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No sooner than I finished yesterday’s post — I found an issue with the website, which lead me down a rabbit hole of multiple issues. Mind you, nothing that affects the user experience but triggers my anal instincts of perfection. By the time I finished and resolved to leave some issues for another day — ...Read More, Stream and Download

The Ultimate Gay Anthems & PRIDE Classics Volume 3 is now ready for mass release and this one follows in the same footsteps as its predecessors in that it goes back and forth from Hi NRG to Big Room classics. I had compiled more tracks than I realized, so this four-set series will turn into ...Read More, Stream and Download

Party Favorz is back with volume 2 of the Ultimate Gay Anthems & Pride Classics and the gay just keeps getting gayer. To be honest, I only had an outline in my mind about what I wanted to achieve with this 'ultimate' gay anthems series. It wasn't until I started putting it together that I realize just how difficult it was going to be. In most cases, I'm trying to stick with the original versions but in other instances — I'm finding it better to go with more current remixes of the same track to keep the pace and overall flow tight. This becomes more evident once volume 3 drops later this week. No need to worry because these updated remixes stay true to the original. Because of the diverse styles included here, I found that key mixing only works for some songs but the need to change direction becomes necessary so as not to have the same style used for long stretches. That's where matching the percussive elements of each song comes into play even when the styles are different. There is no software for that and

Party Favorz is officially kicking off the 2022 Gay Pride season early with volume one of the Ultimate Gay Anthems & PRIDE Classics series. These sets are a massive update to the original Gay Pride Classics sets that were originally released in 2014 (It Get’s Better, Love Sensation, True Colors, Together Again & We Are ...Read More, Stream and Download

Ahh yes, it's that time of year when the dead foilage comes alive and pollen fills our membranes wreaking havoc on our sinuses while covering our outdoor belongings in fluorescent dust that seemingly never goes away. I'm talking about spring the often most desired and detested time of the year. It's that transition from a cold dank winter (milder and milder year over year) to temperate days with lots of sunshine, rain and in the United States — tornadoes. Put all of that aside for a moment and distract yourself with the Party Favorz annual Spring Edition 2022, which is chock-full of big tribal beats, big room progressive heat, and the biggest divas. Someday, I should make a calendar of all the cover art from our annual series because this guy is sizzling! I'm dropping a double-hitter this weekend for a couple of key reasons: 1) this set came together flawlessly and if I sit on it for a week — new tracks will drop during that time making me compelled to add them, which just mucks everything up. 2) Our lease

'All Night Long' was supposed to drop yesterday but when I created the 30-minute preview — I accidentally overwrote the original. I wanted to finish up the next circuit set I had been working on and pushed the release out to today. The good news is, this weekend is going to be a double-header as I'm knocking these sets out in record time. These days, the majority of my time spent on mixes is the culmination and elimination process. It's a time-consuming and complicated process which I've probably discussed before so I'll leave it there. In the interim, Party Favorz is serving up a slice of what I like to call 'cosmopolitan disco' where the music is funky but overall silky smooth, soulful, and with a lot of vocal house. There's a lot of variety here but the overall feel sounds like you're in a swanky NYC club probably doing lines in the bathroom but I digress. I'll be back tomorrow with the Spring Edition 2022 because I've got a lot on my plate next week, which I'll discuss tomorrow. Until then...ENJOY!

Party Favorz has landed a new T-Dance Edition just in time for spring. This set offers a whole lot Sunday afternoon power tracks to compliment your cocktails. Lately, Dirty Disco has been on a tear with one solid remix after another and the Spring T-Dance Edition 2022 is chock-full of them. I had more Disco Gurls, Block & Crown, and Ghostmasters but most of those tracks have been moved to either the next Disco House set or Thank God It's Disco series. This set begins with a low simmer but quickly sizzles to a low boil before finally cooling down with two notable entries to close it out. We have the excellent Eric Kupper remix of Reba McEntire's 'Does He Love You' and a new Diana Ross track 'I Still Believe' with Purple Disco Machine at the helm. Reba sounds stronger than ever on this 2009 classic and while still excellent — Diana's voice is beginning to show strain. Both ladies are DIVAS in their own right and the fact that they're still making great music is a testament to their iconic status within their

