DJ Stingray 313
also plays Berlin — 6 nights
His musical catalog covers themes and concepts regarding modern science, genetics, healthcare, technology and their effects on the human condition.
His earliest productions appeared in 1987 as a collaboration with Lou Robinson (of Scan 7) under the group name Nasa with “Time To Party” and “Cant Stop Now”.
Stingray’s solo productions appeared later under the Urban Tribe moniker on Carl Craig’s Planet E Communications label (“Covert Action”). 1998’s debut of “The Collapse Of Modern Culture” on James Lavelle’s Mo’Wax label turned Urban Tribe into a collaborative effort, adding Carl Craig, Anthony “Shake” Shakir and Moodymann to the group.
His most notable connection, however, is through the iconic electro outfit of James Stinson and Gerald Donald aka Drexciya. As Mystic Tribe A.I., Stingray’s early credit was on Stinson’s (as The Other People Place) “Sunday Night Live at the Laptop Cafe” 12” via Clone Records.
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Further meetings with the duo earned him the name “Drexciyan DJ Stingray”, subsequently becoming Stinson and Donald’s official touring DJ.
Donning his emblematic balaclava, his cyborg-like DJ sets continue to leave audiences captivated globally for decades. This skilled approach to the dancefloor gives him quite the in-demand gig schedule, appearing at landmark festivals and venues like Tresor Berlin, Glastonbury, Dekmantel, Movement Festival (Detroit), Making Time (USA), Sonar Festival (Barcelona), Berghain, Dimensions Festival, and Berlin Atonal.
Stingray’s career continued on as DJ Stingray 313 (and as Stingray313, respectively), after Stinson’s passing in 2002 in respect of the Drexciyan legacy. His ever-unique productions have seen releases on Mahogani Music, Warp Records, Rephlex (“Misinformation Campaign” EP), Tresor (Kern, Vol. 4), and Unknown To The Unknown (Imping Is Easy). Collaborative EPs on WéMè Records with Gerald Donald and Penelope Martin were released in 2012 under the enigmatic NRSB-11 moniker.
DJ Stingray 313’s music and sets are met with high praise in the media, with constant appearances in DJ Mag, Resident Advisor, Mixmag, The Wire, Pitchfork and Fact Magazine, as well as mixes on BBC radio.
His Micron Audio imprint also continues the representation of his futuristic template, embodying his signature sound of electro and techno. Aside from creating Micron as home to release his music – see the inimitable “Electronic Countermeasures” EP – he releases music from emerging artists in accord with his vision including Galaxian, Ctris, Loka and 6SISS.
DJ Stingray 313 remains a steadfast figure in his uncompromising sound, craftily setting the soundtrack to the not-too-distant future. – J. Howard
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
Records out on Mo Wax, Pomelo, Designforms, TRUST, KILLEKILL, Shaddock, Decabaret Records, WéMè Records, lower parts and TSAR. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
- Fri 30 OctNowadaysfirst time2,801 going
2026
- Fri 21 Aug314 Scholesfirst time · LoHi, MeanRed Productions
- Sat 30 MayBASEMENTtheir 5th night · basement ny
- Sat 28 FebKnockdown Centertheir 2nd night
2025 — 5 nights
- Wed 31 Dec 2025Signalfirst time · Signal NYC
- Sat 4 Oct 2025BASEMENTtheir 4th night · basement ny
- Fri 22 Aug 2025MoMA PS1first time · MoMA PS1 Warm Up
- Fri 18 Jul 2025BASEMENTtheir 3rd night · basement ny
- Fri 16 May 2025Knockdown Centerfirst time · Pornceptual, SPIELRAUM, Whole - United Queer Festival, Wire Festival
2024 — 4 nights
- Fri 4 Oct 2024BASEMENTtheir 2nd night · basement ny
- Fri 31 May 2024BASEMENTfirst time · basement ny
- Thu 22 Feb 2024Paragonfirst time · dweller
- Tue 20 Feb 2024TBAdweller
2023 — 1 night
- Fri 25 Aug 2023Elsewherefirst time
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.
- BASEMENTMay 2024 – May 20265 nights
- Knockdown CenterMay 2025 – Feb 20262 nights
Once each: 314 Scholes, Signal, MoMA PS1, Paragon and Elsewhere. One of the 14 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.
- Elle DeeBASEMENT ×2 · Oct 2024 – May 20262 nights
- Manu MiranBASEMENT ×2 · Oct 2025 – May 20262 nights
- 1morningBASEMENT ×1, Paragon ×1 · Feb 2024 – Oct 20252 nights
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography, the labels and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.