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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ NICKY HOLLOWAY # 040 - PART 1
Nicky Holloway’s connection with music began as soon as he was born.
Growing up on a boat and witnessing bands such as Pink Floyd playing live, Nicky got into DJing and started his own events in 1985 at The Royal Oak with Giles Peterson and Pete Tong as his residents before they became super DJs. Nicky was renowned for his events in quirky venues such as the natural history museum, London zoo to name just a few.
Nicky talks about his experiences in Ibiza with Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold and playing at venues such as Cafe Del Mar before Ibiza became popular. Hanging out with Bono from U2, Kylie Minogue at the Milk Bar, Nicky was the first event promoter to bring Todd Terry and David Morales to the UK. Nicky was always one step ahead of the game. Hear how he was able to put on a surprise show with Sister Sledge whilst they were touring in the UK.
Irvine Walsh asked Nicky Holloway, Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling to be part of a film about Ibiza - how did it all go so wrong?
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ NICKY HOLLOWAY # 040 - PART 2
Nicky talks about the beginnings of house music in London. How he helped transitioned the sound of London from Hip hop to house music. As in the beginning of the dance scene there was no other “Dews” that played this style of music. A whole new movement was born from it and what came was "The Summer of Love” He is the first promoter to bring Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May and David Morales. He also brought Dj Hippie Torrales to sing his hit song called “Your Gonna Miss Me When I Am Gone” known under as Turntable Orchestra. He hosted many artist as well as Tyree Cooper and Sister Sledge so public performances were very important for him to put on stage. He also touches how he rose to the top in the club scene and how it all came tumbling down. Nicky shares about drug addiction and making a complete turnaround and his focus today is to get this double set album ready for the world. As covid ends he is set to play music again and is ready to take on the DJ World and make his mark as a hit making producer this time around.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BRANDON BLOCK & ALEX P # 039 - PART 1
True House Stories with Lenny Fontana and the super fun duo Brandon Block and Alex P is an absolute must see.
Check out this show to hear all of the crazy stories these world renowned DJ pair were involved in during their years of DJing and partying in clubs around the world.
Hear all about the mayhem they created during their time playing in Ibiza and why Brandon had to return to the UK. Learn how the party life affected Brandon health wise.
Expect to be thoroughly entertained during this show. So many funny moments with Brandon Block and Alex P.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BRANDON BLOCK & ALEX P # 039 - PART 2
Alex and Brandon talk about their famous Kiss Fm London show. The guys explain how they first met each other and how they became one of the greatest DJ teams from the beginning of house music in Ibiza. They share how it all began at Space and all the escapades that followed. The most important part for this team was that they wanted to bring something to Ibiza and not just take it away. Come and listen to the fellas spill the beans.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 1
Ralphie D'Agostino aka DJ Ralphie Dee opens up the interview from his humble beginnings of learning about music through watching the famous Television program called The Ed Sullivan show. He shares his life growing up as a young kid in Bensonhurst Brooklyn. The drums were his instrument of choice and rock music was the sound of the times. Ralphie discovers disco music through pre mixed 8 Track tapes and starts to learn the process of becoming a DJ.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 2
Dj Ralphie Dee is preparing to start playing in Discos in this segment. He is talking about the early part of the 1970s. Ralphie is hired to play at a bar on Coney Island Avenue called the Drift Inn and shares his first experience of visiting Odyssey 2001. In this segment he gives you the backstory of the club and how he is offered the job to DJ at the club and how the movie Saturday Night Fever is created and filmed at the club. He also shares about how strong the Italian Mafia muscle and how things had to be cleared before you proceed with shooting this famous movie.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 3
Ralphie Dee speaks about meeting actor John Travolta at the set of filming Saturday Night Fever. The installation of the famous dancefloor at Odyssey 2001 that would make its debut for the first time on the big screen. He also has a small part as an extra in the movie and here he explains how the premier of the movie is announced and how Ralphie's life is about to change overnight. The club and Ralphie become a household sensation and the stress of being famous begins as the movie hits the theatres worldwide. He also takes us on the spiral downwards as disco crashes and some of the misfortune he experienced over the years and how he worked through it all and made the right changes to survive the times. He speaks a lot of truth and very candid about dealing with lifelong depression and finding happiness in the end.
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ ASHLEY BEEDLE # 037 - PART 1
The story starts with Ashley Beedle sharing his humble beginnings. He takes us down memory lane on how he visited his first Discotheque back in the 1970s. His first drum machine and listening to artist Gil Scott Heron as a teacher and his beginning of his DJ career in dance music with the Reggae influence.
