The Hot Mix 5 are an American DJ team originating from Chicago, Illinois, who were chosen by WBMX Program Director, Lee Michaels in 1981. The founding members were Farley "Funkin" Keith (later known as Farley "Jackmaster" Funk), Mickey "Mixin" Oliver, Scott "Smokin" Silz, Ralphi Rosario and Kenny "Jammin" Jason. In 1982, Scott Silz was asked to leave the group and was replaced by Julian "Jumpin" Perez in 1984, as the winner of a HMF sponsored DJ Battle. Another DJ, Jeff Davis, was supposed to be a sixth member, but Silz mentioned in an interview that he never showed up, leaving just the five members.[1]

Created to act as the resident DJs on Chicago FM radio station (now defunct) WBMX's Saturday Night Live Ain't No Jive mix show hosted by Armando Rivera, the members quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. Soon Friday Night Jams, Mini Mixes and specially edited remixes were added. The Chicago house music scene exploded as the Hot Mix 5 show and WBMX became the #1 Radio show in Chicago, by airing a new sound called House Music that was presented by their unique style of turntablism. Mickey Oliver became known by his editing and Turntable skills, and Farley, Ralphi and Kenny each had their own incredible unique styles. Soon the Hot Mix 5 Radio show became known all over the world as their mixes were recorded on cassette tapes and sent across America and aboard. Their Turntable skills together with this new genre broke about every Chicago House Music Record and many Italo Disco track, as Million of listeners in Chicago waited for their weekly mixes. Together, the've became legends as their mixes are still being sold today on the likes of Ebay and other outlets. Many of the Top Djs in the world have recognized the Hot Mix 5 as their mentors, as to setting the bar of what a DJ can be.

The City of Chicago, Illinois recognized the Hot Mix 5 members contribution to the creation of the house music genre and honored them by presenting each member with an individual street named after them and in addition a street named after them as a whole called "Hot Mix 5 Way", which is located in downtown Chicago on the corner of Michigan Avenue and Balbo Drive. 

Today, The Hot Mix 5 members continue to perform globally individually and sometimes as a team. 
Mickey has had a TV show called Intensi-T, a live stage show at the Planet Hollywood complex on the Las Vegas Strip, and mentioned as a Grammy semi finalist in 2012. Ralphi was a Grammy finalist in 2013 and has produced recordings for many Major recording artists with countless charting hits. Farley has continued his legendary DJ career by performing all over the world to huge crowds. Kenny's Addicted to Radio station has been nominated as one of America's top Radio stations.

HOT MIX 5 - KENNY 'JAMMIN' JASON - WBMX - CHICAGO - 1985

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Spa In Disco Club - Forever More 040 - ** DISCO VELOURS **

@geology365 proving why he is widely regarded as a master behind the ones and twos

Watch here - blrrm.tv/Ge-ology

Geology Boiler Room London DJ Set

BSS Radio, Episode 022 on Red Light Radio 25-08-16.

BSS Radio Episode 022

Recording of Orpheu The Wizard and Tako's set at Dekmantel Festival 2016.

Dekmantel Festival 2016

Orpheu The Wizard & Tako at Dekmantel Festival 2016

Mr. Mendel has been a RH store customer for over a decade. He pops in for listening sessions on a regular basis, yet not for hours and hours like he did a few weeks ago. The broadly inspired DJ checked the racks in many corners before he started recording. His store mix became lengthy, featuring 26 tracks.

Growing up in Amsterdam, Mendel started out in the city’s hip-hop scene. Later, when he worked at Waxwell Records, he got further introduced to many styles of music, broadening his musical horizon from Brazilian to African music, and from disco to soul to house music. Today, Mr Mendel tours extensively through Europe and beyond and releases edits on Lumberjacks in Hell, Disco Deviance and Basic Fingers.

This is the seventeenth in a series of Rush Hour Store mixes, where we invite our favorite artists and DJs to dig the bins and record us a mix on the spot. Click on the links below for more info on the featured tracks.

J.O.B. - Keep On Smiling
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=95929
Tukul Band ft. Mulatu Astatke - Yetentu Tez Alew
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94035
Chaka - Via Tembisa
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=93959
Focus - Hay-Hay
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=93847
Easy Going - Do It Again
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=92019
Dohnnie - Dancing Is your Love 
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=92816
Danyb - Excuse Me Sir 
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94630
Volcov - A Glass of OJ
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=71189
Leroy Ace Miller "Teacher" Original Marina Sound Version
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94783
The Normalmen - Far Away Horizons
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=95287
707 Boyz - Emotions
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94649
Ten City - Right Back To You
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=14080
DJ Joe Lewis - Sometimes (Instr.)
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=92911
Wayne Snow - Freedom RIP
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94423
Vick Lavender ft. Spike Rebel - Rescue Me (The Sophisticado Love mix)
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94738
Anthony Nicholson - Over & Over (feat Felena Bunn) 
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=93021
Steve Black - Ololufe / Stay The Night 
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94227
True Image - Keep Me Dancing
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=37070
Carl Marshall and the S.D.'S - Come Groove With Me 
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=86887
Aiko - Time Machine
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=95230
Maki Asakawa  -  Chicchana Toki Kara
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=86150
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson  - Shut 'Um Down
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=31574
Zarenzeit - Black Inside
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=91303
Terrace Martin - Think Of You (ft. Kamasi Washington & Rose Gold)
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94754
Mark de Clive-Lowe -  Swahililand (for Ahmad Jamal)
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=94870
Al-Tone Edits 8 - Track 1
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=93009

Store Mix 017 | Mr. Mendel Digs Rush Hour

A mix I recorded while fuckin around in my studio, using some old jams from my vinyl collection. 

None of the tracks used contain the word "swag", "yolo" or "patron".

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Shirts & Snapbacks

Jesse Perez - 90's Hip Hop Mix (Live Vinyl)

Music For Poolsides II

Mike Melchiot @ Studio 80 / We Are E invites Natives

Shooting Star

Kasino X Mislead

De combinatie van het rollende van techno en het groovende van house, dat is waar Mike Melchiot met zijn muziekkeus naar op zoek is. Deze meneer staat letterlijk op met muziek en neemt het ook weer mee naar bed. Verslaafd aan dat ene moment dat je die ene geweldige, nieuwe plaat voor het eerst hoort. Een echte “muziek-addict” is een spreekwoordelijke sticker die op Mike Melchiot geplakt kan worden. Muziek waar niet op stil gestaan kan worden is een eerste vereiste bij het selecteren van zijn platen, een eigenschap die elke dj zou moeten hebben. Hij kan een feest op gang brengen, een lijn van een dj voortzetten of in de laatste uurtjes afsluiten. Een “dj pur sang”.

Mike Melchiot @ Studio 80 / We Are E invites Natives

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