Derrick May’s bookings aren’t quite as glamorous as they used to be nowadays. Gone are the lucrative trips with hospitality included in the likes of Japan – and in are gigs which he would...
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Is there ANYONE left in dance music with any principles, part three: shameless David Guetta is playing MDL Beast Soundstorm – and not only has he been to Saudi Arabia before, but made a remix of a song praising their king!
On this Tuesday morning, the response from almost the entire fleet of DJs going to the MDL Beast Soundstorm festival next month is silence. They either think they can ride the storm out by...
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Here’s One They Made Earlier: covering the subject of domestic violence on a house record? It was done back in 1993…
Mike Dunn occasionally has moments of musical genius. This moment from 1993 is one of those. Those three electric piano chords play on repeat throughout the record – apart from one brief section towards...
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It’s not the Maskers At Work anymore! Louie Vega said three months ago that “we’re serious about wearing masks and staying safe” – so has his face covering been on holiday for the past month?
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Back in August, the duo behind Masters At Work – Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez – had been wearing face masks whilst doing gigs. Infact, it...
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Want to work for Resident Advisor? Jobs include a city manager based in Barcelona – with a less than tantalising FIVE hours per week available…
Time now for some employment related news on Amateur’s House. Unemployment here in the UK is currently running at 4.3% and the jobs market is undergoing something of a boom period after Covid related...
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Whilst you’re at it, could you tell Spotify to pay more to artists? Adele requests Spotify remove shuffle as default button on albums – and Daniel Ek is too starstruck to ignore her!
Is there a way to get Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, to take any notice of you? Well, unless you’re Sofia Levander – she’s his wife and most men can verify you ignore...
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Is there ANYONE left in dance music with principles, part two: a closer look at the human rights injustices in Saudi Arabia, which begs the question – why would any DJ agree to play MDL Beast Soundstorm?
Yesterday, I wrote about something which has started bubbling up over the last few days – the lineup of the MDL Beast Soundstorm festival in Saudi Arabia next month. I posed the question of...
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Why be in just two places at once when you can be in three? Judge Jules manages the impossible by being on two radio stations and a live show, all at the same time…
It’s been quite a heavy-duty Sunday on this blog today, so let’s wrap things up for the evening with something a little bit lighter. On Friday afternoon, I wrote about the busy weekend which...
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Kappa FuturFestival confirm three-day Italian party will take place in July 2022 – so with no word of a lineup yet, what are the odds of Derrick May appearing on the bill?
The techno focused Kappa FuturFestival officially makes its return to the touring schedule of many of the circuit DJs next year. Which is good news for their bank balances, if not for all the...
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They bring it on themselves, don’t they? Now Universal ban artists from re-recording their music for longer – whilst profiting as Taylor Swift does exactly the same thing!
There are few people more cynical in the world right now than Universal Music Group. This one is a whopper, even by their standards. In 2018, Republic Records – whom they own – signed...
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How the once mighty has fallen: Derrick May appeared at a gig in San Francisco on Friday night – and like something grubby, he was listed as a “secret guest”…
I recently wrote that one problem with booking Derrick May now to play at your club was the fact you couldn’t promote the appearance. Because the moment you decided to do so, all hell...
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Is there ANYONE left in dance music with principles? MDL Beast Soundstorm 2021 lineup is like the McDonald’s of festivals – and the number of DJs prepared to accept Saudi blood money will shock you…
Back on September 6th, this blog posed a question. Do DJs care more about their bank balances than anything else in the world? For those in the upper echelons of dance music, the answer...
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Yes, people really are that weird! Kenny Carpenter was out and about this week – and couldn’t resist commenting on the utterly bizarre sights he was treated to…
Occasionally, you’ll encounter people in the world who play with your heads. With every utterance they come out with, you will inevitably start to wonder whether they’re going mad, or are they actually the...
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The Six On Saturday (That Aren’t From Me!) – 20th November 2021
On the week that a man was fined thousands of pounds for playing James Blunt’s music really loudly, I go through the records your neighbours may not mind you playing at high volume. Although...
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The Saturday Recap – 20th November 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s quickly recap some of what’s been on Amateur’s House during the...
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Nervous Records, the cartoon? Believe it or not, but this very prospect was on the table in 1993 with MTV offering “a decent sum” – yet label boss Mike Weiss turned them down…
Occasionally, you’ll find this blog berating dance music press journalists and writers for refusing to ask difficult questions of DJs and those more generally in the scene. Aside from potentially providing a very insightful...
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