Here we are folks! The concert chapter! It's been one hell of a ride, and I'm really glad that you stuck with me for this chapter. I have included a playlist for the songs used in the chapter. Anyways, enjoy!

Looking out into the crowd, I now am beginning to notice the details, such as where individual ponies are. I can clearly see the Twilight, who is dressed as some wizard, Spike, who is dressed as a fucking dragon, Applejack, who is dressed as a scarecrow, Rarity, who is dressed as a butterfly, Fluttershy, who is dressed as a bunny, and Pinkie, who is dressed as a Pop Tart Cat. Wait, is that Nyan Cat?

Indeed it is. Pinkie has proceeded to break the fourth wall yet again. I stand there smiling at this while scanning the crowd. It seems that Nurse Redheart has made it, as she is standing just behind the first row dressed as a zombie. Vinyl, dressed as a vampire, and Octavia, dressed as a cello, are both standing next to each to each other a bit to the right of Redheart. I also notice that Eiffel has made it, and is dressed as a mummy. Jaycee walks into the crowd and stands next to Twilight, who looks at him with a mix of respect and fear.

I smile, knowing that all of these ponies came here to see me, or at least my music. They respect me and accept me. I pick up the microphone and turn on my laptop.

"Hello everypony, Danny here. I suppose you're all excited for the show, right?" This gain a cheer from the crowd, even Luna pitches in, "Well, I've got a little speech to give, so settle down. The concert doesn't start until 9 and I really wanted to thank all of you." I move my left hand to the control for the lighting, which works like a trackball. I move the lights so that they are all pointing at Vinyl.

"First, I wanna thank Vinyl Scratch for helping me record and produce my albums and for supplying me with a lot of important equipment. This concert would definitely not be the same without her, so give her a round of applause." I begin to clap my hands together, along with the rest of the crowd. I can see that Vinyl is blushing heavily at the compliments and applause. I move the trackball after a few second of this.

"The Next pony I wanna thank is Eiffel, who also helped me out by cutting me a good deal with the lights and machinery." Everypony gives him a round of applause as he smiles brightly. I continue to slide the lighting around.

"Huge thanks to Nurse Redheart, the pony who saved my life." A gigantic round of applause erupts from everypony, the princesses included, "Without her, I wouldn't even be standing here."

"My Final shoutout goes out to Rainbow Dash, the first pony I met, the first pony I befriended, the pony who lent me money for the concert. Without her helping me, I probably would never have even gotten the idea for the concert." Dashie's cheeks turn a bright rose color as the crowd gives her a round of applause.

"Okay, so this is how the records are gonna work; I'm gonna sell the original, unedited playlist tonight for five bits. Tomorrow, however, I'm gonna sell the live edit, which will include any mixing I accomplish during the live performance. That record will also sell for five bits, and will include a bonus song." I get a round of applause at this and I reach for my mau5head. I notice that my computer is on, so I log myself in and open up my mix, which I edited very slightly by adding one new song at the beginning. Putting on my Omegas and plugging in the recording module, I look at the time and notice that it is 8:57.

"Keep in mind that I did not make any of these songs, I just designed the lights and do some live mixing. Speaking of lights, I would appreciate if all pegasi that are currently in the air would land and take a place in the crowd; I want everypony to take in the lights." The pegasi all land, with Rainbow Dash taking a place next to the rest of the mane six, looking somewhat annoyed, "This head is my nightmare night costume. That's right, even I dressed up!"

"This concert, to me, is more than just a concert. This is me proving that I can do something special. I want you all to know that…" I pause a second, wiping away a tear, "Yo-you're all the best friends a guy could ask for. I'll fight to protect any of you, at any time. I wanna prove that I can be something other than a loser." The ponies look at me as I have a mild break down on stage, their faces showing concern. I wipe away the final tear, smiling. "Well, It looks like it's time to start, so here we- wait! I forgot something at my house! Be right back!" I set the playlist to delay five minutes before playing and press start. I run off the stage and sprint towards my house, holding the microphone in my hand. I rush in and grab a case of monster out of the fridge. This is gonna be a LONG night, gotta be prepared! I then proceed to wait for the bass to kick in.

After awhile, I get sorta bored and get an idea. Using a really useful spell that took me a few hours of practice to learn, I turn myself invisible and begin to sneak up behind the ponies. Once behind a tree that is behind the crowd, I take off the spell. Casting these motherfuckers takes a lot out of me, which is another reason to be glad about the case of monsters. Before long, I hear the drums, which I use as a cue to step out and begin my walk towards the crowd.

/concert playlist/ htt p:/w ww. /playlist?list= PLE77B4242320A2172&feature= plcp

/Track 1 Begin/

"Here we go!" I shout through the mic as the song continues its drum loop. Ponies turn around in surprise at my entrance. I begin to walk through the crowd of cheering ponies, all of them giving me smiles. I see Ditzy, dressed as a cook, while walking through the crowd. Her daughter, Dinky, who is dressed as a muffin, is sitting on her head for a better view. Dinky smiles brightly and waves at me, causing me to internally dawwww.

I continue to walk towards the stage and I make it just in time. As I climb up, the drums fade out. I turn to face the crowd as the opening melody starts. This is it!

You see the light begin to fade!

I begin to move my arms, pointing into the crowd. I see that many ponies are surprised by the synthesized singing.

You know it's much too late, you won't escape from the nightmare!

I sweep my hand across horizontally to show denial, the ponies all transfixed in my performance.

It's only in your head!

I tap my noggin, now moving to the music.

It's a nightmare!

I walk over to my table setup and grab the mau5head. I plant the oversized helmet on my head and put my hand on the light switchboard. Here we go, time to show them what you're made of!

So close your eyes and say your prayers now

I begin to press various buttons, already knowing their effects after having spent a long time messing with them. The crowd lights up and begins to dance to the music while staying transfixed in the light show. After I make a good pattern, I loop it and begin to dance wildly. I see everypony dancing, smiling, and having a great time. This makes me smile, and it is also the reason I want to be an electronic music producer. After a few more bars of dancing, I begin to point to the crowd again as the song moves into the second vocal section.

There's a voice in the dark and it's clear and loud!

