Level III Listening Session w/ Theo Parrish, Lovie, & Playr1
Chatroom at Elsewhere599 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA, Brooklyn · Map
This night happened — Sat 13 Jun
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Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Who they are
“Theo Parrish was born in Washington D.C. in 1972 and raised in Chicago, IL where his passion for music developed.”
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Theo Parrish was born in Washington D.C. in 1972 and raised in Chicago, IL where his passion for music developed. MIles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Nina Simone, George Gershwin, Bob Marley, as well as his uncle, jazz musician Dexter Sims, all had strong influences on Theo's early musical life. Chicago's radio influences and House artists such as Ron Hardy , Larry Heard, Lil Louis, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Gene Hunt , Mike Dunn, Frankie Knuckles , Walter Get Down Brown and Andre Hatchett, helped to spawn Mr. Parrish's early career. He began spinning and producing tracks in 1986, at the age of thirteen... After graduating from the Academy for the Arts, he recieved a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute where his interest in music was taken to a new level through his study of sculpture. In 1994, he recieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from KCAI with a concentration in Sound Sculpture, a form of orchestrationusing live instruments, looped recordings, the human voice, and numerous other sound generating devices. While in Kansas CIty, Theo continued to impact and be impacted by dance music, helping to bring a dormant underground music scene to life. In 1994, Theo Parrish moved to Michigan where he became heavily involved in Detroit's underground music scene. Producing music and delivering his unique and dynamic sets in venues throughout the Detroit and surrounding areas, as well as abroad he has gained the attention and respect of dj's, producers, listeners and dnancers worldwide.Their RA profile lists Peacefrog, Ubiquity Records, Sound Signature, Syncrophone and 6 more.Recently at Nowadays, Industry City, Under the K Bridge · often with 6h Set, Àbasé, Afrodisiac, none of them here that night
“Lovie's musical discovery began in the digital music age: a young lover of local radio and after-school MTV marathons, her early mixes took shape in the form of burned CDs she made for her friends.”
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Lovie's musical discovery began in the digital music age: a young lover of local radio and after-school MTV marathons, her early mixes took shape in the form of burned CDs she made for her friends. After relocating from her hometown of Washington, D.C. to New York in 2020, Lovie's unique selection of soulful, spiritual music swiftly ushered her into New York's local music scene. At the taste-making Brooklyn radio station, Lot Radio, she gave birth to her homey platform, summer school radio. For five years Lovie's radio mixes—now being offered as one of the station's few weekly residencies—have thumbed through the intimate corners of her music collection. She saunters through slow-groove disco, dusty '70s funk and groovy '80s jazz at a studied pace that makes it easy to marvel at every timeless chime, trill, and drum beat. She's as tempted by the bedroom pop of Clairo as much as the cosmic funk of Lonnie Liston Smith. Outside the Lot, Lovie presents summer school radio as soothing listening sessions around Brooklyn, providing warm balms for city fatigue with artists like alt-jazz harpist muva of Earth and New Age legend Laraaji. As co-founder of Soul Connection with long-time friend and collaborator, Honey Bun, she imbues the power of friendship and Black femme empowerment into sumptuous house music and '90s R&B spun with the patience and musicality associated with the East Coast house tradition. Connecting the mind, to the body, to the soul, her club sets inspire the warmest, most community-minded dance floors you'll find in the city. Her diligence to the craft, musical curiosity, and deep focus on the listening experience earned her a spot on Mixmag's Top 25 Breakthrough DJs of 2024. She now holds a coveted residency at Brooklyn club public records, and has played at art centers like MoMA, Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Beacon Theater, where she opened for Kamasi Washington. Her work has also brought her to international gigs at Paris's Djoon, London's Spiritland, and more. Whether playing on her stomping grounds or rocking dance floors overseas, Lovie creates honey-sweet dance floor memories you'll want to replay again and again.Recently at Refuge, public records, Silence Please · often with Honey Bun, JADALAREIGN, Jenifa Mayanja, none of them here that night
“Playr1 is a great Atlanta based DJ”
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Recently at public records, Jupiter Disco · often with Black Rave Culture, JT (City Girls), Ayanna Heaven, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Honey Bun23 with Lovie
- JADALAREIGN5 with Lovie
- Analog Soul4 with Lovie
- Jenifa Mayanja4 with Lovie
- LADYMONIX3 with Lovie
- Timmy Regisford3 with Lovie
- BLKshine2 with Lovie
- Jojo Lorenzo2 with Lovie
The room
Chatroom at Elsewhere — 42 events and 80 distinct artists since Oct 2025.
Holds about 200.
Who put it on
Level III Collective — 11 events and 47 artists since Mar 2024.