I have no idea why I chose this name for this particular mix. I think it might have some ridiculous connection to being underground/ pipes go underground/tubes are like pipes ?? Anyway, the second of two cassettes I uploaded yesterday is now available. Check out
Following on from my recent post of a classic mix tape, I got talking on Facebook to a friend who wondered if he was maybe ‘too much’ of a fan for having so many of my mixes on his computer. He listed a few sets that he had but I told him that there were
Another slice of house history, however instead of a piece of vinyl, I unearth and share a classic mix extracted from cassette. Simply entitled “Crisp 95“, this is 90 minutes of
You HAVE to hear this show ! Despite the fact that I played an old 80 minute mix of mine from 1999
Click the images to visit the Threads of the Booth on-line store. There you will find the official garments for this year’s Vocal Booth Weekender and they are available for everyone to own. Ordering could not be easier, and while
I am happy to share this early link with you for the forthcoming release, a collaboration between Sounds of the Booth and Reelgroove Records. It features
On this week’s show I started off exhausted, got some energy mid way through, but finished off exhausted. Here is my current Traxsource chart as well as this week’s play list and listen again
Yesterday, as I sat working on my computer, I had the brief feeling of missing a good old session on the decks. It’s been a few weeks since I was playing in a club and I guess I was missing it. As if by chance..
Hope this update finds you well people, just wanted to drop you a line to let you know about one or two things going on right now.
As touched on earlier, last weekend I ventured to Valencia with my family for an extended weekend and to DJ at a great party called Salsoul. I am happy to be able to share..
I would like to comment on last night’s show, except I don’t remember most of it, after polishing off a bottle of Vodka whilst on air ! I do know the music will be slamming, although I feel that the below list might be switched around in order slightly, or may even have tracks on
PLAYLIST (links are to Traxsource.com) Aaron Ross & Natasha Watts – Time To Shine Kings Of Groove Ft Michelle Weeks – You have a Purpose Tikyo Present The B-Crew – Back 2 Luv (Club Mix) Terry Lex & Mark Stone feat. Deepvoice – Come my Way (Classic Main Mix) Yohan Esprada – Rhode Island (Samson
VOCAL BOOTH WEEKENDER UPDATE As the incessant heat arrives in Spain, plans are firmly under way for this year’s fun in the sun. Despite all the hype around this event, it is still a relatively small affair that has the potential to grow into something much bigger over time. This means that you are guaranteed
Recorded last night, this one is a tad more interesting rather than funny, as we welcome a special guest onto the show and share some OUTSTANDING music. Click the image to go to the page, make sure you are subscribed to the podcast and please tell a friend. Also, please check out more footage from
What an amazing place I visited on my latest adventure abroad. Check out the video here. I will be sending out a full update on a few things in the next few days, so enjoy the footage for now.
In the true spirit of the Vocal Booth Weekender, what started off as a casual conversation between Danny J Lewis and myself has turned into something very tasty indeed. Point Blank Online Production Seminar
I listened to this Deeper Session whilst relaxing on holiday with my family this weekend, and if I do say so myself, it rocks !! “Deep” is very much a relative word, but this is definitely one of my deeper mixes to date and I am loving doing every one now, especially with my new
You should be more than aware of this track from the recent plays on The Vocal Booth. Castlebed is Rustin Davis, a fine talent out of Florida who has several releases over the last decade under his belt. Whilst he is no actual newcomer to the scene, I feel he still has much more to
Loved this show, for reasons that will become very apparent as you listen. Thanks for your continued support.. it is ALWAYS appreciated and never taken for granted. Click here to download or listen on line below PLAYLIST (links are to Traxsource.com) Nassau Feat Leon Beal – Music Makes Me Feel Good (Nassau Original Mix) Justin
I am loving the way this is progressing. Julian Bendall and myself, chilling in our respective homes sharing great music and stories from days gone by. Words won’t do this justice.. you just have to listen to it. Feel free to leave feedback,
3 hours of summer scorchers, world exclusives and minor technical issues.. another cracker of a show. Listen below or download here, please check back later for the hyper links to all tracks available to purchase now. Yam Who feat. Noel McKoy – Summertime (Main Mix) AmbientP – Hot Stuff – Steven Stone Soulful Mix Terry,
Back from 9 days in the UK, check out a brief insight into what went down along the way. View the photo album here Normally I would do a video of all these shots and the footage I have, but to be honest I am absolutely shattered and there is a sun lounger outside with
BIG weekend in the UK. I’m reeling from a mixture of sleep deprivation, vodka overload and non stop laughter. Here’s a run down on what’s bussin’ right now in Ward World (as you can see I’m still not quite right – I’m so glad I don’t take drugs… I honestly don’t think I could cope
Something guaranteed to put a smile on your face, either because you remember the times so well or you just think we all look like total idiots, here are some classic videos I recently had converted from VHS (even though these are on Facebook , they should be viewable by anyone with an account.
