Bernardo Passariello, General Manager of Radio Danz, founded the station in 2006 with the idea of creating an outlet for non-commercial pure dance music. He was particulary impressed with the BPM of the early days, and decided to set his sights on re-creating that sound on the net.

Radio Danz is a work in progress. We can use all the feedback, suggestions and ideas from everyone listening. This way, we can truly be the world's pure dance channel! Drop Bernardo a line at danz@radiodanz.com.

Blake Lawrence, our Program Director, was the father of dance music on XM Satellite Radio. He the founder and Program Director for five years of the then award-winning dance channel BPM.

After wandering away from the dance music scene for five years, Blake is now back and better than ever! His alter-ego, Maxwell House, is the host of the weekly Danz 20 Countdown on Radio Danz. He has also taken on the role of all-around consultant to the station. Radio Danz was founded in honor of the BPM of his era, and we are thrilled to have Blake (and Maxwell) on board!

You can e-mail him at maxwell.house@radiodanz.com.

There are many DJ's that can say they are accomplished. Some say they have done it all. Others say they have seen it all. Few have done both and are still making people dance. For the past 20 plus years DJ Armando has seen and done just that. From being America's leading On-Air dance radio personality on XM Satellite Radios' BPM to traveling from city to city playing at various venues, Armando has brought the latest in dance and house music to North America.

After only 6 months of being on the air with XM, Armando took BPM over the top and it quickly became the number one rated Dance Music channel in the world, which earned him a nomination as Best Radio Mixshow DJ in the world at the International Dance Music Awards. Armando was nominated along side such well know talent as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, and Pete Tong.

Almost 25 years after putting his first record on the turntable, DJ Armando is one of the most popular Mix Show and On-Air DJ's in the Music Industry. He has opened for worldly talents such as Tiesto, ATB, Paul Van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, Robbie Rivera, Bob Sinclar and George Acosta.

Visit DJ Armando's Twitter page at twitter.com/djarmando

Bimbo Jones are a UK-based dance music trio, made up of studio partners Lee Dagger and Marc JB – also known by their alter-egos Dead Stereo & Element – and singer/songwriter Katherine Ellis.

Lee’s background lies in DJing, which he was drawn into in the early-nineties after hearing the likes of Sasha, Carl Cox and Massive Attack at those now infamous free parties. Meanwhile JB started out playing thrash guitar in underground clubs, before becoming the accomplished multi-instrumentalist he is today – he can often be found playing live with his chill out hip hop band Jacuti. Marc & Lee’s unique blend of talents have proven to be the basis for a successful partnership remixing over 50 tracks including the likes of Pink, Janet Jackson, Usher, Deep Dish, Annie Lennox as well as more recently Alphabeat’s ‘Fascination’ and ‘10,000 Nights’, Britney’s ‘Piece of me’ and Ultra Nate’s ‘Give it all you got’. They were also co-producers behind the Leo Sayer-sampling Number One ‘Thunder in my heart, again’ by Meck.

However, it was only after the pair’s introduction to South London songstress Katherine Ellis that Bimbo Jones the band was born and work began on material for an album. Katherine’s extensive credentials include touring with Roger Sanchez, four chart hits with the Ruff Drivers and work with Dave Lee under his Raven Maize guise. Summer 2008 also sees the release of her collaboration with Grammy winning production duo The Freemasons on a track she wrote called ‘When you touch me’. Her vocals have also graced more underground anthems such as ‘Shiver’ by Lee Coombs, ‘Salty’ by Dylan Rhymes and the big club hit ‘Insatiable’ by Mark Knight. She was also co-writer on the massive M&S presents The Girl Next Door ‘Salsoul Nugget (If you wanna)’.

Club DJ, radio DJ, remixer, producer, entertainment company CEO and record label owner are just a few titles Johnny Budz has under his belt. If he’s not mixing at the hottest clubs in the NYC area, or remixing Billboard Number 1 hits, he’s on the airwaves, mixing it up on New York’s Pulse 87, Sirius XM, Music Choice, and other radio stations around the country on his syndicated mix shows.

Johnny Budz has been one of the most popular, successful DJ’s in the country for over a decade. His nine CD compilations have sold over a combined 250,000 copies. Johnny's energetic radio mix shows have been on the airwaves for over 12 years, earning him nominations for "Mix Show DJ of the Year" at WMC in 2004 and 2005 and an AIR award in 2003 and 2006.

