Joe Delon loves music. You might think that would (or should) be self-evident in someone who DJs for a living, but the electronic music world would be a better place if everyone cared and thought as much as he did. In addition to being an increasingly in-demand DJ, he runs a stellar label, Welt Discos and moonlights as a music writer, with a beloved Substack newsletter that he usually updates twice a week. A blend of touring DJ travelogue and mix recommendations, it's a rich source of information and music from an artist with a warm, friendly voice—and perhaps more importantly, impeccable taste.

It's that taste that has endeared him to many dance music fans around the world over the last few years, developing a dedicated fanbase who greet every new mix with bated breath (including, hopefully, this one). He's something of a record digger, but not in the clichéd way—he just loves to find records new and old full of melody, springy rhythms and a generally quirky, positive vibe. The music he selects often has an '80s tinge to it, even when it's not from the '80s, but it's hard to pin down what he plays, both because his sets are so unpredictable, and because it wouldn't be fair.

His RA Podcast, as he explains below, is meant to sum up his last year of DJing, a carefully put together selection of favourites from 2022 (meaning records he played that year, not that came out last year). As always, it's a mix of familiar and far-flung records, mixed with Delon's breezy, unique style. Part of the reason why people have come to love his DJing so much is that it just kind of puts a smile on your face. Listen and you'll see.

@joedelon

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RA podcast

RA.872 Joe Delon

Original music junkie.
House, Dub, Minimal, Electro, Techno.
Sharing my daily soundtrack to life.

✿ U⍵U Collective ✿

◖FUTURE◗
⌇2025⌇
09.27 Ew Folsom Edition, Underground SF, CA
10.03-05 TBA, OR
10.06 TBA, Portland, OR
10.18 Portland Shibari🪢 , Salmon Street Sound, Portland, OR
11.08 TBA, OR

◖PAST◗
⌇2025⌇
09.05-07 Portal Boogie🏕️, OR
08.22 Jellyfish, Cobra, PGH, PA 
07.18. Born This Way, Company Wine Bar, Portland, OR
07.13. Musik Di Toko Teh with Yaara Valey, APA KABAR, Portland, OR
07.12. A Beat Happening, Legendary Makers Market, Beaverton, OR
07.09. Canyon Vibration x Tabor Dance, Laurelhurst Park, Portland, OR
07.03-07.06. Campette🏕️, Redwoods, CA
06.29. 🌈SLIP🌈 Kremwerk, Seattle, WA
06.07. BARN RADIO 97. w/ DJ Plead & Xiorro, Portland, OR
06.07. Beats & Binds🪢 , Salmon Street Sound, Portland, OR
06.02. International Wh🩷re's Day Party, Laurelhurst Park, Portland, OR
05.24. EROS💄, Hey Love, Portland, OR
05.16. Crush w/ Omie, Company🥂, Portland, OR
05.13-14. NTS Supporter Radio ⁺₊⋆.𖥔 ݁ JOY ⁺₊⋆.𖥔 ݁
05.10. Silicon Radio x Company w/ Alena Vox (CDMX), Kolectivo, Portland, OR
05.10. TINY DECK, Backyard, Portland, OR
05.08. Daydream🥂, Portland, OR
05.01-05.04. Curation: Ever Afters Campout🪥, Saratoga Springs, CA
04.18. Daydream w/ Omie🥂, Portland, OR
03.28. Company Wine Bar🥂, Portland, OR
03.21. EROS💄, Hey Love, Portland, OR
03.09. Dream House, Portland, OR
02.15. 🥮🐍🧧Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland, OR
02.06. Eyes and Ears Exhibit After Party, Barn Radio, Portland, OR
⌇2024⌇
12.31. NYE✨🪩✨ Lumbertwink🪵, Alberta Street Pub, Portland, OR
12.26. EROS💄, Hey Love, Portland, OR
12.14. 21h CET / 12h PST. Outsiders: Joe Delon (Welt Discos) w/ cay horiuchi, Kiosk Radio, Brussels and worldwide🌐
12.13. othrwrld Divine Summoning EP Release Party, Process, Portland, OR
12.07. CLOCK FACTORY🎀, Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
12.04. A Beat Happening, OMSI After Dark, Portland, OR
11.22. Opal Underground, White Owl, Portland, OR
11.07. Mai Ide Solo Exhibition, PSU, Portland, OR
11.02. rural Japan 15th Anniversary Tour feat. Atsushi Maeda & Nao, Barn Radio, Portland, OR
10.25. Daydream 🥂, Portland, OR
10.19. UωUtopia🎃, Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
10.18. Crush, Company 🥂, Portland, OR
09.21. Call to Safety Annual Gala, Portland, OR
09.07. Clock Factory🔪💄🩷, Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
09.05. EROS💄, Hey Love, Portland, OR
09.01. Lumbertwink🪵, Jackie's, Portland, OR
08.29. Daydream🥂, Portland, OR
08.24. Back2Back, Process, Portland, OR
08.17. Twirl🍒, Kenton Club, Portland, OR
08.16. 🤠 **RODEO**** (Vol. 2), barn radio, Portland, OR
08.09. Lust, Eagle, Portland, OR
08.06. Night Out for Safety and Liberation, Black & Beyond the Binary Collective, Portland, OR
08.03. 2024 Artists' Biennial, Oregon Contemporary, Portland, OR
07.27. Liminal Bodies, Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR
07.13. HONCHO, Hot Mass, Pittsburgh, PA
07.06. Oregon Contemporary Artists' Biennial, Portland, OR
06.22. JUNK DRAWER, Denver, CO 
06.20. EROS💄, HEY LOVE, Portland, OR
06.15. UωUtopia✿ Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
05.19. A Beat Happening, L’Atelier Yaffe, Portland, OR
05.17. PULSE, Portland, OR
05.12. Opal Underground, White Owl Social Club, Portland, OR
04.20. UωUtopia🌿 Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
04.13. Lumbertwink, Portland, OR
04.12. CAY HORIUCHI ALL NITE, BARN RADIO, Portland, OR
04.07. Studio♡Share, PSU School of Art + Design, Portland, OR
03.29. Group Sound Presents BL✿✿M, Ming Lounge, Portland, OR
03.24. Heidi Duckler Dance NW Presents Mother/Other, Las Adelitas, Portland, OR
03.16. UωUtopia🌸 Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
03.15. Studio♡Share, PSU School of Art + Design, Portland, OR

