AFTR/IMGNightlife Atlas

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Johnny Dynell

Resident DJ · DJ · Owner

Resident DJDJOwner9 rooms · 95 connected figures

Biography

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Rooms they shaped

Tunnel

1986–2001 · West Chelsea, Manhattan

Resident DJ, Among the early DJs who anchored the late-1980s–early-1990s dance floor.

Danceteria

1980–1986 (21st St. iteration; earlier 37th St. run 1980, brief Hamptons extension to 1995) · Flatiron, Manhattan

DJ, Shared second-floor residency with Kamins at 21st St.; mixed new wave and dance music; drew crossover crowds from the Fun House scene.

Area

1983–1987 · Tribeca, Manhattan

Resident DJ, Wednesday and Friday residency; programmed opening sets thematically before opening the floor.

Mudd Club

1978–1983 · Tribeca, Manhattan

Resident DJ, Core DJ; punk/downtown sensibility combined with disco-dance instincts; mentored by Sarko.

Club 57

1978–1983 · East Village, Manhattan

ClosedPerformance space

DJ, Guest DJ; spun across the downtown circuit; credited as one of the downtown-to-hip-hop bridge figures.

Nell's

1986–2004 · Greenwich Village / West Village, Manhattan

DJ, DJ at Nell's; also central to Jackie 60 at Mother.

Mother

1996–2000 (space as Bar Room 432: 1990–1996) · Meatpacking District, Manhattan

Owner, Co-owner of Mother; co-founder of Jackie 60. Resident DJ for the full run; held artistic control over music programming. Husband of Chi Chi Valenti.

Mother

1996–2000 (space as Bar Room 432: 1990–1996) · Meatpacking District, Manhattan

Resident DJ, DJ for Jackie 60 Tuesday nights throughout; house and eclectic dance music; refused to tailor sets for celebrity requests.

The Monster

1982–present · West Village / Sheridan Square, Manhattan

Resident DJ, Veteran of Mudd Club, Danceteria, Area; confirmed Monster residency, exact years unspecified.

Connected figures

People who appear in the same rooms, follow the thread.

Keith Haring4 shared

Artist embedded in downtown nightlife; Palladium commission

Jean-Michel Basquiat3 shared

Performer

Anita Sarko2 shared

DJ · Resident DJ

Ann Magnuson2 shared

Performer · Promoter

Jessica Rosenblum2 shared

Promoter · Host

Justin Strauss2 shared

Resident DJ · DJ

Kenny Scharf2 shared

Designer · Performer

Aldo Hernandez1 shared

DJ

Amanda Lepore1 shared

Performer

Andy Rees1 shared

Promoter

Andy Warhol1 shared

Performer

Anya Phillips1 shared

Promoter

April Palmieri1 shared

Performer

Belinda Becker1 shared

DJ

Boaz Aharoni1 shared

Owner

Brian Butterick1 shared

Host

Charlie Rice1 shared

Owner

Chi Chi Valenti1 shared

Owner

Christopher Goode1 shared

Owner

Dan Tobey1 shared

Promoter

Danny Tenaglia1 shared

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

Dany Johnson1 shared

Resident DJ

Darius Azari1 shared

Owner

David Azarch1 shared

Resident DJ

Debbie Harry1 shared

Performer

Diego Cortez1 shared

Promoter

DJ Basil1 shared

Resident DJ

DJ Belinda1 shared

Resident DJ

DJ Clark Kent1 shared

DJ

DJ Dmitry1 shared

DJ

DJ Jules1 shared

Resident DJ

Duke of Denmark1 shared

DJ

Elli Dayan1 shared

Owner

Eric Goode1 shared

Owner

Ethyl Eichelberger1 shared

Performer

Fab 5 Fred (Fred Braithwaite)1 shared

Promoter

Fab 5 Freddy1 shared

Performer

Frankie Inglese1 shared

Resident DJ

Funkmaster Flex1 shared

Resident DJ

Haoui Montaug1 shared

Host

Hex Hector1 shared

DJ

Holly Dae1 shared

DJ

Holly Woodlawn1 shared

Performer

Jazzy Nice1 shared

Resident DJ

Jim Fouratt1 shared

Promoter

Jocelyn Taylor1 shared

Promoter

Joe Scialo1 shared

Owner

Joey Arias1 shared

Performer

John Argento1 shared

Owner

John Sex1 shared

Performer

Johnny Vicious1 shared

Resident DJ

Jonathan Peters1 shared

Resident DJ

Julie Tolentino1 shared

Promoter

Junior Vasquez1 shared

Resident DJ associated with Sound Factory

Keith McNally1 shared

Owner

Kitty Boots1 shared

Promoter

Klaus Nomi1 shared

Performer

Lady Bunny1 shared

Drag performer; founder of the Wigstock festival

Little Louie Vega1 shared

DJ

Louis Feldman Jr.1 shared

Designer

Luis Gomez1 shared

Promoter

Lynn Wagenknecht1 shared

Owner

Lypsinka1 shared

Performer

Madonna1 shared

Performer

Marc Shaiman1 shared

Performer

Marco Riccota1 shared

Owner

Mark Kamins1 shared

Danceteria resident and producer of the downtown crossover era

Martin St. Lawrence1 shared

Performer

Michael Alig1 shared

Club Kids promoter associated with Limelight's Disco 2000

Michael Wilson1 shared

DJ

Nell Campbell1 shared

Owner

Peter Gatien1 shared

Owner

Rich King1 shared

DJ

Richard Boch1 shared

Host

Richard Long1 shared

Designer

Richard Move1 shared

Performer

Richie Akiva1 shared

Promoter

Rob Roth1 shared

Promoter

Ron Athey1 shared

Performer

Rudolf Piper1 shared

Owner

Performer

Ruth Polsky1 shared

Promoter

Scott Wittman1 shared

Performer

Sean Cassette1 shared

Resident DJ

Serge Becker1 shared

Designer

Shawn Hausman1 shared

Owner

Sheba Legend1 shared

DJ

Stan Williams1 shared

DJ

Stanley Strychacki1 shared

Owner

Steve Mass1 shared

Owner

Stretch Armstrong1 shared

DJ

Susan Hannaford1 shared

Promoter

Thomas Moller1 shared

Host

Timmy Regisford1 shared

Resident DJ of the long-running Shelter party

Tom Scully1 shared

Promoter