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This account is newer so I thought I would reintroduce myself! My name is Maddie (they/them) and I’m a queer musician (@volenaband) and DJ based in Brooklyn.

I have a deep appreciation for dance culture and queer spaces; I mainly play disco, house, new wave, and indie.

I’ve been collecting records for over half my life now, and in addition to playing in a band, I love sharing and geeking out about music across genres. I started DJing with my best friend @fleetwatermac as @dj4lastnames in 2022…? And it sort of took off from there! We often held it down @marlowandsons and @babysallright had a residency @gingersbar_brooklyn and have brought vinyl to corporate events, parties, even a sauna. This time in my life grew my appreciation for disco, house, and nostalgiacore.

More recently I’ve been dipping my toes into solo sets, spinning @tokyorecordbar and around the city. I’ve also been lucky to spin in Joshua Tree, Mendocino, and Vegas with @thatdjkidcharlemagne.

Music is my life and my life is music!

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Spice up your life.

📸: @potential____energy

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Had such a ball @tokyorecordbar last week that we’re keeping it going! Tonight and tomorrow I’ll be playing selector from 6-close, taking requests 💋

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This year was big so I wrote about it.

This band has given me space to talk, to cry, to mess up a LOT, and to sing. That love has had a snowball effect, culminating in 2025. A release. A release show. Another release, a cassette of B-sides. Ten shows with Volena, two shows with Color Temperature, two music videos, my first interview, our first press, my first web series appearance, and making it to the final round in a national songwriting competition. Singing together at Laura and Billy’s wedding. Our record for sale in my favorite store. Looking at all of these things together, I’m like, holy shit, something happened!

I was also so privileged to be able to learn and travel SO much this year. I drove across the country from Los Angeles to New York. I went to Alaska with my mom and her favorite people and did a lot of hiking! I went to the Adirondacks like I do every year. I visited Copenhagen…three times :) I went on an ancestral visit to Föhr, a small island off the coast of Germany, with Volena, my grandmother, to see where her mother grew up. I went to Berlin and Prague after that. Took so many drives to the beach, and to Loon Lake to work on new songs. I drove to Asheville a few weeks ago to perform at The Grey Eagle.

I danced at Berghain. I danced (and DJ’d) at Lauren and Jame’s incredible wedding in Joshua Tree. I danced (and DJ’d!) in New York, of course. I danced to Charli in the front row at Barclays. I danced to A.G. Cook’s set at Brooklyn Paramount after taking his School of Song class. I danced as Nicole Kidman on Halloween to Zara Larsson.

I watched in awe at so many gigs this year, taking in the incredible scene we’ve found ourselves in.

I think we’re finding our footing and this year will bring even more incredible shows, solo and full-band —save the date for January 30 ;)

Music is life. Life is music. Easy.

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To celebrate our debut EP, we will play at @babysallright on April 6 with support from @mywonderfulboyfriend and @zoefirn.

There will be vinyl, merch, and @dj4lastnames on the decks in the front room pre-show!!

On sale now 🌀

Poster by the incomparable @billygartrell

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Kissing booth at gingers for Valentine’s Day, Feb 2025

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What a year this day has been

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Selected poster work 2021-2024! Fianlly got a printer and being able to see my past work in physical form has been so cool, now I can finally start selling more prints in the future! Shoutout everyone that hires me to make these 🫂💫

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Maddie and Joseph as Charli and Lorde, October 2024

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It’s a busy weekend w more than a couple costume contests to whet ur appetite for the end of the month. For the casual halloween enjoyer, this is probably as low-stakes as it’s gonna get.
(2) FRIDAY: club night @henriettahudson featuring @djdaali__ + @djmangumami // @itmagenta & @imbabynyc bring Dykes & Dolls back to @sunsetstoop // Nymphowars/KNFW present Franny a Deux at @cmoneverybody // @hallecherry brings SQWRT to @clublambdabk w a $300 cash prize costume twerk contest // @moodringnyc presents poetry reading hosted by @cahhhhson // @bushdykebar queer salsa lesson + dancing 6:30-8
(3) FRIDAY: keep it going at Mood Ring’s Me Siento Extraña NY Takeover // Club Lambda BK takes the after party to Gag City // C’mon Everybody Poppers Party Series continues at 10:30 // @3dollarbillbk hosts BOO-AH! A Kim Petras party // @zodiacaphrodisiac celebrates Libra Szn at The Bush // @discotehran.nyc anniversary party at @xanadu.bk (get your tickets EARLY)
(4) SATURDAY: @kendollaz presents Thirst Quench at The Bush // 3 Dollar Bill presents FAGTASIA: A Rocky Horror Picture Show // C’mon Everybody presents Peer Pressure, a dance party spinning disco, house, soul, and funk // Mood Ring presents Bounceflooria, with @she.they.dj steering you through happy hour (free) and into the night ($10/15) // @dj4lastnames brings brat brain rot to @gingersbar_brooklyn with a runway (costume) contest for fans of dress to impress.
(5) SATURDAY: @imfinnatalk celebrates their anniversary with We Finna Love @nowadaysnyc and it looks SO FUN // @32lvs + @djmarymac5star spin for club night at Henrietta Hudson // @blowpony_homocult prances into 3 Dollar Bill after Str8 to DVD: Last Trip to Slayvile (tickets on DICE) // @thenarcotix bring West African Folk/Experimental to Sunset Stoop with help from La Purcelle
(6) SUNDAY: join @nai.original at @bushwicktrianglerooftop for Afrohouse, Amapiano, and Afrobeats 3-7 // @fringepilates and friends present the Gay-Ass Wellness Festival at The Bush 3-8 // Get your drag fix at C’mon Everybody (2 shows, tix on DICE) // Keep dancing at Pop Sugar: Weekend Edition Henrietta Hudson // @powerhaus.nyc comes to Mood Ring 10-3

Leave a 🍁 if u made it to the bottom 🫶🏾

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October 6, join us for a night of community support for the people of Gaza. With singer-songwriter sets from:

Volena
Neon Babushka
Jasper Jones
Lily Too

Spinning vinyl all night long curated by @dj4lastnames

$10 suggested donation in support of families in Gaza at door

We will be distributing funds to these gofundme links:
https://linktr.ee/GazanFamilies

RSVP: https://partiful.com/e/ltbeRegGRayTuiOnvtRN?

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Joseph and Maddie, September 2024

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