Chicago DJ Talk

Pumpin Pete Return to Dilligafs 80's MIX

2011-07-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

Pumpin Pete takes you back to Chicago's own Infamous Dilligaf's Teen Club! Dilligaf's defined a generation of teen club heads and exploded onto the club scene with a force that still resonates to this day. "Dillies" as we alumni call it, was intoxicating and was the training ground for the birth of House Music, Break Dancing and DJing. With regulars such as the Culitos, Windy City Breakers, Soul Sonic Breakers, Bonito Boyz and way too many others to mention, it has marked it's place in Chicago house music history. This mix is a compilation of 80's Italo Dance & House music spun by resident DJ Pumpin Pete on ALL VINYL for great listening, enjoy!!

Pumpin Pete Return to Dilligafs 80's MIX by Pumpin Pete

DJ PUMPIN PETE Bio:

Hometown: Addison, Chicago, Illinois
A true turntablist at heart with a natural love for Hip Hop and funk, but bred on the driving beats of Chicago house music. Blended with a love of scratching and beat juggling and a constant desire to entertain a crowd set me apart from most DJ’s.

Started spinning in 1983 and have since amassed a long list of DJ residencies in and around Chicago. Achievements include:

Quest for the best DJ competition champion 1987
Style Wars battle of the DJ’s champion 1988
Chicago Sound Sensation great battle of the DJ’s champion 1990
DMC Mix Championships Champion 2 consecutive years 1990-1991
Subculture records artist 1990-1992
UC Afterhours Music artist/DJ 1995-1998
Blue Groove All-Stars DJ (Elbo/Funky Budda/Doubledoor) 1994-Present
1994 – 2011 Chicago area nightclub appearance lists too long to mention.
2010 DefTal DJ Crew / Video Turntablism Specialist.

Honorable mention: Cutz on Cuts Turntable improv, The Goodness nationally recognizedHip Hop event and current radio mix show DJ on Chicago’s Vocalo Friday night DJcollective.

My sound can be best described as raw funky soulful underground breakers mixtape meets DJ seminar sure to keep hands in the air.

Influences: Cash Money, Jazzy Jeff, DJ Revolution, Shortkut, Babu, Jesse De La Pena, Joc Max, Beat Junkies, Rob Swift, Grandmaster Caz, Grand Wizard Theodore, Steve D.

Return of Chicago Cool - The Shrine Documentary

2011-07-18T14:54:00.000-07:00

Return of Chicago Cool - The Shrine Documentary from The Shrine on Vimeo.

Directed by Konee Rok

Free Download! 10 Songs from Past and Present Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Artists

2011-07-17T09:49:00.000-07:00

Free Download! 10 Songs from Past and Present Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival Artist

Link to DOWNLOAD PAGE

JDLP's Best of A Tribe Called Quest show

2011-07-16T16:53:00.000-07:00

DOWNLOAD

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zytmlr

Vocalo's Michael Jackson Tribute Friday, June 24th 2011 1-3pm

2011-06-22T07:58:00.000-07:00

Vocalo pays tribute to the King of Pop: Michael Jackson Friday, June 24th 2011 [ALL DAY] + a special show (1-3pm CST) hosted by Richard Steele & Brian Babylon + DJ Jesse De La Pena spinning MJ Classics, Covers, Remixes & more on Vocalo.org 89.5fm (Also on WBEZ HD2)

Listen live on Vocalo.org 89.5FM

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DJ Jazzy Jeff and Ayah in the studio

2011-06-22T07:55:00.000-07:00

Vocalo's new Friday Night DJ Series

2011-05-18T12:33:00.000-07:00

More info & Event Page

Listen live on Vocalo.org 89.5FM

DJ Once (Red Bull 3 Style) Chicago 2011 winner

2011-04-29T10:20:00.000-07:00

Vocalo's Record Store Week 4/10 -4/16

2011-04-12T12:07:00.000-07:00

Vocalo's "Record Store Week" Kick Off Party Sun 4.10.11

2011-04-08T19:43:00.000-07:00

Vote for Chicago's Best Record Store

2011-04-08T19:14:00.000-07:00

What Record Store is Chicago's Best?online surveys

Vocalo's Record Store Week April 10th - 16th (Chicago)

2011-03-31T10:49:00.000-07:00

Vocalo's Record Store Week April 10 - 16th 2011 (Chicago) Interviews, Guest DJs, Record Swap, Chicago's Best Record Shop Poll + Special RSW Mix Show (1-3pm CST) All leading up to "Record Store Day" Saturday, April 16th. Tune in at Vocalo.org 89.5 FM & support your local Record Store!

