Process Cub Night - Kia (Animalia, AUS), Pip

May is apparently a month for celebrating our favorite DJ's and tastemakers from Australia. Hot on the heels of Cousin's all night long set on 5/10, we are over the moon to welcome Kia back to Portland for an intimate club night. Opening duties by our darling Pip (fka Bangy, aka Phaedra). Kia is a DJ, curator, and label boss with a gift for weaving atmospheric, psychedelic sounds that create immersive, pulsating worlds. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, she helms Animalia and Cirrus, platforms that champion organic and kaleidoscopic shades of electronic music. Known for her context-driven approach, Kia adapts effortlessly to any moment, from sunrise sets to dark, intimate dance floors. Her community-driven ethos fosters a global network of forward-thinking talent, while her celebrated sets—like those at Sustain Release and her award-winning Dekmantel mix—reflect creative honesty and adventurous energy. In 2025, she holds residencies at Berlin’s Climate of Fear and New York’s Nowadays Club, cementing her place as a rising star in electronic music. Kia has a taste-making ear for digging, a sophisticated knack for storytelling, and a bubbling energy that draws people to her whether she’s backstage, behind the decks, or on the dance floor. The DJ and curator wields atmospheric and psychedelic sounds that produce entire pulsating worlds through the speakers and between global connections. As the label boss of Animalia and Cirrus, she is a Naarm/Melbourne local who’s one of the key influences driving organic, kaleidoscopic shades of electronic music around the world. Behind the decks, she’s a master of playing to her surroundings, creating a context-driven connection of time, space, and sound. Kia can carry audiences through sunsets, sunrises, and both dark or sun-drenched moments. Animalia, as a label, mix, and events series, is an ever-growing platform for local and international talent. It’s proof that Kia has a knack for connecting worlds through her sets but also in real life. Her decidedly community-driven approach to her work has created a global network of forward-thinking producers. The platform influences spheres of the industry as much as it feeds and pushes her own musicality. Her sets play out like a diary entry, showcasing creative honesty and a sense of catharsis. Kia’s sense of curiosity underpins the Animalia curation, her own musical style, and drives her ability to throw curveballs into the mix with instinct, confidence, and energy. At once, her music is futuristic, versatile, and experiential, and in a few short years has landed her well-respected international nods. Her set from Sustain Release Year 8 was named Resident Advisor’s Mix of the Day, while her listening mix on the Dekmantel Podcast received Mix of the Year. She wrapped up 2024 in Mixmag’s top “Emerging DJs” and DJ Mag’s “Ones to Watch” list. In 2025, she continues her residency at the iconic Berlin party, Climate of Fear, and begins a new residency at Nowadays Club in New York