White Party Palm Springs

ABEL

“My success boils down to two words,” explains DJ Abel, “Cha - cha. You gotta give them the cha-cha! The Latin blood that runs through my veins is in my music too, and that's what keeps the bodies grooving. Nothing gets the ass shaking more than Latin beats–and no one does the cha-cha better than me.” So he says and so, on February 5, DJ Abel again delivers with “Alegria: Universo” the latest in the “Alegria” series of mixed CDs based on the festive long-running party of the same name. Delivered in a double- CD dose (“The Peak Hour Session” + “The After Sunrise Session”), DJ Abel has distilled the essence, energy and flavor that is the traditionally 17+ hour party, into two tight 70+ minute mixes.

Brooklyn-born, Miami-raised DJ Abel’s been cha-cha-ing beats since the tender age of fifteen. His own show on Miami’s Super Q FM 107 and DJing at Miami’s hottest clubs made him a local star, but it was the triple whammy of his Nineties residency at South Beach landmark circuit club Paragon, subsequent association with two of the circuit’s biggest parties–Gay Disney and New York City’s Alegria–and his award-winning partnership with Chicago-based DJ Ralphi Rosario as production team Rosabel that has made him the circuit music superstar he is today.

While DJ Abel’s tropical triba-latino beats are undeniably hot, it’s Alegria originator, producer and Rio de Janeiro native Ric Sena’s extravagantly theatrical sets (designed, constructed and shipped up from Brazil for each party), costumed go-go gods and smiling(!) staff that ignite the explosive, exhilarating and fiercely festive Carnaval atmosphere that has become the Alegria signature.

If you’ve never been to an Alegria party, within beats “Alegria: Universo” will have your cha-cha ass booking tickets to the party that has been–for the past eight years–a holiday weekend tradition in NYC. Go the Alegria website or MySpace page for tickets and party schedule.

ALEX LO

Alex Lo is resident in PAPA Party (World Tour), Arena Festival and Karmabeat (Mexico). He has worked with clubs like The Week anniversary SP, The Week NYE (Rio de Janeiro), Privilege (Ibiza), Legaga (Dubai), XLSIOR (Mykonos), Rapido and Warehouse (Amsterdam), Heaven (London), Winter Party Festival and The White Party Weekend( Miami), Jaleo (Madrid), Black Room (Barcelona), PAPA Party Paris, Trumps (Lisbon), El Mozo (Bogota), Taurus Group (Santiago Chile), participating in festivals such as Circuit Festival (Barcelona), Supermartxe (Ibiza), WE Party (Madrid), Papa Party (Tel Aviv), Tel Aviv Pride, Zurich Pride, Feel Alive (Mexico's Pride and NYE), Arena Festival, Main Event (Playa del Carmen).

ANA PAULA

DJ Ana Paula is one of the most influential artists on the world stage of house music. She has delighted crowds in world cities such as London, New York, Barcelona, Montreal, Madrid, Atlanta, Toronto, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, Miami, Paris, and Ibiza, just to name a few. In her native Brazil, Ana Paula has become an icon to her legions of loyal fans. Her energy, charisma, interaction and infectious beats consistently deliver an unforgettable experience.

Ana Paula hit the turntables right after high school and has built a solid career through discipline, hard work, and dedication. She is fortunate to be in a profession that is centered on her two passions in life: people and music. Every bit a performer, she is world-renowned for her unique ability to connect with the crowd on a personal level. She credits the late Peter Rauhofer for believing in and mentoring her throughout the years. She was honored to have been one of his djs and claims he was and continues to be her biggest source of influence and inspiration.

Though already a dominant fixture in Brazil, the world was ultimately introduced to Ana Paula when DJ Offer Nissim invited her to “Forever Tel Aviv Presents: The Samba” in 2007. The rest, as they say, is history. Over the years her eclectic sounds have electrified some of the world’s biggest events such as Circuit Barcelona, Rapido Amsterdam, BPM Festival in Playa del Carmen, White Party Palm Springs, Winter Party Festival Miami, Songkran Bangkok, Gay Days Orlando, Dance on the Pier NYC, Fire London, Pride Toronto, Dallas Purple Party, and WE Party Madrid, and many more.

