Live · 2005 to now
On stage
Sunlightsquare grew up on stage in London clubs, at the Vibe Bar, The Garage and the Jazz Café, and the Jazz Café is where Urban Latin Soul launched to a sold-out room. By 2010 it was a 10-piece, with a three-horn section, Cuban drummer Ernesto Simpson and percussionist Giovanni Imparato, playing Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Milan and Berlin. From 2014 Claudio took the music out alone as the Sunlightsquare live DJ set: decks, live keys, pads and percussion. That show has played Mi Casa Holiday in Mexico, the Nisville Jazz Festival in Serbia and West Coast Weekender in San Diego. In 2022 a band of up to fourteen came back for the Dream Gig, with Omar as special guest.
61documented shows and setsconfirmed and probable
14countriesUK · Germany · Italy · South Korea · Netherlands · Hong Kong…
8live formationsfrom 10-piece to live DJ set
4Mi Casa Holiday appearances2016 · 2018 · 2019 · 2023
Festivals & weekenders
Big nights
Jazz CafeJazz Cafe, London, UKBand
26 Jun 2010Sunlightsquare Live @ The Jazz CafeJazz Cafe, London, UKBand
29 Aug 2010Hafenfest DüsseldorfHafenfest, Düsseldorf, GermanyBand
14 Mar 2015Artists Go South WeekenderHotshot, Hong KongLive DJ set
24 Sep 2016Reeperbahn Festival 2016Jazz Cafe, Hamburg, GermanyDJ set (vinyl)
Oct 2016Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday 2016Playa del Carmen / Tulum, MexicoLive DJ set
Sep 2017Vocal Booth Weekender 2017SpainLive DJ set
Oct 2017Mi Casa Holiday 2017Playa del Carmen / Tulum, MexicoLive DJ set
15 Oct 2017Doin It In The ParkSandford Holiday Park, Poole, UKBand
May 2018West Coast Weekender 2018The Lafayette Hotel, San Diego, USALive DJ set
16 Jun 2018Karaïb Festival 2018Le 6b, Saint-Denis, FranceLive DJ set
Oct 2018Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday: Ten Year AnniversaryPlaya del Carmen / Tulum, MexicoLive DJ set
Oct 2018Amsterdam Dance Event 2018Amsterdam, NetherlandsBand
9 Aug 2019Nisville Jazz Festival 2019Midnight Jazzdance stage, Niš, SerbiaLive DJ set
Sep 2019Vocal Booth Weekender 2019SpainLive DJ set
2 Oct 2019Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday 2019: Eleven Year CelebrationPlaya del Carmen / Tulum, MexicoLive DJ set
Oct 2019Amsterdam Dance Event 2019Amsterdam, NetherlandsBand
12 Jun 2022West Coast Weekender 5 Year AnniversaryCoasterra, San Diego, USALive DJ set
27 Aug 2022Campsoul Music FestivalGrove Farms, Oxfordshire, UKLive DJ set
Sep 2022Vocal Booth Weekender 2022SpainLive DJ set
Oct 2023Mi Casa Holiday 2023Playa del Carmen / Tulum, MexicoLive DJ set
For the house family
Mi Casa Holiday
Every October the house music family meets on the beaches of Playa del Carmen and Tulum. Sunlightsquare has played the Live DJ set, keys and machines in the booth, 4 times.
2016201820192023
Were you there? Photos from the Mi Casa years are being gathered for this page.
