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Makadsi / Justin Cudmore

Lillistar353 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · Map

This night happened — Sun 17 Sep 2023

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Who was billed2 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

This was a crew, not a first meeting.
the pairs that have met

All 1 pairing on this bill had shared a bill before.

  • Makadsi and Justin Cudmore — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 17 Sep 2023.

Who they are

  • Makadsi

    Beirut, Lebanon · 60 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Makadsi continues to impress.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Makadsi continues to impress. This Brooklyn-based DJ/Producer, hailing from Zahle Lebanon, owns the underground scene with his signature sound merging Arabic influences over cross-genre sets. He is a resident and co-founder of FUNCTION, a space where he has cultivated a dance floor that honors the natural, vibrant diversity of New York City. NY’s BASEMENT dubbed Makadsi as the “rave activator”. 2025 saw Makadsi deepen his footprint across Europe. He returned to Glastonbury for a second year, this time on the IICON stage, and debuted at Horst Arts & Music Festival in Belgium. Summer took him from Honey Dijon's Chinois in Ibiza to Geggen x Pornceptual for Berlin Pride, Body Movements in London, the main stage at Madrid's MADO Pride, and Adonis for London Pride. French-German network ARTE profiled him for their Tracks series, spotlighting how he threads Arabic divas through techno beats. Back stateside, he played in the iconic Texas room for the 4th Annual Wire Festival in Brooklyn, NY further cementing his role in the heart of the city's underground. 2024 was no less impressive, with Makadsi’s debuts in Ibiza at Palmarama, Glastonbury Festival's iconic NY Downlow stage, Berlin's Pornceptual, Honey Dijon’s House Nation in Brooklyn, and NITSA's 30th birthday in Barcelona. 2023 was nothing short of monumental for Makadsi, taking FUNCTION on the road alongside Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour. As the Creative Director and architect for the Renaissance album and Renaissance World Tour, he booked opening DJ acts featuring familiar darlings of the Queer Underground scene (Arca, Shygirl, and more). He ended the tour with his own opening set for Beyoncé's last show in Kansas City. Topping off the year, Makadsi opened for Madonna’s Celebration Tour in Brooklyn.

    Recently at 99 Scott Ave, Paragon · often with Sterling Juan Diaz, Dangerous Rose, FASHION, none of them here that night

  • Justin Cudmore

    New York City · 74 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Justin's coming-of-age as a fan and creator of dance music took place amidst the wide expanses of central Illinois.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Justin's coming-of-age as a fan and creator of dance music took place amidst the wide expanses of central Illinois. As a kid growing up in the state’s tucked-away capital of Springfield, he played drums as a jazz percussionist in school. While most of his peers were tuned into pop music, Justin was wearing out self-made mixes and classic disco compilations, workshopping new-wave influenced beats in bands and DJing college parties. A post-graduation move to Chicago led him to work for the influential dance music blog Little White Earbuds, opening him up to fully experience the city’s thriving underground house and techno scene. A Midwest-born and raised DJ, Justin has played at queer parties such as Wrecked, The Carry Nation, Horse Meat Disco, Honcho, and Club Toilet, and has gained a following all over the world with appearances at clubs like Smartbar Chicago, Panorama Bar, Is Burning Amsterdam, Razzmatazz Barcelona, DC10 and Lux Fragil. His bold, acid-flecked distillation of house and techno has found a home on the labels that are helping to shape the current landscape of transgressive body music, including The Bunker New York, Detroit’s Interdimensional Transmissions, and Honey Soundsystem Records. Justin's sound is defined by snaking acid lines, whip smart drums and offbeat rave melodies that have resonated with DJs and dancers from Detroit to Berlin. He has been featured in mixes for series such as Beats In Space, Truants, MixMag, Phantasy and The Bunker New York’s long-running podcast.
    Techno on 23, House on 20, Tech House on 10 and Acid on 9. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Acid For Trans Health (1), Spotlight Records (1) and The Night Institute (1); their RA profile also lists Turbo Recordings, Hotflush Recordings, Interdimensional Transmissions, Phonica White and 6 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Last at BASEMENT in Aug · often with Mike Servito, Jeffrey Sfire, Kim Anh, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Mike Servito13 with Justin Cudmore and 6 with Makadsi
  • Sterling Juan Diaz9 with Makadsi and 4 with Justin Cudmore
  • Chris Cruse5 with Makadsi and 2 with Justin Cudmore
  • Dangerous Rose9 with Makadsi
  • FASHION7 with Makadsi
  • Markus7 with Makadsi
  • Concrete Husband6 with Makadsi
  • Kilopatrah Jones6 with Makadsi

Sound

Techno and House.
styles on the acts’ catalogued releases
247 said they were going.

The room

Lillistar — 17 events and 49 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 280.

Who put it on

Revival_nyc — 10 events and 23 artists since Sep 2023.

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 1765329.

Attending counts, venue and promoter records, co-billing history, release styles and release labels: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.