minijoy 'Call it love' release party
Highbar NYC346 W 40th St, New York, NY 10018 · Map
This night happened — Sat 26 Aug 2023
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Who was billed6 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
14 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- minijoy and Maha Kuma — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 26 Aug 2023.
Who they are
often with DRUU, Illenium, JVNA, none of them here that night
“NYC native Maha Kuma is a techno artist focused on constructing cinematic musical journeys.”
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NYC native Maha Kuma is a techno artist focused on constructing cinematic musical journeys. Having a background in Indian classical music and DJed since high school, he has been honing his craft for over a decade. With a heavy focus on rhythm, percussion and textures, he envelopes and transports the audience through emotional and tactile contexts. He utilizes a vast knowledge of music and technical skills from his experience in the open format world. Being the founder of the Brooklyn based DIFFÜSION collective, he bridges techno with the sounds and depth of humanity's cultural heritage. Maha Kuma has played across many notable venues in NYC and most recently brought his collective and sound to Taiwan. Expect to be transported, to introspect, and to truly feel emotion on the dance floor.often with PAC, Sam Valle, S A M I, none of them here that night
“Promo & Bookings: djandrewchen@gmail.com 📍 NJ | NYC | Philly 🎧 Event/Club/Mobile DJ Artists supported: Alan Walker (x2), Cheat Codes, Gryffin (x2), ILLENIUM, SLANDER, KSHMR, Cash Cash, Vicetone, Yellow Claw, NGHTMRE (x2), TroyBoi, Rezz, Party Favor, Baauer, Big Gigantic, DROELOE, Adventure Club, BONNIE X CLYDE, Ray Volpe, Henry Fong, P-Lo, Justin Caruso, Brasstracks, ARMNHMR, QUIX, Youngr, Eprom, SAYMYNAME, Effin, ROSSY, HEYZ, Jenaux, YAKZ, S'natra, and black a.m. Venues performed: Pennsylvania Convention Center (HiJinx Festival 2022), Pimlico Race Course (Moonrise Festival 2019), Mission Nightclub NYC, Den Social NYC, Nebula NYC, Great Hall at Avant Gardner, Kings Hall at Avant Gardner, Silver Factory NYC, Loft 51 NYC, The Fillmore Philadelphia, The Ave Live, NOTO Philadelphia, Theatre of Living Arts, The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia, Concourse Dance Bar, Tango Philadelphia, Pace & Blossom, West & Down, Infusion Lounge Philadelphia, Golden Rail Pub, and Oxygen Baltimore.”
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often with DJ BLAZIN B, DJ E.M, none of them here that night
“Villager is a project from prodigious DMV-based producer Alex Young, permeating the globe since its inception, with support from Four Tet, Jamie XX, Bonobo, Floating Points, A-Trak, Jacques Greene, Salute, Bicep, and with five EP releases on label imprints via Boys Noize and Chloe Robinson.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Villager is a project from prodigious DMV-based producer Alex Young, permeating the globe since its inception, with support from Four Tet, Jamie XX, Bonobo, Floating Points, A-Trak, Jacques Greene, Salute, Bicep, and with five EP releases on label imprints via Boys Noize and Chloe Robinson. Now 27, at age 15 Alex Young was performing at EDC and touring with Skrillex, Diplo, and Cashmere Cat under the previous project bearing his name. This year, Villager has supported Sammy Virji and Barry Can’t Swim and is now poised for a global tour run on the strength of his recent releases. In a print interview from 2022, Future Music Magazine described Villager’s sound as “taking cues from the richly textured electronica of artists like Four Tet and Jon Hopkins, repurposing club rhythms into detailed, emotive music that rewards closer listening.” Released February 16, 2024, Villager’s latest EP Sculptor exemplifies this and is a crowning achievement in his young but storied career. The response to the EP during the weekend of its release included over a dozen editorial playlists across DSPs, over 6,000 Spotify playlist adds, a top 20 Beatport chart position, and personal co-signs from Flying Lotus and A-Trak -- all signs that Villager has made an impact with this most recent project. Alex’s tracks, journey, and creative process have been chronicled by The Fader, BBC’s Maryanne Hobbs, Magnetic Magazine, Music Radar, Future Music, Mojo Magazine, and Willy Joy’s Back-To-Back Podcast. Villager is a vessel whose musical identity knows no bounds – see: writing and production credits on Halsey's double-platinum Manic, and more recently, a 24-track instrumental project Nowhere FM, produced over a couple weeks in 2023, which spans a range of styles and influences.Their RA profile lists Boysnoize Records and Pretty Weird Records.Recently at Café Balearica, Heaven Can Wait · often with SBTRKT, Tlim Shug, Leonce, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Sangarang4 with Villager
- DJ BLAZIN B3 with DJ CHEN
- DJ E.M3 with DJ CHEN
- DRUU2 with minijoy
- Illenium2 with minijoy
- JVNA2 with minijoy
- PAC2 with Maha Kuma
- Sam Valle2 with Maha Kuma
The room
Highbar NYC — 43 events and 20 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 1,000.
Who put it on
minijoy Production — 2 events and 10 artists since Aug 2023.