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True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana

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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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Bobby & Steve (Groove Odyssey) interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 093 (Part 1)

November 02, 2022 15:25 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BOBBY & STEVE (GROOVE ODYSSEY) # 093 - PART 2 Experience show was the stations longest running specialist show. Broadcast each and every Friday night between the hours of 10.00 pm and 12.00 am, it was a hotbed of exclusive tracks and remixes. Not only did their show give many of today’s most recognized DJ’s and labels their first opportunity to be heard on the UK’s airwaves, in turn it allowed their faithful listeners the opportunity to hear new releases from significa...

Bobby & Steve (Groove Odyssey) interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 093 (Part 2)

November 02, 2022 15:10 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BOBBY & STEVE (GROOVE ODYSSEY) # 093 - PART 2 A visit to Larry Levan's world renowned Paradise Garage club in 1987, just three months before the club closed its doors forever, gave them their first taste of a new sound, later dubbed 'Garage' music, a sound which American jocks such as Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Tony Humphries were championing. Evolving from the more soulful and gospel parts of disco, US garage music, with its soaring vocals, intricate melodies ...

Bobby & Steve (Groove Odyssey) interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 093 (Part 2)

November 02, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 212 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BOBBY & STEVE (GROOVE ODYSSEY) # 093 - PART 2 A visit to Larry Levan's world renowned Paradise Garage club in 1987, just three months before the club closed its doors forever, gave them their first taste of a new sound, later dubbed 'Garage' music, a sound which American jocks such as Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Tony Humphries were championing. Evolving from the more soulful and gospel parts of disco, US garage music, with its soaring vocals, intricate melodies and jazzy...

Vocal Booth Weekender Edition interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 092 (Part 1)

October 27, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 75.2 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ VOCAL BOOTH WEEKENDER EDITION # 092 - PART 1 with Lenny Fontana, Victor Simonelli, Eric Kupper, Maurice Joshua & Sunlightsquare In October 2022 DJ Andy Ward organized a gathering called Vocal Booth Weekender. Andy had asked if I would come and have a discussion panel at his event. We lined up some of house music's top talent. Each one of these guys on the panel are giants in their own right. We all spoke in front in of a live audience. Dj / Photographer Colin Williams re...

Vocal Booth Weekender Edition interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 092 (Part 1)

October 26, 2022 14:13 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ VOCAL BOOTH WEEKENDER EDITION # 092 - PART 1 In October 2022 DJ Andy Ward organized a gathering called Vocal Booth Weekender. Andy had asked if I would come and have a discussion panel at his event. We lined up some of house music's top talent. Each one of these guys on the panel are giants in their own right. We all spoke in front in of a live audience. Dj / Photographer Colin Williams recorded the discussion and now we are blessed to present it to you on True House...

Vocal Booth Weekender Edition interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 092 (Part 2)

October 26, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour - 60.7 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ VOCAL BOOTH WEEKENDER EDITION # 092 - PART 2 After a long weekend of Dj Gigs at Vocal Booth Weekender in Villajoysa Spain, the artists that were invited all sat together to partake in live discussion for True House Stories brought to you by DJ Andy Ward. Listen to Victor Simonelli, Maurice Joshua, Eric Kupper and Sunlight Square share part of their life story coming up in the music industry. Each one of them are a huge part to the dance music business as we know it tod...

Vocal Booth Weekender Editioninterviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 092 (Part 2)

October 26, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ VOCAL BOOTH WEEKENDER EDITION # 092 - PART 2 with Lenny Fontana, Victor Simonelli, Eric Kupper, Maurice Joshua & Sunlightsquare After a long weekend of Dj Gigs at Vocal Booth Weekender in Villajoysa Spain, the artists that were invited all sat together to partake in live discussion for True House Stories brought to you by DJ Andy Ward. Listen to Victor Simonelli, Maurice Joshua, Eric Kupper and Sunlight Square share part of their life story coming up in the music industr...

DJ Boris Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 091 (Part 1)

October 07, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 73.6 MB

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 ...

DJ Boris interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 091 (Part 1)

October 06, 2022 14:12 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

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 follo...

DJ Boris interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 091 (Part 2)

October 06, 2022 14:08 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ BORIS # 091 - PART 2 DJ Boris ability behind the decks and in the studio has not only made him a New York favorite, but his music has taken him places all around the world ranging from the shores of Playa Del Carmen to the magical White Isle known as Ibiza. Known to many as the ‘DJ’s DJ’, Boris has had the career most DJs can only wish to have. The trends, they may change but the New York native has stayed true to his drum driven sounds and created his own niche i...

