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Audio Podcasts

  • 07/28/09

    Summer House Mix - Jon Cutler

    As front man and owner of Distant Music Jon Cutler has been steadily carving a path in the dance music community. It has been almost seven years since the first Distant Music release hit retail stores around the world. The days of running the label from his Brooklyn apartment have come and gone. He has established the Distant name into a quality label and distribution company.With the success of the label and recent productions and remixes Jon’s unique style of Djing has also been in demand around the world. “I was big on Hip Hop when I first started spinning so I in cooperate a lot of the technique into my house sets. No Scratching” Although the Gigs and productions have all started to come together Jon’s first concern has and always will be to maintain the label. He is presently in the studio putting the final touches on future Distant releases for 2003. Jon plans to move further into the CD market for the new year releasing Distant compilations and mixed Cd’s.

  • 07/20/09

    House Music Mix 2009 - Andy Caldwell

    Over the past three years, Andy has focused on touring as a DJ, affording him an opportunity to share his love of music with fans around the world, playing records in every major city on every continent. In 2004, he and longtime colleague Bob Haynes (of Inspirit Music) launched their own Uno Recordings imprint, a joint label dedicated to edgy, experimental music laced with soulful songwriting, strong vocal performances and musicality. With a growing roster that includes Caldwell, Mei-Lwun, Behrouz, Yoshimoto and Soulstice, the fledgling imprint has already made its mark on the electronic and dance music industry. On Late Night with Andy Caldwell, he digs deep into his crates to construct a luxuriant midnight oasis rich with mood-enhancing grooves and radiant textures. This dynamic tour-de-force is an eclectic yet sensuous late night mix of deep house and organic jazz-inflected grooves with a gritty electro edge. With an arsenal of essential tunes that embody San Francisco's warm, soul-stirring tones, Chicago's pulsating jazzy-house bounce, Detroit's gritty and futuristic techno-funk, West London's rudeboy swagger, and Germany's minimal tech-house washes, this collection is a sparkling reminder of just how brilliant house music can be.

  • 06/30/09

    UK Sexy House Mix - Lauren Pope

    Lauren Pope is the UK’s sexiest, most talked about female DJ with a strong loyal fan base steadily growing throughout the UK, Europe, and Middle East.

    With a huge passion and skill for mixing music ranging from R&B, hip hop, and house; Lauren is often the first choice for celebrities partying in the UK.  In the past year Lauren has spun for Lindsey Lohan, Jenna Jameson, Neyo and T-Pain and is always booked to perform at the annual Professional Footballers Awards and Miss Great Britain.

    With a brand new bi-weekly residency at the world famous Ministry of Sound starting in June, Lauren’s career is just beginning. She is now in talks to front her own DJ based reality show in the UK and still finds time to fit her modeling commitments into her busy schedule.

  • 06/09/09

    Exclusive GA House Music Mix - M. Sylvia of The NOR Djs

    Three years into her career, M. Sylvia already has warmed up dance floors for a myriad of talent, including Satoshi Tomiie, John Creamer & Stephane K, Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West), Chris Fortier, DJ Three, BT, Granite & Phunk, and Diana D’Rouze. Resident to Chicago’s world-recognized venue, Sound-Bar, she was also chosen to mix Vision Nightclub’s “The Seasonal: Spring 2008” CD release dedicated to tech house and minimal. In a company of four, M. Sylvia is the only woman of NORdjs, an unexampled Chicago-based DJ collective. However, Sylvia is renowned not just as a female DJ in a male-dominated industry, but as a strong and inimitable talent in music.

  • 05/20/09

    WMC 09 Mix - DJ Kalendr

    Born Jason Callender in Novi, Michigan, DJ Kalendr has distinguished himself as one of Chicago's most popular and respected DJ's. With his versatile skills and wide array of trickery; he has excelled from a guy playing music to a well-rounded artist.

    Spinning everything from hip-hop to funky house, he creates a diverse energetic sound that people respond to. Smooth mixing and precise scratching and crowd control has been the foundation for his success thus far. Focus, unrelenting determination, and his instinctive understanding on how to make people move will assure even greater success in years to come. Still his philosophy on doing what he loves is quite simple "The sky is the limit. There is no plateau on how good you can get, but it is up to you to push for the sky".

  • 04/30/09

    House Music Mix - Billy the Kid

    In an age when the industry embraces a generation of superstar DJs, this young, talented artist shines through. Gaining credibility over the years, Billy the Kid redrew the margins and strived to become one the most respected and sought after DJs from Chicago. Developing the skills to program his sets and showcase his talent on so many different levels is one of many reasons why numerous world class Djs and superstar musicians have chosen Billy to share the spot light with. Working with a large musical spectrum has most recently landed him gigs opening sold out venues for The Prodigy and Jamiraqoi.

    See Billy the Kid LIVE every Friday at Y-bar.