Sure you can run, but you won't get out alive!

I make an x-slashing motion with my arms, letting the music flow throughout my body.

Nothing is sacred and nothing's safe tonight!

I cut the loop, save it to a shortcut button, and select 'live mixing' on the light machine. The music breaks down to near silence before the voice of the singer penetrates the quiet.

You see the light begin to fade!

Right as his voice begins, I fire a blue light off to my left.

You know it's much too late you won't escape from the nightmare!

I begin to fire off blinders at this point, in addition to the other lights.

It's only in your head!

It's a nightmare!

I get ready for the boss-age drop, my hands twitching over the lightboard. I close the live mix and open up the other pattern as the drop goes into effect. The rest of the song is a repeat of what happened earlier, though that doesn't mean nopony enjoyed it. In fact, some ponies actually started singing, or at the very least, humming, along to the chorus. After the third repeat of the opening chorus, the song begins to fade out.

Once it is completely done, I pause both the tracklist and the recorder. The ponies seem confused at this as I pick up a microphone to explain. I hope I can talk through this head…

"Okay, so that song will only be on the livemix recording I'll release tomorrow. It will not be on the unmixed version I'm releasing tonight." I get looks of confusion from everypony, "Well then, on with the show. This is when the concert really starts. That was just me getting started!"

"Here we go!" I press play on Some Chords.

/Track 2 Begin/

I look in Dashie's face for any sign of remembrance and see none. She must have forgotten… I shrug and fall into a trance as the lights begin to turn on and off in synch with the song. The huge subwoofers I have set up only add to the experience, lulling everypony into a state of anticipation and relaxation at the same time. The second layer is added, prompting even more lights to kick in. I see the smoke machines start to work their magic too, filling the stage in a haze. I begin to point to the crowd and lose myself in the rhythm. Once the notes begin to change, I know it's time for me to get mixin'.

Right before the drum that signals the drop hits, I get on my MIDI, select 'SC opening bass2' from my library on the laptop, pause the song, and play a second or two of solo notes before continuing the song. It works great and the lights continue to function as they are linked to my PC as well and I linked them furthermore to my playlist. I continue mixing and adding in bits here and there, but I don't really do much to the song, which is damn near perfect the way it is.

And the lights, oh my god the lights, they're fucking amazing! I mean, I've seen them before, but that was before it really mattered. The atmosphere and the energy surrounding everything just makes me smile, even though my mau5head is already doing that for me. After playing around with the chorus and reverb, I decide to just let the song play as is until the next chorus.

Once the next chorus comes in, I just lose myself in the rhythm of the perfection. The second layer added on to the existing layer really helps perfect the song's rhythm. One the drum begins to kick in, I start clapping to get the party moving.

The second drop goes perfectly and everypony starts dancing wildly. I spot Jaycee whipping his arm in the air in pure energy-induced fervor. As the song begins to play out, I start to fade in the second song in.

/Track 3 Begin/

I hear the distinctive drum beat of A City in Florida to pound through the speakers. Awww yeah! After a few seconds I hear the opening rhythm begin and smile, knowing that the drop is right around the corner. I begin to shake my arm out, getting the muscles loosened up and ready to roll. I suddenly get an idea and turn to my launchpad, remembering all the presets I had put on there. Okay, just this once. I hear that the drop is only around three seconds away. Here we go! I press the button as the drop hits.

I'm Sexy And I Know It!

I begin to dance like an idiot, pushing my arms out in front of me as if I'm pushing something. I get an uproar of laughter as the song continues with all its awesomeness. Jaycee seems to be laughing very hard at my moves. He so jelly.

I begin to dance some more, this time in a less retarded fashion. Hearing the pounding syth rock the ground and airwaves accompanied by amazing lights and good friends is truly a magic that I am lucky to be part of, let alone organize. Looking around at all the smiling faces, the ponies that mean so much to me, the mare that I would give my life for, I begin to shed tears inside of my mau5head. It's a good thing that this thing's a one way only view. I continue to point my arm to the lights and begin to jump up and down a little bit to the beat of the drum. The song begins to break down for the first time, cuing the fog machine to once again haze up the stage. I begin to beckon the ponies to get up with my arms, gesturing for them to dance and move, before the song drops once again.

I can't really think of much more to do to this song besides a little bit of MIDI perfection and some filtering on the main synthline. Having nothing to do sets my hyperactive ADHD mind into a frenzy, so I begin to scan the crowd for familiar faces while the song plays through the repetitive beat.

I see Rainbow Dash smiling wildly whilst dancing up a frenzy. I see Pinkie Pie popping up here and there. She seems to be teleporting throughout the crowd while bouncing up and down to the music. Twilight is dancing…badly…'nuff said. Rarity is getting DOWN! I mean, I see her whipping her hair like crazy, something I thought to be very uncharacteristic of her. Oh well, everypony loosens up at a rave party! The CMC and dancing too, occasionally looking at their flanks to see if they get a cutie mark. A raving cutie mark? That I'd like to see. Fluttershy seems to be having a good time as well, bouncing her head ever so gently. That'll change once I get my Skrill on. Applejack seems to love the song, as does everypony else who I take a glance at. This is awesome!

I get ready to roll out the next tune as this song begins to fade out.

/Track 4 Begin/

I begin Illmerica, the lead melody taking control of me. This is the first non-Deadmau5 song that I am showing the general public, so I hope it goes well. I begin to grin as the song approaches the first drop, which is very early in the tune.

When the beat drops, I begin to mess with the song's melody a bit. I do some glitch-style mixing, but quickly stop and revert to playbacks and reverbing. Looking out into the crowd, I see the lasers and strobes dominating over the night. Ponies still look impressed at the awesome light show. Good thing I have tons of secrets left over, that'll surprise them even more. I begin to point out the melody to the song, as do many ponies and Jaycee. I begin to turn dials and reset the song back to normal as it nears the first breakdown.

