Party Favorz is a genre-spanning dance music podcast that began as a series of mix CDs in 1999 and officially launched as a podcast in 2007. Now based in Atlanta and created by Keith (aka K j A M), it connects the roots of disco and house with today’s EDM, Electro House, and Disco House, serving a global audience with tens of thousands of monthly streams.
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Signature Series and Subgenres
Party Favorz is organized into recurring collections that document the history and evolution of club culture:
- Club Fusion – Current electronic trends including EDM, Tech House, Bass House, and Nu Disco.
- Circuit & Anthems – Tribal and vocal house rooted in LGBTQ+ club traditions where the brand first took hold.
- Funky House – Groove-led Disco House, Nu Disco, Soul, and Funk that live outside the mainstream but drive the dance floor.
- Gay Anthems / Gay Anthems for a New Generation – Annual Pride sets that update queer classics for Millennial and Gen-Z audiences.
- BackSpin – Millennial-era EDM, Electro House, and Disco House revisiting the sounds that defined the late 1990s and 2000s.
- Throwback / Trash Disco / Thank God It’s Disco – Contemporary remixes of 70s through early 90s disco and pop staples.
- 70s Disco / 80s Dance / 90s House Classics – Celebrating the decades that shaped house and dance music’s rise.
- Top Dance Songs of the Year – A multi-volume annual series (1996–present) that serves as a year-end snapshot of club hits.
- Diva Hall of Fame – Dedicated to vocalists central to queer dance culture, spanning icons like Madonna, Donna Summer, Cher, and Kylie Minogue through modern stars such as Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna.
- Legacy Dance Tribute – Honoring influential DJs and producers who shaped the sound of club culture, including remix pioneers Hex Hector, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Junior Vasquez, and Tony Moran, and global hitmakers such as Calvin Harris, David Guetta, and Avicii.
Creator and Production Style
A central part of Party Favorz’s process is song curation. Each week, hundreds of promos and DJ service releases are reviewed, with only select tracks chosen to advance an episode. The selection depends on audience appeal, club trends, and an instinctive sense of what will resonate on the dance floor. Party Favorz often features tracks before they gain mainstream attention, offering listeners early access to songs that later become international hits.
The project is managed entirely by its founder, Keith, who designs the logos and original cover art, built and maintains the website, and produces every mix. His studio-crafted method emphasizes smooth energy arcs, harmonic transitions, a cappella bridges, and sequencing that connects classic hooks with contemporary house production. The result is a seamless listening experience that sparks recognition without abrupt or jarring shifts.
Live History
Though now fully studio-based, Party Favorz has roots in live performance. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Keith performed at large warehouse parties and events such as First Splash and Last Splash on South Padre Island in 2001. Complications from multiple sclerosis (MS) later shifted his focus exclusively to recorded output.