Who was billed7 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- next: Signal, Thu 5 NovS4M23
- next: Berghain in Berlin, Fri 30 OctSound Metaphors Djs
- next: Nowadays, Fri 30 Octcotton
- next: Signal, Sun 1 NovShaun J. Wright
- next: Sonnenraum in Berlin, Sun 15 NovVlada
- next: Nowadays, Fri 6 NovBinh
- next: Nowadays, Fri 30 OctVladimir Ivkovic
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
15 of the 21 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Sound Metaphors Djs and Vlada — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 28 Feb 2026.
- cotton and Shaun J. Wright — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 16 May 2025.
- cotton and Vladimir Ivkovic — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 15 Mar 2025.
- S4M23 and cotton — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 29 Jun 2024.
- Vlada and Vladimir Ivkovic — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 11 Sep 2025.
- Binh and Vladimir Ivkovic — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 14 Sep 2023.
Who they are
“Sam discovered her love for electronic music at a young age while surfing YouTube, which has sent her into a lifelong digging rabbit hole.”
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Sam discovered her love for electronic music at a young age while surfing YouTube, which has sent her into a lifelong digging rabbit hole. Her sound reflects a deeply informed ear and reverence for dancing, pulling from her coming of age experience on the floors at raves and clubs. Her work as a DJ and producer leans into mutant sonic collisions, channeling the spirit of midwestern electronics through acid-infused, tracky body music.Trance on 3, Techno on 2, Hardcore on 2 and Ambient on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on RAVE4EVAR (1), Yearning (1) and low income $quad (1); their RA profile also lists Evar Records and Gyration Station. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, Green Room NYC, Good Room · often with Mike Servito, Miss Parker, MORENXXX, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Sound Metaphors.
Recently at public records · often with Berghain, David Fogarty, Curated by, none of them here that night
Recently at BASEMENT, Bossa Nova Civic Club, H0L0 · often with Juliana Huxtable, Kilopatrah Jones, Massimiliano Pagliara, none of them here that night
“Born and raised in west suburban Chicagoland, Shaun J. Wright spent most of their teen years immersed in the sounds of house music.”
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Born and raised in west suburban Chicagoland, Shaun J. Wright spent most of their teen years immersed in the sounds of house music. In the late 80’s and early 90’s, house music was a powerful force, permeating the mainstream airwaves of Chicago’s most prominent radio stations. With Wright being raised in the epicenter of house culture during this era, their love for dance music began to expand throughout their high school years as they partook in the underground dance scene now globally known as Juke. While in undergrad at Morehouse College in Atlanta, they developed their skills as a dancer in the vogue ballroom scene and professional dance companies. After acquiring an MA Fashion Curation from the London College of Fashion, Wright enjoyed an active career in fashion in New York City. That is where they met Andrew Butler, founder of Hercules and Love Affair, in 2008, and began a whirlwind collaboration with the ensemble as a vocalist. They spent nearly three years touring with the outfit, performing in major venues & festivals throughout North & South America and Europe. They’re also featured prominently on the ensemble’s lauded sophomore album, “Blue Songs’. Returning to Chicago in 2012 to forge their solo career, Wright began to collaborate with respected DJ and producer Alinka. Promptly after beginning their party Twirl in the spring of 2013, Wright & Alinka released their first EP, Twirl Vol. 1, on the celebrated Classic Music Company led by luminaries Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter. They continued to expand upon the brand in late 2014 with their Twirl Records debut release “Journey Into The Deep” EP which included remixes from Kim Ann Foxman and Stereogamous. The label’s output has received much critical acclaim and has been supported by DJ Mag, XLR8R, Mixmag, BBC Radio 1’s Heidi and Annie Mac, and a plethora of notable DJ’s. Wright continues to collaborate with other sought after producers including Chrissy, Kiki, System Of Survival, Stereogamous Bell Boys, Bobmo, and Nicholas, and has been released on Freerange, BPitch Control, Honey Soundsystem & Cocktail D’Amore, Discovery, Marble, and 4Lux, respectively. Wright steadily exhilarates dance floors internationally as a DJ weaving live vocals throughout their sets in locations as far and varied as: Sydney, Berlin (Panorama Bar), London, Auckland, Stockholm, Barcelona, NYC, Los Angeles and his hometown of Chicago (Smart Bar).House on 53, Deep House on 34, Tech House on 21 and Techno on 7. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on .FREQLINK (1), Black Artist Database (1) and Leftroom (1); their RA profile also lists Defected Records, Classic, BPitch, Freerange Records and 6 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Xanadu, BASEMENT, Green Room NYC · often with Mike Servito, LYDO, Kim Ann Foxman, none of them here that night
Recently at public records, Camp Kennybrook · often with Vaahzer, Tornado Wallace, Diamin, none of them here that night
- Techno on 14, Minimal on 8, House on 7 and Electro on 4. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on CABARET Recordings (2), PARTOUT (1) and Time Passages (1); their RA profile also lists Perlon, Concrete Music, Treatment, My Own Jupiter and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile
Recently at Nowadays, public records, BASEMENT · often with Berghain, Blasha & Allatt, Rødhåd, none of them here that night
“Vladimir Ivkovic is a DJ.”
