Updates
How we went from underground to legal (and why)
Someone asked me in August: “So just no more DIY raves then?” Yeah. One word. No qualifiers. No “maybe when...
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Values
I got arrested for throwing a rave. Here’s what I learned about policing.
I’m not anti-cop. I need to say that upfront because what follows will sound like it comes from someone who...
Events
Event 37: arrested, charged, and back stronger
On July 12, 2025, two hours into our 37th event, NYPD and FDNY came through the door. They shut everything...
Events
The Silo Thursday that changed everything
A couple weeks before this event, Silo Brooklyn randomly invited us to organize a Thursday night. We weren’t sure why....
BTS
The co-promoter who threatened to strangle me
March 2024. TAT3 — Techno Afters Trap 3 — at Galospace NYC. I’d booked 10 out of 12 DJs personally....
BTS
The Basement door rejection that started everything
My grandmother died a month before this happened. I had a pile of regrets I hadn’t dealt with. The kind...
Values
Going against the grain
In December 2023, SLIST threw an industrial techno event in SoHo. The conventional wisdom said this was a ridiculous idea....
Values
Anti-gatekeeping
If we want everyone to be treated equally on the dance floor, we must first treat everyone equally at the...
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