Hi, My name is Jason. Like all of the early and original NYC Goth Scene DJs, I use my real name as my DJ name; DJ Jason.

I think my surviving flyer documentation (www.myspace.com/nycabsolution or less flyers at www.myspace.com/jasonledyard) of my past work speaks for itself, however an additional written Bio was asked for, so here it is :)

I've been a music enthusiast and serious collector since I was a kid. I started DJing in college. I had my first DJ mixer and Cerwin-Vega speakers in 88 or 89. I loved and still love sound equipment, lighting & of course, fog-machines! I organized parties in college. I regularly made mix tapes, organized and DJed music at dorm-house theme parties (300 to 500 people). Later in graduate school, I had my own radio show called Necrophiliac Relationship (named after a Rozz Williams lyric).

I loved going to concerts, shows and, later on, nightclub events. I met DJ Daniel and DJ Patrick before they were DJs, back when DJ David of Club Darkwave was the FIRST & only NYC pure Goth DJ (to be joined later by DJ Vanessa Miasma who later became the first all Goth DJ to spin at The BANK). In between College (BFA) and Graduate School (MFA), I managed an underground record store called Secret Sounds. Later, because no one else with as comprehensive of a music collection was available, I was recruited to DJ and reluctantly started spinning (and promoting) in Manhattan. I consider this to be my start as as a real DJ. Alchemy Mondays began in Sept. 1996 and ended in 2006. It was a weekly party at CBGB's Gallery. I was the only DJ during open hours. Most events then only had one DJ per room and our door girl/Co-promoter (the other DJ) only sometimes spun after the door was closed. Alchemy was a very big hit from the start. It fast became a pillar of the scene and innovated many later standard promotional ideas, tactics and themes. While, exceptionally successful and popular, Alchemy, New York City's longest running pure Goth Night, was also was in the NYC musical tradition of past short-lived "pure goth" nights like Darkwave6 w/ DJ David, Tocsin w/ DJ Daniel and some of DJ Patrick's solo nights, like the original version of Salvation (run by James Galus). In addition, it hosted between one and three live gothic, synth & industrial bands (at 11pm) almost every week. My Alchemy Co-promoter, Althea and I traveled to all of the biggest festivals in the UK and to (somewhat later) WGT in Germany yearly, so I was always able to play the very best cutting edge underground songs. No other DJ in the scene had as much specific music, old or new. Very few people guest DJed at Alchemy, but many wished to. Some of Alchemy's memorable events were "the Miss Gothic NYC Pageant" an annual event, "Bash Fat Bob" a Cure Tribute party, "Gothic Lipsynch night", a crazy competition & "Secret Satan" an annual gothic gift exchange. People loved the annual "Gothic Easter Hunt" we hosted too. Every Egg had a drink ticket in it.

I did a night with James Galus called Shadowplay (weekly) where I booked 6 djs to spin on the same day. This number of DJs in one room was unheard of previously. Later, in 98, I started the irregularly running multi-dj ABSOLUTION party. At first I only booked Goth DJs, but since it was so successful, Industrial and New Wave DJs were added to the 2nd smaller room (24 djs total at max). It was held in CBGB's basement, the Limelight, Flamingo East, Seho, Alphabet Lounge (only once, due to a disaster at the Limelight!) & recently @ Youth Palace, UC 87, The Annex & Fontanas. Absolution helped almost all of the current scene (then young) DJs by giving them a nice dance floor & big crowd to spin to, promote to and network with. It was the largest Gothic event in the city outside of The BANK's Saturday night, which was very commercial.

1997 also was when Wasteland (monthly, then weekly) at the famous Coney Island High rock & roll club started. It was the first "Classic Goth" themed night in NYC and was a precursor to the Death Rock revival movement in NYC.

I spun the main floor for one the earliest big NYC Vampyre nights, Flesh and Blood at The Bank, and later (a solo room weekly) at Long Black Veil at Mother through to it's death and rebirth as Xorvia at True nightclub. After Xorvia ended, I DJed and co-promoted a weekly called Electra-City at the same club with Ian FFord and Hal Gould (The BANK). I spun in place of Patrick at Albion/Batcave and later at Albion every month including Albion's last night.

