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James Juke

47 listings in 18 named rooms, over the last three years · one ahead · 538 following on RA

James Juke came to house music far from home. A year abroad in Buenos Aires at 19 introduced him to clubs for the first time, and in the span of a month, sets from Folamour, Honey Dijon, and Dusky made him understand that this music had infinite flavors and forms, and that understanding them was going to take time.

Now based in Brooklyn, Juke has been shaped by the legacy of The Loft, deep house purists and the underground techno scene, all of it filtering into a singular sound. Rooted in disco, soul, and the sampling lineage that connects early house to hip-hop, his sets move through jackin', vocal-driven house and raw, hypnotic tech house. Drawn to DJs like Eris Drew, Octa Octa, and Cinthie as much as the classic house canon, Juke thinks as much like a curator as a DJ. Whether digging for sets or samples, his growing collection of music leans towards tracks you can't easily find on streaming platforms and records that haven't been digitized.

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Production came later, and in the least glamorous way possible. During the pandemic, Juke downloaded Logic and spent a year teaching himself entirely by ear. No tutorials, no guidance, just samples. Eventually that work found its way to Demuir, who gave him monthly feedback sessions that sharpened what he was building. Releases followed on Nervous, Robsoul, and Rek'd, alongside more experimental work, including A Little Lost, a collab-driven EP that deliberately stepped outside the club context to explore what the music could be.

His sets carry the same curiosity. Whether playing a 150-cap room or a main stage, Juke's approach is shaped by a genuine respect for the history he's drawing from: Paradise Garage, Music Box, and The Sound Factory. He's shared lineups with Mike Dunn, Harry Romero, Inland Knights, and Dam Swindle; his music has earned the attention of Disclosure, who have supported his development and given direct feedback on his work. A-Trak released his music and has been a collaborator and subject of his long-running interview podcast, The Juiceboxx. And for his party, The Jukeboxx, he’s hosted NY’s best: Dee Diggs, Kim Anh, Devoye, Cosmo, Lovie, and MomaReady.

None of it was planned. It still isn't. And that's the point.

Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.

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Records out on Nervous Records, Rek'd, 17 Steps and Toucan Sounds. — their own list on Resident Advisor

The nights

48 listings across 47 nights — one date in August 2023 carries two listings, and both are here.

2026

2025 — 16 nights
2024 — 15 nights
2023 — 7 listings

Their rooms

One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.

Aug 2023Jan 2027
2 more rooms they have played twice or more

Once each: Roberta's, 96 Morgan Ave, Million Goods, Libera, Jewel Yacht, Ponyboy, Moonrise and Public Roof. Four of the 48 listings never named a room, and are not counted as one.

Who they play with

Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.

  • Tim LucentLe Bain ×2, and 2 more rooms · Aug 2023 – Jul 20254 nights
  • Very J96 Morgan Ave ×1, Dead Letter No. 9 ×1 · Sep 2025 – May 20262 nights
  • DevoyeDead Letter No. 9 ×1, Ninetysix ×1 · May 2025 – Jan 20262 nights
  • Bakkean unnamed room ×1, Jupiter Disco ×1 · Feb 2025 – Dec 20252 nights
  • EREZ.JPGan unnamed room ×1, Ninetysix ×1 · May 2025 – Dec 20252 nights
  • gabby coccoan unnamed room ×1, Ninetysix ×1 · May 2025 – Dec 20252 nights
  • Gillan unnamed room ×1, Ninetysix ×1 · May 2025 – Dec 20252 nights
  • shanty manean unnamed room ×1, Ninetysix ×1 · May 2025 – Dec 20252 nights
8 more, 2 nights each
  • Moon BootsElsewhere ×1, public records ×1 · Aug 2025 – Sep 20252 nights
  • Nico LilienJupiter Disco ×1, Le Bain ×1 · Feb 2025 – Jul 20252 nights
  • AnastazjaH0L0 ×2 · Aug 2024 – Nov 20242 nights
  • Kitty Ca$hElsewhere ×1, public records ×1 · Mar 2024 – May 20242 nights
  • LAPORTEBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Elsewhere ×1 · Mar 2024 – Apr 20242 nights
  • LAPORTE TWINSBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Elsewhere ×1 · Mar 2024 – Apr 20242 nights
  • TWINSBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Elsewhere ×1 · Mar 2024 – Apr 20242 nights
  • AYYBOSuperior Ingredients ×1, The Chocolate Factory ×1 · Aug 2023 – Mar 20242 nights

On record

13 more, back to 2022

Every one of these resolves on Discogs; the ones that do not are not printed. What Discogs files them under is not printed either — its label column carries mix series as if they were imprints.

The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography, the labels and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. The records are Discogs'. Nothing on this page was written for it.