D3RKIN - "When I Was Younger I Used To Get Picked On" D3RKIN Chicago native has been in the scene for close to two decades playing small to large scale events. Over the years D3RKIN played alongside music industry heavy hitters Daft Punk, Derrick Carter, Roy Davis Jr., & Paul Johnson to name a few. As a producer D3RKIN's music has done well getting support from House music legends like Mark [...]

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DJ LIL' JOHN™ - "I'm A Low-Key Computer Geek" DJ LIL' JOHN™ is without question one of Chicago's most well-known DJs. Nationally and internationally, millions of listeners have heard his "hands do the talking", as he mixed a variety of music on-the-air for almost three decades!! From the college radio station WKKC 89.3fm (1980's), summer guest spots on the Top 40 powerhouse WBBM 96.3fm [...]

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Milty Evans - "I'm My Worst Critic" Milty is a veteran of the Chicago dance scene starting in the business in high school. Learning the art of djing and working decks to rock the party came second nature. Working his way up the local scene with djs like Derrick Carter, Diz,and even Mark Farina. Milty has been a mainstay at the hottest clubs chicago has to offer from Shelter, Elixer, Karma to [...]

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DJ Ashton Abels - "Talk Less Do More" Hailing from The Mother City Of South Africa with a reputation of being a technical Genius behind the Vinyl or CD decks, DJ Ashton Abels talents have been seen all over the country. Abels is a music scholar, forever developing his craft and refining it to unmatched levels. Evidence of this is the level of flexibility and quality he shows across music genres [...]

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Deejay Threejay - "I Still Love The Underground" S&S: What's your style of music? How do you describe it? Deejay Threejay: House music… Feel good music, Jack your body music I also like to beat some techno. S&S: Who or what was most instrumental to you when it came to music? Deejay Threejay: This is a big question given I grew up to the sound of House music in Chicago… Julian [...]

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DJ Jes - "We All Had Obstacles We Had To Go Through" S&S: What's your style of music? How do you describe it? DJ Jes: I play Dance music and the best way I can describe it is that it's a sound that contains DJ tribal beats with grungy Basslines,Soulful Vocals and Bass pounding drum beats that keep you on the dance floor. S&S: Who or what was most instrumental to you when it came to [...]

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DJ Self Born - "There Was Always Music In My Ear" Just when you thought the art of real djing was over... Go back to the days of carrying crates and mix-tapes. DJ SELF BORN, a music purist at heart has single handily resurrected the golden era of music in south Florida by way of Chicago. check out his exclusive Q&A with S&S below. S&S: What's your style of music? How do you [...]

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DJ Babaloo - "How Much I Owe You Again" S&S: What's your style of music? How do you describe it? DJ Babaloo: My style of music is House and to me it is peaceful music and by that I mean it brings people from every walks of life together to have a good time dancing S&S: Who or what was most instrumental to you when it came to music? DJ Babaloo: I always loved music especially live [...]

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Oscar P is recognized as an innovator and force within the music industry. His musical style fuses influences from NYC, Chicago and Detroit, creating a unique sound that can be heard on his productions. His resume includes remixes for Kink, Clairity, Soul Minority, Jamiroquai, Adele, Omar, Simone Moreno, Todd Terry, Demarkus Lewis, Physics, Marvin Gaye, & Roland Clark. In 2012 Oscar was named [...]

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Gene Hunt - "I Would Never Leave The House Without Taking A Record With Me" Gene Hunt’s first release was on the infamous TRAX imprint and he swiftly followed it up with a string of tracks that were personified by a strong influence from Detroit. Deep strings mixed with intricate drum patterns were his trademark and his Melodies EP for Nepenta was one of the labels first hits. A Chicago house [...]

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