When it comes to Private Joy's DJ sets, expect all things soulful - from the street to house with afro energy and percussive breaks.
Founder of the Lovescene neo-soul collective, and central to the growing alternative soul scene in the UK’s North; Private Joy aka Pops Roberts has soundtracked dancefloors across the globe with collabs FINN, Mera Bhai, and as the winner of the coveted “Furtive 50 of 2022” with ‘dream-team’ collaborator Ruf Dug.
Described as "delicious... tactile and ultra-dreamy", the charismatic vocalist, composer and producer is increasingly known for her chameleon-like yet distinct sound, both sultry seduction, to hard-hitting dancefloor ballads.
Drawing from street-soul, electronic, afrobeat, RnB and broken-beat as well as her semi-classical upbringing, the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist revealed her debut solo EP this summer on the legendary Rhythm Section International along with an incoming storm of dazzling genre-bending collaborations and releases.
Nicola Cruz ✴ Sofia Kourtesis (Live) ✴ David August (Live) ✴ Midland (5 Hour Set) ✴ Ahadadream ✴ 20 Years Of Hyperdub: Kode9 & Scratchclart ✴ Jane Fitz ✴ 10 Years Of Rhythm Section International: Bradley Zero, Wallace & Private Joy ✴ Tom VR ✴ Nikki Nair ✴ Takeshi's Cashew ✴ Nick León ✴ Fieldlines: V.I.V.E.K. (Live) Feat. Alser Khan, Kambhra Khan, Kutla Khan, Mahmud Khan & Yusuf Khan ✴ Gene On Earth ✴ The Ghost (5 Hour Set) ✴ CCL ✴ Resident Advisor: Yazzus & Monophonik (Live) ✴ DJ Voices ✴ Sid Vashi: Live, Unreleased (Debut) ✴ livwutang ✴ RHR ✴ Cousin Kula ✴ Shubh Saran ✴ Jay Carder ✴ Sublime Sound (Live Debut) ✴ Ko Shin Moon ✴ PANELIA - Nothing And All At Once A/V (Debut) ✴
Dee En: Saturn Return (A/V). ✴ Caroline Lethô (Live) ✴ Digging In India: Nishant Mittal, Ani Phoebe & Lapgan ✴ Flux Vortex (Live) ✴ Focus Group Radio: Poly-Ritmo & Focus Group Sound System ✴ YNZN ✴ KillZen (Live) ✴ Aayna ✴ SYEYL: Space In Between (Debut) ✴ Nik ✴ Moe ✴ DJ Pants ✴ Social Isolation: Masta Justy, Catatacat, Songs For A Tired City, Pardafash, Sacred Seeds & Kaldi Moss ✴ SULTAN ✴ Tushar Mathur ✴ Bombie