I spun my own floor for DJ Father Jeff's return to the nightlife at the weekly Radio Deutchland (run by DJ Ash) @ the Pyramid and later for his weekly Ward 6 party.

I was the only DJ at the monthly party The Court of Lazarus from it's time at Jeckle and Hyde (2002) through to 2007 at the Slipper room.

I spun in my own room at the mega-clubs, in the Limelight for Communion weekly, and the Tunnel for The Prophesy . Overseas, I was invited to spin at Cafe Noir at the original Batcave space, Gossips, in the UK, but chose to only spin at The Slimelight in "the Goth room". btw, I also spun at the NYC edition of Slimelight. There were a great many other brief club nights I worked at also, but the previously mentioned were all long running or very important to the scene.

I have had near countless special appearance DJ spots too, such as Click and Drag, Exedor, Heroes, Sanctuary, Church and many, many more. I was spinning in clubs 4 or 5 nights (4 to 6 hours each) a week on average and promoting at the rest. For ten years, Ian FFord and I were the only 2 truly "professional" DJs in the industry. We had no time for other work. I am by far the most experienced Goth DJ in NYC.

For personal reasons involving family, I had to leave NYC for a year and a few months. I insured that my nightclub and promoting jobs would go to friends and associates.

Thanks to the love and support given by DJ Xtine, a fellow veteran promoter, I returned to NYC and resumed doing the scene favorite party, ABSOLUTION (for more info: www. absolutionnyc.com) in an effort to breathe some life and class into the surprisingly weakened NYC Gothic Industrial scene. Right now, we are doing the one of the only 3 current weekly NYC scene parties (DefCon and Dark Water are the other 2, both of which I guest spin at) and we are optimistic about NYC's Gothic rebirth!

DJ JASON

MUSIC GENRES: Only GOTH

for Bookings only, contact: jasonledyard@gmail.com

DJ JASON MYSPACE

BIO:

-Early DJ and Music Activities in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER FROM OPENING-NOW

1987-1991: DJed and organized on-campus theme parties at BENNINGTON COLLEGE

1992-1993: Managed SECRET SOUNDS, an underground record store in Black Rock, CT

1993-1995: DJed and hosted a weekly Radio Show called NECROPHILIAC RELATIONSHIP at BENNINGTON COLLEGE

-DJ Residencies and Productions

1996-2005: DJed, produced and promoted weekly ALCHEMY MONDAY at CBGBS GALLERY

1996-1997: DJed, produced and promoted monthly FACADE WEDNESDAY at ZBAR

1997: DJed, produced and promoted SHADOWPLAY Friday with SAINT JAMES at ACME UNDERGROUND

1997-2001: DJed Thursday LONG BLACK VEIL at MOTHER

1998: WASTELAND at CONEY ISLAND HIGH goes Weekly

1998-2010: DJed, produced and promoted ABSOLUTION, NYCs Original Multi-DJ Goth/Industrial Event- ONGOING, SEE HOMEPAGE

1998: DJed and promoted weekly SABOTAGE Wednesdays with SAINT JAMES at CONEY ISLAND HIGH

1998-2003: DJed, produced and promoted the annual MISS GOTHIC NYC PAGENT

1998-1999: DJed, produced and promoted monthly NIGHTSHIFT Sunday at KOROVA LOUNGE

1999: DJed one floor of WARD 6 at THE PYRAMID

2000-2001: Produced and promoted weekly SANCTUM GOTHIC LOUNGE Fridays at CBGBs Basement

2001: DJed SLIMELIGHT NYC at Planet28

2001: DJed XORVIA weekly Thursdays at TRUE

2001-2007: DJed monthly Saturdays at ALBION and ALBION/BATCAVE, replacing DJ PATRICK

2001: DJed weekly INCARNATION at TRUE

2001: DJed and produced THE RED PARTY at LIMELIGHT by FATHER SEBASTIAN TODD(SABRETOOTH), 1 room

2001: DJed and produced THE BLACK PARTY at LIMELIGHT by FATHER SEBASTIAN TODD(SABRETOOTH), 3 rooms

