DJ Joe DEspinosa

Recorded live as the closing set of an overnight dance party

Recorded live upstate New York

Recorded live in The Loft at Catch One

Recorded live in the Pines

Recorded live in the Pines

Recorded live in the Pines on Mother's Day 2026

Studio mix of disco and vocal house. 

Recorded in the studio in Brooklyn, Spring 2026

Recorded live at RedEye, New York in the spring of 2025. Four full hours of soulful, uplifting, funky disco and house.

Recorded live at a private birthday / Valentine's Day event in East Williamsburg

A demo tape from 1995. I can tell by looking at this play list that I had likely just come back from record shopping in New York and found some exciting new underground house records at the great shops of the day, like eight ball, VinylMania, bpm, and Dance Tracks!! 

This is an impromptu set I played aboard a boat in Syndey harbor for a private annual yacht link-up party. It's short and sweet, and I added a couple of extra songs here to continue the vibe for my streaming listeners. It's a good time for some summer vibes!

Recorded live at a private event in upstate New York

Recorded live at a private event in Craryville, New York

A light, downtempo mix to ease you out of a late night or into a gentle morning

An exploration of trance music from the late nineties

Recorded live October 25, 2025

A 90-minute romp of gospel-infused disco, house and tech

Recorded live at 542 Sandy Walk for BADBUI Halloween2:30am-4:00am

Recorded live at 542 Sandy Walk for BADBUI Halloween1:00am-2:30am

Recorded live at 542 Sandy Walk for BADBUI Halloween11:30pm-1:00am

Recorded live at 542 Sandy Walk for BADBUI Halloween10:00pm-11:30pm

FSO, George Clinton, Trey Lewd - Dancefloor Democracy (Birdee Remix)Rampa, Adam Port & &Me - Say What feat. chualaMoodymann - I Can’t Kick This Feelin’ . . .Pet Shop Boys - In My HouseGroove P feat. Adeva - Hold On Honey (Extended Mix)Dave Lee & Maurissa Rose - What About My Love (Michael Gray Remix)Sparque - Let’s Go Dancing (Michael Gray & Dr Packer Extended Mix)CASSIMM - I’ll Take You ThereAbyss Deep Sound Lab, DP Thompson, Lowkeytheory - Galaxy (Dr Packer Remix)Nari & Nabuk - Pronto (Original Mix)DE SOFFER & One Trick Pony - Midnight CityGigi Croccante - Bustin’Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have FunZ Factor, Dave Lee & Pauline Taylor - (You Gotta) Give It Up (Extended Mix)HP Vince - It’s Disco TimeGroove Armada - Paper Romance (Purple Disco Machine Remix)Raw Essence & Dave Lee - Down Down Down (Maxi Club Mix)Jinny - Keep Warm (Extended Mix)Hotmood - Funk PartyMatte Black - Thriller X (Original Mix)Roog & Earth n Days - NobodyDave Lee, Shawn Christopher, Black Widow - People of All Nationz (Extended Mix)

Recorded as a tribute to Lesley Mandel to be played at a poolside reception in Fire Island Pines. Lesley's best friends suggested some of the tunes and from that starting point, I blended the rest of this indulgently reminiscent set of lux disco vibes for an afternoon in the sun. Sit back, relax, grab a cold drink, put on your sunglasses and enjoy. You might not be able to resist getting up to twirl a little! In fond and loving memory of Lesley Mandel.

Recorded as a tribute to Lesley Mandel to be played at a poolside reception in Fire Island Pines. Lesley's best friends suggested some of the tunes and from that starting point, I blended the rest of this indulgently reminiscent set of lux disco vibes for an afternoon in the sun. Sit back, relax, grab a cold drink, put on your sunglasses and enjoy. You might not be able to resist getting up to twirl a little! In fond and loving memory of Lesley Mandel.

This is the first mix CD I ever made. Before it, all my mixes were on cassette tape. It was a pretty big leap to be able to burn a CD at home, so I set out to make a memorable set devoted to my own tastes at the time and "Selfish" was the result. Though my approach to curating the set list was selfish, this set proved to have broad appeal and was the best selling set in my tape and cd club. Here it is now in streaming format. It encapsulates the "pretty," soulful, and uplifting sound popular on Fire Island in the mid-to-late nineties.