Honey Bun

House

HEADLINER

Brooklyn based DJ and interdisciplinary artist Honey Bun, born Samantha Taylor, draws from her New York roots and Texas upbringing to craft expansive, genre fluid sets. Her sound bridges soulful house, breaks, techno, and cosmic electro, often centering the interconnected sonic output of the global Black diaspora. As a resident at The Lot Radio, she hosts the monthly show BUNTOPIA, which serves as a platform for her explorative, future forward approach to dance music. She co founded the party series Soul Connection, a project dedicated to centering intergenerational Black femme DJs and cultivating inclusive dance floors across New York City venues like Nowadays and Good Room. Her ability to navigate diverse club environments, from intimate wine bars to major festival stages, establishes her as a versatile selector with a deep, omnivorous record collection. Honey Bun stands out for her commitment to building community through music, consistently creating spaces that prioritize both sonic depth and social connection.

Ayanna Heaven

Electronic

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, radio host, and event producer whose work is deeply rooted in Jamaican sound system culture. Raised in Saint Mary, Jamaica, during the 1990s dancehall era and later shaped by the Atlanta, Georgia hip hop scene, she brings a scholarly yet intuitive approach to her craft as an ethnomusicology graduate. She hosts the monthly program Sounds of Heaven on The Lot Radio and serves as a selector for the long running Across 110th Street show on WKCR. Her sets traverse roots reggae, rocksteady, dancehall, afrobeats, and funk, often emphasizing organic textures and historical continuity. By bridging deep musical research with a vibrant, contemporary club sensibility, she acts as a vital conduit for global diasporic sounds in the modern nightlife landscape.

shekdash

Techno

shekdash (Shek-Ahmed Jarrett) is a NYC-native DJ, producer, and photographer deeply embedded in the city's creative fabric. Raised in the East Village nightlife scene (his family owns the legendary Nublu), shekdash brings an authentic, vinyl-focused approach to the booth. His sound is a high-octane collision of Jersey Club, Jungle, Baile Funk, and Hard Techno, described as "raw and built for the dance floor." This genre-blurring style has garnered support from global heavyweights like Skrillex, Diplo, and VTSS, leading to performances at major international platforms including Boiler Room, The Lot Radio, and Rinse FM. Blending his background in fashion and visual art with a deep knowledge of club music history, shekdash represents the cutting edge of New York's new generation, delivering sets that are frantic, global, and undeniably cool.