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Vladimir Ivkovic is a DJ. He’s more than that of course, but as his essence, Ivkovic is someone with a particularly unique talent for selecting records and weaving them into a larger – and often unusually compelling – narrative. Born and raised in Belgrade, he first dabbled in DJing as a teenager in the mid ’80s, but it was only after leaving Yugoslavia (to study in Germany) and later coming back for a summertime visit that he truly immersed himself in the craft, taking up position behind the decks during a series of impromptu parties at a lakeside restaurant owned by his parents. From there, he spent much of the next two decades honing his skills while throwing events like Selected and Substance that played host to a cross-section of boundary-pushing DJs, long before it was fashionable to do so. Eventually, Ivkovic found his musical and spiritual home at Salon des Amateurs, an unassuming spot in Düsseldorf that’s gradually proven to be wildly influential, giving rise in recent years to otherworldly talents like Lena Willikens, Tolouse Low Trax, Jan Schulte and many others, including Ivkovic himself. With its small size, Salon des Amateurs provided something of an open platform, a place where true music lovers could experience DJs exploring sounds and genres that strayed far from traditional electronic dance music tropes. That same adventurous spirit has found its way into Ivkovic’s curation of Offen Music, a label he launched in 2015. Although the imprint’s output is all but impossible to neatly categorize – experimental Serbian rarities sit alongside ambient excursions and moody synth-pop in the label’s catalogue – the label’s open-minded approach and embrace of off-kilter sounds perfectly encapsulates Ivkovic’s artistic temperament. In recent years, that temperament has increasingly found devoted followers all around the globe. Simply put, Ivkovic has become a staple of the European club circuit; despite his many years in the humble confines of Salon des Amateurs, he’s proven to be just as comfortable at celebrated nightspots like De School (Amsterdam), Berghain (Berlin), Nitsa (Barcelona), Kaiku (Helsinki), Sub Club (Glasgow), Phonox (London), Fold (London), Corsica Studios (London), The White Hotel (Manchester), Mutabor (Moscow), Pacha (Ibiza), Blitz (Munich), Zukunft (Zurich), Concrete (Paris), Lux Fragil (Lisbon), Robert Johnson (Frankfurt), Circoloco (Ibiza) and others too numerous to list. He’s no stranger to touring either, having taken extended DJ trips to Canada (September 2017), Asia (July 2018), Australia (January 2018), Brazil and Colombia (March 2018), USA (2019, April 2022, 2023 and 2024), Brazil (September 2022). Even the festival circuit has come calling, inviting Ivkovic and his inventive rhythms to large-scale events like Primavera Sound, Unsound, World Minimal Music, Houghton, Strange Sounds from Beyond, Dekmantel, Flow, TodaysArt, Robot, Waking Life, Terraforma, Dancity, Positive Education, Elevate, Love International, Dimensions, Kala, Sziget, The Crave, and special gatherings like Convenanza … and that’s just a partial list. Still, despite all of these international adventures, Ivkovic has kept his focus on music, especially the dark and often psychedelic sounds that lurk in its unexplored corners. Each month, he distilled some of that love into Lunatic Love Songs, a much-loved and sonically borderless program on Red Bull Radio. He still does it with his frequent contributions for Noods Radio, Kiosk Radio, Oddity Radio or ROVR to name a few. Whether he’s broadcasting on the radio or piloting the dancefloor, Ivkovic is someone who applies a curatorial mindset and a deep love of music to all of his creative exploits. Yes, he’s a DJ, but he’s so much more than that; he’s a storyteller, a connoisseur and, most importantly, an artist.Experimental on 6, Ambient on 5, New Wave on 3 and Industrial on 3. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on A Colourful Storm (1), Berceuse Heroique (1) and Fleetway Tapes (1); their RA profile also lists Versatile Records, Offen Music and Above Board. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Nowadays, Camp Kennybrook, public records · often with Eamon Harkin, Juliana Huxtable, Lena Willikens, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Juliana Huxtable6 with cotton, 3 with Shaun J. Wright and 2 with Vladimir Ivkovic
- Mike Servito12 with Shaun J. Wright and 7 with S4M23
- Berghain6 with Sound Metaphors Djs and 3 with Binh
- LYDO4 with cotton and 4 with Shaun J. Wright
- Diamin4 with Sound Metaphors Djs and 3 with Vlada
- Curated by4 with Sound Metaphors Djs and 2 with Vlada
- Lauren Flax3 with S4M23 and 3 with Shaun J. Wright
- Vaahzer8 with Vlada
Sound
House and Deep House.
styles on the acts’ catalogued releases1,467 said they were going — about like a usual Saturday at Nowadays.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Nowadays1,183
- Middle half finished between554 and 1,707
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted185
The room
Nowadays — 804 events and 1,369 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: Techno (22), Bass (21), House (15), Club (6) and Electro (6). genre tags on this room’s listings