When the breakdown begins, many ponies stop dancing and begin to stare at the brilliant laser display I have going along to the beat of the violin (Or whatever it is). The colors begin to mesmerize me, lighting of the faces of mares and stallions, colts and fillies, all who came here to see and hear the concert. Suddenly, I get an idea. I set the MIDI keyboard to 'SC opening bass2' yet again and begin to play along to the tune as I set it on a loop. This gains a positive response from the crowd; they smile, remembering the distinctive sound. After two runs of this, I quit the loop get ready for the awesome second drop.

The drop hits, yet again setting everypony into a dancing frenzy. I continue to play along with my MIDI and begin to wonder why this wasn't in the song to begin with. Best not to question the masters of the art. I settle on this conclusion as I continue to dance. The song continues smoothly with me setting the bass on loop and dancing to the beat. Preparing for the melody change, I quit the bass and begin to just listen as the song switches to an alternate melody. I start dancing to the beat, fistpumping and moving my arms. The song begins to break down for a second time, slowly coming back in, albeit glitch at first. Once it 'drops' a third time, I smile, knowing that the best part is right around the corner. I look up and watch the skies for my laser array to kick in.

After the first basic cycle, the background melody kicks in, and boy is it awesome. Wolfgang really outdid himself on this particular part. I watch as multicolored lasers shoot off into the sky to this melody. Perfection. Just perfection. The song continues with this rhythm until it reaches the orchestral part, where the main melody is muffled to a pounding bass beat. Slowly, the beat comes back and drops again, lasers and blinders blasters everywhere. Sadly, the song begins to end as I fade in the next track.

/Track 5 Begin/

I hear the distinctive opening for Ghosts N Stuff blare through my headphones and instantly feel at home. I brace myself, knowing just how heavy the bass for this track sounds through these mega subwoofers. The drop hits, shaking the ground, and the light show begins, yet the song still feels as if it's missing a certain something. Once Rob Swire's voice starts to come in, however, that gap is filled.

It's been so long, I feel out of my body with you!

I mouth the words out inside of my helmet, knowing them by heart. Gotta love this song. The bass continues to pound as the second line comes in.

I feel alone, feel at home, feel like nothing is true!

This is what autotune was meant for! I think as I dance to the song.

Ya took me to a place where my senses gave way!

Turn it 'round, shut it down, what the people say!

Climbing up, killing time, let 'em give ya some!

Take my hand and let it come, let it come, let it…

I point out the rhythm as the song goes into its first breakdown.

Take it back when she knows that you're doing it right!

'Cause everybody else knows what they're takin' tonight!

I lose myself in the trance of Rob's voice and Deadmau5's music, not aware of my surroundings for a second. Then the drum hits.

But I just wanna play it right!

I smile as I bounce up and down to the beat, not fully awake and alert thanks to the kick drums, which are accompanied by blinders.

We're gonna get there tonight!

I begin to mess with the track, glitching up some segments and causing others to sound very flat.

It's been so far, I've b-been w-w-walking the line all my own!

This editing turns out to sound great, so I continue to do it.

Lift me up (up) the stars we are coming (coming)!

I begin to feel more and more at home with the editing, and that's a good thing, too, because Skrillex's songs will demand that I have a good knowledge if I ever wanna make it sound truly great.

I know we had a chase, but we're out of ti-ti-time!

We have sold in the cold, physical de-de!

I look up once again to see that everypony is enjoying this track as well. How could they not? It's one of the mau5's greats.

Set me free, set me out on the rrrrrrruuuuuuu-!"

Lift me up to the sun, to the sun, to the…"

I take my hands off the equipment, as I cannot bring myself to mess with this particular part of the song.

When you're burning down, when you're burning down!

It's the way that you fake it I know it's too late!

But I just wanna play it right!

I begin to point out into the crowd during this part, occasionally doing swiping motions with my hands.

I just wanna take you down!

We are gonna bring you 'round!

The vocals cut out for a bit and the instrumental track takes center stage for a bit. I continues to vibe and dance to the beat, which I will soon switch.

But I just wanna play it right!

We are gonna get there tonight!

I just wanna take you down!

I begin to fade in the next track, nearly losing track of the song's length.

We are gonna bring you 'round!

The song's chord plays it out as the next song begins to take center stage.

/Track 6 Begin/

Thankfully, that 'next song' is Moar Ghosts N Stuff (HARD intro), so the rhythm matches perfectly as I fade it in. I am lulled by the opening melody, which I know doesn't reflect the rest of the song at all. The ponies, however, have no idea what to expect, so the drop on this song should come as a surprise. I have altered the opening phrase of the song to better suit this planet.

After I'm gone, your planet will be free to live out it's miserable span of existence as one of my satellites, and that's how it's going to be.

The melody from Ghosts N Stuff begins to play, fooling everypony. I bet some of them think that these are the same song! I grin, knowing that the drop on this song kicks ass. I hear the song's melody screw up for a second and know that the time is now.

The song drops hard! Ponies are instantly shocked by this new and unfamiliar rhythm. After a second, however, they commence dancing. I continue to bounce to the beat as I always have, the rhythm pulsating through my very being. The lights are, once again, amazing. I spent over three hours doing the lights for this particular piece, and I'm glad that time didn't go to waste. This song's breakdowns are few and far in between, not to mention the fact that they usually don't last too long. This means that this song turns out to be a pure dance-fest with little to no breaks in the action.

My missing in this song is in the same vein as the mixing I did back in Ghosts N Stuff; mostly comprising of trippy loops and reverbs. Some filters balance this mix out, as well as a chorus plugin I found the other day.

There really isn't much more to say about this song other than; the ponies love it, I definitely love it, and we dance our asses/plots off.

Right as I hear this song begin to end, I start to fade in FML Again.

/Track 7 Begin/

The song starts out with an innocent melody, which adds some wub wub action before long. The beat isn't that heavy, but after Moar Ghosts N Stuff, another hardcore dance track would not be ideal. I hear the wubs begin to get louder, until they eventually take center stage alongside the drums, which also get progressively louder.

Once the song reaches its first breakdown/quiet moment, I stare at the crowd, cutting the lights for a second. The second the song pops back in, so do the lights, and the dancing resumes. I begin to hop up and down because, out of all of these songs, this is the one I have heard the least.