Tune in at Vocalo.org 89.5FM (Chicago / Indiana)
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DJ Craze performs on the new Traktor Scratch Pro 2

2011-03-30T22:25:00.001-07:00

Old School House Jam at Neo 4.1.11

2011-03-28T07:56:00.000-07:00

Special Guest DJ Kenny "Jammin" Jason (Hot Mix 5)

(Every 1st Friday) Resident DJs: Farley Jackmaster Funk
& Jesse De La Pena + monthly guests

More info:

Vocalo salutes Loleatta Holloway Friday 3/25/11

2011-03-24T08:01:00.000-07:00

Vocalo presents a "Loleatta Holloway Tribute"
Friday, March 25th 2011 starting at 1pm CST.

Special in studio guest Andre Hatchett + Derrick Carter, Lady D,
Eric Williams, Mario Smith, Steve Maestro & Craig Loftis
sharing stories & talking about her music.

Classic tunes, Remixes, stories & more.

Hosted by Bryan Babylon & Jesse De La Pena.

Special thanks to Molly Adams, Czarina & Tommie Boy

Listen to the mastered version of the podcast here

Tune in at Vocalo.org 89.5FM (Chicago / Indiana)
Listen live on Vocalo.org 89.5FM

R.I.P Loleatta Holloway (The voice of House & Disco Music)

2011-03-23T00:39:00.000-07:00

From L to R: Jocelyn Brown, Derrick Carter, Loleatta Holloway

Chicago Native Loleatta Holloway (November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American Gospel, Soul, Disco, Dance & House music singer, mainly known for her songs "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation" both of which have been sampled extensively.

The most recognizable sample can be heard on Markey Mark & the Funky Bunch's 90's pop hit "Good Vibrations" & Black Box's #1 UK hit "Ride On Time" however, she was uncredited for her vocals. Holloway successfully sued the group, which lead to an undisclosed court settlement in Her favor.
Some say she may be the most sampled artist in Dance Music.

Here are a few favorites:

Biography

Holloway began singing gospel with her mother in the Holloway Community Singers and recorded with Albertina Walker in the Caravans gospel group. Holloway was also a cast member of the Chicago troupe of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope. Around this time, she met her future producer, manager, and husband Floyd Smith, and recorded "Rainbow ’71" in 1971, a Curtis Mayfield song that Gene Chandler had recorded in 1963. It was initially released on the tiny Apache label, but shortly thereafter, it got picked up for national distribution by Galaxy Records.[1]

In the early 1970s, Holloway signed a recording contract with the Atlanta-based soul music label Aware, part of the General Recording Corporation (GRC), owned by Michael Thevis. Holloway recorded two albums for the label, both of them produced by Floyd Smith—Loleatta (1973) and Cry to Me (1975). Holloway later married Smith. Her first single from the second album, the ballad "Cry to Me" rose to #10 Billboard R&B and #68 on the Hot 100, but before the label could really establish Holloway, it went out of business.

Top Philadelphia arranger and producer Norman Harris quickly signed Holloway in 1976 for his new label, Gold Mind, a subsidiary of New York's Salsoul Records. The first release from the album Loleatta was another Sam Dees ballad, "Worn-Out Broken Heart," which reached #25 R&B, but the B-side, "Dreaming," climbed to #72 on the pop chart and launched her as a disco act. She contributed vocals to "Re-Light My Fire" for Dan Hartman, who then wrote and produced the title track of her fourth and final album for Gold Mind, "Love Sensation" (1980). Eighteen songs of hers charted on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including four #1s. However, it was a ballad that proved to be another big R&B hit for her. "Only You" was written and produced by Bunny Sigler, who also sang with Holloway on the track, and it reached #11 in 1978.

