Traxman is the essence of Chicago dance music (MIXMAG)

By |2025-03-01T07:46:39-06:00March 1st, 2025|African American, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Deep House, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History|

  Traxman started to make music with the simple aim of making people dance and have a good time. That hasn’t changed, but since he started out in the '80s, Corky Strong’s masterful productions and DJ sets have marked him out as a house music great. He has been at the forefront of three different [...]

10 artists carrying the torch for Detroit dance music, according to Dantiez Saunderson (Mixmag)

By |2025-03-01T07:19:18-06:00March 1st, 2025|African American, black History Month, Dance Music, Deep House, Detroit, DJ, electronic music, Entertaiment, House, House Music, MixMAg, My House Radio, producer|

  As part of Blackout Mixmag, Dantiez Saunderson – son of techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson – selects 10 artists who are continuing the legacy of Detroit's innovative dance music scene into the new generation Detroit, a city synonymous with innovation in sound, has long been the beating heart of techno music — a genre born [...]

Dance Music Is Black Music (Soho House)

By |2025-02-06T17:27:13-06:00February 6th, 2025|African American, black History Month, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, Music|

  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 [...]

Mind, Body & Soul: New York club night Soul Connection is honouring the overlooked Black women of house music (Mixmag)

By |2024-12-23T20:12:29-06:00December 23rd, 2024|African American, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, New York, Women|

  Jamaal Johnson sits down with Soul Connection founders Lovie and Honey Bun to chat about creating a safe space on the dancefloor, and the importance of acknowledging dance music’s Black roots House music, at its core, is for everyone. Though the much-recounted story of house's history traces back decades to venues like Chicago's Warehouse, music [...]

Watch Carl Cox and Kevin Saunderson DJ b2b 20 years ago in Rotterdam (DJ Mag)

By |2024-11-14T21:49:05-06:00November 14th, 2024|African American, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, House Music, International, Techno|

  “Four turntables, boxes and boxes of vinyl, a huge light and sound rig and thousands going crazy in Rotterdam...” Kevin Saunderson has shared some footage of a b2b set he played alongside Carl Cox 20 years ago in Rotterdam. Split into five parts and posted to Saunderson’s Instagram, the footage shows the two old [...]

10 lessons everyone in music can learn from Quincy Jones (Music Tech)

By |2024-11-13T20:22:42-06:00November 13th, 2024|advice, African American, Biography, Editorial, Entertaiment, Music, Music News, Music Tech|

  Quincy Jones lived a life almost too impossible to believe. His successes, struggles, and profound creativity, can teach us a lot about the true power of music   Quincy Jones, one of the great musical geniuses of the 20th century has passed away at the age of 91. A polymath, hitmaker, entrepreneur, industry mogul, [...]

New documentary on Ron Hardy and Chicago house music history announced (DJ Mag)

By |2024-09-11T07:15:32-05:00September 11th, 2024|African American, Biography, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, Documentary, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

  I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact of DJ Ron Hardy before his untimely death in 1991 at age 32 A new documentary highlights the late Chicago DJ Ron Hardy's pioneering contributions to house music history. I Was There: The Rise of House Music in Chicago tracks the impact [...]

Floorplan’s divine house music (DJ MAG)

By |2024-07-22T20:25:52-05:00July 22nd, 2024|African American, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Detroit, DJ, DJ Mag, Entertaiment, Honey Dijon, House, House Music, Interviews, producer|

  Robert and Lyric Hood make house that’s clear in its sanctified intentions — but whatever your beliefs, the music that the father-and-daughter duo create as Floorplan is some of the most joyous club material you’re likely to hear. Their new album, ‘The Master’s Plan’, came out on Classic Music Company last month, and Bruce [...]

Honey Dijon Curates Jukebox Installation for Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center (DJ Mag)

By |2024-07-01T17:58:41-05:00July 1st, 2024|African American, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, electronic music, Entertaiment, LGBTQIA+, Music, Music News, New York, playlist, producer|

  "I hope the visitors discover what liberation sounds like" Honey Dijon is curating a jukebox installation for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in Manhattan. Part of a new exhibition marking the 55th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the installation recreates the original jukebox and music playing at the now-iconic Stonewall Inn gay bar [...]

Mike Dunn relaunches influential Dance Mutha label after three decades (DJ Mag)

By |2024-06-28T22:30:20-05:00June 28th, 2024|African American, Announcements, Chicago, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, DJ, DJ Mag, electronic music, Entertaiment, House, House Music, House Music History, Music News|

  The label will release a new three-track EP in July Legendary Chicago house artist Mike Dunn has announced he will relaunch his influential Danca Mutha imprint after three decades.   Founded by Dunn back in 1988, the label released music by artists such as MD Connection, Gershon Jackson, and I-ROC-T. Dunn also co-founded seminal [...]

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