True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana
898 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago -True House Stories® is a interview podcast series hosted by dance music icon, Lenny Fontana. It features candid and often untold stories from influential figures within the realm of house music. The show delves into personal anecdotes, pivotal moments, and behind-the-scenes tales from various DJs, producers, and other individuals who have made an impact in the house music scene. The podcast offers listeners an insider’s perspective on the history, evolution, and culture of house music through firsthand experiences shared by its key players like Carl Cox, Simon Dunmore, Kathy Sledge...
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Ron Carroll interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 067 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:45 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ RON CARROLL # 067 - PART 2 Ron Carroll’s DJ Career in the late 1980s is cut short and you can hear why in this part of the interview. The Poster Wars Begin and Ron is blackballed from being able to promote or DJ at any parties in Chicago. Because he is shut out this now forces him to find another way to earn money in the music business. He discovers music production as his saving grace. In the productions world he hooks up with Ed Matthews and they together start to ...
Darryl Payne interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 066 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:42 - 32 minutes - 30 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DARRYL PAYNE # 066 - PART 1 Darryl Payne with his six decades of music tells it all right from his start in 1976 and helps tell a story how he battled the beast of the music industry. A true David and Goliath story in the real life. He began his career working for the discos in New York as a promoter and with his experience as a drummer he started to go into the studio and create demos in the beginning of the disco era. Come listen to him lift the hood and tell it a...
Darryl Payne interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 066 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:40 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DARRYL PAYNE # 066 - PART 2 Darryl Payne pound for pound one of the best dance producers to come out of New York City. He gives the inside scoop to what it takes to make it. He dealt with it all the biggest powers in the music business and dealing with the mafia and all. The story is a life lesson. He still doing it today making new songs and pushing his streaming service. He is a true legend and that is why he is the staying power. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: http...
Pedro Mondesir interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 065 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:32 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ PEDRO MONDESIR # 065 - PART 1 Pedro Mondesir the promoter behind the successful brands of Garage 416 and Break 4 Love shares with his life before being a club promoter. His humble beginnings are influenced by his older brothers and his parents music selection. In the late 1980s he is invited to a few parties and the life long career would begin because of the first moments of experience clubland and loving it. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/...
Pedro Mondesir interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 065 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:31 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ PEDRO MONDESIR # 065 - PART 2 In this episode Petro Mondesir explains the beginnings of creating the party. Pedro is the head of Hot Stepper Productions with his brother and partner Carlos. Pedro also DJ’s under the pseudonym Moreno. Hot Stepper Productions is one of Toronto's premier club event companies operating for over 20 years. Currently Hot Stepper organizes Toronto's top deep/soulful house event "Garage 416" which has been rockin' it for over 15 years. He al...
Eric Martin (Technotronic) interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 064 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:12 - 32 minutes - 30 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ ERIC MARTIN (TECHNOTRONIC) # 064 - PART 1 Eric Martin one of the co-founders of Technotronic (Pump Up The Jam) shares with us in this episode what life in the UK was like in the 1980’s and 90’s. He speaks candid about surviving on the streets of London and his quest to make a better life for himself through music. He would spend countless early mornings talking to bouncers, DJ’s and dancers coming out of the night clubs to learn about the music business and how to wo...
Eric Martin (Technotronic) interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 064 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 10:11 - 1 hour - 80.5 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ ERIC MARTIN (TECHNOTRONIC) # 064 - PART 2 Eric Martin in this part talks about the deep underground sound that lived on the streets. He shares what is work ethic was like with in the beginning of his career and the huge influences by DJ’s Femi Fem, Ion Irving, Matt White, Kenny Dope and Todd Terry. Technotronic changes pop music forever and from that fame Eric is then pigeon hold for being known for one kind of sound. He talks about the business and how tough it can ...
Freddy Bastone interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 063 (Part 1) [Video Podcast] [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:57 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ FREDDY BASTONE # 063 - PART 1 Freddy Bastone in part 1 shares his beginning from playing a flying V Guitar and the true admiration of rock music and sharing the appreciation of all types music with his mom and dad. His DJ career begins back in 1979 with his first vinyl purchase of Herb Albert’s “Rise” and he begins to play at parties and the move to clubs starts to takes off from there. He also shares how his job at Danceteria begins. This is a true NYC story. 👕OUR N...
