DjHistory

Zakia Sewell is a club DJ, NTS radio presenter at NTS, but also a radio documentary producer, with shows ranging from the Sabar drummers of Senegal to the history of UKG. We chat with her about her start at Honest Jon’s, how you define taste and how to stay connected to your DJ roots.

Steve Silk Hurley is one of the founding fathers of Chicago house. His surprise hit hit in 1987, Jack Your Body, was the first house track to hit #1 in the pop charts and announced his arrival as a major talent. In this wide-ranging interview he recalls sneaking out of the house to go to parties, breaking his father’s strict curfew, makes a claim for his version of ‘I Can’t Turn Around’ being the...

Hip hop pioneer Monica Lynch was the seminal rap label Tommy Boy’s first employee in 1981, where she went on to spend nearly two decades (much of it as president), signing De La Soul, Digital Underground, Stetsasonic and RuPaul, to name a few. In this full interview, she talks about the birth of hip hop, plus her time as a radio presenter, hustle dancer, and topless performer in Times Square. Quit...

Soundtrack composer, DJ and record producer Yuksek is a busy guy. Over from his native France for a show in London to coincide with his latest album, Dance’O’Drome, we talked about his many aliases, inspirations and the difference between composing for movies and making dance tracks. 

Broadcaster, club DJ, compiler, Loft baby and founder of Classic Album Sundays. Colleen Cosmo Murphy is all of these things. We chat with her about all of the above (and then some).

We’re honoured to have music industry grandee and veteran DJ, Simon Dunmore, who recently stepped down from Defected. We quiz him on his rockabilly, jazz-funk, house music all life long and what the hell he’s planning now he’s no longer got a day job.

Jyoty is one of the breakout DJ stars of the past few years. Her career exploded after her debut Boiler Room performance (now on over 2 Million streams) and her latest live show, at Koko, sold out in three minutes. We talked to her about her Punjabi-Dutch heritage, her smart use of social media, doing gigs before she even knew how to work the CDJs and her relentless determination.

Long-time buddy of DjHistory, Gerd Janson, is this month’s podcast guest. We caught up him during one of his regular jaunts to the UK (this time at Night Tales) to talk in detail about his career and inspirations, with an in-depth discussion on the history of German house music and he influence of clubs like the Front, Dorian Gray and Robert Johnson, where Janson first made his name. Other gear fo...

"Performing is everything," says Danielle Moore, and you can tell when she's on stage. The Crazy P front-woman is one of the most cherished and acclaimed vocalists in live music. When she is on stage at the likes of The Big Chill, Bestival, XOYO or Wilde Renate, belting out all manner of catchy cosmic sounds, you cannot fail to be captivated by her energy and style. "When I'm performing I feel lik...

A new podcast from Bill Brewster's legendary DJ History podcast each month with some of the best names in music. This month Bill is joined by French producer Dimitri from Paris.