Everyone hates Mondays. They have historically been frowned upon in the west as a part of the capitalist workweek. However, Kawthar Ahmed, also known as DJ Until, is challenging that stereotype through her bi-weekly Moody Monday events. She says, “reframing Mondays from the lunar perspective of stepping into personal greatness through intuition and emotion- here we cultivate a space rooted in self through sonics, sights, and ass shakin’ at the Selina Hotel.“

Kawthar has always known that she wanted to be a DJ, “spiritually I’ve been Djing for my entire life“, says Ahmed. She has been compiling songs in her music library since the age of 10. She has even kept a running notepad of songs that would transition well and sound good together over the years. Finally, the list became so long that she realized she needed to start mixing songs. A critical moment that pushed her to get serious about DJing was a conversation with her son while she was unemployed. “My son said, “hey, we should get you a job doing something you love,” so I asked him what I love, and he said, “you love music!” Incredibly profound for a 5-year-old.”