Freddy Bastone interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 063 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:55 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ FREDDY BASTONE # 063 - PART 2 Danceteria legend DJ Freddy Bastone shares what the NYC Club life was like back in the 1980s. His work in the studio remixing during the day earns him the gold and platinum awards for his special Bastone remixes. Freddy also gets to work on one of the greatest bands of all time Queen and meets his hero Freddie Mercury. He talks candid about his friendship with Larry Levan, Bob Caviano and Larry Yasgar and all the records he helped signe...
Jazzy M interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 062 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:45 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JAZZY M # 062 - PART 1 Jazzy M the DJ, Record Label Owner and Record Shop retailer shares his history from the beginning of hearing the neighborhood DJ at his local wine bar to making his way as a dancer on the floor. His next steps are making his way to working at the shop and making his way to pirate radio. He gained a huge following due to pirate radio and breaking all the new house music that was just beginning. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories...
Jazzy M interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 062 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:44 - 1 hour - 101 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JAZZY M # 062 - PART 2 Jazzy M talks about his record shop called OHZone Records and the beginning days of his record label. He also shares the background story of Richie Rich "Salsa House" and the signing of Orbital "Chimes" to his label OhZone. Jazzy shares the background story of Ministry of Sound and him being a big part of the start of it all. He sets the record straight in so many ways. Grooverider renamed Jazzy, "The Godfather Of UK House" The story is deep an...
Tim Lawrence interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 061 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:39 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ TIM LAWRENCE # 061 - PART 1 Tim Lawrence the writer, DJ, professor and journalist sits with True House Stories and explains when his path crossed with house music and how he found the soundtrack that would change his life forever during The Summer of Love in 1988. The Hacienda was the first club he ventured too and loved the pulsating sounds coming from the speakers and from that point he was hooked. His journey takes him to University in London and finds out about ...
Tim Lawrence interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 061 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:38 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ TIM LAWRENCE # 061 - PART 2 Tim Lawrence lays out in this part how he begins to work towards writing his first official book “Love Saves The Day”. Listen to Tim explain how he has no real interest in writing a Disco Book, and since he wanted to write about electronic music, he had to find out what came before. In time he becomes good friends with the men who owned the record shop Dance Tracks NYC. They in turn get Tim to meet Owner of the famous The Loft - David Man...
Nick Halkes interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 059 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:28 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ NICK HALKES # 059 - PART 1 Nick Halkes, if anyone has the luck of the Irish or just making the right decisions, this man made his way from listening to disco music as a teen to becoming such an important part of the music industry. Listen to him explain how his phone call to WBLS changes it all. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/shop-merchandise/#!/
Nick Halkes interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 059 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:27 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ NICK HALKES # 059 - PART 2 Nick Halkes in this part explains his beginnings from visiting the Paradise Garage in 1987 to his internship at WBLS in New York under the program director BJ Kirkland. He learns the radio business as an intern and moves his way to his first job at Easy Street Records and all the way to Founding XL Recordings. His journey leads him to EMI’s Positiva Records and then to management and publishing. Listen carefully he shares inside secrets th...
Mousse T. interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 058 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:23 - 31 minutes - 29 MBTRUE 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 ...
Mousse T. interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 058 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:21 - 1 hour - 65 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MOUSSE T. # 058 - PART 2 Mousse T forms a band with long time business partner from the UK Erroll Rennalls. As they have moderate success with Pop House Music, this is the beginning of them forming the label Peppermint Jam. As the label unfolds and Mousse T sound grows in popularity, he is summoned more and more to remix many A List Pop Stars such as Quincy Jones, Jovanotti and one being Michael Jackson. As he will explain from Michael Jackson's Remix that this is ...
Bob Blank interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 057 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:13 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BOB BLANK # 057 - PART 1 Bob Blank, known as the producer, musician, engineer and owner of Blank Tapes Studios NYC, talks about his humble beginnings working his way up from being a full-fledged engineer working for other studio owners around New York City and as well-being a session guitarist. He is pushed into a situation where he needed to fill a void and decided to open up his own studio at 22 years old and called it Blank Tapes Studios purchasing a Fairchild Con...
Bob Blank interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 057 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:12 - 1 hour - 100 MBTRUE 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 Burges...
Kym Mazelle interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 056 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 09:03 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ KYM MAZELLE # 056 - PART 1 Kym Mazelle shares with the viewers on True House Stories her humble beginnings that start as a young girl from Gary, Indiana. The same place as Michael Jackson and the The Jackson 5 lived and started their careers as well. We find out that she grew up on the same street where Steeltown Records had the recording studio and rehearsal space. So, she witnessed The Jackson 5 going from a band she saw thru the window of the studio and watch th...
