Sonic Essence

Sonic Essence Creating space for radical free expression since 2022.

Last but not least get to know Sonic Essence co-lead and B***y Break co-host SAVANT! 💥🧨 Savant does NOT play around when...
05/14/2026

Last but not least get to know Sonic Essence co-lead and B***y Break co-host SAVANT! 💥🧨 Savant does NOT play around when it comes to ghettotech 👏 They’ll be going b2b TOMORROW NIGHT with co-host … are you ready for this one? 😈

SAVANT is a Durham based DJ and co curator of Sonic Essence whose sound is shaped by their east side Detroit roots, Detroit techno, and the city’s legacy of pushing dance music forward. Known for electrifying genre bending and bass driven sets, they build hypnotic club soundscapes rooted in futuristic and melodic bass club music. Their approach to DJing pulls from four-on-the-floor, warped vocal textures, and fast-paced electronic energy that keeps the dance floor moving between intensity and sensuality. Rocking Durham dance floors since 2018, they have shared lineups and opened for Juan Atkins and BlackMoonChild of Detroit, Conducta (UK), and alongside some of North Carolina’s finest heavy hitters including Chaos Control, Chainletter, and Oak City Slums.

21+ event at Pinhook TOMORROW for only $10, featuring classic Detroit ghettotech and all the ass shaking b***y music your heart could possibly desire! See u at 10 PM SHARP ‼️

B***Y BREAK is brought to you by Isabel Essence and Savant, who will be playing b2b for the first time in series history...
05/14/2026

B***Y BREAK is brought to you by Isabel Essence and Savant, who will be playing b2b for the first time in series historyyyy 😈🔥🚨 Come get down with us Detroit-style to some ghettotech and b***y music THIS FRIDAY at Pinhook for only $10!

Isabel Essence recently made a formal return back to organizing and live performances, and she’s excited to have another opportunity to dance with you!

ISABEL ESSENCE is a Durham-based DJ, multimedia artist, and event curator whose sound is shaped by her metro-Detroit roots (Ypsilanti), Detroit techno, and a background as a classically trained saxophonist. Known for her genre-agnostic, high-energy soundscapes, she weaves percussive textures and elevated BPMs into emotionally driven sets that blur styles, cultures, and eras. A self-described dancefloor alchemist, Isabel approaches music as a vehicle for collective healing, connection, and release. She has performed coast to coast and co-runs Sonic Essence, a Durham-based music collective.

21+ event, 10 PM to 2 AM, featuring .pikasso b2b 🔊💥🧨 See u soon

We have BLACC PIKASSO joining us for the first time THIS FRIDAY for B***Y BREAK, Durham’s premiere ghettotech night at P...
05/12/2026

We have BLACC PIKASSO joining us for the first time THIS FRIDAY for B***Y BREAK, Durham’s premiere ghettotech night at Pinhook!
pikasso is a newer face to the scene and a Durham native. He’s been DJing since 2024, but dancing since 1998! He loves spinning a mix of dance genres including house, jersey club, Nola bounce and ghetto tech, to name a few. Most recently, he has been organizing free day time music events at Shelley Park in Raleigh, and his next free event is this Saturday!

Pryce had one message he wanted us to pass along to yall: I just want to see people letting loose and dancing in the club NO SECTIONS!

You heard the man, get ready to let loose this Friday 💥🍑🔥 all for only $10! Grab ur tix at the link in bio 🔗

BLACC PIKASSO will be throwing down with and B***y Break residents b2b 🔊 See u soon

We are so excited to welcome SYPHA back to the stage! SYPHA has grown so much as an artist since the first time we worke...
05/11/2026

We are so excited to welcome SYPHA back to the stage! SYPHA has grown so much as an artist since the first time we worked together almost four years ago now, and we are honored to continue being a part of that journey!

Most recently, you may have seen them slinging some serious techno as support for last weekend, or opening up for as he meandered thru NC on his national tour earlier this spring 😉🔊 Now you have the chance to see them in action for only $10! Don’t miss this one ‼️

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SYPHA is a Durham, NC–based DJ, producer, and curator blurring futurist and past sounds into high-energy, genre-fluid sets. Sliding through club beats, house, afro rhythms, and ghettotech, they build sonic worlds that feel percussive, sexy, and a little chaotic in the best way. 😏

Centering Black q***r dance floor energy, SYPHA pulls you in and doesn’t let go. Come open, come curious, and ready to move.

TIX AVAILABLE AT THE LINK IN BIO 🔗 B***Y BREAK this Friday featuring .pikasso b2b 🔥 ghettotech and b***y music to keep you shaking ass all night. See u soon

05/05/2026

The sound of a good time…

One of our fave party series B***Y BREAK is returning to on MAY 15th! 21+ event, tix only $10… lock em in at the link in bio 🔒

FEATURING .pikasso b2b 🔥

Any song requests? 🤔 Let us know below ⬇️ maybe one of our sonic architects for the night will work it in for you 😉

Come pop it with us MAY 15th at Pinhook for B***Y BREAK, a night featuring ghettotech music… don’t know what ghettotech ...
04/26/2026

Come pop it with us MAY 15th at Pinhook for B***Y BREAK, a night featuring ghettotech music… don’t know what ghettotech is? If you like shaking ass an moving fast, you’ll love what we have in store 😈

Ghettotech is a type of b***y music out of Detroit and a style of DJing that centers raunchy lyrics, 140+ bpm tracks, and juicy basslines to get ur blood pumping 🔊🔥🧨

Your sonic architects for the night include .pikasso, , and b***y break residents b2b

Only $10 all night long, 21+ at Pinhook

Sonic Essence’s classic ghettotech event B***Y BREAK is BACK with a lil facelift and a DJ crew ready to rock your world ...
04/13/2026

Sonic Essence’s classic ghettotech event B***Y BREAK is BACK with a lil facelift and a DJ crew ready to rock your world 🌎❤️‍🔥🔊

If you loved Future Footwerk, you’ll LOVE throwing down with us Detroit-style on May 15th at Pinhook 😈 Fast tempos, heavy bass, and a dancefloor built for getting loose, whether ur shaking ass or cutting it up on the dancefloor 🔥

We love ghettotech, we love playing fast, bass-heavy, raunchy s**t, and we love making space with y’all 💖 Pinhook take two, anyone?

See you there 😈

FRIDAY MAY 15 | 10 PM DOORS | $10 | 21+ | THE PINHOOK featuring BLACC PIKASSO, SYPHA, & ISABEL ESSENCE B2B SAVANT

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B***y Break is curated by Sonic Essence members Isabel Essence and Savant, who both hail from southeast Michigan (Ypsilanti and Detroit). The series centers Detroit ghettotech, a high-BPM club sound deeply tied to Detroit jit and in direct conversation with Chicago footwork. As these sounds continue to shape dancefloors worldwide, B***y Break exists to honor their origins and uplift the Black pioneers who built the foundation of the music we love today.

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