True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ VICTOR SIMONELLI # 032 - PART 2 Brooklyn NYC DJ Producer Label Owner and Remixer Victor Simonelli talks about his humble beginnings at Shakedown Studios and his rise to fame in the 1990s in house music. Come listen to a master of the game speak and what it takes to survive. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/shop-merchandise/#!/

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MARSHA STERN & ROBBIE LESLIE # 031 - PART 1 Tune in to hear from Lenny Fontana ’True House Stories’ as he discovers how Marsha Stern and Robbie Leslie became involved in music and their biggest influences. Hear about how Robbie, Marsha and Roy Thode met each other whilst Robbie was waiting in a restaurant / club in Florida. Discover where this friendship took them! Liste...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ MARSHA STERN & ROBBIE LESLIE # 031 - PART 2 ROBBIE LESLIE A bona fide legend in the Music Industry, DJ/Remixer/Producer Robbie Leslie has been in the nightclub business for 40 years. One of the First Generation DJs, Leslie started his career on Fire Island in 1975… an auspicious beginning.  From there he moved on to New York City, where the list of clubs at which he...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FREDDY TURNER # 030 (PART 1) Growing up in a family of 8, all day Freddy Turner was exposed to music by groups such as The Supremes, The Temptations... Learn about how Freddy Turner’s career in the fashion industry began, and how moving to NYC, enabled him to meet icons such as Eveyline Champagne. Despite this full-time career in fashion, Freddy’s passion was music and he we...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FREDDY TURNER # 030 - PART 2 Growing up in a family of 8, all day Freddy Turner was exposed to music by groups such as The Supremes, The Temptations... Learn about how Freddy Turner’s career in the fashion industry began, and how moving to NYC, enabled him to meet icons such as Eveyline Champagne. Despite this full-time career in fashion, Freddy’s passion was music and he we...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ SPEN SPECIAL SHOW 2021 #002 Dj Spen takes us on his walk from being a Hip Hop DJ Sensation with forming a group called Numarx back in 1983 to working on production in the early days of the 1980s. He is known as a Rapper MC in the group.  Hear him speak about the Milli Vanilli single “Girl You Know its True” and the success and the pain of it all. Listen to Spen take you as...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ GRAEME PARK # 029 - PART 1 Graeme Park ’s roots began working in a record shop in Nottingham He was 1st invited to DJ early 80s after the club owner saw potential. This club was called The Garage and later renamed Kool Kat. Getting a job on The Tube as a researcher, Graeme witnessed Madonna ’s first ever appearance in uk at the Hacienda which was filmed for the show. Graeme...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ GRAEME PARK # 029 - PART 2 The story of DJ Graeme Park really mirrors the story of the evolution of dance music and club culture itself. Graeme found himself working in a Nottingham record shop called Selectadisc in the early 1980s, when the very first house records began to filter through from Chicago, Detroit and New York. When the shop’s owner opened a nightclub, it was o...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ LEEE JOHN ( IMAGINATION ) # 028 - PART 1 Leee John learned  music during his school , his first success in music landed when he went to New York and received his 1st signing with “Worldwide Records” BODY TALK was Leee’s 1st track and became a huge hit. At the same time Leee was also performing as a DJ and did acting and appeared in various shows. Moving on, Trevor Horn,...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ LEEE JOHN # 028 - PART 2 With record sales in excess of over 30 million albums the incomparable, award winning LEEE JOHN and his group IMAGINATION released and successfully had so many amazing global classic hits singles and platinum, gold and silver albums with songs such as “Body Talk“ “ Just an illusion” “Music and Lights” “Changes” “Flashback” “In The Heat of the Night”...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DAVID MORALES # 027 - PART 1 With a real passion for music in his veins from a very young age, from very humble beginnings, David Morales was destined to follow his dream and took the opportunity to play music at any given chance. David's very first gig was playing at the Loft for Lulu His first regular Djing spot started at Ozone Layer where Lulu was the hostess. Still work...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DAVID MORALES # 027 - PART 2 David Morales - an artist, DJ, Remixer, Producer businessman, pioneer, this man needs no introduction.... a man that started a DJ career in the 80s, embarking on a prolific production career which propelled into overdrive in the 90s with his debut album 'The Program'. He went on to win a Grammy for ‘Remixer of the year’ in 1998, an incredible ach...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ DERRICK MCKENZIE # 026 - PART 1 Derrick McKenzie you would probably initially tune in to hear about his Jamiroquai fame, but ’True House Stories’ reveals so much more about the man behind the drums of one of the world’s greatest bands in the history of music. Learn how Derrick first picked up his mum’s coat hangers at the age of 5 years old and started to rock out a rhythm....

