# @wardandrews on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=7cOq6I-95vQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65106974-wardandrews-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1b560cf669.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-13T06:28:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ward Andrews (@wardandrews) — https://gondola.cc/wardandrews

## Caption

Step into the heart of the desert with DJ-producer Ward Andrews, as he ventures into the extraordinary world of Burning Man for the first time — a week-long experiment in radical self-expression, community and creativity like no other.

In this documentary we follow Ward’s journey: the build-up, the dust storms, the art installations, five DJ sets, the nightly burns, the unexpected collaborations, and the inner reckoning that comes from stepping outside the usual. Along the way, the story reveals how artist and audience become one, how the playa becomes a mirror for what we’re capable of, and how one event can shift everything.

🎥 What to expect:

On-site footage from Black Rock Desert — the raw, unfiltered life of Burning Man.

The transformation of personal and collective space: from preparation through burn, then clean-up.

Reflections on the 10 Principles of Burning Man: radical inclusion, gifting, decommodification, radical self-reliance, radical self-expression, communal effort, civic responsibility, leaving no trace, participation, immediacy. 

Ward’s personal narrative: what brought him here, what he encountered, and what changed.

This isn’t just a festival story. It’s a call to show up, to create, to connect, and to leave something behind, on the playa and in ourselves.

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Credits:
Filmed and Edited by Meech Manley @MindofMeech 
Drone Footage by @DroneStudios 
Produced by Creation Park & Ward Andrews @wardandrews 
Music by Ward Andrews & Friends
Special thanks to the 6 Minutes Camp, Honker's Harbor, Sound Cabin Art Car, Monkey King Camp, Burning Man community, the artists, camp-mates and everyone who opens up the desert to possibility. @burningman 

✨ Follow Ward Andrews ✨

Instagram: instagram.com/wardandrews
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/wardandrews
YouTube:    / @wardandrews  
TikTok: tiktok.com/@wardandrews
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5bGBR...

Disclaimer:
This film is purely for creative and documentary purposes. The views and experiences shared are personal. The event depicted respects all rules, safety protocols and environmental standards. Leave no trace. P.L.U.R.

## Stats

- **Views:** 126,358
- **Likes:** 132
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- **Comments:** 4

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mitchell "Meech" Manley | @mindofmeech_ | https://gondola.cc/mindofmeech_ | Director of Creative Content |
| Ward Andrews | @wardandrews | https://gondola.cc/wardandrews | DJ |
| Mitchell "Meech" Manley | @mindofmeech_ | https://gondola.cc/mindofmeech_ | Videographer |
| Mitchell "Meech" Manley | @mindofmeech_ | https://gondola.cc/mindofmeech_ | Camera Operator |

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