dj ShmeeJay‘s Ain’t No Big Thing radio show, live on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month from 8pm – 10pm (PST) / 11pm – 1am (EST) on BoxFrequency.fm, and with a podcast syndicated on iTunes.\

This episode I host Adam Santucci, aka Air Zaïre. A life-long musician from South Florida, Adam dabbled in various musical projects before embarking on a solo career as an electronic music producer and DJ under the Air Zaïre moniker in 2011. By the following year, the then-budding DJ/producer packed his bags and moved to Brooklyn where he quickly fell into the local music scene and gained momentum following various mixtapes and releases including “Play,” “Reaction,” and “Sanibel.” It wasn’t long before he became a regular in the New York City club circuit, often featured on the bill at popular venues such as Le Bain, Cameo Gallery, Glasslands, Le Poisson Rouge, and Soho House, eventually landing on festival lineups including Mysteryland and TomorrowWorld.

In 2016, Air Zaïre relocated to Los Angeles, where his new palm tree-filled zip code has inspired a wave of new releases, like his remix of Bieber’s mega hit “Where Are Ü Now” or his take on the Bollywood classic. “Aap Jaisa Koi .” Also under his belt are recent edits of a Brazilian funk gem by Painel De Controle, Steely Dan’s “Jack of Speed“, Frank Ocean’s “Ivy“, and his latest remix of Toro Y Moi’s recent single “You And I“. If there’s one takeaway from Air Zaïre ‘s work, its his ability to tap into any genre from any decade and deliver a fresh spin on it every time.

Look for more of Air Zaïre on his website, SoundCloud, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, MixCloud and Facebook. And of course you must familiarize yourself with Dream Chimney, a music blog and podcast series curated by The Beat Broker.

Air Zaïre‘s set:

Haruomi Hosono – Daybreak [CBS/Sony]
Herb Alpert – Kamali [A&M Records]
Shook – Wind On The Water [Shook Music]
Seaside Lovers – Evening Shadows [CBS/Sony]
Wild Fire – The Rebels [Wild Fire]
Christophe Laurent – Nuits Brésiliennes [El-Baze Records]
Tanya St Val – Pouki Tou Sa (Carole) [Flarenasch]
The Emotions – Flowers [Columbia]
Marc Jordan – Generalities [Warner Bros. Records]
Cristina Conrado – Sempre Juntos [WEA]
Joyce Cooling – Mildred’s Attraction [Midas Recordings]
Leon Bridges – Bad Bad News [Columbia]
Serge Delisle – Germaine [RCA]
Gyedu Blay Ambolley – Simi Rapp [Simigwa Records]
V.O. – Mashisa (Dub Mix) [Super Beat]
Steve Harvey – Tonight (Dub Mix) [London Records]
Preface – Palace Hotel [Anya Productions]
David Benoit – Freedom At Midnight [GRP]
The Front Line Orchestra – No Entry [ICE]
Tahiti 80 – 1,000 Times [Atmosphériques]
Podington Bear – Lip Gloss [Hush]
Tom Misch – Disco Yes feat Poppy Ajudah [Beyond The Groove]
Makoto Matsushita – This Is All I Have For You [Moon Records]
Al Massrieen – Sah [Habibi Funk Records]
Feeling Kréyol – Las Pale [Astérie‎]
Even Everett – Stuck (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) [Soul Haven Records]
JJ Cale – Durango [Mercury]
Burnier & Cartier – Lembrando Ed Kleiger [RCA Victor]

dj ShmeeJay‘s set:

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – The Cost Of Freedom (T2MM Edit)
Jorge Ben – Oe Oe (Faz O Carro de Boi Na Estrada) [Sine Qua Non Edit]
Nico Gomez – La Lupita (Bosq‘s Whiskey Barons rework)
Glass Candy ‎- Miss Broadway (Disco Tech Edit)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Saturday Nite (Derek Kaye Rework) [A&R Edits]
Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Nights (Trust Karma Re-edit)
Tom Browne – Brighter Tomorrow (Gavin From Worcester Extended Edit)
Minako Yoshida – Town [Rush Hour Recordings]
Bryan Ferry – Loop De LI (Leo Zero Extended Dub) [BMG]
Mel Sheppard – Love Making Love 2 U (F.A.M.E. Edit) [A&R Edits]
Trujilio – Midnight Plane [Wall of Fame]
Deep&Disco – Otis Held Tight [Editorial]

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