Francis Mercier + Guests by Gray Area

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  Francis Mercier

  New York City · 9 bookings since Sep 2023

  “Haitian DJ and producer Francis Mercier has been reshaping the house music landscape with a culturally and ethnically rich sound that comprises deep, melodic, and worldly elements.”

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  Haitian DJ and producer Francis Mercier has been reshaping the house music landscape with a culturally and ethnically rich sound that comprises deep, melodic, and worldly elements. He does so by carrying on his mission to bring together sounds and artists from all corners of the world. Francis and his label Deep Root Records have been interviewed and featured in Forbes, Billboard, DJ Mag, Meta for Business, and other publications. Francis has reached #2 on Beatport’s Top 10 overall chart, the Beatport Top 10 Best Selling chart, received airplay on Tomorrowland One Radio, Diplo’s Revolution on SiriusXM, Radio FG, BBC Radio 1 (Pete Tong/Danny Howard/Jeremiah Asiamah), and loads more support and coverage on other stations across the globe. He has released music with Sony, Columbia, Universal, Tomorrowland, Mad Decent, Higher Ground, Insomniac, Armada, and Realm Records with Diplo, Major Lazer, Gorgon City, BLOND:ISH, Magic System, Amadou & Mariam, Roland Clark, Black Uhuru, and other Grammy award-winning, internationally renowned acts. Black Coffee, Vintage Culture, Pablo Fierro, Keinemusik, Rüfüs Du Sol, Claptone, and other artists have supported his music alongside Disney, Porsche, IBM, Snapchat, Netflix, the UFC, and other globally recognized brands that have licensed his music. His flair, originality, and energizing stage presence have also brought him to iconic festivals such as Coachella, EDC Vegas, and stages in Paris, London, Ibiza, Dubai, New York, Beirut, Karachi, Marrakech, Los Angeles, and many other cities around the world.
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  Their RA profile lists Armada Music, REALM and disposable.

  Recently at Musica Club NYC, Randall's Island · often with Oktave, CISUMMI, Kolsch, none of them here that night

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  Cole Knight

  Los Angeles · 9 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Miami-based DJ, producer, and vocalist Cole Knight is stepping into her place as a commanding force across the dance floor.”

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  Miami-based DJ, producer, and vocalist Cole Knight is stepping into her place as a commanding force across the dance floor. Knight’s unique perspective on sound reflects her diverse influences, built from her Midwestern roots and fine-tuned on global stages like Coachella, Exit Festival, Day Zero Tulum and club institutions such as Ibiza’s DC10, UNVRS, Berlin’s Sisyphos, and Club Space in Miami. As a DJ, Knight delivers versatile and immersive sets packed with a rolling blend of acid, house, and hard groove, with whispers of techno, UKG and breaks. Her evolution as an artist has always been reflected in her diverse curation. In charge of a dance floor, she moves gracefully across genres and styles, all while maintaining a groove-laced through line within her musical storytelling. Throughout 2025, Knight released her most confident and focused tracks to date on esteemed labels like Life and Death, Higher Ground, and Factory 93 Records, adding to her growing discography alongside previous releases on Black Book Records and He. She. They. The year concluded with the launch of her new brand ‘Knight Club’, debuting with a stage takeover at Factory Town during Art Basel in Miami. She continues the momentum into 2026 with her upcoming release, “Body Control,” set to arrive on Nervous Records in February. Prior to her career in music, Knight developed her foundational relationship with sound through training in sound meditation with David Shemesh and Alexandre Tannous, widely regarded as leading figures of the practice. Her focus on sound healing and meditation informed a deeper understanding of sound as a tool for both connection and transformation. Now, she leads her own project Duality is Reality, which integrates breathwork and meditation into immersive sound experiences. Duality has always been a central theme in Knight’s creative output. A former computer science major, her transition into music production felt intuitive as her love of electronic music grew. Also a poetry writer since childhood, she brings storytelling, lyricism, and her own vocals into her original productions and continues to bridge the technical and expressive in her music and evolving artistic vision. Cole Knight is solidifying her place in dance music as a distinct and powerful new voice, one that honors sound as a true listening practice – whether in a meditation or out on a dance floor. See you at the Knight Club.
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  Their RA profile lists Black Book Records and HE.SHE.THEY. RECORDS.

  Recently at Hearsay, Bldg 293 - BK Navy Yard, Elsewhere · often with Boy Sanders, Pegassi, Mia Moretti, none of them here that night

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  Airrica

  Los Angeles · 7 bookings since Oct 2023 · Cityfox melodic techno

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  Tech House on 7, Progressive House on 4, House on 3 and Minimal Techno on 3. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Black Book (2), Crosstown Rebels (1) and Factory 93 Records (1). labels on their catalogued releases

  Last at Brooklyn Mirage in Oct 2023 · often with Devault, Dreya V, GABSS, none of them here that night

• Peace Control

  Denver · 6 bookings since Apr 2024

  “Peace Control broke out in 2024 with their remix of Fireboy DML’s Peru, earning recognition from Keinemusik and performing at Circoloco Ibiza, Miami, and Surf Club Dubai.”

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  Peace Control broke out in 2024 with their remix of Fireboy DML’s Peru, earning recognition from Keinemusik and performing at Circoloco Ibiza, Miami, and Surf Club Dubai. With 2025 gaining momentum—featuring shows at Space Miami and more—plus upcoming releases on Deep Root Tribe, Higher Ground and Armada, they’re cementing their place in the dance music scene.
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  Their RA profile lists Abracadabra Records.

  often with Mahmut Orhan, Mia Moretti, Mont Rouge, none of them here that night