Soichi Terada + Jenifa Mayanja / Mood II Swing + Russell E.L. Butler / Malik Abdul-Rahmaan

Who they are

• Soichi Terada

  5 bookings since Nov 2023

  Recently at Elsewhere, public records, Nowadays · often with Dee Diggs, k.tea, Giammarco Orsini, none of them here that night

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  Jenifa Mayanja

  New York City · 23 bookings since Aug 2023

  “JENIFA MAYANJA Ugandan born Jenifa Mayanja has been deeply entrenched in the underground deep house music scene for more than 25 years since the early 90's staking her claim in New York.”

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  JENIFA MAYANJA Ugandan born Jenifa Mayanja has been deeply entrenched in the underground deep house music scene for more than 25 years since the early 90's staking her claim in New York. Steadily rising through the ranks Ms. Mayanja's profile has maintained an underground buzz that has her earned her a revered place as the “first lady of deep house” and a reputation for being an innovative, fearless and respected musical ambassador for women in house music. The underground culture that Jenifa Mayanja planted roots in began in New York for her as a serious music selector and music buyer at the now defunct legendary record store “Dancetracks”. This also led to an opportunity to learn firsthand about running a record label working for “Spiritual Life” owned by Joe Claussell. They say New York djs know how to be able to work any kind of situation because crowds are tough to please, well Jenifa got an education that built her into the kind of fearless dj she is today. Holding down weekly residencies at major clubs and as a main stay of the East Village thriving lounge scene of the 90s honed her technical skills and ability as a dj to move seamlessly through genres. Jenifa’s creation of the Bumako Recordings label in 2007 introduced the world to the naturalistic deep house sound she is known for as an artist and has led her musical vision for the Bumako label. From inception to now, Bumako has developed a devoted fan base that religiously follows the diverse releases on the label to date almost 25 of them including full length albums, cds and digital releases. The “Woman Walking in the Shadows” album in 2011, really set her apart from the fray and brought a new kind of attention to her signature world infused house music. She has also been at the helm of a variety of signature remixes for artists and labels of the likes of Nina Kraviz, Ethereal Sounds Anton Zap's label, Soul People Music Fred P's label, Altered Mood Recordings, Street Knowledge while also providing original productions for labels like Big Bait, Abstract Theory and recently Orbits Records run by the Bass Cadet Crew. While other djs value quantity, Jenifa Mayanja’s DJ ethos has been about bringing music culture, quality and love to the game. She has played multiple times at Panorama Bar, Fabric London, Output New York, along with appearances at Concrete Paris, Djoon and beloved events like “Freerotation”, “Horse meat disco”, and Heidegluhen”.Her dj appearances have also included stops at underground events in Tel Aviv, London, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Cologne, Brooklyn, Helsinki and Moscow. Jenifa Mayanja is also involved with two other labels EDJ and Sound Warrior. The EDJ label she co-owns with her famous other half DJ Jus-Ed. They have to date 5 releases with “Love it or Leave it” EP being premiered on the “ED & Jen” tour at the Freerotation Festival. The Sound Warrior label she co-created with Dakini 9 to showcase music production exclusively produced by women now boasts 4 major release including a double vinyl compilation featuring 9 other incredible women to be released April 2017. With her 3rd album “Stranger things have happened”coming in the summer of 2017 and upcoming long players on Sistrum, & Deep Art, Jenifa Mayanja continues to be a force to be reckoned with in her own right as an artist, dj and label owner with a distinct musical signature
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  Their RA profile lists Underground Quality, Deep Explorer Music, Altered Moods, Bu-Mako Recordings and 6 more.

  Recently at Signal, public records, Nowadays · often with Lovie, Scott Grooves, Francis Harris, none of them here that night

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  Mood II Swing

  New York City · 4 bookings since Sep 2023

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  Their RA profile lists Defected Records, King Street Sounds, Strictly Rhythm, Nervous Records and 2 more.

  often with Qualia Trax, Bézier, HOPPER, none of them here that night

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  Russell E.L. Butler

  New York City · 64 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Russell Ellington Langston Butler is a Black artist from Bermuda, living and working in New York City.”

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  Russell Ellington Langston Butler is a Black artist from Bermuda, living and working in New York City. Russell has painstakingly cultivated a unique artistic expression that integrates and investigates themes around process, technological innovation, the archive, and confrontation. Their works have taken the form of vinyl records, digital audio releases, live A/V performances, and special archiving projects.
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  Techno on 41, House on 23, Electro on 14 and Ambient on 11. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on .FREQLINK (1), Black Artist Database (1) and TRNWRK (1); their RA profile also lists Spectral Sound, Mister Saturday Night Records, Opal Tapes, CGI Records and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at Earthly Delights, Jupiter Disco, Million Goods · often with Ali Berger, Nick Boyd, Eden Aurelius, none of them here that night

• Malik Abdul-Rahmaan

  4 bookings since Jul 2024

  Recently at public records · often with Henry Chow, Isabel Soto, Claudio PRC, none of them here that night