Pearson Sound

UK Garage

Pearson Sound is the primary alias of David Kennedy, a London producer, DJ, and mastering engineer, and a co-founder of the influential Hessle Audio label alongside Ben UFO and Pangaea. His sound connects the low-end weight of UK soundsystem culture to a restless, forward-looking take on club music, moving between UK garage, jungle, dubstep, techno, and wonky bass. He has released across Hessle Audio and his own imprint and mixed the acclaimed FabricLive.56 under his Pearson Sound and Ramadanman names. A regular on Rinse FM through the Hessle Audio show, he has performed at Boiler Room, Dekmantel, and festivals worldwide. He remains one of UK bass music's most respected selectors and studio minds.

Baby Leo

Bass

Baby Leo is a New York DJ and a co-founder of the Dripping party and festival, known for irreverent, genre-twisting programming. Drawing on a background that stretches to heavy music, his sets celebrate the euphoric power of big soundsystem bass, weaving club, bass, and rave sounds into unpredictable journeys. He is a regular across the city's underground, with appearances for Sustain-Release, The Lot Radio, and Nowadays. His sunrise slots have become a signature, pushing sound and mood in unexpected directions. He is a distinctive voice in New York's forward-thinking dance scene.

Bearcat

Bass

London born and New York based, Bearcat is a multifaceted artist whose practice spans DJing, production, and performance art. Her sets are defined by a high energy fusion of jungle, drum and bass, techno, and experimental club sounds, often drawing from her Jamaican heritage and punk background. She gained significant recognition as a member of the Discwoman collective and for curating the Seltzer club night, which prioritized queer and trans artists of color at venues like Nowadays. Her production work includes notable contributions such as the Chromat runway scores and tracks released via labels like Promesses and Haus of Altr. Bearcat approaches her work as a form of dancefloor therapy, utilizing sound to explore themes of healing, spirituality, and political resistance. Her ability to seamlessly bridge disparate genres while maintaining a cohesive, pulsating rhythmic intensity establishes her as a vital, uncompromising voice in contemporary underground club culture.