The Black Light Disco show launched itself into the myhouseradio.fm stratosphere one more with another classic to get your feet tappin’ and your fingers a-poppin. 

Taking control of the decks in the 'sonic sensory room' deep within BLD Towers is our resident Esteban (aka Ste Hendry), who was spinning tunes form the likes of Pete Maxey & Art of Tones, Lup Ino, Reverendos of Soul, Phonk D, Vaudafunk and D.C La Rue to name but a few. 

For the second hour, we have one of the hottest names on the scene right now on guest mix duties, someone who we’ve really been looking forward to inviting on -  Rafael Yapudjian!

Rafael Yapudjian is considered one of the great names in the Brazilian House/Disco scene and has a consistent and unique musical repertoire that brings together tracks from Soulful to Nu Disco, which incorporate sound roots from Funk and Jazz and resulting in a quite intoxicating blend for the dance floor.

A veteran of over 20 years of career, he had his first DJ residency in the former São Paulo club, Cheers, and as a result, came into the night through the booths of Vinyl and Museum, also including residency at the illustrious Pacha São Paulo, where he did many warm ups for names ranging from Louie Vega to FatBoy Slim. This opportunity opened doors for him to explore the four corners of Brazil and the world, stamping passports in Germany, Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Portugal, Switzerland and Italy, to name a few.

He played at the traditional Creamfields Brasil and other major festivals, and has also won awards for 'best Deep and Soulful House DJ' by DJ Sound (2011)and 'Top 50 DJs' by House Mag and Best New DJ by VIP magazine in 2015.

Rafael is also the name behind A Casa Records and the Music Branding company D’Sound Solutions, which currently complies over 200 clients throughout Brazil. In short, he is the complete artist - always open to new sounds and constantly reinventing himself around his true passion: music.

You can check out Rafael's Bandcamp page here, which is full of goodies: 

https://rafaelyapudjian.bandcamp.com

And his Soundcloud page here: 

https://soundcloud.com/rafaelyapudjian

We’re delighted to land this unique talent from Brazil for his BLD debut and can’t wait to showcase this fantastic set he’s put together for us. Absolutely unmissable! 

As always, if you like what you hear please hit the ❤️ with a digit, and give the show a share. And don't forget to check out the amazing artists, producers and labels featured this week.

Track List - Esteban:

1. Pete Maxey, Art of Tones - Right On (Art of Tones Remix)
2. Lup Ino - Want to Put It Together
3. Joe Paciello - That's Right
4. Bustin' Loose, Phonk D - Sugar Rush (Phonk D Remix)
5. T ONE - That's Kinda Vibe (Extended Mix)
6. Reverendos of Soul - Glory (Gospel Mix)
7. Chiccaleaf, The Cube Guys - Dreamt of You (The Cube Guys Remix)
8. Agent Stereo - Pijama Party
9. Vaudafunk - Amour fatal
10. D.C. LaRue - Let Them Dance (OPOLOPO Remix)
11. Will The Funkboss - I Am Free
12. Peter Brown - Dance Symbol (Original Mix)

Track List  - Rafael Yapudjian:

1.George Benson - Affirmation (Rafael Yapudjian Rework) - BANDCAMP
2.Dennis Ferrer - How Do I Let Go (Rafael Yapudjian Remix) - KING STREET
3.Rafael Yapudjian - Bridge Through Time - MIDNIGHT RIOT
4.Rafael Yapudjian - Days Of The Condor - MANGO SOUNDS
5.Rafael Yapudjian - Fly By Night - MIDNIGHT RIOT
6.Rafael Yapudjian - COMING SOON - KING STREET
7.Rafael Yapudjian - Tondelayo - SUNDRIES DIGITAL
8.Rafael Yapudjian - COMING SOON
9.Rafael Yapudjian - Take Time - TROPICAL DISCO RECORDS
10.Rafael Yapudjian, Igor Cunha - When I'm In Your Arms - SALTED MUSIC
11.Roy Ayers - For Real (Rafael Yapudjian Rework) - BANDCAMP
12.Rafael Yapudjian - The Time Is Now - TROPICAL DISCO RECORDS

BLD 21st Feb 2022 with Esteban & Rafael Yapudjian

The Black Light Disco show airs exclusively on the #1 house music station on the planet - myhouseradio.fm. Tune in every Monday from 2pm-4pm EST, 7pm-4pm GMT, 8pm-10pm CET. 

The idea of Black Light Disco became a real thing when a few like-minded DJs and producers came together to put on a night showcasing the very best in disco, house and funk and everything in between. Our ethos is based around a very simple concept: GOOD MUSIC, GOOD TIMES with GOOD PEOPLE. We announced ourselves on a gorgeous sunny Saturday in June 2019 with an all day and night party in Liverpool’s thriving Baltic Triangle area. It was the start of something very special. 

We have a solid core group of musical talent residing in BLD Towers hailing from England, Scotland, Wales, Northen Ireland and Italy -  providing perfectly cooked grooves and juicy basslines. 

The BLD team comprises of Esteban, Goz (Spin City), Pookie Knights, Cole Kutz (Opentempo.fm) De Gama and Fingerman (Hot Digits) – clocking up decades of DJ’ing and dancefloor experience between us. As individuals, the BLD team have been producing consistently high quality sets over the last few years. Now, as a collective, the aim is to make Black Light Disco THE place to promote new music and to bring you the very best in established/up-and-coming artists and producers in the sunlit uplands of sonic pleasure. 

In January 2020, we launched a weekly show on THE biggest house music FM radio station in New York, MyHouseRadio.fm (also available digitally at www.myhouseradio.fm).  The Black Light Disco Show airs every Monday exclusive to MyHouse Radio between 7pm – 9pm GMT (2pm -4pm EST), bringing you the finest in disco, funk and boogie; all delivered by our expert in-house Sonic Consultants (resident DJs) with guest mixes from the hottest producers, DJs and artists out there right now. 
 
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Interested in hosting a BLD event? Email us at the.blacklightdisco1@gmail.com