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Felipe Rose (former Village People) interview by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 055 (Part 2)
TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ FELIPE ROSE [FORMER ORIGINAL NATIVE OF VILLAGE PEOPLE] # 055 - PART 2
Felipe Rose comes to a real audition all in his full Native Gear and Jacques Morali at the moment decides that he will get other men to fit the roles to create the new group called The Village People. Well to the say the least the first group was a disaster and everyone was fired except Felipe and new members were brought in to create the disco band that was etched in our minds from the moment we saw all of them on the hit TV Show American Bandstand. Felipe also played the sleigh bells and additional percussion on Macho Man and a few of the other big songs from the album. They are the first boy band before boy bands are even created. The auditions to be in the group were listed in Variety Papers and some performers were dared to show up with the craziest outfits out there of the time. The 1st album was signed to Casablanca Records and went on to achieve double platinum status in the USA and all of them in the group were rolling with so much money right after. Listen to Felipe share his conversation with Disco Artist Sylvester on his rooftop home. Saturday Night Fever broke out and YMCA blew up. Hear the story of Disco sucks and the burning of all the Disco vinyl in Chicago as Felipe was witness to this absolute devastation of the disco genre. As with every great story there is also the part of dealing with Felipe losing the rights in a court case settlement over the Village People. He also speaks about his new single “Dance Again” and the importance of the next steps he is taking in his professional life.
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"The Beat The Scene The Sound" follows DJ Disciple and his story of how DJ's, Promoters, Fans and others from a diverse communities transformed House Music from a DIY project into an international sensation amidst the tumult of 1980s and 90s era NYC. Disciple and many other DJs sought to regain a footing in the USA, but that only became possible with the rise of commercialized EDM. This book shows what is possible when you bring people together and what can unravel when you split them apart.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ BORIS # 091 - PART 1
DJ Boris NYC.. It’s all about the music. New York stalwart and beloved DJ, Boris, lives by that statement each and every day. He is a man wearing many hats; one as a touring DJ, another as a producer dynamo and lastly as a label boss of Transmit Recordings. A career forged over decades of long nights in the Big Apple’s most revered rooms. From the infamous Roxy to Crobar to the once dominating Pacha NY on 46th Street, Boris maintained a following so devout, so loyal they were truly ‘Believers’. Pioneering a music movement in a city filled with those who have so little time to pay attention, Boris has been a production powerhouse when not performing for the masses. He’s been tapped by industry leaders such as Carl Cox for his label Intec, Dubfire for his label Sci-Tec, Paco Osuna and his Mindshake records, amongst countless others.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FARLEY & HELLER # 025 - PART 1
Farley & Heller (Terry Farley & Peter Heller) both begin their humble beginnings at the start of the Acid House Movement. They both Dj and happened to work separately at Danny Rampling’s famous Shoom night in the 1980’s. In this interview you will hear them talk about their big club hit with Diva vocalist Loleatta Holloway and how they were responsible for creating the huge house banger track called "Ultra Flava". Terry Farley and Steven Hall are both responsible for running a successful brand-named Junior Boys Own. Terry Farley went on to create a successful club night in London called Faith and published a very successful magazine as well. Pete Heller in his own right had a huge hit with Big Love and together they toured the world as international Dj’s. Come listen and learn about the UK clubbing history and how it entangles with the US Clubbing scene.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ FISH GO DEEP # 095 - PART 2
Greg Dowling speaks about all things in dance music. From his time at Sir Henry’s in Cork City Ireland to the beginning of production work and beyond. He breaks it all down in this in-depth interview about the creation of Fish Go Deep and the back story of his whole life in the music business. Fish Go Deep are an Irish production duo consisting of Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson from Cork City Ireland. They have been releasing house records under this name since 1997 and in 2006 reached number 1 on both the UK dance chart and indie chart and also reached number 23 in the singles chart with their track "The Cure and the Cause”. Both Dowling and Johnson played an integral part in the emergence of house music in Cork City between 1988 and 2001, and ran the "Sweat" night at Sir Henry's, which attracted acts such as Kerri Chandler, Arnold Jarvis, Lenny Fontana, Laurent Garnier, Dj Deep, Jerome Sydenham, Roger Sanchez, Glenn Underground, Boo Williams, Cajmere, Gemini, Derrick May, Kevin Yost, Migs, Rasoul and Fred Everything.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MOUSSE T. # 058 - PART 1
Mousse T, the super German Dance Music producer, talks about his beginnings in music from learning to play the organ as well to being inspired by Donna Summer and Giorgio Morder's "I Feel Love" which was a totally new electronic sound in the late 1970's. Mousse T shares what family life was like growing up and his father dreams that he had planned for him. Mousse T makes a huge decision to proceed forward with the music career and because of his choice he is rewarded with huge success.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BYRON STINGILY (TEN CITY) # 018 (PART 2) INTERVIEWED BY LENNY FONTANA
A very raw in-depth discussion with Byron stingily about his career in the music industry. Listen to his stories of his inspirational producing partners Marshall Jefferson and CeCe Rogers.
