Akki | Artist Spotlight

Soundcloud; Facebook; Twitter; Midnight Snack Mixseries


Bio:


I spent the majority of my childhood in Australia and Singapore
and grew up playing the electric organ as well as training in
classical music + dance. My first exposure to house music was
actually the Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi nightclubs in
Singapore thanks to all the up and coming European DJs that would
always pass through.


When I left Singapore I moved to New York for uni and started
performing/producing music for a Latin/Caribbean/Middle-eastern
dance team before eventually starting to DJ locally and finding
my niche in Brooklyn's underground scene. Over the past few years
I've played bigger NY nightclubs such as Webster Hall, Output,
Schimanski to smaller warehouses in deep Brooklyn - supporting
acts ranging from Walker and Royce to The Magician as well as
Aluna George. Most recently I supported Tchami on his Ghosts tour
at Analog, Steve Darko at HOY and soon will be playing BangOn's
Elements Music Festivals over memorial day weekend.


I also just wrapped up my first original track called "she
doesn't know," release date TBA on a big time label based out of
the UK. My mix series Midnight Snack is a project that aims to
amplify and showcase outstanding talent with a heavy focus on
artists who are female/non-binary. Each feature includes a
guestmix and a written interview to share a behind the scenes
look into the artist's life. The name was inspired by many
artists juggling various responsibilities and working late hours
just to pursue a musical (or related) passion (just like me and
many of us in this industry!)