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Baronhawk Poitier is a DJ and music producer who is a well-known staple in the DC house, techno, and queer party scenes. He is bringing his impressive catalog of original music and dancefloor-ready remixes along with an inspiring range of musical tastes and DJ stylings to the decks at Public Records.
It’s not unlikely for Baronhawk to mix up some deep cut old school vogue B-sides, Ghetto House, and a James Brown track all in the same set.
Expect a Strictly Disco-centric first 3 hours of the party, a wintertime boogie requested by the resident, Dee Diggs. After that, no constraints, anything goes, and both DJs will play in a free-wielding way!
Come ready to keep that fire burning.🔥
City Pop + Rare Japanese ++
PR welcomes Mood Hut's CZ Wang and Future Times affiliate Will DiMaggio for their inaugural Sound Room session. Incienso co-founders DJ'J and Anthony Naples join for the night.
Soul, breaks , rare groove , funk
CARM is the debut self-titled album of multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger CJ Camerieri. Whether it’s playing the iconic piccolo trumpet solo on Paul Simon’s “The Boxer”; anthemic horn parts on songs like The National’s “Fake Empire,” Sufjan Stevens’ “Chicago,” or Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago”; performing with his contemporary classical ensemble yMusic; or recording lush beds of french horns for artists from John Legend to The Tallest Man on Earth, you have very likely heard Camerieri play. Camerieri joins us live in The Sound Room with New York singer-songwriter Ade.
Razor-N-Tape presents A Joyful Noise, a new project integrating live performance into a club atmosphere. A collective of musicians led by JKriv craft a deep, groove-oriented live sound, seamlessly transitioning between DJ sets by Razor-N-Tape residents and guests. Fusing the spirit of collective jazz interplay with the ever-forward driving motion of a club night, the DJs and live performances will inform each other sonically and aesthetically, and play off each other. Each live set will begin with the band pulling from elements of the DJ's final track to develop and improvise a new musical direction, moving through sections of compositions and improvisations until the musical baton is passed back to the DJ, with a vibrant dancefloor maintained throughout.
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Ash Lauryn and Stefan Ringer have been two of the most singular voices in American House music over the past decade. With a raw and deep sound and a distinct nod to both Chicago and Detroit House music but with an inimitable Atlanta touch, Lauryn and Ringer will surely fill the sound room walls with the warmth and emotion of a southern hug.
Mike Servito is back for round two of his residency at the Sound Room.
Veronica Vasicka—synth specialist, DJ, and founder of 80s reissue label Minimal Wave—will take us on a journey with 45s in the Sound Room. Kristine Barilli will heat up the night with rare synth-heavy selections from her collection.
Since his departure from Juilliard and The Manhattan School of Music, Julius has set out to start his career as a solo artist beginning with the release of his first EP “Butterfly” which earned him the cover of “All New Jazz” on Spotify, followed by the release of "Midnight Sun" which earned him the cover of "State of Jazz" on Spotify and a premiere with FLOOD magazine. Most recently Julius released his cover of "Actual Proof", earning the cover of "All New Jazz" once again, and has also announced his signing with Verve Records via his first headline at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC.
For the second edition of GIG we’ve invited our bff’s over at 3XL to create a boosted and bassy evening of enigmatic proportions. the night will feature a rare b2b set from our sultry residents, pontiac streator and ben bondy, followed by a live set from berlin’s most future producer, exael, all before we dragged through primal toxic sludge by 3XL label head and audio-nuke-master, special guest dj.
Celebrating “Dia" / "Phonolydian,” his first new music in over five years on Nonesuch Records, Tydondai Braxton brings his live new releases residency “Multiplay” to The Sound Room for three intimate evenings. This series comprises of solo sets with special guests Leila Bordreuil and Lea Bertucci & Ben Vida in January and February, respectively, and a duo set with Greg Fox in March. Visuals by Grace Villamil.
After an appearance on PRTV in 2020, duendita makes their irl debut in The Sound Room.
duendita is an artist hailing from Queens, New York. They write and produce their own music, imbuing it with a reverence for their ancestry and faith, carried by the airy nostalgia of their vocals. With their achy, bass-coated tones and mix of jazz, piano, soul, + R&B, duendita’s music is evocative of the complexities and sentimentality of the human experience.
Newly minted PR resident Boo Lean (DJ & curator Lauren Goshinski) kicks off her quarterly night of mutant beats, big rhythms, and dubby terrain made for a one-leg wobble.
