album as I proved that I was an artist as well as remixer and producer. The Grammy nomination for my Ne-Yop mix was a big one, too.

DSD: What new projects are you working on in the coming year?

StoneBridge: I have about 9 tracks in progress with Crystal Waters, several projects with Krista Richards and one with Jonathan Mendelsohn, so it will be a vintage year for me. I will also release an updated version of ‘Put Em High’ with Cedric Gervais.

DSD: What are your hobbies and passions, outside the music industry?

StoneBridge: Films, espresso and my vintage Benz!

Krista Richards

DiscoverSD: How and when did you begin producing music?

Krista Richards: I began writing dance music 13 years ago with my brother, Nathan Richards, in our mother’s garage, and we had a live act called äion.

DSD: We can’t wait to party with you at Eden for EDMEN on April 14th. What can we expect to experience during your show?

Krista Richards: StoneBridge always brings amazing energy to the stage and knows exactly what the crowd wants. I get to do my favorite thing, sing my heart out, and connect with the audience front and center. Every crowd, and every night is different — what ends up happening will greatly depend on the vibe we create with the people there. I have it on good authority there will be some amazing people out, so expect just about anything.

DSD: How do you classify your style of music?

Krista Richards: As an EDM vocalist, I have the luxury of writing vocals for various sub-genres. I tend to gravitate towards house and progressive house mainly because I have a very soulful style, and house calls for that. Though, I have several projects going in other genres as well.

DSD: What have been your greatest professional achievements so far?

Krista Richards: Working with StoneBridge is absolutely amazing. He is so supportive of me as an individual and as an artist. Having my music featured on some pretty amazing compilations like Ministry of Sound, and EDX No Excuses is another accomplishment I am proud of.

DSD: What new projects are you working on in the coming year?

Krista Richards: I have a lot of projects on the horizon. I have an upcoming release with StoneBridge and Chris Kaeser called “Love Me,” and another with Jaxx Da Fishworks called “Tomorrowland”. We will be debuting both of these tracks at EDMen this Saturday. I’m looking forward to seeing how the crowd reacts.

DSD: What are your hobbies and passions, outside the music industry?

Krista Richards: I’m passionate about health, nutrition, and living life to the fullest. I follow a plant-based diet. I practice yoga, meditate, dance, travel, spend time in nature, enjoy delicious meals, and spend quality time with my family and friends.

To see the whole interview: http://blog.discoversd.com/san-diego-nightlife-blog/edens-first-edm-event.html

Saturday, April 14th at 10:00pm – 1:00am

Eden Nightclub

1202 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92103

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

Saturday April 14th Stone Bridge and I will be throwing down at Eden in San Diego!

This event brought to you by Green Smart Living with a special set by H3lium members and Dj Rich B!

*****Get your specially priced $15 presale tickets, before they go up on April 11th, here:http://www.edensandiego.com/#/eventtickets.php ******

If you would like bottle service, please email josh@greensmartliving.com right away so he can arrange to have your table close to the DJ booth and with a group of friends.

ALSO: Special performances by the amazingly talented HoopCharmer!
www.CharmedLifeEntertainment.com

Check out this interview of Krista Richards and Stonebridge on DiscoverSD.com about the upcoming show: http://blog.discoversd.com/san-diego-nightlife-blog/edens-first-edm-event.html

CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAYS OF ANGELA ANDERSON & NIKKI WEHMEIR!!!

Come celebrate with us and be one of the first to hear me sing some of my songs that aren’t even released yet!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE

Krista ♥

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I’m actually living my dream…

Over the months that follow I’ll be releasing these songs that I’ve been putting so much of my heart and soul into.  They are the beginning seeds of a life full of music and possibility.  They are songs of love, hope, and inspiration; from the depths of my soul. I’m grateful for the opportunity to share them with all of you.

I’ve been very busy writing and recording and getting the vocals off to the producers and record labels.  It’s exciting to listen to the magic that each producer creates with each song.  Every one of them has their own flavor and unique style. As busy as I am, I can tell that this is the calm before the storm.  It promises to be a beautiful storm; full of travel, performance, and adventure.  Just what I intended eleven months ago when I began this journey.

Up next on the calendar is Music Week in Miami during Winter Music Conference.  I’ll be getting into trouble (and singing of course) with some of my favorite DJ/Producers including StoneBridge, Chris Kaeser, and Diamond.

Krista singing with Stone Bridge at Juicy Beach last year in Miami

Over the next several months we’ll be filming for some music videos to accompany my upcoming releases.  So excited!

I am continually writing and recording as it all continues to progress.  Music is endless.

I’ll keep you all posted on release dates and live events as they get confirmed.  So, please stay connected with me on FaceBook and Twitter – I have some sneak peak previews of un-released tracks available and will keep you all up on the latest news at it happens.

Thank you for your love and support.  You give me wings…

Stay tuned and keep your vibrations high!!

