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Pitch shift: 10 Records that Sound Incredible at the Wrong Speed

By |2020-04-15T20:51:35-04:00April 15th, 2020|Disco, DJ, Documentary, Entertaiment|

DJs have long experimented with the speeds of their records to add a little bit of personality to their sets. Patrick Ryder follows in the footsteps of the great dancefloor innovators to pick out ten records which shine when played at the wrong speed. Words: Patrick Ryder If you grew up in a house with a [...]

Pioneer DJ Introduces Rekordbox 6.0

By |2020-04-15T20:30:12-04:00April 15th, 2020|Announcements, DJ Equipment Tools Software, Music News, New DJ Gear|

Available now, the latest update lets you sync your tracks across various devices via the cloud. Pioneer DJ has released a new version of its popular DJ software rekordbox. The latest update, rekordbox 6.0, includes several new features, chief among them the ability to sync tracks across various devices via cloud-based app Dropbox. Choosing from three [...]

10 EARLY-80S POST-DISCO TRACKS THAT HELPED INSPIRE HOUSE

By |2020-04-15T20:15:43-04:00April 15th, 2020|Chicago, Classics, Disco, DJ, Documentary, Entertaiment, Music, Music News, New York|

Because it didn't go from 'I Feel Love' to 'Strings Of Life' - the early 80s saw the birth of what we now know to call ‘post-disco’   When Frankie Knuckles famously described house music as disco's revenge, it set in motion an origin story tantamount to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. House and disco [...]

Roger Sanchez selects ten Strictly Rhythm tracks as the revered label celebrates its 30th anniversary

By |2020-04-15T20:06:18-04:00April 15th, 2020|Clubs - Nightlife, Documentary, Entertaiment, House, House Music, Music News, New York|

STRICTLY Rhythm recently announced its 30th anniversary celebrations, One of the record labels that helped shape the face of house music since its inception in New York three decades ago, they have been responsible for unleashing so many iconic tracks from Ultra Nate's No.1 anthem 'Free' to Erick Morillo aka Reel to Real's 'I [...]

Ceybil Jefferies (2020), “Love So Special” singer (Legacy.com)

By |2020-04-14T23:34:35-04:00April 14th, 2020|Announcements|

  Ceybil Jefferies (2020), “Love So Special” singer By Kirk Fox April 14, 2020 Ceybil Jefferies was a singer known for the 1990s house music hits “Love So Special” and “Open Your Heart.” She was a New York City underground dance music legend who used different stage names during her music career. The best known alias for Jefferies was Sweet Sable. Died: Date unknown, [...]

Love Vibration Nation Music confirms delay in The CoCreators touring plans due to Covid 19.

By |2020-04-06T22:42:19-04:00April 6th, 2020|Announcements, Music News, My House Radio, news|

Grammy Nominated Electronic Artists The CoCreators vow to delay, not cancel tour plans so they can celebrate with fans after Covid 19 subsides. (PRUnderground) April 1st, 2020 Covid 19 has been a challenge internationally in all industries. In a compensation structure that heavily relies on the live performances of artists and labels to survive and [...]

HOW ‘SOUL MAKOSSA’ MADE MANU DIBANGO A CLUB AND POP LEGEND (MIXMAG)

By |2020-03-26T20:08:25-04:00March 26th, 2020|Announcements, MixMAg, Music, news|

The 1972 track was a favorite at David Mancuso's Loft and sampled by the pop giants like Michael Jackson and Rihanna BILL BREWSTER 26 MARCH 2020   Saxophonist Manu Dibango, who died on March 25 of COVID-19, was an early champion of African sounds in Europe and worldwide, long before the notion of so-called “World music” [...]

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