DUB SIRENS w/ Mia Koden, Kessie, Jameela & NikNak

Dub Sirens are back with another heavyweight party, exploring and showcasing talent in the bassier realms of electronic music!

This month, we’re so excited to have Mia Koden joining us! Mia Koden (she/her) is a South London-based South Sudanese and British music producer and DJ who also works across heritage, culture and community projects.

Initially growing up in Ghana and Nigeria soundtracked by her parents' lively stash of music from across the African continent and beyond, her formative years back in the UK had frequent soundsystem pilgrimages to spaces where roots reggae, drum & bass and dubstep could be heard. At some point during her London university days, two rusty Technics 1210’s arrived. Ndeko has since spent the best part of the last decade co-creating and championing underground electronic music whilst building an arsenal of records traversing many sonic corners of the world.

Having made serious waves within the highly acclaimed duo Sicaria Sound with their penchant for forward-thinking 140BPM, this new alias brings along the same infectious energy and bass-and-percs-heavy sensibilities with her own exciting deviations. This next chapter embraces being genreless and BPMless whilst aiming to build momentum as a forward thinking producer and DJ across low-end electronic territories and beyond.

Early 2022 saw a very positive reception to her inaugural multi-genre 100% productions mix series, Made By Mia Koden. Then intentionally laying low for the remainder of the year whilst working in Sicaria Sound - bar a selected handful of headsy club performances - 2023’s arrival marked her time to step things up a notch. Now, her much anticipated debut EP soon lands. Hot on its heels, an Arts Council backed project exploring sound and identity of African diaspora via a follow-up collaborative EP, documentary and exhibition is already in the works. And rest assured there’s much more in the pipeline for the years ahead: Expect a range of carefully crafted content and innovative sets sprinkled with secret weapons as she steps forth.

Fresh from her debut at Printworks, local legend and Love Muscle resident Kessie joins us this month for a spectacular show! We’re blessed to also have our resident bass princess Jameela bringing her unique selector vibes, alongside our big beloved mama and musical polymath NikNak who’ll be adding to the night’s soundtrack with her hugely archival bass knowledge.

Expect breaks, dub techno, 140, epic curveballs and more...

Vibes inbound!