Love, Light, and an abundance of Gratitude…

Krista <3

Photo By: Craig theKiwi Brayton KiwiTails.com Art By: Justin Herrmann jmovement.com

My brother Nathan and I left the house around 3:30pm one Thursday afternoon to pick Stoney up from the airport.  Once we got off the freeway we noticed the traffic lights were out.  I turned to Nathan and said something like, “Great, what a perfect time for these lights to go out, rush hour”.  We had no idea that the traffic light was only the tip of the ice-burg!  It took us another 20 minutes or more just to get to the airport, which would have only taken five minutes under normal circumstances.  Upon arriving at the terminal, we heard through texts and radio that this outage hit all of San Diego County, Baja California, part of Arizona and other areas, affecting around 5 million people!  We had to circle around a bit before Stoney came out laughing.  They had him and the other passengers leave the plane from the emergency exits!

He climbed in the car in typical StoneBridge style.  Ready for anything, going with the flow, and getting a kick out of the world around him.  I have to say that his mood was exactly what we needed to keep us lively for the next several hours as we slowly made our way home.

Did I say S…L…O…W…L…Y……..????

We immediately realized that the car was low on gas, very low.  The fuel range stated zero miles left.  Zero??  I tried not to panic.  Everything is going to be fine.  We turned off the AC to conserve gas.  It happened to be a very hot day, but we were willing to sweat a little in order to avoid running out of gas.  All the gas stations rely on electricity at the pumps, so running out of gas was the last thing we wanted to happen. We were listening to the radio for any solution to this or any gas station that may be running with a back up generator and it didn’t sound hopeful.

So, I kept driving, inching along really, while I prayed under my breath for the gas in our tank to multiply and get us home.  Let’s just say that the usual 25 minute drive home from the airport took nearly two and a half hours!  When we finally rolled into my driveway, we were erupting with excitement since we were fully prepared to call for help if the gas ran out and we were stranded on the side of the road somewhere.

We had planned to go out to dinner with our friends Angela Anderson, and Josh Coccellato (aka DJ Adrenal) after the airport pick up.  However, with the power out all over town, there were no restaurants serving.  So, like any good hostess, I prepared dinner by candlelight!  Angela and Josh arrived around the same time we did and brought a supply of chips, avocados, veggie burgers, and wine.  We ended up having the most fabulous night, eating, drinking, sharing, and laughing.  When the power came back on around midnight, we were all a bit bummed actually.  Something about the dim light, and the closeness that naturally unfolds in a situation like we were in, made getting the power back seem like a thief sent to rob us of something valuable.  I love how often times we learn wonderful lessons in the midst of crisis.

After the peeps went home and we cleaned up a bit, I was off to get a good night’s sleep since the next day we were getting into the studio to make some music!

Nathan and I have been working with StoneBridge ever since his stellar remix of our track “Tonight” with AstroShift.  Since then, he’s sent us some tracks to write to, we lay the melody and lyrics down, cut a vocal and send it back.  This was the first time the three of us sat in a room together and built a track from the ground up.

Photo By: Aaron Dressin at www.AaronDressin.com

All I have to say is “WOW”!  Our creative energies were flowing and we were totally in sync!  We had an amazing song written, structured, with lyrics/melody, and ready to record scratch vocals in about 2 hours!  Plus, in my personal opinion, it’s one of the best songs we’ve ever written!  I’m so excited to see where we take it.  I know there will be many more magical collaborations in the future!   I feel like we’re totally in the zone and I’m excited to share our musical creations with the world!

I always knew I was blessed to have the support and musical partnership with my extremely talented brother and songwriting partner Nathan Richards.  Now with StoneBridge in my corner things just got even better!  I have so much gratitude for these two wonderful men!

Thank you ALL for being on this amazing journey with me!

Stay tuned and keep your vibrations high!!

Love, Light, and an abundance of Gratitude…

Krista <3

You may already know that Black Rock City engages in a gifting economy.  Many people confuse it with a barter system, and that’s not the case.  At Burning Man, everyone comes with something to give and expects nothing in return, from the largest art installation, to the guy with the T-Shirt that says “I give FREE hugs” and everything in between.  We give for the joy of giving!  Often giving to complete strangers and never seeing or hearing from them after.  Tears fall as I reflect on the many gifts I’ve received and all those I have given.

This year I went with the intention of singing to individuals or groups out on The Playa.  I sang acknowledgments and affirmations to friends and strangers alike.  I saw the light in their eyes as I shared with them through song who they are to me, and what I see in them.  One night out on the playa I gave two young burners their “Playa Names”.  Many of us go by a different name out on the playa, and it being their first burn they did not have their names yet.  So I named them Juli-Nature and Reflection.  Afterwards, I sang their names into a song… we embraced, shared loving words and parted ways out on the deep playa.

I had the honor of singing with Mark Zabala (Nija Skillz DJ) at Transmorphagon with Sarah Cranberry of Danyavaad on violin one morning during sunrise, right off the Esplanade.  What a magical morning!  Thank you all for opening the stage for me to sing and share from my heart and soul!

