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CTRLZORA is a music curator, black femme event and artist collective co-founder, DJ, musician, and dance music equitist from Chicago. They aim to contribute to keeping the electronica dance scene alive and soulful through house, techno, world music, and more. Paying homage to the history and liberation of music within communities of color across genres is their central focus, alongside perpetuating the tradition of house music in its originator, Chicago, and black and queer culture. They've spearheaded activism efforts to preserve historical venues of Chicago like The Post and The Warehouse, pushing to keep the integrity and history of the music's roots alive. Mentored by the very architects of soulful house and techno, CTRLZORA carries a sound that cannot be confused for anything short of authentic and raw, spanning from the furthest corners of Midwestern dance music all the way to the expansive sounds of the African diaspora and beyond, often collaborating with the creator of the original Warehouse and Music Box Chicago, Robert Williams. Zora has frequently played and spoken at venues and on platforms such as Smartbar, The Lot Radio, the Silverroom Block Party, The Frankie Knuckles Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago House Music Festival, Art Basel, Movement Detroit Weekend, Nowadays Brooklyn, Public Records, The Post Chicago, The Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, and various venues and radio stations throughout the city and beyond. Zora has also had the honor of playing and collaborating alongside greats such as Lil Louis, Juan Atkins, Gene Hunt, Timmy Regisford, Duane Powell, Celeste Alexandar, and Ron Trent. Infusing their own spiritual associations with music, Zora aims to create an energy that brings somatic healing not only to themselves but also to their listeners. Quick to draw from the archives while blending with modern reiterations, Zora shares their open love letters to music and mutual sonic communion with every crowd.

Danny the Wildchild has become one of the most valued drum & bass DJ's in America. His unique blends of jump up drum and bass, amazing scratching and original production consistently rock heads in every corner of North America. His talents have brought him to perform alongside every major drum & bass DJ you've ever heard of, not to mention non dnb acts as well including: Eminem, Method Man, The Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, Moby, MixMaster Mike, and The Pharcyde.

In the studio Danny is a prolific drum & bass producer with years of dancefloor melting experience and a ferocious hunger to spread his original music across the globe. His tunes sound like his DJ sets and are written to be rinsed on the big systems.... When Danny's in town the 'Jump Up' goes down!

bookings: dannythewildchild@gmail.com

Global techno & house community empowering the culture of work & rave
Est. 2008 Los Angeles

🖤 Voted the World’s #1 Club 2024, 2023 & 2022
🔗 Connecting cultures across the globe.
⬇️ The future of clubbing is here.

The youngest resident of the world-renowned TV Lounge at 21, (now 30) Detroit's Loren has been devoutly DJing ever since their parents surprised them with belt-driven turntables and a two-channel mixer at 17. They tumbled head-first down the techno rabbit hole when they heard Punisher play a house party at 16, and fell deeper yet at an Interdimensional Transmissions party on their 18th birthday.
Influenced by the city's raw and desolate landscape, and the unparalleled openness and energy of its crowds, nothing brings them more joy than getting lost in their own internal world during a set, and seeing those on the dance floor doing the same. From techno and punchy house, to wonky acid and leftfield mind twisters, Loren never hesitates to push the boundaries with their selections; embracing the musical diversity characteristic of the lineage of “Midwestern DJs” that came before them, they shy away from over classification, and remain a true chameleon of sound.
The co-founder of queer party series HUNNI at TV Lounge and Spot Lite monthly Duology, Loren has four appearances at Movement Electronic Music Festival, as well as performances at BPM Festival, Smart Bar, Honcho Campout, Where Are My Keys, The Bunker, Club der Visionaere, and Heidighulen 
 under their belt. 2024 was a watershed year for the artist, performing twice at Panorama Bar, including the infamous Christopher Street Day celebration, as well as Resolute's 30-hour New Years Eve & Day party, and both the famed Meta Ta Physika and Marble Bar closing party over Memorial Day weekend. They continue to play regularly at Detroit's top underground destinations year-round.
Able to adapt to any time and place, but known for their grimy, long-form and late-night sets, Loren lives to connect through their music with dance floors all over the world. They let the music do the talking, while continuously upping the ante, proving just how far passion, hard work, and authenticity can take you.

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