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Sadly, on December 7th 2007 the dance music community lost a legend — Mel Cheren aka “The Godfather of Disco”. As the founder of West End Records and the visionary behind The Paradise Garage, Mel revolutionized Disco music and the Club scene as a whole.
For more information on Cheren and his life, you can check out his bio here.
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Beatportal posts up their first annual Technology Top 10 countdown. We here at FunkyHouseMusic.com are gear aficionados as well, so we’ll give our spin on their selections…
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Along with 3Beat Digital and Amato Distribution, Resist Music (formerly React Music) has ceased operation and is being liquidated. The landscape of Electronic Dance Music distribution is continuing to be a state of flux from the uncertainty of vinyl in the new digital distribution age.
Resist Music was established in 1990 (known then as React Music) and until 2004 was part of the Beechwood Music group before its closure which foisted an estimated $1.9 million of debt onto React. The company reformed as Resist and had never looked back. Its closure is sure to send shockwaves through the dance community.
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After 14 years of being a staple in the London house music club scene, The Cross, will close permanently on January 1st 2008 and will be demolished to make way for renovations to Kings Cross.
This also marks the end of Azuli’s “Club Azuli” Saturday nights which have been instrumental in pushing world-class house lineups for many years.
For more information check out The Cross website and .
