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Ali Coleman, Silent H, Michael The Lion, Rok One

Dead Letter No. 963 Grand St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · Map

This night happened — Fri 9 Jan

Dead Letter No 9

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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

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

  • Ali Coleman and Silent H — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 16 Jun 2024.

Who they are

  • Ali Coleman

    New York City · 51 bookings since Oct 2023

    “Ali Coleman is a New York City–based DJ, producer, and cultural organizer whose relationship with DJ culture began in 1979, emerging from early disco, block parties, and club spaces that centered music as a tool for release and connection.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Ali Coleman is a New York City–based DJ, producer, and cultural organizer whose relationship with DJ culture began in 1979, emerging from early disco, block parties, and club spaces that centered music as a tool for release and connection. That lineage continues to inform his intuitive, people-centered approach today. As a DJ and producer, Ali’s sound draws from deep, soulful, Afro-influenced, and globally inspired house music, blending classic foundations with forward-facing selections. His work spans clubs, festivals, cultural institutions, and public spaces, adapting seamlessly across contexts while maintaining musical integrity. Ali brings both underground credibility and seasoned professionalism to every room—whether he’s warming up a floor, taking it peak-time, or closing with intention. . In 2023, Ali marked 30 years of professionally bringing communities together through dance, culture, music and inclusion. Ali has hosted events and DJed at some of New York’s top clubs and party spaces such as House of Yes, Nowadays, Cielo, Public Records, Club Shelter, Water Taxi Beach, Santos Party House, Limelight, and many others. He has shared the bill with more than 300 DJs, including Francois K, Natasha Diggs, Rich Medina, Justin Carter, Doc Martin, and hundreds more. In 2017, Ali helped organize and bring about historic change, working with an array of the city’s creative minds to get the Cabaret Law repealed and to institute the first Mayor’s Office of Nightlife. Ali has dedicated his life to being a positive community connector with a flair for bringing people together.

    Recently at Nowadays, The REP Music Cafe, Herbert Von King Park · often with Jeremy Giros, Bendito, Dj Stormin' Norman, none of them here that night

  • Michael The Lion

    2 bookings since Aug 2025

    Last at Dead Letter No. 9 in Aug 2025 · often with Laila Amira, Sammy Bananas, none of them here that night

  • Silent H

    20 bookings since Apr 2024

    Recently at Xanadu, 99 Scott Ave, The REP Music Cafe · often with Bradford James, Zak Zodiak, Natasha Diggs, none of them here that night

  • Rok One

    23 bookings since Aug 2023 · Minimal wave and EBM

    Recently at Gabriela, public records, H0L0 · often with Andi, Facets, Midnight Magic, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Andi15 with Rok One
  • Facets15 with Rok One
  • Bradford James8 with Silent H
  • Jeremy Giros6 with Ali Coleman
  • Zak Zodiak6 with Silent H
  • Bendito4 with Ali Coleman
  • Dj Stormin' Norman4 with Ali Coleman
  • Italomatic4 with Rok One
83 said they were going — about like a usual Friday at Dead Letter No. 9.
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.

Most-tagged here: House (26), Electro (11), Techno (8), Acid (5) and Electronica (5). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2332852.

Attending counts, 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.