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MY ADDICTION TO FOMO
parties, raves and festivals on socials: forever feeding my fear of missing out
 • Mark Vicente
FREDDY: PARTY OF ONE
Do people go out to make new friends anymore? Or are club nights just for people who already have friends?
 • Mark Vicente
DJs: WHY ARE YOU PLAYING A TRACK TWICE?
DJs sometimes play tracks twice in their sets. But is it intentional and if so, why? Do people on the dance floor even notice or care?
 • Mark Vicente
LIVES AFTER DARK 2026
I still live by the idea that the Universe doesn’t give you more than you can handle. But let me just say, for the last four and a half years the…
 • Mark Vicente
A LETTER TO A DJ
Dance clubs are now concert spaces where we point our tiny screens at the artist. But there was a moment when clubs barely featured the DJ at all. We…
 • Mark Vicente
FREDDY WAITS IN LINE
Who's on the guestlist and who has to wait in line? Queuing has always been part of the allure of clubbing, where possibilities seem to be awaiting…
 • Mark Vicente
[FIVE MOMENTS]
“What DJs do you like?” “What kind of music do you listen to?” “Which Festivals do you go to?” Each question was a means of placing you in the pecking…
 • Mark Vicente
SOMETHING ABOUT VOCALS
A vocal is a marker in time. It can shoot you to outer space or bring you back to earth. Vocals hold meanings and messages, sometimes seemingly just for…
 • Mark Vicente
A RANDOM NIGHT
Was this the adventure you were looking for dear, Freddy: staring down from the balcony at Paradiso at the sea of half naked, sweaty bodies, swaying…
 • Mark Vicente
ALONE
It’s not always raves and festivals. The city was entering its emo phase and so was he.
 • Mark Vicente
I'VE BOOKED TOO MANY PARTIES
As I psyche myself up for the first party coming up this weekend, I ask myself: what do I get out of them and why do I keep going?
 • Mark Vicente
RELEARNING TO SAVOUR THE NIGHT
I love you dear Night, but it’s time for our love to change, to hopefully grow into something deeper than just late-night partying.
 • Mark Vicente
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