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Aaron Dae

23 listings in 9 named rooms, over the last three years

As co-head of Razor-N-Tape, his musical sensibility has helped shaped the sound of some of the most respected underground disco and deep house to come out of New York City in the past 10 years.

Aaron found dance music in the heyday of the 90's NYC rave & club scene and spent his formative years promoting famed New York Clubs Tunnel, Twilo, Vinyl and Limelight. Throughout the 2000s he made his home in Philadelphia and Chicago, but in 2010 he returned home to NYC where he soon connected with current partner JKriv to form Razor-N-Tape. Over the next 9 years and a catalog over 100 releases deep, RNT has come to define today’s sound of NYC disco and house, boasting an artist roster that includes Danny Krivit, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Dimitri From Paris, Ron Basejam, Lovebirds, Eli Escobar, DJ Vas and many more. In branching out into the Razor-N-Tape Reserve label as well as a 45 series, Dae’s ear-to-the-ground A&R skills have spawned success upon success with each new release, and has helped make Razor-N-Tape one of the most respected brands in underground music today.

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As a DJ, Aaron has shared the bill with dance music luminaries Dimitri From Paris, The Revenge, Kenny Dope, Josh Wink, Questlove, King Britt, Rich Medina, Mark Farina, Derrick L. Carter, Glenn Underground, Ron Trent, Terry Hunter, Ron Carroll, Todd Terry, and many more. He helped develop Philly’s long-running ‘Sundae’ party, as well as staple events of Winter Music Conference such as “Do You Wanna Boogie?” and “Afternoon Delight.” Along with partner JKriv, Dae currently holds down frequent Razor-N-Tape shows at Brooklyn dance destinations Public Records, Elsewhere, Good Room, and Black Flamingo, as well as regular nights at the illustrious Le Bain on top of the NYC Standard Hotel.

Aaron’s career in dance music stretches over 2 decades, and as a DJ he draws influence from the classic likes of Masters At Work, Todd Terry, Larry Heard, Danny Krivit, Francois K and Joey Negro, while also infusing elements of modern electronic soul. Artists such as Crazy P, Spirit Catcher, Hot Toddy and Lovebirds have all defined an aspect of his playing style. The result is an infectious blend of deep house, disco, boogie, funk, and soul.

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Records out on Razor-N-Tape. — their own list on Resident Advisor

The nights

2026

2025 — 8 nights
2024 — 8 nights
2023 — 4 nights

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: Le Bain, H0L0, Ace Hotel Brooklyn, Elsewhere and The Sultan Room.

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.

Razor-N-Tape has stood on 3 of these bills. Razor-N-Tape is one of the names Aaron Dae records under, so they are named here rather than counted as company. — their aliases on Resident Advisor

  • JKrivGood Room ×5, public records ×5, and 5 more rooms · Sep 2023 – Oct 202615 nights
  • DisgonutsGood Room ×4, and 3 more rooms · Sep 2023 – May 20268 nights
  • Jason Lindnerpublic records ×3, Good Room ×2 · Feb 2024 – Oct 20265 nights
  • Peter Matsonpublic records ×4, Black Flamingo ×1 · Sep 2023 – Oct 20265 nights
  • Brandon Markell Holmespublic records ×3 · Sep 2023 – Oct 20263 nights
  • Jim Orsopublic records ×3 · Feb 2024 – Oct 20263 nights
  • Olatunji Ojorepublic records ×3 · Feb 2024 – Oct 20263 nights
  • Domenicapublic records ×2 · Apr 2024 – Oct 20262 nights
8 more, 2 nights each
  • Keytaropublic records ×2 · Feb 2024 – Oct 20262 nights
  • Miss AliciaGood Room ×1, public records ×1 · Jul 2025 – Oct 20262 nights
  • Miss GypsyGood Room ×1, public records ×1 · May 2026 – Oct 20262 nights
  • Underground SystemBlack Flamingo ×1, Good Room ×1 · Jan 2025 – Jul 20252 nights
  • The Phenomenal Handclap BandGood Room ×2 · Mar 2024 – Mar 20252 nights
  • Kim AnhGood Room ×1, public records ×1 · Oct 2023 – Jul 20242 nights
  • beewackGood Room ×1, public records ×1 · Oct 2023 – Feb 20242 nights
  • Stuart Bogiepublic records ×2 · Sep 2023 – Feb 20242 nights

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