AERYN PFAFF SETS

Aeryn Pfaff has been a mainstay in Toronto's queer underground since he started DJing in 2012. DJing has brought him across Canada, and to the United States and Mexico City, where he's showcased a broad range of techno, disco, italo, breaks, dnb, leftfield, jersey club, ballroom, baile funk, rave, house and more, sometimes one at a time and sometimes all at once. Post-pandemic he's started a new party called 2GETHER at the Toronto Eagle, and he's well known for playing Backdoor and Toronto's legendary Promise parties. 

"I love connecting with people and making them happy with music. I'm the kind of DJ who will play gay bubblegum pop jams for the drag show then I'll put on a harness and go play the darkest warehouse party in the city, go to bed and wake up to play the disco tea dance. Why not use every crayon in the box?"

Notes on the Mix ///
"This mix is a little softer than some of the recorded stuff I've put out in the last little while. There's some acid and disco sounds, it's a little trippy and hazy at parts, and you can still hear that global influence I love. It ends on a nice ambient baile funk edit of Rapture by iiO."

SOCIALS:
@AerynPfaff
Instagram: @aerynpfaff

TRACKLIST:
1. Lauren Ritter- Vespers (Octo Octa's Dancing with the Moon at Dusk Mix) - [Rift Vision]
2. Patrick Moraz - The Story of I (Feller Mushroom Edit) - [HARD FIST]
3. Eli Escobar - DO IT
4. tondiue - Turtle's Beach - [Peach Discs]
5. MarceauxMarceaux - It's the Acid That Counts
6. Sheitan Brothers & S3A - Lulu's Dance
7. Eris Drew - Quivering in Time - [T4T LUV NRG]
8. Escaflowne - Why waste yo time?
9. Remotif - Ssssputnik! - [Coymix Ltd]
10. Seb Zito - Come On - [Edible]
11. Overmono - So U Kno - [Fabric Records]
12. PlayPlay - Geri
13. Stu - High Heels for Wild Dance - [KALT]
14. Pouch Envy - If Madonna Calls 
15. Bored Lord - Make Love
16. Miracles - Rapture Baile

XOXA BLEND 068 - AERYN PFAFF

https://soundcloud.com/aerynpfaff

Aeryn Pfaff II is a versatile Toronto based DJ with roots in the queer techno scene. "I play clubs, warehouses, festivals, patios, drag shows, disco, techno, house, breaks, dnb, jersey club, baile funk, vogue house, rave, ambient sets at the weed dispensary — I like everything," he says. "DJing has taken me all over North America, and 10 years in I still feel like I'm just getting started." His party 2GETHER at The Black Eagle will relaunch in May, and he has more on the horizon. "I wanna bring back my indie sleaze party Lamé that I do with Sophie Jones, I've been working with Promise to figure out what Cherry Beach Festival is gonna look like this summer so that's really exciting, and I wanna start an Italo Disco party soon too. I've never fit neatly into any box and that's the way I like it.

TRACKLIST:
Jeanie Crystal - Jeanie’s Manifesto [Super Drama Records]
Dane Shake - Claudia’s Trip [Dig Deep Records]
Rodion & Mammarella - Cerro Gordo [Slow Motion Records]
Alinka - State of Mind [I Love Acid/Balkan]
StrikeStone - They Beat Me Up In School Now I’m Savage
Fatherhood - Ya Carrying [Allergy Season]
Moktar - I Get Deep (Moktar مُخْتار Edit) 
Harry Leard - Burn Down the Discotek [Allergy Season]
DJ Absolutely Shit - I Really Know We Can Make It [Red Laser Records]
DJ co.kr - TOM (feat.문선) [XXIII]
Lisa Sarroca - Barcelona 92 [DBH Music]
Introspekt x Bored Lord - The Way It Is
Leonce - Sex Siren [Morph Tracks]
Dj Swisha & OSSX - Luvli Dae :)
Tondiue - Tondiue [Apt E]
MoMA Ready - You & Eye [Haus of Altr]
Arma - Thong Song/Poundland Parrot (If It’s Nice Flip It Twice Edit) [1forty]
Sisqo vs. Björk - Thong Poetry (Quax Mashup)

Deep South Podcast - 098 - Aeryn Pfaff

Aeryn is an amazing dj, a fierce supporter and motivator of Toronto's queer techno scene and has helped us immensely in building Promise Cherry Beach summer 2022. He's become a great part of the Promise team and  has an energetic fresh sound that's perfect for here and now.

