LISTENING SESSION

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.”

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  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.

  Recently at Le Bain, Paragon, SILO · often with Mudia, DJ Moma, Ka$h, none of them here that night

• J-Cush

  New York City · 4 bookings since Dec 2025

  “Music industry and nightlife veteran J-Cush, founded his flagship label Lit City Trax, & event series Lit City Rave, in NYC in 2012.”

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  Music industry and nightlife veteran J-Cush, founded his flagship label Lit City Trax, & event series Lit City Rave, in NYC in 2012. New York born, Cush spent the early 2000s in London, and was based back and forth between the two in the 2010s. J-Cush was 1/4 of Warp Records' signed Future Brown - “springing from the same loose scene that spawned DIS Magazine and Hood By Air, Future Brown are a supergroup like no other” (-Dazed Digital). Additionally, J-Cush was D Double E's DJ as well as the last DJ for his legendary grime crew Newham Generals, prior to the crew disbanding. During a brief hiatus from music, J-Cush established an award winning, small-batch cannabis brand, Tasty Selections. Returning to music, he founded his new label/event series, Nowhere in late 2024, releasing multiple projects from artist-producer Uche in 2025. J-Cush has curated events and partnered with the likes of the Museum of Modern Art, Telfar, The Fader, On The Radar, Rinse.FM, Perez Art Museum Miami, Carhartt WIP, Vice, Pitchfork and Complex amongst others, as well as having toured Asia, Europe and North America extensively. Lit City Trax was was home to genre-defining artists across a diverse club music spectrum from DJ Rashad, DJ Spoko, DJ Marfox, Traxman, Uniiqu3 amongst others. Whilst running the label, J-Cush spent much of the 2010s working to establish a plethora of influential regional club musics - often intricately involved with their international proliferation. His extended resumé includes working with key artists in Grime, Jersey Club, Chicago's Juke & Footwork scenes, South Africa's Bacardi House (a pre-cursor to both Gqom and Amapiano), Lisbon's Kuduro/Batida scene, as well as working early on with UK Drill's most infamous 67 and Zone 2 crews. Having managed the then GhettoTeknitianz and DJ Rashad, Cush led the crews' integral rebrand to the now world-famous Teklife. Whilst managing Bacardi House founder DJ Spoko, Cush brought DJ Spoko to co-headline alongside Black Coffee to New York's Central Park Summer Stage series, for a seminal event marking the 20th anniversary since Apartheid's end in South Africa, which marked the two legends that helped lay the foundations for the ever popular Afrohouse to meet. At the time, Afrohouse was yet unnamed, Spoko's infectious sound went on to lay the ground work for what became Gqom and Amapiano, as well as influencing Black Coffee's productions heavily. A Rinse.FM resident alumnus, J-Cush always has his finger on the pulse of burgeoning scenes. Hosting regular guest mixes from across the globe and MC-heavy sets on his radio show, his club sets are known for seamlessly weaving together the best in a diverse tapestry of global sounds with rare and unheard cuts from far and wide. Lit City Rave "throw some of the city's best parties", proclaimed The Village Voice. J-Cush's rave series found it's home at the infamous 285 Kent in New York, which had remained a venue exclusively for bands prior to Lit City Rave reimagining it as a club space for DJs and MCs. Beyond NYC, Lit City Rave traveled to Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Berlin, London, Los Angeles and beyond. Throwing era-defining nights, guests included: Skepta, Tink, Kelela, D Double E, DJ Slimzee, Novelist, Jammer, DJ Rashad, DJ Deeon, DJ Spoko, AJ Tracey, Total Freedom (aka Bobby Beethoven), DJ Marfox, DJ Oneman, Uniiqu3, DJ MikeQ, DJDS, DJ Sliink, Vjuan Allure, Kode 9, DJ Manny, Bok Bok, RP Boo, Nguzunuguzu, Addison Groove, Om Unit, Double Dutch, DJ TiGa, Drippin, Visionist and countless others.
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  Their RA profile lists Warp Records.

  Last at Paragon in Feb · often with Nadus, DJ TiGa, MikeQ, none of them here that night

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  SAY3

  Georgia · 20 bookings since Sep 2023

  “Inspired by his family’s love of music, Say3 took up the drums at the age of 12.”

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  Inspired by his family’s love of music, Say3 took up the drums at the age of 12. It was only a few years later that Say3 discovered late night groove parties and the rhythms of house music. From there, Say3 promptly sold his drum set, purchased his Traktor deck and began performing at local house parties, basements and abandoned warehouses. 
 Now a regular fixture of Atlanta’s club scene, Say3 has shared the stage with well­-known DJ’s such as Mina , Ape Drums , and Brenmar , who he also collaborated with on the March 2018 single Free Up released on High End Times. Say3 has released a steady stream of original tracks and remixes throughout the past year including three compilations of afro-edits which has gained him supporters from around the world. His productions also feature on Bryte recent mixtape, who is one of Ghana’s most exciting upcoming vocalists, released on UK label More Time Records. Say3 also runs “Flux” a party in Miami that showcases his global influences and forward thinking underground music.
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  Their RA profile lists More Time.

  Recently at Paragon, Selva NYC, ERF · often with DJ Nigga Fox, Nadus, DJ TiGa, none of them here that night