Sorry Records + Jellyfish with Jeffrey Sfire
Bossa Nova Civic Club1271 Myrtle Ave; Brooklyn, NY 11221 · Map
This night happened — Sun 1 Dec 2024
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Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
6 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Jellyfish and Ricky Mawzlin — 4 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 21 Dec 2023.
- Formosa and Ricky Mawzlin — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 1 Dec 2024.
- Jellyfish and Formosa — 3 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 1 Dec 2024.
- Jeffrey Sfire and Jellyfish — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Sun 1 Dec 2024.
Who they are
“Jeffrey Sfire is originally from suburban Detroit, where he was introduced to underground dance music and illegal warehouse parties as a teenager in the 90's.”
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Jeffrey Sfire is originally from suburban Detroit, where he was introduced to underground dance music and illegal warehouse parties as a teenager in the 90's. This escape from suburbia led him to the dancefloors of the city’s most talented DJs and musicians, who soon exposed him to a new culture of creative riches. Learning by example, Sfire’s taste and skills as a DJ developed naturally and he soon began playing out at parties, clubs and sleazy gay afterhours, entering covertly through back doors or with a fake ID. At the age of 18, a move to Chicago led Sfire to a whole other side of dance music history, including the Italo Disco and High Energy sounds of the 1980s. He spent afternoons digging through record store crates, meeting retired DJs and developing his musical palette. Jeffrey’s style is absolutely unique and clearly tied to the roots of his midwest upbringing and he can be found working the floor out with italo, high nrg, chicago house, and everything WBMX. Having held numerous club residencies, he regularly plays in LA, Detroit, Chicago, and New York, consistently offering a finely-tuned selection at clubs like Basement and Nowadays in NY, Panoramabar Berlin, and Hot Mass in Pittsburgh. He also has a hand in producing parties such as Detroit's infamous Movement weekend queer rager, Club Toilet, and collaborating with Justin Cudmore on a new monthly Sunday party at Signal (NY). Jeffrey is also a gifted producer and one half of production projects: Sfire (with Sophie), Looky Looky, and Pushing Movies with releases on labels such as Dark Entries, Cocktail D’Amore Music and Ultramajic, while his mixes have long been prized for their depth and quality and are often featured as RA mix of the day.House on 6, Deep House on 4, Synth-pop on 4 and New Wave on 3. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on CockTail d'Amore Music (1), HMRecords (1) and The Brvtalist (1); their RA profile also lists Ultramajic. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Nowadays, The Chocolate Factory, H0L0 · often with Mike Servito, Justin Cudmore, Sterling Juan Diaz, none of them here that night
“JELLYFISH is Ricky Mawzlin and Stephanie Tsong, a DJ duo/collective from Pittsburgh (USA).”
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JELLYFISH is Ricky Mawzlin and Stephanie Tsong, a DJ duo/collective from Pittsburgh (USA). They welcome dancers to a sweaty dance floor blanketed in neon + fog with sets that morph between italo, house, melodic techno, disco, electro, and beyond. Since 2017 they’ve DJ’d and hosted parties throughout Pittsburgh. They’ve also played cities as NYC, Taipei, Mexico City, San Francisco, Detroit, London, Berlin, and much more. Jellyfish strives to create a (very) queer, FUN atmosphere where ALL are welcome on the dance floor. Now let’s dance.Recently at House of Yes, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with Baronhawk Poitier, Ron Like Hell, Sterling Juan Diaz, none of them here that night
often with Untitled Queen, Mutualism, Saia, none of them here that night
“Ricky Mawzlin’s a DJ, event organizer, musician, and all-around music nerd from Pittsburgh, PA.”
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Ricky Mawzlin’s a DJ, event organizer, musician, and all-around music nerd from Pittsburgh, PA. He’s half of Jellyfish: a duo that plays & hosts queer parties around Pittsburgh, the USA, and abroad. His sometimes-chaotic musical style bounces between playful italo, to melodic techno, to obscure house, to ambient shoegaze, to hi-nrg disco extravaganza, and more.Recently at Earthly Delights, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with MIZU, boy problem, Unique Devices, none of them here that night
“Between his own DJing and his work behind Sorry Records, Nick Boyd has become something of a staple of the New York’s club circuit.”