DJ Boris Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 091 (Part 2)

October 06, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes - 79.5 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ BORIS # 091 - PART 2 DJ Boris ability behind the decks and in the studio has not only made him a New York favorite, but his music has taken him places all around the world ranging from the shores of Playa Del Carmen to the magical White Isle known as Ibiza. Known to many as the ‘DJ’s DJ’, Boris has had the career most DJs can only wish to have. The trends, they may change but the New York native has stayed true to his drum driven sounds and created his own niche in th...

Crazy P interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 090 (Part 1)

September 22, 2022 14:05 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ CRAZY P # 090 - PART 1 Todd and Baron formed the band Crazy P after meeting at the Nottingham University. The band's sound incorporates soul music, disco and house music. By 2002 the band expanded to include bassist Tim Davies, percussionist Mav Kendricks, and vocalist Danielle Moore. Todd explained the origin of the band name: "A flat mate of mine had a record called 'loco pinga' which roughly translates to Crazy Penis, we were going to call ourselves loco pinga b...

Crazy P interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 090 (Part 2)

September 22, 2022 14:02 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ CRAZY P # 090 - PART 2 Crazy P (formerly known as Crazy Penis) is an English electronic group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron. Their track "There's a Better Place" samples the song “Pure Imagination" from the movie Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Their track "Stop Space Return" was released as iTunes UK's single of the week on 28 October 2008. The band began using 'Crazy P' exclusively in 2008 with Moore explaining "We wanted to grow, and keep ...

Crazy P interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 090 (Part 1)

September 22, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 69.9 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ CRAZY P # 090 - PART 1 Todd and Baron formed the band after meeting at the Nottingham University. The band's sound incorporates soul music, disco and house music. By 2002 the band expanded to include bassist Tim Davies, percussionist Mav Kendricks, and vocalist Danielle Moore. Todd explained the origin of the band name: "A flat mate of mine had a record called 'loco pinga' which roughly translates to Crazy Penis, we were going to call ourselves loco pinga but once we to...

Crazy P interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 090 (Part 2)

September 21, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 164 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ CRAZY P # 090 - PART 2 Crazy P (formerly known as Crazy Penis) is an English electronic group, formed around 1995 by Chris Todd and Jim Baron. Their track "There's a Better Place" samples the song “Pure Imagination" from the movie Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Their track "Stop Space Return" was released as iTunes UK's single of the week on 28 October 2008. The band began using 'Crazy P' exclusively in 2008 with Moore explaining "We wanted to grow, and keep grow...

Colin Hudd interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 089 (Part 1)

September 15, 2022 14:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ COLIN HUDD # 089 - PART 1 Colin Hudd began his DJ career in the early 1970s, playing soul music, with residencies at the likes of The Monica, Wings, Goldmine & Flicks. It was at Flicks where he started playing house music. He then became resident DJ at Spectrum, and it was his success there alongside Paul Oakenfold that led to him becoming one of the tour DJs for U2. Listen to him share his humble beginnings. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/...

Colin Hudd interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 089 (Part 2)

September 15, 2022 14:01 - 1 hour - 62.2 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ COLIN HUDD # 089 - PART 2 Ever since dance music first swelled up in the UK, Colin Hudd has been riding the crest of the waves. Beginning his monumental journey, with humble beginnings working as a mobile DJ from 1971 to 1976, This laid the foundations of his DJ career today. Colin began a residency in 1976 at ‘The Monica’ on Canvey Island, a year later gaining another residency at ‘Wings’, Gravesend End. After passing an audition, Colin moved from ‘Monica’ to ‘Goldm...

Colin Hudd interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 089 (Part 1)

September 15, 2022 00:00 - 27 minutes - 66.5 MB

He began his DJ career in the early 1970s, playing soul music, with residencies at the likes of The Monica, Wings, Goldmine & Flicks. It was at Flicks where he started playing house music. He then became resident DJ at Spectrum, and it was his success there alongside Paul Oakenfold that led to him becoming one of the tour DJs for U2. Listen to him share his humble beginnings

Colin Hudd interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 089 (Part 2)

September 14, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 158 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ COLIN HUDD # 089 - PART 2 Ever since dance music first swelled up in the UK, Colin Hudd has been riding the crest of the waves. Beginning his monumental journey, with humble beginnings working as a mobile DJ from 1971 to 1976, This laid the foundations of his DJ career today. Colin began a residency in 1976 at ‘The Monica’ on Canvey Island, a year later gaining another residency at ‘Wings’, Gravesend End. After passing an audition, Colin moved from ‘Monica’ to ‘Goldmine’...

