Many lofty minded types in the music industry would have you believe that you should separate the artist’s output from everything else they did. A perfect example of this is Chris Brown – a...
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Kenny Summit leads tributes for former Subliminal A&R guy Melvin Moore, who died suddenly last Friday – but amidst sadness, questions linger over who’ll be taking house music into the future…
Anyone following Ears To The House on our socials will almost certainly have seen our posts last Friday night referencing the death of Melvin Moore. Now, Moore wasn’t the most famous name in the...
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Could they really not find someone else? Winter Music Conference website features testimonial from alleged rapist Erick Morillo
When you’re trying to encourage people to go to an event or to a place, there are certain things you should and shouldn’t do to make it happen. For example, telling everyone all about...
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Defected’s latest House Masters edition centres on Harry Romero – but one close friend is nowhere to be seen…
Last year, you might recall Defected releasing a track by Harry Romero and Inaya Day called “Rise Up”. The consensus at Ears To The House HQ was the song was pretty dull – certainly...
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Two years on, will DJs apologise for gushing Morillo eulogies?
Two years ago, it was the day of Erick Morillo’s death. Under ordinary circumstances, his death would have been seen as a tragic event – an admittedly incredibly talented DJ, producer and businessman taken...
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Back In The House beatify Erick Morillo and shame his victims
Even now as we approach the second anniversary of Erick Morillo’s death following an overdose of ketamine – a drug traditionally used in horse tranquilliser – there are people out there who venerate him....
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DJ Pierre doesn’t believe Erick Morillo rape allegations…
A depressing truth in the world of dance music is the sheer number of people in it who seem to think it’s acceptable to excuse bad things. For example, when allegations of sexual assault...
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The final insult? Erick Morillo’s home with private pool and recording studio sold for $9.4million, netting his family a $1.7million profit – but no mention of the owner on the seller’s pitch…
Erick Morillo was a man who did rather nicely out of dance music. According to TMZ, he was able to purchase 7000 Macapa Drive in Los Angeles for $7.6million in 2014. The home contains...
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This is what happens when you hire interns and not experts! Mixmag plug 2017 article about “Ibiza horror stories”, including the rapist Erick Morillo…
During August 2020, American house DJ and producer Erick Morillo was charged with rape. This was after he turned himself in at a police station for questioning. He was due in court on September...
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Mark Knight claims to be proud of the Ministers De La Funk “Believe” remix he did – so why hasn’t he promoted it even once in the past two weeks?
Just over two weeks ago now, this blog published an article about how Toolroom boss Mark Knight agreed to remix “Believe” by Ministers De La Funk and Jocelyn Brown after getting a personal phone...
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Will he do a remix for Derrick May next? Toolroom boss Mark Knight turns out a remix of “Believe” by Ministers De La Funk after getting a phone call from “my friend” Erick Morillo – who committed suicide with a rape charge hanging over him…
A truth rarely admitted to is that house music is largely a sausage-fest. The higher echelons consist of a large number of very dodgy characters, who defend each other and ensure the whole house...
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Yesterday was the first anniversary of Erick Morillo’s death under the cloud of a rape charge, yet none of his superstar friends posted any tributes – I can’t possibly think why…
Facebook has this surprisingly useful feature on it where towards the start of the day, it’ll remind you of something you posted one year ago on this date or whatever. And there’s bound to...
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One year on from Erick Morillo’s death, will the likes of Sharam, Yousef and Pete Tong finally apologise to the world for their utterly nauseating tributes?
It was one year ago to the day today that we learnt Erick Morillo had taken the easy way out. Facing a rape charge and with a court appearance due, Morillo was found dead...
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How do we make electronic music a safe space, asks the Musicians Union? Well, speaking out against the likes of Derrick May and Erick Morillo would be a good start…
Last Thursday, the Musicians Union ran an online event entitled “Sexual Harassment and Safe Spaces: DJs, Electronic and Live Communities”. Long title, but the premise of the event was simple – how do you...
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As Mixmag gets a pat on the back from The Drum, managing director says they don’t “shy away from telling the truth” – but is that REALLY so?
I see that Mixmag won some awards last week. Good for them. It’s always nice to be told you’ve done something good, although I find it highly curious how media organisations seem to want...
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About that time Wills met Morillo: the royal story that Prince William might prefer you didn’t know about
Far be it for me to rain on the British royal family – they’ve had more than their fair share of trouble and sadness recently – but amidst the talk about possible reconciliation between...
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