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Nicky Roland Interview

By |2021-02-04T18:04:40-06:00February 4th, 2021|Afro House, Chicago, Classics, Dance Music, DJ, Interviews, Music|

  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 [...]

60 Seconds With DJ Vivona

By |2021-01-29T15:52:19-06:00January 29th, 2021|Afro House, Dance Music, Entertaiment, Interviews, Music, Music News|

60 Seconds With DJ Vivona DJ Vivona has been a stalwart on the music scene for a number of years, running his successful Sunclock label, known for its contemporary Afro, Deep and house output with artists such as Enoo Napa, Pablo Fierro, Mario Bianco, Radyon, Dazzle Drums and many more. During his career Vivona has produced [...]

MARSHALL JEFFERSON AND BYRON STINGILY BRING BACK TEN CITY AFTER 25 YEARS

By |2021-01-28T15:19:16-06:00January 28th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Marshall Jefferson and Byron Stingily are bringing back their beloved house project Ten City with a new release for the first time in 25 years. ‘Be Free’ is out via Ultra Music on Friday, January 29. It’s a euphoric vocal house track that channels the soulful spirit that made Ten City’s original productions such a joy. Read this next: Vocal House: The 30 [...]

‘It speaks to an ancient history’: why South Africa has the world’s most exciting dance music (Guardian)

By |2021-01-19T03:31:14-06:00January 19th, 2021|Afro House, Dance Music, House Music, International, My House Radio, South Africa|

Styles like afrohouse, gqom and amapiano are thriving – but with ‘half--baked white kids getting a lot more airplay’, South Africa’s inequalities still hold the dance scene back/ Marcus Barnes Many people got their first taste of South African dance music this year via six Angolans dancing in their backyard, dinner plates in hand. Their [...]

How Sony Music Group Is Promoting Diversity Through Music Education (Forbes)

By |2021-01-19T03:20:06-06:00January 19th, 2021|African American, Announcements, Music, Music News, My House Radio|

Andrea ZarczynskiContributor Hollywood & Entertainment I write about news and emerging trends in the music industry The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) officially opened its doors today during a ribbon cutting ceremony in Nashville. When the museum opens to the public on Jan. 30, visitors will be able to view a new “Business [...]

My House Radio’s William Morrison AKA “The Professor” Has Passed!

By |2021-01-13T22:17:30-06:00January 13th, 2021|Announcements, DJ, My House Radio|

House Music Community we have lost one of our own. Our Brother and friend William Morrison has unexpectedly passed. Many of you in the NYC area knew our Brother "The Professor"!  William would often tell us he wasn't a DJ he was a journeyman taking us on a ride with dj sets. Not only [...]

House music producer dies of COVID a month before expected birth of son he always wanted

By |2020-12-06T13:43:36-06:00December 6th, 2020|Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Documentary, House, Music News, producer|

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 [...]

Ultra Taiwan DJs Fined For Violating Quarantine Rules

By |2020-11-24T20:39:40-06:00November 24th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Taiwan has implemented strict entry restrictions for travelers coming into the country. This includes a 2-week quarantine period with daily check-ins from officials. Under no circumstances may a person leave their place of quarantine within the two week period. As a result, Kayzo, Vini Vici, Slander, Alesso, and their teams had to undergo the quarantine [...]

Snapchat Launches A TikTok Clone

By |2020-11-24T20:18:35-06:00November 24th, 2020|Music, news|

    Snap is finally ready to compete with TikTok and will pay creators to post on the platform. The company is officially announcing a new section of Snapchat today called Spotlight that’ll surface vertical video content from users that’s more meme-like and jokey instead of the day-in-the-life content Snap previously encouraged. Imagine, basically, TikTok [...]

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