“This is what edits are supposed to sound like.”~Juno RecordsIn 2014 after nearly a decade of collecting records, and playing various roles in the dance music scene of Detroit and West Michigan, the Pontchartrain moniker was born. What began as tools for his own personal dancefloor use turned into head-turning release after release of his vision fo…

Back when radio ruled and the boombox gave us mixtapes, live broadcasts were the very essence of the Detroit club-music scene. Technology was turning cassettes into CDs and Rebecca’s frequent trips to Harmony House fueled her music collection. She poured over the cherished tunes that were spun on Saturday nights at the State Theatre’s legendary “Cl…

Dan Bain says that DJs just play other people’s music. His humility, however, cloaks the fact that his DJ sets sound like his own harmonious song. Vocals that ripple, keys that drip, and buoyant percussion are the standard to this Detroit native.Bain cannot be whittled down to a genre. Having traversed the dunes of house and techno, to the crest of…

Sire to the Sampled Detroit imprint, Chuck Daniels’s career extends back to an era when info lines were fundamental, mistakes made a mix more compelling, and DJs sought not to be superstars, but to cast spells on rooms full of people through thoughtfully-crafted acoustics. There was neither GPS nor auto-sync, and getting lost on the road was as muc…

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Paxahau Radio Episode 002 with @lorendetroit / 10.12.16At just 22 years old, Lauren "Loren" Vellucci has already established herself as an integral voice of the Detroit underground scene. She is a resident DJ at TV Lounge as well as an artist on the newly launched recording label, My Baby. Loren's style is defined as futuristic minimal techno.…