Tipper @ Seattle Hempfest 8/19/12

[@lowfinger]

I have watched this so many times, so good. Sometimes I imagine myself in the tent, like a time traveller, knowing what's coming, every beat, holler from the crowd and how utterly fcking epic the performance is going to be.

[@ConnahJay]

I love the comment! That was a special time in my life, I rewatch this too and dream of being back there.

[@lowfinger]

@@ConnahJay Cheers, it's great to hear it still holds such a special memory for you.

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

thats why i see tipper every time i get the chance

[@nicholaspesce9934]

Lmao that is me in the front with the green shirt. I was barely 21 years old or maybe just shy of it

[@ConnahJay]

@@nicholaspesce9934 Nice! My group Medium Troy played right before him, thats how I was back there.

[@UncleCatfish]

Who still comes back to this even in 2022? :)

[@thisnotdog]

this set will be in a museum somewhere in the future

[@ConnahJay]

KZbin museum!

[@xenura]

10:37 is a song called "The Pez Dispensing Seagull" by Bran Richards.. crazy because I thought this was 100% a Tipper song... so sick, loved the scratching he did over it though. Bran must've been stoked he got his track onto a Tipper set.

[@simusic8868]

nice find

[@Methodman666]

I hope that everybody involved with this video is alive and well in 2022. This looks like a wild ride and this video is always fun to come back to.

[@Turnoutburndown]

God man, love the variety of Tipper's live acts. He has this style, his downtempo stuff, and then balls to the wall rave style like his set at Sonic Bloom. He also seems to have the humility of a man who has been putting his heart and soul into his music for the last 20 years.

[@ConnahJay]

Dave is such a nice and genuine guy. He deserves all the success in the world. ;)

[@tiffanyross650]

YES

[@ItHuntsHuntingandFishing]

He's litrilly ultra homie. I love that I can say, Dave Tipper knows John Stevens

[@ckg1421]

I don’t even know how many times I’ve come back to this at this point. I cannot imagine being in this crowd. What a special set.

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Dave is one of the best producers on the planet.

[@Avrgjsph]

One of?

[@tiffanyross650]

AGREED HE IS

[@maximilianrobot]

Dave Tipper is an OG man, seeing him drugged up or seeing him sober is the same blessed experience. His talent is S tier

[@hgfskate]

still recovering from two nights of Tipper at Red Rocks this past weekend, had to come back to this video to have my mind blown again. the man is simply from another planet.

[@Obscuredinsight]

Literally drove 20 hours just to go see Dave throw down at the Texas Eclipse for 1 hour. What a fucking legend. Can't believe next year is the last one, breaks my heart.

[@aaronbrenner8343]

That set was so fucking epic, come see him at hulaween!

[@masterofbombs2]

these days it's hard to imagine tipper playing in front of a crowd this small

[@charlottecady9417]

and in the daylight

[@hardhoagie3809]

Nah you'd have wooks rushing him *4321 cough cough

[@Toph95]

@@charlottecady9417 He still plays in the daylight but cause he wants to

[@hankhill7494]

I'd take a crowd this incredibly engaged with the performance & having this much fun just straight vibing to these amazing sounds, over a gigantic crowd of static (Just here for the selfies) morons any day!.

[@AK-om5ew]

i'd still like to imagine it. hopefully some of what's happening right now (summer 2020) will trim the fat a bit

[@ianbaker64]

beat bopper kids please save your snarky comments, any artist you see at your raves doesnt stack up even half as high as dave tipper. he is a legend, if u argue please go to ur "rave" dosed, then go see dave sober, dave still wins all day. add some doses in their and ur touching on something im not sure is even allowed

[@alnbkr6411]

Fucking amen

[@gwoody4003]

I can not tell these days if everyone else is trying to sound like tipper, or he just does what they do and shows them how to do it 100 times better. Best description I heard at Resonance: His music sounds dripping wet. God put Gretzky on earth to play hockey, MJ to play basketball, and Dave Tipper to make Electronic music.

