About Us
Who We Are
BeatLounge Radio was born in March of 2012 as a “Weekend Radio”, but thanks to the public’s rapid acceptance, it quickly started broadcasting 24/7.
With headquarters in Los Angeles, California (USA) and offices in Rosario, Santa Fe (Argentina), its owner Luis Blanco, shaped what today has become undoubtedly a reference for CHILL and DANCE electronic music culture, with a hand-picked programming that covers all genres and sub-genres of electronic music ranging from Chillout to Trance and almost everything in between, with a very heterogeneous crew of artists including emerging, mainstream and renowned ones.
BeatLounge also owns an independent record label, BeatLounge Records, the perfect platform to launch their own compilations, EP’s and LP’s and to showcase their talented artists.
BeatLounge Radio broadcasts 24/7, and with two 24/7 streaming channels (Dance and Chill) YOU set your mood!
Staff
Alejandra Iorgulescu
Luis Blanco
Mariano Sinestesia
Marcos Mendoza
A.I. Design
ALEJANDRA IORGULESCU – Website Developer / Graphic Designer / Tech Manager
All branding, web development and tech management is done by Alejandra Iorgulescu. View Online Portfolio: A.I. Design
LUIS BLANCO – Owner & Production
Multi-Media Producer.
BeatLounge Music
Production & Social Networking.
Even before BeatLounge Radio was born, from October 2010 I had been working on promotion at social media platforms & productions.
BeatLounge Radio
Production / Writer / Music Selector / Live Events.
March 2012 was the date when BeatLounge Radio started as a weekend radio till June, when we started streaming 24/7
Then, our radio station mutated again, splitting into two 24/7 streaming channels: BL CHILL & BL DANCE.
We have more than 40 radio shows on air including names such as Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Chris Coco and many more.
One of my main focuses as a producer is to create real “Special Editions” with great artists such as Mike Farina, Tape Five, Julius Papp, Club Des Belugas, Kraak & Smaak, Mo’Horizons, Afterlife, DJ CAM, Parov Stelar and more. This Special Edits were a combo of an interview and a Guest Mix.
Each text on our site is mostly written by me.
I’m in charge of the many Live Events as a Reviewer (A.S.O.T., F.S.O.E. by Aly & Fila, Madonna’s MDNA Tour, Morgan Page, Christopher Lawrence, Morcheeba, etc)
BeatLounge Records
Producer & Compiler.
Since March 2013, we’re also an Independent Record Label.
I’m a Producer, Compiler & Music Selector. LOUNGESTYLE is my high note, an eclectic/lounge compilation produced by myself under the alias Lewait.
I’m co-producer with Alejandra Iorgulescu on every BLR release. I’m always searching for new artists for our record label and obviously for great tunes for our compilations. We have 16 releases between Compilations, EP’s & LP’s.
Many great artists have been signed by us, names such Moby, Morcheeba, Tricky, GusGus, Maya Jane Coles, Anja Schneider, Miss Kittin and many more. Many other great labels trust our work, such us Lemongras, ChinChin Records, Mute, Pias & Mobilee.
You can also see my artistic profile at http://lewait.net
10 | 2010
LoungeStyle airs worldwide for the first time at the BeatLounge Music Podcast
11 | 2010
He launches his first website
01 | 2011
LoungeStyle becomes the first monthly podcast at BeatLounge Music
12 | 2011
He’s interviewed by “Discorama | DJ Friendly”
01 | 2012
He starts a new show, “ChillinGroovinG”, which would broadcast all year long & for the last time on December 2012
03 | 2012
BeatLounge Music podcast turns into a Radio, Loungestyle into a RadioShow
05 | 2012
LoungeStyle lands at Ibiza. Ibiza Sonica, the most important radio on the Island gives Lewait (aka Luis Blanco) a slot on their schedule to feature his radioshow
05 | 2012
None other than MOBY was invited to ChillinGroovinG, to showcase his latest release “Destroyed Remixed”, which was presented in full at the radioshow
05 | 2012
In close collaboration with Vivi Pedraglio he composes and records Lewait’s first track “Let it Flow”.
Vivi Pedraglio produced the music and Lewait the lyrics and melody
08 | 2012
“Let it Flow” is released on “BeatLounge Chillout Lifestyle”, BeatLounge Radio’s first compilation CD, under German label Schalldeluxe. It also included tracks by Lenny Ibizarre, Alejandro de Pinedo and Moby, among others.
09 | 2012
Lewait launches his professional website
09 | 2012
He produced and directed the official video for “Let it Flow”, decided to shoot it on his cell phone, in natural landscapes and lighting. It was mostly self-shot and later post-produced by Lewait himself.
