Drew Mitchell is the owner of 606 Records curates all guest DJs

The Bloom Colleqtive presents Conversations After Dark, a night dedicated to connection, community, and deep feeling ft. sounds by Selah Say.

IG: @thebloomcolleqtive / @selahsay

Vaxter aka BVAX is a multi talented DJ, MC, Recording artist, Host, Actor and Tastemaker.Experiences include events for Hellenic museum, Nike, Super Dry, Jettasetting, Chicago Hustles magazine, The Promontory, Guerrilla Fest, The Sales Force company, WHPK, WZRD, WLUW, UIC Radio, Que4 Radio, S.X.S.W.,Koz Susani Design, Black Public Relations Society,  Multi Kuti, The Elbo Room, Jesse White Community Center, Township,  North Bar, Merkles, Old Town Social, Duffy's,  The Delta, Public Hotel, The Allerton Hotel, Hyde Park Records,  Murasaki Lounge, Milwaukee Ave Fest, Wicker Park Fest, Slum Fest, North coast fest, and the Silver Room Block Party. BVAX has also proven to be an exciting  opener as the DJ for Mobb Deep, EDO O G, George Clinton, Talib Kweli,  Redman and Method man, Brand Nubians, Tha Alkoholiks ,Large Professor, Masta Ace and A Flock Of Seagulls. BVAX is available for private events, weddings and corporate  gatherings and parties. BVAX is a mobile  flexible disc jockey specializing in Hip Hop, Soul, R&B, Disco, House, Dance, Top 40, Retro and Modern classics. www.brianvaxter.com

IG: @bvax / @dj.onwa

Born in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood, Daze grew up in a challenging environment before moving to Logan Square on the North Side, where he felt “hell to heaven” in terms of freedom and community access. As a pre-teen, he rigged a speaker into a window to play music for neighbors, experimenting with EQ to create a powerful, bass-heavy sound. His formative listening included Earth, Wind & Fire, Anita Baker, Sade, John Coltrane, Wu-Tang Clan, and Jamiroquai DownBeat. He was inspired by producers like Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons, and Quincy Jones, valuing music as a thought process and a creative journey. 

J. Copes is a longtime Punch House selector with a penchant for playing total groovers for any situation. Whether he’s in a club, bar, or more recently, streaming at home, he’s got the appropriate goods. J. Copes can often be found at Punch House playing boogie, disco, house, broken beat, jazz, hip hop, and more.

IG: @jcopesmusic

Club Yaya is a captivating, seamless dance experience rooted in culture, rhythm, and community. Grounded in Chicago’s juke, house, and ghetto tech traditions, the
sound expands fluidly through hip hop and R&B, then stretches into cumbia, dembow, and reggaeton, reflecting the global Black and Brown diasporas that shape the room. Each transition is intentional, creating an uninterrupted flow that keeps the energy high and the dance floor connected. Club Yaya is warm, expressive, and inclusive by design, a space where music moves freely, bodies respond instinctively, and community is built through sound.

Mostly vintage chill vibes, R&B, neo soul, hip hop, slow jams, US and UK and more featuring sound selector Kosmo

IG: @kosmo_dj_offficial

B. Reed presents Smooth Groovables... a prime fusion of Jazz-Funk, House & Soul

IG: @b__reed26

DJ Pauly brings 40 years of DJ knowledge and experience to the 1s and 2s. He was a resident back in the late 80s early 90s at The Riviera (Chicago). He has played many guest spots throughout Chicago and has a passion for music.  He is not one to miss. 

Ashina is a DJ and beat-maker based in Chicago. Ashina can be found mixing disco, house, soul, and music from various parts of the world. As a producer, Ashina is interested in exploring atmospheres and eccentric grooves, as well as concepts relating to science fiction. These recordings can be found on the Chicago-based label, Sovereign State. 


IG: Paul Caston - @paulycaston / @sovereign__state

Southside born and raised, Nate Carter was magnetized by DJ culture long before he ever attempted to perform. As a selector with over fifteen years in the game, the artist professionally known as Jivefresh - a veteran of intimate speakeasies, festival mainstages and everything in between - credits his fellow DJs for being as inspiring to his journey as the music itself. His preferred sound aspires to the energy of a basement house party, encompassing a 70s-90s aesthetic of funk, boogie, boom bap, the soulquarian era, groove heavy electronic and tasteful edits/reworks. With a style known as #ModernVintage, a DJ Jivefresh set is open format by design, intentionally unplanned, curated live and intended to find the middle ground between music that’s timeless and music that inevitably will be.

