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Who they are

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  Ushka

  New York City · 33 bookings since Aug 2023

  “She deejays from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of global club music.”

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  the whole biography

  She deejays from the perspective of a dancer, blending a wide range of global club music. Ushka has been a staple in NYC's queer nightlife, having run the iBomba party for six years and djing parties such as Papi Juice, Gush, Ragga, Bubble-T, Yellow Jackets Collective's Lunar New Year, Basement Bhangra, Moonshine in Montreal and more. She has performed across the U.S, Mexico, and Canada - including at institutions such as Brooklyn Museum, Lincoln Center, MoMA PS1, American Museum of Natural History, Rubin Museum, The Shed, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, and Montreal's Fondation Phi, and NYC's SummerStage. You can follow her on instagram at @ty_ushka.
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  Recently at Paragon, Honey's, public records · often with Riobamba, 444, DJ Habibeats, none of them here that night

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  Khalil

  London, United Kingdom · 39 bookings since Aug 2023

  “Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative.”

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  Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative. He is a founding member of London’s seminal Hip Hop party Livin’ Proof that ran from 2007 to 2023, and New York’s prestigious BackToLife and Shapes parties, where his musical palette, creative direction and DJ style have proved pivotal in their success. A musically diverse and exciting DJ, his approach has been heavily influenced by the multicultural fabric of London’s nightlife and creative industries. His sets weave through genres from Hip Hop to RnB and Soul, Dancehall to Afrobeats, and through variations of House and Dance music from the UK and around the world, playing between the lines of the expected and unexpected, new and old to create a distinct style and sound of his own. Khalil recently worked as Music Supervisor on Daniel Kaluuya & Kibwe Tavares Netflix feature film The Kitchen (2024). Selecting tracks for scenes, adding insight from a nightlife perspective and creating concepts and ideas as part of the creative process to give the film it’s musical identity. He has been the DJ of choice for brands & corporate events, including Colors Studios, Nike, A24, The Guggenheim, GQ, SNL, Soundcloud, Nike and Adidas. He’s been booked alongside a long list of global acts including Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Rocky, David Rodigan, Questlove and Sampha, as well as celebrity events for Marc Jacobs, Adwoa Aboah, Daniel Kaluuya, FKA Twigs, David Beckham, Giveon, Taraji P Henson, Martha Hunt, and Stormzy. Based in Brooklyn, where he relocated from London, Khalil has remained a highly active and in demand DJ in both cities and internationally. He’s toured across Asia, Europe, the United States and the UK. Played some of the worlds most renowned events, clubs and concert venues, festival bookings in Europe, Dubai, India and the UK, as well as cultural events including Miami Art Basel, NYFW and Paris Fashion Week.

He has also played on BBC Radio, multiple Boiler Room shows, NTS Radio, Sway in the morning, Ebro on Beats 1 and Rinse FM amongst others, and playlist curation for Colors Studio, MILK Studios. He has featured in publications such as Noisey, the FADER, Redbull, iD Online, Highsnobiety, GQ, MILK Studios, and Serato.
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  Recently at Le Bain, SILO, The Sultan Room · often with Matthew Law, WEMI, Eden, none of them here that night