Meet Karim In The MIDI
“We need to move away from microwave success”.
Less than 10 days to go before MIDI Eastern takes over @thelastarch on Friday 17th Oct and our next DJ we get to know personally and visually is the charismatic @karimbitar1
Karim is a student of music both sonically and academically. A champion of the multi-genre with a special soft spot for the percussive and bassy thumpers out in the wild. And a core belief that sonics of all kinds bring their own particular sense of beauty.
We teamed up with the godfather of photography @nahwandjaff as we went around London and captured Karim in his element and got to know the man some people call Kaz 🧐.
Have a read and buy a ticket in our bio to see Karim bring that percussive energy on the 17th 🪭🪭🪭
Community service in Hackney Wick
First festival of the summer in the bag for @queensyardsummerparty - it’s always had my heart as a raver but it was about time to step behind the decks and move wicked.
Love to everyone dancing on the tables and bringing the energy outside @colourfactorylondon taking the scenic route to tinnitus.
Protect your ears and come down to a few sets coming up in May and June with @meetinthemidi
Some people play music. Others create spaces where you actually feel it.
Karim Bitar sits firmly in that second lane.
From early roots in Middle Eastern sound to curating through @meetinthemidi , his approach goes way beyond DJing. It’s about context, storytelling and building experiences that ask you to slow down, listen properly and connect with the music on a deeper level.
We get into sonic lectures, vinyl culture, Soho Radio, and how Meet in the MIDI is reshaping what a music event can look like - less consumption, more connection. Thoughtful, intentional and built to last.
With more on the way, including:
📍 MITM DJs at @jaguarshoes – Fri 24th Apr
📍 Exploring Skepta at @the_bbe_store – Tues 28th Apr
👉 Read the full feature now at fleckies.com
Karim Bitar is a gift to the universe.
Is @karimbitar1 writing this caption? Ask him yourself next Saturday 7th as he brings a breaksy, percussive fueled set 3 parts UK underground, one part Middle East to Meet In The MIDI at @theglovethatfits
Grab a ticket now on Resident Advisor (link in bio), join the community and come Meet us In The MIDI 🪭🪭🪭
📸 @nahwandjaff
First festival booking of the summer 🧞♂️🧞♂️
Catch me behind the decks at @queensyardsummerparty showing out for Meet In The MIDI.
QYSP is always the soft launch for the summer. Come down and rotate your hips respectfully!
Venue and set times coming soon 🪭🪭
“Art is born from the instinct to mark and locate ourselves in time. It’s not something that you choose to engage in. It’s a condition of being human.”
For Why Art? #002, Karim Bitar discusses Kerry James Marshall and art as a marker of time.
Link in bio
Indulging the Id
As humans, we have instincts that are primitive. Dropping this unreleased heater from @sir_kdn unlocked them all for @meetinthemidi at @thelastarch
Absolute weapon I believe the geezers say.
S/O @reallyrazor on the mic (In My Own Time out now) and @vision.and.rhythm on the visuals.
One month until MIDI Eastern ➡️
Playing alongside two of the finest selectors in the scene @_freshta and @salamkitty.x for @meetinthemidi first ever club night.
Come sweat it out and let the woes of the world go at @thelastarch with beautiful people, pulsating UK and global bass and a sprinkle of Middle Eastern percussion.
Early bird tickets gone already! Don’t get complacent grab a ticket on Resident Advisor ➡️
Meet In The MIDI Curates
Really proud to curate and be a part of the @meetinthemidi all-day takeover on the @worldwide.fm starting tomorrow morning!
The takeover embodies all of the multi-genre sensibilities of Meet In The MIDI with a day of programming that takes us from Glasgow and London to the Levant, The Azores and Chengdu!
And doing it with these talented hot spices makes it even better @ludolawlorsmith@tommounapress@angharadeevans@salamkitty.x@i.am.kaspar
As always, shout out to Worldwide FM who are consistently championing the sounds and stories which deserve the spotlight!
Intimate venue to be filled with not-so intimate tunes on Friday 6th at @sohohouse on Portobello Road.
Shout out @nahwandjaff with the shot making me look like the new ethnic love interest on Albert Square.
Big grandma knitted me this sweater energy.
Lot of DJing and events for me recently but back on the mic for @bbclondon tonight from 7-10 and next Tuesday (3rd) showcasing London’s finest talents.
Tonight we’ve got:
Talented trio and production company @threeshadescreative
Soho’s finest @angharadeevans@joeelittle@sohoradio
The Sharp One @reallyrazor
Tuesday 3rd June:
West London DJ and Producer @djwheelup
Storia Founder @elizabethuviebinene@storia_world
London-based Nigerian x Colombian music collective @baile_ijo
Tune in live or listen back on BBC Sounds 🪭
