043: Duane Harden

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06/29/22 • 68 min

Duane Harden is one of the most recognisable voices in house music. Announcing himself to the scene with his incredible vocal performance on Armand Van Helden’s ‘You Don’t Know Me,’ Duane’s life completely changed overnight. Not only has Duane's soulful voice featured on many anthems over the past 20 years, he has also penned poignant lyrics for a huge array of talent within the dance music community as well. In this chat, we discover how he went from working at UPS one day to performing on Top Of The Pops the next, how his talent as a songwriter has allowed him to work with some of the biggest names in house music and how fulfilling his work is as an artist.

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042: Dave Seaman

Dave Seaman is a DJ, producer, artist, label boss and, as ex-editor of Mixmag, a genuine dance music historian. Collecting records and entertaining local youth clubs quickly lead to a visit to the 1987 DMC convention where a teenage Dave won a trip to New York that helped launch his career at Mixmag. From there Dave had chart success as one half of Brothers In Rhythm and became an architect of the Progressive House scene via his association with Renaissance and Global Underground. In this chat, you'll hear exactly what happened on that fateful trip to NYC, how he oversaw the birth of acid house and rave culture during his time at Mixmag, how technology has helped further his craft as an artist and how he is always looking for new projects that can continue to deliver the excitement he needs to move forward in this scene.

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044: Gladys Pizarro

Gladys Pizarro is the co-founder of iconic house music label Strictly Rhythm. Growing up in Spanish Harlem in New York City, Gladys was exposed to a melting pot of music and, based upon her underground clubbing credentials, landed herself a job at funk and soul label Spring Records. Recognising the burgeoning house music scene, alongside Mark Finkelstein, Gladys co-founded Strictly Rhythm - a label that helped launch the careers of superstars such as Roger Sanchez, Armand Van Helden and Louie Vega. With her excellent connections and ear for a great track, Gladys presided over many releases that are regarded as genuine anthems today. In this conversation we find out how she got to where she is today, how some of the most recognisable songs in house music were created and her exciting plans for the future.

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