WhoisBriantech - Brian Nance is a Bronx, NY native with a wealth of knowledge of classic soulful house and techno music, inspired by a love of dance and immersive experience through music. He is now an Ithaca-based producer and DJ who has performed with Ithaca's Microtones collective and Ithaca Underground events. His fluid fast-paced mixes and deliberate curation style create a signature sound that is all his own. He currently hosts a regular streaming show on twitch.
Glitter Skulls - Glitter Skulls is the live techno and DJ project of Ithaca-based sound engineer, filmmaker, and event booker, Chris Knight. Knight came up in the punk scene of the Hudson, Valley, NY. Upon landing in Ithaca in 2007, Knight quickly found home among the experimental DIY Organization, Ithaca Underground, where he works to provide all ages spaces where alternative and experimental music can thrive. He focuses on developing the talents of early-career performers of underrepresented backgrounds and identities across the boundaries of traditional genres.
As a music educator he has given workshops in modular synthesis and electronic music theory and practice at the Ithaca DJ Festival, Ithaca Underground Summer School, and Yallapunk (PA). He is also currently a booker and organizer of underground dance music events through the Microtones collective.
Desert Rose - Desert Rose (@westdesertrose) is from the lost land of the Lower East Side (NYC) in the 90s and currently residing on unceded Haudenosaunee Seneca/Cayuga land (Ithaca). Black caribbean Disco-inspired queer, born of House music, and lover of Funk, they are influenced by the tongues they speak and love. An energy worker at heart, Desert Rose guides listeners from the Heart to Sacral chakra and back up. Desert Rose is a tarot reader, astrologer, and brujx. Desert Rose has recently joined the Microtones collective as a resident DJ and organizer of collective techno healing events.