*ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL*
WHERE: Third Room
WHEN: Friday August 14, 2026
DOORS: 8pm | SHOW: 9pm
GENRE: Funk, House, Bass, Pop, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Techno, Jazz, Dubstep, and beyond!
TICKETS: $15 adv. / $20 d.o.s.
Future Joy:
WEBSITE: https://www.futurejoymusic.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://futurejoymusic.bandcamp.com
SEE A VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LM9YP3nSIc
Future Joy is the vibrant power couple of Emily Cooper and Zach Simms, a genre-blending, high-energy fusion of DJ performance and live instrumentation. Hailing from both Denver, CO, and St. Petersburg, FL, they’ve been igniting and uniting dance floors and festival stages for years.
Combining the best of Funk, House, Bass, Pop, Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, Techno, Jazz, Dubstep, and beyond, Future Joy delivers a boundary-breaking sound that turns every set into an explosive, joyful experience. Both members sing, DJ, and play keys, while Zach brings an extra blast of energy on tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones.
Future Joy has brought their sonic celebration to iconic festivals like Bonnaroo, Hulaween, Treefort, Elements, Secret Dreams, Oregon Country Fair, Resonate, Joshua Tree Music Festival, and Memphis RiverBeat, among many others. They’ve shared the stage as direct support for artists such as The Polish Ambassador, Moon Hooch, BoomBox, SunSquabi, Manic Focus and Marvel Years.
Their love runs deep through the music, fully realized in their debut full-length studio album, NOW, released in 2025 and already gaining international recognition. As Your EDM puts it, “Together, they create music that elevates the soul, soothes the heart and eases the mind. Their music is filled with whimsy, unfiltered authenticity and pure bliss.”
At its core, Future Joy is about connection, community, sonic exploration and FUN! Their mission? To spread joy through music, one dance floor at a time.
Drum Freq:
Drum Freq is a collaboration between DJ Bassarid and musician JP Miller. The project first took shape in Miami during Love Burn 2025 and quickly evolved following a high-energy New Year's Eve performance in Asheville, NC. Blending live hand percussion with deep, groove-driven electronic selections, the duo creates an immersive, rhythm-forward experience designed to keep the dancefloor moving.
Bassarid is a Charlotte, NC based DJ known for taking his audience on a journey through tribal house, funky minimal, deep tech, and hypnotic downtempo grooves. Drawing influence from drum & bass, jazz, hip hop, disco, jungle, dub, ambient, psychedelic, and global sounds, his sets weave diverse elements into a cohesive, story-driven flow tailored to the moment. Originally from Boston, he began running music and lighting for underground parties in 2009 before relocating to Charlotte in 2012, where he was welcomed into the local rave and burner community. Since then, he has performed at clubs, burns, and festival stages from Michigan to Miami, sharing lineups with artists such as Carlo Lio and Vincent Antone.
JP Miller is a Grammy Award-winning multi-instrumentalist who has performed in all 50 US states, in nearly every major American city, and internationally. He is a co-founder of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band and Big Ol Nasty Getdown, projects that have collaborated and performed alongside artists such as George Clinton, members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, The Meters, Kool & the Gang, Foo Fighters, and Fishbone. While guitar is his primary instrument, Miller also performs on percussion and keys. After discovering Burning Man culture in 2024, he rekindled his passion for live electronic collaborations, bringing his dynamic musicianship into hybrid DJ-driven performances like Drum Freq.
