barbaratucker.jpg Barbara Tucker’s Music Industry 101 Is More Than a Guide — It’s a Blueprint for Survival, Purpose, and Power Few figures in house music command the kind of reverence earned by Barbara Tucker. Her voice has carried generations of dancers through moments of release and transcendence, but with her new book, [...]
The one-off event will include conversations, workshops, listening experiences, and a gallery tour celebrating queerness Honey Dijon is set to curate a special one-off exhibition at London’s Tate Modern gallery next week as part of LGBTQIA+ History Month. The one-night event will take place on Friday, 27th February and will include conversations, workshops, listening [...]
At ADE this year, Michele Sensale and My House Radio owner James Hall had the great pleasure of sitting with Boston's own Reginald Johnson for an amazing, evening-long conversation. Now, we're sharing those impressions with our audience, with thanks to Reggie for his time, his stories, his insight, and his soul-bearing honesty. [...]
When I first met DJ Val, I found her to be a kind, warm, engaging, and fascinating person. She has had an incredible life and an equally incredible career. Imagine being in the business for 50+ years and still having the passion to create and share your talent and spirit with the world. [...]
All of us at My House Radio FM are deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Ron Carroll. We want to send our sincere and heartfelt condolences to his loved ones. RIP to a house music legend!! Ron Carroll aka The Minister Of Sound has been moving dancefloors for decades, and his [...]
Explore the rise, story, and sound of 3Step — South Africa’s latest and delightfully danceable interpretation of House music. In the early hours of the morning in the fall of 2022 on the infamous Waterfloor of Watergate, a RISE party was in full swing, London’s Afro House Ambassadors Kitty Amor and Sef Kombo were wrapping up an electric [...]
Version 1.0.0 Review by Michele Sensale I just finished reading Music Industry 101: BT Style: Balancing Your Way Through the Industry by Ms. Barbara Tucker. This book provides an in-depth and comprehensive look at the music industry from someone who is a legend in her own right. Ms. Tucker's book is a [...]
Mousse T. tells the story behind his 1998 house hit ‘Horny’. The German-Turkish DJ and producer recounts how ‘Horny’ originated as a remix of Michael Jackson’s ‘Ghosts’, and how a visit in the studio from Roger Sanchez sealed the deal for him to finish the track. Originally an instrumental, named after its instantly-recognisable horn [...]
** This article was originally published in Resident Advisor on February 18, 2020 Inside the studio (and creative mind) of a true house music innovator. Ron Trent has been innovative from the very beginning of his production career. Some of the first music he ever committed to tape, at a friend's house on Chicago's South [...]
https://youtu.be/CImBSno_OZ4 Original Chosen Few DJ reflects on three decades of Chicago’s most enduring house music celebration Alan King, one of the original members of the legendary Chosen Few DJs, has been instrumental in creating one of Chicago’s most enduring cultural celebrations. What began as a small reunion in 1990 has evolved into a massive [...]