“The City of Yes for Economic Opportunity officially marks the end of the Cabaret Law and includes other measures to support venue owners.” - New legislation finally ends all restrictions that prevented dancing in entertainment establishments, Resident Advisor, June 2024
“A three-hour set that truly goes places. What makes it rich is in how gradually it plays out—it has a compositional quality, a deliberateness of method, really a thesis brought to life in real time.” - Beat Connection, Best DJ Sets, May-June 2024
“It turns out it’s just a quick skip from Baltimore to Bristol, and the right drum break can crack open entire histories. SORRYMIX30: Boo Lean is a long-form celebration of shoulder-rolling UKG, every new track mixed with aplomb and every new synth stab packed with an unmissable joy.” - Passion of the Weiss: Slam on the CDJ, Best DJ Sets, May 2024
“RA was always set up to be a community-led platform," said Sabine. "By including members of the electronic music community whose background and experience is invaluable, we are decentralizing the decision making to ensure alignment of RA's interests with that of the communities we seek to serve..” - Resident Advisor Announces New Governance Board and Independent Directors, 2022
“Today we want to introduce to you the team behind Hot Mass, one of the most vibrant club institutions of the USA bringing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a fix star on the tour map of the creme de la creme of the consciousness electronic music scene.” - The Club der Ewigkeiten - Hot Mass, 2020
“This sidewinding mix never feels unfocused; it’s guided by a kind of steely intensity, leading to a cathartic sense of release.” Boo Lean, naivetape #37 - Pitchfork, The Best 9 DJ Mixes of February, 2020
“An ambitious lineup that pulled from the fringes of noise, ambient, club, techno, house and rap … There was a rare magic in the room, an energy that can only be engineered from a place of love and support and it is to New Forms’ credit that they managed to present this as part of an international festival.” - FACT Magazine, New Forms: A Vital Celebration of Diverse Music & Culture in Vancouver, 2019
“What was most inspiring was how cynicism-resistant the whole thing proved to be. Even artists that play these circuits of international A/V commented on the intimacy, a community fostered with care rather than shuffled from airport to AirBnB to club.” -ZWEIKOMMASIEBEN MAGAZIN, Connections Remain & Grow - New Forms Festival Review & Interview,2019
“In terms of dance music, Pittsburgh looks very differently than it did a decade ago, and the not-entirely-separable Hot Mass and VIA crews seem to be at the center of much of that growth.” - Attack Mag, Rebuilding Pittsburgh’s Dance Music Culture, 2019
“Goshinski shares…how her homegrown talents ultimately equipped her with a skill set that would see her influence extend far beyond the local.” -Resident Advisor, RA Exchange 441: Lauren Goshinski, Christine Kakaire, 2019
"Goshinski believes the salon provides an opportunity for the public to become more comfortable with VR before it becomes ubiquitous. It also serves to show that consumers can do more with the technology than watch movies and play first-person shooter video games.." -NEXT Pittsburgh, Weird Reality is Pittsburgh's First Virtual Reality Festival,2016
"Characteristically adventurous… It was another affirming reminder of the feel-good community spirit at the heart of VIA." - Resident Advisor, VIA Festival Review, Tyler Miller, 2016
"It’s so important how VIA—not just this year, but over the years—made a point to make sure that women have a voice and that we are expressing ourselves freely. I think there’s been a trend traditionally of just not listening to people of color or to women, or not valuing their voices as much. There needs to be an intentionality around how we create that space for people to have a seat at the table." Anqwenique Wingfield - Glassblock, Stars Align for VIA Festival’s Mothership: The Future Is Female, Adam Shuck & David Bernabo, 2016