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unusual facts about house music


E.M.M.A.

In the Spring of 2006, two of the former band members (Martina Ståhl and Alexandra Pettersson) formed a new group since the breakup of E.M.M.A. The group was named "B-Tween" and are labelled as singing pop/disco house/R&B style music.


Angie Xtravaganza

In 1994, the year following her death, Junior Vasquez released a house music single simply titled "X", which bore a dedication to the memory of Angie Xtravaganza on the record label.

Bizarre Inc

Bizarre Inc were a house/dance-pop band from Stafford, England, that formed in 1989 as a duo of English DJs Dean Meredith and Mark "Aaron" Archer (not to be confused with the film producer of same name).

Capital Manchester

The 102 MHz frequency in Manchester has a chequered background, initially it was occupied by Sunset 102 which included regular shows from house music innovators 808 State and a Saturday evening rave show from Sammy B; both were cited by Dave Haslam in City Life to have been instrumental in reflecting and developing the early rave culture in the city.

Dimitri from Paris

His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary house music, as well as original soundtracks from 1950s and 1960s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce Vita and The Party, which were sampled in his album Sacrebleu.

There, he introduced the first ever house music show to be broadcast in France, while simultaneously producing under the direction of sound designer Michel Gaubert, runway soundtracks for fashion houses such as Chanel, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Hermès and Yves Saint-Laurent.

DJ UCH

Uchenna Martin Anyanwu (born August 30, 1979) in New York City, known professionally as Uch or DJ Uch is an American radio presenter, mixshow dj, and house music producer originally from The Bronx, New York.

Electronic Pleasure

Electronic Pleasure is the first full-length album released by British house and techno group N-Trance.

Future Juju

Future Juju was an album released by the British house act Black Jazz Chronicles in 1998.

Heineken Green Room in Singapore

:Norman Jay MBE, the Godfather of Dance, performed at Velvet Underground in Singapore and produced an exciting array of rare grooves, funk, house and hip hop beats.

How to Dance

"How to Dance" is a 1991 single by the Austrian house music trio Bingoboys from their debut studio album The Best of Bingoboys.

Indy Sagu

Sagu has found much success in record producing across many genres of music, particularly in his speciality of bhangra, hip hop, house, UK garage, and rock.

Jock Jams

It also had some house music, hip-hop, classic disco music, megamix music, and some cheerleaders and other sports(wo)men saying phrases.

Larry Heard

In October 2004, "Can You Feel It" appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on house-music radio station SF-UR and the song "Cosmology Myth" appeared in the 2009 video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, playing on the ambient/chillout radio station Self-Actualization FM.

Lee Foss

Lee’s music is inspired by the musical heritage of Chicago and his influences include classic house, R&B, 90s Hip Hop, 1980s electro and Detroit techno.

Let's Get to It

Combining new jack swing, soul, dance, house and techno influences, Let's Get to It allowed Minogue to develop her songwriting with six tracks co-written with Mike Stock.

Love Can't Turn Around

It holds an important place in the history of house music as the first record in that genre to cross over from the clubs into the UK Singles Chart.

Make This Love Right

"Make This Love Right" (more commonly known as "The Ball and Chain"), is a single written and produced by New Jersey house music producer Romanthony.

MixSCAN

Every type of DJ related music is offered on Dubset, from drum & bass, hip hop and open format to down-tempo, disco house and minimal techno.

Modulations

Featuring: Rob Young on the pioneers of electronic music, Simon Reynolds on krautrock, Peter Shapiro on disco & post-punk, Kodwo Eshun on house, David Toop on hip hop, Mike Rubin on techno, Chris Sharp on jungle, Tony Marcus on ambient, Kurt Reighley on downtempo, and Michael Berk on the technology of electronic music.

Nah Neh Nah

The song has been covered by Italian DJ Rico Bernasconi in 2010, and by German house duo Milk & Sugar in 2011.

Needin' U

In addition, the single was re-released in 2001 with a brand new full vocal version featuring house music diva Juliet Roberts.

Norman Jay

Jay describes himself as a primarily house music DJ, but the Good Times sound includes 1970s and 1980s funk, soul and jazz-funk, previous carnival tracks have typically included Estelle's 1980; and tracks featured in recent radio shows have included Billy Griffin's "Hold Me Tighter In The Rain" and more contemporary tracks in the form of Heavy's track "Wonderlove".

Pamela Williams

Williams exhibits diverse musical elements in her repertoire, including Nu Jazz, Funk, R&B, House, Latin and Pop.

Reel 2 Remixed

Reel 2 Remixed, the second album released by the house music and reggae-influenced duo Reel 2 Real, is a remix of their first album, Move It!.

So Get Up

So Get Up was a 1993 track by the Portuguese house music production duo Underground Sound of Lisbon.

Soule Hall

Techno, House and Electronic music are constantly being blasted on speakers throughout the dormitory.

