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Ariel Zetina is as charming as she is talented—one of the many reasons she was named "Chicagoan of the Year for Pop Music" by the Chicago Tribune last month. A straight shooter with strong principles, her witty personality shines through on social media and in person. She radiates both best friend and boss energy. Musically, she wears her heart on her sleeve, infusing her personality into her DJing and production. Her sets and mixes are adventurous, moving from hard to soft to playful with precision. From producing theatre shows and opening for Beyoncé to releasing her RA-recommended debut album on Local Action in 2022, the smartbar resident approaches each venture with meaning and depth. That LP explored the complex experience of being a Belizean-American trans woman, using fiery house and techno to express vulnerability and triumph. Ariel Zetina's multifaceted personality is on full display in her RA podcast. There's baile funk-infused techno, crisp drum & bass and plenty of tracks from queer producers from all sorts of scenes, including Michael Cignarale, StrikeStone! and Perfect Lovers. It's a grand statement of power, flow and seriously good taste. @arielzetina Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/919
Festival season is here, and we're totally psyched for it!! Just back from Newport Folk Festival, Roadcase ventures into the depths at Pitchfork Music Festival for this special live interview episode -- the first of the summer -- and it's a hot one. In this episode, Josh sits down with three super-talented artists, each bringing a unique vibe to Union Park for this year's hippest indie Fest. Up first is Sen Morimoto, a Chicago-based performer, songwriter, producer and now co-owner of the new indie label Sooper Records. Outside of the box performer Axel Boman, who hails from Stockholm, Sweden, joins us "fresh off the boat" to tell us about his compelling brand of house and experimental music and regales us with tales of growing up in the hot Rave culture in Scandinavia. Then Ariel Zetina joins Josh to talk about the DJ scene in Chicago and how she has helped shape and support the Queer community in the Windy City. All amazing artists in their own way and we're here for it!! We're kicking off this year's Festival coverage here at Roadcase in style!! And make sure to stay tuned for more stellar artists from Newport Folk and Lollapalooza coming up NEXT!!For more on Pitchfork Music Festival:https://pitchforkmusicfestival.com/To learn more about Sen Morimoto:https://senmorimoto.com/Click for more info on Axel Boman:https://soundcloud.com/axelbomanTo learn more about Ariel Zetina:https://soundcloud.com/arielzetinaFor more information on Roadcase: https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comContact: info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music: "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer
This week, Features director Jessi D met up with Ariel Zetina at Pitchfork Music Festival between weather delays in a park field house in Union Park. Ariel is a Chicago-based producer and DJ and made her official Pitchfork debut at this year's festival. They discuss the ensemble nature of her 2022 album, Cyclorama, what inspired her to become a DJ and her ascension to resident DJ at Smartbar, and planning her Pitchfork live show, complete with dancers and costume design. "I think my favorite thing is being able to get things to flow and move in the chaos of it all. The music doesn't stop for a number of hours, you have to be on your toes and live in the moment." - Ariel Zetina on why she loves DJing. Produced by Jessi D. Photo Credit: Alexa Viscius
This week on Awake All Hours, we review ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen' by Sudan Archives (20:13), ‘Is It Going To Get Any Deeper Than This? by The Soft Pink Truth (37:04) and ‘Cyclorama' by Ariel Zetina (54:33). As always, we also round up our favourite club-oriented cuts in that little section we like to call What's In My Bandcamp Basket (01:20:45), which contains a batch of exquisite rhythmic cerebral techno, a batch of big rowdy breaksy tunes outta Bristol, 100 bpm hip-shakers and more!We also chat about RE:SISTANCE at FOLD, Mary Lattimore live in London, how Halloween can be cursed for clubbing, Oval Space's closure, two new clubs for Brixton and Brislington, Burial, 96 Back, Isabella Lovestory and Moin.SUPPORT THE ARTISTS: https://www.buymusic.club/list/awakeallhours-ep-060-sudan-archives-the-soft-pink-truth-ariel-zetinaSUPPORT AWAKE ALL HOURS: www.patreon.com/awakeallhours
This month's Cottage Groove guest DJ mix comes to us from Ariel Zetina. Ariel is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music production and deejaying. Though her music can be considered techno, she takes inspiration from Chicago house, Belizean genres punta and brukdown, and the queer club scene worldwide. She's a resident DJ at the legendary Smartbar here in Chicago. You can hear more of her music here: https://linktr.ee/arielzetina. Hear all of the Cottage Groove Mixes: http://soundcloud.com/airgoradio/sets/cottage-groove-mixes TRACKLIST DJ Gigola, Kev Koko, Perra Inmuda - No Es Amor CVNT TR4XXX - Can't Hide From House Jesse Saunders ft. Banig - Rock It (Col Lawton Dub) Annika Wolfe - Vibrate (No Vox) Tinashe - X (ft. Jeremih) O'ner - Magnetic Feel D. Tiffany, Roza Terenzi - Liquorice Skritch Ariel Zetina x ???????- ?????? (forthcoming) Laenz - Leopard Gate Maurice & Da Posse - I Got A Big Dick Michael Andrews - Goldfish DEBIT - 5th Night Maara - Take the Wheel Miss Sweetie dj genderfluid - let's get funky RAVETRX & Mani Festo - Feels Good Inside Bitter Babe & Nick Leon - Delirio Mister Wallace - HATERAID (Ariel Zetina Remix) Wilhemina x Jasmine Infiniti - Im Baby PlayPlay - Maneuvers (Drvmmy Remix) Ikävä Pii - East Wing Oslo House aya - and eats itself and eats itself and eats itself Club Politix - Morning Recording Viikatory - Assigned to Main Mix Asquith - Forget the Past Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down
