Techno contra is not just an East Coast phenomenon. Chelsea Co is the mastermind behind a techno contra at Fremont Abbey and the Binary Blackout in Seattle, Washington. She was kind enough to take the time out of her busy schedule and tell Contra Syncretist about her experiences organizing both events:

“One of my core motives in life is creative collaboration,” says Chelsea. “It is something that I feel allows individuals to come together to create a product that is vibrant, powerful and inspiring. A techno contra is one of the best instances that I have experienced such a creative collaboration. The DJ, the caller, the visual technician, the hall, and the dancers all come together to create an energy that thrives and pulses throughout everyone's body and soul and pushes us further towards euphoria. And that euphoria is one of the greatest gifts I have ever had the pleasure of giving to people!” She also admits that she was “fed up with the fact that the East Coast was having techno contras a plenty and the West Coast was barren! So I was sought to fix that immediately.”