We tested out a brand new chat room last night yet it still seems to have restrictions in place, meaning some people couldn’t gain access. This had even the geekiest of geeks stumped, so we continue to fight the fight until it’s right. Lots of energy on the show and some sweet music,
I won’t apologise for the barrage of information, because you have obviously come here for it or subscribed to receive it.. so thanks for taking time to read through the latest set of blogs I have been sending out. As I prepare for tomorrow’s Vocal Booth, I have more news to share with you. First
Ahead of this week’s Coventry gig, I was interviewed some time ago (ahead of the Southport Weekender announcement which I refer to). Makes interesting reading I think ANDY WARD One of the UK’s most best-known and respected DJs, Andy Ward has enjoyed phenomenal success as one half of chart-topping duo Soul Central. WWJD spoke to
This Saturday sees me return to the Ministry of Sound for Soul Heaven… I cannot wait. Due to increased demand the club has allocated me some extra concession entry guest list spaces.. if you would like to take advantage of these, hit me immediately with the names you would like to go on it thevocalbooth@hotmail.co.uk
As if I don’t have enough projects to keep tabs on, I decided to create another. Anyone that has listened to the Vocal Booth over the last year or so will be more than aware of Julian Bendall. When working on my ‘Streets of the Sun’ track we formed “The Heavyweights” as a production outfit,
Taking a step back in time to the glory days of Choice FM Birmingham. By now, I am sure you are more than aware of my love for these times and Choice FM, it is a truly special era in my life and instrumental in enabling me to travel further out of Birmingham as a
So it begins… the hype for this year’s Vocal Booth Weekender. Most people who attended last year will already be more than familiar with this footage, as it is taken from the official DVD we had produced after the event, and is featured alongside Thursday nights pre-party, the fun from both Friday and Saturday night
I had every intention of doing a full report of the weekend, with photos, videos, interviews etc etc. Right now I simply don’t have the brain cells to do it justice and my camera gave up the ghost on me too meaning I have relatively few shots & videos, although I am sure once the
So the time has come to send out the troops.. I am looking for your support on the next release on Sounds of the Booth. Please visit Trasxource.com, using this link to buy the track. You only need to get one of the mixes, however I do suggest you purchase the package to get your
2nd time lucky for recording a Vocal Booth Club Sessions videcast ! Had to get this out of my system.. Here you can see me give you a full run down on all my equipment and how I record the show, and it managed to capture the full two hours. Enjoy.
Repair works on the internet for the whole of La Manga (Spain) meant that this week’s show was presented mostly off air. No nonsense to contend with in the chat room, no distracting remarks, no talk of food.. it felt slightly odd and I am curious to listen back myself to see if the vibe
After taking time off for my son’s Birthday and then the fiasco of the flight restrictions causing another weekend without gigs, I am looking forward to a very big month of May indeed. Probably the strongest run of gigs I have ever had in one month takes me to a selection of my favourite gis,
Sunday mornings are so much nicer when you don’t have a 10 hour journey ahead of you ! Greetings from not-so-sunny-at-the-moment Spain. It gives me ENORMOUS pleasure to share the new promotional video with you for the upcoming single on Sounds of the Booth. You will have heard me interview the lovely Nica Brooke almost
Here’s a short interview that took place ahead of my great gig the other week in Zagreb. (It might be better to pause it until it loads fully)
The good news is.. the video broadcast went well last night and worked as I expected. The bad news is.. in all the preparation for the show I forgot to click the button that records the show in audio also. So for this week, the show is only available to listen/view again on line.
