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Dusknight (Julio E. Berroa, He, They) is a Queer Latine Electronic Music Producer, DJ/Performer, and multifaceted multimedia based in Providence, RI. 

Born in Salcedo, Dom. Rep., Berroa moved to Providence at 14 years old. In 2019, he created Dusknight and released his first self-released body of work ‘Sounds of Summer, Vol. 1 and his premiere album ‘Waverider’ and then, ‘Waverider: The Stargate Edition’ under The Haus of Glitter Record Label in 2021. 

Drawing inspiration from a variety of genres from Hip-Hop (& Lo-FI), House, Heavy Techno, Hyperpop, Trap, and music of the Queer Afro-Latine diaspora, Berroa has always had a profound love for music and art, from DJ’ing at basement shows to Tea Dances at the Providence Eagle, a collaborative DJ series with Club Mango, as well as both local and national performance and visual art engagements. 

Julio is also the founder and Executive Director of Haus of Codec, a Providence-based organization that works to create safer and more accessible means to housing, care, and essential services for displaced transition-aged youth. He is one of the lead community organizers for the international PRONK! activist music and arts festival and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree in Digital Media Curriculum and Photography from Rhode Island College.

He has been actively working on the new “sound” for the brand, truly enhancing what Dusknight stands for as an artist. A series of Singles is on the horizon for the artist in summer 2023.