Little did he know about the impending global pandemic that would soon kneecap the music industry. But for Mikey Lion real name Mikey Leon being forced off his breakneck touring schedule and into quarantine with family in San Diego allowed him to finish the aforementioned debut,
Leon dreamed up the concept behind
For the Love in 2012 when he and his co-conspirators threw the first Desert Hearts party in San Diego. Alongside his brother, Porky, and their collaborators Marbs and Lee Reynolds, Leon wanted to create a judgment-free oasis built on the mantra “house, techno, love – we are all Desert Hearts.” The festival was created as a beacon of creativity and self-expression where weirdos of all stripes could put their eccentric antics on full display.