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Nabihah Iqbal [DJ] / Ayanna Heaven, Michael Grant / vikmatic

public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map

This night happened — Sat 18 Jul

public records

Press play

Who was billed4 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

Who they are

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    London, United Kingdom · 15 bookings since Oct 2023

    Recently at Silence Please, Good Room, public records · often with Dynoman, Zara Dekho, VARSHA, none of them here that night

  • Ayanna Heaven

    New York City · 64 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY. She spent her childhood in her native St. Mary, Jamaica in the golden age of Jamaican Dancehall of the 1990s, followed by ten years in Atlanta, Georgia at the apex of Southern hip-hop. She moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue studies in Ethnomusicology at The New School. She can be heard weekly playing soul and funk on WKCR's long-running "Across 110th Street" program, as well as monthly on her show "Sounds of Heaven" on The Lot Radio. Her first regular broadcast platform was the Power of Reggae radio show. She has played at venues across New York City, including Elsewhere Space, Nowadays, Public Records, Lovers Rock, The Delancey and events including Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk. She recently performed in London, UK with Rockers London and Dubwise Jamaica. She has performed in Jamaica at The National Gallery in Kingston as well as Miss Lily's at The Skylark in Negril. With sets ranging from roots and rocksteady reggae, to afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, and funk, she brings a passion and the cachet of a diverse background to her DJ aesthetic and event curation. She recently launched Doing It In The Park at Brooklyn's new Under The K Bridge Park in September 2021. In her spare time, she enjoys dining out, facetiming with her sister Shaari, thrifting, relaxing in the park, and making art.

    Recently at Honey's, Le Bain, Silence Please · often with Honey Bun, Carter Van Pelt, K Wata, none of them here that night

  • Mike Grant

    Detroit

    Their RA profile lists Moods & Grooves, Neurhythmics and Chubby! Records.
  • vikmatic

    New York City · 24 bookings since Sep 2023

    “Vik is a Brooklyn-based DJ & producer.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Vik is a Brooklyn-based DJ & producer. He grew up surrounded by the sounds of Indian classical, jazz, and fusion music. This has an influence on his DJ sets today and overall sound that he produces. He is a resident on the music listening platform Boxout.fm and frequently DJs in NYC, at venues such as: Eavesdrop, Night Club 101, Commune, Suono and The Brooklyn Museum.

    Recently at Jupiter Disco, Rodeo, Bar Bonobo · often with funkin donut, Arjun Shah, ራሄል (Rachel), none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Arjun Shah8 with vikmatic
  • funkin donut8 with vikmatic
  • ራሄል (Rachel)8 with vikmatic
  • Honey Bun6 with Ayanna Heaven
  • Akanbi4 with Ayanna Heaven
  • Carter Van Pelt3 with Ayanna Heaven
  • Dynoman3 with Nabihah Iqbal
  • The Large3 with Ayanna Heaven
432 said they were going — much busier than a usual Saturday at public records.
how this compares
  • Median final count, Saturdays at public records197
  • Middle half finished between109 and 312
  • Past Saturdays at this venue counted191

The room

public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 300.

Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings

Artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2458997.

Attending counts, venue records and co-billing history: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.