The Disco Express: Roland & Brother Rich, Bustin' Loose, Birdee - Dead Letter No.9
About This Event
The Disco Express at Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9 brings together Roland, Brother Rich, Bustin' Loose and Birdee on a mixed bill that bridges band programming and late-night DJ sets. All four DJs operate in disco-house/nu-disco/funky-house territory and favor steady pacing, tight transitions and long blends, so the evening foregrounds selection and groove over club theatrics.
About The Disco Express
The Disco Express is a rotating DJ night now running at Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9, a room known in downtown New York for toggling between live sets and late-night selectors. This bill brings together Roland and Brother Rich for patient, selection-forward pacing, with Bustin’ Loose steering toward disco and nu-disco, and Birdee rounding out the blend. In a city where dance floors often split into tight scenes, the night’s value is its shared vocabulary across styles. No NYC premiere history is documented.
About the Artists
Roland
Roland is a DJ heard in New York City rooms such as Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9, where he appears on mixed bills that move between bands and electronic sets. He has shared lineups with Magnolia, Bustin’ Loose, Bea Trinidad, Lee Walker, and Brother Rich, including the multi-artist program titled *The Disco Express*.
Brother Rich
Brother Rich is a DJ heard in New York City rooms like Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9, where he appears on mixed bills that bridge live bands and late-night selectors. His name turns up alongside Magnolia, Bustin' Loose, Bea Trinidad, Lee Walker, and Roland, including the bill titled *The Disco Express*.
Bustin' Loose
Bustin’ Loose is a New York City–based DJ working in disco house, nu disco, and funky house, with sets heard at Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9. They’ve appeared on mixed bills alongside Magnolia, Bea Trinidad, Lee Walker, Roland, and Brother Rich, including nights framed as “The Disco Express.
Birdee
Birdee is a New York City–based DJ working in electronic styles that sit between nu disco, disco house, funky house, and indie dance. In rooms like Cargo at Dead Letter No. 9, their sets tend to move with a steady pulse, using tight transitions and long blends rather than quick interruptions.