Name: Boonoonoonoos live on X by Rotary jive
Duration: 29 min 46 s
Description: This was a set I did live on X formerly known as Twitter; not the idea platform to stream live music.

round 192 mixed by https://soundcloud.com/mikegrant50 (https://soundcloud.com/moods-grooves-records)

Moods & Grooves 
https://facebook.com/moodsandgrooves/

https://big50entertainment.com/

Mike Grant is a true Detroit dance music originator. From his beginnings as a DJ in the early 80s, Mike has been a part of many classic institutions while still managing to walk a unique path. Whether it was one of the first DJs to have their mixes played for dancers on TV (WGPR’s The Scene), the first American DJ to secure a residency at the world-famous Tresor Club in Berlin, one of Detroit’s first radio mix show DJs as part of the “Street Beat” crew, included in the Detroit Historical Museum’s exhibit “Techno: Detroit’s Gift to the World,” or running the Metroplex label and shop, the diversity and quality of his output allow him to stand out.

As founder of the legendary Moods & Grooves record label, Mike has released music from some of the biggest and best names in deep house while also breaking fresh young artists into the scene. Mike’s music productions run the gamut of styles, making classic techno for Metroplex and his End-to-End label under the Black Noise moniker, and soulful deep house under his name. He also started the Cool Peepl project as a way for him to try his hand at orchestrating jam sessions between new and established Detroit musicians to create a more organic vibe. The results so far include a jazzy cover of the Detroit classic “Sharevari” and his original funky broken beat production “Free,” with more to come.

Mike perfected his DJ skills in some of Detroit's significant club venues/events: The Downstairs Pub, Studio 54, Music Institute, L’uomo, Cheeks, Motor Lounge, and the inaugural Detroit Electronic Music Festival. But in 1985, he committed to join the Army, unaware of the doors that would eventually open. While in the military, Mike continued to DJ on the base and in Seattle, where he introduced the sounds of Detroit techno to the unsuspecting West Coast, garnering a well-earned new audience. He wanted to stay involved in music and did promotional work for Metroplex Records. Mike gave the record “Technicolor” to an associate of Sir Mix-a-Lot who sampled it for the huge hit “Baby Got Back.” Additionally, Grant applied his technical talents in managing the Kandahar Gospel ministry while deployed for a year to Afghanistan, earning the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal.

While his work could easily take up a lifetime, Mike accomplished much while dedicating a large part of the 1980s and 90s to military service. Mike Grant’s dedication to the art form and self-discipline has created quite a legacy, and he continues to push forward to keep enriching that legacy.

Photo by Mathias Schmitt

Tracklist:

Manabu Nagayama & Soichi Terada - Low Tension (Jimpster Remix)
Long T, Dav Risen, MoreSoul - John 14:6
Myazisto - I Am Your Friend
Reggie Dokes - Detroit-s Linwood
Studio Apartment feat. Toshi - Njengengoma
Wbeeza - Grove Park
Kevin Yost - There It Is
Skhalo & Bones_SA - My Girl
Dav Risen feat. Macaia - Yahweh
Vick Lavender - Astral Plane (Timmy Regisford Edit)
DJ Spen feat. Carla Prather - I Got The Love (David Morales NYC Mix)
Frank & Tony feat. Eliana Glass - Eastern Meantimes (Timmy Regisford & DSOL Retouch)
Quentin Kane & Simon Sheldon - The Blue Room (Kaidi Tatham’s Shokazuku Remix)


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80's Night The Joint Part 1

All Night Long @ Night Tales Loft - 11 October 2024

Deep Scouse 1.1 - Scott McGill -T-funkshun 05-08-05

This is a live recording of the end of an eight-hour set at Berlin’s Paloma Bar. All house music, a combination of USB and vinyl, and a few old favourites.

Piers Harrison - Live at Paloma Bar

This was a set I did live on X formerly known as Twitter; not the idea platform to stream live music.

Boonoonoonoos live on X

Living Analógica .0036

Full video: https://youtu.be/XvF2kZL5s0I

Mike Grant is part of the first wave of artists who shaped the sound of Detroit. He began DJing in the early 1980s under the mentorship of Blake Baxter and has since been a quiet yet pivotal force in the history of techno and house: a member of the legendary “Street Beat” crew alongside Juan Atkins and Derrick May, a key figure in Detroit’s first radio mix shows, and one of the earliest DJs to appear on WGPR’s The Scene alongside Jeff Mills and other pioneers.

He was also the first U.S. DJ to hold a residency at Berlin’s iconic Tresor club, a global temple of underground music. As a producer, he released essential records under his own name and as Black Noise, and has been remixed multiple times by Mr. G.

In 1999 he founded Moods & Grooves, a label that became a meeting point for the most authentic strains of house and techno. It has released music from Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Mr. G, Andrés, Glenn Underground, and opened the door for countless emerging voices through Mike’s distinctive curation.