⌇2023⌇
12.31. NEW YEAR STILL QUEER🪩 Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
12.16. Moriki Design Holiday Pop-Up, Fisk Gallery, Portland, OR
12.07. Precipice Fund Celebration, PICA, Portland, OR
11.25. Lapaushi's Birthday Bash🍒 Lollipop Shoppe, Portland, OR
11.18. Liminal Bodies🫧 PICA, Portland, OR
11.18. UωUtopia🍒 Back 2 Earth, Portland, OR
11.03. UωU & Friends with Introspekt, Portland, OR
10.28. Soul House presents NEBULA🪐 Ming Lounge, Portland, OR
10.13. Gawthorne🍑 Portland, OR
10.14. Club Liminal, The Midnight, Portland, OR
10.07. Silicon Radio Presents Soundwaves📡  Passenger Seat Records, 
Portland, OR
09.29. Osmosis in the trees𖡼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𓋼𖥧𖤣𖡼Takilma, OR
09.24. Your Sunday Best feat. Sabota, White Owl Social Club, Portland, OR
09.08. Canyon Vibration, 🏔️, OR
09.03. Lumbertwink, Jackie's, Portland, OR
08.17. Honcho Campout, PA
08.05. 18:00 BST | 13:00 EST. rRoxymore with cay horiuchi, Rinse FM (stream) London, UK 
08.02. Summer Sets, The Society Hotel, Portland, OR 
07.16 Chill, Dolls, Rainbow City, Portland, OR
07.16 Lumbertwink, Jackie's, Portland, OR
07.15. UωUbiza Pride Pool Party 💦🍒💦, Portland, OR
07.14. Forest Friends, 🏕️ OR
07.01. Trainwreck, Kenton Club, Portland, OR
06.27. AMP Community Safety Pop-Up Exhibit, Canton Grill, Portland, OR
06.23. Fluffy Stuff 4 Year Anniversary, The Den, Portland, OR
05.20. JAMS - Daisychain: 5 Years of Rave, Robinia Courtyard, Madison, WI
05.19. Daisychain: rRoxymore, Cay Horiuchi, Leesh, Podlasie, Chicago IL
05.04. CAMP, 🏔️, OR
04.29. Permanent Palermo Vacation feat. Lemon, The Get Down, Portland, OR
04.22. 🌎 Day🌷Fest, Arium Botanicals, Portland, OR
03.31. OSMOSIS, Ming Lounge, Portland, OR 
03.11. FISK x ULR feat. Tired Coffee, Upper Left Roasters, Portland, OR
03.18. UωU & Friends Spring Equinox with DJ Wawa, Jupiter NEXT, Portland, OR
03.24. The Ever Afters Campout, Saratoga Springs, CA
02.25. Upward Spiral w Sobolik🌀 No Request, Portland, OR

⌇2022⌇
12.31. echoes from the future NYE with Ayesha, Watershed, Portland, OR
10.22. othrwrld Presents Receive, Return, Repose Album Release Show, Rebel Rebel, Portland, OR
10.15. VISCOUS, Timbre Room, Seattle, OR
10.08. Opal Underground, Holocene, Portland, OR
10.01. Quiche, San Francisco, CA
09.17. UωU & Friends with ADAB, PICA T:BA Festival, Portland, OR
09.09. Canyon Vibration, OR
08.12. Dolly, Vancouver B.C., Canada
07.09. from the bottom of ones heart, SEEN SNOWBOARDING, Bleach Studio, PDX
06.19. PDX Underground Pride: Dollapalooza, The North Warehouse, PDX
06.11. While You Were Sleeping, No Requests, PDX
06.04. Playground Phenomenon, PDX
05.06. The Reception, No Requests, PDX
04.16. UωU & Friends with Kiernan Laveaux, secret location, PDX
02.26. rot and rust, secret location, PDX
01.29. The Lot Radio w Aaron J & Lychee, NYC
01.28. Meridian w Aaron J & Lychee, Jupiter Disco, NYC