The mildly repetitive song continues to play through my megawoofers and consumes the crowd. I swear, this song is too good to be ignored, it needs more publicity. I shake my mau5head side-to-side, mimicking the actions of the real deadmau5. Aw yeah! I love this shit! I begin to sweat a bit, as I totally though that this was a relaxing song, even though I am now dancing my ass off to it!

The song begin to break down for a second time and I decide to use this time to just chill before the next dancing section, which hits in seemingly no time at all. By now, the wubs aren't even wubs anymore, more like squeaky noises which seem to be fading into normal notes in time. The notes then turn back into the drum beat from the original FML, which everypony gasps at in recognition. I grin, recognizing it as well. I vibe to this beat, pointing out into the crowd and smiling, the added weight of the mau5head making it surprisingly hard to headbang. Good thing I found this out before Skrillex, or I would dislocate my fucking neck!

Eventually, the song ends. I begin to adjust the sliders and fade the next song.

/Track 8 Begin/

I begin to grin as the Animal Rights' opening beat comes in loud and clear, blasting over my headphones and the speakers. The song gains some recognition from the crowd as the bass farts come in (Yes I still call them that). I know that the real wave of recognition will sweep over soon as the song nears 1:00.

Once it hits 1:00, it goes pretty wild. I get cheers of recognition from some ponies and I see Vinyl begin to do some hardcore dancing to the beat, not even breaking a sweat. I tilt my head from side to side as the lasers begin to consume the space above the crowd. My god I love this! The song near the real drop and hits hard! Ponies start really getting wild, as if they were drunk or something. I continue to bounce to the beat and point off the rhythm wildly. The song continues to impress me, even after listening to it well over fifty times.

Around 2:30, the beat begins to alternate, getting a tad mellower, yet still danceable. I actually begin to doze off a bit, somehow, but I am immediately waked up by the music. Getting' a tad tired. It's monster time. I take off my helmet, setting it down next to the laptop, and pick out a can of monster from the case. I pop the tab and take a sip, instantly feeling much more wide awake and ready to rock.

The track begins to build up yet again as I put my mau5head back on my head. In no time at all, the track has dropped again and everypony is moving to the glitchy electro beat. Time to mix.

I begin to further glitch up the track by occasionally muting the song and adding in effects such as scratched records and dubstep wubs. I totally love this track and I love the fact that I can now bring my own touches into it. I'm not doing this for my enjoyment, however; I'm doing it for the enjoyment of the ponies who have been looking forward to this day for around a week now.

The song begins to break down and I know that this particular song has a rather long outro, so I begin to fade the song out around one minute before it officially ends, as it would get mildly boring.

/Track 9 Begin/

I begin to hear the distinctive intro beat of Space Junk. Beginning to tire out yet again, so I take off my helmet and chug some monster. I replace the head and begin to vibe as the second and third layers are added on top of the already awesome first layer. Shaking my head, I begin to wave my arms to the beat. The blinders are truly awesome in this song, playing alongside the squealing noise. Eventually, the fourth layer is added. I know that that this sound will soon take center stage, and indeed it does.

The yeahyeaheeaheah sound continues as I bounce, unable to think of a good way to mix it up without fucking it up too much. I grin as the song approaches the drop and begin shaking in anticipation.

Yeahyeaheeahe- SPACE JUNK!

This starts the true rave and everypony starts to connect with their wild side. Every song I've shown them has been more and more hardcore. I know that this is to prepare them for Skrillex, but how will they take Skrill's super heavy sound and dirty beats? That's a question that will be answered later Danny. Just rave and get wild!

I grin in acceptance at my subconscious' half-assed answer to my predicament. Refocusing on the rave, I begin to fall back into the song just as it breaks down. The silence somehow tricks some ponies into believing that the concert is actually over. AS IF! We're not even halfway done yet! I watch in glee as the ponies' faces contort into a smile at the new sound. I myself don't remember this part too well, so I grin too. When the second layer is added, The spotlights find a use, popping off in different colors to the music. I smile at the truly amazing spectacle I am creating as the kick drums come in. Suddenly the song fades.

SPACE JUNK!

The song backs to its normal melody and I begin to mix the track up. I grin at the sound I create by playing segments from Raise Your Weapon over the melody, twisting knobs and distorting the EQ's. As the song nears the next layer, I cut back to the original song and feel energy go through my body as the squealing sound is added on top of the song. I lose myself and continue to dance until the song begins to break down.

Eventually, all that remains of the song is the percussion. At this point, I begin to switch songs to the next track; one that Vinyl and Dashie may recognize.

/Track 10 Begin/

I hear the gentle and brief buildup of Professional Griefers play through my headphones, then the bass drops hard.

I set the lights so that they would have more strength than any track so far. The blinders all hit at the same time, changing colors with every hit. The searchlights first shoot off near center, then diverge further to the sides until they reset, changing colors every time. Smoke is clouding the stage, changing colors due to the blinders, which are placed directly behind me in a horizontal row.

The ponies continue to mosh to the song, moving more wildly than before. Even Fluttershy is bobbing her head more and hopping a bit. The guard ponies are moving pretty wild, too; a nice contrast to their usual statue-like stance.

Once the song moves into its first melody change, the lasers come into play, along with the strobes. The strobes rotate to the beat whilst the lasers shoot off multicolored beams along to the melody. I still have the blinders blasting to the kick drum. Eventually, the song's melody ends and the drops kick in incredibly hard.

The lights go back to their normal rotation and I decide to mix it up a bit. I filter, loop, and bandpass the lead synth, making sure that the lights won't screw up. My mixing actually ends up turning this repetitive song into a much more exciting piece. After a bit, I turn it back to the normal melody, never losing synch with the lights. Turns out I switched back just in time, as the song proceeds to go back into the alt melody.

The melody goes great, once again, and I feel my sweat start to build up inside of my head. Just a bit longer, I'll take it off when Skrillex starts.

The songs continues with its repetition, my mixing, and wild lights until I hear it begin to fade out. I quickly begin to fade in Skrillex's First of the Year.

/Track 11 Begin/

I hear the very obvious tempo difference and silently curse myself. Fuck! I should've prepared for the twenty-something bpm difference. Taking off my mau5head, I get a clearer view of the crowd and a large amount of strain is removed from my neck. The ponies don't seem to mind the tempo change, though it still bothers me. I guess I'll have to slowly adjust the tempo when I go out of Skrillex. Trying to forget about my stupidity, I instead try to focus on the song itself.

