LIVE AT FUNKBOX 1 - 12 - 2020

Born and raised in NYC under the wonderful influence of R&B which morphed into Disco then ultimately to my favorite genre House. Partied in the legendary places as Bonds International, The Loft, The Tunnel, Shelter and anywhere where true music mixers, DJs in its infancy converged. My admiration of house continues with my fondest following of  Tony Humphreys, Larry Levan, DJ Dave and credit to Ruben Toro and, of course Lil, Louis Vega. All the uploaded tracks are my compositions made on my phone via DJing app with no headphones, equalizers or complex equipment used. The mixes are done while riding the subway, watching TV or simply hanging out.  The are imperfections in mixing as I rely on knowledge of song and, what I believe works.  I imagine non stop dancing and hopefully a mix which keeps the beat flowing.  Hope you like.  Peace

Sometimes I like to spin some house tracks.

Bang The Drum Party was established in 2009 by DJ/Producer Jihad Muhammad in Newark, NJ. Bang The Drum (BTD) has hosted some of the best DJ's and Artists in the Underground Dance Scene. The purpose of the party is to promote the Global Soul Movement. Jihad defines Global soul as " Soulful music...House, Funk, Disco, Afrobeat... any music that touches the soul of all people....of all races. That to me makes it Global ". 

You can catch Jihad live every Saturday on his Bang The Drum Sessions show on Twitch.tv/jihadmu from 6-9pm (est). Join the chat and interact with the House community and we spread love through music.

While searching the radio dial for music that moved my friends and me, in the late '80's we discovered 98.7 Kiss FM, home of DJs like Tony Humphries, and telecasts from Tunnel and Zanzibar.

Inspired by the greats, I spent many an afternoon riding my 10-speed to the local record stores, flipping through stacks of vinyl, hoping to match titles to sounds I'd heard on the radio or the dance floor, and then add to my crates. Though formats have changed many times since, I've held onto some favorites and still treasure an autographed Adeva record, "WARNING!" from back in the day.

Countless forays into NYC found us at Tunnel, of course, and at Limelight, The Building, Red Zone, Palladium, Danceteria, Love, and Club Shelter, likely the most influential venues for experiencing music that spoke to my soul.

Since those days, I have continued to follow my favorite producers and DJs and have dabbled into music production myself, some of which I hope to share soon!

All the best to my followers and visitors alike,
Brett