Universal Cave
Universal Cave is a record label headed by the Philadelphia trio Shawn Ryan, Ryan Todd and Brian Hart Cassidy. The label originated as the result of years of collective digging, DJing and production. Known for their eccentric mixtapes, extensive record collections and discovering rare grooves, Universal Cave DJs clubs and all night dance parties, filling floors to an eclectic range of music they dub Forward Deep & Free.
The record label has eight releases, ranging from signature soft rock and AOR to disco, boogie, and deep house. Artists include The Beat Broker, Sorcerer, Jaz and Selvagem.
Shawn Ryan is also one half of the duo Superprince, who recently released their debut 12" on Razor-n-Tape Records. Ryan M. Todd (Darklord Disco, Hounds of Hell, Darklord Chimney, one half of Robotique) is also label head of Going Home Records. Brian Hart Cassidy is a California transplant, record dealer, human potential advocate, and former host of music podcasts and rather illicit parties at the Philadelphia Art Alliance.
Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.
The nights
- Sat 24 OctFIXED with Mozhgan, JDH & Dave P, Universal Cave (all night)Good Room · their 2nd night · FIXED85 going
2026
- Sat 29 AugLauren Murada, Universal Cave, Women in STEMJupiter Disco · first time · Jupiter Disco Version 2.0
2024 — 1 night
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.
- Lauren MuradaGood Room ×1, Jupiter Disco ×1 · Mar 2024 – Aug 20262 nights
The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography and the photograph are Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.