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Between his own DJing and his work behind Sorry Records, Nick Boyd has become something of a staple of the New York’s club circuit. Behind the boards, he pairs old-school house and techno sounds with a more new-school kitchen-sink mentality. He plays with reverence but without idolatry, paying homage to his favorite scenes without tying himself to them. A hopeless devotee and passionate fixture of the New York City rave underground, Nick is the founder of beloved Brooklyn based DIY label Sorry Records which has been putting out records from a wide variety of stand out folks from the American dance music underground for over in half a decade now. Nick is a long time resident on both The Lot Radio and 8 Ball Radio and has contributed mixes to Honcho Podcast, Rinse FM, and Spontaneous Affinity. He currently runs a monthly Sorry Records residency at Brooklyn techno institution Bossa Nova Civic Club and has played everywhere from Nowadays to North Carolina’s Slingshot Festival, Good Room to beloved Pittsburgh queer rave Jellyfish, FOURTH WORLD to long running Boston-based house music institution Social Studies, as well as made multiple appearances at The Carry Nation’s legendary residency party in NYC. Nick also occasionally writes about music and interviews artists for Love Injection, Crack Magazine, The Fader, and Bolting Bits. ---------------------------------------- Clubs: Nowadays, Bossa Nova Civic Club, ANIMAL, Good Room, Paragon, Mansions, Jupiter Disco, House of Yes, H0L0, Good Life Bar (Boston), The Listening Club (Chicago), Glen Falls House, The Deep End, Good Bar, ... Parties/Festivals: Jellyfish (Pittsburgh), Social Studies (Boston), Slingshot Festival (Durham, NC), Cause & Effect (NYC) Radio: The Lot Radio, Rinse FM, Rinse France, WKCR 89.9FM NY, WNYU 89.1 FM, WKDU Philadelphia 91.7 FM, WERA 96.7FM Arlington, Foundation.fm, Lower Grand Radio, East Village Radio Mix Series: Honcho Podcast, Spontaneous Affinity, XOXA, Good Room, Sweat Equity, Somersault Records, Rave Scout Cookies, Bossa Nova Civic Club/Bossa Radio, ghungru, Never Say Ruin, Fixed Rhythms ---------------------------------------- “Grounded by an encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history and generous sharing of that knowledge, Nick and Sorry Records are beacons of integrity and openness in today's dance music community.” - Lychee, Spontaneous Affinity "Loveable, Hard Working, Absolutely Rowdy Party Starters, Speaker Freaks... yea I dunno, what more can you say about Sorry Records? One of New York's hardest working crews, and a bottomless well of support for the city's scene." - Sweat Equity “As the boss of Sorry Records – one of New York’s finest contempo dance labels – Nick Boyd has been giving multiple leg-ups to a fresh wave of producers like Tony G, C Powers, DJ Wawa and Olive T.” – Chal Ravens, The Face “Over the past five years Sorry Records has been both a bedrock and beneficiary of New York City’s fertile scene.” — Gabriel Szatan, Beatportal "A currently indispensable NYC label" - Piotyr Orlov, Dada Strain “Since its foundation in 2015, Sorry Records has become a critical outpost in New York’s dance-music scene. The label balances an unwavering commitment to the city’s dance music history with a dead-serious approach to having a good time. Their best material seems like it could have come out in the ‘90s, were it not for the of-the-moment production techniques and references in the liner notes.” - Michael McKinney, Passion of the WeissTheir RA profile lists Sorry Records.Recently at Bossa Nova Civic Club, The Chocolate Factory, Jupiter Disco · often with Russell E.L. Butler, Doula, MIRA MIRA, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Baronhawk Poitier2 with Jellyfish, 1 with Formosa and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Sterling Juan Diaz3 with Jeffrey Sfire and 1 with Jellyfish
- Jessamess1 with Formosa and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Mutualism1 with Formosa and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Saia1 with Formosa and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Untitled Queen1 with Formosa and 1 with Ricky Mawzlin
- Mike Servito7 with Jeffrey Sfire
- Justin Cudmore5 with Jeffrey Sfire
16 said they were going — quieter than a usual Sunday at Bossa Nova Civic Club.
how this compares
- Median final count, Sundays at Bossa Nova Civic Club23
- Middle half finished between12 and 34
- Past Sundays at this venue counted199
The room
Bossa Nova Civic Club — 1,517 events and 2,480 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Most-tagged here: Techno (61), House (33), Club (27), Electro (6) and Tech House (6). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Jellyfish — 1 event and 5 artists since Dec 2024.
Sorry Records — 29 events and 76 artists since Nov 2023.