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The MOOD. Party (rooftop)

The Sultan Room234 Starr St. Brooklyn, NY 11237 · Map

This night happened — Thu 19 Jun 2025

The Sultan Room

Press play

Who was billed3 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met

2 of the 3 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • DJ Not Nice and DJ KING SZN — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 4 May 2025.

Who they are

  • DJ Not Nice

    4 bookings since Aug 2024

    Recently at The Sultan Room, Nowadays · often with Brandan Duke, Fling, SBSounds, none of them here that night

  • DJ KING SZN

    6 bookings since May 2025

    Last at The Sultan Room in May · often with Milhouse, DJ Mastermind, Moochie, none of them here that night

  • Khalil

    London, United Kingdom · 39 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative. He is a founding member of London’s seminal Hip Hop party Livin’ Proof that ran from 2007 to 2023, and New York’s prestigious BackToLife and Shapes parties, where his musical palette, creative direction and DJ style have proved pivotal in their success. A musically diverse and exciting DJ, his approach has been heavily influenced by the multicultural fabric of London’s nightlife and creative industries. His sets weave through genres from Hip Hop to RnB and Soul, Dancehall to Afrobeats, and through variations of House and Dance music from the UK and around the world, playing between the lines of the expected and unexpected, new and old to create a distinct style and sound of his own. Khalil recently worked as Music Supervisor on Daniel Kaluuya & Kibwe Tavares Netflix feature film The Kitchen (2024). Selecting tracks for scenes, adding insight from a nightlife perspective and creating concepts and ideas as part of the creative process to give the film it’s musical identity. He has been the DJ of choice for brands & corporate events, including Colors Studios, Nike, A24, The Guggenheim, GQ, SNL, Soundcloud, Nike and Adidas. He’s been booked alongside a long list of global acts including Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Rocky, David Rodigan, Questlove and Sampha, as well as celebrity events for Marc Jacobs, Adwoa Aboah, Daniel Kaluuya, FKA Twigs, David Beckham, Giveon, Taraji P Henson, Martha Hunt, and Stormzy. Based in Brooklyn, where he relocated from London, Khalil has remained a highly active and in demand DJ in both cities and internationally. He’s toured across Asia, Europe, the United States and the UK. Played some of the worlds most renowned events, clubs and concert venues, festival bookings in Europe, Dubai, India and the UK, as well as cultural events including Miami Art Basel, NYFW and Paris Fashion Week.

He has also played on BBC Radio, multiple Boiler Room shows, NTS Radio, Sway in the morning, Ebro on Beats 1 and Rinse FM amongst others, and playlist curation for Colors Studio, MILK Studios. He has featured in publications such as Noisey, the FADER, Redbull, iD Online, Highsnobiety, GQ, MILK Studios, and Serato.

    Recently at Le Bain, Elsewhere, SILO · often with Matthew Law, WEMI, Eden, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Brandan Duke1 with DJ KING SZN and 1 with DJ Not Nice
  • Fling1 with DJ KING SZN and 1 with DJ Not Nice
  • SBSounds1 with DJ KING SZN and 1 with DJ Not Nice
  • Matthew Law15 with Khalil
  • WEMI7 with Khalil
  • Eden3 with Khalil
  • OUT.OF.OFFICE3 with Khalil
  • Chooch2 with Khalil

The room

The Sultan Room — 369 events and 771 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 250.

Most-tagged here: House (9), Dancehall (4), Afrobeats (3), Hip-Hop (3) and Pop (3). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2177206.

Venue records and co-billing history: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.