Danny Krivit: The 5 Magazine Interview
A BOY SURROUNDED by legendary rock stars, treating them as the neighborhood patron at his father's restaurant. A teen whose DJ career launched at the age of 14 after being handed a James Brown...
Mark Farina: The Art of the Mix
There's not a DJ in House Music that's had more success with commercial DJ mixes than Mark Farina. Here's how the Mushroom Jazz man does it.
Master Kev: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine's 2008 profile of DJ and producer Master Kev.
Gene Farris: The 5 Magazine Interview
ONE OF THE MOST accomplished DJs and producers of House Music's "second wave" of the 1990s, Gene Farris picked up himself and his Farris Wheel Recordings imprint last October and returned to Chicago, the...
Rich Medina: The 5 Magazine Interview
FROM PRODUCING AND DJING a myriad of genres, spoken word performances or popping up in clothing ads or independent films, singular paradigms don't exist for this forerunner within music culture. You may have come...
Armando Gallop: A Life
If you lived in Chicago in the 1990s, you couldn't get away from Armando Gallop. As a DJ, producer and promoter, he was everywhere in this town. From his "School Daze" parties at the...
The Armando Project: Farley Jackmaster Funk Interview
This is the transcript of our interview with Farley Jackmaster Funk for The Armando Project. Farley was interviewed via phone in mid-January 2008. Errors in transcription are the fault of the interviewer.
FARLEY: I...
The Armando Project: Mike Dunn Interview
Mike Dunn was interviewed by phone in mid-January 2008 for The Armando Project. The interview began with some small-talk which is redacted here. Errors in transcription are the fault of the interviewer.
MIKE DUNN: A...
The Armando Project: Paul Johnson Interview
This is the transcript of our interview with Paul Johnson for The Armando Project. Paul was interviewed via phone on January 15, 2008. Errors in transcription are the fault of the interviewer.
PAUL JOHNSON: ...
The Armando Project: Terry Hunter Interview
The following is a partial transcript of our interview with Terry Hunter for The Armando Project. Terry was on the road at the time, and took time out to answer a few questions and...
Sunshine Jones: The 5 Magazine Interview
Every artist, if they really care about what they do, goes through some pretty dark times. But you never expect that from the likes of Sunshine Jones. Co-founder of Dubtribe with his wife Moonbeam,...
Dunn Ruff: The Return of the Man God Made Phunky
Six months ago, I was talking to DJ Skip about S&S Records' forthcoming Chicago LP/DVD project, and he dropped a name that blew me away.
"You said Mike Dunn? He's coming back?"
"Yeah," I remember...
So You Think You’re Old School? Meet. Dr. Bob Jones
In his more than forty years in the business, Dr. Bob Jones has seen dance music trends come and go. Whether he's selecting music for his worldwide gigs, or an underground radio show, he...
Michael Serafini: The 5 Magazine Interview
FOR THE HOUSE MUSIC faithful there are few places on the planet more sacred than Gramaphone Records. For decades it has been the source from which Chicago's House sound has flowed. Luminaries such as...
Gant Man Interview
Cajmere caused a stir a year ago with the release of the "Shake and Pop" remixes on Relief. Among the edits by DJ Sneak, Dealer and Mark Grant was a pair of remixes by...
Gene Hunt: The 5 Magazine Interview
I WANT TO INTRODUCE you to a guy - you might already know him. in fact, I'm sure you've met him before. If you've been to more than one House Music event at any...
The Sound Republic: The 5 Magazine Interview
Unimpressed by the headlining DJ at Zentra one Friday night, I was about to sit down when suddenly the music shifted and so did the room's energy. Two animated guys jumped on the tables...
Bear Who and the Beatbox
A lot of people see me as different characters when I walk into a club. I'll hear, "Man I see this guy everywhere! Who's Bear? Bear Who?" Exactly!
The Dark Knight: John Julius Knight, the 5 Mag Interview
5 Magazine meets John Julius Knight, House Music DJ and producer extraordinaire.
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Dedication: To Juan Atkins
There was never a moment before today that Juan Atkins was not a vital part of the American electronic music scene.
