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Saqib

19 listings in 13 named rooms, over the last three years · 286 following on RA

Saqib is a creative force. A DJ’s DJ, a deep digger of musical gems, a producer of equally unique gems, and a community builder. First and foremost a guitarist, bass player and drummer who grew up in the world of rock and metal from a young age in Pakistan, Saqib is a producer whose tracks transcend genre, era, hype, and scene. They speak the language of dance. With close to a hundred releases over the past decade he has slowly created a sound unto himself and a devoted following. It is a sound that crosses boundaries between house, techno, indie dance, hip hop, Bollywood, Lahore, Brooklyn, Detroit and Berlin mixed with some secret sauce known only to the man himself.

Moving to New York City to play shoulder-to-shoulder with the best in the world, Saqib has shared the decks and earned plays from artists like Danny Tenaglia, Jamie Jones, Adam Ten, Blond:ish, Adriatique, Mita Gami, Bedouin, Lee Burridge, Robag Wruhme and so many more. His records, released on labels including Abracadabra, Maccabi House, Kindisch, Flying Circus, Get Physical, Sol Selectas, and Echolette, reflect a spectrum of musical sensibility that can only be described as UNIQUE… earning him a spot as one of of 1001 Tracklists’ Top 100 Producers and a regular spot in the Beatport top 10 in multiple genres.

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During the pandemic Saqib became a resident artist of Blondish:ish’s Abracadabra releasing music, doing A+R, and hosting a weekly twitch stream created entirely on his own called “Love Jams” that started a devoted following around his sound.

In 2022 he started his own label ‘Beats On Time’, a Brooklyn-based indie dance imprint uplifting local and international artists alike.

Whether at Brooklyn Mirage, Knockdown Center, a rooftop or a dimly-lit basement, Saqib leads the floor with his unique sound. A unique one who marches to the beat of his own drum and we all dance with him.

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Records out on Get Physical Music, Flying Circus, Kindisch Records, Intimate Project Music, Sol Selectas, Abracadabra Records, Indo Warehouse and Beats On Time. — their own list on Resident Advisor

The nights

19 listings across 18 nights — one date in May 2024 carries two listings, and both are here.

2026

2025 — 3 nights
2024 — 9 listings
2023 — 3 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: Elsewhere, 275 Park BK, Superior Ingredients, About Last Night, Listen Brooklyn, Inter_, Industry City, Gaia Nomaya, 99 Scott Ave and Kings Hall - Avant Gardner.

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.

  • SanaHouse of Yes ×1, Signal ×1, and 1 more room · Dec 2024 – May 20263 nights
  • Nhii275 Park BK ×1, Listen Brooklyn ×1, and 1 more room · Aug 2024 – Oct 20253 nights
  • Taylor BradfordAbout Last Night ×1, Signal ×1 · Dec 2024 – Jan 20262 nights
  • Francesca LombardoInter_ ×2, Signal ×1 · May 2024 – Jul 20252 nights
  • Kahani99 Scott Ave ×1, Superior Ingredients ×1 · Nov 2023 – Dec 20242 nights
  • Kunal Merchant99 Scott Ave ×1, Superior Ingredients ×1 · Nov 2023 – Dec 20242 nights

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