Based in the Bay Area of California, Priscilla Hernandez (aka DJ Priscilla) is a pillar of the burner community. She is a resident DJ with the Heavy Petting Zoo, a Burning Man camp and mutant vehicle dedicated to building a community of creative dancers and free spirits. In addition to DJing great sets around Burning Man and Regional events, Priscilla hosts a mini camp within the Illumination Village theme camp where she holds daily 'Learn to DJ' classes on playa during Burning Man to help aspiring DJs learn the art of mixing.

This session was recorded on the El Pulpo mutant vehicle during UnScruz 2026. It was the first time a DJ has performed live on El Pulpo.

Burner Podcast Presents: Alkaline

The Soundtrack to Your Burn

[6/13/26]

Session a070

Produced by Chris Huber (aka M.I.A.).

Connect & Learn More

The DJ set on Priscilla Hernandez's Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/priscilla-hernandez-895926277/live-on-el-pulpo-unscruz-2026
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priscillathedj/
El Pulpo Mecanico: https://www.instagram.com/elpulpomecanico
Illumination Village: https://www.instagram.com/illumination_village
Heavy Petting Zoo Art Car: https://www.instagram.com/hpzartcar

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Burner Podcast is an independent gift to the community, not a PR wing for the Org. We are an artist-documentarian project dedicated to capturing the stories and heart-centered truth of our global population. Reality is a conversation, and the conversation must continue.

The project serves the community through three distinct channels:

Burner Podcast: The original traditional interview show featuring audio memoirs and deep-dive conversations.
Alkaline: The DJ mix show and sonic documentation of the global Burner community—the soundtrack to your Burn.
The Dispatch: A space for remote check-ins, time-sensitive updates, and direct addresses to the International Burnersphere.

About the Host Arash Afshar is an Iranian-American, SoCal-based artist and oral historian. He champions Artist Consciousness and views his mission as facilitating radical humanization through the medium of recorded conversations, written words, and photography. 🔗 Explore projects: arashafshar.com 📸 Instagram: @mrarash

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