HIGHER GROUND NEW YORK CITY FEAT DIPLO, HUGEL, AIRRICA, COLE KNIGHT, SINEGO

Who they are

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  Diplo

  Miami · 6 bookings since Oct 2023 · Marquee EDM mainstage

  “Renaissance Man meets Bart Simpson down South Wes Pentz aka Diplo was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.”

  their own biography

  the whole biography

  Renaissance Man meets Bart Simpson down South Wes Pentz aka Diplo was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. Most of his childhood was spent in Florida, where his father still owns and runs a bait shop. His youth was spent discussing ‘gators with his uncle, working in pop’s store and dreaming of dinosaurs living hidden out in the swamp. As he grew up he began to channel these obsessions into music (Miami Bass being a touchstone, of course) and film. After a brief stint at film school and a season out on the shrimp boats, the need to escape from America for a while led to some time in Japan, from where he sent the beat doodles he had been working on to Big Dada in the UK and was promptly signed. He returned to the US and moved to Philly where he and another DJ, Low Budget, began their now-legendary Hollertronix sessions. The Hollertronix mix cd, “Never Scared” followed and later in the year the lost classic “Epistemology Suite” EP became his first release for Big Dada. “Florida” followed soon after, the debut album which he described as “based loosely on Wiliam Faulkner’s ‘Go Down Moses’ with a definite red clay shrimp and manatee dirty south feel.” Featuring vocals from Martina Topley-Bird, Vybz Cartel, PEACE, Pantera Os Danadinhos and Sandra Melody it showed the breadth of Diplo’s imagination and the depth of his influences. It was welcomed ecstatically by those who found it but is still to reach the audience it deserved. Since the record was released, Diplo has: - Toured with Prefuse 73, RJD2, Roots Manuva and M.I.A - Performed in: Brazil, Japan and China (as well as the more run-of-the-mill places) - Made the following critically-acclaimed and hard-to-find mix cds: “Favela On Blast” “AEIOU” Vols 1 & 2, M.I.A.’s “Piracy Funds Terrorism” and “Hollertronix 2” - Has produced for: Kano and M.I.A. - Has remixed: Gwen Stefani, Le Tigre, DJ Shadow (amongst others) - He’s even started writing a regular Dirty South column for Hip Hop Connection
  Discography ↗
  Their RA profile lists fabric Records, Ninja Tune, Big Dada, Mad Decent and 2 more.

  Last at Brooklyn Mirage in Sep · often with 50 Cent, Nelly, Twinsick, none of them here that night

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  Hugel

  Marseille, France · 2 bookings since Sep 2024

  SoundCloud ↗Discography ↗

  often with Artbat, none of them here that night

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  Airrica

  Los Angeles · 7 bookings since Oct 2023 · Cityfox melodic techno

  SoundCloud ↗
  Tech House on 7, Progressive House on 4, House on 3 and Minimal Techno on 3. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Black Book (2), Crosstown Rebels (1) and Factory 93 Records (1). labels on their catalogued releases

  Recently at Knockdown Center, Brooklyn Mirage · often with Devault, Dreya V, GABSS, none of them here that night

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  Cole Knight

  Los Angeles · 9 bookings since Oct 2023

  “Miami-based DJ, producer, and vocalist Cole Knight is stepping into her place as a commanding force across the dance floor.”

  their own biography

  the whole biography

  Miami-based DJ, producer, and vocalist Cole Knight is stepping into her place as a commanding force across the dance floor. Knight’s unique perspective on sound reflects her diverse influences, built from her Midwestern roots and fine-tuned on global stages like Coachella, Exit Festival, Day Zero Tulum and club institutions such as Ibiza’s DC10, UNVRS, Berlin’s Sisyphos, and Club Space in Miami. As a DJ, Knight delivers versatile and immersive sets packed with a rolling blend of acid, house, and hard groove, with whispers of techno, UKG and breaks. Her evolution as an artist has always been reflected in her diverse curation. In charge of a dance floor, she moves gracefully across genres and styles, all while maintaining a groove-laced through line within her musical storytelling. Throughout 2025, Knight released her most confident and focused tracks to date on esteemed labels like Life and Death, Higher Ground, and Factory 93 Records, adding to her growing discography alongside previous releases on Black Book Records and He. She. They. The year concluded with the launch of her new brand ‘Knight Club’, debuting with a stage takeover at Factory Town during Art Basel in Miami. She continues the momentum into 2026 with her upcoming release, “Body Control,” set to arrive on Nervous Records in February. Prior to her career in music, Knight developed her foundational relationship with sound through training in sound meditation with David Shemesh and Alexandre Tannous, widely regarded as leading figures of the practice. Her focus on sound healing and meditation informed a deeper understanding of sound as a tool for both connection and transformation. Now, she leads her own project Duality is Reality, which integrates breathwork and meditation into immersive sound experiences. Duality has always been a central theme in Knight’s creative output. A former computer science major, her transition into music production felt intuitive as her love of electronic music grew. Also a poetry writer since childhood, she brings storytelling, lyricism, and her own vocals into her original productions and continues to bridge the technical and expressive in her music and evolving artistic vision. Cole Knight is solidifying her place in dance music as a distinct and powerful new voice, one that honors sound as a true listening practice – whether in a meditation or out on a dance floor. See you at the Knight Club.
  SoundCloud ↗
  Their RA profile lists Black Book Records and HE.SHE.THEY. RECORDS.

  Recently at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Knockdown Center, Hearsay · often with Boy Sanders, Pegassi, Mia Moretti, none of them here that night

• Sinego

  2 bookings since Dec 2023

  Recently at House of Yes · often with Don Gentry, Bad Ideas, none of them here that night