Kym Mazelle interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 056 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:59 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ KYM MAZELLE # 056 - PART 2 Kym Mazelle thru all the internships at all different record labels and working in press and being an intern for Music Attorneys decides to set up her own label called Police Records. In 1987, she worked with record producer Marshall Jefferson on the single "Taste My Love” which she funded and released on her label. The single takes off in the UK and she talks to her good friend recording artist Adonis from Traxs Records, as he just came bac...
Felipe Rose (former Village People) interview by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 055 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:46 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ FELIPE ROSE [FORMER ORIGINAL NATIVE OF VILLAGE PEOPLE] # 055 - PART 1 Felipe Rose the native from the original Village People sits with us and shares his humble beginnings on how the music found him. His father is from the original Indian tribes of South Dakota and his mother is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. With that mix caused fire and Felipe was born. His mother grew up in New York City and was involved in modeling, dancing and singing in the New York ...
Felipe Rose (former Village People) interview by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 055 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:42 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBTRUE 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 w...
DJ Paulette interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 054 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:36 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ PAULETTE # 054 - PART 1 Dj Paulette story begins with her mom being a singer and club owner. While she was pregnant carrying Paulette she went into labour on stage and finished her whole set with the band and delivered Paulette and her Identical twin sister Paula. Born into a family of eight siblings and parents who were music lovers which played a huge influence on Paulette’s career in music. She learned to play violin, piano and saxophone. Paulette wound up pl...
DJ Paulette interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 054 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:33 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ PAULETTE # 054 - PART 2 Dj Paulette begins to work at Piccadilly Radio, and became Record librarian. While at Piccadilly she studied and work towards a degree in English. Paulette hung out at the Hacienda and funded her education through DJing. She wound up becoming a presenter on a 2 series of Juice between the Years of 1992-94, which helped paid for her decks. Paulette played at Flesh - once a month and held a residency at Hacienda for 4 years. Dj Paulette wen...
Alison Limerick interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 053 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALISON LIMERICK # 053 - PART 1 Alison Limerick known for being very honest, totally open and with her extremely dry sense of humor makes this show so incredible. Hear about how Covid has affected Alison and the potential effects this pandemic could have on Alison’s vocal talent. Alison Limerick was born into a live music family and jazz was the mainstay! The love of contemporary music all begins with the purchase of the first 7 inch of The Jacksons with the song “A...
Alison Limerick interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 053 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:27 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALISON LIMERICK # 053 - PART 2 Alison Limerick appeared at ICA for a vocal live where music producer from the band Brooklyn Funk Essentials Lati Kronland witnesses her musical abilities and made it his business to find out her personal details, makes contact and asks to work with her. They go into the studio and work together on a few tracks and because of his of understanding of Alison’s vocal range and abilities, Lati asked Alison to sing ‘Where Love Lives’ - a tra...
Mark Riley interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 052 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:20 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MARK RILEY # 052 - PART 1 Mark Riley is an American journalist, come watch and listen on how he shares with us his humble beginnings finding a whole new life in the New York City night club scene from the very early days as a young man. He explains in this episode his day-to-day responsibilities as a radio journalist at WLIB. Mark is introduced to David Mancuso’s The Loft from fellow close friends and from there his whole musical life changed. The way he heard music...
Mark Riley interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 052 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:19 - 1 hour - 86 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MARK RILEY # 052 - PART 2 Mark Riley in this episode explains the formation of David Mancuso’s New York Record Pool and his duties working with David and The Loft. From there he becomes good friends with Judy Weinstein and together they help form For the Record Pool in February 1978. During his tenure in New York as a journalist he shares different stories, and one the most important highlights of his career was interviewing Nelson Mandela right after he was release...
Maurice Joshua interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 051 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:13 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MAURICE JOSHUA # 051 - PART 1 Maurice Joshua Grammy Award Winner for best remixer sits down about his life in the music industry. Starting from learning how to play Woodwind Instruments during his school days to becoming a Club DJ and forming a partnership with Hula Mahone. He takes us on his journey from the start of producing records for Trax Records Chicago, to writing his first huge hit called "This Is Acid" under the artist name Maurice. Touring the USA as a s...
