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For the 97th entry in the Honcho Podcast Series, we welcome Baronhawk Poiter (@baronhawkpoitier)! Growing up in PG County, Maryland nestled between Baltimore and Washington, DC shaped life for artist Baronhawk Poitier. Listening to local radio stations and sorting through records while working at The Record Exchange heavily influenced his pursuit of a career as a producer and DJ. He was recognized alongside mentor Kris Klayton aka Karizma/ Kaytronik with a grant from the National Endowment of Arts for electronic music production. Baronhawk expresses his passion for cultural preservation and education working with dance legends at the nonprofit culture and education project Urban Artistry, Inc. He has also earned a name for himself within the LGBTQIA+ dance music community as a member of the unique DC based queer artist collective “The NeedleExchange,” who are known for their independent events, raves and DJ residencies. 

In February of this year, we hosted Baronhawk for the Not Mass weekly stream. His outstanding mix blew us all a way and served as a beautiful 90 minute escape of house and funk. Baronhawk radiates joy; you can always count on him to bring a smile to your face.

Tracklist:

New World Generation / Curious Soul
Secretsundaze / Over The Edge
Karizma / Annihilate
Cerrone / Funk Makossa
Bertrand Dupart / Ketekole (Bodhi Stava Dub)
Nubian Minds / So Good (Psyan Remix)
Wham / Everything She Wants (Unknown Edit)
Roxy / The Contagion (Baronhawk Poitier Masked Mix)
Culoe Du Song / Bright Forest
Ray Charles / Elena Rigby (Quentin Harris Mix)
S3A / Sleepness 909
The Carry Nation / Majorettes
Tobias Schmidt / Brains
Pittsburgh Track Authority / Oculus Sinister
Eddie Fowlkes / X Groove
Dr Tintin / Texture
Technasia / My Force
House Gospel Choir / Gods Trying (Kaytronik’s Speak Dub)
Aretha Franklin / What A Fool Believes

Honcho Podcast Series 97: Baronhawk Poiter

sugar armor A V. M. re-edit (703+autechre)

The @jellyfishpgh crew has been a new driving force for queer dance music in Pittsburgh. We’re proud to have had them play at Hemlock Hole, a perfect stage for their style:  disco, italo, and euphoric house music.

Campout Series: Jellyfish

@tommycornelis and @baronhawkpoitier, long time b2b partners, opened the Grove on Saturday night with a soaring set of house, disco, soul, and breakbeat.

Campout Series: Tommy C. & Baronhawk

sunrise boogy

Classic Pop, Disco, Synth

Do you dare venture to the Halloween Disco? With pop ghouls and disco zombies lurking around, one can’t help but enjoy the magic in the air...sure to get the dead spooked and dancing!

Featuring:
Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Rhianna, Sopie Ellis Baxtor, Depeche Mode, CHIC, Lady Gaga, David Bowie, Kylie Minogue, KC & The Sunshine Band, Kim Petras and more!
Oct 31.20

Halloween Disco & Pop

from timbre room NECK takeover april 23 2022
august222222.com

august V. M. @ timbre room DJ set april 2022

Ballroom/Club remix of “Shake Sumn” FT Sexyy Red

Shake Sumn HA

New York-based label Kindergarten Records is thrilled to unveil Ayesha’s (@aye5ha) debut album, ‘Rhythm is Memory’ – 10 boundary-pushing tracks, a shape-shifting percussive journey with electric moments. While intended for maximum dancefloor impact, Ayesha’s first LP is also conceptually thought-provoking and playful, exploring how bodies store and channel creative knowledge.

