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HM2: The (Detroit) Hot Mess of House Music.

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Founded in Dublin, Ireland, and now having its main office in Montréal, When We Dip has become a respected magazine for supporting both established and local talent in the arts. The WWD network strives to bring its readers unique and engaging content as we descend over the horizon in search of both great innovation and audio-visual stimulation. 

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Neil Pierce Biography

Neil Pierce may be known as a DJ, Producer, Remixer and Label Manager but all these titles can be summed up with one thing in common – he is a name you can rely on for good quality soulful house music you can dance to.  Playing exclusives to classics, gospel to dubs, Neil’s DJ sets are full of energy that never fail to take you on a musical journey that will have you smiling and letting loose on the dance floor.

It was whilst Neil was the Manager of Release the Groove record shop in London’s Soho that he began to make his way in the industry and became friends with many of the people that he would eventually play alongside.  It wasn’t long before Neil was DJing at legendary nights such as Garage City and Paul Trouble Anderson’s Loft parties in Camden.


In 2001, a new night was launched at the infamous Ministry of Sound super-club in London.  That night was Soul Heaven and it soon became a club night synonymous with playing quality house music with soul.  It is of no surprise then that not long after its launch, Neil was asked to be a Soul Heaven resident.  Nearly a decade later and Neil continues to be part of the Soul Heaven nights representing the brand in the UK and Worldwide.

In 2003, Neil partnered up with fellow Soul Heaven resident Aaron Ross as producers under the name Fanatix.  Since their collaboration, they have made a name for themselves by working with some amazing artists such as Blaze, Kimara Lovelace, KOT, Kenny Bobien, Roy Ayers and Stephanie Cooke, as well as homegrown talents, Terri Walker, Kele le Roc, Jamiroquai, Alex Mills, Don-E and Sunburst Band.  Recognition for their music came with releases on respected major ‘house’ labels including Sony, Defected, BBE, Ricanstruction, ZR, Def Jam, Soulgroove and of course Soul Heaven Records.

In March 2008, Fanatix released their debut album, There It Is on London based label BBE to great critical acclaim and the No. 1 spot on Traxsource. The album was raved about from all the top Dj’s in the scene, and it was also licenced to Toys Factory in Japan.
 
During this time, Neil also found time to work on some solo projects.  In 2005 he set up his own label Hustle Music which most famously is responsible for originally signing The Way You Love Me by Ron Hall & The Muthafunkas featuring Marc Evans which is now a house classic.

Neil’s reputation for recognizing and pioneering good music continued to grow and in 2009 he was the obvious choice to replace Aaron Ross as Label Manager at Soul Heaven Records.  As well as finding new up and coming artists and music, this gave Neil the opportunity to put out his own music and in 2010, his debut solo record Relish Your Soul performed by Kadija Kamara was released on Soul Heaven Records.  Written by Neil, Kadija and Mike Patto (Reel People) this cutting edge soulful house track received huge support from DJs worldwide.

In May 2013 Neil and Ziggy Launched Rhemi Music .Their first release (a remix of a the classic “call on me “ by Fanatix  reached number number 2 on the singles chart on traxsource and from there it’s snowballed like crazy. In just a few years they have had countless Number 1 hits including the club anthems “Diamond”, ‘Mask Off” ‘Back to the one” and ‘Shake Your Body Down”.and they have remixed for Joey Negro, Dj Spen, Louie Vega and Sandy Rivera to name but a few. Rhemi also released their first compilation on Dj Spen’s Quantize Recordings.

At the end of 2016 Rhemi were placed 4th on the world for Soulful House producers on Traxsource.com which is highly regarded as the biggest download site for underground house music. Please see the article here … http://news.traxsource.com/articles/2484/100-soulful-house-artists-of-2016

2017 is set to be a massive year for Neil, with non-stop studio commitments as well as his Deep Into Soul Party at the POW packed to capacity every month, and a string of releases on countless labels, he is definitely one to watch !

Established in London, 1999.

#HouseMusicAllLifeLong

A testament to her raw passion, ambition and dedication, Jess Bays has fast become one of the standout artists of recent times.

As a broadcaster Jess cut her teeth hosting regular shows on Capital Dance and Rinse FM, later moving on to regularly fill in on across BBC Radio 1, KISS FM and Amazon Dance.  
Jess has released a string of hits across labels including Defected, Stress Records, Warner, Polydor, EMI, Armada and Good Company As well as her stand-out original records, Jess has produced remixes for the likes of Marshmello, Rudimental, Becky Hill, Jax Jones and Jazzy. Jess’ undeniable sound has given a fresh narrative to a whole new generation of deeper house music and garnered multiple DSP playlist covers as well as strong support across BBC Radio 1, Kiss & Capital.

Jess has performed right across the globe with shows in Ibiza, Croatia, LA, NYC and Brazil along with highlight sets at Parklife, We Are FSTVL, Reading & Leeds, Lakedance, Latitude, Ministry of Sound, Warehouse Project and Printworks.