Maurice Joshua interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 051 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 18, 2022 08:09 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MAURICE JOSHUA # 051 - PART 2 Maurice Joshua shares how he decided to leave ID Records and starts his new venture called Vibe Records with recording artist and partner Georgie Porgie. From there he moves on and creates other sub labels. His remix career flourishes and he sets up his new management company with his manager Connie V, and from there Beyonce and Destiny's Child working relationship begins. Listen to Maurice tell you how this partnership with him as the r...
Billie Ray Martin [Electribe 101] interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 050 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 20:01 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BILLIE RAY MARTIN [ELECTRIBE 101] # 050 - PART 1 Billie Ray Martin born in Hamburg from a working-class family, from the young age of two Billie had already started to begin singing. Growing up in an area of Berlin, Billie’s mother worked as a bartender and met The Beatles at the bar she was working and was living the red-light district music lifestyle. At age 5 she knew she would be famous. Billie was destined for London, listen to her interview on how the night club ...
Billie Ray Martin [Electribe 101] interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 050 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BILLIE RAY MARTIN [ELECTRIBE 101] # 050 - PART 2 Billie Ray Martin shares her experience working with Electribe 101 and because of her success with both S-Express and Electribe 101 with scoring chart hits she appeared numerous times on the UK Show Top of The Pops. Hear about how Manager Tom Watkins tried to break up Electribe 101 and then the group was dropped from there recording contract. After leaving Electribe 101, Billie was unemployed but made various demo voca...
Ultra Naté interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 049 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:59 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ULTRA NATÉ # 049 - PART 1 Ultra Naté - ultra savvy. Hear Ultra’s take on the covid pandemic from a medical perspective- probably the best outlook on such a troublesome time which has severely impacted the music industry and arts. Ultra Naté lays out how she has evolved to keep in tune with how the future land lies. Hear about the pitfalls of signing contracts in the music industry and how Ultra has ‘fallen up’ from those times. She shares with us her beginnings from...
Ultra Naté interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Storie™s # 049 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:57 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ULTRA NATÉ # 049 - PART 2 Ultra Naté explains of how one of her biggest singles called “Free" on Strictly Rhythm was made and her signing her deal with the hottest dance music record label of that time. She shares with us how hard it can be when a major label basically says to you are on the wrong side of 25, making out that you are too old to be in the game. Well, she took the advice and turned it around quick and in turn built her own empire which ensured her right...
Cerrone interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 048 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:56 - 40 minutes - 37 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ CERRONE # 048 - PART 1 On this episode of True House Stories we are joined by legendary French Drummer, Producer, DJ Marc Cerrone. Cerrone shares with us his humble beginnings with the start of receiving his first drum set from his mother to working with his first group in the early part of the 1970's called The Kongas. He also gives us the inside story of how he made his drums be the most important part of the recording and working on the songs such as "Love In C M...
Cerrone interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 048 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:55 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ CERRONE # 048 - PART 2 Cerrone wraps up the interview by sharing his memory of being introduced to Dick Clark on American Bandstand and how that changed his life in such a huge way. He also talks about when he stepped into producing theatre shows and writing for many superstar artists. He truly is in essence a huge success and he talks about his role as now the DJ more than the drummer. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/shop-merchandise/#!/
Linda Clifford interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 047 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:51 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ LINDA CLIFFORD # 047 - PART 1 Linda Clifford is an American R&B, disco and house music singer and actress, who scored hits from the 1970s to the 1980s, most notably "If My Friends Could See Me Now", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Runaway Love" and "Red Light". In this segment she shares with us growing up in Park Slope Brooklyn New York, and all her beginnings with finding music and making her way through grade school and then onto the stage. Listen to how she begin...
Linda Clifford interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 047 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 19:50 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ LINDA CLIFFORD # 047 - PART 2 Linda Clifford shares with us how she was able to achieve her recording contract with Curtom Records based out of Chicago and the start of her recording career. She goes into detail what it was truly like working alongside singer / songwriter Curtis Mayfield and his staff. The first album release is of cover tunes of the era and this was truly the beginning but the second album is where things really take off. Listen to her tell you how...
Frankie Foncett interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 046 Part 1 [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 18:46 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FRANKIE FONCETT # 046 - PART 1 We are joined by the legendary London UK Dj Frankie Foncett. His Caribbean roots come from the island of Trinidad. His start in music was in the 1970s being introduced to groups such as Commanded, James Brown and the JB's, Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye. His cousin Tony had a huge hand in helping Frankie learn about disco, bringing mix tapes back from New York City Radio Station, Disco 92 WKTU with DJ Ted Currier in the mix. Frankie also t...
