Hotmood

Hotmood is the stage name of Guillermo Gonzalez Santana, a Mexican DJ and producer whose work sits in the orbit of modern disco and house. His productions draw on nu disco and disco house, with a rhythmic focus that also reaches into funky house and jazz house. The Hotmood name is used for releases that foreground dancefloor-ready grooves, bright melodic hooks, and a strong emphasis on funk and disco-derived arrangements.

Gonzalez Santana has issued a steady stream of recordings under the Hotmood alias, building a catalogue that reflects the overlap between contemporary house production and classic disco and funk aesthetics. Across his output, the project is closely associated with labels that specialize in club-oriented disco and funk revivals, including ArtFunk Records, Discoweey, Pina Colada Records, Over The Top, and Funky Revival. These releases place Hotmood within a network of imprints that prioritize upbeat, groove-led tracks intended for DJ sets and dancefloor play.

As an artist identity, Hotmood is consistently linked to nu disco and disco house, genres that update disco’s instrumentation and songcraft with house music’s structure and production techniques. The addition of funky house and jazz house to his genre profile points to a broader palette, where syncopated basslines, crisp drum programming, and occasional jazz-inflected chord work can sit alongside more straightforward disco-house momentum. While the Hotmood project is rooted in dance music, its genre range suggests an approach that treats funk and disco not as nostalgia but as a working vocabulary for contemporary club tracks.

Hotmood’s public-facing credits are tied to the stage name rather than to a separate performing identity, with Guillermo Gonzalez Santana listed as his real name. Under that name, he is recognized primarily for DJing and production within funk-leaning disco and house styles, representing a Mexican presence in a scene that often operates through international label networks and digital release culture.