 In 2005, Moldover and Dj Shakey (Julie Covello) met at the Burning Man Festival at a camp where Moldover was leading an Ableton Live workshop.Shakey approached Moldover after the class and they exchanged contact information, bonding over their ideas about performing with computers and controllers.When they returned to New York where they lived, Shakey, an event producer, proposed to Moldover that they start a party for Ableton Live performers.