Carlos Aguilar

Carlos Aguilar (Concrete Husband) is an international DJ and music producer, based in Brooklyn, NYC, who began his musical career as a professional flutist. His music productions have now been played globally, predominantly within the international underground queer community. As a DJ, his sound is driven by undulating syncopations, buoyant kicks and a fiery energy throughout. He plays from industrial techno to hard groove and original tracks and remixes. Through his mixes, he puts you in a sweaty, sexy trance where imaginative mixing keeps you on the dance floor.

As a DJ, he has performed at notable clubs such as Bossa Nova Civic Club, Function, Calle 9 and Club Libido, amongst others. He was a featured artist in December 2022 on Williamsburg's The Lot Radio. He is a resident of Brooklyn's hard techno collective, DGN8S, who introduced themselves to the NYC Brooklyn scene with their underground raves straight out of a Bushwick residence. It is focused on showcasing a diverse group of DJs unified by driving, energetic and experimental industrial techno, hard techno and hard groove. He has opened for notable techno artists Charlie Sparks and Lee Ann Roberts.

As a composer and improviser, he has most recently been the music producer/DJ for the first choral rave (Pix11 NYC). Choral Chameleon's cutting edge performance piece involves 9 original remixes by Concrete Husband from the choir's original work, live flute performance and a full 90-minute techno set. He has also contributed his original flute improvisations for the upcoming a24 film Beau is Afraid in addition to recent work by Robert Oyung.

He studied classical flute at the New England Conservatory of Music and participated in residencies at the Banff Arts Centre and SoundScape. He has worked with artists such as, Claire Chase, International Contemporary Ensemble, Alvin Lucier, Tyshawn Sorey, Marcos Balter, Ash Fure and George Lewis, among others.