The Moods & Grooves universe also includes artists like Nico Lahs, Solid Gold Playaz, Gene Hunt, Piranha Head, Brian Harden, Rick Wade, Amp Fiddler, Alton Miller, Blake Baxter, Kyle Hall, and Boo Williams — different eras and trajectories united by a common thread: deepness as a message.

Despite dedicating much of the 1980s and 1990s to military service — including a deployment in Afghanistan where he oversaw the technical operations of a gospel ministry — Mike never stepped away from music. In 2022, he received a Testimonial Resolution from the City of Detroit recognizing his cultural contributions and musical legacy.

Today, Mike Grant continues to spin records and minds with sets that are living history, a pulsing present, and a vision of the future. Electronic music with soul: deep, uncompromising, and real.

Living Analógica .0036 | Mike Grant | 06.10.2025

Part of the Living Analógica Live Showcase with Mike Grant (USA) and Lepablot (ARG). Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina with 300 music lovers.

Full video: https://youtu.be/xLj8eNil6rc

Lepablot began his musical journey in the mid-90s, when he started listening to and collecting records from Underworld, Cassius, Daft Punk, and Motorbass. In those early releases, he discovered a wide spectrum of styles that were still rare in Buenos Aires: breaks, techno, electro, and house—often stripped of vocals, with raw beats and powerful phrases. That’s where he found the sound that would shape him: deep, emotional, raw, and spacey—music that could be both introspective and club-ready.

In 2011, he began performing as a DJ and traveling with his music, playing gigs and holding residencies across Argentina, New York, Punta del Este, Paris, and Berlin. Over time, his sound evolved into a more abstract and raw profile, deeply influenced by Detroit’s musical legacy, but always tuned in to the eclectic flavors of the French scene.

Today, he stays true to that vision: deep house sets with analog textures, rough basslines, pianos, and hypnotic grooves. Loyal to physical format, he sees vinyl digging and selection as an act of resistance against digital immediacy. From that philosophy came projects like Bla Bla Baires, Save Your Friends From Bad Music, and Living Analógica—spaces where music is the core, and vinyl is the only rule.

Mike Grant is part of the first wave of artists who shaped the sound of Detroit. He began DJing in the early 1980s under the mentorship of Blake Baxter and has since been a quiet yet pivotal force in the history of techno and house: a member of the legendary “Street Beat” crew alongside Juan Atkins and Derrick May, a key figure in Detroit’s first radio mix shows, and one of the earliest DJs to appear on WGPR’s The Scene alongside Jeff Mills and other pioneers.

He was also the first U.S. DJ to hold a residency at Berlin’s iconic Tresor club, a global temple of underground music. As a producer, he released essential records under his own name and as Black Noise, and has been remixed multiple times by Mr. G.

In 1999 he founded Moods & Grooves, a label that became a meeting point for the most authentic strains of house and techno. It has released music from Moodymann, Theo Parrish, Mr. G, Andrés, Glenn Underground, and opened the door for countless emerging voices through Mike’s distinctive curation.

The Moods & Grooves universe also includes artists like Nico Lahs, Solid Gold Playaz, Gene Hunt, Piranha Head, Brian Harden, Rick Wade, Amp Fiddler, Alton Miller, Blake Baxter, Kyle Hall, and Boo Williams — different eras and trajectories united by a common thread: deepness as a message.

Despite dedicating much of the 1980s and 1990s to military service — including a deployment in Afghanistan where he oversaw the technical operations of a gospel ministry — Mike never stepped away from music. In 2022, he received a Testimonial Resolution from the City of Detroit recognizing his cultural contributions and musical legacy.

Today, Mike Grant continues to spin records and minds with sets that are living history, a pulsing present, and a vision of the future. Electronic music with soul: deep, uncompromising, and real.

https://www.instagram.com/_lepablot______/

Mike Grant B2B Lepablot at Living Analogica Artlab 04.11.2025

https://soundcloud.com/alecfalconer

1. Intro (ft. Bill Evans)
2. Schuttle – Home
3. Alec Falconer – Que Ran
4. Bernard Baum – Canyon Floor
5. Boards of Canada – A Beautiful Place in the Country (Bernard Baum Edit)
6. The Chap – Clissold Park (Alec Falconer Rework)
7. Bernard Baum – Atoll
8. Boards of Canada – The Devil Is In The Detail (Bernard Baum Edit)
9. Alec Falconer – Yank The Chain
10. Alec Faconer & Bernard Baum – Turouge
11. Bernard Baum – Hadal
12. Untitled – Untitled
13. Bernard Baum – Clonk
14. Benard Baum – Fathom
15. Untitled – Untitled
16. Bernard Baum – Is It Me?
17. Schuttle – Wall
18. Schuttle – Probe (EYB Reduction)
19. Schuttle – Springbok

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088 Alec Falconer / Panatype

Here's my mix from Summer Daze in July!  I was faded and it was my birthday!! LOL...Enjoy! 

TREV1 LIVE @ Summer Daze 7-21-2012

Vinyl collector; old is new.  
Music is an universal language

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