I begin to focus just as the incomprehensible voice kicks in. I see the smoke begin to fill the stage as ponies look confused at the singing, not used to non-understandable lyrics. It doesn't matter, as before long, the singing stops and the piano begins to fill the field. Taking my headphones off and wrapping them around my neck, I begin to connect with the audience a bit more.

The voice come back, this time with a deeper, growling voice layered on top of it. Some ponies look mildly shocked at this, such as Fluttershy. A bit before the drop, I pick up the microphone and turn it on.

"Okay! Now here's what we're gonna do!" I begin to instruct the crowd, "On the count of three, everypony yell drop the bass!"

"One!" I begin to count off the time on my right hand.

"Two!" The crowd looks very excited at this point.

"THREE!" I yell the final number.

"DROP THE BASS!" Everypony yells, even Luna and Celestia pitching in. Luna's voice seems exceptionally loud.

The drop hits and everypony is caught off guard. The blinders are brighter than ever, and every single light is finding a use pounding off to the song. After the first cycle is completed, ponies begin to dance, loosening up even further. I begin to whip my arms like crazy while chugging my third can of monster. I look down to see the CMC dancing wildly and losing themselves in the heavy beat. Fluttershy, the next pony I look at, seems to be very surprised at the sheer brutality of this track, but is dancing regardless.

I catch Jaycee dancing in a similar fashion to me, knocking his head to the beat. The ground begins to shake, the night interrupted by a seizurific display of flashing lights. I begin to swing my arm around my head in a windmill fashion. Fuckin' right! This is the shit right here!

I continue to dance for a bit longer, until the song breaks down and goes back to the original piano melody. At this point, I am sweating a lot and beginning to tire. I crack open another can of monster and take a sip, instantly feeling energized. God, I'm gonna crash so hard. The distorted growling voice begins to play over the speakers, causing me to grin. I begin to motion for the ponies to get up and dance, the song nearing the second drop. Once the song drops for the second time, shit really hits the fan.

Blinders are going crazy, ponies are dancing like they're insane, and my energy levels are skyrocketing as I see Dashie grinning wildly. This sight alone makes the night worth it to me, but the fact that everypony is enjoying the song only make me feel better. The electro dubstep continues to shake the field until the song nears its second and final breakdown.

The track begin to remove layer after lay until only the most basic elements are remaining, queuing me the start the fade in/fade out.

/Track 12 Begin/

I smile as I hear Rock N Roll begin to fade in, the catchy drum beat instantly capturing me. The vocals continue to get clearer and clearer until I can make out the words.

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

The ponies look confused at this, but continue to lightly bounce to the beat. I mouth out the words, pointing to the crowd.

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

I grin, knowing that the awesome bass drop is coming closer. I pick up the microphone yet again, ready to mix up this song.

Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll!

Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll!

Rock and roll! Rock and Roll! Rock and rock and ro-ro-ro roll roll roll roll rock and roll rock and roll!

"ROCK AND ROLL!" I scream into the mic, igniting the bass drop. This song gets the ponies dancing quite easily, and I take that as an invitation to mess with the song. I put my hands on the launchpad and begin to play clips from other basslines. Moving my hands over to one of my various modules, I begin to mess with the bass and the reverb. Playing the song as if it's muffled and then slowly moving back into focus makes for a good time.

OH MY GAWD! ROCK AND ROLL!

After this, the song gets even more energetic, despite losing the edge. I continue to dance to one of my favorite songs by Skrillex. The crowd is energetic, I am energetic, and this really is perfection. I continue to mix and mess with the song until it reaches the breakdown.

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

Hello again to all my friends! Together we can play some rock and roll!

I grin, knowing that the second drop is much crazier than the first. Those ponies have no idea…

Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll!

Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll! Rock and roll!

Rock and roll! Rock and Roll! Rock and rock and ro-ro-ro roll roll roll roll!

RUDE BOY BASS! MASH UP THE PACE!

I begin to flail wildly to the glitchy beat that has just dropped. The ponies don't seem to care, as they lose the song regardless. I continue to flail and because of this miss a part that I should've edited.

You can eat shit and fucking!

I panic for a second, then realize that I am the only person who really cares. Whew! They must be too lost in the song to notice something like that. Wait! There's no way they'll miss the next one.

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I spot three pegasi perched in a cloud above my concert. They must be trying to get in free. Oh well, doesn't really matt- wait! I recognize these pegasi; these are the bullies that picked on RD! Oh man, thoses muthafuckers think they can get into my concert! Let alone for free!

I pick up the microphone as the melody gets louder and put my hand on the light control trackball. They're gonna get what's coming to them.

"This little part's for the three stupid bullies who thought that they could get into my concert without paying." I see their forms go erect as the crowd scans the skies and eventually comes across the lone cloud. I put my hand on the mute button, ready to press it.

"AND BUCK YOU!" I point my finger at the cloud with the three pegasi, adjusting the lights so that they pointed there as well. The three bullies are immediately startled and dart away. I press the mute button again, letting the song play.

"Heh, serves them right! Thinkin' they could be jerks to everypony and then sneak into my concert." I say into the mic, fading the song back in to a chorus of cheers directed at me, and laughs directed at the bullies.

The rest of the song is a blur after that, as I am still feeling great about telling off those scumbags. I manage to snap out of my trance in time to switch the song to my next track right before the talking part at the end.

/Track 13 Begin/

I hear Syndicate begin to fade in over the ending just before the talking starts. Here we go! I slug some more monster, bringing the can down to half-full. Hearing the main melody play over the speakers is really cool, especially for this song.

The melody simplifies, building up until the imminent drop. The drop hits very quickly, surprising many ponies. I begin to dance, doing my newly patented 'dance-like-a total-fucking-maniac-but-it's-cool-because-you're-the-DJ' routine by whipping my arms around like crazy.

The track switches around a bit, but is mostly a loop of a few things over and over. I really don't mind, because the pattern is so damn awesome. A little bit longer into the song and the loop changes.

