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Black Rave Culture b2b DJ SWISHA + WTCHCRFT b2b estoc

Paragon990 Broadway Brooklyn, NY · Map

This night happened — Sat 10 Jan

Paragon

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Who was billed4 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

3 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.

  • WTCHCRFT and estoc — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 6 Jan 2024.
  • Black Rave Culture and DJ SWISHA — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 8 May 2025.
  • Black Rave Culture and WTCHCRFT — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Fri 17 Nov 2023.

Who they are

  • Black Rave Culture

    Washington DC · 17 bookings since Nov 2023

    “Born from the essence, Black Rave Culture lifts up the torch and begins to walk forward spreading the message of Black Rave.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Born from the essence, Black Rave Culture lifts up the torch and begins to walk forward spreading the message of Black Rave. Amal, James Bangura, & Nativesun Hailing from the District of Columbia, come together to bring you a new sound, the sound of their city.
    House on 7, Techno on 6, Jungle on 5 and Footwork on 4. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Ghostly International (1), OMNIDISC (2) (1) and Paraíso (1); their RA profile also lists HAUS of ALTR. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Recently at 53 Scott Ave, Love's Club, Paragon · often with GLOBUS, TRESOR, Bambii, none of them here that night

  • DJ SWISHA

    Pennsylvania · 66 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Juke Bounce Werk crew member and Fool's Gold Records signee.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Juke Bounce Werk crew member and Fool's Gold Records signee. Born in Philadelphia, raised in Los Angeles and currently based in New York City.
    Reggaeton on 2, UK Garage on 2, Deep Techno on 2 and Gqom on 2. styles on their catalogued releases
    Their RA profile lists Moveltraxx, Trax Couture, Dome of Doom and JUKE BOUNCE WERK.

    Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, House of Yes, Elsewhere · often with AceMo, Kush Jones, shekdash, none of them here that night

  • WTCHCRFT

    New York City · 101 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Acid fiend, Techno heathen.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Acid fiend, Techno heathen. Occasional rap producer. It's All Your Fault.
    Techno on 21, Acid on 11, Bass Music on 13 and Acid House on 10. styles on their catalogued releases
    Released on Clasico Records (2) (3) and Haven (5) (1); their RA profile also lists Balkan Vinyl, I Love Acid, Noise Manifesto, Haven and 4 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

    Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Mansions, Paragon · often with KYRUH, Simzii, Miss Parker, none of them here that night

  • estoc

    Pennsylvania · 17 bookings since Aug 2023

    Their RA profile lists Club Paradiso and Cease2Exist.

    Recently at Elsewhere, Mood Ring, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Love Higher, dj listen to ur heart, sydfalls, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • KYRUH17 with WTCHCRFT and 2 with DJ SWISHA
  • nextdimensional4 with WTCHCRFT and 2 with DJ SWISHA
  • Kush Jones10 with DJ SWISHA
  • AceMo7 with DJ SWISHA
  • MoMA Ready6 with DJ SWISHA
  • Miss Parker5 with WTCHCRFT
  • MORENXXX5 with WTCHCRFT
  • LISAS4 with WTCHCRFT

Sound

Techno and Bass Music.
styles on the acts’ catalogued releases
715 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at Paragon.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at Paragon507
  • Middle half finished between434 and 617
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted135

The room

Paragon — 356 events and 947 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Most-tagged here: Techno (20), Club (18), House (12) and Ghetto Tech (4). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2324513.

Attending counts, venue records, co-billing history, release styles and release labels: adrift’s record of New York City events.

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