Franky Rizardo w. Mahony & Luna Mar

Flying the flag as one of the Netherlands finest electronic music prodigies, Franky Rizardo has been a firm favorite amongst the electronic music community for over a decade. His ability to adapt and evolve his sounds whilst remaining true to himself, has been crucial to his long-reigning success.

Now, as he lands in New York for a hot minute, we've got him for an epic day party, atop of one of our favorite rooftops, at Superior Ingredients, June 9!

Franky Rizardo @ ANTS, Ushuaïa Ibiza - 2023

A regular at ANTS, elrow and Music On, he’s just about touched down at every major base in Ibiza and continues to draw crowds in their thousands, through his unique aptitude to blur the lines between house and techno.

Rizardo has demonstrated a solid production career with releases spanning a plethora of top labels, including a long term relationship with Defected Records, whilst at the same time curating his own FLOW brand (LTF, listen to flow).

Establishing a brand is not easy, yet Rizardo has managed to develop FLOW into a recognisable symbol within the house music landscape, with it now hosting events worldwide, including its very own festival.

With a torrent of releases in 2023 alone, the hard-working artist doesn’t shy away from the studio, as he continues to develop his trademark sound. From Kaluki and Armada, to Treasure and Toolroom, labels just can't get enough of his dancefloor-worthy sonics.

Rizardo is constantly moving forward and looking for opportunities to grow, and we are sure that he’s got a few tricks up his sleeve for next year already. His ambition and dedication to presenting an unfiltered version of himself remains unparalleled. This is just the start.

Sharing the stage with the Dutch-man is the Romanian DJ and producer, Mahony, putting the Bucharest beat down. A former resident DJ at Bucharest's Kristal Club and a regular at the Sunwaves festival, Mahony's reputation grew through his ridiculously epic sets and releases on labels like Vatos Locos and Mindshake.

Being someone who has such a mint taste in music, it only makes sense to launch his own label. "Take Notes," is Mahony's imprint and hones in on house and minimal dance floor groove music. Recently he played shows like MMW Planet X alongside Ben Sterling, Mirror Box ADE, Solid Grooves DC-10, Music On x Loveland, Sunwaves Festival, Cinematine Festival, and ANTS. The mix between a Romanian and Dutch wizard behind the decks is a recipe for an incredible night!

Another Gray Area favorite joining the lineup is Luna Mar. Having joined us at El Row, along with Shimza, Todd Terry, Mason Maynard, and Cloonee's show, we're over the moon to bring back one of our talented residents who always brings the funk!

Warming up the decks for us is local Brooklyn act AKKI! An Australian-Indian artist who has has shared stages with icons like Claude Von Stroke, John Summit, and Green Velvet. As a producer, her notable works include a remix of J Worra's 'You' on Club Sweat, 'She Doesn’t Know' on Waze & Odyssey's Street Tracks, and 'Discordography' on Justin Jay’s Fantastic Voyage, which has been featured on Rinse FM and BBC Radio! We'r stoked to have her join the party!

We're also thrilled to welcome back Gray Area resident Nuran to the lineup. He has been captivating audiences at our most memorable shows alongside headliners like Miss Monique, Mahmut Orhan, Maz, Shimza, and many others. His latest track, "Ambiance," released on our record label Omakase, received notable recognition when legendary French DJ David Guetta featured it in his sets. Welcome back, Nuran!