Tim Sweeney (DJ)
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| name =Tim Sweeney
| image =Tim Sweeney.jpg
| caption =Tim Sweeney hosts Beats in Space
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| nationality =American{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/timsweeney/biography|title=RA: Tim Sweeney|website=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-05}}
| other_names =T&P, T&T
| known_for = Beats in Space
| occupation = Radio host / DJ
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Tim Sweeney is an American radio host, DJ, and producer, known for his long-running show on WNYU-FM, [http://www.beatsinspace.net/ Beats in Space]. Sweeney also runs independent label under the Beats in Space moniker.
Career
Sweeney’s show, Beats in Space, first aired on WNYU in the Fall of 1999,{{Cite news|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2360|title=Tim Sweeney: 15 years of Beats In Space|work=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-05}} while Sweeney was a freshman at NYU.{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/entertainment/article/tim-sweeney-16-years-space|title=Tim Sweeney: 16 Years in Space|work=Broadsheet|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en}} The show gained traction after he hosted many high-profile DJs and producers in the early 2000s, including James Murphy, DJ Harvey, Carl Craig, Diplo, The Avalanches, and Hot Chip, among others.
Since 2003, Sweeney has also been heavily involved with many DFA releases and fellow Brooklyn-based label RVNG.
= Beats in Space (Radio Show) =
Beats in Space was a radio show mixed live by Tim Sweeney and guests, and it aired every Tuesday night from 10:30pm to 1:00am on WNYU-FM. On 9 March 2021, Sweeney announced on-air that the show would be his last on WNYU after 21 years, and that he would be taking a break from broadcasting.{{cite news |title=Tim Sweeney's Beats in Space show is taking a hiatus |url=https://thevinylfactory.com/news/tim-sweeneys-beats-in-space-show-is-taking-a-hiatus/ |access-date=2021-03-12 |work=The Vinyl Factory}}
= Beats in Space Records =
In 2011, Sweeney launched his own label, [https://www.discogs.com/label/289006-Beats-In-Space-Records#_=_ Beats in Space], with the release of the single “Parfait Tirage b/w La Ballade de Jim{{Cite web|url=http://www.beatsinspace.net/news/archives/2011/paradis-la-ballade-de-jim-bis-records-001|title=Paradis "La Ballade de Jim" BIS Records 001 {{!}} Beats in Space|website=www.beatsinspace.net|access-date=2017-06-05}}” by French duo, Paradis. The label has had a steady output of releases, the most recent one being “Dawning Light” by Jacques Bon (2017). Other critically acclaimed releases include Jee Day’s “Sum of Love”, Tornado Wallace’s “Desperate Pleasures” and Secret Circuit’s “Tactile Galactics”. Sweeney also released a thirty-track CD compilation in 2014, “Beats in Space 15th Anniversary.{{Cite news|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/16041|title=Review: Tim Sweeney - Beats In Space 15th Anniversary|work=Resident Advisor|access-date=2017-06-05}}”
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|+ Beats in Space List of Releases ! Artist !! Title | |
| Paradis | Parfait Tirage b/w La Ballade de Jim (Single) |
| Secret Circuit | Nebula Sphynx |
| Paradis | Hémisphère b/w Je M'Ennuie |
| Lauer | Macsat Ring Down |
| Secret Circuit | Afterlife |
| Secret Circuit | Tactile Galactics |
| Jee Day | Sum of Love |
| Tornado Wallace | Desperate Pleasures |
| Gonno | The Noughties |
| Crystal & S. Koshi | Break the Dawn |
| Dukes of Chutney | Domino (EP) |
| Hidden Fees | So What (EP) |
| House of Spirits | Holding On |
| Matt Karmil | So You Say |
| Jaakko Eino Kalevi | Yin Yang Theatre |
| Guido w/ Georges Perin | Gin 'n' Tears |
| Lauer | Hands & Feet |
| Tim Sweeney | Beats in Space 15th Anniversary Mix (Sampler) |
| Tim Sweeney | Beats in Space 15th Anniversary Mix |
| Tornado Wallace | Kangaroo Ground / Ferntree Gully |
| Palmbomen II | Palmbomen II |
| T&P | Shoot the Freak |
| Various | BIS 001-020 |
| Antenna | Primavera |
| Mount Liberation Unlimited | (Eerie) For Your Love |
| Shan | Good To Me |
| Palmbomen II | Memories of Cindy |
| Jacques Bon | Dawning Light |
= Other Credits =
Sweeney worked as soundtrack supervisor at Rockstar Games from 2003 to 2006{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383385/fullcredits|title=Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - Full Cast & Crew{{!}} IMDB|website=www.imdb.com|access-date=2019-07-31}} for games including GTA: San Andreas, GTA: Liberty City Stories, The Warriors, and Midnight Club 3.
References
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External links
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-sweeney-mn0001467933
- https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj-home.aspx?name=timsweeney&sub=biography
- https://www.xlr8r.com/features/2014/11/beats-in-space-an-oral-history/
- http://www.nbcnewyork.com/blogs/niteside/Tim-Sweeney-Interview--81318467.html
- [https://www.vice.com/en/article/15-years-on-tim-sweeney-looks-back-at-beats-in-space/ Vice.com]
- http://www.dummymag.com/lists/15-years-of-beats-in-space-playlist-by-tim-sweeney
- http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/tim-sweeney-live-at-12-years-of-dfa-records
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