Blends With Friends Presents BLENDR ft. MIRA MIRA

Location: The Pinhook
Date: Friday, December 19th
Time: Workshop 7pm, Showcase 9pm – 2am
Support: DJ Contest Winners: Lhee / Malice Alex / Mutait

Party Illegal and Blends With Friends present our BLENDR showcase at The Pinhook!

BLENDR is a Party Illegal showcase where the audience votes for the DJs at Blends With Friends open decks to pick 3 winners who will open for our headlining artist!

Featured Artist: MIRA MIRA (NYC)

MIRA MIRA is the DJ moniker of NYC-based sonic manipulator, performance artist, and organizer Samira Mendoza. Her deejaying is a joy to behold – psychedelic intimacy, passionate and personal, sublimely jacked out improvisational genre-soup. Their radical expression can be heard in all aspects of their multidisciplinary work, including in Las Mariquitas, Recao Rulé, Tó Ara, Dyspheric, Uhaul Disco, and the experimental supergroup Spiral Generator, composed of Rage.inald, Kiernan Laveaux, T.Wan, 30,000AD, and Pamela_ And Her Sons.

In addition to her performance, MIRA MIRA will give a free presentation on the history of dance music and sound system culture at The Pinhook during the day on Friday December 19th!

Round One Winner: Lhee

Lhee is a rising house DJ whose sound lives in the pocket where dark grooves meet clean, minimal bounce. Pulling inspiration from AYYBO, Deflee and the new-wave underground, her sets are built on thick basslines, rolling drums, and hypnotic rhythms that lock you in from the first drop. Known for her instinctive ear, she blends percussive textures with driving low-end energy, creating a signature vibe that’s both smooth and relentlessly groovy. Whether she’s warming up a room or pushing peak-time momentum, her mixes flow with intention.

Round Two Winner: Malice Alex

Emerging onto the scene at the start of this year, Malice Alex is quickly carving out a signature sound that strikes the perfect balance between soulful warmth and resonant, melodic bass. Each set is infused with a touch of jungle and drum & bass, creating a captivating blend that feels like pure ear candy for the soul.

Round Three Winner: Mutait

Mutait (Tait Wayland) is an organizer and resident DJ for Post Op NYC. They’ve been mixing for nearly a decade, and have a lifelong interest in music that started with playing drums in early childhood. mutait’s sets span across genres drawing heavily from staples of queer nightlife, namely Detroit techno, electro, and UK hardcore. Their sets bring a sustained and driving energy to the dance floor with track sequences that emphasize groove and syncopation.

Friday December 19th

10pm-2am

$5 at the door

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Blends With Friends

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday | 8pm-12am | The Pinhook, Durham, NC

Blends With Friends is a free community open decks event designed to give up and coming DJs an opportunity to practice and perform on professional equipment (CDJ-3000s and DJM-A9). Bring a rekordbox-formatted USB or records and get a chance to play a 20 minute set on CDJs, turntables, or your own gear!

Learn more about the history of Blends With Friends here.

FREE EVENT

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