cruush presents: Thotography 101 - warehouse rave for queer cruisers

Who they are

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  Katie Rex

  New York City · 47 bookings since Sep 2023

  “Katie Rex is one of NY’s most essential and impactful DJs.”

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  Katie Rex is one of NY’s most essential and impactful DJs. The Bound founder and Basement resident has spent the last decade and changed pushing a singular vision of wild, uncompromising rave power. Fusing throbbing techno, ripping hardgroove, key selections from NY’s vibrant underground and nods to her foundational loves - goth & industrial - Rex has developed a well-earned reputation for turning the dancefloor on its head. Her sets move with the perfect balance of precision and controlled chaos, transmuting a gleefully grungy menace into liberatory catharsis. Rex’s career began in Philadelphia where, in true DIY spirit, she began organizing parties around a key, glaring gap. Factory Girls was Rex’s first party series, an all-femme party that highlighted some of the 2010’s most vital new artists and helped point the way forward out of an oppressively male-focused monoculture. Word spread quickly, and early alliances with NY’s Discwoman drew Rex up to NY more and more. A few short years later she found herself at the center of a cultural renaissance. Regular sets at the revered, secretive Unter party, close ties with Bossa Nova Civic Club, and in 2016, the first edition of Bound all came quickly, and Rex’s position in the culture was soon indisputable. Bound has become Rex’s calling card: a NY-based, nationally produced kink party that seeks to redefine the form. Landing at the revered institution Basement, as one of the inaugural residencies at the club in 2019. As with Factory Girls, Bound pushes back against the ensconced patriarchal power dynamics that have made many femme and queer people feel unwelcome. It instead creates a space that is directly, unapologetically for those groups, with outstanding artists to boot. Rex’s DJing at these parties inevitably sets the standard; her capacity to both wield music of brutal power and craft an immersive, captivating, even joyful journey embodies the entire ethos of the night. Through this passion for amplifying artists, Rex created a boutique label featuring releases from Dax J, Silent Servant, Terence Fixmer, Bored Lord, Kilbourne, Ireen Amnes, Kontravoid, and more. After a 6 year Lot Radio residency, featuring a host of guests including VTSS, Rebekah, Sedef Adasï, Akua, Silent Servant, and Hyperaktivist, Bound release a new mix series In 2025. Rex has become an international presence, with regular gigs across the States and overseas. Her sets have been sought after beyond the club by Boiler Room and luxury houses Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Burberry, and Parfums de Marley. Press features in Vogue, The Face, Paper Magazine, Document Journal, Vice, The New Yorker, and Nylon Magazine have lauded her as the face of a new wave in nightlife culture. As her vision has come to shape US nightlife, the power of her music has only become more honed and riveting. What’s come before is only the beginning.
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  Their RA profile lists Bound and Magic City.

  Recently at BASEMENT, The Cock, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Concrete Husband, Kim Anh, Annie Lew, none of them here that night

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  SENGA

  New York City · 96 bookings since May 2024

  “SENGA is a Polish-born, Brooklyn-raised electronic music producer and performer pioneering Neo Tekno — a sound rooted in the raw spirit of the European rave scene, with tributes to the global mainstream influences that have moved dancefloors across generations.”

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  SENGA is a Polish-born, Brooklyn-raised electronic music producer and performer pioneering Neo Tekno — a sound rooted in the raw spirit of the European rave scene, with tributes to the global mainstream influences that have moved dancefloors across generations. Fusing psy, peak-time techno, hard trance, gabber, and hyper tekno through original vocals and custom synthesis, SENGA crosses genres and eras with equal force — honoring the lineage while grasping for new sounds with each performance. On the floor, that vision translates into pure physicality: extended build-ups that hold a crowd at the edge, punishing drops that break the tension wide open, and a relentless kick-and-bass that keeps bodies in a state of ecstatic release. With more than 70 performances in 2024 and a 2025 that brought marquee slots alongside some of the world's top hard techno headliners for crowds of thousands, SENGA continues to grow as a force in underground electronic music. Recurrent DJ Locations: NEW YORK, MIAMI, CONNECTICUT, HAWAII Abroad: CAYMEN ISLANDS, PUERTO RICO LINKS: https://linktr.ee/sengamusic
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  Recently at Eden NYC, Eris, SILO · often with Dundar, TS Julien, @opendeckseris, none of them here that night

• Sailor Malice

  New York City · 20 bookings since Sep 2023

  Recently at Happyfun Hideaway, Trans-Pecos, Hart Bar · often with Soo Intoit, CMD+JAZMINE, Misa Molly, none of them here that night

• Cyborg Julien

  New York City · 2 bookings since Nov 2025

  “Cybodg Julien's musical roots stem from the underground queer hardcore techno scene in Brooklyn.”

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  Cybodg Julien's musical roots stem from the underground queer hardcore techno scene in Brooklyn. His DJ style is active and organic. His use of unexpected, explicit, and self-aware track selections and samples recall an unpretentious vison of techno, making for catchy and unforgettable sets. His original discography spans across acid techno, to hardcore, to drum and bass, and trance.
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  Recently at Rash · often with ROBOTRAN, TS Julien, Stef Ozaru, none of them here that night