Never Neutral

Who they are

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  Sister Zo

  New York City · 59 bookings since Aug 2023

  “After getting her start performing at underground poetry events in her hometown, she eventually moved on to playing live beat sets during open mic nights at one of KC's most pivotal queer nightlife institutions of the 21st century, the Uptown Arts Bar.”

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  After getting her start performing at underground poetry events in her hometown, she eventually moved on to playing live beat sets during open mic nights at one of KC's most pivotal queer nightlife institutions of the 21st century, the Uptown Arts Bar. Occasionally she'd wander upstairs to Niche, a 100-cap club with a legendary sound system known as the Meta HiFi. There she got her first taste of the sounds of the UK bass continuum and the LA beat scene, with its prominent figureheads like Flying Lotus, Ras G and Shlohmo. Ever the nomad, she would spend her mid-twenties traveling, flitting between cities like New York and LA and the mountainous terrain of the Colorado Rockies. At 26 years old, she left behind a stable career in psychotherapy to pursue her creative dreams. This would lead her back to Niche where a ravenous desire to evolve as an artist connected her with Peter Anthony, aka Coughman, who ran the independent KC collective and label, Intelligent Sound. Soon Anthony encouraged Zo and her friends Mazzy Mann and Lorelei Kretsinger to build a platform of their own. In October 2017, the three of them founded the UN/TUCK queer/trans collective and record label. Over the next two years, they tirelessly built UN/TUCK into an internationally recognized platform, releasing their own music and organizing shows and parties curated specifically for trans and queer people in Kansas City. Under the name BTRFLY, Zo produced her own LA-inspired beats and rapped over them in her sets. As she delved further into the realms of Chicago house, early 2000s UK dubstep, and the hybrid sounds of Hessle Audio, Hyperdub and Idle Hands, she discovered a profound love for DJing and a different kind of production. Now based in Brooklyn, she has made definitive creative statements in 2022, releasing her debut EP, Screw Cheek, on acclaimed UK club label, Scuffed Recordings, and a follow-up EP, Freak Shift, on Martyn's hallowed 3024 imprint, as well as a slew of national bookings at Bunker NY, Texture Detroit, Sole Rehab, clubs like Nowadays, Good Room and Kremwerk, festivals like Slingshot and Honcho Campout and many more on the horizon. It's clear that Zo has solidified her place as an emerging artist firmly in her own lane, with tracks that span the continuum of UK bass and North American techno and house, and mixes that seamlessly capture and defy her genres of interest, blending deep dark percussive bass and broken beat with blistering techno, psychedelic house, east coast club and more.
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  Techno on 24, Bass Music on 22, Breaks on 17 and House on 17. styles on their catalogued releases

  Released on Clasico Records (2) (1), Delusional Records (2) (1) and Grid (6) (1); their RA profile also lists Pineapple Records, 3024, Fever AM, Scuffed Recordings and 1 more. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profile

  Recently at Mood Ring, BASEMENT, public records · often with Sheepshead, Saia, S4M23, none of them here that night

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  Mui Mui

  New York City · 50 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Guided by her devotion to sound system culture and bass forward arrangements, Mui Mui weaves tracks across the dub continuum with dynamic selections that forefront percussion, groove, and bass.”

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  Guided by her devotion to sound system culture and bass forward arrangements, Mui Mui weaves tracks across the dub continuum with dynamic selections that forefront percussion, groove, and bass. Drawing from her extensive experience playing both pummeling late-night club sets and more cerebral radio hours, Mui Mui’s precise mixing and fearless approach to genre serves to make dance floors feel at once mischievous and cohesive, sacred and sultry. Her training as a classical ballet dancer fuels her love of full body sounds- embracing, welcoming, and guiding the body and mind through her inner narratives. A cornerstone of the NYC underground, she has also held residencies at Noods Radio and Hong Kong Community Radio, and has played to dance floors internationally, including in Tokyo, Montreal, Berlin, and in cities across the US and UK. Instagram: @mui____mui Soundcloud: @mui_muii
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  Recently at public records, Mood Ring, Million Goods · often with Eva Loveless, DJ DEADNAME, Don-Ri, none of them here that night

• Sel.6

  6 bookings since Dec 2023

  Recently at Jade, Good Room, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Romulo Del Castillo, Perna, 1-800-Lolita, none of them here that night

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  Nymphostar

  New York City · 31 bookings since Oct 2024

  “Nymphostar aka Coco Forgie is a Kansas born multimedia artist currently residing in Brooklyn.”

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  Nymphostar aka Coco Forgie is a Kansas born multimedia artist currently residing in Brooklyn. Getting her creative start in digital media, Nymphostar has sought hard to cultivate her creative identity in many media. Regardless of her medium, the point of view has been the same. A genuine community approach to everything she does is what inspires her and pushes her to do better. Having worked in nightlife for 3+ years and helped book and creative direct over 100+ parties, she has a clear vision. However a new and upcoming DJ, Nymphostar is familiar to the processes of cultivating a craft and this seems to be the start of a multifaceted creative career where she plans to find unique ways to bring all her mediums together.

  Recently at Jupiter Disco, 9 Bob Note, Nightclub 101 · often with &more, jo_sway, Xana 101, none of them here that night