About the Guest Ariel Zetina is a Chicago based artist, focusing in music, deejaying, and writing. Plays include Pink Milk, Mechanisms of Fidelity, and British Honduras Fantasy [honorable mention on Kilroy List 2016 and Steppenwolf’s Mix list 2018]. She released her fourth EP “MUA’s at the End of the World” on the label Femme Culture in 2020, is a resident DJ at the legendary Chicago club Smartbar, and is thrilled to be working with Burning Coal Theatre. GERRYMANDERIA is available to view virtually through the end of September. For more information visit: https://burningcoal.org/the-19th-gerrymanderia/ (https://burningcoal.org/the-19th-gerrymanderia/). Zetina's EP "MUAS at the End of the World" is available to stream now on Amazon Music, Apple Music, or Spotify. For more information visit: https://ffm.to/ariel-zetina-ep (https://ffm.to/ariel-zetina-ep). NOTE: RDU on Stage producer, editor, and host Lauren Van Hemert has been nominated for Best Podcaster, Social Influencer, and Woman of the Year in WRAL Voters' Choice Awards. To nominate RDU on Stage or your favorite businesses and non-profits, visit: https://www.wral.com/voters-choice-awards/17382552/ (https://www.wral.com/voters-choice-awards/17382552/). Thank you for your support! Connect with Us Facebook – @rduonstage Twitter – @rduonstage Instagram – @rduonstage Web http://www.rduonstage.com/ (www.rduonstage.com) Support this podcast
Outro music: Bombshell by Ariel Zetina.
Read it in French: https://electrocorp.fr/2019/09/25/argot-american-dance-music-2/ We've been following the Chicago-based label Argot @argotmusic for years now, when its founder Steve Mizek was putting out stellar EPs from the likes of The Black Madonna, Octo Octa, Amir Alexander and many more. Since the beginning, the label's mission has always been the same: successfully promoting America's contemporary electronic music landscapes. Back in 2017, Argot released the first volume of "American Dance Music", a series of compilation showcasing homegrown U.S. talents, on which Steve assembled familiar faces as well as new ones, spotlighting diverse talents who make up American dance music. Two years later, the second volume is now coming out, offering another slice of the American scene as witnessed by Argot's founder. While not comprehensive, the 12 track digital compilation showcases a breadth of compelling sounds bubbling up around the U.S., encompassing everything from azure deep house and Midwest electro to glitchy pop and experimental compositions. We are thrilled to share with you "Icy Traverse", the opening title of the compilation. On this track, Chicago artist and Smatbar resident Garrett David @garrettdavid is teaming up again with Colin Johnson @colinsprojects(from Chicago too) after their collaborative work on Lobster Theremin in 2017. Here they deliver a pure house cut with a deep atmosphere filled with a beautiful energy. If you are familiar with Garrett David's work, you'll know what to expect. If not, we highly recommend you his entire discography, as well as Argot's. The compilation also features many fresh faces and contains debut tracks by Peoria, Illinois producer Bodyman and the Madison, Wisconsin-based duo Mazumi. Argot also welcomes to the fold Huey Mnemonic from Grand Rapids; Nikki Nair of Knoxville, Tennessee; Naeem from Pittsburgh; Washington DC duo Scattergood (Mike Petillo of Protect-U and Sami Yenigun of D.C. label 1432 R); Jeremy Castillo out of San Francisco; and veteran Atlanta producer TWINS. The Chicago contingent is strong as well, with tracks by Ariel Zetina, James N. Murray, and Richard Holhburn.
Midday on the Arts continues with a conversation about the future of the Single Carrot Theater. Last January, the 12 year-old Baltimore company announced that next month, it will leave the theater it’s called home since 2014. The final performances in their Remington space takes place this weekend. That show is called Pink Milk, by the trans woman playwright Ariel Zetina. It’s based on the life of the mathematician Alan Turing. (Midday’s theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviewed the play on our show last week.)Pink Milk is pretty typical of the kind of offering we’ve come to expect from Single Carrot, in that it is a regional premiere of an experimental play that one would be unlikely to encounter anywhere else. It is also the only play the company, now in its 12th season, has produced this year. Joining Tom to discuss the big changes ahead for the company are Genevieve De Mahy, the founding Artistic Director of Single Carrot, and Alix Fenhagen, who is serving as the company’s Interim Managing Director.
