The Journal.
Field notes from inside a silent-disco sunset series on Fort Myers Beach. Written by Jack and Tony, usually at 11 pm, usually in a van, usually about something that just happened. Everything we wish somebody had told us when we started. Updated when we have something real to say.
Why a silent disco is the loudest room I've ever been in
People walk into their first Casamoré night expecting a gimmick. They walk out talking about the quietest loudest dance floor of their lives. Here's what I think is actually happening.
Fort Myers Beach is back, and it's the quietest comeback you'll ever hear
I grew up on this beach. Then Ian took it. Then the rebuild took three years. Now the town is standing up again — and Casamoré's sunset series is, in a small way, part of that.
House music is, actually, love
I know 'house music is love' is a slogan on a T-shirt. But I mean it literally. Here's a short history of why the genre exists and why it's still the right soundtrack for a sunset on a Florida beach in 2026.
The two-channel secret: how Jack and I actually DJ a silent disco together
People ask us constantly 'how does it work when you're both playing at once?' The answer is nerdier — and way more fun — than you'd expect.
The sunset we nearly cancelled (and what it taught us about weather, Florida, and the word 'almost')
Six hours before doors on our second-ever sunset, the radar was solid red. We sat in a van on Estero Boulevard with our hands on our knees and tried to decide whether to send everybody home. Here's what happened next.
How the playlists actually get made (the un-glamorous version)
People assume playlist curation looks cinematic. It mostly looks like two guys in a parking lot arguing about whether a 1978 disco edit should go on Sunset, Slowly or Salt & Citrus. Here's the real process.
A silent disco is the most accessible dance floor we've ever built
Nobody talks about this, so we will: silent disco is quietly one of the best dance-floor formats for sensory-sensitive folks, hearing-impaired folks, older folks, kids, and every person who has ever left a club early with a headache.
Why sunset, not midnight: the case for the best dance party happening before 9 pm
Everybody assumes a dance floor has to happen at midnight. We put ours at sunset on purpose, and after three years of doing it I'm convinced it's the single biggest decision we've made.
The free door and the paid door: why Houseguests is free and Tickets are $18
The single decision people ask us about most: why give away a huge part of the brand for free? Here's the honest, not-at-all-marketing answer.
The shrimp rule (and other dumb little habits that actually run this thing)
Most of what keeps Casamoré running is not a spreadsheet. It's a handful of dumb little habits we are superstitious about. The dumbest and most important one is called the shrimp rule.
What we mean when we say 'tier' — a short glossary of Casamoré rental language
Our rental page has words like Houseguest, Standard, Full Service, Weekend, and ShipKit and people keep asking what they actually mean. Here's a plain-English glossary.
The sound of Southwest Florida (and why it's going to be huge)
Miami has a sound. Tampa has a sound. Southwest Florida — Fort Myers, Naples, Sanibel, the beach towns — has never really had one. I think that's about to change, and here's what it's going to sound like.
The van, the crate, and the dance floor: an inventory of the things that make a Casamoré night happen
Somebody asked what gear we actually run. I went to the garage, took pictures of everything, and then wrote them all down here for anyone who wants to know.
Letters from the houseguests (the ones that broke us)
We saved a handful of messages we've received from people after their first sunset. They are the reason we do this. Here — with permission — are a few we can't stop thinking about.
Curating is a love language
Everybody has the same Spotify. The same algorithm, the same daily mixes, the same 'for you.' The reason hand-curated playlists matter now more than ever is because curation is the one thing a computer can't fake.
What we bought for Casamoré that was worth it (and what was a total waste)
Somebody emailed asking 'what would you buy first if you were starting a silent disco brand today?' I made a list. Here it is, worth-it and not-worth-it side by side, with the reasoning for each.
Why we named it Casamoré (and why it's Italian, but not really)
People ask about the name all the time. It looks Italian. It sounds Italian. It is not, technically, Italian. Here's the actual story.
The album is real (and here's what's on it)
House of Love, the Casamoré debut album, drops June 20, 2026. People have been asking what's actually on it. Here's as much as I can say without spoiling the surprises.
Come to a show (a plain, honest invitation from the two of us)
We've written a lot of words on this Journal. This post is simpler. This is us asking you, directly, to come to a Casamoré night. Here's what to expect.
What we're actually building (the long version, for the people who keep asking)
People ask 'what IS Casamoré, actually?' and we usually give them a two-sentence answer. Here's the long version. The real one. The version we tell each other at midnight in the van.
For the writers.
Everything you need to cover A House of Love — the one-line, the longer pitch, the facts, and who to email.
A House of Love is a silent-disco sunset series, presented by the Southwest Florida music duo Casamoré, roaming SWFL in 2026.
Casamoré is debuting A House of Love — a silent-disco event series built around the sunset hour — on Saturday May 16, 2026, on the beach at Fort Myers Beach. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the night runs until 11 with a rotating lineup of one DJ at a time on a single wireless-headphone channel.
The format is deliberately stripped down. A single channel everyone shares. A rotating lineup of E3, Casamoré live, Drews!ve, and Sleaze. Casamoré plays the sunset set themselves — a live performance that hits 8:07 PM, the precise second the sun touches the Gulf of Mexico.
A House of Love is a four-sunset season running monthly from May through October 2026, with the finale at Bonita Beach Park on October 17 — which also premieres a 12-minute mini-documentary tracing the full season. Capacity is sixty per night. Tickets are $18 early bird.
- Event
- A House of Love — Sunset 01, the debut
- Date
- Saturday, May 16, 2026
- Doors
- 6:30 PM ET
- Sunset
- 8:07 PM ET (astronomical)
- Close
- 11:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Fort Myers Beach, FL
- Lineup
- E3, Casamoré (live sunset set), Drews!ve, Sleaze
- Format
- Silent disco, single channel, rotating lineup, sunset cut at 8:07 PM
- Capacity
- 60
- Tickets
- $18 early bird / $15 for Houseguests list
- Presented by
- Casamoré
- Operated by
- Medicated Mango LLC
- Album
- Casamoré — House of Love (release June 20, 2026)
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