Joey Youngman & Slater Hogan | May 27th | Laundry Bar

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Saturday, May 27th @ The Laundry Bar

JOEY YOUNGMAN (Fetish Recordings, Jackin' Tracks)

The owner and A&R of Fetish Recordings and Jackin Tracks, Joey Youngman has been producing house music since the ripe age of 11. With extensive training in classical and jazz piano, he had a strong foundation to start from. Most of Joey's early teen years were spent satisfying his obsession for making electronic music. Eventually, he fell so in love with house that he decided to focus his energy completely on it. At this point in the mid 90's, house music was flourishing in America, and Joey’s home-state of California was feeling this boom. He immersed himself in this music as much as possible, going to parties and raves up and down the California coastline. During his exploration of the house scene Youngman discovered the turntables, and realized that this was the main way that house music was being played. Up until this point he had been Djing small house parties with tape decks and CD players, but after his first experience on the decks there was no turning back.

Now with over 12 years of production experience under his belt, and a huge library of releases to show for it, Joey has also taken on the role of label owner: starting Fetish Recordings and Jackin Tracks. His DJ skills have taken him all around the world to places like England, Belgium, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Mallorca, Ibiza, and cities all across the United States. Joey’s discography is constantly expanding, and includes releases and remixes on some of the world’s most respected house labels. Future plans for Fetish and Jackin Tracks include some of Joey's original work, and a few surprises from some new groundbreaking artists; watch out for a new release every month.

SLATER HOGAN (Muzique Boutique, Aroma, LowDown; Indianapolis)

Slater Hogan, hailing from Indianapolis has created a sound which is very much his home, yet DJ’s and dancers around the world are all moving to his beat. Nestled between Detroit and Chicago, Indianpolis has never been know as house music central, but with a strong jazz movement since the 1930’s and a wave of contemporary hip-hop producers the scene was ripe for a little social experiment. Slater collaborated with John Larner and played music historian and dance floor scientist to mould the old and new sounds of ‘Indy’, slip in some minimal Detroit techno, whilst smothering it with a Chi-town groove to create a rare and intelligent sound. With swing, jazz, hip-hop, techno, classic house and French disco all creeping into the mix, this recipe has seen them serve up numerous releases in the last three years, many becoming modern classics. “Caught Up†on Hip Therapist reached the decks of Pete Tong on BBC Radio One. “NOLA House†on Aroma made DJ’s rejoice and their girlfriends dance. The Hoosier Daddy EP on Afterschool, was an underground classic that was Daft Punk, Louis Armstrong and the Music Box all in one. The Freaky World Bubble ep on Lowdown and “A.D.D Acid†on Mouthful were played in all corners of the globe. Slater and John struck on a formula here, and their music has graced the world’s best deep house labels. Icon, Odds and Ends, Nightshift, Tango and Headset have all joined the party; many more will follow. Muzique Boutique Recordings, was started in 2003 with John and Shawn Collins as a vehicle to present their sound to the world. With acclaimed releases from Hakan Lidbo, Lance Desardi, The Littlemen and Stacy Kidd the label is taking the globe by storm. Muzique Boutique releases have found their way into the record boxes of Mark Farina, Inland Knights, Heather and DJ Sneak. Slater also founded Herbal Essence Records in 2003 with Shawn Collins as an outlet for his hip-hop musical self. Producing a string of hip-hop and R&B bootlegs with pals Guided Methods that brought a little fun back to the discotheque. The label and productions have seen Slater and John play shows in Europe, United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Their live act is bouncy and fun, brimming with the sounds of Chicago, St Louis and Indianpolis. Using four decks at times, a Slater Hogan and John Larner DJ set is as much a musical document, as it is unadulterated disco-funk. They are also regular fixtures on the domestic circuit in the U.S.A and play shows in all corners of the continent. The rigorous touring schedule aside, Slater and John still have time to host a regular You will not have heard anything like these Midwest jazz-heads before.

Alongside residents:

JOHN "JC" CORRADI and DENNIS BAKER

THE LAUNDRY BAR

721 North Lincoln Ln

Miami Beach, Fl. 33155

305.531.7700

[mrmovement33]

two of my favorite producers.....

squeeks and bleeps

[djfrosty]

I didn't know Slater was a DJ...