In the early 1980s, she had another dance hit with "Crash Goes Love" (#5 on the U.S. Dance chart, #86 on the US R&B Chart). She also recorded one single, "So Sweet," for the fledgling house-music label DJ International Records. In the late 1980s, her vocals from "Love Sensation" were used in the UK #1 hit "Ride on Time" by Black Box.[2] Holloway, however, was uncredited for her vocals,[3] and both Holloway and her attorneys successfully sued the group, which lead to an undisclosed court settlement in Holloway's favor. In 1992, she also had a hit with dance band Cappella. There she appeared billed as Cappella featuring Lolleatta Holloway on the single "Take Me Away" (UK #25). Holloway's fortunes dramatically improved, however, when she had her first US #1 hit when Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featured her vocals in the chart-topping "Good Vibrations" (1991). Holloway also performed with Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch to promote the single, and she received full vocal credit and a share of the royalties.

More recent dance chart entries include "What Goes around Comes Around" (credited to GTS featuring Loleatta Holloway) in 2000, and "Relight My Fire" (credited to Martin featuring Loleatta Holloway), which hit #5 in 2003. While not a single, "Like a Prayer", a Madonna cover, was a track on the Madonna tribute album Virgin Voices. "Love Sensation ’06," peaked at #22 in the Dutch Top 40,[4] and reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart as well as #49 in Australia.

Holloway died on March 21, 2011 after suffering from heart failure. She was 64 years old.[5]

More about Loleatta Holloway

More about Loleatta Holloway at Discogs

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New DJ JDLP interview 3.10.11

2011-03-21T12:15:00.000-07:00

Jesse De La Pena interview recorded live on the "Music Vox" Vocalo.org 89.5FM Chicago (Hosted by Jesse Menendez)

Jesse De La Pena Talks About First DJ Gigs, Acid Jazz, and Bringing Hip Hop to Chicago Clubs

Jesse De La Pena has recently joined Vocalo 89.5 FM as Music Curator and we invited him for an interview on MusicVox.

Jesse has been spinning records since 1985 and has helped lay foundation for Chicago Hip Hop scene, was still unrecognized outside the underground / street movements. Beyond Hip Hop, Jesse is known to spin some of the most eclectic sets in Chicago mixing genres like soul, blues, reggae, new wave, funk, rock, DnB, etc.

He is the cofounder of the Grammy nominated Liquid Soul ensemble who helped pioneering the Acid Jazz genre in the state.

Jesse begins by telling how he got into music and DJing and shares a story about his first DJ gig at Smart Bar in Chicago.

DJ JDLP Interview

VOCALO.ORG 89.5FM CHICAGO

6-Year-Old DJ that Is Better Than Alot Of Dj's On The Scene!

2011-03-20T17:50:00.000-07:00

"DMC Online DJ Championship" Round 1 Results

2011-03-18T11:47:00.000-07:00

10 videos and selected winners and runner-up below.

Round 1 received 9895 votes for the 69 videos that we had featured.

Name: Unkut
Country: Germany
Round: Round 1
Duration: 02:01 mins

Name: Dj Anubus
United States of America
Round: 1
Duration: 02:00 Min

Name: DHAGO DJ
Colombia
Round: 1
Duration: 01:58 Min

DMC Online DJ Championship Video Entry - DJ Rasp
Name: DJ Rasp
United Kingdom
Round: 1
Duration: 01:42 Min

Name: Dj Jukboxx
United States of America
Round: 1
Duration: 01:58 Min

DMC Online DJ Championship Video Entry - Mr.NICE
Name: Mr.NICE
Germany
Round: 1
Duration: 01:53 Min

Watch Video

DMC Online DJ Championship Video Entry - john gotem
Name: John gotem
United States of America
Round: 1
Duration: 01:44 Min

Watch Video

Name: DJ 8-ball
United States of America
Round: 1
Duration: 01:59 Min

Name: Dj CleanCut
United States of America
Round: 1
Duration: 02:00 Min

Name: DJ PANDOL
Korea (south)
Round: 1
Duration: 02:00 Min

Congratulations to the DJs who made the TOP 10 in the first
ROUND of the DMC Online DJ Championship!

The FIRST TWO DJs to make the DMC Online DJ August Final.

