Smokey

Artist Guide

Smokey broadens the festival's geography in a meaningful way. Based in Mumbai and active as a DJ, producer, teacher and social worker, she represents the kind of artist who builds a scene rather than simply touring through it. That matters when you want LOCUS to feel like a real Asia-region meeting point, not just a UK holiday package with palm trees.

Her range stretches beyond straight DnB, but the through-line is bass pressure, rhythmic confidence and festival-tested adaptability. She can talk to different crowds because the set architecture is flexible and the background is broader than one micro-scene. That makes her valuable on a multi-day destination event where rooms change shape fast and the audience mix is wide.

Smokey returned in 2025 and now appears again for 2026, so this is clearly more than a one-year experiment. She is part of the festival's regional continuity. For the crew, that means her slot is worth treating as one of the weekend's scene-context moments rather than just a supporting name. She helps explain what LOCUS wants to be in Asia, not only what it wants to import there.