House Shoes (producer)
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| Birth name | Michael Buchanan |
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| Born | Lathrup Village, Michigan, US |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ, who currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.[1] He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, Danny Brown, and Quelle Chris among others.[2] He's a two-time Detroit Music Awards winner for Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ (in 2005 and 2006).[3]
Career
Buchanan grew up in Lathrup Village. He went to Southfield-Lathrup High School and Eastern Michigan University.[4]
He was a resident deejay at the hip hop staple St. Andrews Hall from 1994–2004. He worked at a number of record stores, including Melodies & Memories, Street Corner Music[5] and later also worked as a manager for Fat Beats.[6]
As a DJ, Buchanan has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with artists Guilty Simpson, Illa J, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Percee P, Phat Kat, Slum Village and Elzhi, to name a few, as well as on his own. But he has garnered the respect of acts far outside the scope of Detroit hip-hop. Most recently, Buchanan performed as tour DJ on Mayer Hawthorne & The County's Spring 2010 16-city headlining tour.
House Shoes founded Street Corner Music in 2013.[7][8]
Discography
Studio albums
- Let It Go (2012)
Compilation albums
- The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next (2004)
- House Shoes & Street Corner Music Present: The Gift Vol. 7 (2015)
- The Makings (2016)
Extended plays
- Do-Over Vol. 1 10", (2010) w/ Flying Lotus
- Los Angeles 4/10 10", (2010) w/ Jordan Rockswell
- Crown Nation EP, (2011) w/ Quelle Chris
- The Time EP, (2012)
Instrumental albums
- Let It Go Instrumentals (2012)
Mixtapes
- The King James Version: Chapter 1, Verses 1–5 (2009)
Hosted & unsorted
- Jay Dee Unreleased, 1997
- Elzhi – Out Of Focus EP, 1998
- Phat Kat - Dedication To The Suckers 12", 1999
- Loungin' Vol. 1 : Live at the Buddha Lounge, 2005
- NowOn – Don't Call It A Mixtape w/ Haircut aka Mayer Hawthorne, 2008
- J1's Starship 27 Volume 2 (compilation): Castles, 2011
- Behind Closed Doors 45: Purist, 2012
References
- ↑ Cunningham, Jonathan. "It's gotta be the shoes". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "House Shoes". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ Inc., N Touch Designs,. "|[ Detroit Music Awards ]|". www.detroitmusicawards.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "He’s got next". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "House Shoes | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ "Fat Beats: The End Of A Hip-Hop Era". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ↑ https://streetcornermusic.bandcamp.com/
- ↑ http://streetcornerscm.com/category/houseshoes/