Jess runs her own highly successful label imprint Superstore Records in partnership with Good Company and with the label’s first release “Temptation” having already amassed over 30M streams, it’s evident that this is a producer and tastemaker with the midas touch.

Jess has certainly proved DJ Mag right, after they tipped her as ‘One to watch’ and with 1.6 million monthly Spotify listeners, a slew of new records at the ready and international tour plans, there’s no stopping this powerhouse – a true artist who’s always evolving, learning, crafting and creating.

Weiss is most innovative when he’s untethered from the conventions and trends of Dance Music production. Although he embodies the spirit of classic House Music forms like old school Jackin and 90’s era Chicago House, his underlying philosophy is quite simple - construct a beat that taps into the primal and speaks to the universal love of dance shared around the world. Growing up in the UK, Weiss accumulated a diverse range of musical tastes and influences, from Metallica to Motown and Phil Collins to Disco. An apprentice to Massive Attack’s Musical Engineer James Day early in his career, Weiss was able to draw from that deep well of inspiration and expert technical training to produce what would become a trove of instantly recognizable classics and unique, chunky, club rollers. 
Weiss’ initial success as a producer was immediate and profound. His hit single “My Sister”, released in 2013, hit the top of the Beatport Charts and stayed there for four months. Assisted by a generous amount of support from BBC Radio 1, his sounds caught the attention of industry heavyweights like Annie Mac, Groove Armada, Green Velvet, Loco Dice, and Kenny Dope. After several years of successive hit radio singles like his 2016 “You’re Sunshine”, which premiered on Danny Howard’s BBC Radio 1 show and netted a spot at the top of the Beatport charts, Weiss’ profile continued to expand. It wasn’t long before his musical contributions and electrifying performances began to transform the modern House Music landscape. 
Overwhelming support poured in from artists including Gorgon City, Eats Everything, Jax Jones, Duke Dumont, MK and Claude Vonstroke, and through a wildly successful career punctuated by remixes for Kylie Minogue, Robyn, Calvin Harris and Claptone, Weiss has found himself amongst House Music’s elite sharing stages with legends including Todd Terry, Armand Van Helden and Pete Tong. His 2018 single “Feel My Needs”, netted an immense amount of critical acclaim, earned the #1 spot on 5 international music charts, as well as a spot on the Radio 1 A-List and was voted DJ Magazine’s “Best of British Winner” for best single of 2018. 
Weiss is gearing up for an eventful 2019. Following lucrative bookings at Fabric  London and BPM Festival Mexico, he has confirmed over one hundred shows through 2019, including Creamfields, Electric Zoo and key showcases in Ibiza, Miami Music Week, and ADE.

KM074 is out now
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Keinemusik is a network with the label as the pulse pumping centre. Driven particularly by the spirit that moves the collective behind the imprint. The spirit to find your own agenda and let nobody get in the way. The spirit of refining House and Techno off the beaten path. Be it within their own tracks, within productions of other sorts or DJ-sets. The spirit of recall value within record- and flyer-artworks and everything intermediate in word and image surrounding releases and parties. And the spirit of diversification – Rampa’s effect-gadget-venture TEILE being one example. Keinemusik’s own booking department ‘Worldwide Dancing Club’, established in 2018, being another.

Keinemusik has been around since 2009. It has been naming an existing friendship and linked interests of the four members – &ME, Adam Port, Rampa and Reznik. A more or less constant count of five releases per year have been released ever since, solely laid down by members of the crew. And a considerable count of label-parties went down, not only in Berlin, but around all international focal points for electronic music. And surely, there’s plenty more where those came from. So see you soon in a record store or on a dancefloor in your area!

H-Foundation is the legendary DJ and production duo, Hipp-e and Halo. Founded in the late 90s, Eric Galaviz (Hipp-E) and Brian Varga (Halo) took their West Coast house and techno inspirations and created a unique dub-influenced sound that transformed the music scene and helped birth today’s tech house genre. Tracks such as “Hear Dis Sound” and “Tonight” catapulted H-Foundation to the top of the music scene, garnering accolades from Pete Tong and Carl Cox, and landing a long-standing residency at London’s famed Fabric night club.

After years of success, the pair decided to part ways to focus on individual pursuits and life goals. But, in 2020, after years of personal and spiritual growth, H-Foundation is back together, rejuvenated and reinvigorated more than ever. Inspired by the same interests that brought these two friends together two decades ago, Hipp-E and Halo are in the studio again creating sophisticated, ground-breaking rhythms and sound. With a release planned for DJ and tastemaker Yousef’s Circus label in early 2020 and plans to align with top labels such as Crosstown Rebels & Muted Noise, H-Foundation is poised to push forward the direction of organic house and techno for years to come.

I began making music in my late teens, round 1988, with a casio sampler and a tape machine. 

Initially I wanted to make electro pop similar to Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode. 

Then Detroit Techno hit. 



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