Good Ting with Ayanna Heaven + Snips + Jonnygo Figure + Gvijin

Who they are

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  Ayanna Heaven

  New York City · 64 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY.”

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  Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY. She spent her childhood in her native St. Mary, Jamaica in the golden age of Jamaican Dancehall of the 1990s, followed by ten years in Atlanta, Georgia at the apex of Southern hip-hop. She moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue studies in Ethnomusicology at The New School. She can be heard weekly playing soul and funk on WKCR's long-running "Across 110th Street" program, as well as monthly on her show "Sounds of Heaven" on The Lot Radio. Her first regular broadcast platform was the Power of Reggae radio show. She has played at venues across New York City, including Elsewhere Space, Nowadays, Public Records, Lovers Rock, The Delancey and events including Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk. She recently performed in London, UK with Rockers London and Dubwise Jamaica. She has performed in Jamaica at The National Gallery in Kingston as well as Miss Lily's at The Skylark in Negril. With sets ranging from roots and rocksteady reggae, to afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, and funk, she brings a passion and the cachet of a diverse background to her DJ aesthetic and event curation. She recently launched Doing It In The Park at Brooklyn's new Under The K Bridge Park in September 2021. In her spare time, she enjoys dining out, facetiming with her sister Shaari, thrifting, relaxing in the park, and making art.
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  Recently at Friends & Lovers, Union Pool · often with Honey Bun, Carter Van Pelt, K Wata, none of them here that night

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  Snips

  London, United Kingdom · 21 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Snips is the founder of Barbershop Records and co founder of Livin' Proof, a veteran of the UK Hip Hop scene with over 15 years experience as one of Londons most prolific club DJs.”

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  Snips is the founder of Barbershop Records and co founder of Livin' Proof, a veteran of the UK Hip Hop scene with over 15 years experience as one of Londons most prolific club DJs.  Now residing permanently in NYC, Snips is equally comfortable playing alongside Stretch Armstrong, DJ Spinna and Moma as he was UK staples Tim Westwood, Benji B and Shortee Blitz.  With 10 years worth of transatlantic production credits across Hip Hop's underground, 2018 saw Snips emerge as a budding solo artist,Releasing a slew of projects on his own label “Barbershop Records” fusing the production styles of Hip Hop, House, Soul, Jazz and Funk in the same fashion he's known for as a DJ. Snips' current production and remix credits range from Nu Jazz artist Kamaal Williams to UK rapper Giggs, showcasinghis ability to comfortably move between such varying sounds.  On relocation to NYC Snips left a 5 year residency on Londons Kiss FM and can now be heard presenting his “Barbershop Radio” show on the 2nd Thursday of the month on NYC's Balami Radio.  Look out for the first Barbershop Records single “The Product” feat William Stowe included on the Defected Records “Miami 2019” compilation.
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  House on 13, Deep House on 10, Boom Bap on 6 and Hip Hop on 6. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Barbershop Records (2) and Revamp (1); their RA profile also lists Classic, Houseology and Black Focus Records. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn, Elsewhere · often with Eli Escobar, DJ Moma, DJ Q, none of them here that night

• JonnyGo Figure

  7 bookings since Oct 2023

  often with Barry Steppa, Dub-Stuy, Dubkasm, none of them here that night

• Gvijin