Another happy and uplifting mix for Pride 2025! 

I've included new tracks as well as some remixes I love of the classics.  I hope this mix lifts your hearts and brings you joy during this Pride season.

Part of Pride is rising above the situations that challenge us: with courage, calm, determination, tolerance, inclusiveness, and love.

With a vision of something different and better.

And, of course, with joy.

So my wish for all of you this Pride is this: may you always have the courage to rise above your situation, exactly when you need it.

- hugmonster

p.s. Check out the last track - it's my new remix of Callum Scott's "Rise"! I'm excited about it!

1 Luciana, Revival House Project - Keep On Rising (Revival Hope Project) (Club Mix)
2 Katy Perry - Rise (Dimo vs Moto Blanco Rio Remix)
3 Tracy Young & Ceevox - Peace, Love & Music (Barry Harris Club)
4 Disco Freaks - Take Me 2 the Sun (Freemasons Remix)
5 Michael Gray, Tatiana Owens - Season High (Risk Assessment Remix)
6 LF SYSTEM - Lift You Up (Extended)
7 Bryn Christopher, Revival House Project - Higher Love (Extended)
8 Gloria Gaynor, Marco Fratty -I Am What I Am (Marco Fratty New Extended Version)
9 Sunkids - Rise Up feat. Chance (7th Heaven Remix)
10 Michelle Weeks, YASS - Hallelujah (Extended Mix) 
11 Madonna - I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Extended Remix)
12 LA Rush, Polina Griffith - Give It To Me (Club Mix)
13 Madonna - Jump (Jonathan (AR), Boris Louit Unofficial Remix) V2
14 Alanis Morissette - Crazy (Claude Le Gache Club Mix)
15 Peyton, Revival House Project - A Higher Place (Extended)
16 Callum Scott - Rise (Daniel Van Olst Pride 2025 Mix)

Rise - A Pride 2025 Mix - Happy Vocal House/Dance

A mashup I made for the event, "Flagging In The Desert".

Free download is the extended version.  If you would like the radio edit send me a message.

Original tracks are:
Running (Fedde Le Grand vs. Sultan & Ned Shepard) [Original Mix Edit] [feat. Mitch Crown]
On The Strings Of Love (Stan Tone Remix) - M.O.S., Leonid Sivelkin, Krasa Rosa

Free Download

Running On The Strings Of Love (Daniel Van Olst Mashup - Radio Edit) - free DL

I remixed this as my last track for my 80-minute continuous mix for 2025 Pride - also entitled "Rise".

I also have an Extended Mix - if you would like a copy, send me a DM!

Free Download!

Calum Scott - Rise (Daniel Van Olst Pride 2025 Radio Edit) - free DL

Recorded live at District Eagle as part of their World Pride weekend lineup, this two hour high tea dance set will kickstart any party and shift it into high gear. 

autogyro World Pride High Tea at District Eagle 6.7.26 (Full Set)

This set, recorded at District Eagle as a part of their 2025 World Pride line up, blends disco, house and funk for a fun summer daytime party vibe!

autogyro @ Daddy Disco World Pride at District Eagle 6.8.25 (Full Set)

Recorded live on the Pavilion deck as part of GlamCocks' 10th Anniversary glow event

High Tea . Pavilion . Fire Island Pines . June 14, 2025 . Joe D'Espinosa

My live set from the Purple Foundation + Bear Dance Dallas Pride Sunday Tea Dance, "Love Loud"

Purple Foundation + Bear Dance: LOVE LOUD (Recorded Live) 5.15.25

Upbeat and playful track to dance to or turn your mood around.

Desktop (Machine Learning)

Still buzzing from my first ever Sunday TEA DANCE on the patio @ the Cuff Complex. This is part 1 of a 5-hour Open to Close set. 
Catch me at Monkey Loft on Thursday 6.26 for our 3rd annual Deck'd Out pride party from 7-11pm with the fabulous @shameless-audio team, as the sun sets over our beautiful city, featuring the one and only @hercules-and-love-affair

Sunday Tea Dance - live @ The Cuff Complex - Part 1 June 22, 2025

It's been a minute since I have uploaded a set. So here we go!!! The new Summer Mix 4 in 2025. This set is a lot of the tracks I have been playing in my recent Summer sets across the country and here at home. 

