Back to the Deep with Jenifa Mayanja + JT Donaldson + Ben Hixon
public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Sat 12 Aug 2023
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Jenifa Mayanja and JT Donaldson — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 12 Aug 2023.
Who they are
“JENIFA MAYANJA Ugandan born Jenifa Mayanja has been deeply entrenched in the underground deep house music scene for more than 25 years since the early 90's staking her claim in New York.”
their own biography
the whole biography
JENIFA MAYANJA Ugandan born Jenifa Mayanja has been deeply entrenched in the underground deep house music scene for more than 25 years since the early 90's staking her claim in New York. Steadily rising through the ranks Ms. Mayanja's profile has maintained an underground buzz that has her earned her a revered place as the “first lady of deep house” and a reputation for being an innovative, fearless and respected musical ambassador for women in house music. The underground culture that Jenifa Mayanja planted roots in began in New York for her as a serious music selector and music buyer at the now defunct legendary record store “Dancetracks”. This also led to an opportunity to learn firsthand about running a record label working for “Spiritual Life” owned by Joe Claussell. They say New York djs know how to be able to work any kind of situation because crowds are tough to please, well Jenifa got an education that built her into the kind of fearless dj she is today. Holding down weekly residencies at major clubs and as a main stay of the East Village thriving lounge scene of the 90s honed her technical skills and ability as a dj to move seamlessly through genres. Jenifa’s creation of the Bumako Recordings label in 2007 introduced the world to the naturalistic deep house sound she is known for as an artist and has led her musical vision for the Bumako label. From inception to now, Bumako has developed a devoted fan base that religiously follows the diverse releases on the label to date almost 25 of them including full length albums, cds and digital releases. The “Woman Walking in the Shadows” album in 2011, really set her apart from the fray and brought a new kind of attention to her signature world infused house music. She has also been at the helm of a variety of signature remixes for artists and labels of the likes of Nina Kraviz, Ethereal Sounds Anton Zap's label, Soul People Music Fred P's label, Altered Mood Recordings, Street Knowledge while also providing original productions for labels like Big Bait, Abstract Theory and recently Orbits Records run by the Bass Cadet Crew. While other djs value quantity, Jenifa Mayanja’s DJ ethos has been about bringing music culture, quality and love to the game. She has played multiple times at Panorama Bar, Fabric London, Output New York, along with appearances at Concrete Paris, Djoon and beloved events like “Freerotation”, “Horse meat disco”, and Heidegluhen”.Her dj appearances have also included stops at underground events in Tel Aviv, London, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Cologne, Brooklyn, Helsinki and Moscow. Jenifa Mayanja is also involved with two other labels EDJ and Sound Warrior. The EDJ label she co-owns with her famous other half DJ Jus-Ed. They have to date 5 releases with “Love it or Leave it” EP being premiered on the “ED & Jen” tour at the Freerotation Festival. The Sound Warrior label she co-created with Dakini 9 to showcase music production exclusively produced by women now boasts 4 major release including a double vinyl compilation featuring 9 other incredible women to be released April 2017. With her 3rd album “Stranger things have happened”coming in the summer of 2017 and upcoming long players on Sistrum, & Deep Art, Jenifa Mayanja continues to be a force to be reckoned with in her own right as an artist, dj and label owner with a distinct musical signatureTheir RA profile lists Underground Quality, Deep Explorer Music, Altered Moods, Bu-Mako Recordings and 6 more.often with Lovie, Scott Grooves, Francis Harris, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Om Records, Large, Utensil Records, Lazy Days Recordings and 6 more.
often with Liv Lawson, shanty mane, Tim Lucent, none of them here that night
“Ben Hixon is musician, producer, mixing & mastering engineer, and DJ from Dallas TEXAS. currently living in Brooklyn NY.”
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the whole biography
Ben Hixon is musician, producer, mixing & mastering engineer, and DJ from Dallas TEXAS. currently living in Brooklyn NY. He releases music through Dolfin Records.House on 35, Deep House on 30, Gangsta on 15 and Techno on 10. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Dolfin Records (2), FWM Entertainment (1) and NDATL Muzik (1). labels on their catalogued releasesoften with Stonie Blue, Shawn Dub, Marco Weibel, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Stonie Blue10 with Ben Hixon
- Lovie4 with Jenifa Mayanja
- Francis Harris3 with Jenifa Mayanja
- Scott Grooves3 with Jenifa Mayanja
- Shawn Dub3 with Ben Hixon
- Adrian Escobar2 with Ben Hixon
- Gianni Blanco2 with Ben Hixon
- Julion De'Angelo2 with Jenifa Mayanja
51 said they were going — much quieter than a usual Saturday at public records.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at public records197
- Middle half finished between109 and 312
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted191
The room
public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 300.
Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings