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Aster at the decks inside a web of fluorescent rope under UV light, with Davide behind her, during a SUSPND performance.

SUSPND

THE ORIGINAL DJ SHIBARI PERFORMANCE.

A live audiovisual journey merging electronic music, Shibari suspension, movement, light, and immersive visual design.

01The experience

ROPE IN RHYTHM.MUSIC IN MOTION.

SUSPND weaves a DJ set made for dancing into an unfolding journey told through Shibari, movement, and light, keeping the dance floor alive while drawing the audience deeper into the performance.

A full rope suspension held horizontally above the DJ booth during a SUSPND performance, lit in magenta.
Aster at the decks inside the rope web with Davide behind her, during a SUSPND performance.

In this day and age, it is impossible to find anything unique. You and Davide have combined two art forms and merged it into something totally unique.

Audience member · Felton Music Hall
02Sound

THE SOUND OF SUSPND

  • HOUSE
  • MELODIC TECHNO
  • INDIE DANCE
  • AFRO LATIN HOUSE
  • TECH HOUSE

The DJ set flows with the suspension choreography.

Aster and Davide inside a lattice of fluorescent rope under UV light during a SUSPND performance.

RECORDED SET

Live at Full Bloom Festival

OPEN ON SOUNDCLOUD

PRESS PLAY AND KEEP SCROLLING. THE SET FOLLOWS YOU.

03Media

60 SECONDSOF SUSPND

A one-minute cut of the performance: rope, decks, UV light, and a room full of energy.

Aster mixing at the controller while suspended in rope, with Davide working the rigging behind her.
PLAY REEL
04The artists

TWO ARTISTS. ONE PULSE.

Davide sitting on a tree stump outdoors with a coil of rope in his lap, looking off to one side.

Rope · Suspension · Choreography

Davide

Davide has studied Shibari for more than a decade with teachers across a range of traditions, developing a distinct approach shaped by precision, movement, and his own synthesis of styles.

A respected rope educator in the Bay Area, he has taught and performed at rope events, private productions, and music festivals in the U.S. and internationally.

Within SUSPND, Davide brings that language of tension, structure, and suspension into dialogue with electronic music, helping shape the performance as a single choreographed experience rather than separate acts unfolding side by side.

Aster smiling at the decks in a neon beanie and headphones during an outdoor set.

DJ · Producer · Performer

Aster

AKA DIZZASTER

Aster, also known as DizzAster, is a DJ, producer, performer, and community builder whose work brings people together through music and movement.

As the founder of Sol Oasis in Santa Cruz, she creates spaces centered on artistic expression, mindfulness, sustainability, connection, and shared experience.

With SUSPND, Aster extends that practice into an exploration of music, embodiment, and presence. A DJ set and an artistic performance combine into an experience that is both visceral and connective.

05For producers
01DJ EquipmentCDJ-3000 × 2 · DJM-A9 / 900NXS2 · Pioneer all-in-one

Preferred

  • Pioneer CDJ-3000 × 2
  • Pioneer DJM-A9 or DJM-900NXS2

All-in-one alternatives

  • Pioneer XDJ-AZ
  • Pioneer XDJ-XZ
  • Pioneer XDJ-RX3
  • Pioneer XDJ-RX2
  • Pioneer XDJ-RR
02AudioDJ table · monitor · stereo to house PA · power
  • Dedicated DJ table/platform
  • Minimum one monitor speaker
  • Stereo output to house PA
  • Reliable power source at performance position
03Suspension RequirementsCertified aerial / rated point required, or we bring ours
  • Certified aerial point(s) or professionally rated rigging point(s)
  • Appropriate working load limits for human suspension
  • Rigging documentation available upon request

Professional rigging infrastructure is a genuine requirement, not a preference. SUSPND involves full human suspension and cannot be performed from unrated or improvised points. If your venue has no suitable point, we can bring our own rigging setup on request, for an additional fee.

04Performance Area12 ft × 6 ft minimum · 8 ft vertical clearance

Minimum footprint

  • 12 ft × 6 ft

Minimum vertical clearance

  • 8 ft
06Booking

BRING SUSPNDTO YOUR STAGE

SUSPND adapts to the room. Festivals, music venues, burns, immersive events, art installations, nightlife, and intimate private parties.

The full production scales down to a single rated rigging point and a small floor, so the same performance works for a few hundred people or a few dozen.