About

Established by TJ Oliver Gorton (formerly known as Pat Les Stache) in 2018, BeatCaffeine is an online destination for vinyl collectors, deejays, and music fans that want to dig deeper. The music website focuses on highlighting new and essential vinyl releases through featured articles, mixes, playlists, and through the BeatCaffeine Radio via Motion FM. BeatCaffeine also hosts a monthly tropical grooves and boogie-themed night called Night Moves at The RIC bar in Oakland (2nd Saturdays), and a jazz dance vinyl night, Rebirth with DJ Nerstylist at the Phono Bar in San Francisco (3rd Thursdays).

TJ Gorton, BeatCaffeine Founder
DJ, producer, compulsive vinyl collector, caffeine consumer, and music seeker, TJ started BeatCaffeine as a creative outlet to share, explore, and highlight the most essential vinyl recordings of the past and the present.

Now residing in Berkeley, CA, TJ previously ran two successful music blogs including American Athlete and Village Dance Radio. He is currently the Director of Marketing at SFJAZZ(a job he’s held since 2015), and a weekly contributor to the highly acclaimed Music Is My Sanctuary vinyl website. His record collection was  also profiled on The Vinyl Factory‘s ‘Home Grown’ series in the Fall of 2018.

Outside of writing and sharing music, TJ has also released eleven twelve-inch recordings on numerous labels including Cabana Disco and Kojak Giant Sounds.

In a lot of ways, my record collection helps tell the story of my life. From the music I’ve explored and discovered throughout the years, to the experiences that have been associated with each record and find, they all have their own story that can be traced back to different periods and moments in my life.
— TJ Gorton