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stutter house

bad tuner

Gilligan Moss

hardcore

hardcore punk

Phantoms

Swoosh

On Sunday, August 24th, we’re hosting a special 

 Party summer throwdown on the rooftop of 

—one of the best open-air spaces in New York. The spotlight is on bad tuner, the Brooklyn-based producer and DJ whose genre-blending sets pull from house, breaks, and global club sounds.

Since debuting in 2018, he’s shared stages with artists like TOKiMONSTA, Bon Entendeur, Catching Flies, and Beshken, and has performed at venues and events including 

 in Austin. His tracks have landed on global radio stations and key editorial playlists, and he also contributed a score to 

give me a reason

Whether he’s playing solo or curating multi-artist nights like his “bad tuner & friends” series, his sets always deliver a forward-thinking mix with a strong sense of place.

, the LA-based duo of Kyle Kaplan and Vinnie Pergola, known for their blend of house and indie-dance. Since their breakout in 2016, they’ve topped US Dance Radio with “Just A Feeling,” released on ODESZA’s Foreign Family Collective, and gained support from artists like Pete Tong, Diplo, and Jai Wolf. Now leading their own label, Speed Dial Records, they’re focused on pushing independent electronic music forward with a string of new releases in 2025.

, the Chicago-born duo known for their joyful and rhythm-forward productions. With over 100 million streams and a reputation for high-energy, feel-good sets, they’ve played major festivals like 

—earned critical support from BBC Radio 1, KCRW, KEXP, Triple J, and more, with their self-titled debut peaking on the album charts. 

Coming off their headline “Speaking Across Time” tour and a string of remixes and collaborations with acts like 

, Clementine Douglas, and ODESZA, the duo now prepares to unveil their next chapter: 

, a more experimental club-leaning project, due out this summer.

The very creative and niche NYC music producer 

 adds a cool touch to this lineup. Having played with bad tuner before, this set brings a familiar synergy and fresh underground energy that fits right into the tone of the BLUE Party.

BLUE

BLUE: bad tuner, Gilligan Moss & Phantoms

melodic house

organic house

afro house

melodic techno

Maga

Sean Doron

Germany

german tech house

minimal tech house

Emanuel Satie

Amy Jor

Scenarios

Scenarios New York

Netherlands

deep groove house

house

tech house

Ferreck Dawn

United Kingdom

funky house

disco house

latin house

CASSIMM

Bulgaria

bulgarian electronic

Pavel Petrov

Ferreck Dawn with CASSIMM, Pavel Petrov, & More

dutch tech house

Prunk

M-High

Chesster

Prunk with M-High & Chesster

deep disco house

raw techno

Eats Everything

drum and bass

jungle

liquid funk

Break

Hitty

Branqueeno

DJ ing

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ALISHA

rally house

Ruze

Sahil Morchi

BLUE: Alisha, Ruze, Lightleak + more

pop dance

tropical house

uk dance

Jonas Blue

dance pop

Eden Prince

afro tech

tribal house

Chris Bowl

Daniel Lerman

AAFTERS

Jonas Blue with Eden Prince, Chris Bowl & More

Desna

Dyzen

Romania

minimal techno

Mahony

Bea Trinidad

Pardon My French

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Parallelle

Parallelle & Guests

Marco Strous

Méssous

CatLadyHi

Jayside

Pink Party Brooklyn

uk house

Sam Divine

Sam Divine & Guests

Devault

Jay Crusoe

Voltan

DEVAULT with WELKER, Jay Crusoe & More

Italy

italian tech house

Blackchild

Cristina Lazic

Tech

Jay de Lys

Mikayla Wolf

GENNARO with Cristina Lazic, Jay de Lys, & More

progressive house

progressive trance

trance

uplifting trance

Aly & Fila

Aly & Fila Extended Set

Fedde Le Grand

Fedde Le Grand & Guests

Uruguay

Barbossa

Samantha Michelle

France

Demayä

Canada

Dan Ficara

Benja (NL)

Joyia

Spain

deep deep house

Pablo Fierro

SunrYse

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BLUE: bad tuner, Gilligan Moss & Phantoms

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