Benny Soto interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 088 (Part 1)

September 08, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 69.8 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BENNY SOTO # 088 - PART 1 For Benny Soto, it began, as it has for many New York club land veterans, with a visit to 84 King Street in downtown Manhattan. He says, “I had already been going out, but the first clubbing experience that really mattered was the Paradise Garage…just walking in there, it looked different, it sounded different, it felt different. As soon as I walked in, I knew I was home.” For Soto, then a poor kid from the South Bronx, the Garage opened up a wh...

Benny Soto interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 088 (Part 1)

September 07, 2022 14:03 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BENNY SOTO # 088 - PART 1 For Benny Soto, it began, as it has for many New York club land veterans, with a visit to 84 King Street in downtown Manhattan. He says, “I had already been going out, but the first clubbing experience that really mattered was the Paradise Garage…just walking in there, it looked different, it sounded different, it felt different. As soon as I walked in, I knew I was home.” For Soto, then a poor kid from the South Bronx, the Garage opened up a...

Benny Soto interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 088 (Part 2)

September 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 87 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BENNY SOTO # 088 - PART 2 Benny Soto quickly learned, and learned from one of the best; the late, great super promoter Rob Fernandez. “The first big thing we did together was Roger Sanchez at Vinyl. I can even remember the date: 2/2/02. I was learning so much - contracts, dealing with managers, hospitality riders, everything.” Soto continued working with Fernandez until his sudden passing in summer of 2015 - but at the same time, he was gaining the confidence to branc...

Benny Soto interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 088 (Part 2)

September 07, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 220 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ BENNY SOTO # 088 - PART 2 Benny Soto quickly learned, and learned from one of the best; the late, great super promoter Rob Fernandez. “The first big thing we did together was Roger Sanchez at Vinyl. I can even remember the date: 2/2/02. I was learning so much—contracts, dealing with managers, hospitality riders, everything.” Soto continued working with Fernandez until his sudden passing in summer of 2015—but at the same time, he was gaining the confidence to branch out o...

Dr Packer Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 087 (Part 1)

August 25, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 75 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DR PACKER # 087 - PART 1 Dr Packer is an alias of West Australian DJ/Producer 'Greg Packer' set up for Remixes & Edits of mainly retro music such as 70's , 80's , 90's Soul , Disco , Funk , Hip Hop & Reggae , Greg although known more for 'Liquid Drum & Bass' regularly plays sets of 'Old School Funk , Disco , Hip Hop Etc' purchasing his first record in 1982 at the age of 10 'Grandmaster Flash - The Message' whilst still living in the UK (Northampton England) Greg grew up ...

Dr Packer interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 087 (Part 1)

August 24, 2022 13:59 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DR PACKER # 087 - PART 1 Dr Packer interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 087 (Part 1) Dr Packer is an alias of West Australian DJ/Producer 'Greg Packer' set up for Remixes & Edits of mainly retro music such as 70's , 80's , 90's Soul , Disco , Funk , Hip Hop & Reggae , Greg although known more for 'Liquid Drum & Bass' regularly plays sets of 'Old School Funk , Disco , Hip Hop Etc' purchasing his first record in 1982 at the age of 10 'Grandmaster Flash -...

Dr Packer interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 087 (Part 2)

August 24, 2022 13:56 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DR PACKER # 087 - PART 2 By The year 2013 Greg began mixing entire sets from CD therefore searching for music online , he started picking up re-edits, a certain artist stood out to him known as the 'Late Nite Tuff Guy' he loved the way the original songs were beefed up and sounded fat on a club system but the original vibe was still there , also these edits were quantised perfectly meaning you were able to beat mix them flawlessly unlike playing the original vinyl... ...

Dr Packer Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 087 (Part 2)

August 24, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DR PACKER # 087 - PART 2 By The year 2013 Dr Packer began mixing entire sets from CD therefore searching for music online , he started picking up re-edits, a certain artist stood out to him known as the 'Late Nite Tuff Guy' he loved the way the original songs were beefed up and sounded fat on a club system but the original vibe was still there , also these edits were quantized perfectly meaning you were able to beat mix them flawlessly unlike playing the original vinyl.....

