All Together Now

Direct from Sydney, professional music fan Derrick Gee is throwing a Saturday night party with his friends at Ace Hotel New York. Bringing together his community of music lovers and artist/DJ pals A.Chal, Lovie and CZ Wang, expect good people and good music.

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A.CHAL [DJ SET]

Under the name A.CHAL, Peruvian-born singer, songwriter, and producer Alejandro Chal offers a moody, atmospheric take on electronic R&B, phsycadelic experimental soundscapes, and hard hitting rhythms. Switching between English and Spanish. Chal’s family moved to the U.S. when he was four years old, settling in Queens, New York. He began rapping at a young age and soon began experimenting with beats with a neighborhood friend. Relocating to Los Angeles in 2010 to pursue a music career, Chal self-released his debut EP, 2013’s Ballroom Riots, which caught the interest of Sony, who signed him to a publishing deal. His 2015 single “Round Whippin”” found widespread exposure when Beats1 Du Zane Lowe gave the song a world premiere on his show. It was an effective boon to Chal’s career, and by year’s end he’d racked up numerous critical accolades. “Round Whippin'” was included on his 2016 debut full-length, Welcome to GAZI, introducing his hazy, nocturnal sound to an even larger audience.

In 2019, after two successful independent releases, A.CHAL signed with Epic Records. Following the commercial success of his bilingual hits “Love & Henessy” and “000000”, the artist sought to get back to the root of his inspiration. He left his label in 2021, with the goal of curating a sound more authentic to his world of references. Between

2021 – 2023, recording between Peru, New York, Paris, and Los Angeles, A.CHAL produced his most personal & transcending record to date: ESPÍRITU

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LOVIE

Lovie’s music discovery was born in the digital music age: a young lover of local radio and after-school MTV marathons, her early mixes took shape in the form of burned CDs she made for friends. In relocating from her hometown of Washington, D.C. to New York in August of 2020, Lovie’s unique selection swiftly ushered her into New York’s local music scene. Within a year, she’d earned a Lot Radio residency; and has since become a staple at notable venues throughout the city, a resident of the beloved Coloring Lessons by musclecars, and a cofounder of Brooklyn’s sweetest party, Soul Connection. Lovie’s sets guarantee a sweet, soulful, and spiritual selection, as she interweaves soul, disco, and house into a sound that creates warmth, and makes you move.

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CZ WANG

DERRICK GEE

Derrick Gee is leading the new generation of music journalists with his genuine and passionate approach to music discovery. Often referred to as an “anti-gatekeeper”, Derrick has a broad and vast knowledge of music – celebrating music new and old, while putting current music into a wider context of music history.  A former resident of NTS Radio, Derrick has become the internet’s “record store guy” or “cool big brother”, who puts his younger audience onto new sounds and new ways to listen to their favorite artists.

An influential and trusted music authority, Derrick has garnered millions of views and hundreds of thousands of followers by bridging the generational and cultural divide – introducing music fans to new discoveries from Taiwan to Texas, and thought provoking ideas across short form video, podcast, newsletter and interviews. He previously expressed his

Today, Derrick continues to be renowned for his distinctive content, music taste and interview style – which pairs an unpretentious curiosity with a deep love of the craft of making music.

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