U-Lock

U-Lock grew up a punk kid questioning authority at every turn amid the decades-long depression in the notch of the Rust Belt that is Buffalo, NY.

After years of attending underground DIY punk shows and hanging out in abandoned buildings and cuts of land— burning pallets while the city seemingly burned around them—it only made sense to move in the direction of attending warehouse parties with electronic music. Keeping with the allure of the underground. 

 

Punk music and dance music go hand-in-hand, in her opinion. Fast-paced beats that get your body moving while creating spaces for the oddballs and weirdos, allowing a community to those ostracized few.

As such, this was a very comfortable transition to make.

Instead of moshing, a new and exciting release through intentional dancing was learned.

 

U-Lock had been a student of dance music for years, attending many local functions and house parties, and often pegged as "the last one standing" after dancing for hours upon hours. Soon enough, in 2017, with the help of local DJ friends, she could occasionally hop behind the decks to get an initial feel for the craft. Today, U-Lock has honed a bit of a sound, selecting various deep and high-energy house, techno, disco, electro, UKG, breaks, and beyond. 

 

She is looking forward to starting to produce music in the near future. Fusing different genres and sounds was one of the real curiosities that initially piqued her interest.