E-Smoove - "I Love Analyzing Business And Negotiating Deals" GRAMMY®-nominated producer and remixer Eric "E-Smoove" Miller is an industry veteran who has remixed tracks from the likes of Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, INXS, Seal, Lil Kim and more. As a producer, he is responsible for the House classics "Deja Vu" and "Insatiable", both featuring vocalist Latanza Waters as well as numerous [...]

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Tha DJ Hi-Speed - "I Don’t Ever Want To Sound Like Anybody Else" Born and raised on Chicago's west side, Will Wilson a.k.a. Tha DJ Hi-Speed always had a love for music. From his grandfather who kept collections of vintage jazz to his dad who played countless hours of soul from the 60s and 70s, disco, R&B, Speed had inherited a wide knowledge of music at a very early age. Listening and [...]

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Trevor Lamont - "Why Don't You Move To Chicago?" Trevor Lamont of Grand Reserve has been a DJ since college in 1987. During that time house was starting to take hold within the Philadelphia scene. Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania would have parties which were half house and hip hop. Trevor started playing records in 1987, and was influenced early by the likes of Frankie [...]

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ZEBO - "We See Ourselves The Way That We Think Others See Us" Zebo packs a cut-up crateful of styles, from hip-hop and B-more to French, Electro, Disco and even a nasty snippet of a techno track or throwback freestyle gem. While this maximal approach might be increasingly common among DJs who cater to the ADD-riddled mash-up club casualties, Zebo stays head and shoulders above the rest for [...]

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Mystic Bill - "Can I Get On Your List?" Bill's introduction to the dance music scene began during his teen years while growing up in Miami. Armed with a fake id, he would frequent a lot of the local clubs & gallery events. During the time he began an extensive record collection and had a chance to play at clubs like Club Nu and the A House before he was even of age. In those days it was [...]

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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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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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