James Axon

House

HEADLINER

James Axon is a Los Angeles based DJ and producer who cofounded the queer underground party series Planet Love. A classically trained pianist, he integrates his musical background into sets that traverse house, techno, electro, and disco. He maintains a monthly residency on Dublab titled Hearing Color, where he explores the intersections of synthesis and sound design. His performance history includes appearances at venues such as Good Room in New York City, Sunday Sunday in Mexico City, and Por Detroit in Los Angeles. Axon is known for a sound that remains melodic, driving, and synth heavy, often favoring tracks that occupy the grey area between established genres.

Pablo Romero

Tech House

A fixture of the New York City underground for over a decade, Queens native Pablo Romero operates at the intersection of house and techno. As the founder of the Brooklyn based Archivio Record Shop, he maintains a deep commitment to vinyl culture and community curation. His DJ sets weave together Latin heritage with the raw, eclectic energy of the city, often incorporating elements of salsa and hip hop into driving, hypnotic club rhythms. Romero holds residencies at venues like Public Records and has performed across international circuits. He stands out for his ability to bridge the gap between technical crate digging and the high energy demands of modern dance floors, grounding his sound in the authentic pulse of New York.

Muerte Lenta

Techno

Muerte Lenta is a techno DJ based in New York City, working an industrialized, psychedelic strain of the sound built on hypnotic repetition and dark, mechanical textures. She has become a fixture of the city's underground club circuit, playing rooms such as Bossa Nova Civic Club, Paragon, Trans-Pecos, and H0L0. Active since 2021, she has also carried her sets beyond New York to Tbilisi, Georgia. She performs in the back to back duo Latino Drive alongside DREAMINSLOW, and shares bills with local peers including Ne/Re/A, HARDKORE, and DJ Sour. Her sets lean driving and immersive, favoring locked-in grooves and trippy atmospheres over big-room drops.

Telesforo

House

Telesforo is a New York City based DJ and promoter who anchors the local underground scene through his residency at Bossa Nova Civic Club and his event series Telemetry. Originally from Virginia, he draws from a diverse sonic palette that spans deep house, techno, and experimental textures. He operates the labels Telemetry and Take Time, which serve as platforms for trippier, hypnotic, and genre-fluid electronic music. Beyond his production and label work, he is a fixture in the Brooklyn community as a host of open deck sessions and a curator of weekly happy hour showcases. His sets often utilize a hybrid vinyl and digital approach to maintain a raw, club-focused energy. Telesforo remains a vital connector in the New York nightlife circuit, consistently prioritizing the preservation of underground dancefloor culture.