Scotto, a founding father of EDM and rave culture, on everything from coining the phrase EDM, Ravestock at Woodstock 94’, Boiler Room, and NASA.

In every era, there’s a movement that is impactful and paves the way for pop culture in the future. When it comes to EDM, rave culture, and fashion, this movement has largely to do with Scotto. Scotto or DJ Scotto is one of the city’s best lighting designers, a multi-media artist, producer, and a founding father of EDM and rave subculture within the US. While Scotto is most well-known for his infamous NASA parties or for throwing the first foam party in New York, he has impacted all aspects of creative expression for many years to come. His efforts pushed rave culture and EDM into the mainstream media. Without this, the subcultures would not be what they are today. Scotto paved the way for creatives and club culture as we know it.

Scotto and DB Burkeman created NASA, which stands for Nocturnal Audio + Sensory Awakening, in 1992. NASA was one of the seminal birthplaces of American rave culture and music. NASA was held Friday nights at The Shelter in Tribeca and quickly became a home for many. DJs such as Deee-Lite, Kevin Saunderson, Moby, Frankie Bones, and many others filled NASA with groundbreaking electronic and dance-music sounds. Unlike many other clubs, NASA had a music policy that was unbound by genre. Iterations of sounds like house, acid house, garage, techno, and many others were played for those that attended. NASA became influential when it came to both music and fashion and was regarded as the Studio 54 of the 1990s.

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