- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
South Africa has become a household name in the dance music scene, with many labels, artists, producers and DJs conquering the world in recent years. And with many of todays most renown DJs travelling to South Africa to play, there is no doubt the scene there is constantly growing and plays an important part in the world of house music today. In addition, the South African Music Conference (SAMC) has been launched a couple of years ago, inspired by the Winter Music Conference. This conference aims to bring together the South African houe music scene, its heros - Brothers of Peace (aka Oscar 'Osikdo' Mdlongwa and Bruce 'Dope' Sebitlo), Mahoota, DJ's at Work (aka Vinny da Vinci and DJ Christos), Black Coffee to name just a few - and young, upcomfing talents with some of the worlds most famous DJs and producers.
Furthermore, with House Afrika Records there exists a record label and store in Johannesburg (South Africa) that is committed to house music, selling not only vinyls and CDs but also DJ gear. Then there is AfrodesiaMP3, a digital download store which has been created in response to the ever growing demand for dance music from the African continent and to give a platform to all the African Labels, Artist and Producers who would like to present their unique style of music to the rest of the world.
 |
 |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
King Steet Sounds have their April 2007 Newsletter ready, bringing you the latest news from the label. Also they have an artist spotlight on Sunshine Jones that includes a very informative interview. |
 |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
cyberJAMZ Internet Radio will air an exclusive "Spirit of House WMC Mixshow" by Michael Fossati on Wednesday, April 18 from 1pm - 3pm (USA Eastern Standard Time). Tune in to hear some of the hottest tunes from the conference. |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
Miami is over... should we say we're glad it is? Maybe we should as there was so much fresh music and so much parties in such a short time it was getting to much... anyway, even though that we brought you lots of new music, there are some tunes we did not yet get a copy (but we are working on it):
- Loni Clark "Rushing" (Alix Alvarez Remix)(Nervous)
- Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce, Jaime Fox, Jennifer Hudson and Keith Robinson "Family" (Blaze Mix)(Sony/BMG)
- Studio Apartment featuring Monique Bingham "Unknown" (New World Records Japan)
- Studip Apartment featuring Deborah Bond "Something between" (New World Records Japan)
- Teressa Griffin "Wonderful"
- ...
And we do have some more music from Miami which we have to sort out, so expect some more WMC Aftermath coming in the next few weeks. Speaking of Miami, there is an exlcusive WMC Mixset by Michael Fossati available at United Soul - check it out as it features some tracks not included in the mixes here on Spirit of House (playlist see below).
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
It's been five long years since Strictly Rhythm closed its doors, its reputation remained firmly intact as the worlds most respected house music label, establishing the careers of some of dance music's biggest icons. Now it's back with a vengeance as many of their classic releases are now available both on vinyl and for the first time ever digitally on various music sites. Expect a total of over 100 hundred Strictly Rhythm classics to be re-released. |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
Defected Records have joined forces with Galaxy, the UK national radio station that boasts over 2.6 million (Source: RAJAR Q4 2006) listeners, for a new DAB digital show launching 23:00-00:00 on February 23rd. With this joint venture, Defected once more set the standard by entering new markets. |
 |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
As promised, we bring you some Classic Mixshows as our little christmas present and do hope you enjoy them. And as we know that new years eve will be a long night, there will be another one posted next weekend.
Expect Fresh Grooves Volume 380 around friday next week, with some heavy hitters not to be missed. We already got some hot, hot tunes from the likes of Raw Artistic Soul, MKDV featuring John Crockett, Bob Sinclar (mixed by Jamie Lewis), Dom Navarra, Steal Vybe you don't wanna miss to hear.
Michael Fossati will represent Spirit of House at the Winter Music Conference 2007 in Miami next year.
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
From December 7 through January 15, if you purchase the full version of Live 6 (boxed or download) or upgrade from Live Lite to the full version of Live 6 (boxed or download), you will receive a promotional code for ten free tracks from Dancetracks Digital. In addition, all boxed purchases including the Essential Instrument Collection will also ship with the new Live 6 padded bag and an Ableton beanie free of charge. More information can be found here. |
- Details
- Written by: Mike Fossati
 |
This week on thursday, the Fresh Sol Show hosted by Jose Gonzales and Luis Romero presents an exlcusive mixset by Spirit of House maestro Michael Fossati. The Fresh Sol Show airs every week on thursday night between 11pm and 12am+ (EST), bringing you mixshows filled with upfront promos (many of them available at Traxsource) and some exlusives, featuring guest DJs from time to tome to supply the listener with a mixture of styles and diversity. You can listen to the show at Cyberjamz Internet Radio. |