FOCUS W/ BENYC: Yoshio Ojima 'Club'
About This Event
Benyc brings an archival, close-listening approach to beat-driven electronics and hip-hop lineage, with past performance ties to figures such as J Dilla. At Moondog Hifi, the FOCUS w/ Benyc: Yoshio Ojima 'Club' lineup treats records as material to be studied, favoring structured pacing and sound-system-focused listening over spectacle.
About Club
At Moondog Hifi, this “Club” entry frames DJ culture as a form of research rather than release. Benyc works from beat-driven electronics and hip-hop genealogy, drawing on an archival listening practice shaped by past proximity to figures in the J Dilla orbit. Joined by Yoshio Ojima, the set treats records as study objects, with deliberate pacing and attention to the room’s sound system. In New York’s long tradition of listening bars and downtown selectors, it reads as a quiet argument for rigor on the dance floor.
About the Artists
Benyc
Benyc is a New York City–based electronic DJ heard in rooms like Moondog Hifi, where the focus is on sound systems and close listening. Their sets move between beat-driven electronics and hip-hop lineage, with past performance history tied to figures such as J Dilla.
Yoshio Ojima
Yoshio Ojima is an electronic artist and DJ whose work moves between ambient drift, minimal structure, and drone-toned pressure. In New York City, he has appeared at Moondog Hifi, including the FOCUS W/ BENYC: Yoshio Ojima “Club” program alongside Benyc.