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Right Here, Right Now (House for Summer Grooving) from 2015-06-25T06:02:33

“This could be the real thing. There is no where else but right here right now.” Over Memorial Day weekend at Movement 2015 (or as I prefer to call it Detroit Electronic Music Festival), my cousin...

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Feels Good In My Soul (Straight Up House) from 2015-04-06T21:01:20

“Because they did not give it, they cannot take it away.” All tracks that come from very different places but when woven together they create a rather remarkable experience. Don’t miss the epic p...

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A Little Freakiness Inside (Work It Out House) from 2015-01-09T02:19:08

"Let me take you there." I travel a lot for work and am always in my car, on the road, driving to some remote location. House music gets me through those long drives. For me, the best set is one...

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All That Bass (2015 New Year Eve Progressive House Set) -- Part 2 from 2015-01-05T01:09:14

18) Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper's Delight - That Kid Chris Remix - DJ Matt House Edit 287/2 19) Fuzztronics - RockThis Party - Moto Blanco Dub Mix - DJ Matt House Edit 283/1 20) Mark Bronson feat Brun...

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All That Bass (2015 New Year Eve Progressive House Set) -- Part 1 from 2015-01-05T01:02:53

"Some people talk about you, like they know all about you." Sometimes it's true that the whole of a House set can become greater than the sum of its parts. It is never easy to plan a set for a cro...

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Hideaway (Deep and Danceable House) from 2014-09-20T18:12:47

“Since the dawn of time, we have needed to move our bodies, move our feet.” Everyone needs a hideaway. That’s what I love about House Music. It helps us both explore our love for others and find...

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Resist! (Hot Summer House) from 2014-08-10T15:48:07

“Playin’ my music helps me from feelin’ down.” Every summer I fall in love all over again with the Lake Michigan coast and beaches. I believe it is one of a few places in the US where you can wat...

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One of a Kind (Progressive Friday Set from 2014 Kalamazoo Pride) from 2014-07-25T17:27:43

I love this set. It draws up some of the classic progressive tunes from my early days on NYC dancefloors and intertwines them with new sounds. This no doubt takes me back to some great memories of...

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Devotion (Deep&Sultry 4th of July House) from 2014-07-12T21:22:20

“I wanna give you devotion.” This set is serving up some Deep & Sultry Summer House. So many of these tracks are so perfectly hypnotic that if you don’t find yourself losing track of time and...

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Dancing With You (Saturday set from 2014 Kalamazoo Pride) from 2014-06-29T11:01:51

I had a great time playing at Kalamazoo pride 2 weeks ago. Not only did I get to play for my first drag pageant, I also played from Manila Luzon and Lady Bunny. The two day event culminated with ...

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My Light (Spiritual House) from 2014-06-24T00:32:46

“All my tears had been wiped away when you gave me love.” I use House Music as my own form of therapy. At the time I mixed this set, I didn’t intend for it to serve this purpose. But I can honest...

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Sweet Temptation (Frankie Knuckles Tribute) from 2014-04-29T02:14:43

“A new reality…” I’ve had many great nights on a lot of great dance floors. I live for hearing brilliant DJs create unforgettable dancefloor moments. Frankie Knuckles’ 8 hour set at the Saint’s 2...

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Pictures of My Mind (Soulful South African House) from 2014-04-20T17:51:46

“Now that I’m free, free for myself, I’m doing better without you.” I have been very lucky to take three trips to South Africa over the past 12 months. Since the first trip, I have been exploring...

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When You Love House (Deep House) from 2013-12-08T19:53:21

“It’s a dirty shame.” When I listen to this set time seems to fly by, and before I know it, the music is done. In a time when life offers so many distractions, it is nice to find a way to stop th...

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Saving My Love (Fierce Progressive House) from 2013-11-01T10:49:53

“Am I supposed to be torn apart?” There is not much to say about this set. It speaks for itself. There is a little from the past and a little from the present. I felt like throwing a little Prog...

