Discovery with Donis x Bendito x DJ Lita x Zak Zodiak
Black Flamingo168 Borinquen Pl., Brooklyn NY · Map
This night happened — Fri 31 Jan 2025
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Bendito and Donis — 6 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 6 Sep 2024.
- Bendito and Zak Zodiak — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 6 Dec 2024.
Who they are
“BENDITO is a Dominican DJ / Producer born and raised in New York City.”
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BENDITO is a Dominican DJ / Producer born and raised in New York City. From his roots at home, to the streets of NYC, his upbringing shaped his sound. waves of deep, nostalgic, and soulful melodies with blends of percussion, rinsing the rhythms of the dance floor both locally and internationally. Creating his signature sounds through his DiscoVery residency at Black Flamingo and building his community with sets at Nowadays, Paragon, Bossa Nova Civic club, Black Flamingo and much more. Bendito’s sonido has been taken to Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and on foreign affairs through Montreal and Europe, London, Berlin, Marseille, Dublin. Now at home, he is co founder of SanDia, that is currently a Summer Resident party at Nowadays; this event is centered around NYC house and dance culture and is working on releasing an EP come 2026. For The Love Dance!Recently at Black Flamingo, Café Balearica, ARTSPACE · often with Jeremy Giros, Ali Coleman, Espee, none of them here that night
“DONIS is a Dominican American DJ/Producer from Brooklyn, NY.”
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DONIS is a Dominican American DJ/Producer from Brooklyn, NY. His style embodies both tradition and innovation. Firmly rooted in NYC’s Dance Music history while tastefully pushing the envelope, he masterfully explores the intersections between Soulful House, Afro House, Techno and Disco. In the DJ booth, he combines excellent mixing skills with an innate ability to read the crowd, both responding to their desires while setting his sonic agenda. He’s become well known in the New York underground scene for playing parties and clubs such as Soul In The Horn, Papi Juice, Dweller Festival, Lebain, Basement among many others. He has most recently self released their second EP Metamorphosis02 and currently holds residencies at renowned club Nowadays, and The Lot Radio.Their RA profile lists Toucan Sounds.Recently at Nowadays, Le Bain, Jupiter Disco · often with Jeremy Giros, JADALAREIGN, k.tea, none of them here that night
Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mood Ring, Gabriela · often with WTCHCRFT, Tromac, DJ Ultra Violet, none of them here that night
“Born & raised in San Francisco, CA, Zak Zodiak is a multi-disciplinary artist with a special love for dance, Capoeira, video, and DJing.”
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Born & raised in San Francisco, CA, Zak Zodiak is a multi-disciplinary artist with a special love for dance, Capoeira, video, and DJing. In 2018 he encountered the House Music & dance scenes in the Bay Area through his initial teachers Coflo & Tsunami, and would then discover DJs such as Patrick Wilson, Nina Sol & PSoul (Elements Oakland), Jayvi Velasco (AfterAfter Hours), and David Harness (Mighty Real). After visiting NYC for the nightlife scene multiple times since 2021, captured by parties like Soul in the Horn & Shelter, in August 2023 he left his hometown for Brooklyn to dig deeper into the NYC club culture. Since then, he’s supported Rare Jordan’s ‘Forever Rare’ party as a content & media manager, hosted for Tyrone Francis’ BKNY party, and is a resident DJ with LoveCity’s Madness parties. He is also a member of the Bed-Stuy based DJ collective, Von Kings. He continues to work with his beloved Elements crew back in the Bay as a content creator & videographer.Recently at Mood Ring, Black Flamingo, Now & Then NYC · often with Bradford James, Silent H, Shan S Silent H, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Jeremy Giros38 with Bendito, 6 with Donis and 1 with Zak Zodiak
- k.tea9 with Donis and 3 with Bendito
- DJ Ultra Violet5 with Bendito and 4 with DJ Lita
- Bradford James10 with Zak Zodiak
- JADALAREIGN8 with Donis
- Cosmo7 with Donis
- Total XTC7 with Donis
- Silent H6 with Zak Zodiak
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Black Flamingo10
- Middle half finished between4 and 26
- Past Fridays at this venue counted75
The room
Black Flamingo — 153 events and 223 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 70.