Tim Sweeney

Tim Sweeney is an American radio host, DJ, and producer, known for his long-running show on WNYU-FM and Apple Music, Beats in Space. Sweeney also runs an 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 was a radio show mixed live by Tim Sweeney and guests, and it aired every Tuesday night from 10:30pm to 1:00am on WNYU-FM. On March 9, 2021, Sweeney announced on-air that the show would be his last on WNYU after 21 years, and that he would be taking a break from broadcasting.

On November 1, 2021, Beats in Space relaunched on Apple Music 1. Each week features an hour-long mix from Sweeney and an hour-long mix from a guest. Sweeney cited listener accessibility and recording flexibility as the primary reasons for the shift to a digital format.

Beats in Space Records In 2011, Sweeney launched his own label, Beats in Space, 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 (2017). 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. ”

+ Beats in Space List of Releases Artist Title Paradis Parfait Tirage b/w La Ballade de Jim (Single) 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 (EP) Hidden Fees So What (EP) 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 (Sampler) 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 (Eerie) For Your Love Shan Good To Me Palmbomen II Memories of Cindy Jacques Bon Dawning Light

Other Credits Sweeney worked as a soundtrack supervisor at Rockstar Games from 2003 to 2006 for games including GTA: San Andreas, GTA: Liberty City Stories, The Warriors, and Midnight Club 3.