Chris Ledet (GrooveWell)

Here we go again 🌀 We’re beyond excited and super grateful to announce that we will be returning to the magical Gateway Mendocino in Hopland CA, but this time celebrating the start of summer on the Solstice weekend of June 19th-22nd 🌞 If you’ve been spreading the word about the 2026 Vacation to friends or haven’t yet locked it in for yourself, now is the time to remind them that limited Early Bird tickets are officially live and so is our very limited layaway option (pay half now & other half in March). Also, we highly recommend securing your ticket now before Early Bird/Layaway runs out and prices increase with the lineup announcement. Camping upgrades are going fast, so if you plan on grabbing a cabin, bell tent, RV spot or car camping…we recommend locking it in before they run out. There are a limited amount of camping upgrades and they all sold out last time. Just like last year, our number one priority is securing the intimate/community vibe and doing our best to create an intentional yet streamlined process for inviting new friends and allowing newcomers an opportunity to be a part of the experience. Reminder: You can invite 2 friends, but if you need more invites, please email us and we will be happy to oblige. For anyone else who does not have an invite, just like last year, they will be required to fill out a quick intentional form on our website before we send out an invite. Thank you all for helping us curate the best possible experience by participating in this intentional invitation process 😊 Next level poster design by the one and only @tendo.wav 📈📈📈🥵

Strut tonight! - Wednesday, May 6th🔥 GrooveWell takes over the main room at F8 with Ledet, Soulfunky & J Key bringing the heat all night. Room4Improvement in the backroom featuring Chico Chaboya, Natebytheway, Phil Spank & Clancy Hickinbotham. Nothing but grooves from start to finish. See you on the dance floor. RSVP for free entry b4 11pm ➡️ f8sf.com 🎟️🔗 Ticket link in bio @f8sf @groovewell_ @room4improvementsf @ledepic @soulfunky @j._.key @clancyhickinbotham @philspank @natebytheway @chico.chaboya

🪩 Strut SF this Wednesday 🪩 GrooveWell takes over the main room with Ledet, Soulfunky, and J Key bringing the house heat all night. Room 2 hosted by Room4Improvement featuring: Chico Chaboya • Natebytheway • Phil Spank • Clancy Hickinbotham 🎟 Free before 11PM w/ RSVP 🥂 Champagne Hour 📍 SoMa SF Midweek grooves, handled.

⚠️ Just announced! Wednesday night, May 6th! Strut SF brings the heat to F8 with an all-night takeover from GrooveWell residents Ledet, Soulfunky and J Key! 🔥Room4Improvement hosting the backroom featuring Chico Chaboya, Natebytheway, Phil Spank & Clancy Hickinbotham! RSVP for free entry b4 11pm ➡️ f8sf.com Ticket link in bio 🎟️🔗 Main Room feat GrooveWell >> • Ledet • Soulfunky • J Key Room 2 feat. Room4Improvement >> • Chico Chaboya • Natebytheway • Phil Spank • Clancy Hickinbotham

@room389 Next Saturday night - We're happy to host another Smartbeat After Hours special at Room 389… Joining us are our good friends, Ledet, Soul Funky and JKey of GrooveWell. As always, no cover. Come dance to the proper vibrations of the smartbeat sound system ⚡️ #JBL #oakland #room389 #smartbeat #groovewell

What can I say? 2025 was the wildest one so far. Moved countries again, started a festival, spread my Dad’s ashes, proposed to the love of my life. I tried to be a better friend, son, lover, cat dad. Lots of great new connections made, lots of deeper connections with people who have been in my life for a bit. Overall I can say that this year was a beast. Challenging and rewarding in so many ways. Immensely grateful for all of it and ready for the future like never before. I love all of you. Thank you for your presence and care ♥️

Meet Your Conductors for Saturday Night. The GrooveWell collective is back and this time they’ve invited Mexico City house pioneer Pato Watson to ensure the energy is 10/10 all night long. Expect a dynamic night of quality house music and impeccable vibes from the Bay Area’s finest curators and visionaries. Even better, we are offering FREE before 10:30 tickets with RSVP … but they are disappearing fast. Don’t wait.

This Saturday night… happy to have @ledepic of the mighty @groovewell_ sound system join me for a deep dive into some mid tempo magic … - starts around 9, don’t miss a beat! smartbeat.

🚨VACATION 2025 MIX IS LIVE🚨 (Link in bio) Besides any and all significance related to me proposing to @kelseyannesofia at the end of this set, and the fact that it’s core memory from the first iteration of @groovewellvacation …I really do love this mix and I’m quite happy with how it turned out, especially considering how many moving parts were involved in the process 🌀 Some very nice classics, tasteful edits, a solid dose of dub and a touch of acid for good measure 🎶 The day was perfect, the setting felt like a fantasy and my proposal to Kelsey was successful 👍🏽 You had to be there :) Enjoy and share if you care 😘

September 3rd, 2017 I met the love of my life, @kelseyannesofia and for over 8 years since that moment, we have had such a beautiful and adventurous relationship that’s been rooted in growth, trust, spontaneity and of course, Love. It’s really been a wild ride full of ups and downs and lots of learning, but in retrospect, that’s what has made it so special..the full spectrum of experience with another human being ✨ So anyways, after thinking about it for a while I came to the conclusion that I should probably propose and marry this person. With a big move from Mexico back to Oakland on the agenda and also all the planning for the first iteration of our campout; the main thing I began to ponder was: “When is the right time to ask the question?”. Well after thinking about it even more, the idea to propose during my set on Saturday at Vacation seemed like the best idea, I just had to hope and pray that she would be around at the end lol 🤞🏽. Well she was, and the result was pretty damn special, especially considering that no one there knew except for my dude @goodquestionsound 😎. Huge thanks to everyone who stuck around for my set and showered us with love and extra gratitude to @ryanschmidtyyy and @philosopher.in.kief who captured the video that I fused together here 🙏🏽 And most of all… HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my wonderful, loving, passionate, fiery and endlessly caring lover @kelseyannesofia ♥️ I love you and I’m so stoked to continue this epic story with you 🥰 As for the set, I’ll be releasing it on Monday and I hope you all like it, it’s a special one :)

🔊 JUST ANNOUNCED 🔊 Saturday, Dec 6th the GrooveWell collective is back at Public Works! Joining them is respected producer, tastemaker and vinyl aficionado Pato Watson. One of the key figures in the evolution of electronic music in Mexico, his ability to create unique atmospheres has established him as a master in curating a proper dance floor sound. Coming off of the debut of their new GrooveWell Vacation campout, expect a dynamic night of quality house music and impeccable aura from the whole GW crew—Ledet, Soulfunky, J Key & Fusion. Limited FREE before 10:30PM tickets available. Grab yours and prepare to groove.

Today we celebrate another trip around the sun for one of the most lovable humans in the world, Victor Cortez 💫 In our 25 years of friendship, Victor has always been someone who is easy to celebrate; an adventurous soul with a true love for life, a brilliant since of humor, the most contagious laughter, and most of all… a HUGE heart 🫀 We’ve clocked in hundreds of hours of roadtrips that contained some of our greatest musical explorations and mind altering convos. Victor’s enthusiasm is the fuel behind the @groovewell_ engine and he also happens to be one helluva DJ 🎶 Endless love to my road dawg, the legendary @soulfunky ♥️ Can’t wait to see what great new adventures we get into next 🚀🌀