She'll be joined by Vancouver’s Overland with a vinyl-heavy bag of acid-tinged techno (naive, Sweat Equity, Planet Euphorique, Paryía).
Buke and Gase and Rahrah Gabor share this date to celebrate a forthcoming collaborative music release.
Every few months Dope Jams will return for regular studies in underground form and execution, a consistent source for visceral, experimentally-inclined and classically-rooted DJ programming, and a staple amidst the ever-shifting tectonic plates of club culture's impermanence. The Valentines Ball will celebrate that strange recess that we awkwardly greet each year, a perfect time to dwell among strangers in the darkness amid the warm confines of Public Records Sound Room.
Joan presents the show she will tour with overseas for 6 months on the release of the critically acclaimed album she made with legendary Afrobeat master drummer Tony Allen and bass/guitarist Dave Okumu. It will also include a selection of songs from her previous 9 albums. This show features Parker Kindred on drums, Benjamin Lazar Davis on bass, Eric Lane on keys. Joan on keys & guitar & more.
PR Resident Ge-ology brings his inimitable selections for another all-night-long, archival music affair.
He'll be weaving through genres for maximum impact.
Macie Stewart started writing and recording music for her first solo albym Mouth Full of Glass about a year before quarantine with Dave Vettraino engineering and providing additional production, his instrumental ear being a key component in the mixing process. Stewart finished the record during the first months of the stay-at-home orders with Vivan McConnell (V.V. Lightbody) being her remote sounding board for ideas. “While I don’t consider this album a ‘quarantine record,’ finishing it during that time was important because I had to spend the most time with the person I had been avoiding: myself.”
Vancouver’s Derek Duncan, aka Dj D. Dee, has put out some of our favorite records in recent years: the early Rhythms of the Pacific EPs, D. Tiffany’s Blue Dream, and Khotin's blissed-out New Tab.
His sets are no less remarkable and are a perfect fit for the warm winter confines of the sound room.
Joining him for his quarterly residency is Oakland's own Space Ghost for a night of celestial grooves.
Adam Schatz will perform songs alone: it appears this will be a lonely night.
Suddenly, he'll be joined by ten of his talented friends for more spontaneous, conducted music.
Who says you can’t have it all?
DJ SWISHA—member of the Juke Bounce Werk crew + Fool's Gold signee—returns for his Sound Room residency with genre-hopping all night long.
You can throw out whatever conceptions you have about club music out the window as Swisha throws us into the whirlwind of eccentric grooves for an otherworldly ride. Hold on to your hats and glasses…
Anthony Parasole has been grinding the techno gears for over two decades in New York with unflinching confidence.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, he's no stranger to all corners of the underground electronic scene. His breadth of knowledge poises him for an open-to-close set in the Sound Room: it's not to be missed.
This event is brought to you by Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism festival.
Sonic healing comes in many forms. Masma Dream World explores the shadow self, using frequency based sensory activations across electronics and vocals. Her captivating live performances resonate more as ritual than recital, embodying stories passed down from her Gabonese ancestors.
Colloboh maneuvers man's connection to machines, instigating modular synthesis and electronics into transcendent spaces. The Nigerian maestro brings a no-nonsense approach to pulsating sonic excursions.
Featuring YahZarah St. James, Mal Sounds, Niama Sandy + more.
This event is part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism festival
Hosted + conceived by The Blacksmiths' co-founder, polymath artist and curator Niama Safia Sandy, Behind the Groove is a night of exploration of the dimensions of Black artistic forms.
We conceive the Groove as a protective and vital force in the Universe. It's a generative beacon for the Black creative impulse.
Accordingly, the event is a multidisciplinary engagement. It will reimagine Afrofuturism beyond a purely aesthetic position. Rather, it's an ambulatory cosmology ordering our very existence.
The night will feature a talk, selected short films and electrifying live performances by YahZarah St. James, Mal Sounds, and special guests!
This event is part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism festival
The language of the drum is a critical component of modern club music.
Drums call attention, induce movement and communicate patterns. Ugandan DJ Kampire is a sonic ambassador for East African electronic music. The Nyege Nyege affiliate performs one-of-a-kind DJ sets, fusing various genres of modern diasporic club music into joyous dance floor workouts.
Known for high speed rhythms, many genres from East Africa share the pulse and character of African American-born genres, such as juke, footwork, jit, and ghettotech. Sinistarr grew up hearing these sounds on his local Detroit radio stations, and fused them with the sonic palette of jungle and drum and bass.
