Sunday, March 30, 2014

Disco935 - March 29, 2014 - WPJs DiscoSoul Party

We had a jammin good time last night....and a slew of new unreleased mixes from Tom Moulton & Mike Maurro:
Starring: Freda Payne, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Candi Staton, Teena Marie, Salsoul Orchestra, Willie Hutch, Jean Carn, Level 42, Jones Girls, Whispers, 
Cuba Gooding, Marc Evans, Drizabone Soul Family, Brand New Heavies, 
Brass Construction, Janice McClain, T.S. Monk, Tracy Hamlin, Bonnie Bramlett, 
Janet Jackson, Nathan Adams, Raheed DeVaughn, Trammps,
& Chairman Of The Board.
Download Link:
https://www.yousendit.com/download/elNJY05rMVhsMHhvSWNUQw

WMC 2014






I was honored to be asked to participate to play at the WMC in the WE PLAY JAMS Fundraiser for the WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT.....

DENISE CHATMAN coordinated the event and it was a huge success!!!!!

I got to play music with some musical geniuses:
BACHO MANGUEL, TONY SMITH, RICHARD VASQUEZ and got together with Disco Jam Pioneer RAFAEL CHARRES!!!!


Denise was a greeter, host, dancer, director AND she spun some records also!!!!!!
It was a great nite....a great venue THE HOTEL ASTOR in Miami Beach, the staff was so helpful & courteous....it was such an amazing night!!!!-----WE WAS JAMMIN!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Disco935 - March 22, 2014 - THE PLAYHOUSE


The Playhouse was a club in The Bronx opened in 1974 and thrived until 1976....I was hired to spin there in November 1974 and stayed there 18 months...It was mostly Italian-Americans who loved that stereotype gangster/Sopranos mentality....the staff at the bar had nicknames like Patty "Irish", Ronny "Rags", Tony "Horse", etc.....Everybody knew everybody!
The Playhouse was owned & run by Sal Abbatiello aka "Sally Abbot", who went on to open Disco Fever, that morphed into The Fever: the first RAP Niteclub that featured the young rap artists setting the trends in the early 80s. He also did many promotions that led to opening his own label Fever Records.

But this is not about THAT era.....this is about THE PLAYHOUSE & the music there....The crowd there had their favorites but also loved new sounds.....I could play 5 new jams in a row at the height of the night (1am-3am) and they would eat em up.....all they wanted to do was dance & party. And it did not matter what day of the week it was....it could be just as packed on a Tuesday as on Friday.

This Saturday's DiscoFlight is dedicated to The Playhouse and the music I played there.....
Starring:
*Abaco Dream *Archie Bell & The Drells *Barrabas
*Barry White *Beginning Of The End *Ben E. King
*Blue Magic *Bohannon *Chakachas *Creative Source
*Dionne Warwicke *Dooley Silverspoon
*Eddie Kendricks *Everyday People *Executive Suite
*Faith Hope & Charity *Fantastic Johnny 'C'
*First Choice
*Foster Sylvers *Frankie Valli
*Free Spirit *Hypnotics
*Isley Brothers *Jackie Wilson *Jimmy Ruffin *Kool & The Gang *Little Sister
*Lonnie Liston Smith
*Lyn Collins *Major Harris
*Manu Dibango
*Merry Clayton *MFSB *Modulations *O'Jays *Reflections *Robert Upchurch *Sister Sledge *Spinners *Supremes *Temptations *Trammps *Whispers *Willie Hutch

With Special Remixes & ReEdits by:
Tom Moulton, Lary Sanders, Aurelio Martin,
Danny Krivit, Keith Dumpson, scratchandsniff,
Peter D. Struve, Fruit Loops, Seegweed, and Myself!
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Disco935 - March 1, 2014 - JUSTIN GREEN GUEST MIX / JAY's DISCO FLIGHT / RLP AFTER-HOURS

 
JUSTIN GREEN...UK
JAY NEGRON....USA
ROBERT [RLP] LEVY-PROVENCAL....FRANCE
A NITE OF JAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My set includes jams from:
*B.B.& Q. Band *Brenda Jones
*Chante Savage*George Benson *Gloria Scott *Hall & Oates*Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes *Holt '45 *Imaginations *Jacksons
*James Brown*Jon Luc-Ponty *Joneses
*Lou Rawls *Marc Evans *Marvin Gaye
*Millie Jackson *Nina Provencal
*Rufus & Chaka *Sara Divine *Shena *Spinners *Stephanie Mills *Supremes *Temptations *Trammps *Twilight
*Vincent Garcia
With Special Mixes & ReEdits by:
Tom Moulton, Mike Maurro, John Morales, KON, RLP,
Joey Negro, David Morales, Louie Vega, Terry Hunter, Cyclist,
Justin Green, DJ Reverend P, Mark Grant, 
80's Child, The Treatment, BangTheDrum, Atilla Cetin, and Myself!!!