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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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 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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Michael Airhart - "Growing Up In The Projects In The Early 80's" S&S: What's your style of music? How do you describe it? Michael Airhart: I love soulful house, gospel house, funky house and disco house . These different types are meds to my soul. I carry a case of these were ever I go .more like stress relief. Sometimes when the day gets ruff I slide a CD in and its a rap stress be gone lol[...]

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Thomas "DJ P.E.A.C.E" Spann - "How Does One Continue To Have Some Relevance" S&S: What's your style of music? How do you describe it? Thomas "DJ P.E.A.C.E" Spann: My style is very eclectic-I draw musical inspiration from all genres-not just electronic dance music–deep house, progressive, etc –but also from global influences. My musical tastes run from Yousou N’Dour to Salif Keita to [...]

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George Jackson - "I Listen To A Lot Of Hip-hop (Old School And New)" George Jackson of MG Select is a DJ, remixer, and music producer who specializes in the dance music genre. After college and then a brief teaching stint, Jackson left the school system, and became the label head for Silk Entertainment (owned by Steve "Silk" Hurley). It was there that he learned the executive side of the [...]

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