The line-ups
Formations
| Formation | Years | Who and what |
|---|---|---|
| Sunlightsquare Visual Experience | c.2005-2006 | Claudio solo: laptop, samplers, Rhodes and projected visuals, 45-90 min; optional vocalist |
| Sunlightsquare Quartet | c.2005-2006 | drums, bass, keys, one vocalist (Sharlene Hector, Nicolaj Bjerre named) |
| Sunlightsquare Starship | c.2005-2006 | 3 vocalists, percussion, drums, bass, keys, plus optional VJ; 'can include Steve Gadd and Will Lee subject to availability' |
| 10-piece band | 2009-2010 | keys, 2 lead vocals, 3 horns (tenor, trumpet, alto), bass, drums, percussion, plus guest vocalists and DJs; 2-hour show |
| 7-piece band | 2011-2014 | keys, vocal, drums, bass, percussion, 2 horns (Korea 2011); drums, perc, bass, guitar, keys, vocal (Ibiza 2014 backline) |
| Sunlightsquare Latin Experiment | 2012 | 4-piece Afro-Cuban band |
| Sunlightsquare Live-DJ-Set | 2014-present | one-man show: DJ plus live piano/keys, percussion and effects, remixing on the spot; sometimes with a guest percussionist |
| The Dream Gig band | 2022 | 10-14 musicians: rhythm section, percussion, horns, vocalists; plus synth-only opening set |
Photographs
In the room
Flyers & posters
On the wall
Gig archive
Every date we can prove
Built from riders, contracts, flyers and listings. Played one we missed? Tell us and it goes on the list.
2023
| Oct 2023 | Mi Casa Holiday 2023 Playa del Carmen / Tulum, Mexico | Live DJ set |
2022
| 5 Mar 2022 | The Dream Gig Under The Bridge (Stamford Bridge, London, UK | Band |
| 12 Jun 2022 | West Coast Weekender 5 Year Anniversary Coasterra, San Diego, USA | Live DJ set |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Campsoul Music Festival Grove Farms, Oxfordshire, UK | Live DJ set |
| Sep 2022 | Vocal Booth Weekender 2022 Spain | Live DJ set |
2020
| 7 Feb 2020 | Truba Kafe Truba Kafe, Serbia | Live DJ set |
2019
| Jan 2019 | Ichu Terraza & Keia Restaurant (Bulldozer Group) Ichu Terraza & Keia Restaurant (Bulldozer Group), Hong Kong | live + DJ set |
| 21 Jul 2019 | Nomade by Puro Music Purobeach Oasis Urbano, Barcelona, Spain | Live DJ set |
| 9 Aug 2019 | Nisville Jazz Festival 2019 Midnight Jazzdance stage, Niš, Serbia | Live DJ set |
| Sep 2019 | Vocal Booth Weekender 2019 Spain | Live DJ set |
| Oct 2019 | Amsterdam Dance Event 2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands | Band |
| 2 Oct 2019 | Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday 2019: Eleven Year Celebration Playa del Carmen / Tulum, Mexico | Live DJ set |
2018
| May 2018 | West Coast Weekender 2018 The Lafayette Hotel, San Diego, USA | Live DJ set |
| 3 Jun 2018 | A Sunday Evening with DJ Spinna Ghost Notes, London, UK | Live DJ set |
| 16 Jun 2018 | Karaïb Festival 2018 Le 6b, Saint-Denis, France | Live DJ set |
| 23 Jun 2018 | Nero Espresso Mercati Generali, Catania, Italy | Band |
| 4 Aug 2018 | Baba Cool 2nd anniversary Baba Cool, Vendays-Montalivet, France | Band |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Calle Ocho Café Cubano Calle Ocho Café Cubano, Bordeaux, France | Band |
| Oct 2018 | Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday: Ten Year Anniversary Playa del Carmen / Tulum, Mexico | Live DJ set |
| Oct 2018 | Amsterdam Dance Event 2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands | Band |
2017
| Mar 2017 | Hoochie Coochie Club Hoochie Coochie Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | Band |
| 14 Apr 2017 | Lush Land Azul Beach Club, Bali, Indonesia | DJ set |
