Star Sign: Virgo
Favorite Color: Green
Her as a Cartoon Character: Morty “without the stupidity” (lol)
Favorite Artist: Charlesthefirst
Meet KN0W: the newest female DJ on the Athens EDM scene, ready to share her mission of helping others uncover their innermost truths through the experience of music.
KN0W, whose real name is Del, has been producing on and off since 2018, but only since the past 2-3 years has she been taking it more seriously as an avenue for her expression. Now, using Ableton, she’s been able to advance her skills in production to be able to convey her desired sound.
After sitting on her tracks for a few years, she finally felt called to honor her work and drop her newest single, ALIGN (stream here). “It was the first song I ever made that I felt was close to the direction of the Kn0w project and where I wanted it to be.”
When asked how she would describe the Kn0w project’s overall intention and direction, she eloquently said, “find yourself and be free.”
After getting the chance to talk with her, it was easy to see that her heart and soul were in it. Her aim is to help people connect deeper with themselves and therefore each other, to foster connection through music.
While music production slightly itches her scratch for sonic expression, she understands the life-changing power of live music environments.
Just last month, she opened for Hypho at an event thrown by Nightshade Family. Even though it was her first show DJing live for a crowd, she had the natural disposition of a long-time performer. The room was at its peak energy when KN0W took the decks, everybody moving to the deep bass grooves and satisfying drops. She had no problem connecting with the crowd, really curating the free-flowing live experience she craves to emulate.
It was an Afterglo-honor to host KN0W at our most recent event, Raving Hearts, where we highlighted female and LGBTQ+ DJs of Athens to raise money for The Cottage. Throughout her set, themes of the Dark Feminine and the flow she demands continued to pop up. "Lillith," the dark feminine archetype in mythology and astrology, seems to be an enduring motif in the life of Del and it bleeds through in her music. It shows up in her logo, the O being symbolic of LIlith. It also shows in the slower tempos and bass drops aimed at your hips that bring out the movement of the feminine, an often lacking aspect in the male-dominated world of DJs. Del may just be on the beginning of her DJ journey, but I think it's clear to see she'll soon be getting national attention in the EDM scene for her talent, but also for her heart.
“Communicating Love is just Music.” -KN0W
I was so happy to get to sit and really get to know KN0W. The way she speaks about her music is inspiring in itself, and getting to watch her in action is a truly energetic experience. Catch her live at the next Afterglo X TSA event on Friday, March 22nd at Cine in Athens, GA.
KNOW's upcoming shows:
3/22 at Cine in Athens, GA
(AN AFTERGLO EVENT <3) KNOW will be closing out the night of techno with a bass set!
3/30 at Arcadia in Atlanta, Ga
4/05 Athens, Ga (Details Coming Soon...)
Article by: Izzy Morrow
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