I recorded this one live at Republic Social House in ATL for their 15th anniversary. Hope you enjoy :)

Summer Mix 4

00:00-01:07 - Jessica Mitrani (reading Brazilian author Hilda Hilst from Pornochic)
01:08-09:28 - Asreen Zangena (with silent actress Hari Nef)
09:29-19:58 - Karim Kazemi
19:29-20:22 - Cornelius Loy (among other interludes)
20:22-29:43 - Lee Relvas
29:44-30:24 - Cornelius Loy
30:24-end - Ann Rower

Hard to Read presents Tea Dance, readings and theremin at Jessica Mitrani’s private residence.

With readers Ann Rower, Asreen Zangana, Karim Kazemi, and Lee Relvas.

Theremin performance by Cornelius Loy.

Hosted by Jessica Mitrani, Devan Díaz, and Hard to Read on June 7, 2025.

Album cover photograph by Lee Manning

Tea Dance

CRUSH DANCE BAR | DC | May 2025

Keeping the party grooving along with funky and disco house sounds.

MSCL_DDDY_RDIO_Ep2

Alexandra Burke - This Love Will Survive (Daniel Van Olst Extended Mix) (free DL)

A SOUL THING: SUMMER SESSIONS Live At The Eagle NYC

The Dark Web . Sandbox Pines x BADBUI . October 2025 . Joe D'Espinosa

Track list:

Stand on the Word [Dimitri from Paris Sunday Morning Remix] / The Joubert Singers 

Glad To Know You [Ray Manga Flying Dub] / Los Amigos & Dimitri From Paris (2019) 

Copacabana 2020 [The ReFlex ReVision] / Barry Manilow

Love To the World [Black Shampoo Disko Remix] (1976) / LTD 

Le Freak [Rewind It Remix] / Chic (1978) 

Love Like This [Pete Le Freq Gentle ReTouch] — Stephanie Mills (1980)

Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now / McFadden and Whitehead [Pinto NYC Edit] (1979)

Remember The Time / Michael Jackson (1992)

A Lover’s Holiday [Extended Mix] / Change ft Luther Vandross (1980)

All I Do [Dave Mathmos ReWork] / Stevie Wonder (1980)

I Wanna Be Your Lover [Pete LeFreq Purple ReFix] / Prince (1979)

Son of a Preacher Man / Bobbie Gentry (1969)

You Stepped Into My Life [Disco Remix] / Bee Gees (1976) 

And The Beat Goes On [Pete LeFreq ReFreq] / The Whispers

We Are Family [RLP Remix] / Sister Sledge 


Palm Springs Pride 2025 — Tea Dance

My set, recorded live at Oscar's World Famous T-Dance, Palm Springs, CA, Sunday, November 23, 2025!

If you haven't been, you should definitely go - it's every Sunday, they have an awesome outdoor space and a fun-loving crowd!  Oscar's has many other amazing events, including a drag brunch - check them out here: https://oscarspalmsprings.com/

or check out my IG, I have some content from the event:
https://www.instagram.com/djdanielvanolst/

What's interesting here? There's a cover of the theme from "The Love Boat" with a brilliant arrangement, sung by - Charo! (Remember Charo?)  It's fun and zany and genius and I love it!

I've also got a minimal edit I made of Kylie Minogue's "Off With His Shirt" from "Gallavant". ("Galavant" was a brilliant TV musical comedy, and it was a tragedy it was cancelled.  Run right out and watch it!)

"Love Will Keep Us Together" and "You're the One That I Want" also got some edits to make them play nice with the other tracks.  Classics that are too good to be forgotten!