Never able to resist a challenge, Ana Paula remixed the memorable “The Girl From Ipanema,” the second most recorded pop song in history. With luscious vocals by the diva Deborah Cox, a dance anthem was born. Other successful collaborations have produced hits such as, “Let’s Dance” featuring Yan Lavoie, Ceevox’s “My Imagination,” “Hookup” featuring Maya, “Fashion Show” from Cory Lee, Offer Nissim’s “Love Me”, “I Run This” with George Figares, Mr. Black’s “Wake Up,” and “To The Moon And Back” with Manuel De Diego. If you are planning a road trip or hitting the gym you may want to check out “Take Me Higher” a sweet compilation released by Peter Rauhofer’s Star 69 Records. From the pulsating and fun “Rollercoaster” to her sensual debut single “Goddess” featuring Carol Campos, we can expect many more surprises to hit the dance floors in the near future.

CINDEL

DJ Cindel grew up around Chicago where his endless exposure to house music led to his love, and eventual practice, of producing it. Having done so since the age of 15, he has especially honed his skills creating drum mixes and tribal-house vocals, earning him the title “The King of Drums”. Major influences such as Danny Tenaglia, Chus and Ceballos and Ralphi Rosario, along with his Puerto Rican roots, have helped mold his high-energy style into a successful career.

His big break came from a gig at Chicago’s Skybar, which led to a residency at Spin in Boystown where he held his own night called Sound Factory in the year 2006. Cindel later earned a residency at Club Ibiza in North Carolina opening for Hector Fonseca, as well as Palace on Ocean Drive in South Beach. He spent some time living in Miami playing other clubs such as Twist, Mekka, Euphoria, Therapy, white party, winter party and getting an official yearly residency at Score nightclub.

Cindel made great strides by being named the WINNER of Matinee Las Vegas 2013 and debuting at Circuit Barcelona Festival where he headlined the Beyond party in 2013. Other noted credits include working alongside two-time Grammy nominee Tony Moran as a part of Chicago’s Freedom Revolution at The Castle. He is the first DJ to play 2 consecutive years at Puerto Rico’s Choreographers Ball, and was a headliner at Fly in Toronto for their Memorial Day Weekend Military Ball.

After a great year working hard on his craft and making a name for himself, Cindel was nominated and voted Best Circuit DJ at the Odyssey NYC nightlife awards, booked world Pride Toronto for two consecutive years playing the amazing TreeHouse party alongside world renowned DJ’s Isaac Escalante & Alain Jackinsky and also headlined the official rooftop party at NYC pride. Cindel also made his big debut at one of the most popular and famous circuit events of todays scene, XLSIOR Mykonos Greece.

Now back in Chicago, DJ Cindel continues to land bookings all over the US as well as internationally, holding 7 residencies in LA, Chicago, SF, Atlanta, Boston, Vancouver & Toronto. Cindel is very known for his deep tribal after hours sounds mixed with lots of drums. No matter what the event or venue, he commits to giving you a set full of fantastic beats and quality sound.

DAN SLATER

After years in the club scene as one of the most in demand dancers and show producers, Dan’s love of music eventually lured him onto the decks – and this new chapter has gained him the attention of promoters and clubbers around the world.

He kicked off his DJ career as winner of the Sydney Mardi Gras DJ Spin-Off Competition. Since then he has gone onto sets and residencies at some of the biggest parties around the world including; Winter Party Festival (Miami), White Party Palm Springs, Matinee USA, XLSIOR Mykonos, WE Party (Madrid), Brüt (London), The Zoo Party (San Diego), Heaven (London), Hydrate (Chicago), Munich Pride, Nightingale (Los Angeles), FFF (Tel Aviv), The Week Brazil, Prism Festival (Toronto), BORDELLO (Lausanne), Joining Hearts (Atlanta), San Francisco Pride, ANGEL (Shanghai), PAPA Party, Stereosonic, Sydney Mardi Gras – the list goes on…

Dan’s foray into the studio for production has seen him produce remixes for Cher, Alfie Arcuri, Carmen Elektra, Nat Conway, Britney Spears, Paulini, Ultra Nate and Marcia Hines. His first release, ‘Minute Of You’ saw him collaborate with JimJam, and featured soul diva Nalaya. Dan’s next releases ‘Sold My Soul’ and ‘Respectable’ are with Australian singer-songwriter, Zoë Badwi.

