Welcome To My Crate [Pioneer DJ Radio Show 2016-2018]

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, welcome to my house.

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show will be aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing Friday at 3pm LA/6pm NY with a re run on Saturday.

"The concept is simple: Once a month I hit you with a 60 minute mixtape of selections from my crates. Anything I've bought on Vinyl over the years, says MANIK."  'Welcome To My Crate' isn't your typical DJ Mix show either. The show will also be inviting special guests on each month, in a special short story/perspective segment called "Six Minute Stories." The special segment details our Dance Music Culture through the stories and experiences of the guests! It will touch on the history of our underground music, past, present and into the future.

Expect everything from real underground Deep House, early to mid 90s House, late 80s Kiss FM Mastermix classics, and Paradise Garage vibes, all the way to Acid House, Chicago House classic, and Detroit Techno!! Whatever MANIK has on vinyl is getting played- even some special shows dedicated to classic hip hop and funk/soul in the collection.

Episode 001- "In this months '6 Minute Stories' segment, we speak to my good friend- Jon Martin. Most of my NYC family know him personally, but if you haven't met this wonderful human being, he is pretty much a wealth of knowledge/stories about our beloved dance music world- with a doctorate in NYC Nightlife! It's my pleasure to bring him on as the first guest in this segment. We briefly spoke about the roots behind the changes in underground NYC nightlife over the course of the 90s, and why it really changed so drastically."

Hope you enjoy this months episode! I'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

www.soundcloud.com/manik_nyc

Welcome To My Crate 001 feat. Jon Martin

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range is refreshing.  

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show will be aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing Friday at 3pm LA/6pm NY with a re run on Saturday.

Episode 002- "The November show features the wonderful Robert Owens. From being involved in Fingers Inc to classics like "I'll Be Your Friend" and many more countless gems, I was lucky enough to interview the voice of Chicago House music. We spoke about making music with Larry Heard, legendary club Den One and meeting Ron Hardy there, Southside's Jeffrey Pub, and even a little bit about Frankie Knuckles. Since this months episode features Robert, I decided to play 60 minutes of my personal favorite Chicago House music from 1986-1992, and also plenty of rare acid house cuts."

Hope you enjoy this months episode! I'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Welcome To My Crate 002 feat. Robert Owens

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show on Pioneerdjradio entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all music.

Episode 003- "The December show features the talented James Duncan. Trumpet player, DJ/Producer, and Vinyl collector. From being involved in the debut Metro Area album in 2002, and classics like "House Of Jealous Lovers" on DFA, to running his label Le Systeme Records, James has been involved in music since the 80s. We spoke about playing Trumpet on some amazing records, his first trips down to NYC from Toronto, meeting Morgan Geist/Metro Area and more. As always, the DJ Mix is 60 minutes of my personal favorite House, Acid, Disco, and Techno music from my crates!

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is be aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and re runs on Friday and Saturday.

Hope you enjoy this months episode! I'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Welcome To My Crate 003 feat. James Duncan

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 004- "The first episode of 2017 features Discogs in the commentary segment! If you're like me then you are on Discogs multiple times a week- hunting down rare gems and buying lots of vinyl. The second hand vinyl website has become an extraordinary encyclopedia of music compiling over 8 million titles in its database. I spoke with Liz Maddux of the Community department about why Discogs has been able to do what it has done for so long and also about their Crate Diggers series! 


Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode! I'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 004 feat. Discogs

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music...

Episode 005- "In this months episode we have my good friend Doc Martin on in the commentary segment! Besides being an amazing DJ and all around top notch crate digger, Doc has been in the game for well over 30 years. We speak about the 90s LA Underground scene, his Sublevel parties, what made him move down from San Francisco in 1990 and much more."

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode! I'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 005 feat. Doc Martin

MANIK presents his brand new Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music...

Episode 006- "In this months episode we head to Los Angeles and speak with Aaron Paar from the legendary house duo Teflon Dons! We speak about using the SP1200 in the studio, underground Los Angeles dance music in the early 90s, and making some of their hits like "Planet Eater" and "Tomorrow People feat Gregory Porter."

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 006 feat. Aaron Paar aka Teflon Dons

MANIK presents his brand new Podcast Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate." In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music...

Episode 007- "In this months episode we head to England and speak with the legendary deep disco don Ashley Beedle from the Black Science Orchestra, XPress-2 and more! We chat about Philadelphia and the influence the city had on the early BSO records and Ashley's music, Frankie Knuckles breaking their early tracks in the USA, and much more. 

Follow Ashley -> @Ashley-beedle

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 007 feat. Ashley Beedle

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music...

Episode 008- "In this months episode we are honored to speak with one of the innovators of Techno- the amazing Kevin Saunderson! Travel back to the early 80s, and into Detroit and it's surrounding sub-burbs. We discuss what it took for Kevin to start making music, the foundation of techno by way of the Belleville Three, influences of other DJs like Larry Levan and Ron Hardy on his music, the famous Reese Bassline, Inner City and much more. 