09 | 2012
At the request of American artist Karen Gibson Roc, he produces a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio. Karen Gibson Roc is an artist that expresses herself through poetry and that is clear in her lyrics, creating this mix was remarkably inspirational for Lewait
10 | 2012
He becomes Resident DJ at Downtown Rosario Culture (Arg.)
10 | 2012
At the request of British artist Steve Miller aka Afterlife, he produces a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio.
11 | 2012
Renowned German DJ Tomcraft, is a Guest at ChillinGroovinG. Lewait welcomes him with a 60 minutes warm-up set
11 | 2012
Alongside Jesús Alonso they produce the track “Take a Drink, Move Your Feet”
12 | 2012
LoungeStyle celebrates its first 2 years on air with a deluxe edition: “The Ending Tracks”, a selection of all the songs that Lewait used to end the previous 24 LoungeStyle episodes+ 9 Bonus Tracks
12 | 2012
At MOTIF’s request, duo by German Thomas Lemmer and Brittish Aaron Taylor, he produces a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio.
03 | 2013
He becomes the official BeatLounge Radio voice, recording all of the voice-overs for the station
03 | 2013
Launches a new weekly radioshow, “CoolGrooves”, on air every Sunday at BeatLounge Radio, and as part of the promo campaign, he produces, edits and directs the video with himself in front of the camera as well
04 | 2013
He DJ’s for the runway event “pop-up couture” at Downtown Rosario Culture
05 | 2013
“Take a Drink, Move Your Feet” is released as a CD Single, it contains the original version plus 4 remixes passionately created by Vivi Pedraglio, Alex ElVíl and Mariano Sinestesia (all from Argentina) and Jey Indahouse (Ibiza) thus creating “Take a Drink”, the very first “BeatLounge Records” album!
05 | 2013
At German artists De Phazz’s request, he produces a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio. De Phazz are considered by the specialized press the “godfathers of lounge”. This mix was a dream come true for Lewait!
05 | 2013
He launches his male clothing line “LewaitClothes” which includes a sportswear brand, a casual one and a summer one
05 | 2013
Limitada NetLabel (Radio & NetLabel) interviews him on their “Fade to Face” segment, for the ocasison Lewait creates a 60 minutes mix which airs during the interview by Eme Fight
05 | 2013
He creates for German artists De Phazz, aptly named “The Godfathers of Lounge”, a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio. It included 3 unsigned tracks, which would be later released in June on a De Phazz album called “Naive”. For Lewait this was another dream come true, he always imagined mixing them, but never to be asked officially by De Phazz to do it! Needless to say, De Phazz have aired countless times on LoungeStyle
06 | 2013
“Take a Drink, Move Your Feet” becomes part of BeatLounge Radio’s second compilation, “BeatLounge | Midnight Lifestyle” obviously released by BeatLounge Records including artists such as Danny Stubbs, Motif, Riccicomoto and Moby, among others
07 | 2013
At German artists Tape Five request, he produces a 2 hours mix, compiled and especially mixed to air worldwide on BeatLounge Radio. Tape Five are part of the new ElectroSwing wave, formed by artists such as Swing Republic, G-Swing, Caravan Palace, or Parov Stelar, to create this mix was pure delight for Lewait, who had mixed Tape Five tracks many times before on his show LoungeStyle
07 | 2013
At Danish artists Swing Republic’s request, he produces a 2 hours mix, full of cool ElectroSwing grooves, very similar to the one he created for Tape Five, Swing Republic’s having a slightly more “pop” sound, where they even dare to rework Beyonce’s classic “Crazy in Love”, so much fun!
08 | 2013
Another dream comes true, Kraak & Smaak accept the invitaiton to participate on the Special Editions at BeatLounge Radio segment, and it was Lewait who produced the 1 hour warm-up mix, comprised exclusively by Kraak & Smaak tracks and some remixes. Exquisite!
12 | 2013
LoungeStyle celebrates 3 years on air with its first album release “Loungestyle Vol. 01”, produced by Luis Blanco aka Lewait, and on sale at BeatLounge Records website and all major online stores, such as Beatport, iTunes, Amazon and more.
REVIEWS Live Press Coverage:
03 | 2011 Morcheeba
03 | 2011 U2
03 | 2012 BuddhaSounds
04 | 2011 ASOT500
09 | 2012 Christopher Lawrence
11 | 2012 Morgan Page @ Pacha Buenos Aires – 19th Anniversary
12 | 2012 Madonna MDNA Tour Argentina
08 | 2013 FSOE300
MARIANO SINESTESIA – Audio Engineering
Audio Engineering by Mariano Sinestesia
MARCOS MENDOZA – Contributing Writer
Ocassional live press coverage, reviews, interviews, etc.