Dark Culture
I taught myself everything with ChatGPT and spite
Four hundred and eleven conversations with an AI taught me more about running a business than any degree I almost...
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BTS
I want to be famous but I hate my fans
There is a contradiction at the center of this project that I have never resolved, and I am not sure...
BTS
I never wanted to throw events
The most honest thing I can say about SLIST is that I never wanted to throw events. I wanted to...
Dark Culture
The loneliest profession in the world
Rave promoter is the loneliest profession in the world. You are surrounded by 500 people who came because of decisions...
Dark Culture
Dark music saved my life (and killed a friend)
I was asking myself why I liked dark music, and the answer surprised me. It was not about genre or...
Dark Culture
From rave promoter to political candidate: the pipeline
Running a rave teaches you everything you need to know about running a campaign. The voter is just a raver...
Dark Culture
Spite as fuel: the revenge plot that became an institution
Every founder has an origin story. Most of them are polished. Mine starts with a guest list rejection and a...
BTS
What dark actually means
Every promoter in New York will tell you their events are “dark.” They slap a black flyer on Instagram, book...
Dark Culture
The dead friend who started it all
She died of an overdose after I cut off the friendship. I had hooked up with her and then ended...
Updates
Why I stopped DJing
March 2026 was my last month behind the decks as SLIST. Three final sets, then I handed it off. The...