The Haçienda

The growth of the 'Madchester' scene was little to do with the healthy house music scene in Manchester at the time but it was boosted by the success of the Haçienda's pioneering Ibiza night, "Hot", an acid house night hosted by Pickering and Jon DaSilva in July 1988.

The Moody Boys

The Moody Boys (and later, Moody Boyz) was a UK house music production and remix outfit active since 1988, consisting of Tony Thorpe and, until 1992, Jimmy Cauty.

TKA

1991 saw even more diversity of sound with the release of the singles "Crash (Have Some Fun)", a house music hit that featured a hip hop vocal by Michelle Visage of the group Seduction; "Give Your Love to Me" produced by Platinum producer Frankie Cutlass and "Louder Than Love".

Underground Sound of Lisbon

Underground Sound of Lisbon (sometimes shortened to USL) was a collaboration between Portuguese house music producers Rui da Silva (then known as Doctor J) and DJ Vibe (real name Tó Pereira).

Veronica Vasicka

Specializing in obscure electronic gems, she loves old New Wave, Italo and House music.

Where Love Lives

"Where Love Lives (Come On In)" is a classic house song by the British singer Alison Limerick from her debut album, And Still I Rise.

Who the Hell Are You

"Who the Hell Are You" is a song by Australian house music band Madison Avenue, released as a single from their only studio album, The Polyester Embassy, in 2000.


see also

Axel Boman

Boman made a breakthrough with his EP Holy Love on Pampa Records in 2010 where the song "Purple Drank" became a hit in the house music scene, since then he has been touring extensively and made remixes for artists like John Talabot and Harald Bjork.

Byron Burke

Burke was the creative force behind Ten City, an early 1990s dance group that has established them as one of the pioneers of House Music.

Dada Nada

Dada Nada - House Music and Hip House act which served as the moniker for Robert Ozn after the breakup of New York art rock act EBN-OZN, an MTV darling in the mid 80s.

Deep Black

Tiefschwarz (English: Deep black), a German tech house music duo

Dennis Edwards

The track was recorded at Fredrick Knight's recording studio in the duo's old home town of Birmingham, Alabama and produced and engineered by house music pioneer Alan Steward.

Dj SchizophreNik

SchizophreNik (skitso-phrenik) (born July 29, 1986, in Karlovo, Bulgaria) is a top Dj and Producer of Dance/Rap/R&B/House Music.

Jack Holiday

Christian Korcan better known by his stage name Jack Holiday, is a Swiss DJ, songwriter and music producer and considered a renowned figure in Swiss house music, well known for his collaborations with Swiss DJ Mike Candys and with Christopher S. The three have carved up a partnership in similar fashion to the Swedish House Mafia.

Jake Childs

Childs’ musical career as a house music producer and DJ started in Houston where he became a fan of a house radio show and began attending weekly house music events.

Jeff Pinkus

In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers' lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released Digital Dump, the only album from their psychedelic house music side project The Jackofficers.

Katie Targett-Adams

Targett Adams' wrote and released 'Black Eclipse' in 2013 representing a change of musical direction with an electronic house music single for DJ John David, produced by Fant'ohm Records.

Lance Jordan

In 2003 Jordan with Creamer & K created the indie house music label NY Love Records, which produced a string of dance hits, most notably Rosko's 2005 anthem "Love Is A Drug" which went to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart, and "Last Night I Was Dreaming" which rose to #2 on European Dance Radio.

Liimatainen

Heikki L, real name Heikki Liimatainen, Finnish house music producer, DJ and remixer

Louise Wallis

A French house music fan and francophile, Wallis has performed twice at the French Institute’s 12-hour extravaganza ‘My Night With Philosophers’.

Mark Farina

Shortly after Mark befriended Derrick Carter in 1988 at a record store in Chicago, he developed an interest in House music.

MiBBs

The upcoming year brings five more EPs produced by WoodysProduce, rising Chicago star, producer/mc Tree G, house music veteran C Penn, and two of LA's best kept secrets - DertBeats and Mike Free, with features from Bad Lucc, Deniro Farrar, Boldy James, Polo Donatello and many more.

Mrs Wood

Further success ensued with "Heartbreak", which featured vocals from Cleveland City signing Eve Gallagher, another artist who became synonymous with the house music and hardbag scene of the mid 1990s.

Philadelphia Film Festival

The festival is held at seven different venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area, including, The Ritz 5, Ritz East, International House, Music Theater and The Annenberg Center.

Soma Records

Soma Quality Recordings, a Scottish record label specializing in techno and house music

Tichina Arnold

Although not as widely known for her work in music, Arnold has experienced success as a recording artist; she co-wrote and performed the duet, "Movin Up," which reached #2 on the Billboard Club Play chart with fellow high school alum and house music artist Inaya Day.