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Mood Ring1260 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map

This night happened — Sat 4 Oct 2025

Mood Ring

Press play

Who was billed2 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

Who they are

  • Uche

    Lagos, Nigeria · 16 bookings since Sep 2025

    “Born in Chicago and raised between worlds, Uche’s life has been defined by adaptation.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Born in Chicago and raised between worlds, Uche’s life has been defined by adaptation. At age 5, he moved to Lagos, where he shed his American accent, learned Igbo, Yoruba, and Pidgin, fetched water for his household, trekked to school, and became the youngest member of the prestigious All Saints Church Choir in Yaba. These formative years forged a warrior-like resilience and a natural instinct to evolve. Returning to Chicago as a teenager, Uche once again recalibrated—compartmentalizing his Lagos experiences. Living between these extremes shaped him into a rare cultural bridge, fusing African diasporic influence with contemporary Western sonics in ways still largely unexplored, fluent in contrast, both culturally and sonically. That duality is reflected in the breadth of his music. Alongside the stark emotional architecture of Brutalist RnB, the genre he pioneered, Uche seamlessly creates Afrobeats, Amapiano, Baile Funk, club anthems and beyond - sounds born from growing up between Lagos streets, church choirs, Chicago basements, and global digital culture. His music moves effortlessly between intimacy and impact, underground and mainstream, tradition and futurism. Clash Magazine declared Uche as "looking to transcend the genres of trap and hip-hop in pursuit of something greater". Writing, producing, recording, and engineering most of his work himself, Uche builds immersive sonic worlds that feel visionary yet personal. His melodies carry emotional precision, his lyricism cuts with poetic honesty, and his production conjures atmospheres that feel both worldly and otherworldly. Stamped by Wonderland as "the next hottest prospect to emerge", he has performed live on Fire in the Booth, On The Radar and BBC Radio 1xtra. In a landscape saturated with noise, Uche stands apart—cinematic yet grounded, introspective yet commanding. Existing in the tension between softness and strength, light and shadow, his music doesn’t just resonate; it feels essential.
    Their RA profile lists Idea Records and Nowhere.

    Last at The Bowery Electric in Sep · often with Mudia, SAY3, J-Cush, none of them here that night

  • Kweku

    New York City · 29 bookings since Jun 2024 · Open-format Black diaspora

    “Kweku is an open format DJ who combines his Ghanaian roots with his Queens upbringing to spin a wide variety of genres across the Black diaspora.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Kweku is an open format DJ who combines his Ghanaian roots with his Queens upbringing to spin a wide variety of genres across the Black diaspora. For Kweku, DJing is about creating something new, having conversations about music, and dancing to your heart's content.

    Recently at McCarren Park, Wonderville, Jade · often with Petal, Connector, Love Higher, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • SAY33 with Uche and 2 with Kweku
  • Petal7 with Kweku
  • Connector5 with Kweku
  • FLORA3 with Kweku
  • J-Cush3 with Uche
  • Love Higher3 with Kweku
  • Mudia3 with Uche
  • ogd3 with Kweku

The room

Mood Ring — 957 events and 2,029 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Most-tagged here: Techno (7) and Club (4). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2272522.

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

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