Together, Sinistarr and Kampire will push timeless and contemporary rhythms born of the African diaspora.
Celebrating “Dia" / "Phonolydian,” his first new music in over five years on Nonesuch Records, Tydondai Braxton brings his live new releases residency “Multiplay” to The Sound Room for three intimate evenings. This series comprises of solo sets with special guests Leila Bordreuil and Lea Bertucci & Ben Vida in January and February, respectively, and a duo set with Greg Fox in March. Visuals by Grace Villamil.
This event is part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism festival
Hailing from London, England , Bradley Zero is quickly becoming the tastemaker of his generation. Bradley has carved out a unique role for himself within the vibrant London scene as Resident Club DJ, Broadcaster, and Label Boss of one of the most exciting new imprints today – Rhythm Section International.
Joining Bradley is MMYYKK (pronounced "Mike"), a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and music producer from the Inland Empire CA, and currently residing in Minneapolis MN. MMYYKK's eclectic and forward-thinking sound situates itself at the intersections of Soul, Jazz, Electro and R&B. It blends analog synthesis and neck-breaking rhythms amalgamated with sonic alchemy.
Ouri grew up in France, in a family of mixed French and Afro-Caribbean descent. She began playing the harp and piano at 5, but at 7 she found unity in the cello. A self proclaimed introvert who’d rather dash off on her own than feel disconnected in the wrong crowd — she arrives in Montreal at the age of 16 to pursue a degree in composition. Montreal’s rave scene is where her artistry began to take shape — establishing herself in the community as a producer, DJ, and composer. Lending her skills to various collaborations, she strengthened her sense of self, but also her affinity for transforming sonically into any genre, playing any role. She takes her knowledge of big orchestral sound, and creates her own fusion, puncturing the classical with industrial abrasions and electronic nuance. Ballads and drum samples take melodies out of the middle ground. She finds home in the new hybrid — but first she must stretch the old structure to make a clearing. Conscious not to define herself within any one structure, but to cascade her own spectrum of sound — in Frame of a Fauna Ouri shows us everything she can do, while what comes next is everything she will.
This event is part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism festival.
KeiyaA is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Raised in Chicago’s South Side, KeiyaA synthesizes her jazz training, R&B sensibilities, and hip-hop upbringing to create new soul sounds inundated with her powerful, sultry voice and dense lyricism. She aims to center the narrative and intellect of the black woman in the late-stage capitalist world.
KeiyaA’s debut album Forever, Ya Girl released on March 27, 2020. Forever, Ya Girl is a nu-soul landscape capturing the life of a Black woman. The project is primarily self-produced, and received a “Best New Music” review from Pitchfork as well as placement on several “Best of 2020” lists. Forever, Ya Girl has also earned KeiyaA fans in fellow artists such as Solange, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, and Jay-Z.
This event is part of Carnegie Hall’s Afrofuturism festival.
KeiyaA is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Raised in Chicago’s South Side, KeiyaA synthesizes her jazz training, R&B sensibilities, and hip-hop upbringing to create new soul sounds inundated with her powerful, sultry voice and dense lyricism. She aims to center the narrative and intellect of the black woman in the late-stage capitalist world.
KeiyaA’s debut album Forever, Ya Girl released on March 27, 2020. Forever, Ya Girl is a nu-soul landscape capturing the life of a Black woman. The project is primarily self-produced, and received a “Best New Music” review from Pitchfork as well as placement on several “Best of 2020” lists. Forever, Ya Girl has also earned KeiyaA fans in fellow artists such as Solange, Earl Sweatshirt, Blood Orange, Moses Sumney, and Jay-Z.
Dedicated to the hard working often unsung music lovers around the world, Sol Follow, from the musical mind of Shawn Dub, features guests who are avid music collectors and lovers of a good party. For its first iteration in 2022, Shawn invites Chicago House luminary, Mark Grusane for a special edition.
Fred Moten, Brandon Lopez and Gerald Cleaver join forces to bring the new vanguard of jazz and poetry. This is concert a celebration of their new record on Reading Group.
After a long hiatus, CCL brings their inimitable sound back to 233 with an all night long affair of psychedelic breaks and grooves seemingly plucked from a cosmic tree in the 5th dimension.
Celebrating “Dia" / "Phonolydian,” his first new music in over five years on Nonesuch Records, Tydondai Braxton brings his live new releases residency “Multiplay” to The Sound Room for three intimate evenings.