DEFKON 1

03/06/2026

Mentrek - INIT // OUT NOW!

The Mentrek project came into focus in 2023 following a string of studio sessions between Thysbe and Nuan Sonar, where the two started linking up for hardware jams and technique sharing sessions. Throughout the next few years, the project took shape with a series of collaborative efforts with producer friends.

INIT is the culmination of these collaborative moments, exhibiting some of their best works. The collection of tracks isn’t quite ‘club music’ - it isn’t exactly dubstep - and while it certainly has elements of IDM, it’s not really that either.. For Mentrek, it’s just the natural collection of ideas and inspirations that has brought them together in the first place.

This initial release is available via a limited edition USB drive that is laced with stems for each track and a special sample pack derived from hardware sessions from the duo.

artwork by holothug

01/16/2026

Join us at 6pm CST for the YouTube premiere of the Die By The Sword set from our Defkon Block Party earlier this summer at Kellehers! ⚔️ 🌐 ⚔️

11/30/2025

WE'RE LIVE FROM Kenny's Westside FOR THE SNOWED IN CREW!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

11/29/2025

TONIGHT 🌐

The show must go on! Chef Boyarbeatz and Northern Road have touched down in Peoria and they’re ready to party. Our very own Chicon and B Lowd are warming up the dancefloor starting at 10pm.

See you all soon ❄️

DEFKON1 Presents: Chef Boyarbeatz at Kenny's Westside

11/28/2025

ONE MORE DAY!

We had one more secret in store that we felt like unleashing today.. 90 MINUTE EXTENDED CHEF BOYARBEATZ SET! See y'all tomorrow 👊

DEFKON1 Presents: Chef Boyarbeatz at Kenny's Westside

11/25/2025

🚨 LATE NIGHT SET REVEAL 🚨

Northern Road (fka CLB) is debuting his new project with us on Saturday! He’ll be closing out our party after Chef Boyarbeatz 🤝

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Northern Road, formerly known as CLB, is a refreshing presence in the world of American bass music. After making a name for himself under his former alias, this new project allows him to expand on the path he carved, free from the creative limitations that built up over a decade as CLB.

Northern Road aims to take foundational sounds of the UK while blending ambient and experimental influences. While the main focus circles around club-ready dubstep and drum & bass, the ethos of the project is designed to bring the listener on a journey that isn’t strictly defined by genre, but by an enthusiasm for experimentation.

11/23/2025

🔊 BIG NEWS 🔊

We’re bringing in Funktion-One sound at Kenny's Westside on 11.29 for Chef Boyarbeatz! The first ever F1 deployment at this iconic Peoria venue - don’t snooze 👀

11/20/2025

Next Saturday! The Chef is coming through Peoria with a USB full of 🖕 off business. More announcements to come for this can’t miss affair 🤝

🎟️ available online

Kenny's Westside

09/06/2025

Set Times & Important Info for tonight!

See you all on the dancefloor 🌐

DEFKON 1 x Your Favorite D.J. Entertainment

09/05/2025

REZ is woven deeply into the DEFKON1 tapestry. His night with us on Black Friday 2022 is etched into our memory book forever. We are beyond stoked to host his return tomorrow night!

08/22/2025

A look back at the last time REZ was in town 🚨

Looking forward to welcoming back the legend at DEFKON1 x YFDJE PRESENTS: CYBEROPTICS / REZ / SNAKEBLOOD / LOCAL STRANGER in a few weeks!