Playing with Knives
Upcoming event: 16.12.2024 - 03:00
Inspired by DJ culture from London, Chicago, Detroit, and New York, Playing with knives' started her DJ career at the renowned Momo in Mayfair and developed her selector skills at the iconic club Plastic People in Shoreditch. She appeared on one of the very first Boiler Rooms, where she's still one of their programming consultants. She is a frequent guest on NTS Radio and she's played alongside legends such as Lil Louis, Theo Parrish, Idris Elba, Sir Norman Jay, and Osunlade. She performed at Madonna's Madame X afterparty, Dave Chappelle's official afterparty, and at Damien Hirst's opening at Claridge's. None other than yasiin bey aka Mos Def took note and for the past few years, Playing with Knives has been his go-to selector, and went on as yasiin's executive producer of his Negus installation. What makes 'Playing with Knives' stand out from the rest, is the fact that she takes you on a journey moving from Disco to New Wave, from Soul to Funk, from R&B to Hip Hop, from Boogie to Broken, from House to Afrobeats, and from the classics to the future, always making sure her beautiful melodies and sexy grooves dance on top of the most elevating beats