On the remix tip, Johnny Budz has record labels all over the world calling him to remix their biggest artists’ latest singles. With numerous Billboard Number 1 hits under his belt, he has had the opportunity to work with superstars such as Jessica Simpson, Ciara, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, INXS,Brandy, Janet Jackson, DaBuzz, Aubrey, Goldfrapp, Kim Sozzi, and Roc Project.

In the nightclub scene, Johnny is featured at the hottest clubs throughout the tri-state area, as well as spinning at guest spots around the United States every weekend. His extended repertoire of house music brings thousands of club goers to his dance floor wherever he is.

Johnny also owns and operates the tri-state area’s most prestige mobile DJ Company. Elite Sound Entertainment is the most prolific entertainment company for celebrity parties, weddings, Sweet 16’s and all other private events.

DJ Mickey Bono is a producer and DJ based out of Orlando, Florida. He has been DJing for fourteen years and producing music for 12 years. Mickey is the producer/remixer of the Beat Thrillerz and co-producer of K5. His current residency is for Orlando's biggest House Music night, “Saturday Night Live” at Bliss Ultra Lounge. He has been resident DJ at many of Orlando's best nightclubs as well as touring. Mickey's “Beat Thrillerz Remixes” are available for download on the mp3 website, www.RatedH.net.

Mickey Bono began his production career with the dance act K5. K5 was signed to Robbins Entertainment/BMG in the US, ISBA Records in Canada and Universal Records in Germany & Europe. K5 had a worldwide and Billboard Magazine Hot 100 hit with the song “Passion”. He is currently producing a new dance act he created called Beat Thrillerz. The first Beat Thrillerz single, “Rain” featuring vocalist Melodie Joy was released March of 2006. The song was licensed to be played in all Abercrombie & Fitch stores and was featured on their website. Mickey also produced and co-wrote Rockell’s 2006 single “L.O.V.E.”, which was licensed to Louie Devito's “NYC Underground Party Vol.7.” Mickey also produces Joseph, whose debut album “Hook It Up” was released in March of 2008 with his singles “Your Love Still Haunts Me” and “Kinda Freaky” becoming a couple of the biggest dance radio hits of 2008 & 2009. Mickey is releasing his own Beat Thrillerz version of “Your Love Still Haunts Me” featuring Canadian singer Elissa. The song is signed Canadian label SPG Music. Mickey is also reuniting with K5 production partner, DJ KJ, to create new music for K5 and continuing to do new Beat Thrillerz tracks and remixes.

Remember to stop by his profile at www.myspace.com/MickeyBono. You may reach him via e-mail at mickeybono@radiodanz.com.

Mike "The Hitman" Ingrassia is a professional broadcasting graduate of the renowned NBS School of Broadcasting in New York City. Starting his music carrier in New York City's Radio and nightclub scene he was fortunate to collaborate on music projects and spin along side A-List music producers such as Shep Pettibone, Frankie Knuckles, Jelly "Bean" Benetez and Louie Devito.

Some of the most influential DJ's and re-mixer in the music industry, such as Gary Cannavo (Boston Party Makers & Ulti-Mi Records), Hos Gureli (J Records VP A&R, Kiss 108 FM Boston and BPM Record Pool DJ) and Chris Welch (Kiss 95.7 FM DJ) and Mr. Kosmo Wyatt (President of BPM Record Pool and Boston DJ) have influenced the carrier path of Mike "The Hitman".

While specializing in Dance Music, Electronic House, R&B, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, and Dance Hall, he performs at private and business parties, major nightclubs and performs at major shows and events, and plays a variety of popular, mainstream and club music.

E-mail Mike at maingrassia@gmail.com.

MIKE INGRASSIA

DJ Punzo is a DJ/Remixer straight out of South Philadelphia. He is a member of Drama Squad DJ's (www.dramasquad.net) & a resident DJ here at Radio Danz. In 2007, DJ Punzo & Rocco from Q102 created a show called "Nocturnal USA" which was played every friday night on Phillys Hit Music Station Q102 just as the clubs were emptying out. Rocco & DJ Punzo would pump the airwaves with High Energy Beats of Dance, Electro, House & Trance. DJ Punzo is now a resident DJ here at Radio Danz. You can hear him every Saturday Night @ 9PM EST. If you missed the show also subscribe to his Podcast on iTunes.