Party Favorz is back with the latest in Peak Hour mayhem and this one is a scorcher! I’d love to sit here and tell y’all all about it but I’ve been dicking around with our internet since 4AM because of a new wireless router installation. It works perfectly fine but when I disconnected the wi-fi ...Read More, Stream and Download

Party Favorz is back with the essential Spring Break dance mix for 2022! This latest set features all the biggest Dance Club hits of the spring — many of which will spill over into Summer. Without of doubt, Joel Corry is on a roll and there’s no sign he’s stopping anytime soon. He appears to ...Read More, Stream and Download

Party Favorz is dropping the fourth and final volume of the Ultimate Trance Classics series — a tribute set that’s been in the works for over a year since the original release in 2010. Other than the fact that these sets are mixed much better than the original — they expand the original’s reach delivering ...Read More, Stream and Download

Party Favorz is serving up a twofer Saturday with the remaining volumes of the Ultimate Trance Classics series. These are coming at you hard and fast with the cream of the crop stuffed into 8 hours+ of euphoric trance in its finest moments. Buckle your seatbelts... Album: Ultimate Trance Classics | Volume 3 Genre: Trance, Progressive House Year: 2022 Total Time: 03:42:30 1. Brainbug - Nightmare (Sinister Strings Mix) 2. Blank & Jones - The Nightfly (Original) 3. Tiësto - Adagio For Strings (Extended Mix) 4. Andy Moor & Somna feat. Linney - More Than Love (Craig Connelly Remix) 5. Gouryella - Gouryella (Extended Mix) 6. Chicane feat. Maire Brennan - Saltwater (Tomski vs. Disco Citizens Remix) 7. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel - In & Out of Love (Extended Mix) 8. Sonic Inc. - The Taste Of Summer (Original Mix) 9. Robert Miles - Children (Dream Version) 10. Whiteroom - The Whiteroom (Extended Mix) 11. Tiësto feat. BT - Love Comes Again (Extended Mix) 12. Olive - You're Not Alone (Oakenfold & O

Party Favorz is back with volume 2 of the Ultimate Trance Classics series and boy oh boy is this a HOT one! This set is packed from start to finish with some of the biggest Trance tracks from the 90s and early millennium. One notable exception is the uncredited trance remix of 'Thank You' by Dido. Anyone attuned to the radio or who was a club kid during the early 00s remembers the massive success of this woman who happens to be an inductee into our Diva Hall of Fame. She's also the sister of Faithless member Rollo who is prominently featured in this tribute series. She had already been riding high off of 'Here With Me' and after Eminem sampled 'Thank You' on his massive single 'Stan,' she exploded on MTV and radio taking the song to #1. The trance version was taken from an unofficial Russian EP that had official remixes from her album 'No Angel' but never had an official release. It's not clear if this is an original remix or a mashup but it's so good that it's worthy of inclusion because it's timely and f

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged from the British new-age music scene and the early 1990s German techno and hardcore scenes. Trance music is characterized by a tempo generally lying between 120–150 bpm (BPM), repeating melodic phrases, and a musical form that distinctly builds tension and elements throughout a track often culminating in 1 to 2 "peaks" or "drops". Although trance is a genre of its own, it liberally incorporates influences from other musical styles such as techno, house, pop, chill-out, classical music, tech house, ambient and progressive house. Now that we got that out of the way, Party Favorz is finally dropping the Ultimate Trance Classics that we've been teasing out for over a year now. We covered 90's House Classics, 90's Eurodance, and now a long overdue and updated Trance Classics. Because the genre grew out of the techno scene in the early 90s and was fueled by pop-up raves in the UK, which quickly spread to the U.S. — it gets a classification all its own. L

I just finished overcoming what seemed like insurmountable obstacles in building my new workstation, I finally got it finished and managed to squeeze this set out in record time. I spent Friday pouring through new releases in Beatport, and bootlegs on SoundCloud and Bandcamp, which may not sound like a lot of work but I ...Read More, Stream and Download