ISAAC ESCALANTE

Isaac Escalante is one serious dude. Google his image, and you’ll see photo after photo of a pensive expression peering out from deep, dark-set, soulful eyes. Don’t let the photos fool you, however: On the dance floor, this Mexican mixmaster knows how to throw down hard-driving music to make a party come alive and stay that way, hour after hour. In the space of a very few years, Escalante has risen from the clubs of Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta to become an international DJ superstar.

From Divers/Cite in Montreal and Prism in Toronto to the Gay Village in Rome and Songkran in Bangkok, Escalante has been banging out the beats in DJ booths around the world as well as back here in the States where he has recently appeared at Industry in San Francisco and at Urge in Miami this past July with DJ Abel. One thing you can say about Escalante: This maestro is master of the house (music, that is) who knows how to keep the boys moving with heart-thumping tribal beats that make the dance floor throb. Coursing through all of his music is a Latin-tinged flavor that syncopates and gives it soul and depth.

Along the way, he’s also made an international name for himself in the studio, with productions of forward-looking tracks that have made his name as familiar on mainstream dance floors as gay ones. In 2005, he released “Cheater,” which began a long string of underground hits through songs like “Monaco” and “Zambomba,” and into the 2010s with “Galaxy” and “Love Me.” He’s also a go-to remixer for artists including Ronen Mizrahi, Bruno Renno and Fc Nond. Considering his avant-garde bent, it’s no surprise that he cites influences like Klaus Nomi, David Bowie, the New York Dolls, Amanda Lepore and Victor Calderone. Escalante cut his DJ teeth while still in his teens spinning for friends’ parties, but he soon moved up to fashion shows. It was in the clubs of the gay mega-resort of Puerto Vallarta, however, that he really broke wide and started to attract the attention of promoters from North and South America. He was already becoming widely known in Europe and Canada when he set out to conquer the dance floors of the U.S.

One of his first stateside gigs was Long Beach Pride’s closing party, which he has been playing since 2008. In 2010, he helped DJ Paulo celebrate his birthday at Club Dream in Miami. Producers of the major Circuit weekends soon came calling, and Escalante answered with a sound that landed him coveted gigs playing the Miami White Party’s pool party and White Dreams at Salvation as well as the main party at Dallas’ mammoth Purple Party and the WE Party Airline Boiling Point party during Miami’s Winter Party. Miami is a natural second home for Escalante, but he still returns regularly to Puerto Vallarta, where he is treated with all of the honors of a hometown boy made good. If there’s a major party in this major party town, Escalante will probably be there in the DJ booth.

If there was one signature moment when it became clear that, as far as Americans were concerned, Escalante had truly arrived, it had to be when he was chosen to spin at the Work party held at Roseland Ballroom in New York City during Pride of 2013. The annual marathon dance event turned into a tribute to its dearly departed creator, Peter Rauhofer, with his untimely passing just the month before. Escalante joined Chus & Ceballos, Eddie Martinez and a tiny coterie of other DJs who embodied Rauhofer’s hard-driving aesthetic. It was truly an ingathering of the tribe, and Escalante was recognized as one of the key figures anointed to continue the tradition. When asked about the smoldering quality that’s in his music and those brooding photos, he just shrugs a reply: “I think Latin guys have something special.” In his case, that’s an understatement.

GRIND

DJ GRIND (Stephen Massey) is one of the most sought-after DJs and producers on the gay circuit. He’s the recipient of three prestigious 2016 JustCircuit Awards, including “DJ/Producer of the Year,” “Dance Track of the Year,” and “Best Podcast”. With a sound firmly anchored in uplifting house, DJ GRIND’s sets blend circuit, tech-house and tribal beats with strong melodies, progressive synths and euphoric vocals.

