DJ Disciple
For over three decades, DJ Disciple has navigated the pulse of house music—not from the sidelines, but from behind the decks, at the radio board, and in the streets where flyers built communities. Raised in Brooklyn with jazz in his blood and gospel in his spirit, he came of age in a New York where Studio 54, community radio, and church basements all shaped the sonic landscape.
His early show on WNYE-FM, 'The Best Kept Secret,' was a lifeline for heads digging for underground house and early UK garage. Long before the UK sound hit global dance floors, Disciple was playing tracks like 'Follow Me' and 'Deep Inside'—bridging borough block parties with pirate-radio imports. He saw chart success in 1994 with 'On the Dancefloor' and again in 2002 when 'Caught Up' reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance chart—yet those milestones never pulled him from the roots. Even as the dance scene shifted toward bottle service and digital hype, Disciple kept a local pulse, DJing at venues from Fabric to Fort Greene Park and holding residencies in Montreal, Spain, and Ibiza.
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Through Catch 22 Recordings, his independent label founded in 1997, he’s released over 300 tracks—including collaborations with N.W.N., Shino Blackk, Marc Cotterell, Masaki Morii, Dawn Tallman, and Fedde Le Grand. From Afro-infused gospel house to jacking UKG, his sound resists easy labels while staying grounded in emotion and message.
In 2023, Disciple co-authored *The Beat, The Scene, The Sound*, the first book to document NYC’s house music legacy from a working DJ’s point of view. More than memoir, the book captures how Brooklyn’s scene emerged as Manhattan’s club world gentrified—and gives overdue recognition to the dancers, DJs, and street teams who built the foundation.
Today, DJ Disciple splits his time between five jobs: teaching 5th grade, raising his daughter, playing drums in church, mentoring new producers, and releasing new music every two weeks. You can still find him every weekend at Martha’s Country Bakery in Williamsburg, spinning for the community he never left behind.
His story isn’t framed by accolades or headlines—it’s told through the hands of the people who danced to his sets, pressed his records, read his book, or found their way into house music through a track that didn’t fit the mainstream. In a culture where presence often outlasts hype, DJ Disciple remains both witness and worker—still moving the room, one beat at a time.
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Records out on Catch 22 Recordings. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
15 listings across 14 nights — one date in July 2026 carries two listings, and both are here.
2026
- Sun 16 AugCommodore Barry Parktheir 4th night · REDness
- Fri 17 JulSuperior Ingredientsfirst time · GRAY-AREA
- Fri 17 JulSuperior Ingredientsfirst time · Dj Tony Touch, Gray Area
- Fri 10 AprBogart Housefirst time · T.P.A.T.P.nyc, TPATPnyc
2025 — 4 nights
- Mon 18 Aug 2025Commodore Barry Parktheir 3rd night
- Sun 17 Aug 2025Commodore Barry Parktheir 2nd night · David Banks
- Fri 13 Jun 2025Atolye Venue & Barfirst time · Becky Nunez, Becky Nuñez, TPATPnyc
- Sat 15 Mar 2025Yummys Restaurant and Cateringfirst time · Becky Nunez, Becky Nuñez, TPATPnyc
2024 — 5 nights
- Sat 7 Dec 2024Now & Then NYCfirst time · Becky Nunez, Becky Nuñez, T.P.A.T.P.nyc, TPATPnyc
- Sat 17 Aug 2024Commodore Barry Parkfirst time · David Banks
- Fri 26 Jul 2024TBA - WEST 10TH ST. - CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK - BROOKLYNRIVKA R3 NYC & MELOWDEE
- Sat 2 Mar 20249 Bob Notefirst time · Becky Nunez, Becky Nuñez, T.P.A.T.P.nyc
- Sun 14 Jan 2024Gabrielafirst time
2023 — 2 nights
- Fri 15 Dec 2023Bar 13first time · Becky Nunez, Becky Nuñez, T.P.A.T.P.nyc
- Tue 31 Oct 2023TBADavid Banks
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.
- Commodore Barry ParkAug 2024 – Aug 20264 nights
Once each: Superior Ingredients, Bogart House, Atolye Venue & Bar, Yummys Restaurant and Catering, Now & Then NYC, 9 Bob Note, Gabriela and Bar 13. Two of the 15 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.
- JusTheDJacross four rooms · Dec 2023 – Jun 20254 nights
- Tony TouchSuperior Ingredients ×2, Gabriela ×1 · Jan 2024 – Jul 20262 nights
- D.J.SAtolye Venue & Bar ×1, Yummys Restaurant and Catering ×1 · Mar 2025 – Jun 20252 nights
- STEVE HOWERTON9 Bob Note ×1, Yummys Restaurant and Catering ×1 · Mar 2024 – Mar 20252 nights
- DJ HARRY SOTOBar 13 ×1, Now & Then NYC ×1 · Dec 2023 – Dec 20242 nights
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