Marten Lou, Julia Sandstorm, Kanykei
About This Event
The Knockdown Center bill pairs Marten Lou and Julia Sandstorm and also includes Kanykei, who is better known as a Kyrgyzstani Olympic sports shooter. Lou’s sets emphasize layered percussion, long-form transitions and low-end drive that suit the room’s spacious sound; Sandstorm brings NYC dance-floor practice, strict pacing and clean transitions focused on clarity rather than spectacle.
About the Artists
Marten Lou
Marten Lou is an electronic artist and DJ whose work sits between melodic house, afro house, and afro tech, with a following that has grown well beyond the club circuit. His sets emphasize layered percussion, long-form transitions, and restrained hooks that build atmosphere without leaning on spectacle.
Julia Sandstorm
Julia Sandstorm is a New York City–based electronic DJ whose sets have been heard at 99 Scott, a regular stop for club-focused programming in the city. She has shared lineups with artists such as San Pacho, GREG 99, Skee Mask, HNTR, Rafael Cerato, Clara Cuvé, Sébastien Léger, and Roy Rosenfeld, including events like “Juliet Fox x Joyhauser at 99 Scott.
Kanykei
Kanykei appears on New York City lineups at Knockdown Center and Elsewhere, billed alongside artists such as Marten Lou, Julia Sandstorm, Recondite, and YokoO. She is also known outside music for competing internationally in Olympic rifle shooting, a parallel career that informs how audiences read her presence.