HOLY SHIP!!! 2014 Official Recap [Video]

Every year there is a magical event held on a magical boat and it goes by the name of <strong>HOLY SHIP!!!</strong> This year, the ship hosted names including <strong>A-Trak</strong>, <strong>Just Blaze</strong>, <strong>Diplo</strong>, <strong>Flosstradamus</strong>, with a special guest appearance by <strong>Pharrell</strong>. After watching this video, the public gets a taste of how truly wild this event can get, but if you can look past all of the bouncing body parts (we won’t blame you if you can’t) there is actually some dope DJing taking place.

Author:: DJ T-GUT
Publish date:: Feb 8, 2014

Every year there is a magical event held on a magical boat and it goes by the name of

HOLY SHIP!!!

Essentially, it is an enormous party held on a huge ship (of course) and features some of the biggest DJs from all over the world. This year, the ship hosted names including

A-Trak

,

Just Blaze

,

Diplo

,

Flosstradamus

, with a special guest appearance by

Pharrell

. After watching this video, the public gets a taste of how truly wild this event can get, but if you can look past all of the bouncing body parts (we won’t blame you if you can’t) there is actually some dope DJing taking place. Check out the

2:02

minute marker where A-Trak holds a DJ workshop and lets some passengers of the ship hop on the turntables. Whether you’re into it for the girls or for the music, it seems like an all around good time. See you there next year!

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