Disco Donnie interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 114

Disco Donnie interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 114

Author: Lenny Fontana August 2, 2023 Duration: 1:32:30

TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ DISCO DONNIE # 114

Donnie “Disco Donnie” Estopinal, Founder & CEO of electronic music promoters Disco Donnie Presents. Disco Donnie is considered one of the godfathers of U.S. electronic dance music, evolving over the past 27 years to become one of the top dance music promoters globally.

From his early days in the 1990s New Orleans dance scene, Disco Donnie coupled eccentricity with ingenuity to create elaborately themed parties that charmed patrons, garnered an international following, and unwittingly became a catalyst for a national debate over the First Amendment right to expression.

Donnie will discuss how he built DDP and its commanding influence on developing electronic music in North America, as well as the state of electronic music following the COVID-19 global pandemic.

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There's a whole world of rhythm and soul behind the tracks that fill dancefloors, and True House Stories opens the door to it. Hosted by the respected DJ and producer Lenny Fontana, this isn't just a series of conversations; it's an oral history project for a genre built on feeling. Each episode sits down with a different architect of the sound-DJs, producers, vocalists, and label founders-to pull back the curtain on the moments that shaped everything. You'll hear the unvarnished, sometimes messy, reality of how classic records came to be, the late-night studio sessions that turned into anthems, and the personal journeys intertwined with the music's evolution. Fontana, speaking from a lifetime inside the scene, guides these discussions with a genuine curiosity, ensuring the stories remain candid and often surprising. Tuning into this podcast feels like finding a lost archive of club culture, where every interview adds another essential layer to our understanding of house music's enduring pulse. It’s for anyone who has ever felt a four-on-the-floor beat and wondered about the people and passion that put it there.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana
Podcast Episodes
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TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ RICKY MORRISON # 105 Ricky Morrison has been breaking beats since it all began in ’86. Genuinely one of the most influential producers & DJ’s in the UK house scene from its original days in the ear…
Bobby Shaw interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 103 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ BOBBY SHAW # 103 Bobby Shaw's start in dance music began in 1977 as a bartender in the highly successful discotheque, The Barefoot Boy. There he became close friends with DJ Tony Smith and was fort…
Melba Moore interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 102 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ MELBA MOORE # 102 Melba Moore began her recording career in 1967, cutting the track "The Magic Touch" which was left unreleased until 1986. In later years it became an enormous track on the Norther…
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Mr.C interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 098 (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:38
TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ MR.C # 098 - PART 1 The original OG of Holloway Road in London Richard West shares his life from the beginning. West was born in London in 1965. He started MCing in the London clubs aged 16 and ear…
Mr.C interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 098 (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:27:38
TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ MR.C # 098 - PART 2 In December 1995 Richard West aka Mr C opened the night club The End in London with Partner Layo Paskin (of Layo & Bushwacka) and AKA bar three years later, which had its 23rd a…