Mizz Softee
Bézier, Mutualism, Pure Immanence, Tristan Dufrene, Henry Chow
Softee Paradise, New York City
This night happened — Fri 7 Jun 2024
Press play
Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Paloma in Berlin, Sat 7 NovBézier
- Pure Immanence
- Mutualism
- next: Signal, Fri 30 OctHenry Chow
- Tristan Dufrene
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
8 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Pure Immanence and Mutualism — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 7 Jun 2024.
- Pure Immanence and Henry Chow — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 7 Jun 2024.
Who they are
“Bézier is a ripple.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Bézier is a ripple. Bézier is a synth-organic proto-techno trip: an analog vision of club-floor futures, a journey of kinetic movement through embodied sound. You might know Robert Yang from Berlin, his home base since 2018, where you'll find him disseminating the electric catechism in places like Zur Klappe, a former subway toilet transformed into an underground nightclub. Or you might know him from his previous home, San Francisco, where he spent 14 years as a core member of the queer DJ collective Honey Soundsystem. Yang and the Honey crew threw a party every Sunday night for five years in a row—that's 260 parties, but who's counting?—and toured the globe, while running an eponymous record label that released music by Patrick Cowley, Octo Octa, Vin Sol, and beyond. Or you might know him simply as Bézier, the alias through which he's issued a dozen-plus records of livewire dance music crafted from rippled synths, crackling drums, and a songwriter's knack. Bézier's sound is the product of a lifelong obsession with electronic music. Experiments with MIDI on the family computer and DIY synth repair exposed Yang to synthesis at an early age. That led to a teenage obsession with Autechre and Björk, among others, and undergraduate courses in computer music. Finally came the accumulation of gear, vintage and modern, that powers Yang's sound design. Today, Bézier's tracks are tighter, more focused, and more dialed-in than ever. That's the result of the confidence Yang has earned as a producer and artist—the ability to pay attention to the things that matter and ignore what doesn't. These days, Bézier is back in the studio and at work on his own record label: Körperspannung, or K-SPAN for short. The phrase is German for "body tension"—a phrase Yang's partner Lennard, aka Len.Leo, would use to remind Yang to embody himself as an independent gay Asian musician, to stay strong, to be proud. That sums up the label's ethos: a celebration of creative electronic expression from within the gay community, and a home for music that steps outside the box and blurs the lines. After over 15 years in the game, that's Bézier's ethos, too. All you need to do is listen.Their RA profile lists Dark Entries, HNYTRX, Honey Soundsystem, Cin Cin and 6 more.Recently at public records, BASEMENT · often with electroponce, BrthrMidnyt, ACID BOGEN, none of them here that night
“Pure Immanence is the collaborative conceptual DJ project of Nick Bazzano and Kiddo Sincere.”
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Pure Immanence is the collaborative conceptual DJ project of Nick Bazzano and Kiddo Sincere. In their performances, Pure Immanence seeks to activate a sonic plane of consistency that evokes multiple musical atmospheres and genres, from techno to ambient, to house, trance, progressive, experimental, and beyond. This is an experiment using sound to gain access to psychedelic intensities and affective potentials immanent to the act of listening and dancing to music together. Pure Immanence has held a well-received eponymous monthly Wednesday-night residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club since 2016. Pure Immanence is also associated with the Unter collective, having performed as residents and having curated ambient programming for their various underground queer rave projects for years. Pure Immanence is proud to have collaborated with and performed at many notable nightclubs, raves, festivals, and events both in the states and abroad, including Whole Festival (Germany), Buttons (://aboutblank, Berlin), secondnature (Seattle), multiple appearances at both Sustain-Release (NY) and Fourth World (NYC), and many others.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, BASEMENT, Nowadays · often with Shyboi, WAREHOUSE, Music, none of them here that night
“Mutualism is known for infectious energy and dynamic DJ sets.”
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Mutualism is known for infectious energy and dynamic DJ sets. With a love for uplifting melodies, powerful percussion, and divalicious moments, she takes dancers on a wild ride - sometimes pretty, sometimes pretty bonkers. Always a party.Recently at The Brooklyn Monarch, BASEMENT, Jupiter Disco · often with Dustin Zahn, Eau De Cologne, Nastia Reigel, none of them here that night
“Texas-born and Brooklyn-based, Henry Chow has spent nearly three decades embedded in the underground, moving dance floors with raw, mood-driven techno and house.”
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Texas-born and Brooklyn-based, Henry Chow has spent nearly three decades embedded in the underground, moving dance floors with raw, mood-driven techno and house. A lifelong crate digger, his sound leans heavy on tension, groove, and restraint—built for dark rooms and long nights. As a DJ, Chow’s reputation has carried him to international stages and key venues across the U.S., including regular appearances at The Great Beyond (US). In Houston, Chow co-founded Crossroads, then one of Texas’ longest-running dance parties. The series became a proving ground for uncompromising international and regional artists alongside deeply rooted local talent, helping shape a sustainable, late-night culture. After arriving in Brooklyn in 2017, Chow re-established Crossroads with a series of events at the now defunct TBA Brooklyn. Years later Chow teamed up with Dianna Loevner, Samuel FIsh, and Dyllon Young to help create the underground outfit Mizz Softee. In the studio, Chow first cut his teeth in the early 2000s, releasing an EP on Marco Carola's seminal techno imprint, Zenit. Followed by original and remixes on labels such as Genetic Recordings, Thoughtless Music, Harmonious Discord and Abiotic. Dug from the past and locked into the present, Henry Chow delivers music that’s physical and meant to be felt.Tech House on 7, Techno on 8, Deep House on 5 and Downtempo on 3. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Thoughtless Music (2), Harmonious Discord (1) and Plain Sound Recordings (1); their RA profile also lists Zenit. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at H0L0, public records, Paragon · often with Samuel Fish, Dustin Zahn, Truncate, none of them here that night
often with Redance, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Dustin Zahn2 with Henry Chow and 1 with Mutualism
- Samuel Fish8 with Henry Chow
- Shyboi6 with Pure Immanence
- electroponce5 with Bézier
- BrthrMidnyt4 with Bézier
- MORENXXX4 with Pure Immanence
- Adra3 with Henry Chow
- Chill Zone3 with Henry Chow
172 said they were going.
The room
Softee Paradise — 1 event and 5 distinct artists since Jun 2024.
Who put it on
Mizz Softee — 25 events and 131 artists since Oct 2023.