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PATRICE RUSHEN: “PEOPLE ARE LEANING INTO SAMPLING IN A WAY THAT IS NOT CREATIVE”

By |2022-08-25T18:38:49-05:00August 25th, 2022|Dance Music, Disco, Interviews, Music News, My House Radio|

When disco music fell out of favour at the dawn of the 1980s, jazz prodigy Patrice Rushen became pivotal in ushering in a new era of post-disco and boogie — offshoots of the cast out genre that James Mtume, Reggie Lucas and Kashif also had a hand in moulding. Under Elektra Records, Patrice would release a string of albums that pushed R&B forward [...]

200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time – Do You Agree?

By |2022-08-25T18:32:44-05:00August 25th, 2022|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, House, House Music, Music, Music News, My House Radio|

200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time - Do You Agree? From Chic to Skrillex, from Chicago house classics to festival rave anthems, from songs that filled the floor at the Loft and the Warehouse to ones that blew up on TikTok. WHAT DO WE mean by “dance songs”? Good question. In a sense, any [...]

House music had its Black roots ripped up – now Drake and Beyoncé are reclaiming them (Guardian)

By |2022-06-30T08:59:27-05:00June 30th, 2022|House Music, International|

The world’s biggest Black stars have turned to the genre not to pander to white tastes – but to remind fans where it came from. Michelle Kambasha   This week, Drake treated fans to a surprise drop of his new album Honestly, Nevermind. Its release, just nine months after his last record, Certified Lover Boy, received lukewarm [...]

Legendary Disco Producer Patrick Adams Has Died (OKP)

By |2022-06-22T19:26:10-05:00June 22nd, 2022|Announcements, Classics, Dance Music, Disco, House, My House Radio|

JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS Jaelani Turner-Williams is a contributing news writer for Okayplayer  New York underground disco and house music producer and arranger Patrick Adams has died. He was 72-years-old. New York’s music scene has lost an undeniable legend. On Wednesday (June 22), it was announced that Patrick Adams, underground disco, soul and house music producer and arranger died [...]

Beyoncé, Drake and the revival of 90s house music (BBC NEWS)

By |2023-09-19T20:33:20-05:00June 21st, 2022|Dance Music, House, House Music, Music News, My House Radio, New Release|

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Published12 hours ago "I'm on that new vibration," sings Beyoncé on her new single, Break My Soul. "I'm buildin' my own foundation." The foundation of her new sound actually dates back to the diva house movement of the 1990s, with its deep grooves, soaring melodies and insistent four-four [...]

20 Questions With Louie Vega: ‘Watching the World Discover Dance Music is Mesmerizing (Billboard)

By |2022-05-02T22:52:19-05:00May 2nd, 2022|Announcements, Billboard, House Music, Louie Vega, New Release|

The house legend on the saturation of dance music, working with his family and the 3 a.m. jam sessions that inspired his new album. By Katie Bain 05/2/2022 You can’t talk about New York house music without talking about Louie Vega. A key figure of the scene in the city and beyond since the ’80s, Vega’s story reads like dance music [...]

BLACK COFFEE WINS BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM AT GRAMMYS

By |2022-04-09T10:16:47-05:00April 9th, 2022|African American, Afro House, Announcements, Dance Music, DJ, House Music, Interviews, Music News, producer|

South African producer Black Coffee won his first award at the GRAMMY Awards’ 64th annual celebration over the weekend. The event marked the first in which the producer was nominated or selected as a winner for this award, which fell under the dance/electronic album category for his 2021-released album ‘Subconsciously’. The 12-tracker went up against other LPs such [...]

Technics announces limited-edition turntable to celebrate 50 years of the popular SL-1200 series

By |2022-04-09T10:09:52-05:00April 9th, 2022|Announcements, Clubs - Nightlife, DJ, DJ Equipment Tools Software, International, Music News, New DJ Gear|

(Image credit: Technics) Technics has announced a new limited edition direct-drive turntable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its legendary SL-1200 series. The new model is based on the SL-1200MK7, released in 2019, and features a golden anodised tonearm and an engraved serial number on the top panel. Included with each turntable is a slip mat with a gold-coloured Technics logo [...]

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