written by Vince Patricola for DEQ and thedetroitilove.com What separates good music talent from exceptional? A big part is understanding your musical past and how it grows through your production and sets. As attention spans get shorter, patience grows thinner, the need for fame grows larger and technology enables, the urge to skip steps is tempting.…
by Vince Patricola In the assembly of sound, there are few skilled players like Detroit’s own DJ, producer, label head and vinyl distributor Norm Talley that can do it all like he does at such a high level. His passionate, welcoming and confident, yet chill nature will make you understand why the D is so special within…
Getting pumped for DEQ’s show @spotlitedetroit Friday June 28, 2024! take 2 minutes to listen to headliner DJs Terrence Parker and Gary Chandler talk about how special this show will be. This is the first time playing together, yet they are practically brothers and came up in the Detroit Music Scene together. Show ticket…
Record nerds! Monday Record Shop Showcase & pop up at beautiful new patio venue Chroma from 5-10pm! Dezi Magby @piggymctiggers got a bunch of records out of storage to sell plus a DJ set. Please stop by, check out the venue, have a cocktail or 2 Chroma 2937 E.Grand Blvd at Beaubien. Afters at Slow…
Shawecape aritcle written by Gregory Merritt aka DJ Disc Jeremiah Shaw is a man of many names including Shawscape Renegade, J Shaw Electro or SpaceDrifter3000. His style of choice is electro, with early influences like Dopplereffekt, Drexciya, Aux 88 and more. His 2018 classic release Destination Space received international acclaim and more are coming in…
Nandi Comer article written by Vince Patricola and Monica Isaac… Find this and other amazing articles in DEQ17_18 (pictured here) Type A in the best way. That’s how I would describe the personality of poet, author, DJ, professor, director, advocate for Black artists, and writer Nandi Comer. She is the type of person who understands…
Events! Releases Exciting releases for 2022! * DEQ 17_18 digital and print issues with 2 vinyl EPs * Event Guide for Memorial Day Weekend 4X4 print/digital ::: Artist features (* track on the LP and EP): DEQ 17 Jon Dixon, John Briggs*, Peter Croce*, Viands*,The Bassment, Grey Area(Southwest art gallery), Kaku (Usui) Sushi and…
If you are looking to learn about the art of DJing and technology, you may want to check in with Spin Inc. and Loft Dj School (Chile) as they join forces to bring you the Detroit Electronic Music Conference Tuesday, May 24th through May 27th 2022. We caught up with community activist Ron Johnson (aka…
Detroit Electronic Quarterly brings you two great events over 2022 Memorial Day Weekend!! Monday May 23 join us @Chroma for a record fair and Event Guide print release in conjunction with www.thedetroitilove.com and Vibes and Visions Detroit (Rick Wilhite) Weds May 25 join us @ima Corktown (Gold Cash Gold location) …
(Photo of LaVell’s memorial card in a tambourine.) *** Quick Catch Up with alvin hill aka DJ ‘munk *** Come join us on Wednesday, Feb 23rdat Ima Midtown for a very special birthday celebration of the late LaVell Williams (7-11pm.) It’s difficult to condense LaVell’s importance into a few sentences and we’ll dive deeper at…