Gene Farris/Facebook These seminal producers played instrumental roles in developing the early sounds of electronic music and bringing it to the masses. RACHEL KUPFER FEB 1, 2021 More than 40 years ago in Chicago's underground club scene, the foundational wave of modern dance music was just starting to hit its stride. It was the [...]
A trip through the timeline of dance music HARRISON WILLIAMS, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 Dance music was built on love, unity, respect, and inclusivity. Mixmag is celebrating Black History Month by honoring electronic music's most cherished and revered artists who embraced these founding values. Last week we showcased the women who shaped dance music and [...]
80-minutes of disco and disco's revenge from The Godfather of House *This article from February 2022 is being shared today in memory of Frankie Knuckles MARTIN GUTTRIDGE-HEWITT Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 14:23 A rare Frankie Knuckles DJ set from Valentine's Day 1986 has been shared to SoundCloud by Chicago music luminary Braxton Holmes. [...]
December 30, 202210:47 AM ET BRITTANY LUSE BARTON GIRDWOOD COREY ANTONIO ROSE JESSICA PLACZEK VERALYN WILLIAMS 2022 was a banner year for Honey Dijon. She co-produced two of the fiercest tracks on Beyoncé's latest record, Renaissance, and she released her own studio album this fall, called Black Girl Magic. But Honey – one of the only Black [...]
Legendary house music producer and singer-songwriter Robert Owens teams up with house vocalist Pepper Gomez on “Be Ready,” via Wake Up! Music. Pepper Gomez Sharing how the collaboration came to pass, Robert says, “One chat with Pepper Gomez over the internet and I felt I was in touch with a kindred spirit, I felt an [...]
By Glen Williams Paris Brightledge is one founding house music member stemming back to the 1980s. His first release "It's Alright" became a catalyst for house music exposure across the world. Paris is a gifted and talented music artist with a signature trademark vocal style. Born in Chicago, IL, Paris [...]
By Glen "DJ Houseman" Williams As many may have seen on social media, I host a Sunday night deep show on My House Radio, the Outer Limit. It is a show where music is explored outside of regular norms DJs play. My intentions with the show is to allow DJs to experiment with sounds [...]
Nicky Roland Interview Nicky’s extraordinary talents are not limited to sound alone. True to his artistic nature, Nicky explored 3D animations to accompany the track with visuals to produce an incredible video for Broken Promises. A real epitome of a fiercely independent mindset. Born and raised in London, England, Nicky first started dabbling [...]
Matthew ‘Turk’ Agostini, 50, of Logan Square, and his partner Jessica Tapper already had the name picked out for their son-to-be: Matteo. He’ll have his father’s nose. By Mark Brown@MarkBrownCST Dec 4, 2020, 6:20pm CST Matthew “Turk” Agostini playing guitar with his 3-year-old daughter Violet. Provided Chicago house music producer Matthew Agostini’s first son is due to [...]
FacebookTwitterEmail The OG DJ/producer made his lasting mark with "Move Your Body" in 1986, the first-ever piano house track, which reemerged late last year with a hugely popular remix from Solardo. His latest, "Let's Get Busy," also brings new life to a classic ANA MONROY YGLESIAS GRAMMYS AUG 17, 2020 - 4:08 PM With [...]