The loop switches to a whole new rhythm…which I fucking love. The ponies seem to love it to, as they begin to dance wildly as the pounding drum beat slams the ground with the help of some awesome speakers.

I spot the princesses dancing quite energetically as well, Luna loving the beat. I fall into another trance, pressing buttons and playing clips with my launchpad controller. I even switch up the main bassline a little bit! This song is really fun to play around with; I may even sit down and do an actual remix!

Eventually, however, the song ends. I begin to fade in the next song and my heart skips a beat when I remember which song it is: Cinema (Skrillex remix).

/Track 14 Begin/

I hear the opening melody for the song begin to play and lower the volume, picking up the microphone.

"Okay, this song's for Rainbow Dash!" I say, looking at her. She blushes, but looks at me with a smile. I put the volume back up to normal and stare back at her, smiling brightly. My heart begins to race as I hear the vocal section approach. Please god, please don't make me look like a freak! Please!

I could watch you for a lifetime, you're my favorite movie!

A thousand endings, you mean everything to me!

Rainbow blushes deeply as the crowd's eyes dart back between me and Dashie, trying to piece together what is happening. I point to Dash as the song continues to play.

I never know what's coming, forever facinated!

I continue to lock eyes with Dash as her blush grows. I see pony starting to close their eyes and just lose themselves in the song. I pick up the microphone once again and clear my throat, preparing to sing.

Hope you don't stop runnin' to me 'cause I'll always be waitin'!

"You are my cinema! I could watch you forever!" I sing this line, my voice a lower compliment to the higher-pitched singer in the song. Most ponies look confused, not knowing what a cinema is, but Dashie knows and her blush gets brighter still.

"Action, thriller, I could watch you forever!" She awkwardly hooves the ground; her face burning up at this point.

"You are my cinema! A Hollywood treasure!" None of the ponies have any idea as to what Hollywood is, though they continue to lose their selves in the relaxing singing.

"Love you, just the way you are! MY cinema, my cinema…!" I turn off the mic as the second voice begins to play over the existing voice, which is fading out. Ponies make gentle smiles at me and Dashie, understanding what's happening. Dashie looks up at me with a smile on her face, mouthing out 'I love you' over the chaos. My heart skips a beat as the song continues.

Get up get down, lose that sound! My DJ gonna break it down!

The ponies are snapped out of their trances as the new voice sings, building up to the drop.

Get up get down, lose that sound! My DJ gonna break it down!

I hear the buildup gradually increasing, but I don't care. I just had the best moment a performer could ask for.

Get up get down, lose that sound! My DJ gonna break it down!

Get up down get down, lose that sound! D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-drop the bass!

The lights flash and I dance as the bass drops. It's a halfhearted dance, however, as I am still in a state of pure ecstasy. The whole drop section passes without me doing anything remarkable. However, when the singing part approaches, I pick up the mic again, ready to sing for my Dashie.

"The stars spell out your name! Like in a science-fiction drama!" I stare into the eyes of Rainbow Dash, speaking to her directly this time. I have no fear, like when I fought the manticore.

"Romance growing! Like a flower in the summer!"

"You always keep me guessin'! Forever my wonder!"

"Hope you start undressing! All my dreams and take me under!"

Dash looks at me with a blush, smiling and staring deep into me with her beautiful, magenta eyes.

"You are my cinema! I could watch you forever!"

"Action, thriller! I could watch you forever!"

"You are my cinema! A Hollywood treasure!"

"Love you, just the way you are! My cinema, my cinema…"

I look back at the crowd and see that they are all smiling, yet again, at me and Dash. One pony starts to clap a bit, setting off a chain reaction that has nearly everypony clapping for me and Dashie. I smile widely, never before have I felt this…comfortable with my feelings. I really feel welcome here, like I belong here.

D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-drop the bass!

I rave wildly this time, knowing that everypony is supporting me. Moving the crowd, monitoring the EQ's and faders, I continue to dance until the song begins to break down. I don't bother picking up the mic this time, and instead opt to simply point to Dashie as the song fades away.

You are my cinema! I could watch you forever!

Action, thriller! I could watch you forever!

You are my cinema! A Hollywood treasure!

Love you, just the way you are! My cinema, my cinema…

I remember my plan and slowly decrease the bpm of the song until it is equal to the bpm of the next song that I'm fading in; Undertaker.

/Track 15 Begin/

The song is mostly a blur to me; I go through all of the normal rhythms, even remixing a bit on the main synthline. The lights are amazing, and the dancing is wild, but I just don't really focus too much throughout the song. The cause of this lack of focus is my grogginess from nonstop dancing combined with the lightheadedness that comes with singing to the girl you love in front of hundreds. I keep replaying that moment in my head until the song is over, barley even registering anything until I snap myself back into focus.

Thankfully, I snap back into focus right as the song nears its end. I quickly begin to fade in the next song and smile when I realize what it is; One More Time.

/Track 16 Begin/

I hear the distinctly low-fi intro to One More Time begin to play and can't help but smile. Not because a drop's coming, or the bass is crazy, but just because this song makes me smile. After the first loop, I hear the autotuned vocals kick in.

One More Time!

The purely nonaggressive voice and soothing melody lulls me into a sleepy trance, so I crack open another monster and take a few sips before the next layer is added.

One more time we're gonna celebrate!

Oh yeah, all right! Don't stop the dancing

This vocal section plays for quite awhile over the main songs, sending everypony into a gentle dance. Fluttershy seems to especially enjoy this song, as she is smiling and lightly moving to the beat. I have tried my hardest to replicate the light patterns from the music video, and I can't say that I did a shabby job. Before long, the melody fades out and the vocals take over.

Ummmmm... I'm just feelin' celebration

Tonight celebrate, don't wait too late

Ummm… no, he don't stop

You can't stop, we're gonna celebrate

One more time, one more time! One more time!

Celebration, you know we're gonna do it right, tonight!

Heeyyy, just feelin'! Music's got me feelin' the need!

Need! Yeah! Come on, all right! We're gonna celebrate!

One more time! Celebrate and dance so free!

Music's got me feelin' so free!

Celebrate and dance so free! One more time!

