Matisa, Kim Ann Foxman, Max In The World, aka-Sol, Nema Hän
Good Room98 Meserole Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222 · Map
This night happened — Fri 10 May 2024
Bliss Point and Good Room
Press play
Who was billed6 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Berghain in Berlin, Fri 6 NovMatisa
- next: The Chocolate Factory, Sat 7 NovKim Ann Foxman
- Bliss Point
- Max In The World
- next: Elsewhere, Fri 13 Novaka-Sol
- next: Elsewhere, Fri 13 NovNema Hän
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
12 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- aka-Sol and Nema Hän — 20 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 14 Oct 2023.
- Max In The World and aka-Sol — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 5 Apr 2024.
- Max In The World and Nema Hän — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 5 Apr 2024.
Who they are
“Born in Rome, but currently based in the Italian capital of fashion and design, Milan, Isabella (aka Matisa) has been plugging away at her sound, formulating her signature energy that is bright, bubbling and emotional.”
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Born in Rome, but currently based in the Italian capital of fashion and design, Milan, Isabella (aka Matisa) has been plugging away at her sound, formulating her signature energy that is bright, bubbling and emotional. Matisa picked up DJing in her mid-teens after feeling her creative expression was hindered by traditional musical instruments. After graduating with a degree in Political Science, with the prospect of working in government, Matisa felt her creative side yearning for more freedom, hence studying and later receiving a Masters in Fashion Product Management at Polimoda: one of the top fashion institutes in the world. Since her debut EP on Optimo Music in 2019, Matisa has released music with Permanent Vacation, Biologic Records, Dischi Autunno, Butter Sessions, On Loop and Steel City Dance Discs. 2023 releases include the hugely successful Tongue EP on Peggy Gou’s imprint GUDU Records and Cuddle EP on SOS Records. Matisa saw the new year in with a release on Jennifer Cardini's Correspondant - “Baby Disco EP”, her second EP of the year released in May 2024 on Permanent Vacation, a collaboration with Italian producer Volantis “Notte Paradiso”. The forthcoming releases include two singles set to drop on Future Classic. Gaining support from Dixon, Seth Troxler, Ben UFO, Jennifer Cardini, Gerd Janson, Nicola Cruz, Sally C, Moxie and Peggy Gou amongst many others, is all testament to her infectious energy. Now with no boundaries to artistic influence or expression and keeping strong ties with both the fashion and music industries, Matisa not only works and collaborates with top brands and talented designers but seamlessly and authentically ties both careers and passions together. “My music is born to inspire expression and encourage you to lose yourself in the moment.”Their RA profile lists !K7, Permanent Vacation, Running Back, Biologic Records and 6 more.often with Berghain, Beste Hira, Pulsinger, none of them here that night
“The short-story version of Kim Ann Foxman’s trajectory is pretty simple: An island-born kid dreams of a life in clubland, hits the big city and, with a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work, emerges as one of dance music’s leading figures.”
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The short-story version of Kim Ann Foxman’s trajectory is pretty simple: An island-born kid dreams of a life in clubland, hits the big city and, with a little bit of luck and a lot of hard work, emerges as one of dance music’s leading figures. But it’s the details that transforms her singular tale into something far more fascinating than the standard-issue success story. After all, what other DJ can lay claim to the title of Miss Teen Filipina Hawaii? How many can say that their first job in nightlife was when in high school, serving as the in-house dancer and serving rave smoothies at an all-ages club? How many, after moving to New York by way of San Francisco in the early ’00s, can say that they helped to rejuvenate the city’s then-stale nightlife via her residency at one of the best parties ever held in a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, the Mad Clams affair? How many have tasted stardom as one of the original members of the scene-making dance-music collective Hercules and Love Affair? Exactly one, and it’s Kim Ann. But it’s a safe bet that she would have made it to where she is today without those biographical eccentricities, because her near-classical take on jacking club rhythms is hard to resist, sounding as fantastic at a full-scale mega-rave as it does at a grimy basement bash. It’s a universally appealing sound that’s taken her around the world—the past few years have seen her playing such hallowed halls as Fabric, Berghain, DC-10, Concrete and Contact, all while holding down a residency at her hometown’s Good Room. A lifetime in clubbing has informed Kim Ann’s studio work as well, with her music—much of it coming out on her own Firehouse label—synthesizing the best elements of raw house, propulsive 303 material, emotive techno and even the occasional hint of trance into a hugely satisfying whole that lives somewhere between the weird and the wonderful. And then there’s her latest project, Pleasure Planet, which sees her teaming with Andrew Potter and Brian Hersey to add sparkling touches of extraterrestrial new wave to the mix on her new sublabel, self:timer. It’s yet another twist in the continuing saga of Kim Ann Foxman—and, we’d wager, there are plenty more to come. Bio Written By Bruce TantumHouse on 64, Deep House on 31, Techno on 18 and Tech House on 21. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on BMG (1), Dischi Autunno (1) and FREE UNIVERSE (1); their RA profile also lists Skint, Ghostly International, Relish Recordings, Needwant and 6 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Under the K Bridge, BASEMENT, House of Yes · often with DJ TOOL, Cora, Shaun J. Wright, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Mechanical and Bliss Point.
Recently at Nowadays, Sugar Hill Disco · often with Kroba, datadata, DJ SYNCLAIRE, none of them here that night
“Acacia Baila label boss focusing on global dance music informed by psychedelic encounters and the sensual nature of sound.”
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Acacia Baila label boss focusing on global dance music informed by psychedelic encounters and the sensual nature of sound. Their DJ sets are known to be spacey and dynamic always defying linearity, while maintaining the trance induced essence of the clubbing experience.Bassline on 1, Bleep on 1, Broken Beat on 1 and Downtempo on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesTheir RA profile lists Acacia Baila.Recently at H0L0, Nowadays, Mansions · often with DJ SYNCLAIRE, Relaxer, Kilbourne, none of them here that night
“Expanding on their passion for electronic music and sound design in Berlin before returning to New York where they’ve been cutting teeth redefining their own ways of finding and blending records.”
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Expanding on their passion for electronic music and sound design in Berlin before returning to New York where they’ve been cutting teeth redefining their own ways of finding and blending records. As a DJ, Nema Hän is known for their genre-fluid extended vinyl sets bridging the gaps between the past, the present and emerging sounds. Exhibiting their approach to life and creative processes through their psychedelic and emotionally expansive selections that are timeless and playfully curious. They are also part of a collaborative project: DJ SYNCLAIRE, a duo of dedicated diggers known for their fierce synergy of genre melting quest, charged with atemporal gems.Recently at H0L0, Elsewhere, Mansions · often with DJ SYNCLAIRE, Shvili, Max Sprauer, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- DJ SYNCLAIRE12 with aka-Sol, 12 with Nema Hän and 2 with Max In The World
- Kroba4 with Max In The World, 3 with aka-Sol and 2 with Nema Hän
- Matük2 with aka-Sol, 2 with Max In The World and 2 with Nema Hän
- Relaxer12 with aka-Sol
- Shvili6 with Nema Hän
- SPF 506 with aka-Sol
- Baby Leo5 with aka-Sol
- Kilbourne5 with aka-Sol
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Good Room332
- Middle half finished between259 and 476
- Past Fridays at this venue counted156
The room
Good Room — 477 events and 1,024 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 500.
Who put it on
Bliss Point — 2 events and 9 artists since May 2024.