This week we are super duper excited to welcome back Face Radio Alum DJ Mr. Chips! Catch him every Thursday night for Dollar Bin Radio on WKNY in Kingston, NY 10pm to Midnight or in their archive anytime! Also be sure to check out his Instagram for corresponding album cover artwork from the show at:

https://instagram.com/dj_mr_chips?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

YES SHE DID! 11/10/22

Well I'm back from my trip to Puerto Rico & I am in tha mood for Junior Vasquez, one of my biggest mentors. Brotha takes us there...

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX
aka
Junior Jr.


Psalms 150=Dance Like King David danced!!!

Manny'z Tapez

Junior Vasquez 'Junior's World' WKTU, NYC 7-4-2003' (Manny'z Tapez)

Here'z yet another dope mixtape of Derrick Carter from 1994'.
Brother takes us everywhere!!!

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150=Dance Muthaaa!!!

Derrick Carter 'Mix Leqere' Chicago December, 94' (Manny'z Tapez)

Let'z roll back 2 the year of 1983... A year I remember well since it being the yr I graduated High School in South Lorian, (Cleveland) Ohio. But this is what was happening to the left of Cleveland in the city of Chicago. The man here was Ron Hardy, the club was thee Muzic Box. A man who also influenced me as DJ/Re-editor/Remixer/producer. Not to mention a man who played his music with NO RULES as a dj should play no matter what!!
A lot of Deep House classics here & raw beat tracks that later became House Music. 
4 You REAL CHICAGO HOUSE-HEADZ WILL DEFINATELY APPRECIATE!!


Note @ 106:30 in the mix, it goes to a 1985 recording. I left it in there for your listening pleasure... You can't enough of Ronnie ;-)

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150=Dance Like King David Danced!!!

Ron Hardy Live @ Muzic Box, Chicago  04-03-1983'(Manny'z Tapez)

It'z Farley-Time!!!

WARNING!!! THIS MIXTAPE CONTAINZ REAL CHICAGO HOUSE MUSIC... ONLY 4 THEE HEAD STRONG!!!

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150=Dance Like King David Danced!!!

Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk Live - 102.7 FM WBMX, Chicago 1988' (Manny'z Tapez)

Let'z roll back 2 tha year of 1993' with Steve Miggedy Maestro live on 107.5 FM WGCI. Brother is simply going DEEEEP HOUSE!!!

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150=This Is Why I Dance❤️

Steve Miggedy Maestro  - 107.5 FM WGCI, Chicago September, 1993' (Manny'z Tapez)

Let'z roll back to tha yr of 1997 with 1 of Detroit'z greatest DJ/Producers, Thee Late & Great Mike Huckaby. Here'z a live set of his from the Liquid Room in Tokyo, Japan.
Even though he left this planet early, his music will live on.

Enjoy,

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX
aka
House & Techno Music Historian


Psalms 150=I Came 2 Dance!!!

Mike Huckaby Live @ Liquid Room Tokyo, Japan 1997' (Manny'z Tapez)

Let'z roll back 2 tha yr of 1989' & go NJ Deep with Mr. Tony Humphries on KISS FM, NYC...


Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150=I Came 2 Dance!!!

Tony Humphries - KISS Mastermix Dance Party NYC 12-29-1989' (Manny'z Tapez)

01 Talking With Myself (Frankie Knuckles Remix) Electribe 101
02 What Is Love (12" Version) Deee-Lite
03 File #1 (ST Utility Edit) Utopia Project
04 Instinctual (ST Utility Edit) Imagination
05 "Little" Louie Anthem Part II (Factory Bar Mix) The Untouchables
06 Keep It Up! (Extended Mix) L.U.P.O. Featuring Cathy
07 Deep In Vouge (ST Dubstrumental Edit)  Malcolm McLaren and the Bootzilla Orchestra
08 Dub Break - Ellis D
09 The Sound (12") Reese & Santonio
10 Mind Games (Underground Mix) Quest feat. Liz Torres
11 Live And Die (Wild Pitch Mix) Audio Clash
13 The Shady Atom Edit - ST vs. C&C & DJ Pierre
14 Can You Feel It (In House Dub) CLS
15 Satisfied (Take Me Higher) H20 feat. Billie
16 To The Rhythm (The Hot N' Spicy Mix) Angel Moraes
17 Shake It Baby - Jark Prongo
18 Ritmo Cubano, Sabor Africano - Dogma feat. Afro-Cuban Rhythms
19 The Chant Of Voodoo - The Noize Boyz
20 Musika (Murk Boys Miami Mix) Kwanzaa Posse
21 Sume Sigh Say - House of Gypsies
22 In De Ghetto (Tribal Bass Mix) David Morales & The Bad Yard Club feat. Delta
23 Ultra Flava (From The Dat Vol. 1) Heller 'N' Farley Project
24 I Am The Music, Hear Me! (Fire Island Dub) Millionaire Hippies
25 Doctor's House Call - Black Traxx Volume III
26 In The Mix (ST Needs A Rhythm Re-edit) Mix Masters
27 4 You (MK Remix) 4th Measure Men
28. I Wanna Be Free (Original Factory Version) The Luna Project
29 Keep It Comin' (Steve Travolta Version) C&C Music Factory
30 Dance (ST Utility Edit) Earth People, Pal Joey & Kerri Chandler
31 Until The Day (Album Version) Funky Green Dogs
32 Something's Goin' On (Tee's Remix) Todd Terry
33 New Day - The Return
34 Finally (Danny Krivit & Steve Travolta Re-edit) Kings of Tomorrow