Music's got me feelin' so free! We're gonna celebrate!

Celebrate and dance so free! One more time!

Music's got me feelin' so free! We're gonna celebrate!

Celebrate and dance so free! One more time!

Music's got me feelin' so free! We're gonna celebrate!

Celebrate and dance so free! One more time!

Eventually, I get everypony to start singing along to the song, our chorus echoing across the land. I indulge in the pure nostalgic feeling that comes with the song, loving every second up until the end, when I begin to fade in my next song.

/Track 17 Begin/

I hear the funky intro to Harder Better Stronger Faster begin to play through the speakers and I am immediately transfixed at my own lightshow. Before long, the synthesized voice returns and begins to sing to the crowd.

Work it, make it, do it, makes us!

I attempt to gauge the crowd's reaction, and all I see is confusion. That'll change!

Harder, better, faster, stronger!

Some ponies are getting into the groove, such as Vinyl and Fluttershy, but most ponies are standing still. How dare they!

More than, hour, our, never!

At this point, more and more ponies are dancing to the beat. I catch Dash and Eiffel dancing, making me smile.

Ever, after, work is, over!

By this time, nearly the entire crowd is dancing to the song. I smile, remembering my first time hearing the song.

Work it, make it, do it, makes us!

Harder, better, faster, stronger!

More than, hour, our, never!

Ever, after, work is, over!

I smile and get ready for the next part, which I love.

Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger!

Several ponies cheer at the accelerated pace of the chorus, making me smile even wider. I am having the time of my life, and I am never going to look back.

More than ever hour after our work is never over!

I wave my hands up in the air, getting more ponies dancing. Love this song, love it love it love it!

Work it harder, do it better, do it faster makes us stronger!

More than ever hour after our work is never over!

Even more ponies cheer at the now very fast pace of the lyrics, prompting me to dance and stop worrying. I look out over the candy-colored crowd, which is now even more colorful due to the lights I am playing over the song. Hell yeah! Gotta love Daft Punk! All of the ponies are smiling, unsurprisingly; Daft Punk's songs seem to have that effect on people and ponies. Sadly, after long, the melody begin to fade out, revealing the next song.

/Track 18 Begin/

I hear the next song begin; Deadmau5's HR 8938 Cephei. I decided against using the full name of the song for my release, as ponies would find it hard to memorize, hell, I find it hard to memorize. I look over to my table and see the mau5head. Contemplating the idea, I settle on the fact that it is basically a crime to play a deadmau5 song live without a mau5head. The song begins with a relaxing melody as I move my hands off the modules; I made a mental vow before I even stepped upon stage to never mess with Deadmau5's mellow/relaxing style tracks. These tracks are perfect to me and remixing them would screw them up. I instead decide to use this time to fall into a trance and think over everything that has happened today.

I look out into the crowd and see them falling into a trance as well. Their faces show gentle smiles and their gentle dancing reflects that. I guess my 'Buildup-Climax-Breakdown' concert model really works! I feel sweat on the back of my neck still left over from dancing to Skrillex. Heh, still sweatin'. My heart's still racing and my hands are still shaking, but I manage to lose myself in the gentle progressive house masterpiece that is Cephei. I close my eyes and remember everything that happened today; except this time, I can evaluate my actions.

The image of Jaycee's brothers in arms pops up, bringing a frown to my face.

Geez, he really did lose a lot. I mean, even if he only knew the people for a week, he bonded so much. Hell, look at yourself, Danny, you've only been in Ponyville for around a week and you've fallen in love and made friends that will probably last a lifetime. I gotta do something for him, something to show him my sympathy.

The images fast-foreword rapidly until I am looking at a crying Rainbow Dash. I frown, and then smile, remembering what she had said.

"You're worth it to me…"

My mind then begin to trail off into thoughts about Rainbow Dash crying, making me frown, the bullies that make her cry, making me flare up in anger, and then the interactions I've shared with those bullies.

Little motherfuckers had it coming! You can't just make fun of Rainbow Dash, or any pony for that matter! Maybe on Earth, but these ponies don't deserve that! I wonder if they'll ever learn…

I focus back into reality for a brief moment to see the crowd all smiling and dancing as expected. Everypony has a smile on their face, positive vibes radiating from the field below me. I suddenly notice a pony that looks familiar. Hmmm, could that be? I notice the mare's fiery orange mane and yellow features poking out through the openings in her Wonderbolts costume. Is that-? No, she's got way more important things to do than come see some concert hosted by me. It's probably just some cosplayer with really similar features.

I shut out my subconscious before it starts being a total douche and focus back on the crowd. I begin to think about something else, but I am cut off by the ending notes of the song. I quickly snap out of my trance in time to fade in the next song, which is a personal favorite of mine.

/Track 19 Begin/

I hear the uplifting, awesome, yet somewhat dark melody of Right This Second begin to play through my speakers and decide, once again, not to mess with the song. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I indulge myself in the melody, getting lost in the strobes and lasers that I had programmed to play along to the beat of this song.

Ponies seem to love the buildup of the song, as do I. We all lose ourselves in the melodic and layered opening, until the beat drops about 2:30 into the song. This drop sends everypony into a rave frenzy, swinging around wildly, relishing the beat. I see cameras going off like crazy as the bass pounds in my ears. I look over to Jaycee, who flashes me an approving smile whilst whipping his arm in the air. I hear the beat begin to progress yet again as layers are slowly added on top of existing ones. Eventually, a whole new rhythm is introduced, causing me to rave wildly. The beat breaks down and slowly begins to progress towards a second drop, which it totally nails. The speakers are clear as can be, pounding out the near-perfect rhythm with ease.

I look down to see the CMC looking quite sweaty, yet somehow still dancing like crazy. My god, I am going to fucking crash so hard tonight. I chuckle at my predicament and continue to jump to the tunage blasting through the speakers. My head continues to rock back and forth to the beat until the song begins to fade out, which happens far too soon, in my personal opinion. I begin to fade in the next track, smiling as I read the text on the computer; I Remember.

