We launched Decompress on Juneteenth with trailblazing voices in electronic music, such as Kenny Larkin, house music legend DJ Heather, Greg "Stryke" Chin, Godfather of the Miami electronic music scene, and Paperwater, pioneers of a new sound that has reached the globe and put Miami back on the m...

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D4BL X NEVER NORML Performance

1M Realities is a interactive exhibition curated by global music producer Suzi Analogue, bringing an immersive experience into futurism and audio for Miami Art Week. The event celebrates a decade of creative exploration at Never Normal Records, offering guests interactive mixtape creation sessio...

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DECOMPRESS Presents Vanguards

Decompress Presents Vanguards: A lineup of Black Femme DJs, producers, and multi-disciplinary artists that reflect the vanguard of techno, house, ghetto tech, and bass, while also fusing emerging genres like drill and hyperpop. Tune in to this discussion between DJ Cutterfly, Le Camille, low i...

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DECOMPRESS III

Get into this discussion on sampling, reparations, and fighting for recognition. Our Third Decompress event brought together performers Ezili Jean, Speaker Music (Defforest Brown), Suzi Analogue, and idealblackgirl (Amanda Williams) in a discussion moderated by Data for Black Lives Founder & CEO,...

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LIBER8 MIA Decompress x Black Techno Matters

We are excited to kick off our summer programming with our second annual Juneteenth celebration. This time we are teaming up with Black Techno Matters, bringing you a stellar lineup of performers. Special guests UNIIQU3, Devoye, Racci, Rubby Valentin, and BLVKSITE will bless our speakers. Join...

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DECOMPRESS III

It is with great joy that we invite you to the third Decompress Miami event this Saturday, November 4, 2023. We are thrilled to feature artists and performers Ezili Jean, Speaker Music (DeForrest Brown), Suzi Analogue, and idealblackgirl (Amanda Williams). Doors open at 7 PM, panel conversation at 8 PM, and performances start at 10 PM. This event will be recorded. Register at the link below.

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D4BL X NEVER NORML Interactive Mixtape

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DECOMPRESS Project Launch

After a year of building, we are excited to announce Decompress, a multi-disciplinary series and movement laboratory based out of our new, temporary HQ in Little Haiti, Miami, FL.

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Free Palestine Show

FREE PALESTINE

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Music Is a Black Technology

To commemorate Juneteenth and the launch of Decompress, we convened a powerful panel discussion featuring electronic music pioneers DJ Heather, Daygee Kwia, Eddy Andre Samy of Paperwater, and Greg Stryke Chin about the role of electronic music as a tool for social change. Moderated by Founder & C...

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Yeshimabeit Milner | Data Activism at The Malcom X and Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial + Education Center

This keynote was delivered by our founder and CEO, Yeshimabeit Milner on Data Activism at The Malcom X and Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial + Education Center on February 23, 2024 at 5 PM. The event was hosted in partnership with the Barnard Department of Computer Science and Barnard Library. London-...

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