HoneyLuv heads into Miami Music Week 2026 with a schedule that puts her in a few very different settings, and that range suits where her sound is right now.
On Saturday, March 28, she is slated for Defected Miami at the Sagamore Hotel Pool alongside names including Loco Dice, Andrea Oliva, Harry Romero, and Kellie Allen, and she is also leading her 4ThaLuv Showcase at Toe Jam Backlot. Taken together, those appearances frame an artist who can move between larger destination events and a more curated setting under her own banner.
That wider scope lines up with the way she talks about DJing now.
She still identifies with house music, though the old borders around genre have clearly loosened in her process. Instead of building sets around fixed categories, she works from energy, flow, and the feel of the room. That mindset has been shaped in part by time spent in Berlin, where hearing local DJs with little online profile but strong control in the booth pushed her to think less about presentation and more about what actually lands in front of a crowd.
What comes through in her answers is a view of club music that stays flexible without losing direction. She speaks about blending bass-heavy records with piano lines, sax, spoken word, baile funk, garage, and touches of dubstep, though always with a close eye on cohesion. For HoneyLuv, the through line is intention. The set has to connect, the transitions have to feel earned, and the crowd has to feel pulled into something that goes past labels.
Interview With HoneyLuv
Can you share a moment when someone without much online presence delivered a set that shifted the room?
I’ve had a lot of those moments, especially going out in Berlin.
Some of the DJs I’ve heard there don’t have a big online presence or aren’t touring heavily, but their sets have completely shifted the room and really stayed with me. Being in those spaces opened me up to a whole new world of sounds and expanded my taste in a real way. It reminded me that what really matters is what happens in the room, not how it looks online.
Do you still think in genres when you build a set or has that structure started to dissolve for you?
That structure has definitely dissolved for me. I’m still rooted in house music, but I don’t think in strict genres anymore, it’s more about all the different sides of what house can be. I move through sounds based on feeling, not labels. It’s all about energy and how it connects in the room.
Have you noticed more DJs blending styles and moods in ways that didn’t feel possible ten years ago?
Yeah, I’ve definitely noticed that, especially with local DJs.
A lot of the DJs I’ve seen around Berlin are blending styles and moods in really fluid ways, and it’s been really inspiring to witness. At the same time, I think some touring DJs still stick pretty closely to one sound. Seeing that contrast has pushed me to be more open in my own sets, still rooted in house, but not limiting myself. It’s made me want to play more freely and follow what feels right.
What’s one unexpected combination of styles that’s worked surprisingly well in your sets?
I love blending a dirty bassline with more musical elements like pianos or sax, then layering in a spoken word or vocal. It’s three different worlds coming together, but it flows so naturally. Those contrasts always hit in a really powerful way.
Do you think crowds care about genre anymore or are they responding to something else entirely?
I think crowds are less focused on genre now and more on the overall experience. Sometimes that includes who’s behind the decks, but for me it always comes back to the music.
My goal is to create a feeling that pulls people in beyond labels or expectations. That’s when the connection really happens.
How do you make sure your sets still feel cohesive when you’re moving across sounds and eras?
For me, cohesion comes from intention and how everything flows together.
I’m always incorporating new sounds and discovering new artists, so my sets are constantly evolving and never stuck in one era. But I’m intentional about how I blend those newer records with what’s come before, so it all feels connected. It’s about creating a path that moves forward while still fitting the moment.
What’s a genre you never thought you’d play but now it feels at home in your rotation?
I’d say Baile funk is one I never thought I’d play, along with touches of dubstep and garage.
They’re not genres I usually listen to, but being exposed to new sounds has shifted my perspective. If it feels good, has a groove, and I connect with it, I’m open to it. At that point, it’s not about genre anymore, it’s about the feeling.
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