Spirit of House

It has been a while since I shared some thoughts and news about Spirit of House with you... so here we go:

• WMC 2012: Not entirely sure yet but at the moment it looks like I will not attend the Winter Music Conference as I'm not convinced their new concept will work...
• Direction of "Spirit of House": Even more than in the past I will continue to keep the focus on soulful vocal house, and I will also try to include more classics from back in the day to bring those good old memories back...
• (Reminder) Use of my reviews: I wanted to remind everyone that I'm fine if you use my reviews (e.g. for quotes, mail outs, promotional texts) as long as a reference such as "Written by Mike Fossati for Spirit of House (www.spiritofhouse.com)" is added.

Regards,
Mike Fossati
"Chief Editor"

"House Music Movie" (working title) is a feature length independent documentary film about house music, dance and global pop culture. DJ's, producers, remixers, dancers and fans discuss their careers and celebrity in this behind-the-scenes look at the house music industry. Along with footage of house music in action, the film also captures candid conversations about house (also called electronic dance music) with authors, artists, club owners and cultural experts.

Visual artist, culture documentarian and independent filmmaker Muema has been working on this documentary about house music for the last four years. The film was shot on location in New York City, Ibiza, London, Germany, Holland, Miami and Los Angeles. To date, Muema has interviewed legendary DJ's such as Tony Humphries, David Morales, Paul Trouble Anderson, Louie Vega and David Harness; legendary singers such as Barbara Tucker and Joi Cardwell; and many more.

Now he is in the post-production stage and he's really excited to bring this dream to fruition. He's not doing it alone. Deeply committed to this project, four members of the team (director, editor, co-producer and music supervisor) have been contributing their time over the last two years to make this film happen. Having already wrapped shooting, he is now at a critical moment in post-production and editing. A fund raising campaign has been launched to enable the team to acquire archival footage in order to finish the film with a target release of late 2012.

To support completion of the movie, please visit the crowdfunding campaign @ RocketHub and donate to the project. An interview with Muema can be found here.

Happy new year to all my loyal followers and music lovers out there !! Lets hope 2012 will be another great year for soulfhoul house music...

Regards,
Mike Fossati
"Spirit of House"

Following up on announcements made over the previous years that changes would be inevitable, the time has come to implement further changes to Spirit of House as after running the site for more than a decade I'm feeling kind of burned out, and I'm struggling more and more with finding enough time to keep up with the weekly updates on Saturday night. Thus I was looking for a way forward that would allow me to continue updating the site regularly while giving me the desired relief and flexibility.

So as with immediate effect, I have implemented the following changes, bringing the site back to its roots (this is how it all started back in the day):

• Discontinuation of the weekly mixshows (note that the "Mix Archive" site has been discontinued as well)
• More "Pick of the Week", "Spotlight" and "Highlight" reviews to increase visibility of outstanding releases
• More frequent (smaller) updates

Kind regards,
Michael Fossati
"Chief Editor"

I posted this before as part of a general update, but thought it would be good to highlight again that I will not attend this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami. Would be great if those that planned to hook me up with their latest productions could send me a download link or CD, many thanks in advance.

For those that go to Miami - have fun !!!

Regards,
Mike Fossati
Chief Editor
michael.fossati@spiritofhouse.com