It turned out I was missing something VERY obvious last week on the Vocal Booth, as I attempted to come to you in glorious sound & vision. So I am going to give it another shot tonight. If I am honest, I know it works now, so don’t really need to test it again, but
Four months into 2010 and I finally get to recording my first studio mix… and I loved every second of it. Maybe it’s because I hadn’t done a mix for some time, but I thoroughly enjoyed doing this and am very pleased with the result (I even put a note on Facebook about how much
As promised, I am making the information available to those subscribed to the RSS feed before anyone else. We literally have about 10 rooms left in the main hotel for anyone wishing to stay “on site”, please get your reservation in NOW !! Here are the details you need…
A great show, marred by a tragic case of “listen to the track properly before you play it”. Another exclusive play of the forthcoming track from myself and Nica Brooke. Enjoy. Play the show again via the player below or click here to download and play at your convenience. DJs/Producers/Labels – Be sure to subscribe
Saturday in London saw the launch of Deep Cover @ Dex in Brixton. The night started off with a few friends and steady drinks at their house, before moving to the party which was already in full swing by the time we arrived. Powdersoul was playing some real cool grooves, followed by Phlash, myself and
So here it is.. the first play of my next “BIG” vocal project featuring the wonderful sounds of Nica Brooke. I had some teething issues with my studio this week after a paint, spring clean and rearrange. Turntables in faulty channels on the mixer, using a different microphone input and not getting the volumes right,
I am finally so very, very happy to be able to share the brand new track I have had under lock and key for the last few months. It is a big vocal project that needed a very special mixdown.. well today it got just that in the D10 studios, Murcia. UPDATE – Hear the
Back from a whistle stop tour of Aia for Soul Heaven, as mentioned last week. Stopping off in Seoul and Hong Kong, I had a great time with some cool people. I could write a big report, but I will let the videos tell you all the interesting stuff… enjoy
For the 6th release on Sounds of the Booth, we give you a taste of the UK underground. Screama Simplicity and Vocals BM are well known on the UK music circuit, hailing from Birmingham. I was sent a demo of the original mix by Stuart Morton of Monkey Beats who thought I might be able
Just a quick update on what’s going down. Last weekend I had a great time in Swindon for Nite Life @ Envy. Rocking thru till 4am with all the crew and joined by the amazing Ash on percussion and trumpet, it was a great trip back to the UK and I look forward to a
This week we go back to the wonderful celebrations of Saturday 20th in Switzerland. Kicking off with a couple of new bits, featuring the brand new release on Sounds of the Booth.. and then getting straight into the mix.
Just back from a three day break in Switzerland with all the guys behind the great on-line magazine and music site, groovenite.com. Started off on Thursday morning,
I posted a blog last year about making your life easier with RSS feeds. After an interesting chat with Renato @ Groovenite.com, we decided that this needs to be explained again and again to people, as there is so much information available today that not everything gets digested immediately.
Live and direct from Lenzburg, Switzerland as we celebrate 10 years of Groovenite.com Good times with good people, this is what house music is all about. I will try to go through the mix and get a tracklist together at some point. Vocal Booth live from Switzerland, 18.2.10 by andyward
Another selection of fine music alongside pure chat room drama. Listen to the anticipation grow as I announce information about this year’s Weekender, only for the chat room to buckle and break under the strain of sheer numbers.
TEN YEARS OF SOUL HEAVEN COMPILED & MIXED BY LOUIE VEGA GET TOGETHER OUT NOW Available here from iTunes Available here from HMV
My first show of the year and boy, did I miss it ! Clearly you guys did too, with over 50 people in the chat room for most of the show, it was a great welcome back. Hot new music within and a few teasers for forthcoming parties you can catch me at in the
As February kicks off, it is time for me to get back into the swing of things after the month away ‘down under’. The diary is already filling up nicely with a few more UK gigs than in recent times, as well as trips in the pipeline to Germany, Switzerland, Croatia, Serbia & Dubai, to
30 days later, I am about to make the long journey home after an amazing month ‘Down Under’. As you will have read, things started off a little hectic for me. The unforgiving flights were coupled with changes to my tour which left me with some logistical problems that I could have done without.. needless
Sending only the biggest and best wishes for the next 12 months, may it bring you all you truly deserve in life. I am currently in Australia for the whole of January, so the radio shows & podcasts will resume in February.