Discover the difficulties faced producing house music in the pop industry. So many stories, so many memories. Tune in and enjoy the journey of Byron Stingily with Lenny Fontana.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ VICTOR SIMONELLI # 032 - PART 2
Brooklyn NYC DJ Producer Label Owner and Remixer Victor Simonelli talks about his humble beginnings at Shakedown Studios and his rise to fame in the 1990s in house music. Come listen to a master of the game speak and what it takes to survive.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE CAUSI # 083 - PART 1
“Brooklyn's Own” Joe Causi is among New York's legendary disc jockeys. He has been a staple in New York radio since the late 1970’s. Raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Causi can truly claim to be one of 'Brooklyn's Own. ' He takes what his hometown has given him from the street and shares it with his radio audience. Come listen to how it all began for him on Disco 92 WKTU FM and the birth of disco. He is currently on the air on New York Radio in WCBS Fm 101.1 He will give you the ins and outs of what it takes to make it.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ MR.C # 098 - PART 1
The original OG of Holloway Road in London Richard West shares his life from the beginning. West was born in London in 1965. He started MCing in the London clubs aged 16 and earned a reputation as a fast-talking, vivacious rapper working with LWR radio's Ron Tom, Jasper the Vinyl Junkie and Jazzy M. He joined with Colin Faver and Evil Eddie Richards to become resident rapper at Camden Palace. Mr C recorded his first house track with Eddie Richards as Myster-E, "Page 67", which was released in August 1987. This inspired West to become a DJ in late 1987. He has since organized, promoted and been resident DJ at: Fantasy (1988), Base (Dungeons 1989), Release (1991), Harmony (1992), Drop (1993), Cyclone (1994), Vapourspace (1994 and 1995), Flavour (The End, 1995 and 1996), Subterrain (The End, 1995–2002), Superfreq (worldwide 2002–present) and Super Disco Freq (LA, 2010–present).
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JON MANCINI # 076 - PART 2
Jon Mancini wraps up his story with all the guest DJ’s he has played with over the 30 plus years and all the follies that went on with the Street Rave, Colours and Colours Orchestral Series. He shared his moment traveling to New York and playing at The Limelight and the experience he gained. He also currently has a video production company and during lockdown set up one of the biggest streaming events that circulated worldwide. Check out this episode to learn what Jon pulled off.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ LEEE JOHN # 028 - PART 2
With record sales in excess of over 30 million albums the incomparable, award winning LEEE JOHN and his group IMAGINATION released and successfully had so many amazing global classic hits singles and platinum, gold and silver albums with songs such as “Body Talk“ “ Just an illusion” “Music and Lights” “Changes” “Flashback” “In The Heat of the Night” and many more securing IMAGINATION’s with their perfect Brit Soul/Jazz/Funk songs establishing their position as essential 80's crossover hit-makers and an influence for future generations in the music industry and fast forward today is continuously entertaining and touring the world in demand with IMAGINATION and as a solo Artist.
Over the past four decades LEEE JOHN continues to captivate audiences with his spectacular live shows across Europe – Africa – South America – Asia – as well as number of the French speaking territories with their ongoing love of his music.
In 2020 we see LEEE once again climbing up the charts on various playlist in the UK and across Europe with DJ/Producer TLOVE – featuring LEEE JOHN with the track written by LEEE titled “HORIZON”. Other recent musical collaborations include an explosive electric duet single called “Don’t Stop” with Plastic Bertrand, written by LEEE. He has also recently appeared as guest artist on the newly released Gorillaz Album “SONG MACHINE “ with the track “The Lost Chord” co-written with LEEE and Damon Alban.
Other exciting projects on the way this year will be the smooth and sultry sounding Latin single “Solitude” with x 2 Latin Grammy Award winning Brazilian Artist Jorge Vercillo. In addition, we also see a smooth jazz album with the phenomenal music maestro “Bill Sharpe” from English jazz-funk band “SHAKATAK” is in the pipeline and due for release in (2021), welcoming an incredible joint blend of smooth soul jazz tiled as “LEEE JOHN & BILL SHARPE” project as well as a long awaited new LEEE JOHN album apply titled “ACOUSTICLEEE” to coincide with an Inernational tour dates being planned featuring old and news songs performed live.
