A massive DJ is throwing a secret grassroots fundraiser rave
Posted on: 11 Apr 2024Next-gen Junglist Nia Archives is teaming up with viral culture campaigners Save Our Scene for a colossal grassroots fundraiser event.
Nia Archives (Dehaney Nia Lishahn Hunt) is a bright-burning DJ & producer known for her cutting-edge jungle and drum n bass – having released her own debut track under her own label, she quickly has risen to acclaim for her classic-inspired jungle tracks (a style she first stumbled into without intending to create jungle).
Not content with just creating award-winning music (BBC Introducing Artist of the Year, BBC Sound Best of 2023, NME Award for Best Producer etc.), Nia Archives is focused on promoting and growing the UK’s cultural and musical scenes; in 2022 she published a handwritten open letter to the Music of Black Origin awards requesting they introduce an electronic/dance category, which they did, that she then went on to win.
Now, Nia Archives has her sights set on preserving and championing music culture and venues at large, as she’s teaming up with Save our Scene – a campaign supporting musicians, venues and the live music industry – to present the newest edition of her series UP YA ARCHIVES.
All profits from the event will be donated into a new pipeline investment fund which will support the UK grassroots music network – making this a gig for good. UP YA ARCHIVES will also take place at a secret, new venue in Bristol – with a Scotland Yard soundsystem to truly shake the place to the rafters.
Accompanied by DJ sets from CLIPZ, Sherelle, and DJ Flight, the event will launch Nia’s highly anticipated debut album Silence Is Loud out Friday 12th April via HIJINXX/Island Records in the streets and underground of Bristol’s thriving junglist ecosystem.
Marking a new album by Nia, the launch of a partnership between SOS and Music Venue Trust, and a bold declaration of war against the forces sapping our venues and culture, this is set to be a vibrant explosion of music and culture unlike any other. For tickets, head here.
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Patrick is a filmmaker with so much Bristol in his blood the white blood cells are graffiti'd. Educated at the Northern Film School in Leeds, he’s returned home to be a Videographer and Reviewer for 365Bristol and BARBI. When he’s not messing about with cameras, he enjoys playing guitar, spending far too much time on tabletop RPGs, and being an awful snob about cider. Have a look at his work here, or get in touch at patrickb@365bristol.com.