2001: DJed, produced and promoted weekly ELECTRA CITY Thursdays at TRUE

2001: DJed weekly COMMUNION THURSDAYS at LIMELIGHT

2002: DJed THE COURT OF LAZARUS monthly Sundays at JECKLE AND HYDE

2002: DJed, produced and promoted monthly ABSOLUTION Fridays at FLAMINGO EAST

2002: DJed monthly LONG BLACK VEIL Friday at FLAMINGO EAST

2002: DJed, produced and promoted monthly WASTELAND at PYRAMID

2002-2007:DJed THE COURT OF LAZARUS monthly Sundays at THE SLIPPER ROOM

2002-2003: DJed, produced and promoted GOTHIC NEW YEARS EVE with VOLTAIRE

2003-2005: DJed, produced and promoted SUNDOWN FRIDAYS weekly at FLAMINGO EAST and SEHO

2003: DJed, produced and promoted WASTELAND at OPALINE

2003 and 2004: DJed, produced and promoted GOTHIC NEW YEARS EVE at CBGBs Basement and CBGBs Gallery

2005: DJed, produced and promoted BODY & GHOST annual at RAVEN CAFE

2010: DJed, produced and promoted weekly AELFHEIM @ FONTNAS

2010: DJed, produced and promoted monthly GOTH with DJ IAN FFORD at BOULEVARD TAVERN

SPECIAL APPEARANCES:

1996: THE NOW(Egg Crates) with DJ DANIEL and DJ PATRICK

1997: The New York Edge party, private loft at Astor Place

1997: Brit Night at CHARLIE THE SLUT'S SANCTUARY THURSDAYS with DJ VANESSA MIASMA(original Bank Gothic DJ)

1997: GOTH FEST at CONEY ISLAND HIGH

1997: EXEDOR at THE PYRAMID

1998: CLICK N DRAG at MOTHER

1998: THE PROPHESY at TUNNEL

1998: MORS SYPHILITICA at CONEY ISLAND HIGH

1998: FLESH AND BLOOD, THE BANK main floor

1998: EXEDOR at THE PYRAMID

1998: MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE at DOWNTIME

1998: BOUND at DOWNTIME

1998/1999: EXEDOR'S NEW YEARS EVE at PYRAMID

1999: DARK FRENZY at COLLECTIVE UNCONCIOUS

1999: HEROES at MOTHER

1999: THE FAERIE TALE BALL at MOTHER

1999: THE INTERIM at LIMELIGHT

1999: GITANE DEMONE at CBGBs

1999: An Evening At McGurk's Suicide Hall at CBs 313 Gallery

1999: THE NUN'S DECAPITATION BALL at SHINE

1999: Halloween at CBGBs

1999: GENE LOVES JEZEBEL at CBGBs

2000: REVENGE at RUBBER MONKEY

2001: STRAIGHTJACKET at BELLEVUE

2001: THE FOOL'S BALL at MOTHER

2001: NEMESIS at LE NOUVELLE JUSTINE

2001: INDEPENDANCE DAY BASH at ALBION/BATCAVE

2001: VOODOO-A-GO-GO at RAVEN CAFE

2001: SIN CITY at TRUE

2001: SLIMELIGHT in LONDON, UK

2002: ELECTRA CITY at FLAMINGO EAST

2002: WHAT IS FETISH V at CLUB SHELTER

2002: ALBION at THE BANK

2004: NOCTURNE at KARMA

2004: LEGION at DARKLIGHT

2005: ALBION'S WALPURGISNACHT at DOWNTIME

2006: CHURCH at AVALON

2009: WARD6 at LA POISSON ROUGE

2009: UNDERWORLD at SULLIVAN ROOM

2009: CYBERTRON at DON HILLS

2009: BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL at DELANCY LOUNGE

2009/2010: NECROMANTIC New Years Eve @ BOWRY POETRY CLUB

2010: CIRQUE DU ROCK- HYPOTHERMIA @ HIGHLINE BALLROOM

2010: DEFCON @ PYRAMID

2010: DARK WATER @ OTTOS SHRUNKEN HEAD

2010: SANCTUARY REUNION @ LUCKY 13 SALOON

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