Ear Candy with Ella Hussle, K. Tea & Mari Ella
Black Flamingo168 Borinquen Pl., Brooklyn NY · Map
This night happened — Sat 30 Mar 2024
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Mari Ella and k.tea — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 30 Mar 2024.
Who they are
“Originally from Las Vegas, Ella's DJ career blossomed in New York City in 2015, where she independently secured residencies at notable venues including Pianos, The Delancey, and Kinfolk ultimately leading her to international opportunities such as being the opening DJ for the Yuna Chapter Tour and Opening for the legends Jrocc and Peanut Butter Wolf for their Stones Throw night.”
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Originally from Las Vegas, Ella's DJ career blossomed in New York City in 2015, where she independently secured residencies at notable venues including Pianos, The Delancey, and Kinfolk ultimately leading her to international opportunities such as being the opening DJ for the Yuna Chapter Tour and Opening for the legends Jrocc and Peanut Butter Wolf for their Stones Throw night. Throughout her evolving DJ career, Ella has had the pleasure of collaborating with reputable companies including YouTube, Paper Mag, Verizon, Footaction, NTS and Hypebae for an array of projects from happy hours and mixtape curation to commercials and community sessions. Most recently, Ella solidified a DJ duo with fellow artist and West-Coast native, La La, and together they have curated a monthly party called SWAPMEET, which aims to highlight an eclectic mix of music, personalities and West Coast energy in East Coast spaces such as Kinfolk 94, Sultan Room and Elsewhere. Her sound is a combination of R&B, house and funk with a harmonious balance of electronic, alternative rock and garage.Recently at Gabriela, Mood Ring · often with Honey Bun, beewack, Mo Yasin, none of them here that night
“Mari Ella is a DJ, dancer, podcast host and all around artist originally from Vienna, Austria.”
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Mari Ella is a DJ, dancer, podcast host and all around artist originally from Vienna, Austria. After many years of training to become a professional dancer, she moved to New York in the early 2000s and immersed herself into the NYC club scene and culture. In New York she has played at venues such as Elsewhere, Nowadays, Jupiter Disco, as well as more vinyl focused venues like BierWax and Eavesdrop. Outside of New York, her blend of Deep & Soulful House as well as Soul, Funk and Disco has taken her to Dante’s Hi-Fi Miami, Portland, Houston and Detroit. Internationally, she has played at Djoon Club in Paris, MiCasa Festival in Mexico and several venues in Vienna. She shared line ups with Terry Hunter, Rich Medina, DJ Spinna, Kenny Dope, Osunlade, Matthew Dear, Rimarkable and many others. In 2022 she started her own party DEEP WATERS - a deep & soulful house music experience - in Brooklyn, NY. In addition, she hosts and produces the newly created podcast DANCE TO THE MUSIC, focusing on the meaning and importance of “dance” in dance music. It is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Recently at Jupiter Disco, H0L0, public records · often with VARSHA, Sanat, Mike Servito, none of them here that night
“k.tea, is a DJ, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, entrepreneur, and space maker for femme, queer, and BIPOC communities.”
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k.tea, is a DJ, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, entrepreneur, and space maker for femme, queer, and BIPOC communities. She seeks to create sonic journeys encouraging space for freedom, dance, and discovery. k.tea’s mission is to bridge generations of house music lovers and educate all on the expansiveness of house music’s sound. k.tea was born and raised in St. Louis by a musical family, surrounded by the constant sounds of jazz, funk, soul, theater, and percussion-heavy music. She spent nine years of her life in Chicago and found a seamless correlation between her upbringing and the soulful sounds of house music, creating a natural alignment of sound. k.tea now resides in NYC and has been heavily influenced by the dance and musical culture of New York, Jersey, and more. Through her musical offerings, you can clearly hear the passion, deep love, and respect for how house music has evolved around the world and her passion to bring all together for the love of house. With great influence from originators like DJ Celeste Alexander, Ron Trent, DJ Spinna, Kerri Chandler, Frankie Knuckles, Mark Francis, Timmy Regisford, Merlin Bobb, Mike Dunn, Gene Hunt, Natasha Diggs and more, k.tea hopes to continue the legacy alongside her peers of house music’s authentic, Black, soulful roots.often with Donis, Mike Nasty, Jeremy Giros, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Honey Bun3 with Ella Hussle and 2 with k.tea
- Mike Nasty3 with Mari Ella and 2 with k.tea
- Donis9 with k.tea
- Bendito3 with k.tea
- Jeremy Giros3 with k.tea
- Kim Lightfoot3 with k.tea
- Lovie3 with Ella Hussle
- Mo Yasin3 with Ella Hussle
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Black Flamingo8
- Middle half finished between5 and 22
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted66
The room
Black Flamingo — 153 events and 223 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 70.


