She said she saw a need for more music that blended House and techno with other influences and began playing those kinds of songs as a DJ and creating her own. “Getting involved in these spaces was great for me because I learned that I didn’t have to sacrifice what I wanted for my music for the spaces I wanted to be in.” “There are so many places where there’s a set sound of what queer people are supposed to listen to, and at the time, I think that was even more true than it is now,” Zetina said. When Zetina moved to the Chicago area in 2008, she quickly gravitated toward queer nightlife where she found a community with other creatives who shared her love for multi-genre electronic music, she said. Credit: Provided//Colectivo Multipolar Ariel Zetina poses for a photo.

July 23 at the festival in Union Park, 1501 W. Zetina will perform at Pitchfork Music Festival this month for the first time, showcasing an entirely new show she’s “inventing from the ground up” that will combine her work as a DJ with her original music, she said. CHICAGO - Local musician Ariel Zetina writes music that spans multiple genres, but her songs illuminate her experiences and “end with a smirk,” she said.

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