CLASSIC ST NOVEMBER 2024

Here is a very rare mixtape of Teddy Douglas live from Baltimore going DEEEEP!!! I only have 45 minutes of this mixtape but I here there are more parts to it. Please send me a copy if anyone has them. I would love to hear where Teddy takes it.
I remember hearing him & the Basement Boys Crew rock it in Miami in the early 90's when the WMC wasn't so commercialized.

I know you will enjoy of what I have here.

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-TRAXXX


Psalms 150 = I Came 2 Jack!!!

Teddy Douglas of the Basement Boys Live from Baltimore 1990' (Manny'z Tapez)

Mixtape from Oct. 16th 1994

Hello and thank you for your interest in me and my work! 

I may reveal my age by doing this, but believe it or not I have been DJ'ing since 1984.  I am originally from Chicago and was inspired and unexpectedly thrust into DJ'ing through making mixtapes for break-dancing "battles" that me and my friends were getting into at the time.  My friends and I were merely making these mixtapes in my bedroom on equipment hardly suitable for DJ'ing.  In Chicago at that time, there were several incredible mixshows being featured on the radio from black radio stations in Chicago like WBMX and WGCI and on local college stations like WNUR or WKKC which we recorded, bought the records played, and tried to emulate the mixes.  There was also a short-lived, often ridiculed disco station called WDAI that I secretly enjoyed.  I actually still have all of those mixtapes that I will make available here ASAP!!! 

After finishing high school, I ended up attending college at The University of Wisconsin - Madison, double majoring in Afro-American Studies and Communication Arts.  This was vital to me because my education helped me to define and to learn the true roots and history of this music I loved so much!  Another DJ friend of mine G Most and his brother and I ran a very busy mobile DJ business on campus for most of my time there, catering to many black and white fraternities and sororities as well as many other local clients.  We also were collecting and trading mixtapes from NYC, giving us a window into other styles of mixing and music not always present in our tapes from Chicago. 

When I graduated from college in 1991 I immediately came to NYC to further pursue my DJ career.  The magic of NYC's multicultural mix further broadened my musical horizons and made me thirsty for more!  I was DJ'ing and promoting several parties there full time, and I eventually accumulated 11,000 records!

From 1999-2004 I co-founded and ran a small independent dance music label called CAPTIVATING RECORDS along with DJ Will (Automatic)(The Carry Nation).  We managed to put out five 12" single vinyl releases during a very difficult time for everyone in the music industry.  We were the executive producers for each project, giving us the creative freedom to license and release our own original songs and tracks, material from other artists, as well as our own remixes of those singles.  It was quite the learning experience! 

My main passion, goal, and focus has always been within music and DJ'ing and it is very clear to me that playing music is a gift that I have been blessed with.  And even after all these years, I still enjoy sharing and celebrating this ability and music with those who want to listen.  This journey continues to take me through several clubs, bars, lounges, outdoor venues, and restaurants in NYC and beyond, and I am truly grateful!

As a veteran DJ, I feel obligated to mention that there are a lot of people out there trying to become and/or claiming to be DJs these days but very few of them actually know the history of dance music or possess the dedication, mixing skills, experience level, and the musical or technical knowledge to truly consider it their profession.  It takes a lot more than a laptop with a few music downloads and a controller to make an event or party happen!

The DJ sets, mixes, remixes, and re-edits I have posted on this page are a few examples of my work that I have produced on my own and by collaborating with others. The DJ sets I have shared here were all recorded "live" and were not pre-programmed, re-edited, or post-produced in any way.  That would take all the fun out of it, right? 

The DJ sets titled “YES SHE DID” are also live mixes done at THE FACE RADIO in BROOKLYN (or at parties) with my then co-host Tre D’Ambrocia. 

For bookings and more info, please contact me at djgantjohnson@yahoo.com

Thank you for listening!

MUSICALLY YOURS, GANT

XXOO

YES SHE DID! 11/10/22

DJ GANT JOHNSON

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