MCR-T at ZAI Las Vegas

A dedicated MCR-T residency at ZAI Las Vegas has not been officially confirmed yet. Vegas residency calendars shift constantly, so we keep this page live so you can stay on top of announcements the moment they drop. ZAI Las Vegas books new headliners and special guests on a rolling basis all year long.

In the meantime, here's what we know: MCR-T is an active ghetto-tech / electronic / hip-hop artist currently holding Vegas residencies at several major Strip venues. Sign up for the NoCoverVegas guest list below to hear first if MCR-T is added to the ZAI Las Vegas calendar.

ZAI Las Vegas is worth visiting regardless of the specific lineup. The room has a reputation for booking the biggest names in ghetto-tech / electronic / hip-hop and rotating residents, so even on nights when MCR-Tisn't behind the decks, you can expect a production-level experience with a full sound system, visual rig, and the same guest list rules in place. Our team will update this page the instant a confirmed MCR-T date at ZAI Las Vegas lands on the public calendar.

MCR-T (Julian McCarthy) is a Berlin-based artist with German, American, and Jamaican roots whose music sits at the unstable, productive intersection of ghetto-tech, Miami bass, hip-hop, and underground club culture. He is a founding member of Live From Earth, a Berlin creative collective that operates simultaneously as a record label, event organizer, fashion project, and artistic community — the kind of multi-platform underground operation that Berlin's club scene has historically produced when artists care more about cultural ownership than commercial positioning. His productions combine pounding fast beats — typically in the 140–160 BPM range that Miami bass and ghetto-tech established — with raw vocal hooks and rap segments delivered in a clipped, direct style that owes as much to Atlanta and Miami as it does to Berlin. His 2025 expanded album NOT THE SAME ≠ (Deluxe) runs nearly 30 tracks and demonstrates the breadth of his approach: tracks like CLUB EROTICA operate as pure dancefloor weapons while others show more compositional ambition. The EDC Las Vegas booking at the bionicJUNGLE stage — where he also performed in 2025 — confirms him as a recurring presence in Insomniac's programming for the festival's more adventurous stage. bionicJUNGLE's 2026 programming under the Take It Outside, Beltools, and HARD Recs banner continues the stage's history of showcasing underground club music that doesn't fit neatly into the techno or house categories that dominate the festival's other stages. Source: ra.co/dj/mcr-t, crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/mcr-t-interview-not-the-same/, seven.berlin/artist/mcr-t/

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