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Detroit's Godmother of House Music
STACEY “HOTWAXX” HALE For as long as there is music and those who faithfully dance, there will always be a need for the Godmother of House Music, DJ Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale. Detroit’s first female of house music plays dance floor bangers and orchestral melodies with live music fusions. Hotwaxx Hale has made a massive impact in the American music culture, whether it’s playing in famous theaters like the Apollo, or legendary underground dance music clubs like ‘Studio 54,’ and ‘The Warehouse.’ She also has an international presence, which includes past performances in London, Ibiza, Berlin, Amsterdam, Toronto, and across the USA.
Hotwaxx Hale is the first female DJ who played house music on the radio in Detroit in the late 80s, and continues as a DJ to play a major role in curating the soundtrack of our lives for several decades. Thriving in the city that started techno, she somehow maintains a perfect flow by tastefully blending house and techno with funk, hip hop and Motown soul, which is why she continues to have a diverse, multi aged devoted following.
Not only has she been resident DJ for several famous Motown radio stations, but she also beat over 600 DJs in the Motor City Mix contest winning $10,000. Hotwaxx currently hosts there radio shows Twisted Tuesdays at 12n Deepspaceradio.com GMH Disciples Saturday 6p-8p & Generations 3rd Sundays 2p-4p Redbullradio.com E.S.T.
Hotwaxx’s passion for music spills over into education for the youth and adults as well. She teaches and designs DJ & production classes within SPIN INC. at the Detroit Institute of Music Education (DIME), a yearly event Girls Rock Detroit (GRD) camp, Give A Beat, Seraphine Colletive & Detroit Students of the Arts (DSA).
Hotwaxx has also formed a live music group, Nyumba Muziki, which has performed at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Opera House, Detroit 300 Conservancy and more. She is also currently the Assistant Music Director/DJ in Jessica Care Moore’s Black Women Rock Band.
Stacey has incredible production skills and has collaborated with artists like Eddie Fowlkes, Alton Miller, Kevin Saunderson, Marissa Guzman, Norma Jean Bell, Pirahnahead, K Hand, Diviniti Roxx, Jessica Care Moore and has an EP coming out in the summer of 2018. This Godmother of House continues to leave her mark and the best is yet to come.
DOCUMENTARIES & DATA: Girls Gone Vinyl, Women In Hip Hop, High-Tech Soul, Detroit Sound Project, 313LOVE, DCYPHERED, DIA
FESTIVALS: DETROIT: D.E.M.F., Movement, Motor City Pride, Dally in the Alley, Charivari, Tec-Troit, The Backpack Music Festival, African World Festival, MOCAD, AMC, The Opera House BRAVO BRAVO; IBIZA: Zoo Project; CALIFORNIA: Soul Camp; CHICAGO: Chosen Few Picnic events; ATLANTA: House in the Park events.
PRODUCTIONS: Bella Beautiful – Nyumba Muziki Hale 2 House – Hotwaxx featuring Louis Hale Goin Down – Hotwaxx & Felle Fell Invitation – Hotwaxx Remix & edit Put Your Hands Up – Carmen Remix Tell Me About it – Hotwaxx Remix & edit Have You Heard – Hotwaxx Remix Charlies Baby – Hotwaxx Remix Kik Children – Davina Massey Hotwaxx Mix How You Play the Game – HouseKeepers Hotwaxx Mix Standing in the Rain – Eddie Fowlkes Hotwaxx Mix
Detroit Love is the brainchild of Carl Craig. On this mix you will hear the legends Hotwaxx, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson & Carl Craig. Dantiez Saunderson (djing, Inner City) & Milan Atkins (live vocals) performance w/their parents carries the legacy of Detroit homegrown techno spirit alive.