My final blog of 2009 sees me post my end of year show as a podcast. Rather than read a full length review, please take a moment to either download the show, which includes three hours of some of my favourite tracks of the last twelve months, or listen on line.
Release number 4 for Sounds of the Booth sees us turn up the heat. Junior White ft Noelle – Wake Up
More fun and madness inside the chat, more importantly 3 hours of quality house music, both old and new. A few tracks feel the wrath of the ever judgmental family and we look forward to the big reunion in Birmingham next week
Don’t worry.. I don’t know how to pronounce it either ! Our friend Wikipedia says “Apocrypha comes from the Greek word ἀπόκρυφα, which means those having been hidden away.”
3 hours of hot new music to chase away the winter blues, including a step ‘Into the vault’ unearthing some quality UKG tracks from days of old. The final part of the show also saw me go back into the racks and find a track I’ve been searching for recently. Happy Days.
A very nice, groovy affair. 122bpm of deep. Subscribe to the podcast, download or listen on line here 01 MARIO CAMINITA SOUL ON FIRE 02 FLORI SING IT OUT 03 ZEPHEREIM BROWN DANCE OF MANDINKA 04 MASTERBUILDERS NEVER NEVER 05 ETHYL & FLORI CONEY ISLAND BOPPERS 06 DJ STAN-LEY & GARPHIE S IF YOU WANT
On this week’s show we are joined in the chat room by one of the world’s finest DJs and producers, Mr Grant Nelson, who gives us a world exclusive play of a new track literally hot off the press. One of the tracks gets an absolute pounding from the crew who take an immediate dislike
Well, despite giving this plenty of time for people to get involved, there was a very poor turnout of answers. Much respect to the few that did make the effort, results of which are below as promised.
If you caught last Thursday’s show, you will have heard me mention how happy I was to have re-arranged things at home so I finally had both my turntables in operation. So happy, in fact, that after playing 3 hours of brand new music on The Vocal Booth I decided to do some impromptu mixing
How funny !!! I update todays blog with a cracking hangover. A normal 3 hour show turned into a 6 hour marathon. Here you find a recording of the normal show, and once I have checked just HOW drunk I was on air, I might get around to adding the second, 3 hour section where
Just a little something I thought I would share with you as I prepare to go on air for today’s Vocal Booth live. Over the last few weeks we have been having issues with one of the air conditioning units in the house, for some reason it sporadically started beeping in the early hours of
Promoting the latest release for the Sounds of the Booth, I have thrown together a few short questions, directed at the man of the moment Karl Byer aka K. Motion As well as these Q & A’s, you can find my current chart courtesy of Traxsource.
Specifically put together for a work-out session, 2 hours of pumping beats and uplifting vocals. You have the option of listening on line, or subscribe to the podcast to be able to download and receive automatically every time I load a new one (requires itunes – click here to subscribe)
Listen to the whole show on the player at the foot of the page. More fun and adventures with the Vocal Booth Family, this week we actually managed to crash the server of the chat room, which left many people feeling lost and confused for a short period of time,
On this week’s show I started off with every intention of being professional and trying to keep it as “generic” as possible (not so personal and accessible to all) – but the constant jokes in the chat room and my inability to speak properly soon put pay to that. Oh well, all the new stations
This week on the show, the technical difficulties of the past few weeks seem to have cleared, meaning the crew were able to share a few jokes with me live and give some rather cutting critiques on one or two of the tracks. I also made public full details about the forthcoming reunion for the
Finally back home after a grueling 10 day mini tour, taking in Dubai, Shanghai, Jakarta & Surabaya. I fully intended to keep a journal as I went along each day, but that went out the window on day one.