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0:00 Welcome to True House Stories with Ashley Beedle
1:14 Introduction and lockdown with Covid
4:35 Discovering Music as a young Ashley Beedle
6:07 Father's Record Collection and the different styles of music
6:36 Reggae track on Blue Beat Records by Alton & Eddy called Murial
8:11 Mother and Father meet at the hospital
8:40 National Newspapers cover the wedding of his parents mix marriage
9:15 Racial Situation in USA
11:30 Different Ethnicity Areas in London
12:00 Barbados and the racial issues
15:10 Musical Training Skills
15:53 The Mattel Drum Machine and basic programming
17:44 Gil Scott Heron as your teacher
18:32 The Organ and The Rhythm Machine
19:25 The Band Called The Reflections playing cover versions of Buddy Holly
20:00 The show Opportunity Knocks
21:45 The First Disco Attended in 1978
22:45 Soundsystem was called Channel One
23:17 Hearing for the first time Crown Heights Affair and Mass Production
24:38 Main Djs of the day come to Harrow such as Chris Hill, Robbie Vincent, Greg Edwards
25:00 The First Mobile Setup
27:16 Rob Mello Original Member of the Black Science Orchestra
27:53 Leg Warmers, Carpenter Jeans, Rollers Skates, Suede Boots, Native American Jackets
29:28 Soul Boy and Reggae Soundsystem’s
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ ASHLEY BEEDLE # 037 - PART 2
In this second part Ashley takes us behind the scenes of meeting Norman Jay at The Notting Hill Carnival and starting to be booked at his first solo DJ gigs. He explains how “New Jersey Deep” was created and the feeling of hearing his records played at Sound Factory in New York City with DJ Frankie Knuckles thanking him for making such a great record. He also has his first chart super hit with Talking Heads lead vocalist David Byrne with the song called “Lazy” and being invited to perform on Top of the Pops.
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0:00 Reggae Soundsystem Life Discussed – Saxon Soundsystem
2:09 Notting Hill Carnival – Palace Square
2:45 Meeting Norman Jay – The Good Times Soundsystem
3:26 Shock - First Soundsystem to play house music
4:27 Mr C and the first house records
5:30 Jazzy M and writing his book
6:08 Croydon Back in the day and Vinyl Zone Record Shop
8:15 Muswell Hill Shock Sound System Vs Jazzy B Soul 2 Soul
9:29 The Dub Plate's first Dropped “Keep On Movin”
10:40 A young James Lavelle finds the music business
11:47 No Photo or video footage
12:25 Box Boy apprenticeship and learning to become the DJ and work the crowd
14:22 Solo DJ Gigs begin at Queens meeting X-Press 2 , Andy Weatherall, Terry Farley
16:00 Balearic Music - Dj Alfredo - Kenny Loggins
18:12 The Wag Club becomes The Brain Club
18:36 US Garage Music. Movin Records, Tony Humphries, Frankie Knuckles, Kerri Chandler
19:45 Tony Humphries Cassette Tapes
21:00 Jamaica Queens
22:18 Bobby Konders
31:00 Collaboration begins on a new song called Music Express
32:00 Fabi Paras drops the dubplate
33:50 New Jersey Deep and the back story of the sample of Wood Brass and Steel
35:47 Rock and Soul Shop, Walter Gibbons
36:36 Kenny Dope and Louie Vega at Hard Times
37:10 new single of MAW called Mattel
38:23 The Nervous Track
38:59 Giles Peterson – Nuyorican Soul Album
41:27 Ricky Morrison – Catch A Groove Records
46:30 Lazy – David Byrne Talking Heads back story
51:30 Top of the Pops Performance
53:10 The Mavis Album
55:30 Moton Label – Dave Jarvis
56:40 Worldwide FM
57:13 Stepping back from the music
57:44 The Beginning of F-Star Clear & Ramrock Records
59:00 The new studio North Street West
1:00:00 Reforming Black Science Orchestra 29 years later
1:02:00 Clearing Samples
1:03:00 The new vision and sound of BSO
1:04:00 Making the move to London and New York
1:05:00 The gigs in USA
1:08:40 Post Covid and what the future holds
1:09:30 What are you using in your studio kit these days
1:11:00 The Current Vinyl Business
1:13 :00 The Vinyl pressing and the mastering
1:18:00 Wrapping up
1:20:00 Jo Wallace speaks about keeping it altogether
1:25:00 The End
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ TEDDY DOUGLAS (BASEMENT BOYS) # 036 - PART 1
This story begins with Teddy Douglas sharing his humble beginnings at the record shop. How he arrived with the production name Basement Boys and meeting Thommy and Jay. How important The Tony Humphries Mastermix radio show on New York Radio 98.7 WRKS FM and having your record played. His first record deal on Jump Street Records and meeting superstar diva vocalist Ultra Nate'.
