** 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 [...]
Gene Farris is not just a DJ. He is a living legend whose story embodies passion, patience, and the unstoppable power of dreams. From his early days in Chicago’s underground scene to performing on the biggest stages worldwide, Farris has spent nearly four decades transforming dance floors and inspiring new generations of artists. When [...]
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CLUB CHUCK will be a celebration of New York dance music. Resident Advisor and Converse are hosting a party in New York on Thursday, May 8th. Running from 8 PM through 2 AM, CLUB CHUCK will take place at a TBA Brooklyn venue. The lineup, which is also under wraps for now, will [...]
David Morales shares the story behind his dance anthem, 'Needin' U' In an exclusive interview with DJ Mag, David Morales shares the story behind his dance anthem, 'Needin' U'. Morales reflects on the origins of his career, from DJing at the Paradise Garage to remixing Whitney Houston at just 25 years old. Morales explains [...]
Jesse Saunders and Vince Lawrence are among the interviewees featured in the 90-minute film A new documentary digging into the queer Black origins of house premiered at Sundance Film Festival last month. Directed by filmmaker Elegance Bratton, Move Ya Body: The Birth Of House looks at the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition night and its bearing on the [...]
We chat to some of Soho House’s music friends – Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Norman Jay MBE and Giles Smith (Secretsundaze) – to get their take on dance music and the inspirational figures that made our playlist this month Listen here With a nod to Black History Month, our new Dance Music Is Black [...]
Four decades on from a record that changed the world of dance music forever, Meena Sears speaks to house music scholars, including Jesse Saunders, and traces the evolution of the culture 2024 marks 40 years since the release of Jesse Saunders’ seminal track ‘On & On’. While there is some debate around it, ‘On & On’ is widely considered [...]
The legendary house DJ crafts an expertly balanced dance floor odyssey. Honey Dijon started her career nearly 25 years ago in her hometown of Chicago. From house music's inception, she lived and breathed the genre—and took any DJ gig she could get (even going so far as saying she would DJ out of a [...]