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François Kevorkian

DJ · Dancer · Resident DJ

DJDancerResident DJ7 rooms · 42 connected figures

Biography

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Rooms they shaped

Paradise Garage

1977–1987 · Hudson Square / west SoHo, Manhattan

ClosedClub

DJ, Central to the era's sound; exact Garage role needs review.

Better Days

1972–1990 · Hell's Kitchen / Midtown West, Manhattan

ClosedClub

DJ, Guest DJ; part of the same New York dance music milieu.

The Loft

1970–2016 · NoHo, Manhattan

ClosedPrivate loft

Dancer, Loft regular; later remixer and DJ.

Shelter

1991–present (6 Hubert St → midtown → 150 Varick; later roving) · Tribeca, Manhattan

TransformedClub

DJ, 'François K'; guest.

Vinyl

c. 1995–2004 · Tribeca, Manhattan

ClosedClub

Resident DJ, Body & Soul co-founder alongside John Davis; rotated sets with Krivit and Claussell every Sunday 1996–2002.

Output

2013–2019 · Williamsburg, Brooklyn

ClosedClub

DJ, François K; played Output alongside Tenaglia; lineage connecting NYC house history to the Brooklyn underground.

Flamingo

1974–1981 · NoHo / SoHo border, Manhattan

ClosedClub

DJ, Not a Flamingo resident per se, DJed the summer 1977 Sesame Street takeover when the regular crowd migrated to Fire Island. That sublet was a rare point of contact between Flamingo's circuit lineage and NYC's Black gay underground.

Connected figures

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Larry Levan3 shared

Resident DJ of the Paradise Garage

Alex Rosner2 shared

Designer

Danny Tenaglia2 shared

Brooklyn DJ remembered for marathon, percussion-heavy New York house

David Morales2 shared

Frankie Knuckles2 shared

DJ whose early career is tied to New York before Chicago

Nicky Siano2 shared

DJ behind The Gallery; early Studio 54 selector

Timmy Regisford2 shared

Resident DJ of the long-running Shelter party

Tony Humphries2 shared

Al Roth1 shared

Owner

Armando Galvez1 shared

Resident DJ

Bert Lockett1 shared

Resident DJ

Bo Pittman1 shared

Owner

Bruce Forest1 shared

Resident DJ

Bryan Kasenic1 shared

Promoter

Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy1 shared

DJ mentored by David Mancuso; a musical host of The Loft

Daniel Agne1 shared

Designer

Danny Krivit1 shared

DJ and edit-maker; co-resident of Body & Soul

David DePino1 shared

David Mancuso1 shared

Host of The Loft, the invitation-only party

David Soto1 shared

Designer

Freddy Sanon1 shared

Owner

Howard Merritt1 shared

Resident DJ

Joaquin Joe Claussell1 shared

Resident DJ

John Davis1 shared

Promoter

John Digweed1 shared

Judy Weinstein1 shared

Promoter

Justin Strauss1 shared

Kenny Carpenter1 shared

Louie Vega1 shared

DJ and producer; half of Masters at Work

Mel Cheren1 shared

Owner

Merlin Bobb1 shared

Owner

Michael Brody1 shared

Owner

Michael Fesco1 shared

Owner

Nicolas Matar1 shared

Owner

Richard Long1 shared

Designer

Richie Rivera1 shared

Resident DJ

Robert Clivillés1 shared

Sharon White1 shared

First woman to headline both The Saint and the Paradise Garage

Shawn Schwartz1 shared

Owner

Shep Pettibone1 shared

Tee Scott1 shared

Pioneering garage DJ associated with Better Days

Vince Aletti1 shared

Dancer