Ayesha - Rhythm is Memory (KINDER016)
Out on Kindergarten Records on November 3, 2023

Rhythm is Memory

Ayesha - V7

Deep beats, improvisational jazz, and oddities

http://www.instagram.com/cmioner

DJ Etta @ The Lot Radio 10-01-2023

Live set at the fourth Night Shade, Flower Factory's bi-annual nighttime soirée at the Black Cat 

SC: soundcloud.com/flower_factory
IG: @flowerfactory_party

Live at Flower Factory: Night Shade

Alphabet Soup K: The ORD Mix  

It’s been a while since I’ve created a mix for my Alphabet Soup series. “K” is a very special letter for me, for obvious reasons, so this soup is served extra hot 

Bookings: djkeenan@gmail.com


•Keep Thorough- Locked Groove [Turbo, 2013]
•I’m No Legend (Deez U.G.T. Mix)- Demarkus Lewis [Grin Tech, 2023]
•High On Love  (Afrikan Vibration Dub)- Kimani [1998, Strictly Rhythm]
•End of Summer (Chris Carrier Remix)- DJ W!ld [THE W LABEL, 2015]
•Sprungboard- Julio Bashmore [Classic Music Company, 2024]
•Did It For Years- Masters at Work [MAW, 2021]
•Bang Bang- Lego [Fabric Records, 2011]
•Get Busy (Honey Dijon Remix)- DJ W!ld [THE W LABEL, 2021]
•Like Dat- Floorplan [Classic Music Company, 2024]
•08A1- ItalioJohnson [ITJ08, 2014]
•Touch The Light- Black Ops [LoDubs Music, 2017]
•Break The Law- Kristin Velvet [Arms & Legs, 2024]
•Machine Learning (Interplanetary Criminal Remix)- DJ Haus [Unknown To The Unknown, 2020]

Alphabet Soup K: The ORD Mix

https://soundcloud.com/kandylion

Kandylion has dedicated the last decade to refining her DJ skills in Brooklyn’s underground scene, drawing inspiration from the NYC queer scene, which reflects through her sound. Her musical style blends deep and soulful house rhythms with touches of euphoric techno, seductive electro, dynamic acid, and breaks. With a mission to create an inclusive and empowering atmosphere on the dance floor, Kandylion brings her unique sound to audiences of all backgrounds. She holds down residencies within the queer nightlife collective ‘XOXA’ and collaborates with fellow nightlife enthusiast SPRFRK as one half of the duo project KNDYFRK.

"This mix was a cathartic meditation on themes of music and dance as anti-war protest, and queerness as a conduit for universal connection and liberation." - Kandylion

Deep South Podcast 142 Kandylion

Delilah At Night in the Bad Room @ Carry Nation 04-13-24

Chase off the Sunday scaries with an hour of late night selections from Tommy Hart's bag of tricks.

http://www.instagram.com/tommy__hart

Tommy Hart @ The Lot Radio 05-12-2024

Bézier’s music walk the line between soft and hard, emotive and gritty. From their early interest in braindance and IDM to their dance-forward proclivities, Bézier’s influences are wide-ranging, resulting in music that is as carefree as it is relentless.

http://www.instagram.com/_bezier

Bézier @ The Lot Radio 06-07-2024

Ballroom/Club Tool of my favorite New Orleans Bounce tracks! Shoutout to Fly Boi Keno <3

Kicking Flavors Tool

@hunyrocks closing out the QFF Ball at Hemlock Hole with an excellent impromptu set. Thank you Huny!

Campout Mix Series: HUNY XO

HUNY XO live at Papi Juice Vol. 96, Papi Pressure. Elsewhere (Brooklyn, NY). Dec 13, 2024.

HUNY XO @ Papi Juice Vol. 96

On October 21st, 2023, Miscellaneous records and DETOUR presented a night of locals ONLY! To celebrate the home team, slowdanger, Oscar Celedon and Kay Chin took us thru the night, playing only the best tracks from their respective collections!

slowdanger:
"slowdanger’s sound work emphasizes the activation of the senses through vibration, groove and texture. For listeners of this mix, they invite you to feel the groove enter your flesh, vibrate the bones and escape into the invisible architecture of the sonic world."

Recorded Live: 10.21.23 (by @slowdangerslowdanger at @Hot-mass)
Mastered By: M Parent
Photo By: Michael Parente
Artwork By: Gusto

DETOUR Podcast 30: slowdanger (Live at Hot Mass)

Tripped-out excursions through percussive club music with the Nowadays resident.