/Track 20 Begin/

I begin to grin at the track as the gentle rhythm takes over my body and soul. The kick drum and hi hats pound away over my subs as the melody draws everypony into a trance. What a classic… Deadmau5 just wouldn't be complete without this track. Gradually, the song builds up until the voice kicks in over the speakers, singing along to the rhythm as the lights flash gentle, nonaggressive colors.

Feeling the past moving in…

Letting a new day begin…

Hold to the time that you know…

You don't have to give up to let go…

The ponies all smile as they are pulled into a very peaceful trance by the soft, yet powerful singer.

Add to the memory you keep…

Remember when you fall asleep…

Hold to the love that you know…

You don't have to give up to let go…

The sound builds as the singer's voice gets less soft, yet stays nonaggressive and soothing. I continue to bob my head back and forth to the beat of the drum.

Remember turning on the night…

And moving through the morning light…

Remember how it was with you…

Remember how you pulled me through…

I put on a peaceful smile as the song approaches my favorite part.

I remember, I remember…

I remember, I remember…

I look around the crowd to see ponies lip-synching to the lyrics. I smile and go back into my peaceful trance.

I remember, I remember…

I remember, I remember…

Feeling the past moving in…

Letting a new day begin…

Hold to the love that you know…

You don't have to give up to let go…

The song continues with its peaceful lyrics, ponies singing along occasionally. Sweetie Belle surprises me when she sings a whole verse from the song based on memory in a near perfect pitch. She needs to record with me, but with what songs? Maybe Oxygen? Yeah, Oxygen and Cloudburn would be pretty cool. I'll think of the rest later.

After a long instrumental breakdown, the song nears its end and I am forced to put on the next song.

/Track 21 Begin/

I hear the chilling melody begin to play, then open my eyes wide in realization; this is Strobe. I look up at the crowd who, by now, is used to hearing relaxing songs. This is different… They haven't heard Strobe, which consider to be the perfect progressive house track. Everything is amazing about this song, from the buildup, to the drop; it's almost as if it's telling a story. I snap out of my thoughts and refocus on reality.

The crowd is confused about the minimalistic style of lighting I am using now. Instead of having a ton of lights going, I have two laser beams flashing every time the bell sounds. The haunting melody is supplemented by the chilling sounds of water droplets and wind blowing, giving me a picture of nighttime in the city. I also am amazed by the powerful, yet not overpowering bass that plays as a background to the bells when they hit lower notes. I don't even consider mixing this song, it is perfect the way it is. This perfect sound continues to lulls everypony into a deep trance, occasionally adding layers, such as the guitar.

Whenever I hear the intro, I picture, in my mind, a battle in which the hero loses to a great evil. The chilling and dark melody help sell the picture, showing the hero's depression after the loss.

Right before the four minute mark, the song goes through its first major change. The melody switches up, though it does so very smoothly. I begin to bob my head a little bit to the beat as a few more lights are added, such as a pair of blinders for the kick, and a few more lasers for the new notes. I tried hard, when conducting the lights, to keep the feel minimalistic at the beginning, and then gradually add more and more lights until I use nearly all available lighting. I call it progressive lighting, and no song fit the idea better than Strobe. I see some ponies begin to bob their heads, though most are stuck in a trancelike state as more and more layers are added, slowly filling up the empty holes in the light show.

Falling into the trancelike state again, I see the hero training, getting tougher, faster, and more powerful since the loss. He is training to fight the monster again, and is getting to the point where that actually looks plausible.

Around five and a half minutes into the song, the melody changes yet again. More lasers are added, meaning that I have none left. I won't need them… I look back at the crowd and all of the smiling faces it contains. I just gave each one of these ponies a great night by doing something I like. I probably made their days, if not their weeks. Smiling in satisfaction, I refocus on the song, which leads to me falling into another trance.

This time, the hero is walking to a field, sword in hand. His features are noticeably more muscular since his last battle and his face is one of grim determination. He is going to this field to kill the monster once and for all.

The song drops, interrupting my vision. For a few seconds, I just stand there, in total awe at what I consider to be the best drop in electronic history. I've heard the song many times before, but now, in this atmosphere, I am completely taken to new heights of conciseness by this melody. The ponies are already dancing, having a great time. What the hell am I doing? I'm standing still! Getting off my ass, I begin to bounce to the song.

I see a battle between the monster and the hero. Many blows are traded and both sides suffer many wounds, but the hero eventually wins and delivers the killing blow to the monster by slicing it's neck. I grin at this thought, I always do.

The perfect melody plays for a while, lights pounding against the night sky. I never once stop smiling for the remainder of this melody. Eventually, the song starts to break down into a chilling melody, echoing the beginning. It ends with a rush of wind, then everything fades to darkness as the concert concludes.

/Playlist End/

I turn all of the lights on, kill the recorder, and throw my hands up, signaling the end. The crowd erupts into cheers and applause, wooing and whistling. Luckily I have my mau5head on, or they would've seen my blush intensely. Once I feel the blush die down, I take off the head and pick up the microphone, tapping it a few times before speaking.

"Hey, thanks a ton for coming! Did everypony have a great time!" I ask the question, cueing another round of cheering.

"Well, I'm really glad about that! If you loved the songs, I really suggest you buy the unmixed version, which divides every song and is, no duh, unmixed." I explain to the sea of smiling ponies, "I did a great job with my mixing, but you need to hear to hear the songs in their unmixed versions to really appreciate them one hundred percent."

"If you liked the mixing, then you could also buy the mixed version, which will release really soon, like within a few days." I say to the ponies, "And if you get the unmixed version, then you'll get a twenty percent discount on the mixed version, so I highly suggest buying both. You can get the record over there." I point to Applejack's cart, which is manned by Eiffel, who runs over there to begin sale.

The ponies all rush to get the CD, except for a few, who are all talking to each other about how awesome the show was. Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glipse of something blue approaching me. Focusing, I can see that the 'blue' is really a pony. To be specific, it is the pony with the great Spitfire costume. She is walking towards the stage, unfurling her wings for an assisted jump up to my level.

I wonder what's up? Maybe she wants to talk about the concert. Guess I'll find out…

Whoa, weren't expecting that, were you? Anyways, there will be one-two more chapters. I'll try to fit everything into one chapter because, well, look one my blog post, you'll find out.