It’s an absolute honor to present the first installment in a new series from one of my most-played and beloved producers in the game—Hotmood. With this single, he further cements his status as a master of the sample and groove, delivering a track that’s equal parts powerful and hypnotic. On the flip, Shabi’s remix offers the perfect counterbalance: deep, dubby, and irresistibly smooth.

For fans of: disco edits, soul music, warm Rhodes dubs, and timeless music with a message.

Pre-order on Traxsource: https://www.traxsource.com/title/2569039/hotmood-and-friends-1
(Official release date: 7/31/25)

ABOUT HOTMOOD & FRIENDS:
Hotmood & Friends is a special series of groove-filled musical episodes on Hotmood's Discoweey label featuring special guests, friends, and collaborators, creating high-quality remixes ready for the dance floor.

FOLLOW DISCOWEEY:
https://www.instagram.com/discoweey/
https://soundcloud.com/discoweey

FOLLOW HOTMOOD: 
https://www.instagram.com/hotmood78/
https://soundcloud.com/hotmood

PREMIERE: Hotmood - Raised In The Ghetto [Discoweey] (128 kbps)

🎧  +15 years of DJing, La Berthe is mainly influenced by French Touch and Funky House Music. Each of his sets sweat Groove and happiness.🔥

🗣 Pronounced WAH-HEE-NEH
BOOKINGS: hello@wahinedj.com
GENRES: house, disco, funk & world music

🏆 Defected Croatia Mix Contest 2019
Only Good Vibes Music Awards 2021
🥇 Spin City - Winner ‘Best Radio Show’ 
🏅 Nominated ‘Best Emerging DJ’

 * Co-host of Spin City on MyHouseRadio.FM
 * Resident - Passion Ibiza Radio
 * Founder of Wahine’s Hideaway 
 * Resident - Disco Waltons Sunday Service
 💃🏽 Dancer for life

UPCOMING APPEARANCES:
 May 2nd - Soul Service @ MJQ
 May 9th - Soul Service w/ Nickodemus
 May 10th - Disco Dust @ Cherry, Seattle

Wahine–an award-winning radio show host, music blogger, interviewer, and event producer–has worn many hats since returning to the decks after a 10-year hiatus. Her comeback began with winning the Defected Croatia Mix Contest in 2019, making her international debut at the festival and reigniting her DJ career.

Her appearance at the Defected festival alongside house legends and luminaries propelled her into the spotlight of the international disco and house scene, leading to her current status as a globally celebrated talent. 

She co-hosts Spin City on MyHouseRadio.fm and is a Passion Ibiza Radio resident. She has contributed guest mixes to various platforms including NTS, Mi-House, Sinestesia Ibiza, and Disco Deviance.

Her mashups have charted on Hypeddit, gaining support from radio shows worldwide. She hosts events in Atlanta, including her signature event, Wahine’s Hideaway, featuring international guests like Dicky Trisco, The Silver Rider and The Funk District.

Wahine has supported renowned artists Crazy P, DJ Sneak, Lego, Moodena, Richard Earnshaw, Hotmood, Dicky Trisco, and DJ Disciple at events in Los Angeles, Atlanta, London, and Amsterdam. Her radio show has featured guests such as The Reflex, Aroop Roy, and The Patchouli Brothers.

Described as “Disco in Paradise,” her sound is sundrenched and full of global influences. Funky licks are spiced with percussive jams. Equal parts brains and brawn with every beat telling a story of rhythm and roots.

Trained in a dozen world dance forms, Wahine is known to spend her last track on the dancefloor in communion with her fellow dancers.

PAST APPEARANCES:
 - Defected Croatia 2019
 - Crazy P @ GA Beer Garden
 - ATL WKNDR
 - Tambor Party @ Future Atlanta
 - Gettoblaster @ Bonfire ATL
 - Disco Dust (Seattle)
 - Shango (Toronto)
 - MMW 2025
    * Moxy Hotel
    * Gates Hotel
 - ADE 2022 (NE)
    * Deck-O-Dance @ Akhnaton (NL)
    * iCulture 10 Year @ Vic's Bar (NL)
    * MyHouseRadio @ Cafe George (NL)
 - ADE 2021
    * NDC Radio @ 50:Hz House Cafe (NL)
    * ADE Club Nights @ George (NL)
 - Wahine's Hideaway I, II, III, IV w/ Dicky Trisco, Fran Deeper, The Funk District, The Silver Rider
 - King King, Hollywood 
 - Vanguard, Hollywood 
 - Avalon, Hollywood 
 - Dragon Bar, Hermosa Beach
 - El Malo, ATL
 - Palo Santo, ATL
 - Chaka Khan Hacienda, ATL
 - Deep South Sunday Service 12th Anniversary, ATL
 - 404 Day @ Piedmont Park, ATL

2021-22 European Tour:
 - Orange Yard Soho w/ Moodena
 - Supermax
 - Discopia @ Moskito Glasgow
 - Black Light Disco @ Mamasan Liverpool
 - The Spin (Live) @ Radio Warrington
 - Some Kinda Disco @ Hideout Warrington

