John Raffaele
DJing since 2011, New York native John Raffaele has been bringing life to dancefloors in the US and abroad on countless occasions. His tireless work and commitment to nightlife and music culture with his projects Subsurface (party) & Impressions Philly (record store) could be described as an unquenchable thirst for more.
After relocating to Philadelphia in 2016, John wasted no time working dancefloors across the city for underground local crews. After 2 years in the Philadelphia circuit, John teamed up with his partner and one of his closest friends, Keen in December 2017 to launch the now accredited warehouse party series- Subsurface, to channel their vision into their own experience to share with others in Philadelphia. Since then they have wasted no time reshaping the mold of underground parties in Philadelphia hosting artists such as Anthony Parasole, Omar S, John Dimas, Steve O’Sullivan, and more recently Hamish & Toby, Brawther, Analog Soul, Christian AB and more with no signs of slowing down.
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In August of 2020, during the pandemic John had been digging for records at such a frequent rate, and being out of gigs with little income- he spawned Impressions Philadelphia, an online/ pop-up record store, filling a void for dance music record shopping in Philly. Since then, the shop has made a mark on local DJ’s and collectors in the city.
As a producer, John has been working behind the scenes tirelessly at developing his sound. After many months/years at work, John will be part of the next forthcoming release on Tbilisi based label- Small Moves alongside collaborators Sweater and Bobby Banks under their alias “Post Play”. Expect that to drop fall 2021.
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The nights
- Fri 23 Octpublic recordsfirst time53 going
2026
- Sat 15 AugTBA - ADDRESS ON FLYER - EAST WILLIAMSBURGDe La'funk, SFV BK
- Thu 26 MarOuter Heavenfirst time
- Thu 5 MarMAD Radio NYCfirst time · Mad Radio New York
2025 — 5 nights
- Fri 29 Aug 2025TBA - 333Golden Record NYC, VigilanteNY
- Sun 17 Aug 2025Mansionsfirst time · Mansions Bar
- Sun 27 Jul 2025Moondog Hififirst time
- Fri 16 May 2025Signalfirst time · Signal NYC, Subsurface Presents
- Sat 8 Mar 2025Apollo Studiotheir 2nd night · Javier Pedraza Polo
2023 — 1 night
- Sat 9 Dec 2023Apollo Studiofirst time · Javier Pedraza Polo
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.
- Apollo StudioDec 2023 – Mar 20252 nights
Once each: Outer Heaven, MAD Radio NYC, Mansions, Moondog Hifi and Signal. Two of the 10 listings never named a room, and are 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.
- Keenacross four rooms · Dec 2023 – Mar 20264 nights
- Daniel DuttsApollo Studio ×1, MAD Radio NYC ×1, and 1 more room · Mar 2025 – Mar 20263 nights
- Very JMansions ×1, Moondog Hifi ×1, and 1 more room · May 2025 – Aug 20253 nights
- Post PlayMAD Radio NYC ×1, Mansions ×1 · Aug 2025 – Mar 20262 nights
- SweaterApollo Studio ×1, Mansions ×1 · Mar 2025 – Aug 20252 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.