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True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana

True House Stories® is a interview podcast series hosted by dance music icon, Lenny Fontana. It features candid and often untold stories from influential figures within the realm of house music. The show delves into personal anecdotes, pivotal moments, and behind-the-scenes tales from various DJs, producers, and other individuals who have made an impact in the house music scene. The podcast offers listeners an insider’s perspective on the history, evolution, and culture of house music through

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Frankie Foncett interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/06/09

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FRANKIE FONCETT # 046 - PART 1 We are joined by the legendary London UK Dj Frankie Foncett. His Caribbean roots come from the island of Trinidad. His start in music was in the 1970s being introduced to groups such as Commanded, James Brown and the JB's, Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye. His cousin Tony had a huge hand in helping Frankie learn about disco, bringing mix tapes back from New York City Radio Station, Disco 92 WKTU with DJ Ted Currier in the mix. Frankie also talks about

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01:24:28

Frankie Foncett interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/06/09

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ FRANKIE FONCETT # 046 - PART 2 Frankie Foncett shares about how he is becoming a tastemaker in London. Record promoters would bring Frankie there new tracks because of his power as the DJ/Selector and the sheer force of being able to sell records at a high rate in the shop. He discovers the Danny Rampling Shoom party and as the drug culture is beginning in the clubs and House Music is starting to be the music of the clubs. Frankie also was involved as an A&R man for Black

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00:33:27

Bruce Forest interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/06/02

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRUCE FOREST # 045 - PART 1 DJ Bruce Forest who was destined to work in medicine winds up quitting and pushes forward to work in the music industry. He was always one step ahead of the game and became the resident DJ at The Better Days Disco replacing the legendary DJ Tee Scott. He shares with us in this part his beginnings of playing music in the late 1970’s in Syracuse New York learning the craft and shaping his skills at the club in town. His Wednesday night gig became so

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02:20:17

Bruce Forest interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/06/02

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRUCE FOREST # 045 - PART 2 Bruce Forest apart from the other DJ’s of that time. He was very scientific in how he approached everything that he used multiple sound sources such as Keyboards, samplers, drum machines and effect units to remix records live in the club. At Better Days Disco this is were he meets David Cole who regularly played the keyboards live alongside Bruce as he DJ’d. Bruce and the club was hugely responsible for breaking some of the first house tracks to

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00:34:00

Hippie Torrales interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/05/26

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ HIPPIE TORRALES # 044 - PART 1 Hippie Torrales joins True House Stories to share with us the behind the scenes of making his way into the dj world. He starts from buying a Marvin Gaye Record and from there makes his way through grade and middle school and becomes in charge of the audio and video projectors. The journey starts with him being able to go to his first disco in Newark back in the early 1970's and the quest begins to learn how to play records from watching another

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01:19:48

Hippie Torrales interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/05/26

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ HIPPIE TORRALES # 044 - PART 2 Hippie Torrales becomes one of the most sought after DJ's in the New Jersey area because of Club Dock's in the late 1970's. His famous trick was to let two records mix for long periods without touching them. He is brought in to open the Famous Club Zanzibar in 1979 that was formerly known as Abe's Disco in Newark New Jersey. As his career spans into the 1980's he begins his remix career and helps make The Clark Sisters Song called "You Brought

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01:32:10

Michael Procter friends interview podcast hosted by...

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2021/05/23

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ MICHAEL PROCTER FRIENDS SPECIAL SHOW 2021 # 005 We celebrate the life of one of the most recognizable voices in soulful house music, Michael Procter. Babou who runs her group page called Babou's House shares her life experience with him as the entertainer, the father of their daughter and his best friend. She was also responsible for his management. Babou shares this special interview with Dj Spen, Tony Carassco, and Keith Kemper.

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Richard Earnshaw interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/05/19

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RICHARD EARNSHAW # 043 - PART 1 This first part listen to the producer remixer dj and owner of Duffnote Records Richard Earnshaw talk about his humble beginnings from Piano instruction to getting his first production signed. He also shares his life at the present moment dealing with covid and the struggle of trying to keep everything together. He shares with us his first keyboards and key production tips. A very well in-depth interview by one of the UK’s most sought after

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01:14:49

Richard Earnshaw interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/05/19

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RICHARD EARNSHAW # 043 - PART 2 Richard Earnshaw explain the process of production and how he goes about making new tracks. You will catch the story behind his first signed production to Soulfuric Records called "People Are People” and the difference of running a record label in the streaming age versus the golden era of vinyl. His production plans for the future and the process of picking productions from other producers to sign to Duffnote Records. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE

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00:29:31

Alex Lowes interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/05/12

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALEX LOWES # 042 - PART 1 One of the most sought out promoters in soul and dance music steps into the hot seat. Alex Lowes who used to be in his former life a crisis events planner for the council in the town he lived found soul music as his savior. Coming from the Northern Soul Scene and a huge supporter of The Wiggan and Blackpool Events found playing music as a DJ his saving grace. He talks about how he created Southport Weekender back in 1987 and decades later how it all