Saturday morning, at my favorite sexy chill spot: Kundalini Lounge, I sang with much loved DJ Scott Scotty Boy.  In a room full of our dearest friends, eyes shining, hearts glowing with an abundance of love and gratitude, Scotty dropped the perfect beats and I flowed with song that seemed to be channeled straight from the divine!  Thank you Scotty for giving me such a powerful gift and allowing me to share that enchanting morning with you!

Later that day we rolled out to deep playa to the Robot Heart art car with the vast majority of our soul family and danced and hooped to Lee Burridge till they turned off the sound system!  This was my favorite day by far.  Blissed out with some of my dearest loves, a family photo shoot with our Kiwi Tails, great music, the open air in the sunshine on The Playa…. What’s not the love?

I’m posting a few pictures that my wonderful friend Aaron Dressin took with his amazing heart light.  This was his gift to everyone in the city.  One night, he set up the light, and anyone that stopped by got his or her portrait taken.  His talent is unparalleled!  Somehow he is able to capture the essence of the soul inside his subject’s eyes.  He took most of the images on my site as well.  Thank you Aaron for being such a bad ass and sharing your creative heart and soul with us all!

Burning Man may be over; still the lessons and the energy of that event are taken with us out into the world.  Our hope?  Simply… to change the world.

Shown in the image of the four goddesses, my sweet soul siStars (from left to right): Jennifer Quest of Charmed Life Entertainment, myself, Kristen Lalumiere, and Aaron’s beautiful wife Susanne Dressin of Fanciful Feathers

I’m settling back into my normal routine at home after an amazing song writing session in Florida with my songwriting partner (and brother) Nathan Richards of AstroShift.  We’ve been writing songs together professionally for twelve years!  In the early years we were known as äion and had a ton of fun playing live shows for our incredible fans! I still get emails from äion fans and it warms my heart!

After so much time writing together, Nathan and I are to a point where we really work well together.  We can get into a really nice flow and when one of us is vibing a melody or lyrical line – we let it unfold.  When one of us is stuck on a line or note – the other one quickly jumps in with the missing piece.  I am so grateful for my brother for so many things, and I especially love making music with him.

Twelve years ago we were in our mother’s garage with notebook paper and a Roland keyboard, writing about music and dancing, or our struggles with young love, and heartache.  Now we write in his home studio or mine, with our Macs open to a big screen showing us the music in Logic – with each section highlighted for ease of writing, each of us with our iPhones out – pulling from lyrical ideas we may have in our “notes”, and Nathan’s iPad where we build the lyrics of the song.

We still write about music, dancing, and LOVE – some things never change…  These are still the passions that inspire us and drive our creativity.  I look forward to sharing our latest creations with all of you over the next several months.  Stay tuned and keep your vibrations high!!

Love, Light, and an abundance of Gratitude…

Krista

Check out EDX’s YouTube Channel to get a taste of his style.

Thank you for all your support!

Love, light, and an abundance of gratitude,

Krista Richards    ~Sending you LOVE through the soundwaves~

• Please download All 11 mixes, including mixes by Stonebridge, Chris Kaeser and Matt Joko by clicking HERETODAY for only $5.99.
• To only download the radio version of the original track and three mixes by Stonebridge, S69 and AD Tag Team are available HERE for $1.99.
• You can also go to either link and chose to download songs individually for $.99.I am so grateful for your support, it really makes a huge difference!Create an amazing day.
  Keep your vibrations high.
  Love, Light and an Abundance of Gratitude,
  Krista Richards <3

On June 3rd the original track “Tonight” by Astroshift was released on Beatport along with mixes by Stonebridge and S69. To download any of these mixes or the whole package CLICK HERE.

A few weeks later, on June 22nd, another package of mixes was released including those by Chris Kaeser, Matt Joko, and AD Tag Team. To download any of these mixes or the whole package CLICK HERE.

We have been climbing the charts with both packages. The mix by Stonebridge made it into the top 50 in no time!

Please got to Beatport.com and download the packages, or even just your favorite version of “Tonight”, anything helps!

Hey everybody!

Last we checked we’re at #55 on the Beatport Progressive Chart with AstroShift “Tonight” recently out on Stoney Boy Music! All the mixes are doing really well, especially Chris Kaeser’s killer dance floor mix!

Check out this new teaser video highlighting this mix!!

Thank you for your support! We’ve seen amazing success with this track in a short amount of time, thanks to YOU!

If you haven’t downloaded the track yet, please do so by clicking HERE to go directly to Beatport! In addition to Chris Kaeser’s mix, there are two incredible mixes by Matt Joko, and one by AD Tag Team that really make my heart smile. We’re so honored to have such talented producers making magic with our track.

Sending you love through the sound-waves…

Love, Light and an Abundance of Gratitude ~ Krista