DJ GRIND has headlined many of the largest and most high-profile gay dance festivals in the world, including White Party Palm Springs Tea Dance, Winter Party Festival Beach Party (Miami), Masterbeat’s LA New Year’s Eve, CircuitMOM’s Market Days Main Event (Chicago), Pines Party (Fire Island, NY), Joining Hearts (Atlanta), Independence Beach Party & Carnival Week (Provincetown), Halloween New Orleans, White Party Miami, XLSIOR Festival Beach Party (Mykonos), Hell & Heaven Festival (Bahia, Brazil), Daywash (Sydney), HEAVEN & ICON (Shanghai), Paradiso (Playa del Carmen), and many more. He’s also been a featured artist on multiple Atlantis Events and RSVP Vacations’ cruises, and he’s performed at major clubs across North America, Asia and Latin America. In 2015, DJ GRIND headlined the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Party, the largest LGBT event in the Southern Hemisphere, and NYC Pride’s legendary Pier Dance. He also supported Kylie Minogue’s U.S. “Aphrodite: Les Folies” Tour as an opening act.

Together with his production partner Toy Armada, DJ GRIND is also a Billboard #1 remixer and producer, with more than a dozen official remixes that have topped the US and UK Dance/Club Charts. The duo has remixed for some of the biggest names in the industry, including Ariana Grande, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kylie Minogue, P!nk, Enrique Iglesias, Cher, Demi Lovato, Ella Henderson, Betty Who, Hailee Steinfeld, Mel B, Martha Wash, Andra Day and Jessica Sutta, among others. Their 2017 single “Show Me Love,” featuring America’s Got Talent alum Brian Justin Crum, spent an astonishing 16 weeks on the Billboard Dance/Club Chart, including three weeks at #2. Their 2016 single with Inaya Day, “One Night in Heaven,” reached #5 on the Billboard Dance/Club Chart.

DJ GRIND’s monthly podcasts have received more than 6 million downloads world-wide, and rank as one of the most popular dance music podcasts on iTunes & Podomatic, where it’s regularly featured as the site’s #1 podcast. The San Francisco-based DJ is also the resident music critic for RealJock.com, and his work has been featured on SiriusXM’s BPM & OutQ, Nexus Radio, GayInternetRadioLive, Gaydio UK, and GaydarRadio, among others.

ISIS MURETECH

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, an inspiring and talented DJ who has managed to put on the spot thanks to her particular powerful style of music on the scene. Currently resident Dj of Babel club, which is the most important gay club in Mexico. DJ, musical producer she is a multi-talented woman. With her so distinctive style and charismatic personality, she acts in each event surrendering herself totally. With powerful energy in her sets of House, Tribal House mixing with a bit of techno. Dj Isis Muretech leaves the audience with a feeling full of continuing to follow and continue with the party. She has worked with the best brands of its kind in her country, such as: Feel Alive (VD +, LVNG, Karmabeat) for its main festivals production company in 2015, having its first original production called Everybody that was stamped under the Brazilian label EPride Music, was released for sale at the end of August and positioned in 3 days at number 54 of the top 100 of the Beatport list of house & Progressive Now she has contributed to remixes for international djs and continues producing remixes and personals.

SERVING OVAHNESS

Resident DJ at "BPM Nightclub" (formally XL NYC) & Reload (Los Angeles). Recently featured at FFF Paradise Garage (Tel-Aviv), Cielo (NYC), NYC Pride, Chicago Pride, Toronto Pride, Xion (Atlanta, GA), Sound Factory (San Francisco, CA), & The World (Vancouver, Canada).

International Dj/Producer, Serving Ovahness, is one of the newest and fastest growing names in today's DJ club scene. It is through a combination of hard work, perseverance, skill and his study of major house music DJs that has helped him take on this new endeavor of creating music. Brian is determined in creating a new chapter in music that focuses on bringing the beats and making his listeners dance for hours on end. Hailing from the New York City, Brian came of age during New York City’s golden age of clubbing in the ‘90s. “My first mega club was Twilo in 2000,” Brian recalls. “It was one of biggest clubs in New York City at that time. I was speechless watching Junior Vasquez create magic on that dancefloor while taking his listeners on a musical journey every step of the way.” “I want my music to be like a staircase where the sound progresses and elevates. The next track always better and bigger than the previous one, to keep everyone on the dance floor for hours. I am very creative person when mixing live; I play with a lot of effects, loops, acapellas, and mash-ups. I enjoy making my own exclusive mash-ups, and look forward to sharing a lot of my unreleased material in the coming year.” Brian constantly works on creating and reinventing music, including his monthly soundcloud episodes that are quickly climbing the ranks of listeners in the club scene. Serving Ovahness is ready to deliver a driving progressive tribal house sound that will take you on a journey and keep you dancing all night long.

