Jamesey MAKIN’MOVES show “live from the lounge” 20.07.21

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In celebration of Women's Empowerment month and International Women's Day Yemoja Sol present the 11th Installment of the Carry on and Keep, entitled "Nurturing". Dedicated to the everlasting spirit of all the strong women in our lives and the perseverance of our sisters and children who may be in a struggle with Domestic Violence. This mix was featured on House Nation Music on TWITCH of the 2nd Annual fundraiser for SOFIA.org, March 4th, 2022. Please donate for a worthy cause.

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"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."
Maya Angelou

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Libation Live with Ian Friday
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Libation Live with Ian Friday 3-13-22

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Matt L-S - Makin Moves - hse.fm - Thurs 21 APR 2022

Welcome to the Next Series TOUR. I enjoyed Carry On and Keep Series so much.  I was able to post 21 mixes. What a wonder!! I had so many Rave reviews and I am thankful. Sorry for the Delay. It took me a minute to get the creative juices flowing to come up with my next years Journey. As an educator I'm on an Academic Calendar and my Year starts in September. I celebrate my Birthday and school begins and so does the next musical journey of my life. Looking forward to exploring all corners of my vast collection. Hope you enjoy and Please Leave Feedback, Repost and Comments. Zion;)

FALL REFLECTIONS 2022

TOUR 001 JOY

Lightsout Sessions

2023 - 03 - 27 Lightsout Sessions SHMC Live 23DJ

Midnight Gravity

Please support the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJk9cIAi-ZY

Snoh Aalegra - DO 4 LOVE (Phree Direxion Remix)

Hep Yek

To simply say Michael Winston is an influential DJ is like saying Keith Harring was an influential painter.  Michael is one of the most influential DJs to have ever lived.  As co-owner of the Powerplant and opening DJ for Frankie Knuckles from 1982-1988, Michael bridged the gap between the end of the Disco era and the beginning of the House Music era.  He was one of the only 10-20 DJs on the planet who were privy to the first House Music recordings and he was one of the first to introduce this newly forged genre of music to the world. 

His DJ career started in 1977 and since then, in addition to the Powerplant, he has played at scores of clubs in his hometown of Chicago, including, but not limited to, Realto’s Tap, COD’s, AKA’s, Medusa’s, The Gallery, Sauers’, Igloos, the Powerhouse, and Lucky’s. Various other locations Nationally and Global.

Michael has also been producing music since the early 90’s and he has collaborated with Darren Brandon from Blak Beatniks as well as the late Riley Evans on the classic House song “Let the Music Use You”.

Further, Michael was a member of IRS (Imports Record Service), a record pool organized through the famous “DJ Only” record store, Imports Etc. in Chicago and also, Michael was one of the founding members of The Black Record Pool.  As such, Michael was partially responsible for coordinating the distribution of  promo copies and “DJ Only” extended mixes of records to pool member DJs.  Thus, in addition to being one of the first DJs to introduce important songs to audiences, he was also responsible for being a tastemaker for Chicago’s other most relevant DJs as the one distributing cutting edge dance music to them.  It is worth noting that admission to most record pools is restricted to the most relevant DJ’s and the Black Record Pool was Chicago’s most coveted pool.

Further, Michael was a panel member for the Modern Dance Music Research and Archiving Foundation’s panel discussion for CIMMFEST’s CIMMCON (the panel series) on Grammy winner Frankie Knuckles’ impact on the music industry, presented as a tribute to him in response to his untimely passing.  Also, Michael performed as the headlining DJ at a tribute to the late Frankie Knuckles presented by the City of Chicago in June of 2014 in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Recently, Michael performed in Atlanta at the Backyard Party hosted by Mikos Jones and Michael also played for RFK’s Pier 31 event. Michael is also a recurring guest on the WNUR’s Arise Radio Show as well their Vintage House Series Show.