Photography: Steven Underhill 
Artwork: DJ Galaxy

1	Earth Wind & Fire - September (Tony Mathe Rework 2K25)
2	Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (Etienne Manuhuwa Edit)
3	Matt Zarley - Somebody 4 Everybody (Moto Blanco Club Mix) [feat. Mark Picchiotti]
4	Dannii Minogue, Autone - Thinking 'Bout Us (Until Dawn Extended Remix)
5	Donna Summer - Bad Girls (The Reflex Revision)
6	Block & Crown -  Rock The Boat Feat. The Soulboyz (NU DISCO KLUB MIX)
7	Dj Groovemonkey - I Want U Back (Block & Crown Original Mix)
8	Manuel Grandi - Young Hearts Run Free
9	ABBA - Dancing Queen (DJ John Culture Rework) 
10	R&M - Heart Of Glass (Francesco Rossi & M. Ext. Mix)
11	Cast of Galavant - Off with His Shirt (feat. Kylie Minogue) (Hugmonster Edit)
12	Mary Griffin - Knock On Wood (Love to Infinity - Extended Vocal Mix)
13	Bimbo Jones - Love On the Line (with Katherine Ellis)
14	Céline Dion - Prière Païenne (BEN. Remix)
15	John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John - You're the One That I Want (Daniel Van Olst Hugmonster Edit)
16 	Charo - Love Boat Theme (Mannix Crystal Disko Remix)
17	Dj Groovemonkey - The Carwash (Block & Crown Nudisco Clubmix)
18	Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (2 TRUST DJs - Stan van Dinter Refix)
19	Paul Parsons - Relight My Dubbs (Block & Crown Original Mix)
20	Lissat, Block & Crown - I Don't Know (Original Mix)
21	Syzz, Nora Van Elken	- Disco Inferno (Original Mix)
22	Crazibiza - Dance & Shout (JackinGod Remix)
23	Village People	 - YMCA (2 TRUST DJs - Stan van Dinter Refix)
24	The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men (2 TRUST DJs - Ruud van Rijen Refix)
25	Warren Clarke, Jonni Black - Bitch Is Back feat. Shena (Original Mix)
26	Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Jewels & Stone Mighty Nu Club Mix)
27	The Cube Guys, Barbara Tucker - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (The Cube Guys 100th Mix)
28	Christina Aguilera - Telepathy (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
29	Whitney Houston - My Name Is Not Susan (Federico Ferretti REMIX) 2025 Remix
30	Block & Crown - To My Heart (Original Mix)
31	The Brothers Johnson - Stomp! (DJOKO Disco Edit)
32	Block & Crown - 9 To 5 (Original Mix)
33	Chic Le Freak	- Jump (for my love) (Extended version)
34	ABBA -  Mamma Mia (Daniel Van Olst Extended Mix)
35	Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together (Daniel Van Olst Hugmonster Edit)
36	Debby Holiday, M is For Motion - Never Can Say Goodbye (Mark VDH Disco Pride Mix)
37	Diana Ross - Touch Me In The Morning 2009 (Almighty Def Mix)
38	Madonna - Vogue (Bask Extended 2024 Rework)
39	Beyoncé - Texas Hold 'Em (Dirty Disco Space City Remix)
40	2Lovers - 2 The Ground (Original Mix)
41	Sean Finn, Block & Crown - Think (Extended Mix)
42	ABBA	- The Visitors (Barry Harris Remix) 
43	Mariah Carey	- All I Want for Christmas Is You (Mariah's New Dance Mix Extended 2009)
44	Cher - DJ Play A Christmas Song (7th Heaven Club Mix)
45	Lighthouse Family - Free (Phats & Small Vocal Mix)
46	Donna Summer - Last Dance (Tony Mathe Rework)

Oscar's World Famous T-Dance - Live Set - November 23, 2025

Kyle House is an international Atlanta-based artist with a dynamic take on house music. He flows effortlessly between funky disco house and retro grooves, and powerful tech house rhythms all wrapped together with a dash of nostalgia.

Drawing inspiration from the sounds of yesterday, the songs of his youth, and the electronic sounds of the future, his music is an energetic blessing of good vibrations.

Kyle believes house music is a universal language that can bring people together, and his mission is to spread joy, celebration and unity through music.

DJ, Producer. Nu Disco and Funky house, but sometimes things take a turn for the afters and it gets dark and sexy.

Philip Webb began his DJ journey in 2014 and has since grown into one of Dallas’s most exciting and versatile talents. Now a resident DJ at the Dallas Eagle, he brings a dynamic range to every set. Whether he’s spinning bright, hopeful, soaring melodies under the sun or unleashing dark, driving beats after nightfall, Philip’s versatility sets him apart. Drawing inspiration from artists like KREAM, Max Styler, Mark Knight, and Purple Disco Machine, he crafts sets that connect deeply with the crowd and leave a lasting impression.

autogyro is an NYC-based DJ, taking you into orbit and igniting the dance floor with dark sexy dance beats & fresh mashups

kraftwitch (aka John Moletress, Jake Cassavetes) is a genre-fluid artist, musician, DJ + producer on occupied ancestral Lenni-Lenape land (Philadelphia). They produce the queer dance party CURFEW @youknowwherethechildrenare , facilitate the cross-city vinyl collab Needle Exchange and contribute a monthly mixed genre show CHROMA to Great Circles Radio. 