WINNER OF ROUND 1 -

DJ UNKUT (Germany)

DJ Anubus (USARunner up

The DMC WORLD CHAMPION Judges for Round 1 were -

DJ LIgone – DMC World Champion 2010
DJ Switch – DMC World Supremacy Champion 2010/09/08
DJ Cutmaster Swift – DMC World Champion 1989

Round 2 starts NOW! So all you DJs who didn’t make the TOP 2 in ROUND 1, you have another 10chances! Upload your entries now for ROUND 2 - www.dmcdjonline.com

PRIZES!

Round 1 WiNNER

Pair of Novation dicers
Traktor Kontrol X1 (Controller)
Traktor Scratch Duo 2
Pair of Pioneer HDJ – 1000 Headphones LTD Edition

ROUND 1 Runner up
Sennheisser Headphones – Adidas Originals
Rane/Serato 8gb USB watch
Pair of Serato pressings

Dates for the Diary

Friday 25th March – 1-2pm - An amazing free live DMC show from the concourse of London’s great railway station St. Pancras featuring DJ WOODY showcasing ‘Turntables in Technicolor’. For more information on this event - WWW.YESTOLIFE.ORG.UK

DMC Online DJ Championships launch party! Monday 4th April with DMC World Champions – DJ Q-BERT and DJ SHIFTEE – www.jazzcafe.co.uk >

DMC World Finals 2011 – Thursday 6th / Friday 7th October @ indig02, the 02, London (ticket information coming soon – www.dmcdjchamps.com)

Björk Unveils Live Residency

2011-03-18T09:09:00.000-07:00

The innovative Icelandic icon unveils her new music and multimedia residency at Manchester International Festival

This summer, Björk introduces Biophilia, an extraordinary immersive project and her most ambitious work to date. The multi-media endeavour encompasses her music, installations and live shows, and celebrating the use of modern technology by utilising the internet. The project aims to explore ideas like how sound works, the infinite expanse of the universe, from planetary systems to atomic structures.

The world premiere of Björk's Biophilia live show will be held at Manchester International Festival for a three-week residency - across six intimate shows in the Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, as her first UK dates in over three years. For these six special shows, Björk will be performing new tracks from the forthcoming Biophilia studio album as well as with a small group of unique musical collaborators. The show will feature a range of specially conceived and crafted instruments, among them a bespoke digitally-controlled pipe organ; a 30 foot pendulum that harnesses the earth’s gravitational pull to create musical patterns - creating a unique bridge between the ancient and the modern; a bespoke gamelan-celeste hybrid; and a one-off extraordinary pin barrel harp.

In a special collaboration with MIF, the Biophilia live show will travel to major cities around the world following the Manchester premiere. MIF will also be working with young people in Manchester to explore the musicological, scientific and technological ideas behind the project. In a series of educational workshops schoolchildren will be given the unique opportunity to experience the world of Biophilia first hand, and to immerse themselves in the endlessly rich and inspiring place where cutting edge technology, music and nature meet.

Found here

bjork.com

Happy Birthday DJ Day!

2011-03-18T07:23:00.000-07:00

JDLP extended set Sunday 3.20.11 Crocodile (Chicago)

2011-03-18T07:18:00.000-07:00

I will be stretching out with an extended DJ set Sunday, Macrch 20th 2011. Spinning all that's good (Audio & Video) Free pizza, Drink specials, Mix CDs & No cover all night.

Agape Featuring Nadia Harris - She Really Likes It

2011-03-17T09:45:00.001-07:00

Agape Featuring Nadia Harris "She really likes It" Live with Members of the New World Symphony from Erwin Georgi on Vimeo.

Funk, Ska, and Drum & Bass! Lovin every second of it. JDLP

Sexy Sax Man (Careless Whisper Saxophone Prank!!) directors cut

2011-03-15T10:54:00.001-07:00

DJ Hero steppin' things up..

2011-03-15T10:37:00.000-07:00

Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf vs. The Red (Instrumental) - Jaylib DJ Hero 2 DLC

Party Hard - The Perceptionists vs. Ghostwriter - RJD2 Expert DJ Hero 2 DLC

The Best Day - Atmosphere Expert DJ Hero 2 DLC