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House of Yes2 Wyckoff Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11237 · Map
This night happened — Sat 27 Jan 2024
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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.
- Alex Cecil and Iman Rizky — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 27 Jan 2024.
Who they are
“There’s a version of dance music education that happens in conservatories, and a different one that happens at 6am when the system’s still running and the crowd hasn’t slept.”
their own biography
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There’s a version of dance music education that happens in conservatories, and a different one that happens at 6am when the system’s still running and the crowd hasn’t slept. Alex Cecil got both. NiteLite Music founder and label head. His classical background doesn’t show up as polish, it shows up as architecture. Builds that go somewhere. Arrangements with real bones, not loops stacked on loops, moving between indie dance, house, and techno like genre lines are optional. Not chasing a sound. Building one. Follow Alex Cecil: ► SC: www.soundcloud.com/iamalexcecil ► IG: www.instagram.com/iamalexcecil https://linktr.ee/iamalexcecilTheir RA profile lists EXX Records, 925 Music, Parallel Label, NEIN Records and 3 more.Recently at Nebula, Outer Heaven · often with NiteLite, Kate Garvey, Kid Simius, none of them here that night
“Iman Rizky was bred on house beats from the early '80s and '90s.”
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Iman Rizky was bred on house beats from the early '80s and '90s. His relationship with dance music back then was a transcendental experience every weekend at places like New York City's Red Zone, the Tunnel, Limelight’s Disco 2000, the Sound Factory, and the legendary Twilo. Iman became a promoter for the Tunnel, Limelight, and the Palladium during the club scene era of the late '80s. His immersion in the heyday of club culture in NYC prompted the pursuit of his true life-long passion of DJing. With his extensive knowledge of dance music from both participation and promotion, he was able to cultivate a unique DJ sound to call his own. As the club scene era wound down and the dance music scene went underground in the early 2000s, Iman formed the party production group, Ku-Deta, which put together events stateside as well as internationally. Around the same time, he started his weekly DJ residency at SEA in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he continues to play on Fridays and Sundays. Ku-Deta provided a precursory template for ebb + flow music, an NYC-based production company that Iman Rizky founded with Gavin Stephenson in 2013. The underground parties of ebb + flow music have brought consistent high quality music and an undeniably contagious vibe to the dance music scene. As an ebb + flow resident, Iman's DJ sets are laden with minimal groovy beats layered with melodic sounds that build in a cycle of high peaks and low valleys. He takes the crowd on a thrilling roller coaster ride of music that elevates the mind, moves the body, and satisfies the soul. In the summer of 2014, Iman took ebb + flow to another level with collaboration on music production with Justin Marchacos and Gavin Stephenson. The trio became Second Format and has been producing tracks with driving bass lines and catchy, danceable hooks. Justin and Second Format's Giants EP was released on the Cityfox label earlier this year and charted in the Top 10 on Beatport within its first week.Recently at 96 Morgan Ave, Superior Ingredients, Bogart House · often with Gavin Stephenson, Drew Proud, J. Richards, none of them here that night
Recently at House of Yes, The 1896 · often with Flip, Fireware, Dorian Craft, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Gavin Stephenson12 with Iman Rizky
- Drew Proud7 with Iman Rizky
- A-Kintero5 with Iman Rizky
- J. Richards5 with Iman Rizky
- A-Z4 with Iman Rizky
- Flip4 with Oba
- Sky So Young4 with Iman Rizky
- Christian Voldstad3 with Iman Rizky
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at House of Yes46
- Middle half finished between24 and 65
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted159
The room
House of Yes — 368 events and 646 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 475.