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Nez Senja, now also known as Helios XL, draws inspiration from a diverse palette of influences, reflecting his belief in the timeless quality of music. A range of sound and style is evident in his music selection, which resonates with a wider audience. 

Nez Senja has been a mainstay in Singapore’s nightlife circuit for over a decade since 2010, while playing one-off DJ sets in Bangkok, Bali, Hong Kong, Manila, Milan, New York, Kuala Lumpur & Shenzhen. His style oscillates between rocking a club dancefloor and mixing lower-tempo beats for brand activations and special events. 

Online, he’s curated mixes on digital platforms of music/lifestyle brands such as Blast Radio, Mixmag Asia, Bangkok Community Radio, Singapore Community Radio, Ice Cream Sundays, See You At One, Café Kitsuné and The Lot Radio (Brooklyn), including a mix featured on Resident Advisor’s Mix Of the Day series in October 2021. 

The Helios XL alias emerged in 2023, and a more focused sound graced the inaugural Sunda Festival in September, and more recently, Keep Hush Live Singapore in 2024, supported by Carhartt WIP.

Nez Senja deals in pushing high-quality alternative music. From the raw sounds of Jungle-D&B to retro-futuristic head-nodding Hip Hop and essential forays into House, Techno, Electronica, Dub, Afrobeat, Funk, Soul, and Jazz, his music appeals to a diverse sub-cultural audience.

As a DJ, Nez Senja now appears on event billings as different aliases for a variety of styles and genres:
Helios XL – Jungle, Breakbeat, Bass, Leftfield Techno
Senja – Drum & Bass
Nez Senja – All sorts of high-quality music in a DJ set

XAETHERX is an alter-ego - a shape-shifter. Their sound encapsulates eclectic waves of sonic aesthetic that leads you through a journey. XAETHERX is genre-bending, exciting, fresh and unlabeled. You never quite know what to expect.
From deconstructed, industrial, hip-hop, hyperpop, global south beats, experimental, techno, queer anthems; XAETHERX stops at nothing.

Bookings: kansh.aether@gmail.com

Past shows:
Santai | 2024
Bclip Wanted Hyperfocus | 2024
Ringtone BRAT summer | 2024
Bianca Oblivion FomoHomo | 2024
𝐀𝐅𝐊 𝗕𝐑𝗕 𝐆𝐓𝐆 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐃 𝐆2𝐆𝐆2𝐆 2024
0rbit DISTROID | 2024
Endless Return x CC Chances in Chaos Present: Endless Chaos Thailand 2023 [DECONSTRUCTED CLUB]
Queer Focused Open Deck | FOMO HOMO @ Wild Pearl | 2023 [HOUSE]
Ringtone Online 003 @ No Spoilers Bar Projector X | 2023 [HYPERPOP, NIGHTCORE, DRAIN GANG, QUEER]
0rbit presents: The Kasicunt Ball @ Kult Kafe | 2023 [BALLROOM, QUEER, VOGUE, AFRODESI]
Daytimers x LGBTQIA+ History Month: ༄ XAETHERX | 2023 [BALLROOM, VOGUE, QUEER] 
Nadi Bpm B2B XAETHERX | The Standard, London | 2023 [AFRODESI FUSION, HIPHOP]
Queer Rave Soundsystems @  London | 2023 [ASIAN UNDERGROUND, UK GARAGE]
Hong Kong Community Radio x ENDLESS RETURN IN RETROGRADE: there is no spoon | 2022 [DECONSTRUCTED]
Primal Frequencies Mantravine Album Launch @ Projector X | 2022 [WORLD MUSIC, FOLK, SUFI, EXPERIMENTAL]
0rbit presents Cosmos: Halloween Edition @ Kult Kafe | 2022 [DECONSTRUCTED, EXPERIMENTAL, UNDERGROUND]
Beti.Beta presents -  Radical Worlds: The Future Of Belonging @ Kult Kafe | 2022 [AFRODESI]
RE:GENERATION By Quite One Kind @ 100 Turf Club Rd | 2022 [INDIE CLASSICS, 80S, FUNK AFRODESI]
0rbit presents Cosmos: Queer Night @ Kult Kafe | 2022 [HYPERPOP, QUEER, UNDERGROUND]
XUE + THE ORCHARD; THE WASP PRESENTS ENDLESS RETURN BE-COMING | 2021  [VOGUE, DESI, HYPERPOP, QUEER]
Y Not Party | Y Not Works @ Somewhere | 2020

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