Output, Brooklyn (now closed but legacy lives on at newer Brooklyn venues like Nowadays)

Output was a Brooklyn nightclub that operated on North 12th Street in Williamsburg, New York, United States from 2013 until its closure in 2019, and its brief but influential run reshaped the landscape of American underground electronic music. The club occupied a three-floor former warehouse building steps from the East River, featuring a rooftop bar with Manhattan skyline views, a ground-floor lounge, and a basement dance floor fitted with a custom Richard Long and Associates sound system widely regarded as one of the finest in the Western Hemisphere. Output hosted a generation of residents and touring artists — including Honey Dijon, Call Super, and Job Jobse — who found in the club a rare American venue willing to match the programming and production standards of Berlin, Amsterdam, and London. A strict no-photos policy and selective door culture prioritized serious dancers over spectators, and the crowd was younger and more internationally mixed than at most U.S. nightlife venues. Following Output's closure, the Brooklyn electronic music scene it helped build continues through successor venues including Nowadays in Ridgewood and Elsewhere in Bushwick, and a network of warehouse parties across the borough. These venues share Output's commitment to sound quality, international bookings, and underground programming ethics. The legacy of Output fundamentally changed expectations for electronic music production values and door culture across the United States, demonstrating that serious dance culture could sustain itself in an American city at the level of the world's best clubs.