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Arvin T and Andi, Kellen303, Ma Sha

Nowadays56-06 Cooper Ave. Ridgewood, NY 11385 · Map

This night happened — Wed 22 May 2024

Nowadays

Press play

Who was billed4 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met

5 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • Andi and Arvin T — 25 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 17 Aug 2023.

Who they are

  • Andi

    New York City · 174 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Electric is the only way to describe Andi’s sets. The NYC-based DJ, producer, and SYNTHICIDE label/party boss constructs a dynamic and intoxicating flow that’s always palpable between the walls of the foggy, neon-lit dancefloor. Parts sleaze and sultry, Andi’s aesthetic is body music based, thriving on the delivery of the groove and the bombastic highs of a track’s apex. As a devotee of distinct sounds such as EBM, new beat, Italo, freestyle and housey 90s elements, her sets reflect her deep vinyl collection: diverse, yet focused, and completely one-of-a-kind. Her own productions aim to challenge the expectations within the confines of traditionally masculine dance genres. With bassline-heavy grooves and a conceptual emphasis on storytelling with samples taken from long-forgotten erotic thrillers and seedy sci-fi films, Andi adds a wry yet delicate touch to machine music. As the boss of SYNTHICIDE—the internationally known party, label and event series—Andi has cultivated the dark underground scene for over a decade in Brooklyn. SYNTHICIDE started at the notorious club in Bushwick, Bossa Nova Civic Club, where the party still holds a monthly residency. Additionally, Andi is a resident at The Lot Radio and NYC’s Gabriela.
    EBM on 13, Techno on 9, Industrial on 7 and New Beat on 5. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Eskimo Recordings (2), Dischi Autunno (1) and Surface Reality Records (1); their RA profile also lists Mannequin, aufnahme + wiedergabe, Mecanica, Synthicide and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Recently at BASEMENT, Gabriela, House of Yes · often with Eli Escobar, Facets, Rok One, none of them here that night

  • Arvin T

    Detroit · 76 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Arvin T’s sound is a vast, rhythmic vocabulary that navigates the spectrum of emotions. He is a resident at Brooklyn club Gabriela and a frequent collaborator with the renown dark dance label/party Synthicide. Arvin can also be found in rotation in New York City's vibrant club scene including regular appearances at Basement, Good Room, and Paragon; with a formidable international presence to match. His production navigates high-energy and bouncy progressive, while grounding those movements in the textures of wave, 90s house, and trance-oriented atmospheres. This versatile output has garnered support across the global circuit, anchored by releases on the Dutch imprint Return To Forever, alongside New York’s own E-Missions Recordings and Magic City.
    House on 1 and Techno on 1. styles on their catalogued releases
    Their RA profile lists E-Missions and Magic City.

    Recently at BASEMENT, Gabriela, Paragon · often with Eli Escobar, Sharlese, Sissies of Mercy, none of them here that night

  • Kellen303

    New York City · 14 bookings since Aug 2023

    Their RA profile lists unknown - untitled.

    Recently at Nowhere bar, The End, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Ellis Delta, Blackdown, Dusk, none of them here that night

  • Ma Sha

    Alabama · 40 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Ma Sha is a New York-based producer and DJ who has been active in the scene since 2017 when she co-founded event series - now a NYC staple - Kindergarten.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Ma Sha is a New York-based producer and DJ who has been active in the scene since 2017 when she co-founded event series - now a NYC staple - Kindergarten. Since then, she established a radio show which alongside the local Kindergarten crew, holds a monthly residency on The Lot Radio, as well as a record label that has won “Best Breakthrough Label” at the 2022 DJ Mag North America Awards. Focusing on cosmic club workouts with wigged-out rhythmic structures, the label “has become an essential outpost for hard-to-define, easy-to-dance-to club music in just two short years” [DJ Mag]; presenting “twisty, rowdy and unpredictable club music rooted in techno from both sides of the Atlantic” [Resident Advisor]. Apart from running Kindergarten Records, Ma Sha is currently focusing on her solo productions to present her take on experimental high-voltage dance music with a debut release coming out soon. However, Ma Sha is not a novice within the realm of production; as she has been active as half of the band Sha Ru who have been on the radar since their debut EP on Sorry Records in 2019, followed by releases on Infinite Machine, Pressure Dome, Progressive Future, Shubzin, Inveterate and of course, Kindergarten Records. Besides running the label, producing and performing domestically and internationally, Ma Sha is also a co-founder of Hone.Social, a free DJing workshop initiative providing a place to learn and practice within a casual and supportive environment.
    Their RA profile lists Rhythm Section International, Nervous Horizon, Steel City Dance Discs and Kindergarten Records.

    Recently at Jupiter Disco, Elsewhere, Paragon · often with Sobolik, Verraco, Ayesha, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Eli Escobar32 with Andi and 6 with Arvin T
  • G I N A6 with Andi and 4 with Arvin T
  • Sissies of Mercy6 with Andi and 3 with Arvin T
  • Facets22 with Andi
  • Rok One15 with Andi
  • Italomatic10 with Andi
  • Sobolik8 with Ma Sha
  • Danny White6 with Andi

Sound

EBM and Techno.
styles on the acts’ catalogued releases
79 said they were going — busier than a usual Wednesday at Nowadays.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Wednesdays at Nowadays50
  • Middle half finished between27 and 92
  • Past Wednesdays at this venue counted78

The room

Nowadays — 804 events and 1,369 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Most-tagged here: Techno (22), Bass (21), House (15), Club (6) and Electro (6). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 1897870.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history, release styles and release labels: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.