With an insatiable desire to advocate for improved visibility and opportunity for his mentors and peers, In 2018 Nate moved beyond performance to launch Sounds Like Fun; a bespoke curation initiative dedicated to pairing equitable & ethical venues/events with a multi-generational group of the best DJs working from a growing roster of over 60 artists with regional, national and international exposure, all of whom have deep connections with or roots in Chicago. Under the banner of Sounds Like Fun, Nate has worked as curator and music director for event clients like BPM Music Group, Revel Global Events and Salesforce, and spaces such as The Darling, Chit Chat Lounge, McCormick Place and The Walk in, where he's anchored the music program with Logan Square's longest running monthly event since 2017.

While maintaining select availability for savvy private event clients, Jivefresh can be found performing regularly at over a dozen destination lounges, restaurants and hotels in neighborhoods throughout the Chicagoland area, since 2009.

IG: @cxxxvi

Punch House DJ for the First Rodeo event with Mover's and Shaker's Co

Oui Ennui’s work builds sonic mazes that lead listeners on a dizzying chase through instrumental hip hop, synth explorations, drones, zones, and everything in between. As DJ Oui Ennui, he’s a chameleon, shifting modes depending on where the muse lands, but always finding the magic touch that produces vivid images through sound. Expect everything from Afrobeat to Chanson, Golden Era Hip-Hop to MBP, Synth Wave to Japanese Jazz. The vibe? Velvet Dashiki. IG: @ouiennui

Spinning since 1986, from Chicago Hyde Park neighborhood, Mark Fuller aka DJ Mark Flava, aka Mark Flava, has evolved into one of the most gifted performers within the Hip Hop, Club House, R&B, and Reggae Cultures. Some DJ’s play records and some play tricks, but the versatile skills of Mark Flava will inevitably and consistently move any crowd to a frenzy—a unique and overlooked skill that only few DJ’s have mastered. When Mark Flava explores his mental library of records, the resulting realm of musical sound is unfathomable “flava”. City Alert & Truth Magazine’s 2004 winner of the Top Club DJ Award, DJ Mark Flava has held down long–term DJ Residencies at legendary clubs on two coasts, The Midwest and The East Coast (Funky Buddha Chicago ‘2002-2010, Chicago’s Harry’s Velvet, Sinibar Chicago & Beauty Bar Chicago, in addition to No Name Bar, Union Station & La Renaissance all of Connecticut ’96- ’00). DJ Mark Flava can play for to any crowd’s musical tastes—Country and Rock to Pop, Hip Hop and House…You name the crowd and he can rock them! Mark Flava is the celebrities’ choice of DJ when they come to Chi-town and you can always catch him behind the tables at all of Chicago’s elite A-List engagements. Some of the celebrities Mark Flava has been personally requested to play for include… Vivica Fox, Kid Capri, Biz Markie, Common, Kanye West, Dwayne Wade, Donovan McNabb, Tim Hardaway, Brand New Heavies, SWV, Teddy Riley, Dwele, Larenz Tate, Roy Ayers, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Atlanta House Wives, Rahm Emanuel, Kindred the Family Soul, Musiq Soulchild, T.I, Robin Thicke, John Legend and Earth Wind & Fire to name a few. DJ Mark Flava as owner of First Fridays, which is the largest social networking firm for urban professionals in the US, has compiled the one of the biggest email distribution list in the nation. Just in Chicago alone, Mark Flava has over 60,000 subscribers to his event newsletter not including thousands of followers on social media. When you employ DJ Mark Flava for your affair, you are employing a professional! IG: @markfuller4real

@jeremiahmeece
https://jeremiahmeecechicago.bandcamp.com/

Funk, Disco, Dance, Soul, and Golden Era Hip Hop on mostly 45's

IG: @lovebug_chicago
IG: @38slugs

Eva Maria “La Gabachita Cumbiambera” is a Mexican-American DJ born and raised on the northwest side of Chicago. Known for her vibrant and energetic sets, Eva Maria crosses boundaries by infusing elements of rap and punk with her love for traditional Cumbia. She celebrates her Poblana heritage by blending the old with the new, merging traditional Cumbia with Cumbias Rebajadas and Cumbias Oscuras in her DJ performances.

IG: @evamvriaaa

House / Disco / 80s

IG: @jerryreyes.studio

IGs: @arndtamused

DJ Mike Caliber is a renowned Event and Club DJ and has played events across the country. He is currently a Weekend Guest Mix Show Dj on 107.5 WGCI, owner of Promo Control Media and Management.

IG: @djmikecaliber

Toyacoyah is an Indigenous DJ blending ancestral rhythm with modern breakbeats. A late-’90s DnB radio host turned Midwest selector, her fast-tempo sets span electro, breaks, juke, and jungle.

Instagram

@toyacoyah

J. Copes is a longtime Punch House selector with a penchant for playing total groovers for any situation. Whether he’s in a club, bar, or more recently, streaming at home, he’s got the appropriate goods. J. Copes can often be found at Punch House playing boogie, disco, house, broken beat, jazz, hip hop, and more.

IG: @jcopesmusic

@606records (Drew Mitchell) / @Jake_Pickelonious2.0