NYE 2023 — Aurora Halal + softcoresoft + Maara

Aurora Halal is a producer, DJ and creator of Brooklyn’s influential Mutual Dreaming party series & the Sustain-Release festival. Shadowy and psychedelic, her hardware live & DJ sets have a hazy sensuality and metallic dance floor intensity that’s at turns playful, dark, euphoric and emotionally vulnerable. In all her projects she treats dance music as an arena for transformation, and since 2010 her events have been rooted in an underground, DIY approach that pushes forward-thinking sounds, production and ideas. She’s a resident at NYC’s Nowadays, a regular at Berghain and De School, and has spent the last 10 years touring like-minded clubs, raves and festivals all over the world.

softcoresoft is a Montreal-based electronic music DJ, producer and community organizer, active since 2015. She played at Boiler Room, MUTEK, Piknic Electronik, in addition to countless underground parties in North America and Europe. She also released an EP on Lobster Theremin in 2019. Her sound aesthetic fuses acid, hypnotic techno, rave music and electro.

Hailing from Montreal, Maara has made her mark on the dance music scene since her 2021 breakout EP 'Ultimate Reward' on NAFF recordings. Maara has continued to build a name for herself, releasing her subsequent EP on Sonido Isla 'Potion Activated', which features 'The Forbidden Plum', nominated for Best Song of 2021 by Resident Advisor. Her most recent release on Radiant Love 'Goddess Within' celebrates queerness with its hot, euphoric energy. In addition to her solo releases, Maara has contributed to various international compilations and continues to bless the scene by bringing a playful atmosphere to dance floor bangers. Her mixes and DJ sets cover high-energy progressive, trance, electro, and breakbeat lit energy.