Guides
Why we donate 10% of every event to charity
We donate 5% of ticket profits after $1,500 in ad spend to SafeRaveNYC, a harm reduction nonprofit. We have also...
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community
Dark Culture
How harm reduction became a brand signal
Narcan at every event is not a marketing decision. It is an operational decision that became a marketing decision because...
Scene
The rave scene is quietly conservative
The rave scene markets itself as radically progressive. Open-minded. Inclusive. A space where all backgrounds converge on the dancefloor. The...
Dark Culture
How the only South Asian promoter in Bushwick techno built differently
Me as the only South Asian guy promoting techno in Bushwick. That sentence appeared in two separate conversations with two...
BTS
The WhatsApp architecture behind the brand
Before SMS lists, before email CRM, before any ticketing platform, the entire SLIST operation ran on WhatsApp. The community architecture...
Guides
What to expect at your first techno event
If you’ve never been to a techno event, the unknown is the hardest part. Not the music, not the crowd,...
BTS
Why we don’t post set times
No set times. No artist bios. No FOMO overlays on the flyer. No captions on the Instagram post. Every omission...
BTS
Solo operator: why I fired my team and kept the brand
In 2024, I tried building a team. Shared actual ownership. Gave collaborators real stakes in the operation. Every time SLIST...
Shitposts
Impersonated 12 times and counting
Current impersonation count: 3 on Reddit. 4 on Discord. 2 on Instagram. 2 on SoundCloud. 1 on Radiate. 12 fake...
Guides
WhatsApp community governance
WhatsApp communities were the foundation of everything we built in Mexico City. At peak, we managed a 1,800-person announcement group,...