Wez Saunders takes over Defected with full acquisition Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore. Following the management buyout by the MD, Saunders has now become CEO of the group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Documents lodged at Companies [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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