That's what TMZ is reporting. On the heels of Adam 'MCA' Yauch of The Beastie Boys and Go-Go Music's Chuck Brown, news is breaking that Bad Girl Donna Summer has also passed away. Her definitely Disco sound is something that is still being imitated and duplicated through House [more]
Say what? The Godfather of Go-Go Music has passed away. Cause of death is still unknown but this Rock-n-Roll Hall Of Fame inductee and a Washington DC legend is gone.
Being one of those few who was actually born and raised in DC, Go-Go Music, and that of Chuck Brown are very [more]
From the Toronto area, DJ and producer Melanie Sutherland has also been steadily growing her sound over the past few years. She recently launched a new website to match her increasing popularity, http://www.melaniesutherland.com. She has come a long way since she tracked me [more]
Ladies so there you are getting ready. Getting ready for what you might think? Well, good question. What if you are a groover and you'll likely go from daytime office job, to a sun soaked happy hour; maybe you are a mom who is going running errands to keep your family on [more]
Some people know him as dad, husband, or cousin. Others know him as a DJ, song writer and producer, or even major WMC party creator. Still others may know him as a gifted painter who has his works hanging in Thurgood-Marshall Baltimore Washington International Airport. This [more]
What, what?! We are incredibly excited to announce that I, with guest performance by Trisha Benton of Alternate Seduction will be filling your ears on the Smalltimore stage at SoWeBo. That means there will be continuous music on the Smalltimore stage during the [more]
Speaking of which, it was nice to get a little snippet of what Danny Tenaglia might grace our ears with during Future Classics 4. Here is recent interview and podcast to Resident Advisor…
Many of us have heard the phrase, ‘sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.’ Well I don’t know if the phrase is true or not, but it has certainly come up for endless debate in the modern psychology community. And I’d rather talk about “Your Words” anyway.
What I’m talking about is the new song from the sultry voiced Rae and her compatriots deejay/producers on the song, Studio Apartment. Did I mention that I will be performing on the same stage as Studio Apartment for this year’s 4th Annual Future Classics Party at the Winter Music Conference? Get tickets at Wantickets.com. Did I also mention that a partner in dance music crime, Terry Thompson (Code Red/Defected) and I working on bringing Studio Apartment to DC the weekend prior to WMC? But I digress.
Rae offers up another solid dance tune in what is becoming a river of solid dance tunes. Studio Apartment offers their usually stellar production chops to the piece. From a deejay perspective this is a great song to use in the middle of a build-up set in route to what ever top-of-the-set banger you are traveling towards. Check out the official video…
Here it is… the party to start all parties. For the Winter Music Conference 2011, that is.
This is truly going to be sick! Including some cool sponsors including local Baltimore/DC favorites Soul Mob and mGrooves, the talents on the turntables is outstanding. The party features the likes of:
BASEMENT BOYS
STUDIO APARTMENT
HARLEY&MUSCLE
GROOVE JUNKIES
CHOCOLATE PUMA
WAYNE WILLIAMS
TERRY THOMPSON
JP RIGAUD
NEIL KURLAND
STYLO
KEMPTON INGERSOL
It is also a celebration of the Basement Boys 25 years in this music makin of booty shakin’ House music. Get your advance tickets; click on the image above…