In other creative projects LEEE has been busy producing and directed 5 documentaries taking him as far away as Zambia , Tunisia, South Africa and France and is currently producing and directing ”Flashback” a Film of the history of British black music for which more than 200 interviews are already in the can, including Beverley Knight, Eddy Grant, Billy Ocean , Maxie jazz of Faithless , Ali Campbell of UB40, Mike Lindup of Level 42 , Trevor Nelson, Omar, Geno Washington, Maxie Priest, Sonique , Hamish Stuart of Average white band , Courtney pine Ruby Turner and many, many more - Flashback Documentary.
Finally, to coincide with 40th Anniversary of LEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION (1981 – 2021) we are currently underway in planning a very special and unique anthology special de-lux box set of the complete IMAGINATION body of work repertoire spanning up to four decades to include all 10 + IMAGINATION albums, plus extra CDs with extended mixes, as well as previously unreleased tracks/mixes, this superior de-lux box set will be presented as the definitive career-encompassing box set and will run in conjunction with a series of planned UK & Intl live tours going into 2021/22.
LEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION continues to tour the world and has appeared with many world renowned Artists such as The Jacksons, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and the Gang, Nile Rogers of Chic, Incognito and Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Recently LEEE was honoured and given a Lifetime achievement award in the UK and a Humanitarian award in France for his continuous ongoing charity work support in aid of SOS children, a world orphan charity. Singer, Songwriter, Live Performer, Producer & Director LEEE JOHN forever continues to challenge his own unique creativity and driving force in its endless boundaries and remains to delight fans around the globe with his timeless classic hits and new music releases.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ BOBBY SHAW # 103 INTERVIEWED BY LENNY FONTANA
Bobby Shaw's start in dance music began in 1977 as a bartender in the highly successful discotheque, The Barefoot Boy. There he became close friends with DJ Tony Smith and was fortunate to experience and hear the likes of disc jockeys Roy Thode, Vince Michaels, Larry Sanders, and Wayne Scott, to name a few. During this tenure, he also got to know dance promoters such as Ray Caviano, Ken Friedman, Billy Smith, Alan Mamber, Starr Arning, and Rita Heyer.
In 1978, Shaw's passion for music led him to seek a job within the dance community and he was able to land a mail room position for Ray Caviano at TK Records. While at the label, Shaw assisted on notable acts as Voyage, Peter Brown, The Ritchie Family, T Connection, Beautiful Bend, KC and The Sunshine Band, Jimmy "Bo" Horne, Anita Ward, and Bobby Caldwell.Bobby's old mentor, Ray Caviano, was rewarded with a custom dance label, RFC Records, which was distributed through Warner Bros. Records and Shaw joined him in 1979 as a regional promotion person. Although Caviano was later dismissed from his role, Shaw stayed on at WB until 1984.
While there, he promoted future dance music classics from Gino Soccio, Change, Kraftwerk, Laid Back (discovering and mixing the classic 12" White Horse), The Time, Prince, Chaka Khan, Patti Austin, Janice McClain, Stargard, Talking Heads, and the Tom Tom Club. Perhaps most noteworthy though was his relationship with Madonna as he helped guide her through the early stages of her career with Michael Rosenblatt and Mark Kamins. Shaw helped set up Madonna's early club gigs and was her promotion person for the early masterpieces Everybody, Physical Attraction, Holiday, and Burning Up. In 1984, MCA Records' executives Richard Palmese and Jheryl Busby took notice of Shaw's work at Warner Brothers and they created a national dance music promotion manager's position for him.
He remained there until 1998 and during that time span he became the first corporate vice president of dance music promotion at any label. Shaw's experience was the backbone for bringing such luminaries as Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Dan Hartman, Bronski Beat, New Edition, Stephanie Mills, Fine Young Cannibals, The Jets, Londonbeat, Colonel Abrams, and Tracy Lords to the dance floors of the world. In addition, Shaw became the only record company executive to ever win the AIR competition as he took that honor in 1986.