RESIDENCIES:
 - Spin City UK | myhouseradio.fm
 - Passion Ibiza Radio
 - Disco Waltons Sunday Service | NDC Radio, UK
 - SirenSounds
 - Wahine's Hideaway
 - Honey Phunk

RADIO/PODCAST/LIVESTREAM
Supporting Spin City guests: The Reflex, Dicky Trisco, Aroop Roy, The Patchouli Brothers, Javi Frias, Dave Mathmos, YSE Saint Laur'ant
 - Radio FG (FR)
 - NTS Radio (UK)
 - Sinestesia | Ibiza Global Radio (ES)
 - Disco Deviance (UK)
 - Monkey Shoulder podcast (UK)
 - BPM Podcast (FR)
 - Deck-O-Dance Radio Show (AU, UK, US, IT, FR) 
 - The Black Light Disco (UK)
 - SWU.fm (UK)
 - Derrick Mackenzie’s Rhythm Sessions(UK)
 - Disco Waltons Sunday Service (UK)
 - DiscoDaze w/ Stephen Richards (IRL)
 - Hot to the Touch (GR)
 - Spa In Disco (ES)
 - Good Custard (UK)
 - Collective Groove (UK)
 - Funkadelic Sessions (UK)

As far back as he can remember Marc Gerrard has been surrounded by quality music. Born in Southport, England (it’s grim up north) he comes from one of the most prolific musical countries on the planet and thus brought with him an appetite for music unique to the English. 

After his first concert experience of seeing the Jackson 5 (reunion tour) at the impressionable age of 10, he has since undergone an evolution that has taken him through britpop, indie, funk and into electronic music where now as a DJ he combines the best of all his experience and has developed a virtuosity with his ability to blend the organic with the electronic, traversing genres and taking his listeners on unpredictable yet soulful musical journeys.

His transition from alternative to electronica took place during a stint in Amsterdam where he lived for several years, witnessing a spectrum of bands in the musical cathedral known as Paradiso. There he also got his first taste of European DJ culture. Upon returning to Canada with his expanded musical repertoire, Marc Gerrard bought some decks and began to hone his craft to find his niche and sound.

After playing out around the city at various venues and festivals, Marc Gerrard met Major Tom whereby they quickly developed a kinship through their similar musical proclivities for blending the organic with the electronic. They most recently teamed up to form the DE Kollektiv where with their sound, they strive to explore the boundaries of genre and craft while pushing what defines electronic music. But through all this they always remember and maintain the core value of connecting with their audience by providing a memorable musical experience.

co-owner MOTANKA
owner https://soundcloud.com/polus_tonus

Kyiv / Lviv, Ukraine
06.12.24 - TEC x NIGHT AMBASSADORS || Porohova Vezha  - Lviv
30.11.24 - MOTANKA х HALAS || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
09.11.24 - PROSTIR || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
12.10.24 - SELLLECTRA || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
28.09.24 - MOTANKA || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
18.08.24 - ПТАХА || Ganok - Lviv
13.07.24 - TEC || Persenkivka - Lviv
06.07.24 - MOTANKA || Ganok - Lviv
11.05.24 - ЗЕМЛЯНИ || Artefact - Lviv
27.04.24 - ПТАХА || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
26.04.24 - People Place - Lviv
30.03.24 - MOTANKA || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
10.02.24 - MOTANKA || Promiselove, 21 - Lviv
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15.01.23 - Sloi Bar - Kyiv
04.02.23 - ЗЕМЛЯНИ - Lviv
17.02.23 - People Place - Lviv
18.02.23 - Sloi Bar - Kyiv
11.03.23 - ПТАХА || 151 Club - Lviv
25.03.23 - VERTUHA || Closer - Kyiv
08.04.23 - GALAS || Otel' - Kyiv
22.04.23 - ПТАХА SHOWCASE || People Place - Lviv
30.04.23 - SWEETANOK || Colider - Kyiv
07.05.23 - ПТАХА || ArsenalXXII - Kyiv
27.05.23 - NIGHT AMBASSADORS - Lviv
16.07.23 - CULT MOTIVE - Kyiv
22.07.23 - Ganok - Lviv
23.07.23 - ПТАХА - Lviv
27.08.23 - Ganok - Lviv
03.09.23 - Radio Voloshka - Kyiv
04.09.23 - Vognyk - Kyiv
14.10.23 - COLLAPSE || Keller - Kyiv
21.10.23 - ПТАХА || Драбина - Lviv
19.11.23 - ЗДИБАНКА || Otel'- Kyiv
16.12.23 - SWEETANOK || КШК - Kyiv
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21.08.22 - VERTUHA || Arsenal XXII - Kyiv
01.09.22 - Ganok - Lviv
11.09.22 - Sloi Bar - Kyiv
17.09.22 - MOTANKA || КШК - Kyiv
29.10.22 - ПТАХА || 151 Club - Lviv
05.11.22 - MOTANKA || КШК - Kyiv
06.11.22 - ПРАЦЮЄ ППО || Sloi Bar - Kyiv
13.11.22 - HYTEK - Ternopil
17.12.22 - ПТАХА || 151 Club - Lviv