Tim Sweeney (DJ)
Tim Sweeney is an American radio host, DJ, and producer, known for his long-running show on WNYU-FM, . 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, while Sweeney was a freshman at NYU. 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 is a radio show mixed live by Tim Sweeney and guests, and it airs every Tuesday night from 10:30pm to 1:00am on WNYU-FM.Beats in Space Records
In 2011, Sweeney launched his own label, , with the release of the single “Parfait Tirage b/w La Ballade de Jim” by French duo, Paradis. The label has had a steady output of releases, the most recent one being “Dawning Light” by Jacques Bon. 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.”| Artist | Title |
| Paradis | Parfait Tirage b/w La Ballade de Jim |
| 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 |
| Hidden Fees | So What |
| 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 |
| 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 | For Your Love |
| Shan | Good To Me |
| Palmbomen II | Memories of Cindy |
| Jacques Bon | Dawning Light |