Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“Maria “Ri Ri” Garcia, known worldwide as Rimarkable, is not just a DJ, producer, and vocalist.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Maria “Ri Ri” Garcia, known worldwide as Rimarkable, is not just a DJ, producer, and vocalist. She is a cultural architect, an Afro-Puerto Rican powerhouse who has been shaping the sound and spirit of dance music for more than two decades. Brought up in Detroit, sharpened during childhood summers in Chicago, and thriving in New York City, Rimarkable embodies the full spectrum of the Black diasporic tradition—gospel, funk, soul, jazz, house, and techno, all transformed into electrifying soundscapes that ignite dance floors across the globe. Her story begins in the sanctified heat of a Pentecostal church, where her mother, a classically trained pianist and music minister, saturated her childhood with gospel harmonies and discipline. Summers in Chicago exposed her to the earliest pulse of house music, embedding in her DNA a rhythm that would later define her life. By 1997 she was on the decks, and by 2006, frustrated with the industry’s barriers and biases, she became her own producer, turning resistance into innovation and claiming complete autonomy over her craft. Since then, Rimarkable has built a singular career that bridges worlds. She has shared stages with legends including George Clinton, Madonna, Erykah Badu, Louie Vega, Honey Dijon, Roger Sanchez, Pete Tong, and Francois K, while simultaneously cultivating underground spaces that honor community, authenticity, and radical joy. Her long-running events in Detroit, New York, and San Francisco have become touchstones for dancers and DJs alike, curating nights that are as spiritual as they are explosive. In 2021 she joined the storied Defected Records family, cementing her place among global house music royalty. As a host of the weekly Defected Radio Show, she now reaches millions of listeners across more than 170 FM stations worldwide, bringing her distinctive voice and impeccable taste to an international audience. Beyond the booth, Rimarkable is a celebrated educator and thought leader. She serves as an Adjunct Professor at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, and instructor at Waajeed’s Underground Music Academy, where she teaches her groundbreaking course series, “The Alchemy of DJing.” This work frames DJing as both art and ritual, blending technique, history, spirituality, and cultural analysis into a visionary curriculum, with raw truth and resources for navigating the scene as a business. She has presented versions of this lecture and workshop in Nairobi, Berlin, Yale, and the Queens Museum, underscoring her mission to expand dance music’s role as a vehicle for healing, liberation, and collective power. Rimarkable’s artistry is rooted in more than beats. It is about presence, justice, and transformation. Whether unleashing a thunderous techno set, layering vocals over soulful house grooves, or leading students through the metaphysics of rhythm, she approaches every arena with the same intent: to elevate. To remind us that music is ceremony. To preserve the roots of dance music while pushing it fearlessly forward. With releases on labels including Classic Music Company, Big Love, Club Bad, and her forthcoming imprint Betty Jean’s Dream, Rimarkable continues to expand her sonic universe. Each project is a testament to her philosophy that excellence, dignity, and artistry are not optional but essential. Detroit is her foundation, New York is her canvas, and the world is her stage. To experience Rimarkable is to step into a revolution of rhythm, where every beat is an invitation, every set is a sermon, and every dance floor becomes a sanctuary. This is more than music. This is Rimarkable.Deep House on 1, Tech House on 1 and House on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Catharsis (1) and Raisani Records (1); their RA profile also lists Defected Records, Planet E, Nervous Records, Liberate and 6 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at public records, The Chocolate Factory, Jupiter Disco · often with Todd Edwards, Griffin Maxwell Brooks, Ksenyeah, none of them here that night
“Val Fleury is a Liberian-born and LA-based DJ/ producer.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Val Fleury is a Liberian-born and LA-based DJ/ producer. She has earned kudos from AfroPunk to NYLON for her performance power, energetic DJ sets that intersect house and techno with an ancestral twist, as well as her passion for championing classic, underground, and contemporary goodies that especially feature under-represented and international talent. Val’s musical catalog includes co-writes, official remixes, and originals that have 500,000+ spins on Spotify. Val has spun for various audiences: Vegas and Sydney nightclubs, Shanghai to Houston fashion events, LA and Berlin raves, New Delhi to Paris radio shows, New York to Palm Springs pool parties and music festivals such as Coachella, Mamby, and Roots Picnic. She has played on line-ups with the likes of Green Velvet, Cut Copy, LP Giobbi, Kaleena Zanders, Purple Disco Machine and more.often with Bridge, elle xxo, Slaycey, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Bridge3 with Val Fleury
- Todd Edwards3 with Rimarkable
- Toribio3 with Rimarkable
- Aluna2 with Rimarkable
- Eli Escobar2 with Rimarkable
- elle xxo2 with Val Fleury
- Griffin Maxwell Brooks2 with Rimarkable
- Ksenyeah2 with Rimarkable
11 said they were going — quieter than a usual Thursday at Elsewhere.
how this compares
- Median final count, Thursdays at Elsewhere20
- Middle half finished between7 and 38
- Past Thursdays at this venue counted102
The room
Elsewhere — 708 events and 2,806 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: House (3). genre tags on this room’s listings