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Dreaming of Me (Soulful set from the Imperial Ballroom, October 15, 2013) from 2013-10-19T23:40:33

“You will always keep me flying in the sky of love.” It’s great to play an event where no one knows they like House Music, and then come away thinking that the music provided the perfect soundtrac...

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Get on the Floor! (House Music 101) from 2013-09-03T23:59:29

“Get on the floor and let the good times roll.” Never forget where you came from. Reuse, Recycle, Renovate. The best House Music remembers the past while creating the future. Don’t you agree? 1)...

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Promise Land (Gospel for the HouseHeads) from 2013-07-16T02:42:15

“We flock to the sanctuary.” These days the push for civil rights and social justice is everywhere: immigration reform, gay marriage, racial profiling…. Change is on the horizon. What’s a movemen...

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Bad Habit! (Fierce 4th of July Progressive House) from 2013-07-04T23:17:54

“Can you dance to my beat?” Sometimes a set just works. Or should I say “wuuurks?!” This is even to my own amazement. Enjoy some fierce driving progressive beats for your 4th of July fun or for a...

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Welcome to the Caravan (House that Swings) from 2013-04-29T00:06:55

One of the fundamental aspects of House Music is that it draws up many different music genres and fuses them with the basic 4/4 beat structure. As a DJ this means that you can always keep your dan...

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Boogie Boy (Set from RAD Fest closing party at The Wine Loft) from 2013-03-18T01:56:44

House Music is infectious. I love to watch people experience it for the first time. There was a little bit of that going on at The Wine Loft (http://www.millenniumrestaurants.com/loft) in Kalamaz...

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Dreaming In Digital (Progressive House) from 2013-01-05T03:58:29

“If it wasn’t for this... If it wasn’t for that… It would be a better world.” There is nothing like a dark, progressive House beat to get a night out started. As usual, I can’t stay away from Juni...

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Slap That Bass (Sunday Cool Down) from 2012-12-04T03:22:31

“Let’s stop pretending.” Sundays are great days to go dancing. I remember fondly enjoying Body & Soul at Vinyl in Lower Manhattan weekly on Sunday evenings. There was nothing else like the raw...

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The Trouble with Me (High Energy Dance) from 2012-11-19T03:00:21

“Girlfriend, you know what I am talkin’ about.” This is just a little afternoon dance set filled with some fun surprises. I consider a few of these tracks some of my all-time favorites. They are...

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Drama on the Dancefloor (Deeper Darker) from 2012-09-12T03:14:09

“Music is my weapon.” Need some beats for a hot Saturday night? Look no further. But be warned, you might have to come face-to-face with a little drama! “Love me for me or let me be.” 1) Oscar G ...

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Release Yourself (4th of July Tribal Throwdown) from 2012-07-09T05:02:49

“Let your body move to the music.” As the temperature rises, so does the music. This set will accompany any dark, steamy, sultry night on the dancefloor (or wherever else your night takes you…). ...

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The Key of Hope (Gospel House Realness) from 2012-04-09T03:10:07

“You gotta have freedom in your soul. Open up and let it go.” I’ve always believed that an electric organ can make almost any song cool. So there are plenty of electric organ riffs on this set. ...

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So Get UP! (Tribal Progressive) from 2012-02-28T05:04:13

"Take the Shackles off my feet so I can dance." Life never stands still; change is inevitable. A friend made a specific request for an uplifting tribal set as sort of an accompaniment to his own e...

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Dancing in the Darkness (Classic Progressive NYC House….) from 2012-02-12T19:58:29

“We…gotta work this thing out till you…know what I’m about.” This music feels like music just right to accompany a dark winter storm. Winter is a fun time to go out dancing. I love the feeling ...

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In The Zone (Relentless House) from 2012-01-17T05:08:39

"It's time to open up your mind." Sometimes I am just not in the mood to mess around. I want a set of no bull shit house that never lets up. This set is filled with some of my favorite tracks tha...

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Testify! (Gospel House) from 2011-09-02T03:41:54

I believe that Gospel House can get (almost) any white boy to shake his booty. It's that good. Back in the day I spent my Sunday evenings at Body & Soul at Vinyl in Lower Manhattan. The coolest...

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