Album: Dance Club | Winter 2022 Genre: Dance, Club, House Year: 2022 Total Time: 03:57:05 1. Diplo & Miguel - Don't Forget My Love (Original Mix) 2. Vintage Culture & Sonny Fodera feat. Shells - Nightjar (Extended Mix) 3. Alesso & Katy Perry - When I'm Gone (Extended Mix) 4. Joel Corry & Mabel - I Wish (Joel Corry Club Mix) 5. Charli XCX feat. Rina Sawayama - Beg For You (Charlie Lane Extended Remix) 6. Justin Bieber vs. Mark Villa - Ghost (Andrew Marks Venom Edit) 7. Nicky Romero x Low Blow - See You On The Dancefloor (Extended Mix) 8. Diplo & Sleepy Tom x Burns - Talamanca Be Right There (Freejak Bootleg Remix) 9. Queen & Wyclef Jean - Another One Bites The Dust (Seb Louder Remix) 10. Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys vs. James Hype - Empire State Of Mind (Pat C's Say Yeah Bootleg) 11. Joel Corry - Liquor Store (Extended Mix) 12. LIZOT x Boney M. - Daddy Cool (Extended Mix) 13. Babes On The Run - Much Higher (Original Mix) 14. Jude & Frank x Lucky Vegas x Redeem - Disco Inferno (Original Mix) 15. MEDUZA

Party Favorz hasn't dropped a Peak Hour set since October so there was a lot of ground to cover since then. I started from December and skipped November altogether because I knew there were a lot of releases (most not worthy as late-year releases are seldom stellar) — certainly more songs than the usual 3 - 4 hour set. I've also been getting into a lot of Breakbeat and Garage House lately but just couldn't make those tracks work in this mix so I had to throw them all out. After creating the first draft of the set on Monday, I waded through the mix to see what worked and what didn't. Then, I waited for new tracks to drop on Friday to ensure this set was timely. While this episode predominantly relies on Tech House and House Music, I managed to throw in a couple of Indie tracks I'm digging that are floating under the radar in the larger DJ community. It's those kinds of discoveries that set Party Favorz apart from everyone else. We provide a literal reading of "digging in the crates." In fact, curation accoun

Party Favorz is back a day early to declare THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY! Of course, that means it’s time for some lip-smacking, booty-shaking, funky disco house to kick your weekend off! I’m fully aware that the weather sucks in 2/3 of the country as many of you are buried under ice and snow with freezing ...Read More, Stream and Download

I began compiling tracks for the next Disco House and Peak Hour series and had a lot of great songs that didn’t quite fit into these categories. It was something I had been anticipating since Beatport expanded their genre categories to include Funky House, Jackin House (already a Traxsource staple), Melodic House & Techno, Organic ...Read More, Stream and Download

One of the things you may notice about the Party Favorz Top Dance Songs of the Year series is that there are always a few songs that never appeared on previous sets from the year. In most instances, it’s because we missed them or they never came across our radar. There are hundreds of new ...Read More, Stream and Download

The dance music scene didn't change too much from 2020 in that there were no groundbreaking sounds and Future House, Tech House, and NuDisco continued to drill their throbbing beats into our collective conscience. 2021 was a year that a new crop of DJs broke through in a big way. Leading the pack is Chicago's John Summit whose deep house grooves have broken through to the masses. Massive tracks like "Sun Came Up" (with Sofi Tukker), "Better Than This" (with Parachute Youth), and "Human" (with Echoes) while still riding high on his 2020 hits "Deep End" and "Thin Line" (with Guz) and remixing several other notable artists have propelled his star into the stratosphere. Another DJ who's on a similar trajectory is Brazil's Vintage Culture (Lukas Rafael Ruiz Hespanhol) who's been around a little bit longer. With one #1 Billboard Dance Club hit "In The Dark" (with Fancy Inc.) in 2019, Vintage Culture has been the go-to for many remix productions for other artists. 2021 saw him remix the summer sleeper "Love Tonigh