Back in early May, Ears To The House published an article all about a remix contest being run by Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr – better known simply as Louie Vega. In conjunction with the...
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One of Louie Vega’s many hats, a painting by David Morales and Sam Divine’s trainers – the weird and wonderful items up for auction now ahead of a Defected fundraiser for homeless charity Shelter…
As another Monday inevitably continues its endless trudge into another Tuesday, Defected’s Wez Saunders finds himself with yet another busy week. Saunders, of course, wouldn’t have it any other way – many sources within...
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Is DJing couples a future trend? Louie Vega used to spin alone or with MAW partner Kenny Dope all the time – but now hardly ever appears without wife Anané (who’s currently appearing naked on a Nervous release!)
Two years ago, Ears To The House started querying why Nervous Records were using scantily clad ladies to advertise their merchandise. We mocked them, sometimes brutally, for some truly ridiculous moments, including when one...
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There’s clearly still money in old rope! As Louie Vega confirms Lost Tapes 10 is due out this Friday, a question – can we have some new material from Masters At Work in 2024, please?
Dance music is in a seriously strange place, even by its own standards. Since almost the beginning of the genre, parts of it have been too eager to look at the past. This was...
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That’s one collab we didn’t expect to see! As Tony Touch’s “Apaga La Luz” does rather nicely in the charts, just how DID Louie Vega and David Guetta cross paths?
If you go back far enough in music history, one thing you’ll quickly notice is artist collaborations were few and far between. Most artists – being the egotistical types that they are – preferred...
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At last, three people in dance music who DON’T hate each other! Louie Vega, Kenny Dope, and Todd Terry met up for dinner – and unlike some, they look happy to be there…
The more time Ears To The House spends doing what we do, the more convinced we are that most of those in the dance music world secretly hate each other. They usually use the...
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Does he just love having you around? Louie Vega can’t seem to go anywhere without wife Anané – but maybe this is just how he works right now…
There are certain things in life that you’ll always see together – so much so that when you see one thing but not the other, it just leads to confusion all around. For example,...
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Armin Van Buuren and Kerri Chandler are now bedfellows – one weird consequence after King Street Sounds is gobbled up by behemoth Armada’s Beat Music Fund…
Here’s a story that caused a double take for us at Ears To The House HQ when it arrived this afternoon – and we suspect it might be the reason for a few ruffled...
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And you thought Louie Vega’s clothes were daylight robbery! Charlotte De Witte’s merch includes a “multi-patch” hoodie for over €250 – and she hasn’t checked the weather forecast, either…
A fortnight ago, Ears To The House reported on Louie Vega’s latest money-making plan – which mostly consisted of selling hoodies for £60 a time. You see, it costs a lot of money to...
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Would YOU pay £60 for an Expansions NYC branded hoodie? Louie Vega thinks his fans will – just a shame he hasn’t checked the weather forecast…
The cost of living has been going through the roof in recent months, with the price of food being especially high. This is something we know all too well at Ears To The House...
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He earned $20k a time doing remixes, yet Louie “Leech” Vega wants YOU to rework “How He Works” for free – but isn’t there something this Nervous Records contest has missed?
For thousands of years, leeches were used by the medical world to treat a wide variety of ailments – their saliva, for example, contains proteins and compounds that protect against blood clotting. Believe it...
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Louie Vega’s carbon footprint revealed as he completes 3 MILLION miles in the air with United Airlines – and that’s not all…
Here’s a story you aren’t going to see getting any coverage from the likes of Mixmag today – or any day. Because despite the fact it goes against many of their deeply held right-on...
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Are Masters At Work seriously considering working with Derrick May? Rumours swirl after Kenny Dope told “you know the plan”…
As regular readers of Ears To The House will have gathered, a fair number of higher echelon DJs are privately supporting Derrick May. Not because they think he’s the victim of a racist conspiracy...
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Louie Vega plugs a new barbers shop – by doing a selfie wearing a hat…
If there’s one comment which can safely be made about DJs in the higher echelons of the dance music world, it’s that most of them are incredibly vain. They generally always have been –...
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Does Louie Vega still think Derrick May is “a barrel of laughs”?
Back in May, Ears To The House posted an article about Derrick May’s attendance at the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit. As you might recall, Kevin Saunderson was flamed online after posting a...
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Louie Vega plays a Mr V track – and Mr V isn’t happy!
Music producers can feel any number of things when someone else is playing their own tracks. Reactions typically range from ecstatic delight all the way down to just the whole thing feeling very surreal...
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