Arising from the Midwest’s underground scene under the DJ/producer alias “Shakti” in 2021, multidisciplinary artist, Jes Rai, began creating from a sonic palette through the medium of techno with an ethereally dark, driven, and precisely rhythmic execution.
Through meticulous curation, her sets blend pulsating bass lines & intricate drum patterns of genres like industrial, electroclash, EBM, IDM, dark-wave, experimental, breakbeats, and DNB.
�Her passion for the underground, the arts, and all that is avant-garde has gained her recognition in playing alongside globally renowned artists, such as DJ T-1000, Myles Serge (AKA Translate,) Terrence Parker, Ernesto, CLB & more…
Starting her journey in 2019 under the stage-name “Prismatic,” a more theatrical act, where Jes performed in a guise of a dominatrix in a leather bunny mask. She has also performed under a duo called, “Dark Magicians,” with Dezign. Quickly realizing that her her passion for techno could not be maintained with the gimmick, she reinvented her solo-artist project as, “Shakti,” a word meaning, “power,” “creative energy,” “or “divine feminine energy” in Hindi.��No stranger to the underground, Jes entered the realm of underground music in 2010 & served as an art director, founder and/or resident of several electronic music collectives and venues, from “Modul8,” “Ritual Collective,” “Create or Die,” & “Freeman Guild.” Her work has spanned from underground events to galleries to large scale festivals such as Movement & Electric Forest.
Based in Grand Rapids, MI, Jes draws inspiration from the two cities she is located in between- her hometown of Chicago, the birthplace of house & the birthplace of techno, Detroit.
Growing up in Chicago, she was influenced heavily by a club scene dominated by trance and deep house. She spent her youth as a classically and jazz trained musician, who had the honor to co-conduct at a young age for the Chicago Junior Symphony, and found her self inspired by the sound of the city.�
After moving to Michigan, she became involved in the underground music scene, and began playing in post-punk and metal bands.��Currently, Shakti is working on creating her first compilation which will be released sometime in 2024.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/shakti_rhythm
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakti.rhythm/
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Downtown Grand Rapids MI
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