Going Green: Miss Monique Debuts Her Nature-Centric Biorhythm Show in the U.S. This Weekend — With Bigger Plans For America to Follow
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“I feel like my relationship with the U.S. is having an amazing start," the Ukrainian producer says ahead of her Nov. 13 show at Brooklyn Pacha.
Por Billboard | 13/11/2026
On a recent afternoon, Miss Monique was in her studio in Lisbon when she got the news: Her upcoming headlining show at Brooklyn Pacha was sold out. The Ukrainian producer, known for her progressive house productions and signature green hair, has already played key U.S. festivals like Ultra and EDC Las Vegas. But news of a sold-out headlining set hit different. Related Inside Brooklyn Pacha’s Opening Weekend: Exclusive Photos Aria Vega Wins Best New Artist at the 2026 Latin Grammys: 'Dreams Know No Fear' On Winning First Latin Grammy, Camila Fernández Thanks Expectant Baby for 'Strength to be Here' “I’m very appreciative of the U.S. crowd for the support,” the artist born Alesia Arkusha tells Billboard over Zoom from her home in Lisbon. “To bring your own show, that’s a completely different thing… you have more responsibility. But we’re sold out, so I think it’s another great sign of our relationship with the U.S. market.” Certainly it points to real momentum toward Miss Monique — already famous throughout the European club scene — raising her profile in the U.S., which she cites as a major goal for 2027. “I would say I’m at the very beginning,” she says of breaking in the States. “For me, the U.S. crowd and market is completely different from everything I’ve done before.” But with a sold-out show in one of the country’s key dance markets, she acknowledges with a smile: “I feel like my relationship with the U.S. is having an amazing start.” She’s arriving with something special to offer: Biorhythm, the immersive audiovisual show she debuted at Tomorrowland’s Freedom Stage in July and brought to Argentina last month. (She next brings it to France later this month.) The show’s imagery weaves together the industrial and natural worlds — jellyfish, forests, iron structures — as a subtle meditation on what gets lost when technology crowds out the organic world. “I started understanding that maybe I have a small power to remind people to be protective of nature,” she says. “I don’t want to give people a lesson, but Biorhythm is that reminder that we shouldn’t forget about nature.” The concept is personal. Miss Monique grew up in Ukraine surrounded by parks and open land, and says she’s felt nature receding from her life as she’s moved through the churn of touring during her rise over the last 15 years. Biorhythm is her attempt to hold onto something she finds sacred, pairing it with the music she finds equally profound. “I love to live next to nature,” she says, turning her camera to show the forest outside her window. “Even here, I try to find places where I can sit and see something peaceful.” Finding this peace hasn’t been easy. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Miss Monique says she “woke up in bed at 4:00 a.m., because of the explosions.” After the war started, she moved from Ukraine to Portuga