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Destination Dancefloor: A Global Atlas of Dance Music and Club Culture From London to Tokyo, Chicago to Berlin and Beyond

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In Destination Dancefloor you delve into the dance culture of 50 cities across the globe, did you encounter any surprising similarities/differences between scenes around the globe? One of the leading figures in the Canadian dance music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, he was active as both a club and radio DJ. [2] [3] [4] [5] Howell, David (December 2, 1993). "Master of techno music raves into Edmonton; For Chris Sheppard, success is always played out on the dance floor". Edmonton Journal. p.D4 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via ProQuest. Canada's foremost producer of dance and techno music is in Edmonton this week for two events showcasing aspects of his craft. Chris Sheppard is a Toronto nightclub and radio DJ who has made a big mark on the country's dance music scene.

LeBlanc, Larry (July 4, 1998). "BMG's Love Inc. Make Pop Breakthrough". Billboard. Vol.110, no.27. p.51 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Google Books. Is Destination Dancefloor a product of your personal clubbing experiences across the world with Mixmag, or have you been interviewing key figures and travelling to locations across the globe to do research for the title? In every city I was able to connect with committed club journalists or photographers or editors based there, sometimes directly with people I knew, sometimes through Mixmag’s franchises and outposts all around the world. A lot of people gave up a lot of time answering my increasingly obscure questions about their cities (“but what is the vibe like in the queue? ‘what does the basement room smell like” etc.). LeBlanc, Larry (July 4, 1998). "Sheppard Grows With The Times". Billboard. Vol.110, no.27. p.51 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Google Books. An encyclopaedia of local scenes, clubs and DJs around the world, the book is your new global passport to electronic music’s escapist club spaces around the world.Founded by Ellen Allien in 1999, Bpitch control is the sound of techno. With releases from Apparat, Paul Kalkbrenner, Telefon Tel Aviv, Métaraph and more, Allien’s label encompasses all manner of techno, & so many of these releases have changed the trajectory of electronic music. Sheppard stopped releasing music in the 2000s and his last reported public appearance was on a 2014 episode of the Humble & Fred podcast. [18] [19] Discography [ edit ] Rob Smith chatted to Duncan about the process of writing the book, what to expect and how you assemble a database on the cities and scenes leading electronic music forward worldwide. Archer, Bert (July 25, 2009). "The Ballad of Martin Streek". The Globe and Mail (Online) . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via ProQuest. Kives, Bartley (March 10, 1997). "Grand Fromage". Winnipeg Sun. p.12 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.

Sheppard lived in the then-Toronto suburb of Mississauga in his youth and attended Alderwood Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke. [1] He studied radio and television arts at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. [1] Career [ edit ] Goddard, Peter (November 16, 1996). "Techno marketers hope for DJ raves". Toronto Star. p.J10 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via ProQuest. a b Flynn, Andrew (September 11, 1998). "DJ Sheppard bringing underground sound to the surface". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Canadian Press. p.27 . Retrieved July 27, 2023– via ProQuest. But "Shep," as he's known in the dance nightclubs, is probably the most successful club DJ this country has ever known.

The essays were a great opportunity to go through the Mixmag archives and my own introspection about club culture and really think about the moments or people or clubs that have shaped the global scene.

The research actually also drove home just how global the abuse from powerful men in nightlife is I’m afraid. Hopefully, the situation will improve as more people tell their stories and receive the support they need and deserve – and DJ booths become a hell of a lot more representative of dancefloors. a b c Benson, Denise (July 21, 2015). "Remembering RPM: Toronto's Wildest and Weirdest Club of the 90s". Vice . Retrieved July 27, 2023. I’ve spent my working life in clubs all over the world and met wonderful people and built life-long friendships,” he writes. “I’m so proud that our little movement grew into such a phenomenal global force.” Featuring incredible photography, insider recommendations, and some of the biggest names in dance music, Destination Dancefloor reveals how DJ culture swept the globe and 40 cities where you can immerse yourself in the best electronic music culture has to offer.

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Boles, Benjamin (June 7, 2016). "Parties to Rave Buses, Relive Toronto 90s History with This Flyer Collection". Vice . Retrieved July 27, 2023. Travel wasn’t always an option for budget and restriction reasons. But something even better than touring the planet at Mixmag was the opportunity I’d had there to build up a network of incredibly knowledgeable, passionate and generous people all over the world.

Whoever you selected to write the foreword for a book about global dance culture would have had to be one of the biggest names in electronic music, why did you choose Carl to write it?Sheppard formed Love Inc. in 1997, along with vocalist Simone Denny and fellow producer/remixer Brad Daymond. [3] [16] Love Inc. won the Juno Award for Best Dance Recording for "Broken Bones" and in 2001 for "Into the Night". [17] Travel the world exploring the cities that have influenced dance music and DJ culture and discovering the cutting-edge scenes taking club culture in new directions. From the 1990s into the 2000s, he hosted a syndicated dance music radio show that was broadcast nationally in Canada and released several remix albums. As a musician he formed the Juno Award-winning dance groups BKS and Love Inc. Early life [ edit ] You’ve previously been involved in club culture publishing as part of The Secret DJ Team, how did you find putting your own book together from scratch, and working with an iconic publishing house like DK?

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