⌇2021⌇
12.10. U⍵U & Friends ✿ Davis Galvin, PDX
11.17. KEX, PDX 
11.13. The Queens Head, PDX
07.31. Canyon Vibrations, 🦇 Country, OR
06.12. UwUnoco Flo 🏖️, PDX

⌇2020⌇
12.19. UwU & Friends: Cozy Solstice
05.28. bubble1
05.23. No Home Without Food
05.08. UwU & Friends, S1 Twitch
02.29. Walk the Night🧖🏻‍♂️ w StormyRoxx & Detour Dan, Eagle, PDX
02.26. J-Boogie, 2NW5, The Hoxton, PDX
01.25. UwU: Electric Rat Carnival, S1, PDX 
01.11. Katya's What Is Time? w Yvie Oddly & Zah, Watershed, PDX

⌇2019⌇
12.27. w Pocket Rock-It, The Liquor Store, PDX
12.12. w CCL & Physical Therapy, S1, PDX
10.26. Katya's You Up? / Ghosted, Watershed, PDX
09.15. Bed of Roses, Church, PDX
09.06. NoFOMO, Bit House Saloon, PDX
08.24. SLIP, Timbre Room, Seattle WA
08.23. Pidzn Club, Milepost 5, PDX
08.16. San Junipero, Local Lounge, PDX
08.08. Super®, Heavy Set, PDX
07.27. Circuit Breaker, Tonic Lounge, PDX
07.27. VenusEnvy:2.0, Azøth, PDX
06.22. Summer Solstice Campout, OR
06.16. Backdoor, Watershed, PDX 
06.14. Switch. Pride, Tonic Lounge, PDX 
06.01. Broccoli Magazine, Jupiter Next, PDX
05.18. Red Dress PDX After Hours, PDX
05.17. Upulence, Whiskey Bar, PDX 
04.19. Gays Hate Techno, Saratoga Springs, CA
04.14. Until Next Time, Vendetta, PDX
03.16. Spring Equinox Campout, OR 
01.12. OASIS, The Waypost, PDX 
01.11. GENESIS by House of Flora, PDX 

⌇2018⌇
11.30. Bed of Roses, Chapel Hill, PDX 
09.13. Safety On, First Congregational Church, PDX
08.18. CLUB HOUSE, PDX
08.15. w New Fame, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
07.29. Full Moon Campout, WA
07.21. 食品まつり a.k.a. foodman, Beacon Sound, PDX
06.29. w Hydrangea Strangea,  Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
06.18. Kentaro Okawara, Fisk Gallery, PDX
05.12. J-Boogie, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
05.11. Gaman Fest, PCC Cascade Campus, PDX
04.15. Tender Table, Holocene, PDX 
04.14. J-Boogie, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
03.10. J-Boogie, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
02.10. J-Boogie, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX
01.13. J-Boogie, Killingsworth Dynasty, PDX

Brighton based music maker.

Republic Artists resident Dj.

Ancient soul born in Albania, raised in Italy and now Berlin-based. With over 20 years of dedication to music, his journey has been shaped by a deep passion, creativity, and a commitment to sharing his love for sound with others.

Over the years, Rinaldo has had the privilege of performing at many respected clubs and events across Europe, including The Lion and Lamb (London), Golden Gate (Berlin), Zone Club (Prishtina), Magic Bar (Rome), Tenax (Florence), Auberge (Lugano), Eden Club (Bucharest), Shine On You (Turin), Kwartz (Nice), and PriBeats Ensomnia (Prishtina). His debut at UNUM Festival 2024 (Pine Stage, Shengjin, Albania) was a special moment that reinforced his connection with audiences. Known for his ability to listen to the crowd and create a shared experience, Rinaldo strives to bring energy and connection to the dancefloor in a humble and genuine way.

As a producer, Rinaldo has been fortunate to release music on several respected labels, including YAY @yayevent, @roraprodltd, Bleu Ciel, Wax @isgud, Druzhba, IRENIC (Roger Gerresen), and @elephant-moon (John Dimas). His sound blends various electronic genres, influenced by artists who have inspired him over the years, such as Plastikman, Aphex Twin, Ricardo Villalobos, Craig Richards, and dj´s as Francesco Del Garda.
Always seeking to contribute to the present and future of music, Rinaldo founded his own label, 432HERTZ (@432hertzparty), as a way to support and shape the community around him.

Through his work, Rinaldo remains deeply grateful for the opportunities he's had and continues to be driven by the belief that music is a journey of connection, growth, and shared experience.

RA.872 Joe Delon

Resident Advisor