
David Morales
David Morales is a globally revered American DJ, a Grammy award-winning record producer, songwriter, and a businessman. He has produced and remixed over 500 records for an all-star roster of multi-platinum artists, including Mariah Carey, U2, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, and Whitney Houston. The global phenomenon and penetration of dance music into Top 40 radio would not have been possible without him.
Morales launched DIRIDIM Records in 2018. With this new label, Morales is signing and developing artists—and naturally, releasing some of his own productions. DIRIDIM celebrates all kinds of dance music, from the classic sounds Morales is known for, to straight up electronic. His unquenchable thirst for newness is precisely why this native New Yorker remains relevant. “It’s about keeping an open mind,” Morales explains.
A native New Yorker, Morales was one of the first superstar DJs to actively tour the world—and his activity, over the years has only increased. In 2020, due to the global pandemic and inability to travel, he launched, Sunday Mass, a livestreaming show on Twitch to entertain his fans across the world. The 2021 IMS Business Report based on data, cited him as one of the dance music artists who experienced online success during the pandemic. As restrictions for travel continue to ease globally, Morales has DJ gigs booked through the end of the year in New York, the UK, Italy, Greece, and Croatia.
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FILM /TV/FASHION/RADIO David Morales has transcended musical genres to create a global brand. His music productions have appeared in popular films and television shows, including The Devil Wears Prada, Ninja Turtles 2, Don’t Mess With the Zohan, and Star (TV Series). His DIRIDIM radio show can be heard on Ibiza Global Radio and numerous other stations around the world which is streamed to millions of listeners around the world. In 2016, Morales was the lead judge on “Top DJ” a national television series broadcast on Italia 1. When it came time to wear his fashion model hat, Morales appeared in a global advertising campaign for luxury design house, Iceberg.
HISTORY David Morales honed his skills as a DJ in the 1980s and 1990s at such legendary clubs as the Ozone Layer, Paradise Garage, Red Zone, Zanzibar, Tunnel and Club USA just to name a few. When the remix and DJ work began taking off, Morales teamed up with house music legend, Frankie Knuckles, and For The Record DJ Pool founder/NYC nightlife impresario, Judy Weinstein, to create Def Mix Productions. Morales’ prolific production career kicked into high gear in the 1990s with the release of his solo debut album, “The Program” by David Morales & The Bad Yard Club. In the late-1990s, with hundreds of remixes (Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover,” Janet Jackson’s “Throb,” Alison Limerick’s “Where Love Lives,” CeCe Peniston’s “Finally,” Jamiroquai’s “Space Cowboy”, Jaydee’s “Plastic Dreams,” Robert Owens’ “I’ll Be Your Friend,” under his belt, Morales recorded the groundbreaking house classic, “Needin’ U,” under the alias David Morales Presents The Face. Morales’ second album, “2 Worlds Collide,” arrived in 2005, followed six years later, by his third album, “Changes.” David Morales was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1996 as a Producer on Mariah Carey’s album, ‘Daydream’ for the song ‘Fantasy’. In 1998 he won a Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year.” Though Morales’ past is surely one for music’s history books, the DJ-turned-artist always has his eyes firmly focused on the future—on what lies ahead. He keeps an ear to the ground, regularly exploring new music, new artists, and hotly tipped DJs who might inspire him to “go and do my homework.” He happily embraces the new generation of clubgoers. “They don’t care about yesterday”, he says, with a knowing smile.
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Records out on Defected Records, Azuli, King Street Sounds, Ibadan Records, Vega Records, Nite Grooves, Nervous Records, Moshi Moshi Records, D:vision and Media Records. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
20 listings across 16 nights — four dates carry more than one listing, and all of them are here.
- Sat 24 OctRefugetheir 6th night · GigatoneGroup51 going
- Sun 25 OctRefugetheir 7th night · Refuge NYC14 going
- Thu 26 NovRefugetheir 8th night · GigatoneGroup11 going
2026
- Sun 6 SepRefugetheir 5th night · GigatoneGroup
- Sat 5 SepRefugetheir 4th night · GigatoneGroup
- Sun 21 JunRefugetheir 3rd night · GigatoneGroup
- Sun 21 JunRefugetheir 3rd night · Refuge NYC
- Sat 20 JunRefugetheir 2nd night · GigatoneGroup
- Sat 20 JunRefugetheir 2nd night · Refuge NYC
- Sun 24 MayRefugefirst time · Refuge NYC
- Sun 1 Febroom not announcedRefuge NYC
2025 — 2 listings
- Sat 19 Apr 2025Musica Club NYCfirst time · GigatoneGroup
- Sat 19 Apr 2025Musica Club NYCfirst time · Nervous
2024 — 4 nights
- Sun 20 Oct 2024Good Roomtheir 3rd night · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
- Sun 1 Sep 2024Circle Line Cruisestheir 2nd night · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
- Sat 29 Jun 2024Park Slope Warehousefirst time · The Ornate Project
- Sun 17 Mar 2024Good Roomtheir 2nd night · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
2023 — 3 listings
- Sun 19 Nov 2023Good Roomfirst time · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
- Sun 3 Sep 2023Circle Line Cruisesfirst time · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
- Sun 3 Sep 2023Jolene Sound Room Brooklynfirst time · Benny Soto, Dance.Here.Now., Nervous
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- RefugeMay 2026 – Sep 20265 nights
- Good RoomNov 2023 – Oct 20243 nights
- Circle Line CruisesSep 2023 – Sep 20242 nights
Once each: Musica Club NYC, Park Slope Warehouse and Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn. One of the 20 listings never named a room, and is not counted as one.
Who they play with
Five nights on the books, and no name on more than one of them.
- Sun 3 Sep 2023Steve Travolta
- Sun 19 Nov 2023Hector Romero · Mikki Afflick
- Sun 20 Oct 2024The Illustrious Blacks · Ameer Brooks
- Sat 19 Apr 2025Louie Vega
- Sat 19 Apr 2025Louie Vega
- Sat 20 Jun 2026Simon Heyliger
Seven people have stood on one of these bills; none has stood on two.
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