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0:00 Welcome to True House Stories with Teddy Douglas
3:28 First single Jump Street Records Love Don't Live Here No More
3:40 Tony Humphries, Zanzibar Night Club, 98.7 Kiss FM New York City
4:36 Teddy Douglas Singing Career
8:18 Disco Dancing Teddy
8:00 Carl couldn't go to his father's funeral because he can´t leave Australia
9:18 Teddy Speaks about his musical training
10:41 Record Music Career Begins in the shops and DJ early days
13:52 Odell's Monday night party
14:51 First Record Store Job Starts & Basement Boys is beginning
16:00 Tastemakers
17:03 Movin Records New Jersey
17:50 Corporate Level Work Begins
19:18 Dreams of having demo records played
20:56 Teddy meets Thommy Davis and Jay Steinhour
22:13 How Basement Boys name arrived
23:08 First Record Deal
23:53 Tony Humphries Launched Careers for many in house music
25:00 Hearing your song on the radio
25:30 Teddy Describes the closing party at the Paradise Garage
27:30 Talent Search and Profile Records
28:00 Discovering female artist Ultra Nate'
28:35 Teddy is not a singer
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ TEDDY DOUGLAS (BASEMENT BOYS) # 036 - PART 2
In this Segment Teddy discovers songwriter and diva vocalist Ultra Nate'. The Basement Boys begin to work with Major Labels such as Warner Brothers, Eternal, MCA and Mercury Records. The first trip to London when he signs “Its Over Now” and meets Norman Jay. A music conference and a cassette is handed to the guys and Crystal Waters is discovered. Crystal writes the “Gypsy Woman” Song for Ultra Nate album and it released as Crystal Waters. Dj Danny Tenaglia breaks the record out at the Winter Music Conference and not to far after it goes Gold. Basement Boys are the hottest commodity in the game and Teddy wants to follow Motown Records and make it a family business with the same.
✭ VIDEO TIMELINE ✭
0:00 Ultra Nate' and Profile Records
1:09 Writing songs for Ultra Nate'
2:46 Eternal Records and signing Ultra Nate'
4:20 Trip to London and meet Norman Jaye
6:10 Discovering Crystal Waters
7:37 The story of Gypsy Woman
10:30 Danny Tenaglia Plays Crystal Waters Promo
12:46 20th Anniversary party Teddy Douglas plays with Danny Tenaglia
14:30 The Dj's that inspired
17:30 DJ and Production grows and Teddy Meets Lenny Fontana
19:10 Your record gets spoofed on a comedy show
20:19 Unsung Hero TV Interview
21:48 Dj Spen and the crew
22:30 Modeling a factory like Motown Records
23:46 Quantize Records
24:50 Remixing and Commercial Records are beginning
26:30 The formula of making successful records
27:22 Letter from Quincy Jones
28:40 Four Major Deals
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ TEDDY DOUGLAS (BASEMENT BOYS) # 036 - PART 3
Teddy shares a highlight moment when the Basement Boys meet Tommy Mottola from Sony Records and is offered a huge remix of Michael Jackson's "Stranger In Moscow." He explains his drive of owing a record label and the changes with streaming platform Spotify and his personal viewpoint. Valerie Simpson from Ashford & Simpson reach out to Teddy and pull him back from retirement and a whole new story begins. New Albums are in the works and he shares a funny story about Masters At Work with a remix.
