This is a classic, high energy Junior mix, blending seamlessly new stuff (his mix of Lady Gaga’s Bar Romance, Whitney Houston’s Million Dollar Bill), Twilo classics and fantastic old school throwbacks. The party, held in the intimate upstairs lounge of Pacha, drew a fabulous crowd of nightlife denizens, pumped-up party boys, and faithful junior heads.

Here is the full recording of Junior’s set, in 5 parts, for your listening pleasure.

Download part 1 of Junior Vasquez live at Pachita

Download part 2 of Junior Vasquez live at Pachita

Download part 3 of Junior Vasquez live at Pachita

Download part 4 of Junior Vasquez live at Pachita

Download part 5 of Junior Vasquez live at Pachita

Thank you Junior and Darren for providing us with this exclusive recording. Here are a couple videos from Junior’s party at Pachita, for your enjoyment.

Savor this first dish to your heart’s content and download the first part of Junior Vasquez  live at Cielo, Thanksgiving Night 2009.

The first part was so good, it too us a bit longer than we thought to digest. Now, we’re ready for part II. Download the second part of Junior Vasquez live at Cielo, Thanksgiving Night 2009.

And finally, here comes part 3: Download the third part of Junior Vasquez live at Cielo, Thanksgiving Night 2009. (Fixed link 12/19/2009)

As usual, many thanks to the assistant pastry chef Darren Kawa for saving us some dessert.

To warm up our hearts, and remember the time when summer and all its infinite possibilities were about to unfold, let’s dig up this recording of Junior Vasquez annual Memorial Day bash at Cielo, from May 24, 2009. The mix is an unmistakable blend of pounding tribal beats and soaring anthemic tunes laced with uplifting vocals, arranged in typical Junior fashion.

So let’s close our eyes, throw our hands in the air and let the words of Diana Ross’ “Take Me Higher” bring us back to a time when summer was still young and the sun was shining high in the sky…

Download Junior Vasquez recorded live at Cielo on Memorial Day 2009.

Meanwhile, the bravest souls were making their way to the hollowed Pavilion night club, where Junior Vasquez was about to take the helm and keep the party going until the early hours of Sunday afternoon.

For those – like us – who were not valiant enough to stay for Junior’s after party, here is the full recording of the set he played at Pavilion, in the morning of Sunday July 26. The mix ends with a stellar Whitney megamix, featuring Junior’s own mix of the divas latest track “I didn’t know my own strength”.

As usual, we’re sending a big shout out to Darren Kawa for digging up this tape, and all our best wishes to Junior Vasquez for his birthday.

Download the full set of Junior Vasquez recorded live at Pavilion in Fire Island on Sunday July 26, 2009.

By his own admission, Arena was Junior’s favorite residency and it has come to represent the heyday of New York’s nightlife. The grandiose club, richly decorated with murals by famous contemporary artists like Keith Haring or Jean Michel Basquiat, belonged to the empire of Peter Gatien, who also owned the notorious Limelight. It became Junior’s third residency, after Bassline and Soundfactory, and he developed there a very distinct style of music, taking the wild pitch sound from his Soundfactory days into a more dramatic and anthemic direction.  He produced some of his most emblematic remixes during his residency at Arena, such as Deborah Cox “Who Do You Love”, Skunk Anansie “Weep”,  Elton John “Rocketman”, Dolly Parton’s “Peace Train”, Cher’s “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and many more.

The club closed its door in September 1997. The building was sold to NYU and then demolished to make room for a dorm.We thank dearly our friend Christopher Aviance for sharing with us this rare and amazing recording of a night at Arena. Enjoy this 5 hour mix of Junior Vasquez live at Arena.

And taken from Junior Vasquez own video archive, here are some precious footage of Junior’s closing night at Palladium, featuring appearances by Kevin Aviance and Raphaella Madonna.