RALPHI ROSARIO

Because of his love for music and his need to share it with others, Ralphi Rosario began spinning records for friends at many events during the early 80’s. Almost a quarter of a century later, he still spins for legions of friends at massive events around the globe in such countries as London, Spain, Brazil, Canada, and others. His acumen as a DJ for the dance floor is undeniable. Shortly after his start as a DJ, Ralphi created dance/house music history as a member of the world renowned Chicago HOT MIX FIVE. The HOT MIX FIVE has received legendary status, world wide. Radio Station WBMX was on its way to giving birth to the House music pioneers of Chicago. Ralphi delivered his DJ mix magic to the masses over the airwaves for over a decade from 1980-1994. Add to this his original production work and remixing talents and the music industry had a recipe for a legend in the making. To this day, he maintains a DJ residency in his hometown Chicago.

Many believe legendary status was achieved when Ralphi’s “You Used to Hold Me” crossover hit became an overnight house music classic. Not resting on his laurels, Ralphi Rosario has never stopped creating music for the global masses. Besides introducing the classic “You used to hold me”, Ralphi has worked/remixed countless mega pop stars including Beyoncé, The Pussycat Dolls, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Jo Jonas, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Depeche Mode, Jennifer Lopez, Cher, Ricky Martin, The Ting Tings, Kelly Rowland, Donna Summer, & most recently completing work for UK Sensation Goldfrapp & Grammy Nominee Katy Perry. That’s just skimming the surface of his remix credits. In 2012 He received a Grammy Nomination for his work as Rosabel with his long time production partner DJ Abel Aguilera (As his Rosabel Moniker). The song was Rihanna’s “Only girl (in the world). Most of Ralphi’s own production work has proven to also be hugely successful. These came in the forms of the Latin infused “Brinca” and the monster crossover “Take Me Up” with vocalist sensation and longtime friend Donna Blakely. “Take me up” reached number 1 European status, remaining in the number 1 spot in 1998 for 2 solid weeks.

In 2000, “Don’t You Want My Love” with Debbie Jacobs, (collaborating as Rosabel) and the popular “CHA CHA HEELS” by Rosabel Featuring Jeanie Tracy. Both were featured on HBO’s ‘Sex and the City’, Showtime’s ‘Queer as Folk’ & the tv sensation ‘Do you think you can dance’. Ralphi Rosario & Long time co producer Craig J. Snider also contributed musical spots for the HBO Series “SEX AND THE CITY” All 6 seasons while the show was in full operation. His music production & credits go well beyond the calling of the DJ and dance floor.

Ralphi Rosario’s career is chockfull of creativity and major accomplishment. There is no question to his many Global fans, colleagues, and friends in the music industry that he is in fact, a mega producer; Grammy Nominee and a full on Electronic and Dance Music Legend.

SR. EDU

SR.EDU is from Madrid and is since 2012 resident DJ at the internationally known WE PARTY. His house sessions are elegant, enjoyable and full of energy focusing on melodic tracks. He has played at important events like: MTV Europe Music Awards 2010 Closing Party and in great festivals such as: “INFINITA Madrid Pride” (main stage) 2010 & 2011, "XLSIOR” Mykonos from 2011 to 2017, “CIRCUIT” Barcelona from 2012 to 2017, "WINTER PARTY” Miami 2014 and 2016, "One Magical Weekend" Disney World, Orlando 2014. He has had the opportunity to take his music to international destinations like: Cologne (Germany, Antwerp (Belgium). Brasília, Belo Horizonte, Salvador Bahia, Florianopolis and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Dubai E.A. Miami, Orlando and San Francisco in U.S.A. Marseilles and Paris in France. Mykonos Greece. Beirut Lebanon. London and Manchester in U.k . Tel Aviv and Eilat in Israel. Mexico DF and Playa del Carmen in Mexico. Milano, Naples and Rome in Italy. Lisbon (Portugal). Panama City (Panama), Moscow Russia. Barcelona, Ibiza and Madrid in Spain or Taipei (Taiwan).

