Honey Dijon
Day & Night
Knockdown Center52-19 Flushing Ave., Queens, NY 11378 · Map
This night happened — Sat 10 Oct · 3pm → 5am Sun
21+ · Knockdown Center ·
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Who was billed6 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Honey Dijon
- Luke Solomon
- next: Good Room, Fri 13 NovAnastazja
- Derrick Carter
- next: Signal, Fri 27 NovDAY
- next: Signal, Fri 27 Novnight
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
13 of the 15 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- DAY and night — 9 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 3 Sep 2023.
- Honey Dijon and Luke Solomon — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 1 Dec 2023.
Honey Dijon - the Queen of Knockdown Center - takes over the full venue on 10/8.
Joined by Luke Solomon, Derrick Carter, and Anastazja. Starting in The Ruins and ending in the Main Hall with a closing late night set, Dijon delivers the goods each and every time. Few artists embody the power of club music like she does. And she makes it look easy. There's a reason she's called Honey Fucking Dijon.
Disco-house collective Powerdance member Luke Solomon takes the reigns for the day portion. From creating the seminal label Classic Recordings with Derrick Carter to taking quirky house to the UK Top 10 and international charts, he is truly one of British house music's heros. Chicago's Anastazja is known for her genre-blending sets spanning house and high-energy groove. She will truly keep you moving the entire set.
Legendary house music DJ Derrick Carter, joins Honey for the night portion. He is a pioneer of the Chicago house music scene and continues to share his lawless technical mixing skills worldwide.
Ruins - Honey Dijon, Luke Solomon, Anastazja
Main Hall - Honey Dijon, Derrick Carter
from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor
Who they are
“The Best of Both Worlds (Album) - Classic Music Company Houze feat.”
their own biography
the whole biography
The Best of Both Worlds (Album) - Classic Music Company Houze feat. Seven Davis Jr. Original Mix Honey Dijon, Seven Davis Jr. - Classic Music Company Thunda feat. John Mendelsohn Original Mix Honey Dijon, Tim K, John Mendelsohn - Classic Music Company Burn feat. Jason Walker Original Mix Honey Dijon, Jason Walker, Tim K - Classic Music Company Classic Though The Eyes of: Honey Dijon Bonus Mix Original Mix Honey Dijon - Classic Music CompanyTheir RA profile lists Classic, Music For Freaks and Conform.Recently at Knockdown Center, Brooklyn Storehouse · often with Berghain, BLANKA, Tedd Patterson, none of them here that night
- Their RA profile lists Classic, Rekids, .dotbleep, Trendy Mullet and 6 more.
Recently at House of Yes, Gabriela, The Chocolate Factory · often with Juliana X, Baltra, Aline Rocha, none of them here that night
Recently at Sunset Park Rooftop, Outer Heaven, BASEMENT · often with Honey Bun, Ayanna Heaven, Dennis Free, none of them here that night
“One of the pinnacles of Chicago house music's '90s wave, Derrick Carter began DJ’ing at the age of nine, spinning disco records at family reunions.”
their own biography
the whole biography
One of the pinnacles of Chicago house music's '90s wave, Derrick Carter began DJ’ing at the age of nine, spinning disco records at family reunions. Born and raised in the western suburbs, Carter was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago's house scene sucked him in for good. Before long Carter became a strong presence in the city's underground dance scene. "When I got my driver's license at 16 my sneak ability was validated," he laughs. "I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. After you mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road." He got by working at dance-music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties. Later he landed regular DJ stints at Shelter, Foxy's, and Smart Bar. Though he doesn't spin much locally anymore, when he does he attracts large crowds. Most of the time he works in Europe, where he's become a minor celebrity among dance-music aficionados : “Its hard not to laugh on the occaisions when you’ll make 20 times what you make in Chicago on a Saturday night, but back home there are also times when you just do it for fun… So many people come up to me and say ‘Man, I had the worst day, My girlfriend left me, I locked my keys in my car, but you turned it around for two hours, and that made me able to get up in the morning’ That’s the best thing going.” Derrick’s sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old-school disco, soul, jazz and whatever catches his fancy. His debut single "Love Me Right" appeared in 1987, just after he graduated from college. Another single ("Symbols and Instruments" as Mood) appeared in 1989, but the Chicago house scene faded soon after, leaving Carter and other artists with few to play for except themselves. Thanks in part to Cajmere's and Felix Da Housecat's respective labels (Relief, Radikal Fear), Chicago house made a comeback during the mid-'90s and began to offer impressive newcomers in addition to the old guard. Carter, recording for the Organico label, returned with several singles, and an album as Sound Patrol. In 1995, he began working with a live band as the Sound Patrol Orchestra. Several mix albums have appeared, including Cosmic Disco on MixMag and Pagan Offering on Pagan. Carter has also founded two labels (Blue Cucaracha and Classic) and remixed tracks from Chicago's own post-rock heroes Tortoise. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide Since then pioneering, innovative tracks and consequent critical acclaim have repeatedly marked Derrick out as once of the most important players in Dance music. Carter says that due to his growing notoriety his production talents have been requested by pop-oriented acts. But he prefers to remain underground. Although enthused about his own Blue Cucaracha label and a new UK-based imprint he runs called Classic, he's reluctant to offer much explanation of either label's MO-other than each releases records when the mood strikes him: "I like to keep myself pretty invisible. You may think I'm somewhere, but I've already left."Their RA profile lists Classic, Cajual Records, Slip n Slide, EMI Records and 6 more.Recently at Nowadays, House of Yes, H0L0 · often with Justin Cudmore, YASMEENAH, HOVR, none of them here that night
“day[job] is a dj and producer living in NYC, with ties to LA, SF, and Perth (aus).”
their own biography
Recently at Signal, Knockdown Center, BASEMENT · often with Julia Govor, JADALAREIGN, shekdash, none of them here that night
Recently at Signal, Mood Ring, Knockdown Center · often with Julia Govor, JADALAREIGN, shekdash, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- shekdash2 with Anastazja, 2 with DAY and 2 with night
- Andi2 with DAY and 2 with night
- JADALAREIGN2 with DAY and 2 with night
- Julia Govor2 with DAY and 2 with night
- Ash Lauryn1 with DAY and 1 with night
- Jay Duncan1 with DAY and 1 with night
- Kokölò label1 with DAY and 1 with night
- Berghain3 with Honey Dijon
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Knockdown Center268
- Middle half finished between121 and 553
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted86
- Counted462 on Thu 8 Oct, 656 on Sat 17 Oct
The room
Knockdown Center — 251 events and 819 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Also that night
- WORLD CUP iiQncc — also tagged house, with techno too.
- Golden Record NYC x Third Floor Sounds present Maurice FultonGreen Room NYC — also tagged house, with techno too.
- STUNTSZ: HOME SHOPPING NETWORKGood Room — also tagged house, with techno too.
how these 3 are connected
- WORLD CUP ii — RA tags both listings house — and that one also techno.
- Golden Record NYC x Third Floor Sounds present Maurice Fulton — RA tags both listings house — and that one also techno.
- STUNTSZ: HOME SHOPPING NETWORK — RA tags both listings house — and that one also techno.