JKriv

JKriv is a Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and label owner.

In a music career stretching 2 decades, JKriv has blazed an unconventional path through club world, beginning as a trained jazz musician and live performer before honing his studio and DJ skills.

Widely known as a co-founder of the stalwart label Razor-N-Tape, J is also a highly respected producer, prolific remixer, and incendiary DJ.

JKriv’s prolific production work has yielded scores of releases on Soundway Records, Heist Recordings, Moton Records, Glitterbox, Z Records, and many other labels.

Coming off an EU summer tour that included stops at Heidegluhen (Berlin), Night Tales Loft (London) and Pike’s (Ibiza), Hi (Ibiza), and radio features on NTS, Balaami, and Openlab, J is in studio mode through the end of 2024, with local gigs at Public Records, Gabriela, and Nightmoves.

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Production & Studio Work

J brings a seasoned musicality to everything he touches, whether original productions, remixes, or reworks and edits. A trained musician, his talent for dazzling live instrumentation is evident in original productions and remixes for Glitterbox, Heist Recordings, Soundway, Z-Records, Razor-N-Tape and more. His studio wizardry and instrumentalist skills can be heard on music by Dimitri From Paris, Horse Meat Disco feat. Kathy Sledge, Honey Dijon and more. As the producer of the sprawling Studio 54 Music: Night Magic Vol. 1 project, J reimagined disco classics by creating brand-new all-live studio recordings, translated through his modern club approach, garnering over 4 million plays for the lead single Souvenirs.

In 2024 J has shown a different side of his musical persona, with his electronic/ambient Within EP, a dub 7” under alias Kings of High Speed, and steady stream of remix output. J’s latest single “Waiting 4 Tonite” is coming out on Glitterbox at the end of August and in early 2025 J will release a new original EP on Razor-N-Tape exploring heavier club sounds, in line with the high energy DJ sets he has been delivering.

Mixes, Live Sets & Radio

Like his productions, JKriv’s DJ sets showcase his deep and diverse taste, weaving eclectic disco, house, and offbeat selections together seamlessly, always with an ear for groove and harmony, and an eye to the dance floor.

His recent set for My Analog Journal has had 60K plays and shows J’s deep knowledge of formative NY dance music history, J has now featured multiple times on The Lot Radio, as well as on BBC 6 Music, NTS Radio, Openlab Ibiza, Balamii Radio and hosted his own regular “Living Sounds” show on Radio Alhara throughout lockdown.

Razor-N-Tape

As co-founder of Brooklyn label Razor-N-Tape, JKriv has had a sizable impact on both the local NY and global dance music scenes.

The label’s prolific and consistent quality output across 150+ releases over 12 years of operation has earned them eminent respect and support from club DJs, radio selectors and listeners around the world.

With a huge roster of artists such as Tom Noble’s House Of Spirits, Felipe Gordon, Midnight Magic, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Dimitri from Paris, 79.5 and many more, RNT also has the distinction of operating their own brick and mortar store in Brooklyn for the past 2 years.

The label’s beloved A Joyful Noise night at Public Records has been ongoing for over 2 years, in which JKriv leads an ensemble of RNT-orbiting musicians for a truly hybrid live/DJ-oriented event.

Gilles Peterson, a constant supporter of the label’s output, recently praised Razor-N-Tape on his Worldwide FM show as “putting out some exceptional music recently and {doing] great events in Brooklyn and New York area.”