MIKE HUCKABY (DETROIT, MI)
Check out a podcast and interview at
www.littlewhiteearbuds.com /podcast/lwe-podcast-50-mi ke-huckaby/
Also, www.residentadvisor.net/dj /mikehuckaby
In the twenty-five years or so since his fateful encounter with Alexander Robotnick’s “Problèmes d’Amour,” Mike Huckaby has become one of the most respected figures in house and techno music – in his Detroit hometown and beyond. His love for the music is clear, and he engages that love from every conceivable angle. A legendary DJ, Huckaby stands at some remove from partisan stylistic divisions, winning over crowds with his encyclopedic knowledge of dance music history (the benefit, perhaps, of a lengthy tenure at the Record Time music shop) and an unusually sensitive ear for exceptional, ageless tracks. As a producer, he combines a taste for vintage sounds with a keen interest in emerging technologies, and has devoted untold hours to understanding and mastering a myriad of music-making tools.
That passion and commitment comes in handy when he’s teaching courses on Reaktor and Ableton Live at Detroit’s Youthville community center. It’s also resulted in some classic records, and his productions for his Deep Transportation and S Y N T H labels are basically the gold standards in twilite deep house and brooding techno.
JEVON JACKSON (CHICAGO, IL)
www.soul-foundation.com/dj _jevon_jackson.aspx
Jevon made his debut in the Chicago club scene through guest spots at the ever-popular Red Dog in 1992. Since that time Jevon has always held residencies at several well known Chicago nightclubs. And that's just Chicago. Mr. Jackson has also held residencies in St. Louis, Milwaukee, Washington D.C., New York, San Francisco and in Paris, France. Jevon’s love for music has also taken his career outside the world of the traditional club environment. From the years of 1993 through 1999, Jevon played nearly 400 Raves from Nebraska to Ohio in front of crowds that numbered in thousands. He has also served as the label head for Slang Music Group/King Street Sounds from 2001- 2003. Jevon Jackson appeared on the classic Slang Recordings track “House Music” with fellow veterans Farley “Jackmaster” Funk, Felix da Housecat, and Vince Lawrence, as well as produced several unreleased remixes for Poi Dog Pondering. Currently Jevon has monthly residencies in Chicago at Rodan, Crocodile Lounge, Lokal and the House of Blues Foundation Room.
BODY ROCK of My Dear Disco (Ann Arbor, MI)
www.dancethink.com
www.bodyrockmusic.com
Opening set of funk & soul goodness + a glass of Crown Royal = a stone cold groove! |