**THIS IS AN EXTENDED COMMENTARY THIS MONTH SO ENJOY THE TALK**

Follow Kevin -> @kevinsaunderson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kevinsaundersonofficial

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story commentary segment!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 008 feat. Kevin Saunderson

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 009- "This month we head to Rotterdam by way of Chicago as we had the pleasure to speak with truly one of the best DJs around, Jamie 3:26! We discuss the art of Crate digging, what it was like to have DJ Pierre play his high school dance, and Chicago in the 80s and it's impact on his musical selections. 

Follow Jamie -> @jamie3too6
RA -> https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/jamie326

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story conversation segment!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 009 feat. Jamie 3:26

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 010- "In Episode 10, we head back to the sound of classic New York house. Bottom Line is one of the seminal labels in 90s House and New Jersey Garage vibes. With a discography full of classics including Jerzzey Boy,  Ed The Red, founder of the label, joined us to chat about the labels role in helping shape NYC House Music and Dance culture from its inception in 1990 and onwards."

Bottom Line Records -> https://www.discogs.com/label/7007-Bottom-Line-Records

Traxsource -> https://www.traxsource.com/label/2501/bottom-line-records

Alongside house music legends Doc Martin, Fred Everything, and Seven Davis Jr, this show is aired on a monthly block entitled "Underground Sounds of America." Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time!

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new Six Minute Story conversation segment!

Follow on Instagram & Twitter: @manik_nyc
Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MANIKofficial

Welcome To My Crate 010 Feat. Bottom Line Records Ed The Red

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 011- "In Episode 11, we head back to the sound of classic New Jersey and New York house with the legendary TONY HUMPHRIES! It was truly an honor to speak to Tony. Such a humble guy. We speak about Zanzibar days, why extended sets are important, his upcoming Running Back DJ compilation, and compare New York of today to old." 

Tony Humphries -> 
https://www.facebook.com/TonyHumphriesOfficial/
http://tonyhumphries.com/

Follow Tony: @tony-humphries

Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time! It is archived up here on Soundcloud shortly after. 

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new conversation segment!

Welcome To My Crate 011 feat. Tony Humphries

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 012- "Pacific Beach Vinyl of San Diego is in the house. The distributor and west coast vinyl shop is represented by music connoisseur and founder Hugh Herrera. We speak about the many facets of PB Vinyl, some of the shops favorite records, and how it all began for this Southern California innovator! Get to know how PB Vinyl works."

Follow Pacific Beach Vinyl: @h-track
Website: https://www.pbvinyl.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbvinyl/

Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time! It is archived up here on Soundcloud shortly after.

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new conversation segment!

Welcome To My Crate 012 feat. Pacific Beach Vinyl

MANIK presents his Radio Show entitled "Welcome To My Crate" on Pioneerdjradio. In other words, 'welcome to my house.' By only selecting music from his diverse Vinyl collection, the show's eclectic dance music range showcases Chris's love for all types of music.

Episode 013- "Juan MacLean in the house this episode! This might have been my favorite conversation of the year. We speak about so many relevant and important topics to the artist community such as the ups and downs of tour/road life, what it was like to be one of the first releases on DFA Records, and artist mental health."

Follow Pacific Beach Vinyl: @the-juan-maclean
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejuanmaclean/

Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time! It is archived up here on Soundcloud shortly after.

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new conversation segment!

Welcome To My Crate 013 feat. Juan MacLean

Episode 014- "Henry Maldonado aka Son Of Sound aka House 2 House aka Springboard and many other aliases, provides us with his take on our dance scene.  In this episode we speak about how Henry started out, why House music producers in NYC gravitated towards samplers, and a special note to up and comers/promoters/club owners."

Follow Henry: @sonofsound
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/49757-Henry-Maldonado

Welcome To My Crate is the 2nd week of every month- airing every Wednesday 14:00 CET and a re run on Thursday at 3pm LA/ 6pm NY time! It is archived up here on Soundcloud shortly after.

Hope you enjoy this months episode, we'll be back next month with a fresh 60 minute DJ mix, and a brand new conversation segment!

Welcome To My Crate 014 feat. Henry Maldonado

Episode 015- "Kim Ann Foxman is the guest this month! She is one of the most forward thinking artists in the game and a really down to earth human being. If anyone has heard Kim DJ, you know she really appreciates the classic vibes of acid house and rave culture. Her label Firehouse NYC continues to release quality rave inspired electronic music, and Kim has a new project called Pleasure Planet! "

Follow Kim on Soundcloud: @kimannfoxman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimannfoxman/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimannfoxman/

Welcome To My Crate Episode 015 feat. Kim Ann Foxman

"Over the last couple of years, California based producer MANIK has proved to be a master of the edit" - XLR8R

Chris Manik fired onto the electronic music scene in 2011 with releases on Ovum, Poker Flat, and Culprit. The Queens native is the quintessential New York City DJ; a connoisseur of dance music with an inimitable style that crosses multiple genres. A seasoned crate digger, he spends hours in record shops to find those forgotten records and hidden gems. Now residing in sunny Southern California, Chris is also a taste-maker and educator. In 2020, he started releasing dance music cuts under a brand new artist name: "Chris D106." Chris continues to bring his unique brand of house and techno, old school and new school, expertly crafted music to the dance-floor. Be on the lookout for these exciting new tracks! 

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