Cali’s HouseNation Radio returns with Nocturne of Digital Audio Kingz hosting another edition on Scientific Sound Asia, with San Diego-based DJ IIMPRESA joining him as the featured guest. Scientific Sound Asia operates as an Asian electronic music radio station, DJ agency, promoter and music news platform, connecting underground artists and listeners across the region and internationally.
Originally from Los Angeles and now based in San Diego, Nocturne began DJing in 2007 under the name DJ Turiz. His early selections included Reggaeton and Hip Hop alongside Latin styles such as Bachata, Merengue, Salsa and Cumbia, giving him a broad musical foundation through performances across Southern California.
Around 2013, Nocturne shifted his focus increasingly towards electronic music as House Music and related styles became a larger part of his work. He subsequently co-founded Digital Audio Kingz with DJ MORE, expanding his activity into radio alongside his continuing work as a club DJ.
In 2018, he adopted the Nocturne name and launched Cali’s HouseNation Radio as a dedicated House Music and dance music programme. The show later expanded through the CHNR Syndication Network, extending its reach beyond Southern California to listeners and radio platforms internationally.
Nocturne has continued developing different sides of his musical collection through projects including On the Deep End, which explores deeper, progressive and melodic areas of House and Techno. His Deep House Sessions provide another outlet for the deeper and more groove-focused side of House music.
These programmes give Nocturne separate spaces for different areas of electronic music without forcing every selection into the same format. Cali’s HouseNation Radio remains his broader House Music platform, bringing together established records, newer productions and guest DJs from within the wider scene.
Guest DJs IIMPRESA.
This edition’s guest DJ is IIMPRESA, a San Diego-based DJ and producer who also works under the alias VXNDL. The two identities give him separate outlets for melodic electronic music and the harder, more underground side of Techno.
As IIMPRESA, his productions emphasise atmosphere, melodic development and groove, with warm chords, pads and restrained rhythms forming an important part of the sound. The project allows him to explore a more reflective and melodic direction without losing the club-focused structure behind his sets.
VXNDL takes a tougher approach, placing greater emphasis on heavier kicks, sharper percussion and more industrial-influenced textures. The alias gives him space to work with darker and more forceful material intended for late-night and underground club settings.
His catalogue includes tracks such as XTC 2024, Give It Your All, Got U Burnin and Funk Dat Bizzy. Longer DJ sessions including Spring Mix 2025 also show how he connects melodic material with more direct club music across an extended set.
Using two aliases allows him to keep contrasting ideas distinct while still reflecting the same broader interest in electronic music. He carries the more melodic and atmospheric side of his work, while VXNDL provides a separate channel for harder and more raw Techno.
His appearance on Cali’s HouseNation Radio brings another San Diego perspective to a programme closely connected with Southern California’s electronic music scene. The guest set gives him space to present the melodic and groove-focused side of his work within Nocturne’s broader House format.
DJ Nocturne opens Cali’s HouseNation Radio 292 with Ralphez and Gene Farris, setting up a bright club-focused start before Sonique, Matt Sassari and Hugel push the energy further into Tech House. DumitrEscu, Jazzy with Rossi., and Justin Bieber in the Luxpop remix keep the vocal element prominent while the first hour settles into a polished, contemporary House framework.
Simon Kidzoo and Qubiko bring a firmer rhythmic edge before Meloko's remix of Malikk and Emiliano90 shift the balance towards warmer House Music grooves. Manuel De La Mare follows with Me Gustas Tu, while Cash Only with GAWP and Alves with Jungle Jack drive the set back towards tougher club percussion.
Alex Neuret, Zetaphunk with Yvvan Back and Alvaro Smart keep the closing section of Nocturne's hour upbeat and groove-heavy, with Funk and vocal elements sitting naturally inside the House structure. Barbara Tucker's Love Vibrations in the Josh Harris Club Mix then closes the first hour with a clear Classic House reference and a strong vocal finish.
IIMPRESA starts the second hour with Masters At Work's Work acapella before Dan Newman's Philosophy Of House and The Trip's Love Struck establish a more stripped-back club feel. Calvin Logue's Rave In The Jungle and Newtone's 6 Million Ways To Die add extra pressure before The Clubmasters and Dan Newman keep the pace moving through a tougher mid-set sequence.
James Pepper leads into First Choice's Let No Man Put Asunder acapella, opening space before Clint's Love State and Kyle Starkey's Got Me Burnin' bring the groove back into focus. Junior Jack's Stupidisco in the Hugues Hardhouse Edit then gives the hour its sharpest peak, adding a harder edge without breaking the House-led identity of the set.
Morgan Seatree, Mitch Freeman and L.P. Rhythm guide the closing stretch through deeper, more restrained club material before Liu and Genx finish with Just Say. Across Episode 292, the host and guest keep House at the centre while drawing on Tech House, classic vocal references and harder club influences to give the two hours distinct but connected identities.
Calis HouseNation Radio episode 292
DJ Nocturne (first hour)
Ralphez - Here To Stay (Club Edit House Remix of Ren Melodies NZ 2025 KiwiRadio) [Soundcloud]
Gene Farris - Euphoria (Original Mix) [Farris Wheel Recordings]
Sonique, Matt Sassari & Hugel - It Feels So Good (Jamy Nox Extended Remix) [Cr2 Records]
DumitrEscu - Sitting In The Sun (Walking In The Rain) (Extended Mix) [Chaos Records]
Jazzy & Rossi. - High On Me (Extended Mix) [Chaos Records]
Justin Bieber - Daisies (Luxpop Remix) [Soundcloud]
Simon Kidzoo - Misbehavin' (Original Mix) [NO ART]
Qubiko - Luv Me Again (Original Mix) [8Bit]
Malikk - Falling In Love (Meloko Remix) [Indie House Records]
Emiliano90 - The Feeling (Extended Mix) [Jackies Music Records]
Manuel De La Mare - Me Gustas Tu (Extended Mix) [Hotfingers]
Cash Only & GAWP - Remedy (feat. Holly Ellison) (Extended Mix) [Famous When Dead Records]
Alves & Jungle Jack - Booty Percolator (Original Mix) [Unnamed & Unknown]
Alex Neuret - No Pega No Pega (Original Mix) [F*cking Sound Inside]
Zetaphunk & Yvvan Back - Get Low (Original Mix) [Samui Recordings]
Alvaro Smart - Funkadelic (Original Mix) [Material]
Barbara Tucker - Love Vibrations (Josh Harris Club Mix) [Music Plant Group]
IIMPRESA (second hour)
Masters At Work - Work (Full Acapella) [Soundcloud]
Dan Newman - Philosophy Of House (Original Mix) [TNT (Transition)]
The Trip - Love Struck [Tessellate]
Calvin Logue - Rave In The Jungle [Trick]
Newtone - 6 Million Ways To Die [Rapid Trax]
The Clubmasters - The Riddle [Armada Music]
Dan Newman - Rushing [17 Steps]
James Pepper - Ya Mind [Gallery Recordings]
First Choice - Let No Man Put Asunder (Acapella) [Salsoul Records]
Clint - Love State [Semi Delicious]
Kyle Starkey - Got Me Burnin' [Southern Fried Records]
Junior Jack - Stupidisco (Hugues Hardhouse Edit) [Soundcloud]
Morgan Seatree - Showstoppa [Unfussy Records]
Mitch Freeman - Told You Once [Unfussy Records]
L.P. Rhythm - Versatile [Disorder]
Liu & Genx - Just Say [Actuation]
Listen on Mixcloud here.