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HBDJ Weekly Update Week 36 recaps another successful Open Decks event and looks ahead to upcoming gigs at Rita's.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 35 featuring Crown Control set releases and preparations for June Open Decks in Tauranga.

Whether you’re brand new, finding your feet, or just looking for a supportive space to play music publicly, Open Decks Tauranga is about community first, skills and confidence follow naturally.

HBDJ Weekly Update - Week 31. A slower week, some well-needed rest, Crown Control planning, and a new Open Decks date locked in.

HBDJ Weekly Update – Week 29. Open Decks, Rita’s, Audiology at Med Lounge, and behind-the-scenes growth as we build the brand.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 27 featuring opening for HYAN at Totara Street, Mount Tavern DJ set, and cyclone conditions in Tauranga.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 26 featuring Totara Street with HYAN, upcoming school ball DJ, and new Open Decks sets on YouTube.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 25 covering Open Decks, DJ equipment issues, scenic set recording, and Homebrewed moving to a limited company.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 24 featuring a rooftop DJ set, Rita’s Mount Maunganui, and upcoming Open Decks in Tauranga.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 23 featuring B2B Roulette set releases, Open Decks All Stars lineup, and a last-minute Mount Tavern DJ set.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 21 featuring B2B Roulette success, a Matatā beach wedding, and a huge weekend for Homebrewed DJs.

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 20 featuring Open Decks success, DJ community growth, and new sets uploaded to YouTube

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 19 featuring Carl Cox at Med Lounge, Subsonic at Totara Street, and Open Decks returning to Tauranga.

HBDJ Weekly Update - Week 18 Heya dudes — Week 18. Ohhh, what a week. Throughout the week, Michael and I have been ironing out the final details for some upcoming events. Our February Open Decks line-up is officially live, and we’re stoked to be hosting Open Decks again this year. It’s one of our favourite parts of what we do — giving people a chance to jump behind the decks, meet like-minded DJs, and start building real connections. The community keeps growing steadily, and

HBDJ Weekly Update Week 17 covering Bay Oval chaos, DJ sets at Taste and Rita’s, and a massive weekend in Mount Maunganui.

Homebrewed DJs Week 14 recap featuring Sunset Sundays, beach pop-up DJ set, The Raft, Mount Tavern, and summer DJ gigs in Tauranga.

Happy New Year and welcome to Week 13 of the HBDJ Weekly Update. Easily the busiest week of the year for the boys, with Euphoria Until Sunrise going down at TECT Park — and honestly, it exceeded every expectation we had. Night one went deep, running right through until 5am with Takydon throwing down hard techno well into the early hours. New Year’s Eve itself was chaos in the best way. Most of the camp spent the day recovering, but by 10pm the New Year’s energy kicked in and

Tauranga DJs Homebrewed recap Week 11 with Mount Pub & Kitchen, a last-minute Te Puna wedding, and the silly season in full swing.

G’day, and welcome to HBDJ Weekly Update – Week 10 . When I first started this series, I wasn’t sure how long it would last — so hitting ten weeks feels like a pretty solid effort. Once we get to a year, I reckon it’ll just feel like another part of the weekly routine. This week at Homebrewed was a full one on the regular grind. Michael and I spent the week answering medical alarm calls at our day jobs — something that surprises a lot of people when they find out we work toge

HBDJ Weekly Update - Week 8 We’re a day late on this one, but the weekend absolutely delivered. Jaden was locked into back-to-back graveyard shifts at the day job, but Michael and Leviathan still managed to get out on Saturday to rep the crew at Pizza Library. First gig there — a quieter night, but that’s what you get with a last-minute call-up. Still happy with how it went. Sunday was the real highlight. We kicked things off at Sunset Sundays at Papamoa Beach Bar, where Jade