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Iman Rizky

25 listings in 16 named rooms, over the last three years

Iman Rizky was bred on house beats from the early '80s and '90s. His relationship with dance music back then was a transcendental experience every weekend at places like New York City's Red Zone, the Tunnel, Limelight’s Disco 2000, the Sound Factory, and the legendary Twilo. Iman became a promoter for the Tunnel, Limelight, and the Palladium during the club scene era of the late '80s. His immersion in the heyday of club culture in NYC prompted the pursuit of his true life-long passion of DJing. With his extensive knowledge of dance music from both participation and promotion, he was able to cultivate a unique DJ sound to call his own. As the club scene era wound down and the dance music scene went underground in the early 2000s, Iman formed the party production group, Ku-Deta, which put together events stateside as well as internationally. Around the same time, he started his weekly DJ residency at SEA in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he continues to play on Fridays and Sundays.

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Ku-Deta provided a precursory template for ebb + flow music, an NYC-based production company that Iman Rizky founded with Gavin Stephenson in 2013. The underground parties of ebb + flow music have brought consistent high quality music and an undeniably contagious vibe to the dance music scene. As an ebb + flow resident, Iman's DJ sets are laden with minimal groovy beats layered with melodic sounds that build in a cycle of high peaks and low valleys. He takes the crowd on a thrilling roller coaster ride of music that elevates the mind, moves the body, and satisfies the soul. In the summer of 2014, Iman took ebb + flow to another level with collaboration on music production with Justin Marchacos and Gavin Stephenson. The trio became Second Format and has been producing tracks with driving bass lines and catchy, danceable hooks. Justin and Second Format's Giants EP was released on the Cityfox label earlier this year and charted in the Top 10 on Beatport within its first week.

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The nights

2026

2025 — 7 nights
2024 — 12 nights
2023 — 3 nights

Their rooms

One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.

Aug 2023Jan 2027

Once each: 3 Dollar Bill, Crossroads Cafe, LoHi, The Onyx Room at House of Yes, SILO, Apollo Studio, Circle Line Cruises, Gaia Nomaya, 96 Morgan Ave, Superior Ingredients and The Turk's Inn. Two of the 25 listings never named a room, and are not counted as one.

Who they play with

Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.

  • Gavin Stephensonacross eight rooms · Nov 2023 – May 202612 nights
  • Drew Proudacross six rooms · Nov 2023 – May 20267 nights
  • J. RichardsBogart House ×2, Signal ×2, and 1 more room · Nov 2023 – Jun 20255 nights
  • A-KinteroBogart House ×2, and 3 more rooms · Sep 2023 – Nov 20245 nights
  • Sky So YoungBogart House ×2, and 2 more rooms · Nov 2023 – May 20264 nights
  • A-ZAbout Last Night ×2, and 2 more rooms · Jan 2024 – Jan 20254 nights
  • Chericacross four rooms · Sep 2023 – Nov 20244 nights
  • Christian VoldstadCrossroads Cafe ×1, Signal ×1, and 1 more room · Oct 2024 – Nov 20253 nights
8 more, 2 to 3 nights each
  • Pierre De BeirutAbout Last Night ×1, an unnamed room ×1, and 1 more room · Feb 2024 – Nov 20243 nights
  • ebbBogart House ×1, SILO ×1, and 1 more room · Sep 2023 – Oct 20243 nights
  • HeedonHouse of Yes ×1, Signal ×1 · Jun 2025 – May 20262 nights
  • Scott ZakSignal ×2 · May 2025 – Sep 20252 nights
  • Sebastien DasSignal ×2 · May 2025 – Sep 20252 nights
  • 2meloGaia Nomaya ×1, LoHi ×1 · Apr 2024 – Jul 20252 nights
  • Doc Martin96 Morgan Ave ×1, Signal ×1 · Jan 2024 – Jun 20252 nights
  • Alex CecilHouse of Yes ×1, The Onyx Room at House of Yes ×1 · Jan 2024 – Feb 20252 nights

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