Apollo Studio presents Nocturnal
Apollo Studio72 Apollo St Brooklyn, NY 11222 · Map
This night happened — Sat 27 Jun
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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
9 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Jimbo and IZ:AK — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 21 Jun 2025.
Who they are
“Born and raised in Mexico, Sakro represents the new wave of electronic music djs and producers who are leaving their mark in the international scene.”
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Born and raised in Mexico, Sakro represents the new wave of electronic music djs and producers who are leaving their mark in the international scene. With his House and Minimal influences, Jazz, Soul, Hip-Hop from Detroit and Chicago, he sets his unique style in each of his productions and performances. His productions have been released in both formats, digital and vinyl, on labels such as Raum…Musik, Half Baked, Visionquest, Pleasure Zone, Karlovak, La Vie En Rose, Politics of Dancing, Savor, Housewax, Fathers and Sons Productions, Amam, Houseworx and now Bon Vivant, his own label alongside the talented Andrade. His compositions have been played by respected names like Ricardo Villalobos, Raresh, Fumiya Tanaka, Dorian Paic, Richie Hawtin, Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson, Dyed Soundorom, D’julz to ZIP – co-founder of Perlon Recordings label – who included his production ‘Jazz in the Forest’ in his latest FABRIC 67 compilation. This has lead him to perform in important platforms such as Boiler Room in Mexico City. He has stood out for his productions since many years, in 2017 his EP on Raum...musik was called one of the best releases of the year according to Resident Advisor and DJ Mag. Sakro keeps bringing his groove in every production and performance.Their RA profile lists raum...musik, Akbal Music, Klectik, Hudd Traxx and 6 more.often with Toby T, Marko Nastic, Okain, none of them here that night
Recently at MAD Radio NYC, Apollo Studio · often with Rei Calero, RAAUL, Juan Fawcett, none of them here that night
“Born and raised in Paris by an Italian mother and German-American father, Alex Kanze grew up in a multicultural and multilingual household where wax ruled.”
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Born and raised in Paris by an Italian mother and German-American father, Alex Kanze grew up in a multicultural and multilingual household where wax ruled. His father played Jazz records from artists like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck and Thelonious Monk as well as classical music such as Bach, Stravinsky, Chopin, Debussy and George Gershwin. His mother introduced him toRock’n’Roll, Funk, Soul, R&B and Disco with James Brown, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, The Bee Gees, ABBA and Gloria Gaynor. Alex also became fully fluent in French, Italian, German and English by the age of 8 and learned Spanish later at 16. His parents noticed that Alex developed a precise ear for music, tone, language and pronunciation because of his upbringing.Therefore they were quick to enroll him in classical piano and guitar lessons at a very young age.Despite his parents’ push to develop a musical education, Alex joined a fine arts school in the heart of Paris but continued his music lessons. At 16 one of his guitar teachers introduced him to Gypsy Jazz and Alex quickly started to perform and adore the energetic jazz genre. During his early teens, Alex would often bring his guitar to the Palais de Tokyo or Les Quais de Jussieux where he would meet up and make friends with people from Morocco, Algeria, Senegal, and Mali..Together, they would blend the guitar, djembe, darbuka and didgeridoo to substitute the bass and played to random crowds from sunset to sunrise. In 2009 at the age of 18, Alex left Paris on his own to move to NYC without knowing any friends, connections or relatives there.He strongly believed that the world was beautiful because of its diversity and wanted to be in a city even more international than Paris to pursue his creative aspirations. He initially missed Paris but didn’t regret his decision and found solace in playing French Gypsy jazz first in places like the Washington Square Park, Tompkins Square Park or Union Square like he used to back in Paris. He rapidly moved upwards to play at places such as Fadas, the Keep, and Radegast. In 2011 Alex moved from Crown Heights to Bushwick where he was introduced to new cultures and sounds such asPuerto Rican Salsa, Mexican Cumbia and Dominican Bachata. The influence from salsa and 70s West African music persuaded him to pick up the trumpet around 2014.During that time, Alex met some of the founders of NYC’s underground minimal techno and house scene, most notably Resolute where he started to learn about electronic music and DJing.For a while Alex would play Gypsy Jazz guitar or trumpet jazz at cafes in the evening and at night, DJ at clubs and warehouses.However, he realized he wanted to have the endurance and energy a DJ could bring but still have the musical and melodic interaction with the crowd that he felt from came from playing instruments. From 2023 onwards, Alex solely played live using synthesizers and Octatrack samplers to record and loop his trumpet live with pre-recorded piano and percussion from his studio and started to blend electronic drums and beats with Latin and Afro percussion andmelodic jazz trumpet. He now plays regularly in various venues in NYC such as Keybar, Moondog, H0l0, Apollo Studio, where he fully improvises and plays anything and everything he came across during his lifelong musical journey.Recently at Moondog Hifi, Hart Bar, MAD Radio NYC · often with Jack Tonelli, DBL_BBL, Vin Gioffre, none of them here that night
“Born in Guadalajara and now based in New York City, Jimbo has been curating forbidden records and building his vinyl collection since 2019 — guided by instinct, raw passion, and an unbreakable connection to music.”
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Born in Guadalajara and now based in New York City, Jimbo has been curating forbidden records and building his vinyl collection since 2019 — guided by instinct, raw passion, and an unbreakable connection to music. In 2020, he naturally evolved into production, crafting melancholic, authentic, and timeless sounds, always outside of trends or formulas. Founder of Sonido Wey (established in 2021), Jimbo’s sets navigate through house, minimal, and broken rhythms with a sharp ear and an honest pulse — shaped by countless dancefloors, long journeys, and a tireless search for feeling over perfection.”Their RA profile lists Sonido Wey.Recently at The Meadows, Apollo Studio, H0L0 · often with Jeny Michelle, CAMILLA, Tomas Lobo, none of them here that night
Recently at SILO, MAD Radio NYC, KEYBAR · often with Tomas Lobo, B Hills, JIA, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Tomas Lobo6 with IZ:AK and 2 with Jimbo
- Jeny Michelle4 with Jimbo and 2 with IZ:AK
- Juan Fawcett4 with KANZE and 2 with LegenDari
- RAAUL3 with IZ:AK and 2 with LegenDari
- Jack Tonelli10 with KANZE
- DBL_BBL8 with KANZE
- Vin Gioffre6 with KANZE
- Celebrity Bitcrush5 with KANZE
67 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at Apollo Studio.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Apollo Studio49
- Middle half finished between11 and 73
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted132
The room
Apollo Studio — 307 events and 588 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 150.
Who put it on
Javier Pedraza Polo — 227 events and 541 artists since Aug 2023.