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Alex Lowes interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/05/12

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ ALEX LOWES # 042 - PART 2 Alex Lowes shares with us back in the old days how he would travel to the USA to search for the top A list talent and offer to them to the original Southport Weekenders. He also touches on his new venture coming up called Beautiful People and his successful Suncebeat parties in Croatia and all the fun times they had at those events. Alex is hopeful that things will start to turn on again in the near future, post covid. He also reminisced about the

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00:34:16

DJ Disciple interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/05/05

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ DISCIPLE # 041 - PART 1 David Banks professionally known as DJ Disciple shares with us his family life and the success his brothers had in the music industry and in the church. Listen to Disciple explain his beginnings from being bussed to school in a different area of Brooklyn to becoming a drummer and then off to becoming a DJ and his start on College radio. 👕OUR NEW MERCHANDISE SHOP: https://truehousestories.com/shop-merchandise/#!/

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DJ Disciple interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/05/05

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ DJ DISCIPLE # 041 - PART 2 DJ Disciple in this episode explains how his dad wanted him to become an accountant. Well to say the least he had other plans. The journey goes further and he begins to DJ at the NYC Underground Club called The Choice. His popularity at the same time is growing on radio which translates to many offers to DJ around the New York and New Jersey. As he is playing all these great parties the UK comes calling and the jump across the pond begins and the

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00:32:05

Nicky Holloway interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/04/28

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ NICKY HOLLOWAY # 040 - PART 1 Nicky Holloway’s connection with music began as soon as he was born. Growing up on a boat and witnessing bands such as Pink Floyd playing live, Nicky got into DJing and started his own events in 1985 at The Royal Oak with Giles Peterson and Pete Tong as his residents before they became super DJs. Nicky was renowned for his events in quirky venues such as the natural history museum, London zoo to name just a few. Nicky talks about his experiences

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Nicky Holloway interview podcast hosted by Lenny...

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2021/04/28

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ NICKY HOLLOWAY # 040 - PART 2 Nicky Holloway talks about the beginnings of house music in London. How he helped transitioned the sound of London from Hip hop to house music. As in the beginning of the dance scene there was no other “Dews” that played this style of music. A whole new movement was born from it and what came was "The Summer of Love” He is the first promoter to bring Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May and David Morales. He also brought Dj Hippie Torrales to sing his

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00:30:36

Brandon Block & Alex P interview podcast hosted by...

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2021/04/21

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRANDON BLOCK & ALEX P # 039 - PART 1 True House Stories with Lenny Fontana and the super fun duo Brandon Block and Alex P is an absolute must see. Check out this show to hear all of the crazy stories these world renowned DJ pair were involved in during their years of DJing and partying in clubs around the world. Hear all about the mayhem they created during their time playing in Ibiza and why Brandon had to return to the UK. Learn how the party life affected Brandon

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01:28:10

Brandon Block & Alex P interview podcast hosted by...

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2021/04/21

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ BRANDON BLOCK & ALEX P # 039 - PART 2 Alex P and Brandon Block talk about their famous Kiss Fm London show. The guys explain how they first met each other and how they became one of the greatest DJ teams from the beginning of house music in Ibiza. They share how it all began at Space and all the escapades that followed. The most important part for this team was that they wanted to bring something to Ibiza and not just take it away. Come and listen to the fellas spill the

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00:29:37

Ralphie Dee interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/04/14

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 1 Ralphie D'Agostino aka DJ Ralphie Dee opens up the interview from his humble beginnings of learning about music through watching the famous Television program called The Ed Sullivan show. He shares his life growing up as a young kid in Bensonhurst Brooklyn. The drums were his instrument of choice and rock music was the sound of the times. Ralphie discovers disco music through pre mixed 8 Track tapes and starts to learn the process of becoming a

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00:31:40

Ralphie Dee interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

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2021/04/14

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 2 Dj Ralphie Dee is preparing to start playing in Discos in this segment. He is talking about the early part of the 1970s. Ralphie is hired to play at a bar on Coney Island Avenue called the Drift Inn and shares his first experience of visiting Odyssey 2001. In this segment he gives you the backstory of the club and how he is offered the job to DJ at the club and how the movie Saturday Night Fever is created and filmed at the club. He also shares about

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02:30:19

Ralphie Dee interview podcast hosted by Lenny Fontana...

True House Stories interview podcast hosted by Lenny... ·

2021/04/14

TRUE HOUSE STORIES™ W/ RALPHIE DEE # 038 - PART 3 Ralphie Dee speaks about meeting actor John Travolta at the set of filming Saturday Night Fever. The installation of the famous dancefloor at Odyssey 2001 that would make its debut for the first time on the big screen. He also has a small part as an extra in the movie and here he explains how the premier of the movie is announced and how Ralphie's life is about to change overnight. The club and Ralphie become a household sensation and the stress of

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