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DJ Mike Macharello mixes recorded from live on-air broadcasts on Chicago FM radio station’s & exclusive radio mixes that were played in rotation.

Chicago Radio Mixes

Mike Macharello, a professional night club & Radio DJ remixer. He was a radio DJ hot-mixer on top major #1 FM radio stations in Chicago like Disco DAI, WBMX, WXFM, WGCI and WVON-AM 

Mike got his first start at WMET, a #1 rock station, as a Whammo Reporter for the late night DJ show, featuring celebrity DJ Captain Whammo.  Mike later was was featured on radio station WDAI, also know as Disco DAI. His top 10 hit pick songs were played and featured on the nightly air show. The pick hits were the top songs he played at the Hollywood Disco teen club, in Hanover Park, IL, where he first started as a DJ career.  Later, Mike went on to be a featured DJ on WMBX Chicago, before the Hot Mix 5 DJ team were assembled. Mikes mixes were featured nightly on WBMX radio shows. Mike was then invited by Pam Wells, program director of WGCI radio in Chicago, to come and be an exclusive mixer on the station.

Mike was a DJ a many top night clubs in Chicago & Chicago Suburbs, like Hollywood Disco, Stay Out All Night, McGreevy’s, Paradise, Coconuts, Bistro Too, Roscose’s before starting the record label Play House Records and opening his own nightclub, Circuit Night Club. You may see other of of Mike at www.Circuit.Club and boiMAG.com. Mike now has his own Brands and Logo Merchandise Store called Mike At Night, by Designer Mike Macharello. Go to: https://www.spreadshirt.com/shop/user/mike+macharello/

WBMX - Mike Macharello Hot Mix 11-6-81

Chicago Radio Station WDAI - 1979, recorded from the radio.
Mix by Lou Divito, a DJ at Dugan's Bistro, a famous Disco in Chicago during this era.

Chicago had either pop-rock music radio stations or R&B music radio stations prior to 1979. Between 1978-1979 was the time dance music started being played on the radio in both rock and R&B radio formats, then right after the movie Saturday Night Fever came to the theaters, the term Disco music was used to describe the music you can dance to. Disco quickly became nationally popular right after the movie, at which time pop-rock radio station WDAI in Chicago changed their format to disco, and then was called Disco DAI.


WDAI Radio Chicago (Disco DAI) Lou Divito Hot Mix

Chicago Radio Station WDAI - 1979, recorded from the radio.  

Chicago had either pop-rock music radio stations or R&B music radio stations prior to 1979. Between 1978-1979 was the time dance music started being played on the radio in both rock and R&B radio formats, then right after the movie Saturday Night Fever came to the theaters, the term Disco music was used to describe the music you can dance to. Disco quickly became nationally popular right after the movie, at which time pop-rock radio station WDAI in Chicago changed their format to disco, and then was called Disco DAI.


WDAI Radio Chicago (Disco DAI) Hot Mix

Chicago Radio Station WBMX - 1981, recorded from the radio to cassette tape.

DJ Mike Macharello Hot Mix played on WBMX radio Chicago on 11-06-81.

DJ Mike Macharello was a regular hot-mixer on WBMX, in the earl '80's, prior to the Hot Mix 5. After which, Mike moved to WGCI Radio Chicago, which was the #1 rated radio station at the time and continued doing hot mixes for both WGCI-FM and sister station WVON-AM.

Chicago had either pop-rock music radio stations or R&B music radio stations prior to 1979. Between 1978-1979 was the time dance music started being played on the radio in both rock and R&B radio formats.

WBMX Radio Chicago 11-06-81 DJ Mike Macharello - Hot Mix

Chicago Radio Station WGCI - 1984, recorded from the radio.

DJ Mike Macharello Maestro Mix played on WGCI radio Chicago in 1984.

DJ Mike Macharello was a regular hot-mixer and re-mixer on WGCI in the early '80's. WGCI Radio Chicago was the #1 rated radio station at the time. Mike did radio mixes for both WGCI-FM and their sister station WVON-AM.  On-air personality/DJ Barbara Stanek named Mike Macharello "The Maestro" and made "intros" for his radio mixes. 


WGCI - Maestro Mix by DJ Mike Macharello 5-12-84

New Disco Mix with Studio 54 Vibes From 70s Mixes/Tracks.

Take Me Back To The Studio 54 (70s Disco Mix)

DiscoDaze show broadcasted on Open Tempo FM on Friday 26th January, 2024. www.opentempofm.com

Tracklistings
First Hour - Stephen Richards Mix Set
1. Rare Cuts - I Didn't Take
2. Convection - We Gonna Do It (V's 2022 Edit)
3. Fray Bentos - What A Knob
4. Corbi & Reynolds - Let It Play
5. Julian Sanza - What's The Deal (Julian Sanza Edit)
6. Frank Booker - Boss	
7. Seen On TV - Non Stop Dancing
8. Frank Virgilio - Your Body
9. First Choice - Love Thang (JMMSTR Dub)	
10. More Amour - Solar Flair
11. Manuel Costela - Slow

Second Hour - Ste Hendry Mix Set
1. Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime (Edit)
2. Craig C – We Can Make It
3. COEO – Voyager (Piano Mix)
4. Prisma Deer – Glory Days
5. Justin Bayce – Groove Baby
6. Brrak – Won’t Let Go (Dan Laino’s Relax By The Pool Instrumental Mix)
7. Dirty Harry – Taino Sun Rising
8. Daisuke Miyamoto – Street Players
9. Justinique – Rosso Samplice
10. Tuesday Brunch – Playboy
11. Dam Swindle – All I Want