Duration: 2 Hours. Delivery Format: 2 x 55 min MP3 files (192kb) ready to air.
Delivered weekly via download or CD. Programme Format: The glitzy 1970s and
1980s era of “Funk, Soul and Disco”. Demographics: Disco Nights is designed as
a party mood-maker for all ages.


“For me, my DJ-ing days began in the 1980s, working the wheels-of-steel in trendy night spots in London Town such as Hamilton’s on the 7th floor of the Intercontinental Hotel Park Lane in London. I had a very expensive curly perm and I wore a white tuxedo and bow tie and the crowd was the jet-set elite who compared Hamilton’s with New York’s and Sydney’s finest clubs venues .. you could say I started at the top and worked my way down into radio! I wore a head-mic years before Madonna thought of it and the music was funky and loud, and we partied to Shalamar, Michael Jackson, Kool & The Gang and D-Train til 3am every night. The strobe lights and mirror balls glistened on the sequins of the dancers’ jackets and platform shoes (and that was just the guys!). The records were wild and funky and salsa-spiced, and an exciting new electro sound wowed everyone. Everyone knew all the songs, they were happy songs – people were happy. And the DJ would get on the microphone now and then and rouse the “party-people to get-down-and-boogie” and they went wild.



“With Disco Nights I’m reviving the 70s and 80s disco party, but gone the cheesy DJ quips and enter short, informative documentary-style bits about the artists and songs of the era .. the influential producers like the mighty Quincy Jones, and the Disco icons.


“On Disco Nights, the music naturally reigns supreme, and that’s where the focus lies. The spoken link bits are short but informative not throwaway aimless DJ-ing. Like The Love Show, the “cheese” is at an absolute minimum .. except when lyrics like “Get down, boogie-oogie-oogie” really get you giggling and you just can’t stop yourself.

“The linking throughout the show is tight and on-beat. Bright, fun and sparkly Disco Nights jingles add sparkle, and a non-stop mix sequence makes today’s DJ-Hyper realise he was born in the wrong time .. and didn’t invent mixing on his computer after all.


“Disco’s classic dance vibes of two decades ago are the forerunner of today’s fragmented dance music genres. Respected and loved the world over. Listeners who were there will love reminiscing the songs (that still sound amazingly fresh today!), and it will leave today’s club dancing crowd and new DJs open-mouthed and totally inspired.”

If you’re interested in taking this programme please e-mail enquiries@berniesimmons.com