In 1999, Shaw started his own promotion company, Bobby Shaw Promotions and he is doing it still today. As well he is involved with a Weekly Twitch Show under the name BobbyPromo. His shows are quite delightful and each show is like a history lesson when you listen to the music he chooses and you experience watching him.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ MEME # 084 - PART 1
Dj Meme who real name is Marcello Mansur born and raised in Rio de Janeiro Brazil began to DJ at age 11 and started remixing in 1986. He began his journey working at a Radio Station editing commercials and adding the music to the station. He somehow was able to persuade the Brazilian Record labels to try him out for a remix. Well, the rest was history his remix was added on every station in Brazil and from there overnight DJ Meme was household name in the Brazilian Dance Pop Market. He speaks about his production style and how he began from Disco to beyond.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BOB BLANK # 057 - PART 2
Bob Blank is growing with the Salsa Community and now is being sort out as a hot engineer producer. As the disco explosion begins Dan Rather from 60 Minutes recorded a video clip at Bobs Studio Blank Tapes which becomes an important segment for CBS Television based around the excitement of Studio 54 and the Saturday Night Fever Explosion. At the time Bob was also mixing records for DeLite Records, Prelude Records, Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess and so many others. He explains how Patrick Adams would write on the fly scores of music at the sessions for the string and horn sections. One of the top albums he worked on was the group Musique on Prelude which was a game changer for the disco sound. Bob also talks about how he was instructed by the labels to push the records to sound crazier. He did this alongside the DJs in the sessions by pushing more heavy bass and bringing out the rhythm section in the mix and as well editing new parts giving the listener a whole new version that was perfect for the dancefloor. Listen to Bob talk about his transition into the Ballroom Dancing world. He has such a dynamite story.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ MAN PARRISHDJ MEME # 085 - PART 1
Man Parrish talks about his early beginnings from being an adopted kid living in Brooklyn to beginning to find his way into music. Parrish is a native New Yorker] of Italian descent. He attended the High School for the Performing Arts and the Academy for Dramatic Arts (NYC) as a teenager. He moonlighted as a non singing, onstage "extra" role in several operas at the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan. Parrish left home at the age of 14 and was a member of the extended family that converged nightly at Studio 54, Anvil and other night spots around NYC. His nickname, Man, first appeared in Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Andy Warhol gave him the name "Man". His early live shows at Bronx hip-hop clubs were spectacles of lights, glitter, and pyrotechnics, which drew as much from the Warhol mystique as the Cold Crush Brothers.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ TERRY SPAMER # 108 INTERVIEWED BY LENNY FONTANA
You wouldn’t normally expect a club night in a northern UK city to be an hotbed for the emerging UK house music scene, but Deja vu in Hull was hailed as a pioneer of house music in the UK by legendary clubbing bible Mixmag, it was also named no1 club night in DJ Magazine and has received many accolades over the years and was voted by clubbers the best night in the north.
Deja Vu has now been running for over 30 years and even today manages to secure the hottest talent around. Bookings in the last few years have included Patrick Topping, Camelphat, East End Dubs, Hot Since 82, Jackmaster, Darius Syrossian. Seb Zito, Sonny Fodera, Solardo, Luik Van Dijk, Dimitri from Paris, Waff, Alan Fitzpatrick, Ben Hemsley, Wheats, Rossko, Wheats, Skream, Lauren Lo Sung, David Penn, Ben Sterling to name but a few. They’ve also hosted house music royalty such as Masters at Work(Kenny Dope & Louie Vega), David Morales, Sasha, Carl Cox, Pete Tong, Todd Terry, Marshal Jefferson, Bob Sinclar, Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, Kerri Chandler, Sandy Rivera, Lenny Fontana and so many more.
Terry Spamer is the man behind the brand and its success. Listen to him share what he did over 30 years to make Deja Vu become one of the most talked about party brands in the UK and Ibiza. Staying power speaks volumes and he is not finished yet. He is working on producing high quality large events today in Hull.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALEX LOWES # 042 - PART 1
One of the most sought out promoters in soul and dance music steps into the hot seat. Alex Lowes who used to be in his former life a crisis events planner for the council in the town he lived found soul music as his savior. Coming from the Northern Soul Scene and a huge supporter of The Wiggan and Blackpool Events found playing music as a DJ his saving grace. He talks about how he created Southport Weekender back in 1987 and decades later how it all is still going. Listen to what it takes to be a successful promoter in today’s music industry.
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LENNY FONTANA PRES. DEE WIZ & UNIVERSAL SOUNDS BAND - MUSIC MAKES YOU WANNA
Fast track to now and after more than 140 releases, Lenny steps out with a brand new EP, out on his very own new label, Karmic Power Records… Early support by the likes of Chrissi D and the Freemasons…!
The first release on Karmic Power, titled “Music Makes You Wanna” – a collaboration between Lenny Fontana, Dee Wiz & The Universal Sounds Band
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