Ryan Rose, founder of nationwide 'How A Sunset Sounds' party, is playing a breakfast party at Tampa Edition

A screen capture of DJ Ryan Rose performing a 'How A Sunset Sounds' set. The person has a dark beard and wears a dark green hoodie with white stripes on the sleeves and large black headphones. They are focused on a silver DJ controller and a laptop on a red surface, with a blurred background of large windows and a dark lounge interior. DJ Ryan Rose Credit: How A Sunset Sounds / YouTube

In a new Rose Room session, DJ Ryan Rose blends Kanye and Jay-Z’s “Otis” and A$ap Ferg’s “”Dreams, Fairytales, Fantasies” with vintage R&B classics.

The Tampa DJ and founder of the now-national How A Sunset Sounds party heads to this weekend for this breakfast event focused on wellness.

Mocktails, fresh-pressed juices and overnight oats don’t sound more appetizing than a proper bloody mary, but at least the tunes will be on point.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief…
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Ryan Rose, founder of nationwide ‘How A Sunset Sounds’ party, is playing a breakfast party at Tampa Edition

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