Harry Romero interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 086 (Part 1)

June 23, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 63.3 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ HARRY ROMERO # 086 - PART 1 Harry Romero, better known as Harry "Choo Choo” Romero of Columbian decent, is a true American DJ, Record Producer and label owner of Bambossa Recordings . Harry Romero is linked with the label Subliminal with the late Erick Morillo and Jose Nuñez, with whom he also produced and remixed several tracks, as 'Constipated Monkeys', 'The Dronez' or 'Ministers De La Funk’. Listen to him talk about his humble beginnings in New Jersey on Part 1 of Tr...

Harry Romero interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 086 (Part 1)

June 22, 2022 13:59 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ HARRY ROMERO # 086 - PART 1 Harry Romero, better known as Harry "Choo Choo” Romero of Columbian decent, is a true American DJ, Record Producer and label owner of Bambossa Recordings . Harry Romero is linked with the label Subliminal with the late Erick Morillo and Jose Nuñez, with whom he also produced and remixed several tracks, as 'Constipated Monkeys', 'The Dronez' or 'Ministers De La Funk’.  Listen to him talk about his humble beginnings in New Jersey on Part 1 of...

Harry Romero interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 086 (Part 2)

June 22, 2022 13:55 - 53 minutes - 48.5 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ HARRY ROMERO # 086 - PART 2 Harry Romero, aka Harry “Choo Choo” Romero is nicknamed from his mom as he use to always wear a baseball cap with a train on it. In this part Harry dives in and explains his work habits and how is his career took off early from just being a neighborhood DJ to a successful international DJ/Producer. He has now three decades of experience and success. He explains the importance of his family life and how simple things where in the beginning ...

Harry Romero interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 086 (Part 2)

June 22, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 124 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ HARRY ROMERO # 086 - PART 2 Harry Romero, aka Harry “Choo Choo” Romero is nicknamed from his mom as he use to always wear a baseball cap with a train on it. In this part Harry dives in and explains his work habits and how is his career took off early from just being a neighborhood DJ to a successful international DJ/Producer. He has now three decades of experience and success. He explains the importance of his family life and how simple things where in the beginning of h...

Man Parrish interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 085 (Part 1)

June 16, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes - 71.3 MB

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 1...

Man Parrish interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 085 (Part 1)

June 15, 2022 13:57 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

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 ...

Man Parrish interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana# 085 (Part 2)

June 15, 2022 13:55 - 2 hours - 127 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ MAN PARRISH # 085 - PART 2 Man Parrish first release was "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)" issued in 1982,  which has later been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto, which sold millions of copies. It was sampled in Sway & King Tech's 1991 song "Follow 4 Now", from their second album, Concrete Jungle. His biggest chart success in the UK was his recording of "Male Stripper” under the artist name Man 2 Man, which peaked at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. He eventuall...

Man Parrish interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 085 (Part 2)

June 15, 2022 00:00 - 2 hours - 321 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ MAN PARRISH # 085 - PART 2 Man Parrish first release was "Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop)" issued in 1982, which has later been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto, which sold millions of copies. It was sampled in Sway & King Tech's 1991 song "Follow 4 Now", from their second album, Concrete Jungle. His biggest chart success in the UK was his recording of "Male Stripper” under the artist name Man 2 Man, which peaked at No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart. He eventually s...

DJ Meme Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 084 (Part 1)

May 26, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutes - 60.5 MB

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...

DJ Meme interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 084 (Part 1)

May 25, 2022 13:55 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

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 n...

DJ Meme interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 084 (Part 2)

May 25, 2022 13:52 - 1 hour - 74.2 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ MEME # 084 - PART 2 Dj Meme talks about his global international appeal in the house world. How he was able to persuade Defected Records to let him remix the single Fish Go Deep feat Tracy K. This is now how he creates the DJ Meme Orchestra Sound. The Remix for Defected does the business with the Dj’s around the globe and his name is heard and spoken everywhere. His first international DJ gig was in Hamburg at the Famous Betty Ford Clinic. Once he gets a taste of...

DJ Meme Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 084 (Part 2)

May 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 180 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ MEME # 084 - PART 2 Dj Meme talks about his global international appeal in the house world. How he was able to persuade Defected Records to let him remix the single Fish Go Deep feat Tracy K. This is now how he creates the DJ Meme Orchestra Sound. The Remix for Defected does the business with the Dj’s around the globe and his name is heard and spoken everywhere. His first international DJ gig was in Hamburg at the Famous Betty Ford Clinic. Once he gets a taste of trav...