You can read more about DJ Punzo at www.djpunzo.com. Communicate with him via e-mail at djpunzo@radiodanz.com.

Louie DeVito is an Italian American dance DJ and producer based in New York City. He is best known for his mix series, NYC Underground Party (Volumes 1-8). According to his website, he is "America's #1 Top Selling Dance DJ."

DeVito first gained popularity DJing in New York City, Long Island and Jersey Shore area clubs, where he is a favorite of many young Italian-Americans. DeVito is known for bringing commercial house and dance hits to the masses, including those who do not generally follow this type of music, with his compilations. For instance, his "Deeper & Harder, Vol. 3" includes the hits "World, Hold On" by Bob Sinclair, "Jazz in Your Face" by Erick Morillo, and "Most Precious Love" by Blaze.

Peter Luts is a DJ/Remixer/Producer from Belgium. He is also better known to his fans as a member of the Vocal Trance act Lasgo and as the producer behind the group Ian Van Dahl along with his latest project AnnaGrace.

Luts, whose musical career began at age 12, is among one of the most sought-after producers in the Dance genre and has released various tracks under the aliases Astroline, Abnea, Heliac, Outrowz, Groovewatchers, and many others, while working with Lasgo.

In 2006 Luts released his first single, "What A Feeling", under his full name alongside his newest project Dominico. The track has become a favorite among the Dance community, especially in the United States, where it debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart the week ending August 5, climbing all the way to number 1 in its October 21, 2006 issue. For this song, he was awarded at the International Dance Music Awards at WMC (Miami, USA) as Best HiNRG/Euro track.

Mike has been DJing for over 15 years at venues including NYC’s Roxy, Webster Hall, Cheetah & Tunnel, as well as traveling to clubs in South Beach, Boston, Salt Lake City, Arizona and internationally to perform. An Asia tour in June of 2004 included dates playing at the JJ Disco in Beijing China and Club Lola/Centro in Singapore. That fall Mike spun alongside Ibiza’s #1 DJs Erick Morillo & Josh Wink at Club Pacha in Ibiza, Spain.

In addition to spinning worldwide, during his career Rizzo has fulfilled the role of producer/remixer; writing, producing and remixing artists including Tamia (Stranger In My House), a track that went to be WKTU’s #1 song of 2001. That same year Rizzo won Best Remixer and Best Remix of the Year for SIN magazine in 2001. Can’t Go On (Mike Rizzo presents Allie) was a smash hit across the board in 2004,finishing #10 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart and broke into the Billboard Radio Play chart as well that year. Jennifer Green’s How Can I Be Falling, co-written & produced by Mike Rizzo, hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart as well. Rizzo has had over 15 Billboard #1 remixes, including Play Your Part (Deborah Cox), Serve the Ego (Jewel), One With You (Sun), Try It On My Own (Whitney Houston) Surrender (Laura Pausini), Slow (Kylie Minogue), I Never Knew (Gloria Gaynor) Getaway (Becky Baeling), I’m Ready (Cherie) & How Can I Be Falling (Jennifer Green), which Rizzo also co-wrote & produced.

Visit Mike's website at www.djmikerizzo.com or e-mail him at mikerizzo@radiodanz.com.

DJ Riddler (aka Richard Pangilinan) is a Filipino-American dance DJ, Producer, Remixer on the air in New York City WKTU 103.5FM and on KKHH "Hot 95.7 FM" in Houston. DJ Riddler is also part of the group MYNT who had several hits including "How Did You Know", "Stay", and "Still Not Sorry".

DJ Riddler has released over 16 commercial mix compilations on such record labels as Tommy Boy Records, Strictly Hype Records (SHR), MCA Records, and Ultra Records selling over one-million copies.

For more information go to www.djriddler.com

DJ Smooth has many, many years of experience working in dance clubs in Atlanta as well as local and national radio. He was a Mixshow DJ with XM Satellite Radio - BPM from 2002 to 2006, producing the DUI show for 1 year and the Rotation show for 4 years.

Prior to that, he worked for WBTS (95.5 The Beat in Atlanta) from 2000 to 2002 as a Mixshow DJ for their Saturday Night live broadcasts from The Paradox in Buckhead and their Friday Night live broadcasts from Enigma in Buckhead.

Don't forget to stop by his website at www.djsmooth.com or e-mail him at djsmooth@radiodanz.com.