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ DERRICK MCKENZIE # 026 - PART 2 Derrick McKenzie started drumming at the age of six, banging furiously on the kitchen floor with two of his mum's coat hangers, to a beat on the radio. From an early age, Derrick knew that drumming was the one thing he really wanted to do. At the age of 10, Derrick was inspired by a friend playing in a reggae band. This encouraged him to go o...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ FARLEY & HELLER # 025 - PART 1 Farley & Heller ( Terry Farley & Peter Heller ) both begin their humble beginnings at the start of the Acid House Movement. They both Dj and happened to work separately at Danny Rampling ’s famous Shoom night in the 1980’s. In this interview you will hear them talk about their big club hit with Diva vocalist Loleatta Holloway and h...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ FARLEY & HELLER # 025 - PART 2 Respected UK dance music producers and remixers, Terry Farley and Pete Heller initially found success in the UK in the early 90s. Londoner Terry Farley was a fan of Studio One reggae and ska before becoming involved with the London soul club scene during the 80s. Pete Heller grew up on the south coast of England and began his musical caree...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ DJ SNEAK SPECIAL SHOW 2021 # 001 - PART 1 There has been a lot of controversy about DJ Sneak and his stance about the music industry recently which has caused a real stir. Sit back and watch the reasons why DJ Sneak has been so vocal recently. DJ Sneak gives us a very raw, honest and open insight about the reasons for his opinions. This show demonstrates how DJ Sneak has co...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ DJ SNEAK SPECIAL SHOW 2021 # 001 - PART 2 DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa; November 5, 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American DJ and record producer raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is noted as being one of the second wave of Chicago house producers, (alongside Derrick Carter , Cajmere / Green Velvet , Gemini, James Curd and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ BEN LIEBRAND # 024 - PART 1 True House Stories’ of Ben Liebrand with Lenny Fontana gives a fascinating insight about how the music scene has advanced since the 1980’s and the reasons why. Ben Liebrand grew up in the Netherlands and played such a huge role in the way the music scene advanced and continued to build over the next 4 decades. Learn in this interview about how Be...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BEN LIEBRAND # 024 - PART 2 Ben Liebrand (born 27 September 1960 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is a Dutch dance music DJ and remixer. He has produced for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixed tracks by artists such as Michael Jackson, Salt-N-Pepa, Sting, TLC, Fun Fun, Tavares, Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, George Aaron, Rick A...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ GREG WILSON # 023 - PART 1 Being on the scene at the same time as Lenny Fontana , this is a fascinating discussion with Greg Wilson about the UK versus USA music scene with 2 of the most knowledgeable artists in the music industry. One of the UK’s greatest DJs & Producers - Greg Wilson speaks about how he became a face in the underground UK music scene in the 70s and be...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ GREG WILSON # 023 - PART 2 Greg Wilson (born 1960) is an English DJ and producer associated with both the early 1980s electro scene in Manchester and the current disco / re-edit movement. He's also a writer / commentator on dance music and popular culture. 1993–2003 The following decade was something of a wilderness period for Wilson, but in 1994 he revisited his electro-fu...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ LOUIE VEGA (MASTERS AT WORK) # 022 - PART 1 ‘True House Stories’ brings you the legend Louie Vega - one of the world’s most successful music producers and DJs worldwide. As a classically trained musician, discover Louie’s roots - nights spent at the Paradise Garage, working in a record pool, meeting Jocelyn Brown , Jellybean Benitez which had a huge impact on Loui...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES ™ W/ LOUIE VEGA (MASTERS AT WORK) # 022 - PART 2 A leader in global dance music, Louie Vega has painted an award-winning career from a palette mixed with everything from house, salsa and afro-beat, to jazz, hip hop, gospel and soul. What distinguishes the Grammy winner and 7-time nominee as one of the best living house music deejays is his ability to evolve alongside the times,...

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ TONY PRINCE # 021 - PART 1 The Prince who actually meets the king - Elvis Presley !! Tony Prince -he sang and danced with Paul McCartney . He partied with Queen prior to their 1st album release promo’d on radio Luxembourg. Tony set up Mixmag and now runs the World Famous DMC World DJ Championships and DMC Magazine . Soon to set up a brand-new Radio Station - Radio DMC. A ‘Tr...