[@pankspank]

@@gwoody4003 underrated comment, you nailed it

[@justaname2422]

Oh man that resonance set was soo good. @@gwoody4003

[@Wavey_Gravey107]

@@gwoody4003 that ambient set tho

[@Tyler-Tyler-Tyler]

A simple man sharing what he’s learned through this great journey

[@jenniferjones8616]

Bassnectar smokes mids

[@christianclark8937]

truth

[@lodellas]

This is the best thing I've ever heard

[@Crazylegs5516]

Anyone who hates on Bassnectar strictly because he rivals Tipper (or surpasses) smokes mids ;] grow up and quit hating. Nectar and Tipper are the bees and the knees. If you can't see that, then smoke some deems nd put on Fsosf by Bassnectar or something. You'll figure out they're both masterminds. I personally get my mind blown by both of them. I happen to like Bassnectar more. You don't see me hating on Tippers fart noises and constant scratch sounds. Yes, I can find shit to hate on about Tipper, but I don't because he is a beast and a respect the shit out of his art even though it isn't %100 my bread n butter. I'll say it again. Grow up.

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

lmao, bass nectar is not even in the same genre IMO

[@wired-up5677]

I love nectar but this is funny shit

[@brix3019]

the very first minute or so he played that tune at secret dreams. Crazy to watch this video and hear that.

[@brix3019]

When he played that i fell inlove literally omg i need that ID

[@connormichael2009]

I've gotten to see tipper 5 times this year. ❤️

[@Sqlut]

i think for medical reasons he showed only once a year last i checked, hope he does better now then

[@TheNiicckkm]

his manager has publicly stated that there was never an issue with his health

[@thesleepstate]

This show was shot as he was awaiting life saving major heart surgery! The surgery was successful, but I'm sure he'll have been given advice from a cardiologist as to how much energy to expend..

[@Trix1m]

do you even run on, bro?

[@daddydidnt9700]

So fucking heady bro

[@simusic8868]

6:37: Luke Vibert & BJ Cole - Fly Hawaii

[@andrewblanquart9515]

I will see Tipper one day and it will be a pinnacle experience in which i will shit myself.

[@hybby]

Wear a diaper

[@Zenjedi99v2]

You will several times to come. Just BE THERE.

[@steveo21882]

Still waiting to catch this fucker

[@Braek-xyz]

happened to me at nola 2020, he deep sixed my ass

[@negusplox]

hope you got to see him in the 8 years it’s been since this comment

[@jeremiahbullfrog1844]

idk man, Dave seems to come off to me as someone with a humble grace, not flaunting any ego or hiding behind a facade to please the crowd... he seems more engrossed in actually making, you know, music.

[@ckg1421]

Always come back to this - so funky, and I love being able to watch the crowd enjoying themselves!

[@OfficialCLANK]

Legendary home page pull

[@Darktr00per666]

Seen Tipper 6 times now, I've yet to see a set as funky as this. Just makes him that much more amazing knowing that you can own all his music, and see him every time he comes to town, yet you still have no idea what your about to hear :)

[@jacobtarpley8549]

would very much enjoy a throwback style set from Dave at some point

[@jamey909]

Fantastic music. Great range of sounds. Very interesting transitions, and many wonderful surprises throughout.

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

I love when he's mixing that fresh Luke VIbert track in the middle :D

[@breath888]

Seriously, I'm crushed every time this clip abruptly ends! Just get so caught up in his grooves. Love Tipper. Grateful to Conyej for posting this. Thanks!

[@jackcollins1406]

Dave Tipper is a living legend

[@markobarrows4304]

Those Hawaiian slack key guitar samples are sick. Wimbledon meets Waikiki.

[@thomastaylorjr.6366]

Luke Vibert: Fly Hawaii

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

@@thomastaylorjr.6366 Damn I knew it was luke vibert somehow

[@mattlionmusic]

Video is still legendary sept 2019

[@jamflowman8283]

still legendary af july 2020

[@connorwatson2362]

jam end of July 2020 n this is even more legendary now then it was earlier july??

[@jamflowman8283]

Connor Watson early august and this shits still growing in legendaryness!!

[@scottcampbell8434]

sept 2020 standing by

[@Avrgjsph]

2023

[@CubicSugar]

I love that he played that Tipsy track about half way through. I've grown so accustomed to seeing Tipsy right next to Tipper in every library I create.

[@bobbyjones5481]

2025 just saw the legend at snowta this weekend and this video is amazing.

[@Dosetrey]

i still come back to this video every 6 months gr eat everytime

[@glitchunicorn]

i've haven't seen him do a set like this yet. this is pretty damm sick!!

[@kaim3ra17]

Somebody was talking about tipper so I decided to look him up, and this was an interesting yet pleasant surprise 😃

[@djflipflop]

Ive definitely watched this numerous times since i found this on your page a while back. AMAZING fucking set. Really sets a different type of bar for DJing shit in my books. Such a variety blend of im guessing, all his own production? Its too cohesive to not be. If so, hes got insane music selection. Need to find more of his performances. Definitely appreciate this upload dude!