Ayesha Chugh, AKA Ayesha, makes club music that activates the body. The Brooklyn-based artist has spent the last few years carving out a distinct lane in modern club music. Her fusion of dubstep, techno and essential '90s rave elements into dynamite club tools that test and support dancers in equal measure. This time though, for her RA Podcast, Chugh purposefully tilts in a "more colorful wonky direction."

Since first turning heads with releases on labels like Fever AM and Kindergarten Records, she’s continued to refine a sound that feels both playful and punishing, marked by writhing basslines, rumbling drums and an innate ability to make bodies move. Her productions capture a kind of kinetic precision—tracks that are slippery yet forceful, balancing psychedelic textures with dubstep-like physicality and club-focused power. As Andrew Ryce wrote of her debut, Rhythm is Memory, her skill is "full of textures that wrap around the otherwise thudding, sub-heavy kick drums." After a serious accident in 2024 stopped her in her tracks, this year marks a full return to global touring with a new vantage point on life and the sound she seeks to push.

RA.983, clocking in at nearly two and a half hours, finds Chugh flexing that club muscle once again. Offering a tour through global club music both old and new, it's based around a set at her home base Nowadays this February. It's a patient but relentless ride: from deep, tunneling psytrance, progressive techno and slippery electro before really turning on the gas at the half mark, moving into slanted UK techno territory.

As she explains in the Q&A, it's a carefully curated selection of tracks that probes "what we perceive as tasteful." It's a mix that speaks to her deep knowledge of dance music’s lineage—and her intuitive ability to push it forward.

@aye5ha
Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/983

RA.983 Ayesha

Formosa's closing set at Hot Mass [Pittsburgh] in January 2025. This was one of the last HM parties at the original space before moving to a new location.

Formosa @ Hot Mass (1.25)

999ADJ @ Revival (5.25.25)

Club Moment celebrates its 50th episode, inviting Berlin-based Londoner Kenny, aka B.B.K. and local hero BEARCAT. Kenny is the founder of the Black Music Summit and runs the creative agency Taboo, where she’s known for building creative partnerships, curating lineups, and organizing community-driven events. While spending the summer in New York, she’s been soaking up the city’s energy, connecting with its people, and exploring its vibrant soundscape. For this episode, she’s curated a selection spotlighting music by predominantly Black artists and producers.

In the second hour, fellow Londoner and genre-blurring DJ/producer BEARCAT steps in with a special guest mix—bringing their own bold and distinct perspective to the show.


https://www.instagram.com/justkennyx 
https://www.instagram.com/b_e_a_r_c_a_t
https://soundcloud.com/bearcats_mixtapes



Club Moment #50 with BEARCAT @ The Lot Radio 07-13-2025

https://physicallysick2.bandcamp.com/album/physically-sick-2

VIVA

@baronhawkpoitier is releasing four-track EP 'Temperado Tornado' on @honeysoundsystem next month. The record closes with the dubby and atmospheric 'Gasp & Grasp'.

Out April 10, pre-order it here: https://honeysoundsystem.bandcamp.com/album/temperado-tornado-ep

Temperado Tornado

More exclusive music

Premiere: Baronhawk Poitier 'Gasp & Grasp'

Keenan Orr has been DJing in Washington DC’s underground dance parties and clubs in the ’90s. He has also landed residencies at a number of clubs around the city, including Marvin and Eighteenth Street Lounge. Over the past few years, the Washington DC native has performed for promoters across the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as overseas, in Berlin, London and Reykjavik. Keenan, a former host on XM Satellite Radio, has also been invited to perform on Red Bull Radio, Rinse Radio, and The Lot Radio. During the pandemic, Keenan started a mix series, Alphabet Soup, highlighting his expansive knowledge in different genres of music. Known for his technical mixing and diverse musical selection, Orr makes a lasting impression on all that have experienced his sets. 

Bookings:
djkeenan@gmail.com

https://linktr.ee/Keenanorrdc