AMS. // DJ VADER

Our host with the absolute most, The Voice at The Jam, he needs no introduction but we’re still gonna give him one; AMS. You’ve heard him at every jam that matters for years and we’re always honored that he makes time to come to ATL for our anniversary. Both Friday at @westside_motor_lounge and Saturday night at @aisle5_atl , he’ll once again keep the crowds hype, corral the judges & competitors, and bring the kind of energy to a jam that only he can bring. (Footage from the 19th Anniversary with @16breaks ) Also, it’s his birthday today so give this man his flowers and go listen to his 2024 album Edward.

@motorcitysda & @probreakingtour Presents 6.6.26 | Southwest Detroit 📡 Who Got The Props!? 📡 The 10 year anniversary flagship event Back with the 4v4! $25 door 1pm doors 2pm battles start!! 3564 vernor hwy, detroit MI 48216 Candela Stay tuned for more announcements surrouding the weekend. ⚔️ 4v4 Breakin’ Battle 🏆 $3000 Cash Prize 💥 32 capacity for prelims 📍 Carry on tradition. Be there. MAKE SURE TO register on @breakkonnect 💎Come celebrate 10 years of MCSDA💎 Flyer by @don.lov 🔥

Our third fixture in the Motion Group series will be an offensive showcase from @djfleg @thedamnnerdking and @rhythmorganism all under the lights at @moondogdetroit As always, special thanks to our kit sponsors @motorcitysda and @medium.cg 📷: @carson_cleve

Farewell to For the Feeling, vol. 3. I hadn’t thrown a jam in close to 15 years. And now, I’m on a 3-year streak. It’s addictive, in a very weird way — it shows you how to think about every corner of an event that you can. And you still miss so many little things in the run-up. It’s hard to find a moment to be still. Not because of the volume of the music, or the crowd, nor the nigh-obsession with timing. More so because there’s so much to take in. And, if you’ve done it right, it’s a wellspring of the right kind of energy. The kind that keeps you awake until 3 AM, just because your phone won’t stop going off with reposts and all that madness. So, taking in everything else, I did something I don’t usually do — I took some footy. Just wove my way carefully thru the crowd (yes, I know cypher etiquette, god damnit), and let the camera obscura capture some of the light and lift in the room. Thanks so much to @dance.uchicago , @taps.uchicago , @preachartistry , @rubyredgyal , @ibrrraaah , @djkinggns , @tre_daniels_ , @_luckylilpenny , @djbelly , @bravemonk , and EVERYONE that came through.

With For The Feeling 3.0 one week away, let's take a look back at FTF 1.0, the event that started it all! Edited by @lauramahaniah

AMS. / VADER (@thedamnnerdking ) — Ninja Church — Chicago’s illest and is one of my favorite MCs. Articulate, quick witted, and takes no bullsh*t. A true artist. If y’all not bookin him, what are you doing? Photo by @jermgonzalo #blackhistorymonth #❤️🖤💚

‼️It’s time to announce our DJs for Out of the Shadows Vol. V @thedamnnerdking VADER is and isn’t a lot of things. He is taller, louder, and nicer than you expected. He is the voice you heard on NPR, the features you read in The Wall Street Journal, MixMag, and NME. He might be the dude that hosted your jam, fixed your computer, designed the flyer for the jam you went to, or all of the above. He is the dude with all of those royal titles, but he doesn’t expect you to know all of them when you introduce him. He isn’t one to mess around about music. Since being unleashed in 2007 onto the pilot’s cabin of dancefloors around the world, you can’t come across a major city where you see a sticker of his face, and someone speaking the phrase that pays: VADER WINS. Oft hailed as one of Chicago’s best selectors, he’s consistently held one of the top 10 spots on Mixcloud for his VADER WINS. mixtape series, spanning eighteen volumes across fifteen years, including three secret ones (if you were there, you got a copy). Characterized by hard-to-catch blends, absurdly rare crates, and precise mixing, VADER has long since established himself as a selector that doesn’t often miss. 🎨 Flyer by @poppinprototype Stay tuned for more updates! Follow #OOTSChicago2026

Dear Friends, Luminaries, Dancers, DJs, Listeners, and Well-Wishers of the Chicago, Midwest, and World House Music Community, My, oh my. We’re doing it again. I’m very proud to announce For the Feeling, vol. 3. A 1v1 House Battle taking place in Chicago, Illinois on April 19th, 2026. And, to add to the thrills, we’ll be hosting TWO House Dance workshops the day before, April 18th, 2026. As usual — the whole weekend is free, and there will be more announcements and surprises to come. In the meantime, we hold our joy in the reveal. And do hope to see you, your crew, your friends, and the folks you share this culture with there for the occasion.

“Go sit over there for a sec.” — Rabbit. “Here? Ok…why? Oh. OHHHH.” - Me. Spotted and shot by @rugirl013 at @publicrecordsnyc .

Dear Friends & Luminaries of the Breaking and Hip-Hop Community, If you’ve ever wondered (for all the strange reasons) where I got all this weird, nuanced passion for Breaking, sampling, Fusion Jazz, and literary references from — this man is at fault. As soon as I reached 4-5 years old, Mr. Moses was putting me in front of a wood-enclosured Bose 701 system, and showing me how to very gently place the needle onto a record. He played me a lot of everything, but none more influential than Dexter Wansel’s Afro-Futurist tinged Fusion Jazz masterwork “Life on Mars.” He’d told me that he bought the album in 1976 while vacationing in San Diego, solely for the album art and title ALONE. Made perfect sense for the long-since bloomed sci-fi addict he was, and the music delivered on the promises that the design presented. So imagine all of my wonderment seeing and hearing “Dad’s music” being so prevalent in my culture; making those connections as such a surprise, and holding them in the same reverence. The few times I’ve shown Breaking footage to him, he did the same thing to me he’d done hearing me listen to Hip-Hop as a teenager — he’d call out the EXACT record, artist, and release year — marveling at the same things I did. “Damn; y’all are still listening to this? Man, that’s great…that record is in the basement, you know? I think 4th shelf from the bottom, toward the left side…” Happy Birthday, Dad. Keep playing this album just a little too loud; it’s wonderful hearing it in the background when I call home.

Thank you, Los Angeles. If you see a Sith, say hello. ✨

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