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merlin bobb

13 listings in 8 named rooms, over the last three years

Merlin Bobb - DJ Bio “The House Music Pioneer”

Merlin Bobb, a Brooklyn native and renowned DJ, is widely credited as a pioneer of the house music scene. His success in the industry has recently earned him recognition from Boiler Room, who invited him to perform his first live DJ set in 2022.

Merlin landed his first mix show on WBLS and quickly became a favorite among dance music fans. Over the years, he experimented with different techniques and musical styles, pushing the boundaries of what was possible with DJ-ing. This signaled the start of a long and illustrious career in the entertainment industry.

Merlin's influence extended far beyond the DJ booth. As an executive at major music recording labels like Atlantic and Elektra Records, he was instrumental in introducing the burgeoning house music scene to a wider audience.

He also signed and hired prominent dance music DJs and producers like Frankie Knuckles, Timmy Regisford, Roger Sanchez, Kerri Chandler, David Morales, Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, and Pete Tong to sign artist, produce remixes and help spread the house music sound.

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Merlin co-founded Club Shelter, a legendary nightclub that quickly became the epicenter of NYC's house and dance music scene. The Shelter brand and culture it sustained continue to reverberate around the world's house music scene to this day.

Merlin has recently returned to DJ-ing, much to the delight of his fans, and continues to be an influential figure in the world of house music.

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The nights

13 listings across 12 nights — one date in March 2024 carries two listings, and both are here.

2026

2025 — 4 nights
2024 — 4 listings
2023 — 1 night

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

Once each: Mo's Bar, 20 W 36th St., Dead Letter No. 9, Bar Society, 99 Scott Ave and Prospect Park. One of the 13 listings never named a room, and is 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.

  • DJ Cheez3 Dollar Bill ×4 · Mar 2024 – Mar 20263 nights
  • Mark Francis3 Dollar Bill ×4 · Mar 2024 – Mar 20263 nights
  • Timmy Regisford3 Dollar Bill ×4 · Mar 2024 – Mar 20263 nights
  • DJ Spinnaan unnamed room ×1, Good Room ×1 · Dec 2025 – Jul 20262 nights
  • Franke Estevez20 W 36th St. ×1, an unnamed room ×1 · Jul 20262 nights
  • Natasha Diggs20 W 36th St. ×1, 99 Scott Ave ×1 · Nov 2024 – Jul 20262 nights
  • Shaun Ross3 Dollar Bill ×1, Good Room ×1 · Sep 2024 – Mar 20252 nights

On record

82 more, back to 1985

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 and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. The records are Discogs'. Nothing on this page was written for it.