DJhistory.com is a website dedicated to the history of dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 and DJing, and also an online record label and book publishing company. It aims to encourage interest in obscure, overlooked and collectible dance music (in its broadest sense), by creating an archive of reference material on the subject and by licensing and reissuing rare and exceptional music for download.

History

DJhistory.com was launched in November 1999 by dance music historians Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton as an online continuation of their book Last Night A DJ Saved My Life. The website developed into an expert forum of DJs and dance music collectors sharing knowledge about back-catalogue music, including notable DJs François Kevorkian

François Kevorkian

François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...

, David Mancuso

David Mancuso

David Mancuso created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City later known as "The Loft". The first party "Love Saves The Day" was in 1970...

, Greg Wilson, Prins Thomas and Todd Terje.

Content

DJhistory.com contains full-length transcripts of interviews with many notable DJs and dance music pioneers, which were the source material for Broughton and Brewster’s books; an archive of magazine articles relating to the history of dance music; reviews of music, books and DVDs; and "Mystery Mixes", DJ mixes of obscure music which the site’s forum members attempt to identify.

In March 2008 DJhistory.com was relaunched with the addition of a music download service selling digital versions of rare and collectible records, including its signature "Secret Weapons" series of powerful but obscure or overlooked dance tracks chosen by a notable DJ from their own collection.

Discography

• DJH-SW001 Secret Weapons 1: Chris Duckenfield's Steely Torpedoes
• DJH-CP001 The Very Best of Swag
• DJH-SW002 Secret Weapons 2: Rhythm Doctor's Bloody Scalpels
• DJH-CP002 Le Disco: Tele Music Remixed

External links

• Official website
• DJhistory MySpace page
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/sep/19/electronicmusic.downloads Power, Mike. "Dance music's virtual basement is now open", The Guardian
  The Guardian
  The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
  
  music blog, 2008-09-19