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
Erique Dial interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 096 (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:43
TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ ERIQUE DIAL # 096 - PART 1 In 1988 Erique Dial aka E-RAZE played keyboards & made the samples on what may be considered his most successful work, RAZE "BREAK 4 LOVE" a single which sold 3 Million u…
Erique Dial interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 096 (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:10
TRUE HOUSE STORIES® W/ ERIQUE DIAL # 096 - PART 2 In 1991 Erique Dial played keyboards on The Adventures Of Stevie V's “Jealousy". In 1992 Eric Robinson enlisted Erique's help on the 1st solo album for Martha Wash former…
Fish Go Deep interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 095 (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:20
TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ FISH GO DEEP # 095 - PART 1 Fish Go Deep are Irish house dons Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson. As DJs, the pair have been spinning records together since the late eighties, holding down a residency a…
Fish Go Deep interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana # 095 (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:48
TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ FISH GO DEEP # 095 - PART 2 Greg Dowling (Fish Go Deep) speaks about all things in dance music. From his time at Sir Henry’s in Cork City Ireland to the beginning of production work and beyond. He b…