Joe Causi Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 083 (Part 1)

May 19, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MB

“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 o...

Joe Causi interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 083 (Part 1)

May 18, 2022 13:55 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

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 ...

Joe Causi interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 083 (Part 2)

May 18, 2022 13:50 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE CAUSI # 083 - PART 2 Joe Causi talks about his time on the number one radio station in the number one market in the country. Disco 92 WKTU-FM with its big disco sound and stellar array of air personalities. As the momentum changes and the backlash to disco and the change to the format the station starts to slide down with its ratings forcing it to close. Joe take us on the inside trek of the stations short life and what happened after it all ended. Even the best ...

Joe Causi Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 083 (Part 2)

May 18, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MB

Joe Causi talks about his time on the number one radio station in the number one market in the country. Disco 92 WKTU-FM with its big disco sound and stellar array of air personalities. As the momentum changes and the backlash to disco and the change to the format the station starts to slide down with its ratings forcing it to close. Joe take us on the inside trek of the stations short life and what happened after it all ended. Even the best artists and DJ's in their career experience life ch...

Joe Smooth Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 082 (Part 1)

May 12, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutes - 72.7 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE SMOOTH # 082 - PART 1 Joe Smooth was a self-taught musician and started creating original music at the age of 12. During his teenage years, he began to make a name for himself as a DJ in the underground Chicago House Music scene. He is credited as essential to the creation of house music as a genre and the revival of the culture surrounding it. During his 20s he became an essential DJ for any viable club in Chicago. Smooth gained international acclaim with the relea...

Joe Smooth interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 082 (Part 1)

May 11, 2022 13:52 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE SMOOTH # 082 - PART 1 Joe Smooth was a self-taught musician and started creating original music at the age of 12. During his teenage years, he began to make a name for himself as a DJ in the underground Chicago House Music scene. He is credited as essential to the creation of house music as a genre and the revival of the culture surrounding it. During his 20s he became an essential DJ for any viable club in Chicago. Smooth gained international acclaim with the rel...

Joe Smooth interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 082 (Part 2)

May 11, 2022 13:50 - 1 hour - 76.6 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE SMOOTH # 082 - PART 2 Joe Smooth helped influence a decade of house and dance music elements in mainstream pop throughout the 1990s. By the new millennium he was approached to work with many pop, R&B, and other genre icons such as Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, and Sisqo. In October 2004, "Promised Land" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Within the game, the song could be heard playing on the fictional House Music radio station SF-UR. He l...

Joe Smooth Interviewed By Lenny Fontana For True House Stories # 082 (Part 2)

May 11, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 191 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ JOE SMOOTH # 082 - PART 2 Joe Smooth helped influence a decade of house and dance music elements in mainstream pop throughout the 1990s. By the new millennium he was approached to work with many pop, R&B, and other genre icons such as Destiny's Child, Whitney Houston, and Cisqo. In October 2004, "Promised Land" appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Within the game, the song could be heard playing on the fictional House Music radio station SF-UR. He lat...

Dave Beer interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 081 (Part 2)

May 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 225 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DAVE BEER # 081 - PART 2 In this episode you will hear Dave Beer explain the faced post-warehouse party world with the DIY ethos of a punk direction helping to create Back To Basics in 1991 which it was named literally to represent what the club was set out to do. Partners Beer and Alistair grew tired of the acid house scene and wanted to put on parties, where alternative music to the rave scene was played. Through Back To Basics, they made club nights fashionable, and t...

Dave Beer interviewed by Lenny Fontana for True House Stories # 081 (Part 1)

May 05, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 70.6 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DAVE BEER # 081 - PART 1 The man behind the iconic brand Back 2 Basics speaks about his life from quitting high school and becoming a roadie. Come listen to one of the greatest promoters from the 1990s golden era of house music lay it all out on his rise to fame and being part of the New York City Club scene. His vision was to take a part of the New York Club scene and import into the UK and he did it and very well at that. Beer's obsession with the punk-music scene saw ...

Dave Beer interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 081 (Part 1)

May 04, 2022 13:51 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DAVE BEER # 081 - PART 1 The man behind the iconic brand Back 2 Basics speaks about his life from quitting high school and becoming a roadie. Come listen to one of the greatest promoters from the 1990s golden era of house music lay it all out on his rise to fame and being part of the New York City Club scene. His vision was to take a part of the New York Club scene and import into the UK and he did it and very well at that. Dave Beer's obsession with the punk-music s...

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