13 episodes
Dance To The Music Mari Ella
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A Podcast focusing on the meaning and importance of "dance" in dance music.
Interviews with DJs and producers, who talk about their craft and career and their connection to dance and how it influences their work and sound.
Longtime clubhead/ dancer turned DJ, Mari Ella has been busy presenting her take on deep & soulful house music around NYC, Detroit, Paris & Mexico within the last years. Exploring different sub genres within the ever expanding electronic music genre, she likes to focus on the meaning and importance of “dance” in dance music.
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Episode 13 - DJ Tara
Tara’s intention is to amplify artists and uplift the crowds that engage with her sets on dance floors throughout NYC. Tara spins a collage of soulful sounds that acknowledge the past while looking to the future and celebrating the now. Tara produces mixes and hosts misc. on The Lot Radio in Brooklyn and UpBeat on Soho Radio in London, blending music that is both new and old, familiar and unknown, across eras, genres, and continents.
Tara loves nightlife, having started out as an event producer and promoter. As a member of Rare Form, she helped originate Donuts are Forever, an annual fundraiser/tribute to J. Dilla, as well as Makossa Brooklyn Cookout, a beloved Brooklyn summer hang fusing music and dancing with delicious food.
www.djtara.com
https://www.instagram.com/djtaranyc/reels/
Recorded in LIC, Queens on 5/9/2024.
Hosted & produced by Mari Ella.
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Episode 12 - Matthew Law
Matthew Law is a Philadelphia-bred DJ, producer and torchbearer for the city’s rich, party rocking legacy. Now residing in Brooklyn NY, he’s joined The Fool’s Gold Records team as a DJ, A&R and remixer alongside the legendary A-TrakHe draws upon this vast musical knowledge during DJsets, entertaining audiences in cities across the globe. He’s rocked crowds alongside such DJs as BenjiB, Waajeed, SGLewis, JazzyJeff, Questlove and more. Law has also spent time as the official tour DJ for Grammy Award winning singer Jazmine Sullivan. In music production, LAW returns to his impetus for becoming a DJ in the first place; Club, Broken Beat and House, the rhythms that are closest to his own heartbeat. His debut EP entitled Rumble has already received critical acclaim and has even been featured on 2 episodes of HBO’s breakout comedy series Southside. He’s also released remixes on Fool’s Gold & Sony as well as original music on K7!/PlanetE. In 2018, Matthew released his 1st single featuring underground icon singer/producerSevenDavisJr.entitled“ICallHer.”Matthew’s toured extensively in the U.S., Europe and Asia since 2011. His versatility allows for a seamless transition from dancefloor to stage, where he executes the precision routines that have become his calling card as a widely-respected selector and member of the Illvibe Collective.
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Episode 11 - Peter Adarkwah
Peter Adarkwah is the founder of the legendary London label BBE Music.
The label grew from the vibrant early 90’s club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series’ such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.
A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work’s 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.
A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am‘s first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.
A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Moralesamong many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.
The label’s recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of ‘Barely Breaking Even‘, featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.
www.bbemusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/bbeafrica/
https://bbemusic.bandcamp.com/
Recorded on March 8, 2024 in NYC.
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Episode 10 - Donis
DONIS is a Dominican American DJ/Producer born and raised in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Their style is rooted in their city’s rich club culture legacy, often paying homage to the sounds of New York’s golden era while forging their own path of innovation and influence. In the DJ booth, they combine unsurpassable mixing skills with an innate ability to read the crowd, both responding to their desires while setting the sonic agenda. They explore a combination of Trans-Atlantic styles ranging from Deep House to Techno, Disco and Dembow. They have become well known in the New York underground scene playing parties for Papi Juice, Boiler Room, Dweller Festival and regularly playing at local venues like Le Bain, Elsewhere and Paragon. They have most recently worked as Music Supervisor for Head of State’s FW23 fashion show, scored 3 ads for Telfar, self released their debut EP Metamorphosis01 and has been shelling their residency at world renowned club Nowadays.
https://www.instagram.com/donis.bk/
https://donis.bandcamp.com/album/metamorphosis01
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vllhB3sR2tTIJ61kxt4jV?si=72b6e9192d924b53&nd=1&dlsi=4c2262dffec64336
Recorded on 2.7.24 in LIC, Queens.
Hosted & Produced by Mari Ella
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Episode 9 - Coflo
Coflo brings a true dancer’s touch to house music. As a life long student of the American style of house dance and the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira; Coflo looks to infuse his dance and movement experience into his musical productions. A true house head; he hopes to honor the beautiful culture and community that raised him in his home of the Bay Area in California, USA. In 2018 Coflo joined the American house music beacon Ocha Records as head of A&R and Label Manager for artist and owner Carlos “Casamena” Mena. It was at this time Coflo also began releasing as a staple artist on the Ocha talent roster. Originals and remixes spread quickly through DJs and collectors internationally with his breakout single “Stress Relief (Don’t f**k with me right now)” remixed by house music legend Osunlade. Coflo’s musical ideas caught the ears of Osunlade; bringing him to Yoruba Records initially as a remix artist and mastering engineer. In 2021, Coflo joined the official artist ranks on Yoruba Records with his debut collaboration “Soul 2 Souls” with SACRED H3ART. 2022 for Coflo was all about "Peanut Butter Lover," a track that stuck in clubs like, you guessed it, peanut butter! It's Coflo's signature: fun and honest in club music with an irresistible groove, earning love from DJ legends like Anané, Osunlade, and Louie Vega.Coflo's 2023 has been epic, remixing Ron Trent's "Black Magic Woman" for the fresh label "Sacred Medicine” crafted by the American house music pioneers Joe Claussell and Ron Trent. With a decade of hits across famous labels like T’s Box, Local Talk and Atjazz Record Company, he's not just a studio wizard; he's a DJ booth hero, known for his energetic beats and eclectic style. Coflo hopes to continue to bring a unique view from a dancer’s perspective to house music. Focusing on crafting something new and evolving with each passing release.
Instagram - http://instagram.com/coflothesoulshifter
Bandcamp - https://coflo.bandcamp.com/
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/5cyFgv39M8BX9gjW2czyMk
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/coflo_
Youtube - https://youtube.com/@coflo
Recorded on 1.13.2024 in Fremont, California.
Hosted & Produced by Mari Ella
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Episode 8 - musclecars
Native to New York, musclecars is a DJ / Producer duo consisting of Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield. As musicians, they equally share an admiration for the art form. Their desire to blend genres and express their appreciation for music is focused around their community- the end goal is to bring people together. Through a regular stream of high quality mixes and multiple outstanding releases, they’re constantly turning heads in underground circles. In 2018 they launched ‘Coloring Lessons’, a party that was aimed to add value to their city’s nightlife culture. While the party and sound is not genre specific, it is heavily focused around house, disco, jazz, and soul, embracing the musical elements of their black and brown ancestors. The monthly party's intention is to bring New York City's dance music scene back to what it was during the golden era of NY nightlife. They aim to spread the music that has been influential to them, and share it with a younger generation of their peers.In 2020 the pair launched the label Coloring Lessons Records. The label, like the party, is intended on building up artists from their city and beyond, with the sound indicative of the Coloring Lessons ethos- which is sharing music created and inspired by their ancestors of color, and teaching younger generations about the roots of this music.
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