| Sep 2017 | Vocal Booth Weekender 2017 Spain | Live DJ set |
| Oct 2017 | Mi Casa Holiday 2017 Playa del Carmen / Tulum, Mexico | Live DJ set |
| 15 Oct 2017 | Doin It In The Park Sandford Holiday Park, Poole, UK | Band |
2016
| 30 Jan 2016 | Essentials Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany | Live DJ set |
| 13 Feb 2016 | Hoochie Coochie Club Hoochie Coochie Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK | DJ set |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Calle Ocho 20th anniversary Calle Ocho Café Cubano, Bordeaux, France | (live piano) |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Marriott Hotel Ghent Marriott Hotel Ghent, Ghent, Belgium | DJ set |
| 22 Sep 2016 | Tropical Discotheque feat. Sunlightsquare & Mune_Ra Korallbar, Hamburg, Germany | Live DJ set |
| 23 Sep 2016 | Tropical Discotheque feat. Mune_Ra & Sunlightsquare Minibar Moralia, Hamburg, Germany | DJ set (vinyl) |
| 24 Sep 2016 | Reeperbahn Festival 2016 Jazz Cafe, Hamburg, Germany | DJ set (vinyl) |
| 30 Sep 2016 | La Bête Noire La Bête Noire, Mexico City, Mexico | Live DJ set |
| Oct 2016 | Mi Casa Es Su Casa Holiday 2016 Playa del Carmen / Tulum, Mexico | Live DJ set |
| Nov 2016 | Asia run, November 2016 Hong Kong / Seoul / Singapore, Hong Kong / South Korea / Singapore | Band |
| Dec 2016 | Just 4 The Beat & Friends The Loft / Bedroom Bar, London, UK | DJ set |
| 31 Dec 2016 | New Years Eve: Sunlightsquare Disco Night 2016/2017 Calle Ocho Café Cubano, Bordeaux, France | Live DJ set |
2015
| 24 Jan 2015 | Mojo Club Mojo Club, Hamburg, Germany | Live DJ set |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Artists Go South Weekender Hotshot, Hong Kong | Live DJ set |
2014
| Oct 2014 | Rose's Cantina Rose's Cantina, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Live DJ set |
2012
| 4 Feb 2012 | Jazz FM presents: Funky Sensation Ronnie's Bar (upstairs at Ronnie Scott's), London, UK | DJ set |
| 5 Feb 2012 | The Wah Wah Sunday Joint Vibe Bar, London, UK | DJ set |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Jazz FM presents: Live @ Kensington Roof Gardens — Sunlightsquare Latin Experiment Kensington Roof Gardens, London, UK | Latin Experiment |
| Sep 2012 | Ronnie Scott's (Ronnie's Bar) Ronnie Scott's (Ronnie's Bar), London, UK | DJ set |
2011
| 3 Mar 2011 | Wah Wah Live: Sunlightsquare live P.A., a Rio Carnival special Favela Chic, London, UK | Band |
| 7 Jul 2011 | Audi Korea event: wavemusic feat. Sunlightsquare Seoul, South Korea | Band |
2010
| 26 Jun 2010 | Sunlightsquare Live @ The Jazz Cafe Jazz Cafe, London, UK | Band |
| 28 Aug 2010 | Germany mini tour 2010 Stage Club, Hamburg, Germany | Band |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Hafenfest Düsseldorf Hafenfest, Düsseldorf, Germany | Band |
| 23 Sep 2010 | Milan Milan, Italy | Band |
2009
| 27 Feb 2009 | Album release party: Urban Latin Soul Jazz Cafe, London, UK | Band |
2007
| 27 May 2007 | Sunlightsquare / Z-Star double bill Vibe Bar, London, UK | Band |
| 27 Dec 2007 | Vibe Bar Vibe Bar, London, UK | Band |
2006
| 10 Aug 2006 | Sunlightsquare Live in London Battersea Barge (Thames, London, UK | Band |
| 24 Sep 2006 | Vibe Bar Vibe Bar, London, UK | Band |
| 17 Dec 2006 | Vibe Bar Vibe Bar, London, UK | Band |
2005
| 29 May 2005 | Vibe Bar Vibe Bar, London, UK | Band |
| 9 Jul 2005 | Classico Village Classico Village | Band |
| 12 Jul 2005 | The Garage The Garage, London, UK | Band |
| 21 Aug 2005 | The Spitz The Spitz, London, UK | Band |
Undated
| Jazz Cafe Jazz Cafe, London, UK | Band |