Grammy Award winner Maurice Joshua is known across the globe as a brilliant producer, remixer and DJ. In the years since he first burst upon the club scene in 1988 with the now classic anthem “This Is Acid,” Maurice has earned an extremely high degree of respect from his contemporaries.
He has produced several massive club anthems such as the #1 Billboard hit “For the Love of You” by Meechie, Andrea Love “More Love”, Jaime Woods “Weak” He also produced some of Kiss FM London’s favorite tunes: “House 101,” “House 102,” “Got a Hold On U” by Chantay Savage, “Good Love, Real Love” by D’Bora,, Music Freaks “Right On Time” & House Heads “Bits & Pieces” to name but a few.
House Music The Inaugural House Club Tour 2015
House music originated in Chicago in the early 1980s where it was initially popularized. The genre quickly spread to other urban cities like Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s, house music became popular in Europe as well as major cities in South America, and Australia. Early house music commercial success in Europe saw songs such as “Pump Up The Volume” by MARRS (1987), “House Nation” by House Master Boyz and the Rude Boy of House (1987), “Theme from S’Express” by S’Express (1988) and “Doctorin’ the House” by Coldcut (1988) in the pop charts. Since the early to mid-1990s, house music has been infused in mainstream pop and dance music worldwide.
The early trend was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized baselines. Many outside of the music industry confused it with disco music because it displayed several characteristics similar to disco, yet if you know your music you know that it was more electronic and minimalistic. Besides the repetitive rhythm of house was more important than the song itself. It was all about the vibration that got you up and moving. It was as if the creators wanted to capture that James brown inspiration. Everybody knew that you could sit down a James Brown cut. His music was so powerful that it just got you up on your feet.
House music in the 2000’s, while keeping several of these core elements, notably the prominent kick drum on every beat, varies a lot in style and influence, ranging from the soulful and atmospheric deep house to the more minimalistic microhouse. House music has also fused with several other genres creating fusion subgenres, such as euro house, tech house, electro house and jump house.
But the richly layered Chicago House music has maintained the unique qualities that drew its fans in the first place more than 31 years ago. It was in the late 1980s, many local Chicago house music artists suddenly found themselves presented with major label deals. Because House music proved to be a commercially successful genre a more mainstream pop-based variation grew increasingly popular. Top artists of the day like Madonna, Janet Jackson and Aretha and others incorporated the genre into their work. After enjoying significant success in the early to mid-90s, house music grew even larger during the second wave of progressive house (1999–2001). The genre has remained popular and fused into other popular subgenres, for example, G-house, Deep House, Tech House and Bass House. As of 2015, house music remains popular in both clubs and in the mainstream pop scene while retaining a foothold on underground scenes across the globe.
In celebration of the power of House Music The INAUGURAL HOUSE CLUB TOUR 2015* one NIGHT ONLY invites you to come join them to kick off the House Music annual picnic July 4th.
Special guests hosts are Teefa and Leon Rogers. DJs featured are Maurice Joshua, De Jay Alicia and Ron Carroll, Lil John, Hula Mahone, Vick Lavender, Gary Smith, DJ Nick Nonstop, DJ Lady D, Mario Romay, DJ 50 Millz, DJ, Emanuel, DJ Chris Underwood, Torin Edmond, David Sabat, DJ Mady Mod, DJ Boxx, James ‘JV’ Vincent, Gary Smith (DJ G)
Dee Jay Alicia is the The first female DJ to play at the “Expo for Today’s Black Woman” (2011). She has received numerous awards including the Best Break-Through House Music DJ from Chicago’s own Farley “Jackmaster”Funk, she was voted DJ of the year 2011 by her peers and avid listeners of house music throughout Chicago. She has also been featured in an article and on the Cover of the 2011 True Elegance Magazine and has even received the House Konnection Achievement Award in the genre of House Music.
Buses have been provided for you to get on and travel from venue to venue featuring top liner DJ’S. Dana Devine, one of the producers says, “The idea is to leave the driving to us, no parking fees, so that you can have fun like grownups do. If you want a drink or two, you can, travel from one club to the next and check out your favorite DJs, dance, mix and mingle. . . . The excitement begins when you get on the bus.”
How it works:
LEAVE THE DRIVING TO US. We get started at 6:00pm and go until Midnight. The HCT is a celebration of different sub-genres of House Music played through the city of Chicago. As we captivate you to celebrate the music you love, we will introduce these sub-genres of House Music through talented selected DJs throughout our 9 participating locations.
House Club Tour will have 10 Rotating Shuttle Buses that will rotate every half hour (30min) and EACH bus will stop at ALL locations (see below). Patrons will plan their tour/route accordingly and must remember that they have to return to their vehicle. You can begin the tour at any location, stay as long as you want at any location, and end at any location.
Venues are your favorites where music at it’s best is presented, played, performed, celebrated, experienced, listened to, heard and danced to. YOU ultimately decide your journey. You can choose and just go:
1. L26 Restaurant, 2600 S. State ( insideSouth Loop Hotel
2. The Game, 4310 S. Prairie
3. Norman’s Bistro, 1001 s. $3rd Street
Route B
1.Promontory , 5311 South Lake Park Avenue
2. Frances Lounge, 307 East 75th Street
3. Murphy’s Lounge, 7628 S.Cottage Grove Ave.
Route C
For tickets and more information go to:www.HouseClubTour.com
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