{"id":11800,"date":"2017-08-05T07:20:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T07:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.justcharlie.com\/?page_id=11800"},"modified":"2019-09-02T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T12:13:26","slug":"dojo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.justcharlie.com\/dojo\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Dojo"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Chengdu<\/span><\/div><\/div>

A Message<\/h2>\n

In the spring of 2013 we started thinking about hosting house parties in a location outside of Chengdu. We thought it would be fun to host a different type of event here, which would be free of all the conventions of being inside of a bar or nightclub. This idea became reality when Zebra Music Festival was abruptly cancelled due to an earthquake east of Chengdu in Ya\u2019an. Within 48 hours, we had visited the house, reached an agreement, and contacted half a dozen local DJ friends to play music. That first event, almost exactly three years ago, was the spark which lit the flame that would become Dojo: a legendary house party which people from India to Russia were talking about (many of these people we eventually met at the house).<\/p>\n

Over the course of three years, we hosted over two dozen events at the house: barbecues, birthday parties, 4th of July parties, halloween parties and much more. Most events featured special amenities like a bouncy castle, a geodesic dome, fire poi, live graffiti, painting events, homemade pizza, and much more. At most events, we hosted over 10 DJs on 3 stages, indoor and out, including guest DJs from all around China: Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and more. These were some of the parties of our lives (so far).<\/p>\n

Eventually, it had to come to an end. Dojo was originally intended to be a one-year project. Our house was scheduled to be bulldozed by property developers in the fall of 2013. When that didn\u2019t happen, and Dojo had already become the most fun we\u2019d ever had at an event in Chengdu, we had to proceed. By the end of 2015, we were exhausted: we had done everything we could think of, had gained deep satisfaction through many unforgettable memories at the house, and had other projects and obligations to attend to. By that time, Dojo had also become synonymous with raging parties that didn\u2019t stop until 8am, and we struggled to keep up with our patrons.<\/p>\n

And now, at our 3-year anniversary, the Dojo experiment has concluded. We couldn\u2019t be happier with how it turned out. And there\u2019s more good news: we have Dojo swag in production. Look out for t-shirts and more in the summer of 2016. We are giving away roughly 8,000rmb worth of Dojo swag, which is all of the money we had left in the Dojo pot.<\/p>\n

We are deeply grateful to<\/h3>\n