JKriv

JKriv is a Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, co-owner of record label Razor-N-Tape, and cofounder/resident of NYC summer party Hot Honey Sundays.

With a professional musical career stretching nearly 2 decades, J has gained serious attention recently for his original productions and inspired DJ sets, and was called “an innovator of the scene” by Defected Records boss Simon Dunmore.

It’s a title he has rightly earned, with releases and remixes on Z Records, Soundway Records, Heistand Razor-N-Tape among many others, plus massive new singles and remixes on Glitterbox, Heist Recordings, Favorite Records and more.

JKriv_2021_arms.jpg
Hot_Honey_Sundays_NYC_by_Alex_Korolkovas_X2A5841.jpg
_JKriv_2022 public records.jpg
JKriv_2021_musicbymarina-14.jpg
JKriv_2021_musicbymarina-15.jpg
DJ 43-2022 Razor-N-Tape - Avant Gardner_14.jpg
DJ 201-2021 Razor N Tape - A Joyful Noise_0149.jpg

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 nearly 2 million plays for the lead single Souvenirs. J’s forthcoming “Something Else EP” further states his musical vision of bringing together dynamic songwriting with club-ready vibes.

 

DJ Mixes & Live Sets

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. As a founding member and resident DJ of Hot Honey Sundays, JKriv helped lead the most buzz-worthy new party of Brooklyn’s incredible comeback summer of 2021, growing a 2000+ devoted weekly following of dancers and a formidable social media presence. During lockdown J started his Living Sounds show on Palestinian-based internet radio station Radio alHara, an eclectic monthly 2-hour program showing the depth and breadth of his musical taste and knowledge.

J has performed live and DJ’d in over 30 countries and in nearly every state in the continental US, sharing bills with Derrick Carter, Tony Humphries, Dimitri From Paris, Joey Negro, and many more, and made his smashing debut at  Defected Croatia 2022.