AMPLIFY is an annual, festival-style showcase celebrating Black queer DJs, spinning in Chicago - the birthplace of House music.

House is now a billion-dollar industry. Black queer DJs remain underrecognized by major house festivals, even as progenitors innovating the genre.

AMPLIFY curates against erasure, fundraising for Black queer mutual aid and centering our joy and the ingenuity of our play.

Our DJs (A-Z)

ADONIA

DYASPARA

LOVE MARIE

PETTY

SUKIGEEZ

BONITA APPLEBLUNT

HARLEM MASIMBA

MOBEETHICC

PROFESSOR WRECKS

TORI THE CREATOR

CA$H ERA

HYPERFEMME (HOU)

NDULGNCE

PSYCHIC PU$$Y

COBRA B

ICEY BBY

NXT LVL

DYASPARA

RULITO

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Black Queer DJs Make Chicago Spin

Are you a Black, LGBTQ+ artist or creator, a brand, organization or vendor interested in participating in next year’s festival?

We are seeking partners for future iterations of AMPLIFY Music Festival and other celebrations of Chicago’s Black queer sonic histories.

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