Frankie Foncett interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 046 Part 2 [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 18:45 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FRANKIE FONCETT # 046 - PART 2 Frankie Foncett shares about how he is becoming a tastemaker in London. Record promoters would bring Frankie there new tracks because of his power as the DJ/Selector and the sheer force of being able to sell records at a high rate in the shop. He discovers the Danny Rampling Shoom party and as the drug culture is beginning in the clubs and House Music is starting to be the music of the clubs. Frankie also was involved as an A&R man for ...
Bruce Forest interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 045 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 18:42 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRUCE FOREST # 045 - PART 1 DJ Bruce Forest who was destined to work in medicine winds up quitting and pushes forward to work in the music industry. He was always one step ahead of the game and became the resident DJ at The Better Days Disco replacing the legendary DJ Tee Scott. He shares with us in this part his beginnings of playing music in the late 1970’s in Syracuse New York learning the craft and shaping his skills at the club in town. His Wednesday night gig be...
Bruce Forest interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 045 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 18:41 - 2 hours - 128 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRUCE FOREST # 045 - PART 2 Bruce Forest apart from the other DJ’s of that time. He was very scientific in how he approached everything that he used multiple sound sources such as Keyboards, samplers, drum machines and effect units to remix records live in the club. At Better Days Disco this is were he meets David Cole who regularly played the keyboards live alongside Bruce as he DJ’d. Bruce and the club was hugely responsible for breaking some of the first house tra...
Hippie Torrales interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 044 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:23 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ HIPPIE TORRALES # 044 - PART 1 Hippie Torrales joins True House Stories to share with us the behind the scenes of making his way into the dj world. He starts from buying a Marvin Gaye Record and from there makes his way through grade and middle school and becomes in charge of the audio and video projectors. The journey starts with him being able to go to his first disco in Newark back in the early 1970's and the quest begins to learn how to play records from watchin...
Hippie Torrales interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 044 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:22 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ HIPPIE TORRALES # 044 - PART 2 Hippie Torrales becomes one of the most sought after DJ's in the New Jersey area because of Club Dock's in the late 1970's. His famous trick was to let two records mix for long periods without touching them. He is brought in to open the Famous Club Zanzibar in 1979 that was formerly known as Abe's Disco in Newark New Jersey. As his career spans into the 1980's he begins his remix career and helps make The Clark Sisters Song called "Yo...
Richard Earnshaw interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 043 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:16 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RICHARD EARNSHAW # 043 - PART 1 This first part listen to the producer remixer dj and owner of Duffnote Records Richard Earnshaw talk about his humble beginnings from Piano instruction to getting his first production signed. He also shares his life at the present moment dealing with covid and the struggle of trying to keep everything together. He shares with us his first keyboards and key production tips. A very well in-depth interview by one of the UK’s most sought...
Richard Earnshaw interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 043 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:15 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RICHARD EARNSHAW # 043 - PART 2 Richard Earnshaw explain the process of production and how he goes about making new tracks. You will catch the story behind his first signed production to Soulfuric Records called "People Are People” and the difference of running a record label in the streaming age versus the golden era of vinyl. His production plans for the future and the process of picking productions from other producers to sign to Duffnote Records. 👕OUR NEW MERC...
Alex Lowes interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 042 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:13 - 29 minutes - 27 MBTRUE 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 ...
Alex Lowes interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 042 (Part 2) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:12 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALEX LOWES # 042 - PART 2 Alex Lowes shares with us back in the old days how he would travel to the USA to search for the top A list talent and offer to them to the original Southport Weekenders. He also touches on his new venture coming up called Beautiful People and his successful Suncebeat parties in Croatia and all the fun times they had at those events. Alex is hopeful that things will start to turn on again in the near future, post covid. He also reminisced ab...
DJ Disciple interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories™ # 041 (Part 1) [Video Podcast]
December 16, 2022 11:09 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ DISCIPLE # 041 - PART 1 David Banks professionally known as DJ Disciple shares with us his family life and the success his brothers had in the music industry and in the church. Listen to Disciple explain his beginnings from being bussed to school in a different area of Brooklyn to becoming a drummer and then off to becoming a DJ and his start on College radio. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/shop-merchandise/#!/