Have you ever been to a First Friday event in Richmond? If so, you've probably seen a group of artists hula hooping with fire as well as other flow props to some really awesome DJs. That group is from Party Liberation Foundation (or PLF): a local burner group in our city. What is a burner group you ask? In this episode you will find out with the help of today's guest: Dj GON! 🔥 🔥

Dj GON, or Ryan, or Bohman, or Nyan, started DJing at the ripe age of 17 with a group known as Project Chalk. He would party hop with his friends DJing various parties in Wilmington, NC. He talks about attending his first local burn called "Mayhem" where people could get lost in this magical maze full of festival whimsy. He put his DJ setup in the middle of the maze and people would get lost or "gone" trying to find the music. That's how he coined the name GON. Ever since then he was hooked on burn culture and the magic it seems to cultivate.

Through attending burns, Bohman was introduced to PLF and was blown away by their fire FX. He was inspired, to say the least! He started getting to know the group and they invited him to their exclusive burn called "Transformus" and it "rocked his mind." He immersed himself into their community and eventually made the move to RVA to be an official member on their BOD.

Tune in to this episode to learn more about the important life principles PLF brings to RVA, DAVINA the car, MAPS, Burning Man, burn culture as a whole, how to get a "burner name", and life as a DJ.

Here is a link to all of the ways you can follow and support Ryan here:

DjGON's Linktree

Shout Outs:

Party Life Liberation Foundation

Exothermia Fire Troupe

Transformus

Burning Man

Ignite

David Morton Photography

Bar West

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FloydFest

The Booth Fairy

Lewis Ginter

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