UK Bass, Bruk and Beyond

SDF-regular Lucas Benjamin's first encounters with music started at an early age. As the son of a DJ and musician he was nourished with a broad selection of sounds. Together with Leroy Rey, he co-founded Wicked Wax, a label blending soul, jazz, and funk with modern sounds. He also created Steppin’ Into Tomorrow, an Amsterdam-based platform showcasing Dutch music on the global stage.Radio host, club programmer and former Steppin’ student of Lucas: Pelanoir. Music has always been an essential thread in her life; it is an indispensable component for her peace of mind. She finds her outlet in discovering new sounds and experimenting with them as she states “Good music is good music”. A rising DJ in the city blending breaks, bass and house. For this night she will go deep into her broken beat collection.

D’Monk (pronounced duh’munk) is an instrumentalist, producer and selector from London with heavy ties to Berlin. His music emanates the raw and the soulful — representing an eclectic collage of his influences — whether in the form of recorded songs, DJ sets or his body-stirring live performances.It’s an approach which has seen him gain support from a varied who’s who; from Brainfeeder’s Flying Lotus and Dorian Concept to DJ Spinna, Rush Hour and ADE 2024, where he is set to perform his trademark live set blend of analogue driven grooves and luscious, soulful soundscapes.

Mo Wrights channels the soul in his veins through narrative-driven mixes and productions blending the young with the old, the clean with the dirty and affixing the riddim with the radiance of balmy jazz chords. Mo Wrights is a producer, DJ, curator and co-founder of the Amsterdam-based music platform Steppin’ Into Tomorrow. His deep appreciation for and knowledge of music (culture) radiates through narrative-driven mixes and productions. He centralises story and narrative; genres are just chapters which, when taken together, are greater than the sum of their parts.