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0:40 Teddy explains the phone calls and Tommy Mottola meeting
0:58 Michael Jackson Stranger In Moscow Remix and studio
4:10 True Heart felt dancing and DJ
7:08: Dj's Tito and Mandrill working a Club soundsystem
8:40 Tony Humphries at Zanzibar
9:15 Soft Cell – Seedy Films
10:15 Traveling around the World and meeting people
10:45 Independent Labels
11:00 Byron Stingily on the 100th Release
12:00 We Belong Together
12:35 The Dark Moment and the change in the business
13:19 Caterogies and Genres in House Music
14:00 The Transition of change
15:00 DJ Spen And Karizma
15:59 The phone call that bring's him back to the Music Business from Valerie Simpson
19:36 Monday Night Studio Sessions Begins at The Rockwell
20:48 Greg Lewis and his studio: Bill Pratt's Studio
22:19 The Streaming World and the Music Business
25:00 Sampling Basement Boys Songs
26:00 The Fabric of the house music business
27:47 Remixers
28:50 Artists such as Richard Burton, Jasper St. Company, Tasha LaRae, Carmen Brown
Symphonia
29:55 Covering classic songs and making it work in todays music scene
31:10 Quantize Records Release Schedule – Strictly Rhythm Release Schedule
33:20 Speaks about playing Vinyl
34:00 Covid - Dealing with life and working
35:56 What is expected from a remixer
36:25 Remixers Dr. Packer, Michael Gray, Lenny Fontana
37:15 Turning Down Gigs
38:00 Drugs and Cutting his dreadlocks
41:00 The Journey and the dream ahead
43:30 The Music is bigger than the producer and being dropped from the major labels
45:00 Being Thankful and your new projects and the direction
47:39 Teddy's Prediction after Covid
50:00 100th Release - The Celebration Party with interviews and all
53:09 Funny Story about Masters At Work and the Basement Boys Remix
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ A DANCER IN PARADISE GARAGE # 035 - PART 1
In this first segment you get an history lesson of how the Paradise Garage was erected. Oscar Reyes, Archie Burnett and Mikey Jones talk about life in the beginning with the construction parties, the club politics and the demographic and styling of what made the club what is was and the beginning of DJ Larry Levan inside the New York City Nightclubs and all the surrounding nightlife. Listen to how they speak about John Jellybean Benitez and The Funhouse Nightclub.
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00:00 Intro
00:10 The New York City Night Clubs
01:25 Bonds International
02:16 Garage House Music
02:28 The House That Larry Levan Built
03:12 Memberships at the club
04:59 Intro to Oscar Reyes, Archie Burnett, Mikey Jones
06:57 Capezio Dance Shoes
08:23 Horse Bath and working at UPS
09:52 “You Betta Werk”
11:21 Moment of Silence for a brothers lost Greg “Flame” Seely & “Latin Hustle King” - Floyd
12:22 Paradise Garage Reunion – Oscar Reyes Poem
13:50 The Dancer first or the DJ
14:10 Oscar Begins work at Garage during Construction parties
14:47 John “Jellybean” Benitez
15:48 The Membership Card
16:07 The Last Verse – The Day Is Done – Longfellow Poem
16:39 The Ramp
17:48 The Original Sign outside the club
18:15 Sharing the owner - Michael Brody
19:38 Kangol and Adidas Shorts
19:52 Nicky Siano Gallery Dancers
20:15 The Garage Booth
21:46 The King Tut Party
23:00 Noel Garcia – The Consummate Host – The Greeting
24:59 The Details of the layout of the rooms
27:50 Climax Hour
28:50 The Tourist
29:10 Larry Changes the vibe for the morning dancers
31:00 Styling and Demographic of people
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ A DANCER IN PARADISE # 035 - PART 2
Listen to Oscar Reyes, Archie Burnett & Mikey Jones explain about the membership process and what was like to become a core member of the club. Listen to how DJ Larry Levan controlled everything in the room and turned up the heat in every way with his message in the music. As the club grows the needs of the people are met and the mystique is created and the word spreads worldwide as you need to experience it. The first club to have record pool parties and the involvement of Mel Cheren from West End Records. A moment were Grace Jones is yelling at Larry Levan and share the dangers and excitement of New York City in the 1970's and 1980's and what Michael Brody's Vision of the Club and the success it had.
