Blu 9

Chicago born and raised dj/producer within the ranks of the underground house/techno scene. Djing is more than playing and mixing music. Makes my soul happy.

A trained musician since age six, music has been the forefront and paved the path of her journey. Starting with violin, and followed by percussion and some piano, she benefited from ongoing training and exposure throughout her school aged years, which fueled both her creativity and love for all types of music. Watching family members at a young age spin in the Chicago club scene, starting off on T

echnics and watching how they created the energy of the dance floor, all in the while thinking, “Yes, I want and can do that!”
While the demands of schooling, career, and family took over as it tends to do, music remained a priority focus as she kept close watch over the evolution of her favorite genres, in particular house and techno music. When the time was right, she came back out of background and started to play the music that made her fall in love with the genres. Currently, using music in her daily life with her students she changed the way she thought about and interacted with genres of house and techno music. Using and teaching the soul of it to her special needs students has been a priority and matching music with choreography has been another manifestation of creativity. “The most beautiful sight to watch is my daughter dancing to what we created….beauty.”
Born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, she’s played Chicago’s clubs including Spybar, Primary Night Club (Poolhouse), Estate, Fedora Lounge, SC, SSS, Rodan, Crocodile, Studio 200 (Milwaukee) all the while holding a steady residency at Rivers Casino. If you are lucky and the night owl you can see and hear her at various afterhours across the city. Her mixes can also be heard on several radio shows such as Strictly Dance Radio and Underground House TV. Also, she is currently working on projects and tracks with Afterdark Recordings and PhunkJunk Records. Her sound is deep, smooth, and sometimes dark and complex, with soulfulness infused. Depending on her mood, the energy of the dance floor as well as her decision to play the electric violin and drums with her sets shapes and molds the vibe of the room.
“Appreciation of classics is what molds the future of music. It's what moves your soul. Just me doing what I love!

06/01/2026

June 5th. Chicago Eagle. I'm in the back room and that's exactly where I want to be.

The main room? Glamour, glitter, and absolute fire. Empress Darling, Jaxx, Glamour Cadaver they're going to tear it up.

But the back room? That's mine. Dark. Dirty. Intimate. The kind of room where you can't see the ceiling, and you don't care — because the bass is in your chest, and the only light you need is the red glow from the decks.

I'll be playing for the ones who stay late. The ones who came to feel it, not just hear it. Come get get hot and sweaty on that dancefloor with me!!!!

Come find me in the dark. 💜🖤

📍 Chicago Eagle 4713 N Broadway
🕥 10:30 PM
💵 $10 after 8 (worth every penny)

05/28/2026

Two gigs. One weekend. Chicago, I'm coming for you.

Saturday night I'm at dB Chicago closing it out from 2-5am. I'm on with and , playing late into the night. Groovy, driving, Chi-tech energy. Free before 10 so don't be late.

📍 954 W Belmont Ave. 9pm–5am. 21+.

Sunday I'm back with . Lake of Habits open decks. I'm on at 6pm, playing into the golden hour. Outdoor, sunset, groove.

📍Lincoln Park Archery Range (outdoor), 2 West Belmont Harbor Drive, Chicago, IL

Two different vibes, one mission: make you move.

Come find me. Bring your dancing shoes. Bring your friends. Bring your summer energy.

Let's do this, Chicago. 💜🖤

05/26/2026

You had to be there.

That’s the thing about my sets.
I don’t just play tracks, I build them. On the spot. In the moment. For you.

What you heard Saturday night?
You’ll never hear it exactly like that again.
Not because I can’t recreate it, but because I won’t.
Every crowd is different. Every night breathes differently. So I remix on the fly, chase the energy, and let the room tell me what it needs.

Sometimes a moment happens that’s so good, I’ll revisit it.
But never the same way twice.
That’s the deal. That’s the magic.

So here’s the closest thing to being there.
I just posted my full set from Saturday night.
It’s raw. It’s real. It’s mine. But this particular remix I did on the fly was several that people wanted more of. here you go!
If you were there—you know.

