From Floyd to the Terrace: How Revival NYC Turned Curation into Culture

Built Different: The Heart Behind Revival

Revival NYC isn’t just a label. It’s a selector’s collective, a party philosophy, and a growing imprint born from the city underground with international ambitions stitched into its seams. Since 2020, founder Michael Discenza has built Revival around a clear curatorial ethos: connect New York’s underground selectors with London’s rhythmic sensibilities and global dance floors. During a time when Solid Grooves and the associated modern minimal/tech house sound was starting to gain a lot of popularity, Revival firmly hoisted the flag up for American fans.

What truly sets Revival apart though is Discenza’s role beyond the booth. As part of the artist management team at Prime Culture, he helps guide the careers of many Revival affiliated artists most notably Beltran, Ben Sterling, ChaseWest, KinAhau, and Miguelle & Tons. That dual perspective, creative and strategic, means Revival doesn’t just break new sounds, it helps develop the artists behind them. The result is something rare nowadays in dance music: a label that moves with precision and intention, yet feels deeply familial built on truly real relationships, mutual trust, and shared vision.

Roots Laid in the Red Room

Revival NYC touched down in Miami for the first time during Art Basel 2022 with a showcase inside Floyd. The lineup featured a forward-thinking blend that now reads like a MMW Closing Party: Archie Hamilton, Ben Sterling, Classmatic, ChaseWest, Rossi, and Latmun. For many on the flyer, it was a debut of some kind whether Floyd, Miami, or even the United States. That night wasn’t about flash, it was about musical trust planted in humble and intimate space.

The energy that night completely set the tone for the years to come. It wasn’t a product launch or a big-room spectacle; it felt like a living room that just happened to have a world-class sound system. DJs roamed through the crowd after their sets. Discenza made sure everyone felt connected, handing out free shirts commemorating the nights iconic lineup while also exchanging hugs with fans and artists alike. It was unpretentious and personal, an extension of the community Revival wanted to build.

Shirts from Revival’s first event in Miami at Floyd in 2022

Where Intimacy Meets Expansion

In 2023, they came back but didn’t pivot. They doubled down. This time, Revival partnered with the UK’s Mason Collective, planting their flag in a way that mirrored the mission they’d always spoken about: connecting New York and London through groove. The party moved from Floyd to The Ground, a physical and symbolic level-up, but the vibe stayed locked in. No loss of intimacy. No gimmicks. The partnership turned into more than a lineup, it became Revival’s manifesto in motion: aligned lineups rooted in locality but shaped for worldwide resonance.

From left to right: Beltran, Classmatic, Michael Discenza, ChaseWest — Revival vs Mvson, Art Basel 2023

From there, the ascent continued but it never felt rushed. Factory Town’s Chain Room was a standout. An open-air festival setting to a party previously confined to dark closed rooms. Gritty, industrial, and pressure-cooked with sound, it’s the kind of venue that rewards DJs who know how to tell a story. It doesn’t beg for confetti or lasers; it begs for pace, patience, and properly dialed low-end. Revival delivered with their perfectly fitting minimal sound, crafted for long runs on the decks. The lineups felt hand-cut for that concrete bunker: heads-down grooves, surprise sunrise moments, and no fluff in sight.

Blackchild playing Factory Town’s Chain Room in Miami — Art Basel, 2024

Terrace Takeover: Revival’s Defining Moment

On July 26, 2025, Revival returned to Miami with their biggest move yet, a full takeover of the Terrace at Club Space, arguably the most iconic dance floor in the United States. It was the kind of booking that marks a turning point. Slugg set the tone—bouncy, precise, elastic. Discip kept the percussive momentum alive with clipped hi-hats and low-end heat. Locklead brought his dubby sound, rolling between tension and release. Beltran’s headlining slot had been a long time coming, a milestone many in the scene had quietly anticipated. His own rise has mirrored Revival’s step for step, each building momentum through instinct and consistency in the groove. This was his first time headlining Space, and he delivered a brutal 10-hour marathon set, carrying the room through sunrise and far beyond, finally closing at around 4 PM. It was a moment that put him in direct conversation with the greats who’ve held that booth before, not as a warm-up, but as a peer. He proved he belonged by closing with with color, control, and charisma.

Those on the floor didn’t want to leave. Clips showed hands raised, sweat beading, eyes closed. There was no crowd fatigue, only collective energy. What struck most wasn’t the lineup or even the venue, it was how Revival kept its center thru it all. Two years in, headlining the most sacred dancefloor in Miami, and the energy still felt like Floyd.

Beltran welcoming the sun on the Club Space terrace — Summer, 2025

Final Thoughts

Revival NYC may have started with a few heads in a small room but their rise hasn’t been luck. They have stuck to their blueprint: clarity, curation, commitment. The community they’ve built, from artists to fans, operates on respect and love of the music. From New York to Miami to beyond, they’ve proved that growth doesn’t mean forgetting where you started. It just means knowing exactly what you came to say and turning it up when the timing’s right. At this point, they might want to add “Miami” to that New York–London mission statement, they’ve earned it.

*** The author of this article would like to note that although the transition from Floyd to the ground is mentioned as a “level-up” he believes Floyd is the best venue in Miami ***