Among the prestigious clubs in which Sr.Edu has has played we can mention: "Razzmatazz" Barcelona, "Fabrik" Madrid. "Mix Club" Paris, "Mansion" Miami, "Cavo Paradiso" Mykonos, "The Coronet" London, "Amnesia" Ibiza, “Rai Club" Moscow, "Haoman17" Tel Aviv our "Luxy" Taipei.

He has been an official DJ at “Infinita World Tour 2010 and 2011”(Famous gay festivals in Spain 2003-12), "Divotica World Tour 2012" and “XLSIOR World Tour 2012”. Over the past years he played as a resident DJ in important clubs of Madrid such as: Emblematic gay club Royal@Cool (2009-2011), Royal@Heineken Club (2011), Vanité and Adraba@Coco (2010), Global@Shangai Club (2011), BE@Wind (2012), Divotica@Paddok (2012) and “La Caja Roja” Matinal Madrid (2012-2013).

SURI

Dj Suri (born in Valencia, Spain in 1985) best known for hitting the top of the Spain charts with the 2012 single 'Looking For Love" (With Ivan Gomez and Markus db). With more than 80.000 youtube videoclip plays. Nowadays, Dj Suri is Dj Resident of 'Papa Party" and 'Papa Party World Tour" and in his hometown best gay club 'Deseo 54"

Dj Suri has a really personal style, he combines fresh and strong beats, with powerful melodies and epic vocals, lots of exclusive Mash-ups and live capella mixing make his sets a really awesome experience

A DJ since his teenage years, Suri is also known for his production and remix work, adding his singular touch to tracks by artists such as, Offer Nissim, Ivan Gomez, Chris Daniel Pete Ta Zouk, Thunderpuss Taito Tikaro, Rebeka Brown…., and to the most famous spanish pop singers 'Monica Naranjo" or Eurovision singer 'Soraya Arnelas" Along with music and touring -- he has been performed in so many countries corners and the best clubs and festivals of Europe, as well as South America.

Dj Suri Have been resident in the best spanish sessions in Valencia, Madrid & Barcelona form the very beginning. Suri Have played in lot of parties & Festivals as 'Circuit Festival, Pride Madrid & Barcelona, We Party, Heaven, Kluster, The Week, Forever Tel Aviv…. And many more"

Dj Suri is one of the Spanish Most Demanded Top Djs & Producers at this moment. Winner of a EMA (Espiral Music Awards Spain) in 2011 as Best Newcomer Producer. His tunes and remixes were also selected for the Circuit Festival Compilation (2010 and 2011) as well as on comps for Guareber or Matinee Group (2012 & 2013).

TOMMY LOVE

Tommy Love has been in the music business for twelve years, being considered one of the most important and respected DJs of the world, booked every weekend for the last five years.

He’s been in more than fifty cities in Brazil, as well as gigs in France, Ireland, United States, Thailand, China, South Korea, Mexico, Colombia to name a few. In 2015, Tommy was nominated DJ at “The Week International”, one of the best and biggest clubs in the world.

Tommy Love is also one of the most talented producers of gay circuit. He has officially remixed artists such as Rihanna (Where Have You Been), Sia (Chandelier/Elastic Heart), Jessica Sutta (Again), in a solid collaboration with DJ Hector Fonseca. He also released an EP by Sony Music in Brazil. Today, almost all Djs have a Tommy Love's track included in their sets.

Tommy Love adopts a modern style, playing high energy songs with strong beats and drums. These elements, combined with his accurate feeling, make of his live sets unique moments. Besides that, he is a versatile DJ, reaching different kinds of public.

Live, Tommy delivers an explosive performance, with perfect mixing techniques, inserting samples and exclusive acapellas. As a result, the crowd gets a mix of excellent music, unexpected improvisations, in an unforgettable experience.