About NEW YORK CITY HARDDANCE RECORDS

We started NEWYORKCITYHARDDANCERECORDS.com to provide high-quality recording services to musicians and artists. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, we have the skills and knowledge to bring your music to the next level.

ZOE-X           CEO/FOUNDER/DJ/PRODUCER 

Brooklyn,NY

ZOE-X is a Brooklyn-born Hardcore DJ and producer, emerging from the same city that helped shape the global Hardcore movement and gave rise to influential labels such as Industrial Strength Records. Growing up during New York City’s cultural peak in the early 1990s, he was immersed in the underground scene from an early age.

His journey began at the iconic Limelight, where he experienced the clubkid era firsthand. The moment he encountered his first distorted 909 kick, his path became clear. He quickly developed his foundation through dedicated record collecting, sourcing many early pieces through DJ RePete—one of the pivotal figures who helped establish Hardcore’s presence in New York City.

After a hiatus from 1997 to 2009, ZOE-X returned with renewed focus and a clear mission: to preserve and advance Hardcore in New York City.

He went on to become the Hardcore DJ for Star Party Promotions, introducing a new generation of ravers to a sound many had never experienced. At a time when Hardstyle dominated the scene, ZOE-X reintroduced the raw intensity of classic Hardcore, skillfully guiding audiences toward faster, more aggressive Uptempo sounds. His sets became recognized for their structure, progression, and ability to transform nostalgia into high-energy intensity.

Between 2010 and 2018, he performed alongside numerous Hardcore artists while also organizing a series of rave events that brought international talent—including Un3xist, Erayzor, and Sonico—to New York City. Each event was carefully curated to deliver a dynamic journey, blending multiple styles of TEKNO and building momentum as the night progressed.

In 2016, he founded NEW YORK CITY HARDDANCE (NYCHD), a platform dedicated to advancing harder styles within a scene that often overlooked them. Built from the ground up through visual media, grassroots promotion, and a dedicated following, NYCHD evolved into a documented movement rather than simply a concept.

Now, in 2026, ZOE-X enters the next phase with the launch of NYCHD Records—a label focused on providing artists with meaningful opportunities while continuing to represent the raw, uncompromising energy of Hardcore.

CHACHO - DJ/PRODUCER

CHICAGO

Chacho is an uptempo hardcore artist out of Chicago, here to forge a sound that feels louder, faster, and more genuinely brutal than anything the world has been willing to hold. His music doesn’t follow a scene. It builds one. Driven by raw intensity and controlled chaos, every track pushes the boundaries of hardcore, making rooms bounce, and eyes glow.

With over 15 years in the hard dance world, his roots in hardstyle and shuffle culture shaped a foundation built on movement, discipline, and energy. That foundation still lives in his sound, but the direction has evolved with purpose. Uptempo hardcore wasn’t a switch, it was alignment. Blending relentless speed with traces of classic hardstyle DNA, his sound hits familiar while pushing far beyond its origins.

Chacho has performed across the United States, sharing stages with artists like Lil Texas, DJ Caffeine, Radical Redemption, and Coone, while working with platforms including Hard Dance Nation, Kids of the Core Chicago, and Bridgecity Underground. And even playing at such festivals as North Coast, and Stompin in the Woods. Now entering a new chapter, he is rebuilding with intention, proving that a strong structure begins with an unshakable foundation.

Carving his path through mountains and steel, Chacho moves forward with precision and force, driven by experience and sharpened by purpose. When he hits, it doesn’t ask for permission…

It lands an unforgiving Kick and Bass.
 

Chacho, American Hard Dance Heavyweight.

Pittsburgh/Brooklyn

DJ/PRODUCER

HARDTECHNO

“Bliztek has been part of the underground electronic scene since 2012. After a five-year hiatus, he returns with a darker, heavier vision. Blending hard and industrial techno with the brutal energy of rawstyle, gabber, and uptempo, his sound is relentless, distorted, and built for the warehouse. Driven by pounding kicks, industrial textures, and uncompromising intensity, the music channels the raw spirit of underground raves—loud, fast, and unapologetically dark.”

DJ/PRODUCER-

QUEENS,NY

Hardstyle/Hard Techno

What's a product or service you'd like to show.DJ Merlin is a New York–based hardstyle and hard techno DJ/producer known for channeling raw intensity into electrifying, high-impact sets. Blending the euphoric drive of hardstyle with the dark, industrial edge of hard techno, Merlin crafts a sound that hits hard while pulling listeners into a hypnotic, relentless groove.