[@ConnahJay]

Yeah pretty sure it’s a large percent his own production. Invisibl Skratch Piklz played at one of his hippy bass music festivals years back… always thought that was pretty cool. If you can look uo “Tipper Tepid Bile”, the cuts are freaking sick in that one.

[@andrewbarker2395]

Just saw tipper and g jones with bassnectar for New Year's Eve. No fuckin clue tipper went so goddamn hard. Had the "I smell shit" face the entire time

[@dickpatricks7998]

lol

[@alanhirtzel8453]

same here dude, blew my head off

[@corpuscallosumsounds]

I can't believe tipper was playing with bassnectar. Everything makes sense now. I haven't heard much from g jones though.. Open to recommendations for other artists like these.

[@closedloop6349]

are you sure it wasnt the deemsters you were smelling?

[@4Genuinetwips]

corpuscallosumsounds He wasn't playing with Bassnectar, he played before.

[@johnmartinez269]

2020 and this vibe just keeps getting better and better. Would’ve loved to see myself in this video so that many years from now I could look back and say I was part of this energy.

[@xjems]

Was there. Can confirm it was amazing.

[@eriksports]

I was not into this kind of music in 2012 but holy smokes I wish I had been at this set

[@ajack1312]

I was there, it was great. This was my tenth hempfest too... What a year. My first was 2002 when I was 12 years old lol... I'm gettin old.

[@eriksports]

@@ajack1312 I was born in 1990 in Seattle. We ain't old! Not yet!

[@karlmurphy1857]

Love the Numark turntable among everything else about this vid 😂

[@AK-om5ew]

Love to see him do his work

[@MistyHasOpinions]

Such a small crowd, what a treat!

[@McFwoupson]

Dave playin some luke vibert, dope.

[@shrkb1te]

Guys a legend - the uk didnt get him - so he left, went to the states - look after him my cousins

[@TheJohnsofDoes]

He didn't leave the UK because people didn't "get him" and you seriously have no idea what you are talking about as he practically ran the Breaks, and then later Nu-Breaks scene for a good few years from the late 90ies till the early noughties in the UK. He was the one to beat both as a DJ and definitely moreso as a producer. He even said that the leaving the UK had nothing to do with his creativity either as he'd still be capable of making the exact same stuff he does now living in UK. If he has said why he moved to Hawaii i haven't seen it in a interview or anything like that, but it had nothing to do with people not "getting him" back home

[@Dosetrey]

This set is pure gold

[@evantart2639]

I love watching this man work.

[@orlandoquiroz5621]

10 fucking years ago, damn

[@evantart2639]

Just saw him do 3 sets at Tipper and Friends.

[@michaelmcdonnell6929]

Tipper is honestly a god.

[@AtilioEscobar]

I really neeed to know every one of these tracks. Geezus kryst, this is the heaviest, funkiest, trippy-ist set, I think I've ever heard.

[@Ger0n1m0]

6:10 through 8:00 is just so amazing

[@markobarrows4304]

Thanks man, was not there but am there in spirit now. Sick in such a good way.

[@jeweledlotus714]

David Tipper is a Danny Breaks Fan... I know love you even more David Tipper!!!!!!

[@Meatfractals]

I still come back

[@patcasey9732]

at 4:52 that lil breakdown is the meaning of life. good god, he is almighty. I believe in a god, his name is Dave Tipper.

[@Avrgjsph]

I met god. His names dave.

[@sreesivaram]

This man is a legend

[@DanielMorgenstern]

The best there is The best there was The best there ever will be Remember what Tipper mixed at CREATIVE TRIP HOP back in the days (crazy!!!!)

[@Avrgjsph]

Is that tip hop?

[@BRAUSA]

Tipper is a bad bad dude

[@beambooi6431]

God I fucking love you Dave

[@444CKTV]

Legendary video forever

[@Darktr00per666]

WOW! The one of two albums that I didn't own! I had no idea how sick it was.... You just made my day :)

[@AtilioEscobar]

this man is so bad ass. incredible set!

[@bc9433]

10:00 "Put a smile on that face" cute girl says to the stoned kid

[@EMPDISE]

i NEED to see dave tipper this summer. no if ands or butts! Ill drive a million millllllllles!

[@kitemonkee]

true legend!

[@steveo21882]

Thanks for this gem

[@Radiant26]

i love how when you look at his laptop screen all you see is that guy who is obviously stoned as shit just dazing off. epic performance that he put on though tipper kills it.

