Phantasma: Akua, Regal86, MoMA Ready + Josh Steers
About This Event
Paragon hosts a Phantasma bill featuring Akua, Regal86, MoMA Ready and Josh Steers. The lineup foregrounds rhythmic discipline and compact forms: Akua works at the edges of electronic rhythm with rap-adjacent phrasing; Regal86 channels footwork-derived timing and quick structural shifts; MoMA Ready leans on jungle- and breakbeat-rooted drum programming, with Josh Steers completing the bill.
About Phantasma
Phantasma returns in another iteration at Paragon, framed as an electronic program with Akua, Regal86, MoMA Ready, and Josh Steers. The night treats DJ practice as a set of contemporary methods rather than a single style, moving between different schools of rhythm and sound design. Steers’ presence, shaped by performance and work in wider cultural settings, places the lineup in a context that reads as art-facing as much as club-facing. No NYC premiere history is confirmed, but the curatorial logic reflects how New York venues test new lineages in real time.
About the Artists
Akua
Akua is an electronic artist active in New York City’s club circuit, with appearances at Paragon. Their work sits at the edges of electronic rhythm and rap-adjacent phrasing, a crossover reflected in Spotify’s jazz-rap tagging and an emerging profile with a sizable following.
Regal86
Regal86 is an electronic artist whose recorded work sits close to footwork, with an emerging profile and a growing listener base. In New York City, they appear on lineups at Paragon, including the Phantasma program alongside Akua, MoMA Ready, and Josh Steers.
MoMA Ready
MoMA Ready is an electronic artist whose recorded work sits close to jungle and breakbeat, with an emerging footprint on streaming platforms. In New York City, they appear in club contexts such as Paragon, including the Phantasma bill alongside Akua, Regal86, and Josh Steers.
Josh Steers
Josh Steers is an individual artist known for performances or creative works in a cultural context.