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DEQ 17_18 LP Featuring Jon Dixon, Claude Young Jr., Zoetic, Peter Croce, Viands, Techmarine Bottom Feeders, DJ Moppy, DJ Holographic & Alex Wilcox release Saturday 10/31/20 at Detroit City Distillery 7p,-12midnight (DEQ pop up store)

DEQ 17_18By vp October 24, 2020 Leave a comment

Thank you for paying attention! Saturday is a DEQ Magazine pop up store, socially distance & masked Halloween Party at Detroit City Distillery 7pm -12 midnight. This will be your chance to score the brand new DEQ 17_18 LP ($15) before it hits the stores. Purchases benefit our nonprofit Detroit Electronic Quarterly Arts Organization. We’ll…

Quick Catch Up #10 with Ron Johnson of Spin Inc. and Detroit Electronic Music Conference!

musicBy vp July 26, 2020

It’s a big week in the Motor City with Spin Inc. and Charivari Detroit joining forces to bring you the Detroit Electronic Music Conference Tuesday, July 28 through August 2nd. We caught up with community activist Ron Johnson (aka DJ Jungle 313) who is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his nonprofit organization Spin Inc. which…

Quick Catch Up #9 with Eddie Fowlkes

Quick Catch UpBy vp June 23, 2020 Leave a comment

DEQ recently caught up with Detroit Techno pioneer Eddie Fowlkes! He’s celebrating the release of his Knucklehead series on his imprint City Boy Records. DEQ: Hi Eddie! Congrats on your new EP series (and your label over all.) How did you come up with the name “Knuckle Head” for it? Eddie: The name “Knuckle Head”…

Quick Catch Up #8 with Raphael Blake of Marble Bar!

musicBy vp June 8, 2020 Leave a comment

by Vince Patricola. (Pictured in main photo: Raphael Blake (center) with Edward Stefanko (co-owner,left) and (booking agent Ted Krisko, right) *** *** Raphael Blake is part owner of Marble Bar. He is a strong cultural presence and appreciator of music and art scenes. *** DEQ: First of all, thank you so much…

DEQ 17 Two Rooms Record Label Spotlight With Joel Peterson and Sam Hooker

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

Two Rooms record label spotlight for DEQ by Vince Patricola (images may appear blurry) There are crucial things brewing at 1464 Gratiot and it’s not just the locally roasted coffee. Trinosophes is no ordinary, “Brooklyn” cookie-cutter cafe. The industrial feel of the large, open space, the energy of people in it’s Farmer’s Market location,…

DEQ 17 Interview With Mollison Folson of the Bassment

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

The Bassment: Interview with Mollison Folson, by Vince Patricola (images may be blurry here) On Russell Street (near 8 Mile and I-75) stands, what I call, the little house that could. With a vision to expand the knowledge of electronic music artists, a lot of elbow grease and the flip of the letter e…

DEQ 17 Interview with Grey Area’s Christopher Taylor and Eileen Lee

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

Grey Area article, by Aaron Lichko. (photos by Eileen Lee) (images may be blurry here) Southwest Detroit’s art and music scene has been on the rise for years now. Standing at the forefront of this movement are dual visionaries Eileen Lee and Christopher Taylor who operate out of the experiential art gallery, retail and aura…

DEQ 17 Interview With Peter Croce

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

Peter Croce interview and photos by Dustin Alexander (photos may be a bit blurry here) In the past five years, Peter Croce and his imprint Rocksteady Disco have provided an interesting contrast to what constitutes as the “Detroit sound.” Both he and the grassroots label have been catching the attention of some of house…

DEQ 17 Interview With Jon Dixon — Cover Story

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

In the Key of D, Jon Dixon written by Dayna Himot and photos by Christopher Thorn (images here may appear a bit blurry) DETROIT— Of the 139 square miles that make up the musical landscape of Detroit, there is chemistry amongst generations of mentor-mentee musicians, unlike any other city in the world. …

DEQ 17 Interview with John Briggs

UncategorizedBy vp May 21, 2020

John Briggs article by Vince Patricola, Photos by Kyi King (photos may appear a bit blurry here) It was a happy ping. My computer is normally set to silent, but ding! A new track from John Briggs aka Zoetic arrived called “Tomography” in May of 2018. The track sketch was the best I’ve heard…