Born and raised in Los Angeles, Sheila Red aka Shred One was constantly surrounded and heavily influenced by music at a very young age as she tagged along with her vinyl collecting brothers and cousins. She moved to Brooklyn, NY in '98 where she began collecting her own records and fell in love with the art of deejaying, as well as learning the music industry game working at Rawkus Records and Blacksmith Management. She began spinning out when she moved back to Los Angeles in 2004 and rocked parties like the infamous Root Down, Soul Sessions, and Funkmosphere. She has also toured with a unique 3x4 set across the west coast w/ her crew RRS FEED (www.therrsfeedsound.com). Now residing in Chicago, she has since played alongside cutting edge artists such as Daz-i-Kue, Dam Funk, 45 King, Talib Kweli, Exile, DJ Spinna, DJ Jazzy Jeff & more. You can find her spinning boogie & modern funk @ her monthly residency MAXX TRAXX @ The Whistler.
FACT mix 225 comes from one of underground house music’s most serious emerging talents: Tevo Howard.
We say “emerging”, but Howard has been spinning records since 1987, when he’d barely hit puberty. Growing up in Chicago at that time, it was perhaps inevitable that he’d catch the house bug; but his interest in music went beyond that, and he would later study music and bass guitar at college (this would be the first of several degrees in different subjects embarked upon by the academically gifted, but eternally restless, artist).
In 2006 Howard took time out from university to build his own studio, Beautiful Granville Studios, and by his own estimation that’s when his real career began in earnest. In 2008 he began putting out records via his in-house Beautiful Granville imprint, kicking off with a 12″ from his bro Rick ‘Poppa’ Howard but concentrating largely on his own productions. Dedicated fans of Chi-town dance music quickly picked up on Howard’s striking tracks, which combine raw dancefloor jacking with uncommon depth and musicality.
The Rush Hour-released ‘Move’ and below-radar club smash ‘Without Me’ introduced Howard to a larger audience, and in 2010 the latter track was relicensed by Rebirth for a vocal version featuring Tracey Thorn. Rush Hour, meanwhile, put together a 2×12″ doublepack of sumptuous analogue productions from Granville HQ, Crystal Republic,which for us is this producer’s most formidable statement to date. A new album, his debut proper, is set to follow on Rush Hour later this year.
Most recently Howard has entered the Buzzin’ Fly fold, with the release of ‘The Age of Compassion’. He’ll be appearing at Buzzin’ Fly’s Spring Party at Cable in London on Saturday 5 March, performing separate DJ and live sets, alongside Ben Watt, Chris Woodward, Marcus Worgull and Prins Thomas. More information on that night here.
To herald his visit to London, our man has handed us a rollicking mix of cask-matured house classics, recorded live in Jerusalem earlier this month. You need only look at the (rather sketchy) tracklist below to know what pleasures await you: this is the warm, wild and authentic sound of Chicago, and it feels more vital than ever.
Direct download: FACT mix 225 – Tevo Howard (Available for three weeks)
Tracklist: Tricky Disco – Tricky Disco Another Sleepless Night – Shawn Christopher Fingers Inc. – A Path First in first out – Front 242 Unknown italo track Work that mutha fucker – Steve pointdexter It’s you – ESP Like This The promised land – Joe Smooth Dancing in my sleep Ma Foom Bey Angel Eyes – lime Unknown track Molokai House sensation – Liam Farley – unknown track I’m hungry Hypnotic samba – on zyx Computer games – Steve pointdexter Dancing therapy – ims Stars The garden Bad boy – franky knuckles Baila You used to hold me – ralphie Rosario Move – John rocca Bolero Video Clash – lil louis Can’t stop the house Don’t do it – Paris gray You ain’t really down – status 4 Dance – earth people Jack my body – j.m. Silk For those who like to groove What’s your name – Kano I wanna have some fun – Samantha fox Pump up Chicago – mr. Lee Do you love me – Denise
Paying homage to Hip Hop DJ Legend & 1995 DMC World DJ Champion:
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I grew up loving music and remembered jammin out to all the mixes played on the boom boxes and on Chicago's hottest radio stations..WBMX & WGCI. The pioneers of House music and Classics made a BIG influence on me and I will FOREVER be GREATFUL
This is an exclusive Jazztronica! mix for one of my favorite NY record / tastemaker shops nested in Dumbo, Brooklyn.CG
1. Wax Tailor - Ungodly Fruit 2. Josh One feat Aloe Blacc - Risin' 3. Nightmares on Wax - The Sweetest 4. Madlib - Testin Me (Instr.) 5. Strange Fruit Project - Soul Clap 6. Marc Mac presents Visioneers - Rollin' for the Ride 7. Mos Def - There is a Way 8. Fort Knox Five feat. Akil Dasan - Blowing Up the Spot 9. Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Remix) 10. DJ NuMark & Pomo - Lola 11. Zeph & Azeem - Come One Come All 12. Sergio Mendes feat. Q-Tip and Will.I.Am - The Frog 13. Eric Sermon feat. Marvin Gaye - Music 14. Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul 15. Lyrics Born feat. the Poet of Rhythm - I Changed my Mind (Remix) 16. Nick Nack - Do You Believe Me ? (DJ Chicken George presents: The Swed.u.s.h Connection 2)
A Tribute Party for Our Departed Friend Jeff Evanchik, His Passion for House Music, His Soul Touched Many of Us. Djs on this night are some of his good Friends, John Simmons, Brian Gardner, Specter and Stephen P with Sean Strange. Join Me and Lets Jack as Jeff would be! text me to get in 312 208 7458
::YOUR HOSTS:: Christopher Banks, Jonathan Lopez, Eugene, KNEX, Rachel, Eric Bollard and Rick of Allay Soul
Something to put you in the rite mood by our friend James Curd.
My Dj mix for W Hotel that includes remixes and originals that have just been released or coming soon! It will be available at the hotel as well as an IPhone app along side Aeroplane, Classixx and more!
