House Shoes

A Beat Happening

For the first episode of Season 2 we welcome House Shoes. Originally from Detroit, now an adopted Angeleno, Shoes is a DJ, producer, and label head who started working at local record stores in the Detroit area where he befriended a young Jay Dee. Soon after he became host of the hip-hop room at St. Andrew's Hall in the 1990s, setting himself on a path to become an ambassador for his city to the world for the next decade. In the early 2010s, he moved away from beat making to set up Street Corner Music (named after the record shop where his career began), through which he supports new and established talent and acts as an ambassador for dope shit, regardless of origin. Through it all he has remained a DJ's DJ, with deep crates and a deep understanding of the music, and an opinionated commentator of a culture he loves deeply.

This episode was edited and produced by Laurent Fintoni. Intro and outro music by Duke Westlake. Artwork by Kutmah. Design assistance by Paper Resistance and Brandy Flower. This show is a labor of love and if you enjoy what you hear and would like to support us in being able to continue, you can donate via PayPal at https://paypal.me/abeathappening.

In this episode we discuss...

• Meeting Kutmah at the Do Over
• Detroit's record store culture in the 1990s
• Choosing beats over raps
• Slum Village, Dez, Jay Dee, DJ Head and Detroit's hip-hop community
• Shoes' DJ philosophy and lessons from St. Andrews
• Sequencing and choosing records for Street Corner Music
• LA - Detroit connections

Tracklist:

• House Shoes - The Makings
• Camu Tao - Hold The Floor instrumental
• Slum Village - Feelin' Good
• House Shoes - Time
• Dert - Money
• The Alkaholiks - WLIX
• Jay Dee - Yes I Hold It Down

Links:

• Street Corner Music
• The Unseen - A Detroit Beat Tape