SUNDAY NITE HOUSE LEVEL 2 FEAT HOTWAXX live w/NYUMBIA MUZIKI, DEBLON JACKSON FLUTE, AISHA ELLIS DRUMS, DJ'S KELLY HOLMES, MARK PRUITT
Aretha Franklin. Rolling Stone #1 Singer of all times Born March 25th, 1942 Key Tracks “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “Respect,” “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “Think,” “Chain of Fools” Influenced Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Aaron Neville, Annie Lennox You know a force from heaven. You know something that God made. And Aretha is a gift from God. When it comes to expressing yourself through song, there is no one who can touch her. She is the reason why women want to sing. Aretha has everything — the power, the technique. She is honest with everything she says. Everything she’s thinking or dealing with is all in the music, from “Chain of Fools” to “Respect” to her live performances. And she has total confidence; she does not waver at all. I think her gospel base brings that confidence, because in gospel they do not play around — they’re all about chops, who has the vocal runs. This is no game to her. As a child, I used to listen to Aretha’s music because my mom played “Do Right Woman” and “Ain’t No Way” every single day. I would see my mother cry when she listened to those songs, and I’d cry too. Then I discovered her on my own with the Sparkle soundtrack. I must have played “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” 30 times in a row; eventually, I connected the dots to that voice my mom was listening to. Even the way she pronounces words is amazing: In “Giving Him Something He Can Feel,” when she sings, “Many say that I’m too young” — the way she says “I’m,” you can almost see her saying it, like she’s all in your face, but you’re still right with her. You can really visualize her hands when she sings, “You’re tying both of my hands,” on “Ain’t No Way” — it’s the powerful way she hits the word “both.” When you watch her work, you can see why Aretha is who she is. When we did the song “Don’t Waste Your Time” on my album Mary, she just went in there and ate that record like Pac-Man. She could be doing a church vocal run, and it would turn into some jazz-space thing, something I never encountered before. You’d say, “Where did that come from? Where did she find that note?” It’s beautiful to see, because it helps people with a lack of confidence in their ability, like myself. I look at her and think, “I need a piece of that. Whatever that is.” —Mary J. Blige
Mike Clark, Kevin Dysard, Rick Wilhite, Stacey Hale, Bruce Bailey, Marc Duncan Unedited live mix
Twisted Tuesday Mix show always on at 12n on Deepspaceradio.com Featuring cuts from Jeff Mills EP
Red Bull Radio Show (Generations)/ Stacey Hotwaxx Hale & Detroit Students Of The Arts(DSA) by Detroit's Godmother of House Music
This mix was made at the time Michael Jackson passed away in 2009. I decided to post on Sound Cloud because there's fans out there like me just like the cult of folks the like Prince. Many rare cuts are featured on this mix so grab it while you can,
Mixed set Twisted Tuesday Edition
- Everyday Gene Farris
- God Made Me Funky. Mattei & Omich
- I Might Do Smg Toortured Soul
- If You Take My Love Kings of Soul
- Come Back Ninetoes
- The Lost Bootleg Muzikman
- Cast A Spell Rubb Sound System
- Can't Let You Go. Louie Vega
- Vega's Disco Party. Louie Vega
- Let The Church Floorplan
- God Loves Detroit. Terrance Parker
- Diviniti Walt J
- Fuck Nobody Up. DJ Eddie Fludd
- Can't Hide Love. EWF
- Baby Come To Me Regina Bell
SPECIAL DEDICATION MIX FOR THE JANET LOVERS I was cleaning out some of music off my computer and came across this mix I did in 1998 for WDRQ featuring a Janet Jackson interview with Trixie Deluxe. Enjoy
1 1. SHARI VARI SMOOTH 2 2.CANUGETTOTHAT 3 3. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DU... 4 4. TAKES A LITTLE TIME 5 5FINDAWAY 6 6TRYITOUT 7 7 I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU 8 8 I HEAR MUSIC 9 9 LITTLE BIT OF JAZZ 10 10 SUMMERTIME 11 11. U AIN'T REALLY DOWN 12 12. GLAD TO KNOW YOU 13 13. RELEASE YOURSELF 14 14. BEAT THE STREET 15 15.IOU 16 16. ON THE UPSIDE 17 17. YELLOW ORCHRESTA 18 18. GEORGE M 19 19.GOTALOVE4U 20 20. Groove is in the Heart 21 21. I LIKE YOU 22 22.NO FAVORS 23 23. SOMETHINGS NEVER CHG 24 24. LIKE THIS 25 25. MOODY 26 26. TWILIGHT 27 27.U TOO HOLD ME 28 28. SHOULD BE RIDING 29 29. SHARIVARI 30 30. DA PRODUCER