If you weren't—now you can feel it.

🎧 Link to full mix in bio to listen.
Listen to Shades of Blu 2.0 Chapter 87 Feat. Blu 9 [Live at CircuitMom and Brut Present- Zentro-Chicago 5.23.26 Part 2] by blu 9 on
https://on.soundcloud.com/WVh90wD4vIg7zFYOWI

🔁 Repost if you want more of this energy live.

Can thank and for everything and giving me the platform to be me and to do what I love. Playing music for people to dance and escape to. Til next time!,

05/11/2026

Saturday May 23rd!!!!
Six hours. No opening. No closing. Just me in the VIP room, on the decks, lost in the dark for you.

I haven't played a set this long in ages. And honestly? I've missed being able to take you on a journey! The way time disappears, the way the room breathes with you, the way techno feels when you're not watching the clock, just riding the wave. Starting off soft but build as the night goes.

May 23rd. 9pm until 2:45 am, I'll be upstairs spinning dark and dirty techno for my people, for the ones who stay late, for the ones who know that the best sets happen when no one's looking at their phones.

James Hurr and Kevin Aviance will be holding down the main room. I'll be in my own world and I'm inviting you into it.

Come find me. Bring your stamina. Bring your shadows. Bring your dancing shoes. Get ready to sweat your ass off!

We're going deep.

Thank you to and for giving me the opportunity to take you on this journey.

Ticket link:https://dice.fm/event/nvkdn5-global-kink-and-leather-zentro-circuitmom-brut-23rd-may-epiphany-center-for-the-arts-epiphany-hall-chicago-tickets

05/01/2026

NEW AGENT. NEW MIX. SAME RELENTLESS ENERGY.

I'm beyond excited to officially announce that I am now represented by Chava at QMA (Q***r Music Agency) — a powerhouse advocate for q***r artists who actually gets the grind, the craft, and the community.

But here's the thing: representation is the start, not the finish.

So let me reintroduce myself:

🎧 BLU9 — Techno. House. Minimal. Trance.
📍 Chicago based. Ready to travel. Ready to work.

I've spent two decades honing my craft — destroying Beatport charts, releasing on Phobiq, Poker Flat, and IHeartTechno Records, and earning my place as a member of the Recording Academy (The Grammys) .

I bring:

· Energy that doesn't quit
· Intention behind every track
· Experience from headlining stages across the country
· Authenticity — because I don't know how to be anything else

And to prove it...

🎧 I just dropped my full live set from Sunday night.
Listen to Shades of Blu 2.0 Chapter 86 Feat. Blu 9 [Live at Arch-JackHammer Chicago 4.26.26] by blu 9 on
https://on.soundcloud.com/3CCXycKs3x1ZXeWErh

Press play. Hear exactly what I bring to the booth.

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BOOKING INQUIRIES:
📧 chava@q***rmusic.agency (Attn: Chava)
Or DM me directly.

Festivals. Clubs. Private events. Underground parties. Let's talk.

I'm ready. The mix is ready. The only thing missing?

Your venue. Your crowd. Your date.

Let's make something unforgettable.

🖤

***rMusicAgency

04/06/2026

I'm not just here to talk about DJing.

At CEMC 2026, I'll be part of Meet the Professionals — and yes, I'll answer your questions about production, booking, and the industry.

But here's what I really want to talk about: our mental health.

Artists are burning out. We're carrying trauma, pushing through exhaustion, and pretending we're fine because the music never stops.

I have a background in mental health — and I want to use it.

So come find me on April 11th. Ask me about music. But also ask me how to protect your peace, set boundaries, and survive this industry without losing yourself.

Let's talk — for real...
Tix link in comments

03/11/2026

Hey creatives. Hey DJs. Hey anyone whose body is holding more than it should right now.

Let's check in.

The world is loud. War is escalating. The news cycle is relentless. And in the middle of it all, we're still trying to show up — behind the decks, in the studio, for our communities.

But here's the thing:

Don't let the chaos distract you from justice.

