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Christian Tokyo

52 listings in 18 named rooms, over the last three years

also plays Berlin — 1 night

From Paris and Berlin to Lisbon, Marrakech and Indonesia - Christian has paved his way around the world into the ranks of selectors ushering in the electronic renaissance you see here before you. With backgrounds in fashion, fine & culinary arts - Tokyo’s idea of a dance floor could be compared to a painting or a well plated dish. His sound is comprised of deep emotion & strategic choices ranging from velvety House to magnetic Techno, warped Breaks and all in between the spectrum of dance music.

Christian Tokyo has graced all but a few clubs here in New York - from Bronx house parties to the edge of Ridgewood. Now retiring a 3 year long run of weekly parties at NYC’s cherished bar - Home Sweet Home; Tokyo moves on to focus his time and energy on playing in more countries, building a namesake party in NYC and releasing forthcoming independent projects of his own.

Having already been featured on video & radio platforms (NTS, Rinse, Lot Radio etc.) and already performing alongside newer artists and classic NYC legends like the Bronx’s world renowned duo the Martinez Brothers and James Blake (to name a few) Tokyo continues to step forward as a premier selector in a new wave of DJs firmly taking up sonic arms to represent their hometowns. Being raised out of a musical household with mentors from iconic underground New York City parties and establishments from young (The Loft & Limelight) solidified Christian's interest and dedication to his role in continuing the history of dance music.

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Expanding community around dance music and holding space for new and older members is Tokyo’s ultimate goal and if you’ve been fortunate enough to make his acquaintance at least just once - one would fully understand.

Head to his bandcamp and soundcloud and experience the sound at the links above!

Their Resident Advisor profile, in full and unedited.

SoundCloud ↗Bandcamp ↗

The nights

52 listings across 51 nights — one date in November 2024 carries two listings, and both are here.

2026

2025 — 10 nights
2024 — 24 listings
2023 — 11 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: H0L0, Night Club 101, The Chocolate Factory, Black Flamingo, Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn, The End, Lettonne Warehouse, Refuge Arts, Elsewhere and Mi Sabor Cafe. One of the 52 listings never named a room, and is 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.

  • ShyboiNowadays ×2, Paragon ×1 · Aug 2023 – Dec 20253 nights
  • Sight -Beyond- SoundDead Letter No. 9 ×1, Elsewhere ×1, and 1 more room · Nov 2023 – Nov 20253 nights
  • JedaiJupiter Disco ×2, Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn ×1 · Apr 2024 – Sep 20243 nights
  • Stonie BlueJupiter Disco ×2, Elsewhere ×1 · Nov 2023 – Jul 20243 nights
  • DevoyeBlack Flamingo ×1, Bossa Nova Civic Club ×1, and 1 more room · Aug 2023 – Jul 20243 nights
  • JADALAREIGNBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Elsewhere ×1, and 1 more room · Aug 2023 – Mar 20243 nights
  • BEARCATParagon ×2 · Oct 2023 – Aug 20262 nights
  • America RoseDead Letter No. 9 ×1, Le Bain ×1 · Mar 2026 – Jun 20262 nights
13 more, 2 nights each
  • VibeianaDead Letter No. 9 ×1, Le Bain ×1 · Mar 2026 – Jun 20262 nights
  • Jackson RylandBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Jul 2024 – Apr 20262 nights
  • MhmgramsBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Aug 2023 – Apr 20262 nights
  • Lord FascinatorDead Letter No. 9 ×2 · Oct 2025 – Nov 20252 nights
  • Planet BDead Letter No. 9 ×1, Elsewhere ×1 · Nov 2023 – Oct 20252 nights
  • AKBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Mar 2024 – Oct 20252 nights
  • BapariBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Jan 2024 – Oct 20252 nights
  • SabininBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Jul 2024 – Jan 20252 nights
  • HARDKOREBossa Nova Civic Club ×1, Paragon ×1 · Nov 2023 – Nov 20242 nights
  • The HackerParagon ×2 · Oct 2023 – Nov 20242 nights
  • KuriloLettonne Warehouse ×1, Refuge Arts ×1 · Nov 2023 – Dec 20232 nights
  • StealthyLettonne Warehouse ×1, Refuge Arts ×1 · Nov 2023 – Dec 20232 nights
  • VyperLettonne Warehouse ×1, Refuge Arts ×1 · Nov 2023 – Dec 20232 nights

The nights, the rooms and the bills are the listings themselves. The biography is Resident Advisor's. Nothing on this page was written for it.