[@blakeparker8098]

Smooth lap-steel jam around 5:50!!

[@Leftcoastpunkxx]

+Blake Parker from the album "stop the panic" by Luke Vibert and B.J. Cole

[@jordov9398]

It’s unbelievable how much has happened since then….

[@tomrobinson2892]

Check out "learning is remembering" on the album Tip Hop ;-)

[@dav5580]

10:00 “Put a smile on that face” Don’t tell him what to do!

[@RemAtmos]

Def disrespectful, but he still put on a smile for her for a moment there.

[@tannersharp643]

It’s no longer a machine for him it’s an extension of his body

[@orlandoquiroz5621]

w comment

[@Avrgjsph]

Insanely talented.

[@nickmueller2248]

I hope one day I can ask one of these people what they thought at first about tipper

[@JAAmongo]

6:00 luke vibert!

[@SlopsMcChops]

Do u know how valuable that laptop is. The amount of u released songs 😬🤤

[@jakeniemiec8559]

Hes probably got backups for his backup's backups

[@kopfzucker5399]

@@jakeniemiec8559 he probably just creates new stuff on the fly if he ever loses it, like he doesnt even care lmao

[@calebbernstein5163]

all i gotta say is hell yeah Dave way to serve em cakes up hot

[@tudore_jams]

Anyone know where that bass is from at 1:10? It's so kicking

[@andrewstorer5740]

Ketaminetiger the song is "learning is remembering"

[@tudore_jams]

Roger Sterling Love it. Thanks

[@boognishphisherman2305]

Scratch god tipper is really the goat

[@PauloBLKNS]

fucking liquid sound design man

[@lucchadwick407]

whats the EVAC toon starting at like 3:00 to 4:00?!?!?

[@fellow-earthling-5369]

Tipper uses Ableton... nice.

[@Avrgjsph]

Obviously? Lol. Have you been listening?

[@fellow-earthling-5369]

@@Avrgjsph Ah yes, I should have known based on the timbre of his squelches that they were made in Ableton not Logic.

[@undeaddutch]

He also uses Logic, Reason and Rewire to use the sounds in Ableton

[@evantart2639]

9:28 melted my brain

[@fer.online]

I need that song too! Just can't find it anywhere

[@CellzRKewl]

Anyone know why the Luke Vibert song has two names? I believe it also goes by Fly Hawaii.

[@TheZeitgeisttruth]

Im into Psychedellic music and HATE DUBSTEP with a passion..... Im glad i stumbled across this video of this guy making some rad Electronic Musical art!

[@sebseb8643]

When will this guy play Europe?! Can't afford USA

[@mikemucha9745]

tipper is sooo sick!!!!!!!!

[@liamkocka8720]

Is there an id to the first track?

[@simusic8868]

Ice Cream Truck, not released

[@airnino]

damn hella dope, cheers for the upload!

[@sam0let]

Music like Wagon Christ))Nice!!Tipper-cool!

[@Donteverusemygoverment]

What is the song that starts @ 9:00, is it on a track? I must know, that melody is sick af

[@evantart2639]

How tf could you dislike this??

[@34thncrenshaw]

epic foootage

[@The_Accuser]

He deserves to live! Damn insurance company wont pay an open heart surgery. More info at addictech. They are the main distributer of tipper music atm.

[@kyledonham3692]

I'm pretty sure the first track is unreleased...he dropped it at Sonic Bloom in CO this year and blew my mind (save's it for special occasions ;)...haven't been able to find it anywhere..

[@theuniverse8572]

The second song is called learning is remembering, from tip hop. The version of it in the tip hop DJ mix is most like this. This doesn't have lyrics though. Not sure about the first song but I think it's out there too somewhere.

[@kman1898]

It’s called ice cream truck

[@iinflammablearies]

I was there, it was sick. I was the sweatiest dude there

[@unknownexec]

9:20 Best part!

[@Ryan-xq3kl]

disagree

[@AndriMagico93]

Oh yeeeea!!!

[@evantart2639]

For sure

[@evantart2639]

Shits funky af

[@SuperFamicomUK]

Found this randomly dope!

[@SuperFamicomUK]

Can anyone name the full set list?

[@HeareatH]

Short answer: Lots of stuff that doesn't exist in his studio albums. Tipper is an artist that truly creates live, plus he continuously pulls elements from literally hundreds of unreleased projects. You cna't find some of these "tracks" other than from this specific performance. He works the computer like an instrument.