This week on the show I aired the final three hours of the Sunday Lockdown, live from Ronda 8 in Spain. It was an amazing evening and as the night builds you can hear just how much of a good time people are having, as well as how hard the whole weekend affected my voice,
I have been making reference to something exciting happening with regards to the show and Traxsource over the last few weeks, finally I am glad to be able to make it official. Teaming up with one of the world’s finest on-line digital stores, The Vocal Booth playlists will now come ready loaded with direct links
Having totally forgot about the streaming problems I had last week, I started the show yesterday in high spirits, only to have the floor pulled from under me as the problems returned.
I am happy to be able to finally make available the highly anticipated recordings of the weekend’s fun and frolics, recently in Spain. Once you have digested all of these, I will be hosting my own sets and the Saturday afternoon “Triple S Session” on my SoundCloud player, as well as the very emotional closing
Official photographs of the weekend provided by Triin Kokk and edited together by yours truly. The first track is an idea I had for the weekend and is something I will be developing over the forthcoming months.
WEEKENDER REVIEW 2009 CONCEPTION Most people already know the history of the Vocal Booth, anyone not entirely familiar can get the background here (if you are not on facebook I suggest you open an account simply to view the amazing photos taken by all).
Last night’s show was marred by some internet problems, so most of this will be heard for the first time by many of you. It was weird, more or less talking to myself with no feedback from you guys as you couldn’t hear me.. but it was great to be reunited with the family and
Keep your eyes on my facebook page for all the photos and video uploads from this weekend’s truly historic ’10 Years of the Vocal Booth’. I have to resist the urge to write a full report for it now as I need to step back for a few days and wind down. Watch this space…..
The last few days has seen some of the worst rainfall in Spain in decades. It truly has been a sight to behold. Just goes to show that the infrastructure here is still some way behind, despite all the efforts of the government to modernize the country in all aspects of every day living.
Special thanks to Jared aka LiquidSky for this excellent write up, with one of the world’s undoubted authorities on music, URB Magazine. No matter how long I have been doing this, recognition is always appreciated. Follow this link to the full article
Starts off with some serious dance floor business, finishing with the deep. I tried to keep a lid on the excitement building for next week’s party and live broadcast.. how do you think I did ?
Due to the imminent 10th year celebrations, and a rather hectic overseas tour schedule, The Vocal Booth Club Sessions podcasts will be put on hold until further notice. In the meantime, I will be loading the earlier episodes for anyone who missed them initially. I hope to start them back up again as soon as
This week, I started the show off rather stressed after a day of dealing with idiots. Half way through I remembered how agitated I had been earlier, and it seemed a world apart.. the power of the music !
I consider myself to be fairly competent when it comes to computer and internet related stuff, yet there is still so much I don’t understand. I know there are a hell of a lot of people who are way behind in the race to keep up, so this information is bound to be useful for
In preparation for the forthcoming celebrations in Spain, I have had some very special T-shirts designed by Berny Bantum, one of the UK’s finest new talents in the fashion industry. Most notable of their recent accolades is being awarded… ‘UK Young fashion Entrepreneur‘ at London Fashion Awards 09.
Saturday 12th September.. the Vocal Booth returned to the 2nd city for a night to remember. Kicking things off was Ashley West, playing some real vocal gems and setting the mood nicely. Next up was Paul Henry who was rockin out the percussive joints so much he bust his heaphones.
You know the deal by now, 3 hours of sheer brilliance of the musical variety. I am finding it harder and harder to contain my excitement at the impending Party in Spain in October, you can hear it bubbling over all night. This show is awash with innuendo, just came out that way !
Next up on Sounds of the Booth is this little beauty.. I came up with the rough outline to this track over 18 months ago, and sent it to a great songwriter called Dewey Cioffi. I was introduced to Dewey thru the lovely
Another mix I really enjoyed doing.. flows nice, mixing tight enough.. let me know how you feel it. Guys, please subscribe to make sure you receive this automatically every week (both to my blog and to the podcast)
STOP PRESS !! It gives me great pleasure to announce that this Saturday, 12th Sept, I will be joined by one of Birmingham’s true legends. There was a time that, if you asked ANY deep house head around the world who was the main man for soulful house in Birmingham, this man’s name would be