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00:00 The Clothing Gear
01:04 The Five Fingers Of Death - First Martial Arts Movie
02:48 The Membership Drive
03:40 Application of Core Membership
04:40 Mechanic Wrench Core Members - Priceless
04:50 Membership Cards Introduced in 1980
06:50 Larry Levan as your resident DJ
08:17 Euphoria from the dancefloor
09:15 Commercial Club vs The Underground Clubs
12:12 The Bus Stop
13:11 The Record That Would Clear the Dancefloor
13:46 Thunder Sound Effects
15:55 Grace Jones Threatens Larry Levan
16:25 “Get On The Funk Train”
17:09 Michael Brody Meets Larry Levan at Reade Street / Soho Place
17:40 The Evolution of Garage
19:00 The Roof Deck
21:33 The Chameleon Club
22:57 David Mancuso – The Loft, Nicky Siano – The Gallery
26:41 Michael Brody Vision of Garage
28:00 The Petition Is Sent Out
30:00 The Competition of Other Clubs Promotion
33:15 The Changing of the DJ – Larry Levan is Fired
36:57 Tee Scott Damages the Sound system
39:10 Mel Cheren West End Records as an investor
40:50 The Dance floor and the wood dance floor
47:00 The Street in front of Paradise Garage
55:00 Home is where your heart is
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ A DANCER IN PARADISE # 035 - PART 3
Summing up on the landscape changes and the coming of the end of an era. Sharing a moment at the Red Bull Music Block Party and the Famous BBC Radio 6 Legends Of The Dancefloor Documentary about the Second Anniversary at the club that aired in 1979. The guys share highlights from different nights at the club, with fantastic performances by Loleatta Holloway and Grace Jones. Listen to them speak about the closing of the hottest club in New York City, The Paradise Garage. The closing weekend and the final goodbye of Paradise Garage.
✭ VIDEO TIMELINE ✭
00:00 Michael Brody is like a father for Larry Levan
00:10 The vocalist D-Train
04:17 Second Anniversary Live Recording WBLS Memories BBC Radio 6
05:00 The Magic of the Music
06:00 Description of walking into the club
08:57 Weekend is the main song of the show
09:40 HIV (AIDS) Hits New York Club Scene
11:25 Keith Barrow first Artist Passing
12:30 GMHC Dance Marathon
13:20 Word Breaks Garage is closing the doors
17:00 Archie performed with Breed Of Motion
19:00 Our Home is being taken away
20:10 Dealing with the police and the mafia
21:40 1979 Anniversary Party - 3000 Tickets Sold
23:45 Rules are made for the coat room
26:30 Drug Policies
27:30 The Famous Punch Bowl
28:00 Loft dance floor vs. PG dance floor
30:38 Baptism by FIRE
34:00 Taana Gardner Heartbeat
37:00 Playing a record over and over
40:00 The art of talking through songs
42:00 Pleasure “Take A Chance On Me”
46:00 Joey Llanos & David Depino
46:20 Red Bull Music Block Party
52:20 Mikey Receives A Collect Call From The Club
54:00 Grace Jones
54:30 The Soundsystem
56:00 Ministry of Sound
57:00 Frankie Knuckles Sound Factory Bar
57:48 Best Performances
01:00:01 Loleatta Holloway The Greatest Diva Of All Time
01:04:46 Garage Closes and dancers are trying to find their new home
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ TYREE COOPER # 034 - PART 1
Tyree Cooper the awesome super dupa producer, grew up in Chicago, starting out as a top Basketball Player but left to focus on music producing and Djing. Tyree began working with Mike Dunn but after a disagreement they initially parted ways but reunited at an event called Earthquake for freestyle battles which attracted over 500 people to the shows, packing out the club and the overspill of revellers took to partying on the streets outside. In the years of 1984 till 1986 these were Tyree’s most prominent production years. Chicago House music was his vibe and Tyree became a legend on the drum machine Roland TR-808. Tyree was turning out 4 tracks per night whilst continuing to work during the day, he worked 12 hours per night in the studio. Tyree was signed to DJ International Records and they would pay him $50 per drum beats and was even told by Larry Sherman of Trax Records that his music sucked! All of the tracks he produced were credited to Rocky Jones and all of his tracks according to management were not selling. Little did Tyree know that he had produced some huge hits but was never truly informed. Luckily for Tyree his hit record contracts were just 2 years long so to this day, he actually owns most of his music.
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19th February 2021 Groove Magazin Germany (by Jan Goldmann)
True House Stories: New video format from Lenny Fontana
New York house DJ and producer Lenny Fontana has a proud portfolio. He has been DJing since the 80s. First in New York clubs like the legendary Studio 54, and later all over the world. As a producer, his discography includes over 140 releases.
In a career spanning more than 25 years, Fontana has made many friendships with actors from the scene. For some time now he has been cultivating these friendships in a very special way, which should especially please house fans: every few days he invites colleagues from the old days to a virtual chat. He and his guests reminisce about the 30 or so episodes that have been broadcast live on Fontana’s Facebook page.
They tell about the first parties they played at, about crazy coincidences and throw in funny anecdotes about their past as DJs. The conversations seem neither forced nor stiffened and take place in a friendly atmosphere. Big names like Louie Vega and DJ Sneak were there. Who else will follow remains to be seen.
