Decade of Disco, House and Happiness with Levi Love Disco
Levi Love Disco hails from Racha, a mountainous region of Georgia far removed from the city nightlife of Tbilisi. Growing up, the landscape was quiet, inspiring reflection rather than spectacle - yet it was within this isolation that Levi discovered his first connection to music. Levi’s relationship with DJing began before adulthood technically allowed it. At 17, he was too young to legally enter a club, yet he found himself behind the decks instead of in front of them. That moment wasn’t about breaking rules for the sake of it - it was about following an instinct that couldn’t wait. From the start, he wasn’t trying to impress or perform - he was searching for immersion. He wanted to be inside the records, inside the flow. Those early nights set a tone: for Levi, music wasn’t an accessory to nightlife. It was the reason nightlife mattered at all. Nine years later, that same fire hasn’t dulled, and the teenager who once slipped into the booth is now regarded as one of the first to plant the flag for disco house in Tbilisi.
Every track is a choice; every moment, a story.
What defines Levi isn’t just his selections, but the way he frames them. His sets read like a diary - intimate, emotional, and brutally honest. He has a particular gift for endings: the final minutes, where his choices shift from communal release into something almost spiritual. On his floors, dancers often feel seen, heard, and carried along by music that’s both deeply personal and entirely collective. Vulnerability behind the decks isn’t common currency, but Levi spends it freely - and that’s why people remember his sets long after the lights come up.
Dream Machine and Other Futures
For Levi, music has never been a solitary pursuit. Just as important as playing records is creating the platforms where others can do the same. Dream Machine Records, the label he co- founded, quickly became one of Georgia’s most influential - not just a catalog of releases, but a cultural reference point, defining how local producers and DJs could sound and where they could go. The label acts as both a platform for emerging artists and a cultural touchstone, helping to inspire a new generation of DJs and producers. In 2024, he extended that energy with Menatreba Recordings, launched with close friends as an outlet for raw, soulful music unbothered by trend cycles. These labels reflect his philosophy: music is more than sound - it is community and a platform to nurture expression.
Producing for the Dancefloor
Levi’s vision extends into production, where he channels the same sensibility that defines his DJ sets. His productions are groovy, dreamy, and deeply connected to the dancefloor, capturing moments that are at once intimate and communal. Widely played across Georgian clubs, these tracks reflect a commitment to authenticity over commercial appeal. Levi’s music is not made for charts or algorithms - it is designed to move people, creating moments that resonate both in the present and in memory.
From Paris to Berlin, and Beyond
That approach didn’t stay contained to Georgia. Paris felt it through his appearances at Djoon and Rinse France; Berlin absorbed it at Club der Visionaere; and it echoed across Brussels, Tallinn, Yerevan, and Almaty. Each city added its own energy to his story, but the result was consistent: Levi doesn’t just perform; he converses with the crowd. Sharing stages with selectors like Jeremy Underground, Sadar Bahar, Marcellus Pittman, Horse Meat Disco, Rahaan, Joe Claussel, Jimpster, and CC:Disco, he found himself in dialogue with the very figures who shaped the traditions he draws from. His viral sets at Djoon Radio and HOR Berlin turned that conversation global - proof that his gift isn’t just in rare digging or technical skill, but in the way he reads and answers the emotions of a room.
Mentorship and Friendship
Levi’s musical path was shaped early on by Erekle Tabukashvili, known as Tobako Tween, one of Georgia’s most respected selectors. He was the figure who opened the doors to DJing for Levi, showing him not just the mechanics of the craft but how to connect with music on a personal, emotional level. Beyond mentorship, Erekle is Levi’s closest friend, a trusted sounding board for ideas and experiments, and a companion on countless nights in the booth. Their bond is woven into Levi’s music: every set carries lessons learned in friendship, trust, and shared passion.
Levi’s Heart Beats in Disco, but His Sets Speak in Many Languages
While disco forms the core of his identity, Levi Love Disco’s selections move through a wide range of rhythms - from deep house grooves to Balearic flows, Afro synth textures, Italo disco, and beyond. Each set is a carefully crafted journey, whether under a starlit sky at an outdoor festival or in the intimate depths of a club. Levi doesn’t play simply to entertain; he plays to connect, to create moments of shared emotion, to heal through movement, and to celebrate the timeless power of dance. His music is both a map and a mirror, guiding the crowd while reflecting the emotion that drives every choice he makes behind the decks.
Music as a Conversation
At its heart, Levi’s work highlights music’s ability to connect. From the quiet mountains of Racha to stages across the globe, he has shown that respect, vulnerability, and emotional honesty are as essential as any beat or melody. Levi Love Disco’s journey isn’t about climbing ladders or etching his name into a scene - it’s about dialogue. Between himself and the records, between booth and floor, between Georgia’s underground and the wider world it continues to reach, his music creates spaces where connection, understanding, and shared feeling come first. His career is proof that music, when handled with devotion, doesn’t just soundtrack the night. It becomes a binding force, one that turns strangers on a dancefloor into something closer to a community. And for Levi, that’s where the love in disco has always lived - a force he continues to explore and expand, reminding us that this journey is only just beginning.