Soulfecta
CTRLZORA, Deon Jamar, Kim Lightfoot, k.tea, Monday Blue & Ozkar Fuller
Dead Letter No. 963 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · Map
This night happened — Fri 14 Mar 2025
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Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
5 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Kim Lightfoot and k.tea — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 26 Jan 2025.
- CTRLZORA and Deon Jamar — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 14 Mar 2025.
- Deon Jamar and k.tea — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Tue 31 Dec 2024.
- Kim Lightfoot and Ozkar Fuller — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sat 30 Nov 2024.
- CTRLZORA and k.tea — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 1 Aug 2024.
Who they are
“Hailing from Chicago, CTRLZORA is an event (THE COWRIE) and music curator, producer, artist collective co-founder, DJ, musician, and dance music equitist from Chicago.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Hailing from Chicago, CTRLZORA is an event (THE COWRIE) and music curator, producer, artist collective co-founder, DJ, musician, and dance music equitist from Chicago. They aim to contribute to keeping the electronica dance scene alive and soulful through house, techno, jazz, funk, world music, and more. CTRLZORA carries a sound that cannot be confused for anything short of authentic and raw, spanning from the furthest corners of Midwestern dance music all the way to the expansive sounds of the African diaspora and beyond, often collaborating with the creators of the original Warehouse and Music Box Chicago, and US Studios, prior to those. Paying homage to the history and liberation of music within communities of color across genres is their central focus, alongside perpetuating the tradition of house music in its originator, Chicago, and black and queer culture. They've spearheaded activism efforts to preserve historical venues of Chicago like The Post and The Warehouse, pushing to keep the integrity and history of the music's roots alive. They have also participated in panels and have been invited for lectures on the subject of Black Social and Cultural intersections in dance music and gatherings in the midwest and beyond. Mentored by the very architects of soulful house and techno, C Zora has frequently played and spoken at venues and on platforms such as Smartbar, The Lot Radio, the Silverroom Block Party, The Frankie Knuckles Festival, Chicago House Music Festival, Art Basel, Movement Detroit Weekend, University of Chicago, Public Records Brooklyn, Nowadays Brooklyn, The Post Chicago, The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Cultural Center, and various venues and radio stations throughout the city and beyond. Zora has also had the honor of playing and collaborating alongside greats such as Lil Louis, Juan Atkins, Gene Hunt, Glenn Underground, Musclecars, Timmy Regisford, Celeste Alexandar, and Ron Trent. Infusing their own spiritual associations with music, Zora aims to create an energy that brings somatic healing not only to themselves but also to their listeners. Quick to draw from the archives while blending with modern reiterations, Zora shares their open love letters to music and mutual sonic communion with every crowd.Recently at 99 Scott Ave, public records, Nowadays · often with JADALAREIGN, Stonie Blue, Colored Craig, none of them here that night
Recently at Earthly Delights, Moondog Hifi, Dead Letter No. 9 · often with Stonie Blue, Mickey Perez, Valentin Lamar, none of them here that night
“DJ KIM LIGHTFOOT、ブルックリン出身の彼から発せられる音楽はHOUSEというフィルターを通して何処までも踊り続けられるようにうねるBEATと繊細でエレガントな旋律が共存するまさにBLACK MUSICど真ん中のダンスミュージックである。一度聞いた人はやみつきになり、どうしても彼のDJでないと満足出来ない。そんな彼を毎年待ち続けているファンが日本中にいるのだ。幼少の頃からディスコやソウル・ミュージック、ブレイクビーツに夢中になり、その後LOFT やPARADISE GARAGE等のクラブでLARRY LEVANやDAVID MANCUSOのプレイするシリアス・ダンス・ミュージックに影響を受けDJを開始。90年代前半に絶大な人気を誇った伝説のパーティー”AFTER LIFE”にて、盟友KALIM SHABAZZと共にレジデントDJとして活躍。その後UNDERGROUND NETWARKのFUNK HUTでレジデントとしてプレイ、またTHE SHELTER、BODY&SOUL、CAVIARなど、N.Y～BROOKLYNでの歴史的なUNDERGROUND DANCE PARTYでゲストDJとしてプレイしている。RON TRENTとも親交があり、共にTONY ALLEN(AFRO BEATの帝王FELA KUTIのバンドAFRIKA 70のオリジナル・ドラマーで、AFRO BEATの発明、進化の過程でFELAに絶大な影響を与えたアーティスト。)のREMIXも手がけている。TIMMY REGISFORD やDANNY KRIVIT、NICK JONES、ANDRE COLLINS等の名だたるDJ達からも絶対の信頼を得ている正にDJ’S DJである。MIXCLOUD https://www.mixcloud.com/discover/kim-lightfoot/”
their own biography
House on 7, Deep House on 5, Garage House on 3 and Disco on 2. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Rampage (1) and Rhythmedia (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at Good Room, Dead Letter No. 9, public records · often with Shawn Dub, Deo'jorge, TEE EM DEE, none of them here that night
“k.tea, is a DJ, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, entrepreneur, and space maker for femme, queer, and BIPOC communities.”
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the whole biography
k.tea, is a DJ, multi-disciplinary artist, event producer, entrepreneur, and space maker for femme, queer, and BIPOC communities. She seeks to create sonic journeys encouraging space for freedom, dance, and discovery. k.tea’s mission is to bridge generations of house music lovers and educate all on the expansiveness of house music’s sound. k.tea was born and raised in St. Louis by a musical family, surrounded by the constant sounds of jazz, funk, soul, theater, and percussion-heavy music. She spent nine years of her life in Chicago and found a seamless correlation between her upbringing and the soulful sounds of house music, creating a natural alignment of sound. k.tea now resides in NYC and has been heavily influenced by the dance and musical culture of New York, Jersey, and more. Through her musical offerings, you can clearly hear the passion, deep love, and respect for how house music has evolved around the world and her passion to bring all together for the love of house. With great influence from originators like DJ Celeste Alexander, Ron Trent, DJ Spinna, Kerri Chandler, Frankie Knuckles, Mark Francis, Timmy Regisford, Merlin Bobb, Mike Dunn, Gene Hunt, Natasha Diggs and more, k.tea hopes to continue the legacy alongside her peers of house music’s authentic, Black, soulful roots.Recently at House of Yes, H0L0, Good Room · often with Donis, Mike Nasty, Jeremy Giros, none of them here that night
Last at Dead Letter No. 9 in Nov 2024 · often with Shawn Dub, Korie Enyard, JADALAREIGN, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Shawn Dub2 with Deon Jamar, 2 with Kim Lightfoot and 2 with Ozkar Fuller
- Stonie Blue3 with CTRLZORA and 2 with Deon Jamar
- JADALAREIGN2 with CTRLZORA and 1 with Ozkar Fuller
- Donis9 with k.tea
- Bendito3 with k.tea
- Jeremy Giros3 with k.tea
- Timmy Regisford3 with CTRLZORA
- Ali Coleman2 with k.tea
how this compares
- Median final count, Fridays at Dead Letter No. 975
- Middle half finished between47 and 122
- Past Fridays at this venue counted107
The room
Dead Letter No. 9 — 366 events and 816 distinct artists since Oct 2023.
Holds about 150.
Who put it on
Samir Hall — 10 events and 37 artists since Sep 2024.