Bookings—label@threewandsrecords.com

IG: kraftwitch, threewandsrecords, youknowwherethechildrenare

Hard to Read is lit social practice founded by Fiona @fifidunks Duncan

Born and raised in Manhattan, a first generation Nuyorican, Erik Elias is a DJ, Music Producer, Remixer, and Songwriter. Erik was exposed to the New York Underground House Scene in his teens, became obsessed with the music, and inspired him to become a DJ.

Erik has played at numerous clubs and events in New York City, Boston, and Miami. His talents have been featured internationally in Mexico City's The Box, in Rio De Janeiro's The Week International, Troy in Porto Alegre, Josephine's in Belo Horizante, Jivago and at an E Joy Event for Carnivale in Florianopolis, Megga Club, Cantho, The Spirit of London White Party in Sao Paulo, and at Diversite in Montreal.

In 2000 Erik met his mentor and friend Curtis Atchison of Midnight Society Productions. Erik's first collaborative remix effort for Midnight Society entitled Cybernatricks on SFP Records was featured on a Ministry Magazine cover mount cd mixed by Tom Stephan. 

As Midnight Society with Curtis Atchison remixes for Lula "The DJ, The Music, and Me", Bob Sinclair "Kiss My Eyes" and Industry "Release Me" were released on Star 69 Records owned by Grammy Award winner Peter Rauhofer. Midnight Society remixes have been featured on Coraza Recordings, and two Centaur Music compilations mixed by DJ Demarco just to name a handful. His debut single as Erik Reyes entitled "Let's Do It" was featured on Live at The Roxy 3 mixed by Peter Rauhofer on Star 69 Records. "Meow" featuring Joey Alvarado was featured on 3 episodes of MTV's Jersey Shore. 

In 2006, Curtis Atchison and Erik Elias started Soundgroove Records on Beatport featuring numerous artists from around the world. In 2017, Erik Elias started iUnderground Records on Beatport, Spotify, Apple Music and other stores worldwide. 
Erik currently plays monthly at The Eagle NYC.

DJ Joe D'Espinosa has had a passion for discovering and sharing music since a very early age. Even as a teenager he would bring his records and turntables to parties to play music for friends. His first residencies were in the gay nightclubs of Boston in the nineties. His style has evolved over the years as tastes have evolved, and he's had many different phases to his career including having been a regular at the Pavilion on Fire Island in its nineties heyday, The Saint at Large in New York, Magnitude and Real Bad in San Francisco and countless other major event weekends on the gay party circuit around the country. 

You can regularly catch Joe in Brooklyn at House of Yes, including their epic annual Halloween event, City of Gods. He still regularly spins in New York, on Fire Island and makes occasional guest appearances on SiriusXM's Studio 54 Friday night show. His style is crafted to elicit joy and community, merging disco grooves and funky house sounds for soulful, melodic and uplifting journeys on dancefloors and in podcasts.

San Francisco-based DJ and producer.

My biggest love is happy, t-dance vocals, but I also play all sorts of house - funky, organic, progressive and deep.  I live in San Francisco, and I love my city immensely - the land, the buildings, the people, the music, and the art!  I also dye silk dance flags, and have been known to flag dance now and again.  

If you'd prefer a WAV of any of my remixes, just send me a message!


Photo credit: Davide Ragusa on Unsplash

Next up: 6/26 Deck'd Out Pride party @MONKEY_LOFT from 7-11pm (pre-sale sold out tickets on the day at the door) 3 stages, come start pride off with us

Since discovering House Music, the sound has provided an escape, fostering creative exploration and a sense of personal freedom. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, he was heavily influenced by the European dance music scene of the 90s and 00s before moving to Seattle in 2009.

Since 2021, with frequent sets at nightlife bastions in Seattle and beyond, he brings a unique, energetic, edgy, and soulful sound day and night. As a founding member of the Open House Collective, has produced outdoor events, queer camp-outs, and collaborations with other creatives, collectives, and promoters. By day, he channels rhythmic beats across all house, disco, and funk. By night, you will find a dark twist on Disco and House, with a particular fondness for Tech House, Techno, and Indie Dance … layered with a sassy, attitude-laced vibe.

New tracks tagged #Tea Dance