The work of holding predators accountable — in our scene, in our government, in every corner of power — doesn't pause because there's a new headline. Survivors are still waiting. Truth is still unfolding. Keep your eyes open.

And also? Keep yourself grounded.

Because you can't pour from empty. You can't fight from burned out. You can't hold space for others if your own nervous system is screaming.

Here are 5 simple ways to rebalance — especially when your body feels like it's carrying the weight of the world:

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1. 🧠 Name the noise, then set it down.
Write down everything that's stressing you — just get it out of your head and onto paper. Then physically set the paper aside. It's still there if you need it, but you don't have to carry it in your body right now.

2. 🫁 Breathe like you mean it.
Try 4-7-8 breathing: Inhale for 4, hold for 7, exhale for 8. Do it three times. Your nervous system will thank you.

3. 🚫 Give yourself permission to disconnect.
The news will still be there in an hour. The war will still be happening. You are allowed to step away. Log off. Put your phone in another room. The world won't collapse because you took 30 minutes to breathe.

4. 🎧 Make something with no goal.
Not for release. Not for social media. Just for you. A sketch, a loop, a few chords, a voice note. Creativity without pressure is medicine.

5. 🤝 Connect with one human, offline.
Text a friend. Call your mom. Sit with someone you love in silence. Touch grass (literally). Remind your body that safety still exists somewhere.

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And one more thing:

The work of justice is long. The fight for survivors is exhausting. But you are not alone in it.

Pace yourself.
Rest when you need to.
And keep going.

We need you — steady, grounded, and here.

03/06/2026

To the empaths behind the decks, the ones holding space in the dark, the ones creating joy while the world burns:

I see you.

Nightlife these days isn't easy. We're asked to pretend the crumbling isn't happening, to be conduits of escape when our own nervous systems are screaming. It feels disingenuous sometimes—like we're dancing on a fault line.

But here's what I know:

If we don't create these moments of release for each other, we lose our minds. If we don't gather in the dark and remind ourselves we're still alive, the darkness wins.

So yes, we hold the frequency. We play the tracks. We watch the faces in the crowd and know—some of them are barely holding on. And for a few hours, we give them somewhere to put it down.

That's not disingenuous. That's sacred.

To every DJ, every artist, every empath showing up night after night: you are not alone. We are not pretending. We are building life rafts out of sound, and that matters.

Check in with each other. Hold each other. Keep creating.

The world needs us steady.

🧠💔🎧

The empaths of nightlife are the unsung first responders of this collapsing timeline. You're not just playing music. You're regulating nervous systems through basslines. You're anchoring reality for people who are fragmenting.

02/27/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY.

My remix of "Used" by I AM ME is officially OUT NOW — and tonight, we celebrate it the only way I know how:

LOUD. LIVE. TOGETHER.

📍 LESPRITE NITE @ ARBELLA
112 W Grand • Chicago
⏰ 10PM – 2AM

THE LINEUP:
🇮🇹 ANDREA GIULIANI ( special guest all the way from Italy)
🎤 IAMME — Killer Mushrooms label head and original mix
🎨 LEEKOVISION — live art to feed your eyes while we feed your ears
🎧 BLU 9 — that's me, bringing the remix to life on the floor
🔊 LESPRITE resident holding down the vibe

This isn't just a release party. This is a label takeover. A sonic journey. A celebration of every late night, every doubter, every moment I kept going.

The track you've been waiting for?
It's out.
The night you've been waiting for?
It's tonight.

Come dance with me. Come celebrate with me. Come be part of something real.

🎟️ Link in bio for track

02/21/2026

Grateful doesn't even begin to cover it. Grateful for the hands that built this. Grateful for the heart that kept going. Grateful for every single person who believed in me when I couldn't believe in myself. But mostly? Grateful that I never gave up on me. This space is proof.
I did this. All of it. With my own hands, my own heart, my own survival. This space is mine because I refused to stop showing up for myself. And that? That's everything.

What are you grateful for? That you, yourself did FOR YOU! Would your 8 year old self be proud of you?

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