Aeryn Pfaff, Promise Cherry Beach. July 10, 2022

Aeryn is an amazing dj, a fierce supporter and motivator of Toronto's queer techno scene and has helped us immensely in building Promise Cherry Beach summer 2022. 

This day was a super queer-forward one featuring New York's incredible Carry Nation. Aeryn helped put this one together with us and it was one for the books - a huge success.

Aeryn Pfaff, Promise Cherry Beach. Aug 28, 2022

Aeryn Pfaff live at Gay Rights Pride Block Party

Aeryn Pfaff @ CS Radio - 09/11/2025

For this Promise Cherry Beach we wanted to showcase the talent of our Toronto queer community. Aeryn is no novice to the scene, playing incredibly diverse sets all over Canada. He understands what it takes to build energy, while pushing his audience with new and interesting sounds. You'll hear some quirky techno, classic house and some straight up bangers.  Plus, he's the first person to DJ in a thong at Cherry Beach. 

Thank you Aeryn!

Aeryn Pfaff, Promise Cherry Beach. August 12, 2018

Aeryn Pfaff - Day

Aeryn Pfaff - Night

www.isoradio.to

ISO Radio 2019-10-10

Live Friday, January 31st, 2020 at The Black Eagle Toronto

Setlist:

Björk - I Miss You (Avalon Emerson edit)
quest?onmarc - CUNTY
C.A.R. - Frau
ZZT - Givin In
Vicious Pink - Ccan’t You See (French Version)
P.j.istes - Confocation
Oli Furness - Gurl
Dominica - Gotta Let You Go
High Powered Boys - Hoes Get Down
Ms. Monique Renee - Like Any Other Bitch (A Woman’s Point Of View)(Brutal Mix)
MIKE DEHNERT - Black Smoke
Slacker - Leviathan
BADSISTA - Machooka
EDND - Quartz Composer (Photonz Remix)
Redrago - Shalom Alanation
Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice (Pet Shop Boys Electro Mix)
Kraftwerk - Aerodynamik (Francois K Aero Mix)
Felix Da Housecat feat. Miss Kittin - Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Mix)
Loco Dice - Roots (Dj Tennis Remix)
Peach - Silky
Noire - Ballas
Joy Orbison & Overmono - Bromley
Tessela - Hackney Parrot
Alex Falk - Lift
Jens Lissat - Brothers on Acid & Sisters Feel Love (’77 Acid Mix)
Faze Action - Good Loving (Special Disco Mix)
Gorillaz - Stylo (Alex Metric Remix)
KiNK - I Remember (303 Version)

Live at CHUNK - Toronto

Aeryn Pfaff on IC Radio 2020-03-06

RAVE SCOUT #026: AERYN PFAFF (ACID/JACKHAMMER, VN)

Aeryn Pfaff began DJing in 2012, creating underground spaces for LGBT2S+ with platforms, ACID and Jackhammer, spinning queer dance floors around the globe and known to be the arm of Toronto's Backdoor family.  While Aeryn wants to continue to create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ alternative art forms, he is now trying to exploit the digital eruption of artists' physical barriers to connect as many people as possible during the pandemic. For Cookie Series #026, Aeryn embraces the divergent and boldly marmalades some world music with cosmic techno sonics and breaky house tunes.

AERYN's Soundcloud: @djaerynpfaff

COOKIE SERIES #026: AERYN PFAFF

Live @ Backdoor presents Canada-Wide Pride

Live at Night Shift Live 003

Charles Pavia's No Pots and Pans 2020: Reprise: Aeryn Pfaff Mix

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Live @ Sashay Halloween

Our next entry comes from Canadian cutie Aeryn Pfaff (@djaerynpfaff).  He’s worked out dance floors from Vancouver to Montreal and is an organizer of the alternative pride festival Toronto Pride Weekend.  Over the pandemic he also played the internet-breaking Club Quarantine. This bitchy mix proves Canadians aren’t the polite type and are capable of unspeakable acts of dancefloor nastiness.

DSMIX_12  Aeryn Pfaff's Canadian Bacon Mix

Live from Onaire Studios - November 17th, 2020

Live From OnAire Studios

Queer and multi-genre with a bend toward techno, disco, italo, breaks, DNB, leftfield, jersey club, baile funk, rave. Music is political. Consent is sexy. Trans rights are human rights. Black lives matter.