New York is a tough ride, it does not care about you, but when the clock hits 4am, it will be worth it, “romantic and hot and full of possibility”. Be prepared for ups and downs though, this is the story of the DJ, producer and educator known as 4AM in NYC.

Eli Goldstein of Soul Clap might be a Boston club kid at heart, but it's New York that gave him his groove.

As Karl Henkell releases the 10th issue of his beloved music publication Record Magazine, he tells us about the power of New York City at making you dream big.

New York can bait you in some unexpected way. For Ma Sha, it was while learning breakdancing in Moscow as a teenager. Fast forward to 2022, and she’s at the center of a New York rave revival with her collective Kindergarten.

Until Jacques Renault settled in New York in the early 2000’s, the City had stayed in his life’s background. But one day it was time for him to move there, “to try or die trying”. He did try and he made it. As he celebrates the release of his third album “Sky Islands”, Jacques tells us what it is to be a New Yorker.

As the city reopens, Olive T, a native New Yorker, stands as one of its most exciting talents. She’s getting ready for a new beginning.

Dimitri From Paris tells us about his early love for New York and its remix culture, when flying to the city was still just a dream.

Raised in Western Massachusetts, Meagan Rodriguez, a.k.a. QRTR moved to NYC ten years ago to study film at NYU. “There was this immediate feeling of liberation, like I could suddenly wear anything I wanted and be whoever I felt like being.”

While he was dreaming of Tokyo as a kid, Nik Mercer felt New York was “inevitable” in the early 2000s, thanks to the rise of The Strokes and DFA Records. New York might be gonzo, but it made him find his voice.

“I didn’t know about cool music, I didn’t know how to read graffiti, I didn’t know anything until I got to New York in 2002”. Moving to the city and its art scene was Kathy Grayson’s eureka.

“There is a light at the end of the tunnel” is the New York motto for Spring 2021, and Cesar Toribio has the best soundtrack for it. His debut album as Conclave sounds like the city renaissance. It’s coming soon.

“So much good music has emerged out of this pandemic, you can feel the resistance.” Selwa Abd, who produces music as Bergsonist, has been at the forefront of that hyper-creativity.

Since she moved to NYC ten years ago, Maddie Ruthless has become a staple of the reggae scene, both as a DJ and as the lead singer of the Brooklyn band The Far East.

Julien Boudet has found his destiny in the streets of New York City. Fashion. Art. Photography. And hard work, obviously. Under his alias Bleu Mode, he’s now a rising star.

“Haiti and New York are very similar when it comes to the melting pot of cultures and sounds.” — Michael Brun

How did Paris’ favorite designer-muse-DJ, Olympia Le-Tan become a New Yorker?

As a pandemic rages in the background, Brooklyn artist Taphari makes joyful and uplifting records.

From being a London it girl as a teen, to becoming an international nightlife power broker, Heidi Lawden has many “tales to tell from the world’s best dance-floors”.