On April 12, 2014 I dj'ed for 6 hours at Le Bain. I captured the favorite part of the night when the tequila kicked in, the crowd went on a journey with me, and I just got to play music that I loved. Thank you to all that came out and boogied with me.

Honey Dijon Live @ Le Bain April 12, 2014

Gangstercast 46 comes from the fabulous Honey Dijon. Based in NYC but Born and raised in Chicago; the home of house music, Honey is known for her unique take on the Chicago sound with inflections of the deep New York underground. Honey is one of the few DJ’s in recent years to defy pigeon-holing. She draws from a wide repertoire of musical styles from old school Chicago House, disco, tech house, tribal, funk, soul, and R& B. She has graced the tables from Ministry of Sound London to Ushuaia Ibiza, Panorama Bar Berlin, Stereo Montreal and everywhere in between. She has also shared the decks with none other Danny Tenaglia, Derrick Carter, Green Velvet, The Martinez Brothers, Satoshi Tomiie, and Quentin Harris. 

Like many involved in the scene, her love affair with music began upon hearing her parent’s soul and r&b records at home. Soon she wanted to be the one dropping the needle on the record whenever they held parties in the family basement and the lure of club life soon followed. Before long she was obsessively collecting her own music from record stores, which is where Honey met and formed a long lasting friendship with Derrick Carter, who became a mentor. It was he who introduced her to the underground of Chicago where she was exposed to the sounds of jacking house and Detroit techno. 
After relocating to New York City, Honey also met another music giant Danny Tenaglia, whose legendary sets at Twilo were also a major source of inspiration. “Danny heavily influenced my sound as a DJ’, says Honey. “The drama of his delivery and risk taking always informed me of how I wanted to present music. Of course, Derrick and Chicago house were also very influential in my development as an artist, so it’s this combination of Chicago and New York that has helped me develop my signature sound.”

Known for her passion and integrity in her sets, this week Honey takes us back to the old skool sound, with this hugely authentic mix, fusing the bump of Chicago with more classic New York sounds and other European influences, dexterously flowing between house and techno, with a warm, hypnotic feel.

 The art of mixing itself is very important to Honey, and when telling us of the tracks she chose in compiling this mix, she explained; “I did a bit of research and did a bit of crate digging to try and give a bit of swing and soul but in a modern way.”

When explaining to us how this particular mix represented her as an artist, she told us; “Well being from Chicago, I wanted to mix a bit of my roots with what's happening in dance music at the moment. Since there has been a resurgence of House in Europe, I felt it was the perfect time to pull out a few forgotten classics.”

Being a firm believer in the underground sound, and being a protector of the faith, When asked what the House Gangster movement means to her, she replies; “I just feel it's a gang of like-minded people representing the love of house and paying respects to where it came from and to also where it’s going.” 
Honey describes the ‘House Gangster sound’ as “Boompty but with guts and soul! Also with a bit of a techy edge top to it” 

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HONEY DIJON | GANGSTERCAST 46

Mixmag Tracklisting  Honey Dijon

http://www.mixmag.net/feature/honey-dijon/

1.Amerika   Soulphiction    Musik Krause
2.I Feel So Free Chk Chk Chk (!!!)  (Troxler x Moffa Lost Soul of Saturn Remix)  Warp
3.Track From The East  Norm Talley  R.A.N.D  Muzik
4.Pine tree Drive   Romano Alfieri     D-Foor Music
5.The Drift Ep  Franck Roger     Home Invasion
6.Do It Right Jssper Dahlback   Blank LTD.
7.Like A Dream In The Night  Mystic Bill  Snuff Trax
8.Im Strong  Fingers Inc.  Clone 
9.Banging  Amir Alexander   secretsundaze
10.Around    Roberto  Capuano    Truesoul
11.High Jackin   Ziggy Gonzales  Powerhouse
12.Traders II  Dan Shake and Rennie Foster  Black Acre
13.Black Sabrina  Remo (Thomas Schumacher Remix )  Giant Wheel


Mixmag In Session Mix with Honey Dijon

Honey Dijon left Chicago for New York in the '90s, but you can still hear the swing and bump of the Windy City in the records she plays. It's a style that her friend Derrick Carter is also famous for, and at Electric Brixton on Saturday night, the pair, along with Gramophone's Michael Serafini, kept things bubbling as Sunfall festival transitioned into the night programme. 

Sunfall in pictures and mixes: https://www.residentadvisor.net/features/2784

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Honey Dijon's turntables had magnetic draw at the our Ray-Ban Madrid #unplug party, pulling the crowd in on her pounding techno set

Watch full sets: blrrm.tv/RBxBR021

Honey Dijon Ray-Ban x Boiler Room 021 Madrid | DJ Set

Honey Dijon - Live at WMC 2012, Danny Tenaglia & Friends, Ice Palace, Miami - 24-03-2012

► Derrick Carter making a long overdue return to our screens!
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Derrick Carter Soulful House Mix | Boiler Room x Ballantine's True Music: Hybrid Sounds Sao Paulo

Download the set here: 
https://corenews.me/honey-dijon-residency-2019-05-13-with-derrick-carter/
Tracklist over here:
https://tracklists.thomaslaupstad.com/honey-dijon-residency-2019-05-13-with-derrick-carter-tracklist-playlist/

Honey Dijon – Residency 2019-05-13 with Derrick Carter

Need a midweek pick-me-up? Dive into this hour-long extract from Louie Vega and Honey Dijon’s debut back-to-back at Sónar 2019, the set that closed the Resident Advisor SonarLab on the festival’s final day.

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RA Live - 20.07.19 - Louie Vega & Honey Dijon, RA SonarLab, Sónar, Barcelona

Honey Dijon - Beatport X Absolut NYE 2020 Global Celebration

I'M A HOUSE GANGSTER presents THE GANGSTERCAST

The GANGSTERCAST DJ mix series comes from the I'M A HOUSE GANGSTER movement. A HOUSE GANGSTER has the undying commitment and passion for House music, they know that this music is not a trend, it's a culture. The mixes all come from the DJs that follow this culture and love and respect the sound - some are established names on the worldwide scene, some are the future stars of tomorrow, and they all represent the raw, underground essence of real House music.  Each mix in the GANGSTERCAST series allows the DJ to present their own take on House music and what it means to them. Featured DJs will include DJ Sneak, Tripmastaz, Ramon Tapia, Doc Martin, The Martinez Brothers, Phil Weeks, Hector Moralez, DJ W!LD, Andrea Oliva, Arturo Garces and many others. 

HONEY DIJON | GANGSTERCAST 46

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