Special guest mix from ARIEL ZETINA + selections from 2019 performers at MOVEMENT DETROIT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL on the latest ABSTRACT SCIENCE podcast, hosted by CHRIS WIDMAN. We begin the program with a guest mix from Chicago DJ/producer/promoter ARIEL ZETINA, recorded live at her SMARTBAR DIAMOND FORMATION residency. ARIEL is an in-demand Chicago DJ &... The post ariel zetina + movement detroit – absci radio [as1084] appeared first on abstract science >> future music chicago.
Ariel Zetina is a Chicago-based DJ, producer, and playwright. She is a resident at the legendary Smartbar and runs many of her own club nights in the city. Ariel has released music on Boukan Records (including underground club hit “Addy:” feat. London Jade), Club Chai, Sweat Equity, and Knightwerk, with a 2019 EP forthcoming on Maija.I wanted to talk to Ariel because she’s doing great things in Chicago, bringing both people and different kinds of music together. I went to one of her parties at the Hideout and had an amazing time, the music and the vibe were great and it was clear that both were very connected to who she is. And then she put out tracks like “Oil Rig” and “Chino” and I became a fan of her music. Also, I was very curious to ask about her work as a playwright.Digital Warmth is presented by Tone Madison. Follow the show on Twitter or reach out via email.
On today's very special episode of Songmess we are joined by journalist and nightlife nymph Cat Donohue who has curated a phenomenal playlist of underground club tracks by producers from Latin America and across the diaspora. Originally from San Francisco, California, Cat has been living in Mexico City for over 4 years, becoming involved with the city's rich array of artistic and political nightlife. Cat works the door at wildly popular monthly party Traición and frequently contributes to publications like Remezcla, Fact Mag, The Advocate, Them and more, where she puts a focus on politics of gender, sexuality, unique artistic expressions and music that'll make your booty clap. Today's conversation is all about Cat's journey, stories and the people she's met along the way, excellent club music and why it's important we honor and compensate artists fairly for the work they do. Featured Artists: C Tangana + Cromo X, Paul Marmota + La Favi, Lechuga Zafiro, Riobamba, Debit, Hiedrah, Oly, Ariel Zetina, Linn da Quebrada, Blaze Kidd, Ynfinyt Scroll and Chaboi. Cat Donohue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byrdwatch/?hl=es Cat Donohue Twitter: https://twitter.com/caitlindonohue?lang=es Traición Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/traiciondf/?hl=es Rope art in featured image by Simón Malvaez. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and SoundCloud, find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and contact us at songmessmusic@gmail.com.
Today marks not only the release of our July podcast with the incredibly talented Ariel Zetina, but also a new direction for Sound Coalitions. Have you noticed a new addition to Sound Coalitions? That's Christopher Dotson- he's a part of the Direct to Earth techno collective in the Bay Area. DTE is known to bring some of the biggest names in underground techno to the Bay while supporting the scene and local artists. Now that it's Chris & Chris, we are excited to be working together to support various under-represented communities and share quality electronic dance music through Sound Coalitions. To start our partnership off right, we're bringing you a banging mix by Chicago’s Ariel Zetina. We got to know Ariel at the Gays Hate Techno gathering and let’s be real: she is on fire right now! Just this week the DJ, producer, and playwright was added to the Discwoman roster. She serves as Smartbar’s newest resident and throws several other nights around town including Rosebud at Berlin Nightclub and Ariel’s Party. Ariel’s genre-hopping, club-forward sound makes dance floors move. Checkout Ariel, Discwoman, Gays Hate Techno and SmartBar here: https://soundcloud.com/arielzetina https://soundcloud.com/discwoman https://soundcloud.com/gays-hate-techno https://soundcloud.com/smartbarchicago
We sit down with Ariel Zetina to talk about her work as a Chicago DJ, curating format of genre in the digital age, the queer industrial renaissance of 2018, and… The post Scapi Radio 06.15.18 Ariel Zetina appeared first on Scapi Magazine.
“If you are interested in the future of club and dance music, look no further than Ariel Zetina. A popular rising underground DJ, Zetina has begun making a name for herself in the city’s club venues and across the country (through the power of SoundCloud) for her eclectic and progressive sets. Straightforward hip-hop or bro-oriented EDM are never on the menu during her performances (thank goodness). Instead, listeners and partygoers will be immersed in Zetina’s glitchy, strange, yet totally fun dance music. Zetina aims to use sound and text works to transform club settings and performance spaces, making them more socially inclusive and sonically forward-thinking.This year, Zetina launched an ongoing residency at the Hideout, best known for its iconic dance parties.” – Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune
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