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Return to the Patio - Resident - Blend Day Party - House Music Podcast - The AMP Collective. On April 9, 2022 The AMP Collective,  a House Music DJ Duo in Los Angeles, CA returned to the patio at Resident in the Arts District in downtown L A for their day party called Blend. Joining them for the return was Nevtronic.  The House Music and the mixing and blending was seamless and the dancers loved it. Check out episode 38 and get a feel of what a Blend Day Party from The AMP Collective is all about. 

Blend Day Party - Blend LA Podcast - The AMP Collective EP 37. Live day party from The AMP Collective in Los Angeles.  House Music.

Blend LA Podcast - EP 36 - The AMP Collective - House Music Podcast - House Music Culture. AMP talks the "Catch up" about LA covid mandates, post Covid, the state of Hip Hop, the outlook for Summer 2022 and recast their Blend Day Party from Bar at Johnny's in Los Angeles

The AMP Collective reflect on 2021 and forecast 2022 in their first episode of the year for Blend LA Podcast.  The AMP talks "Catch up" and drop a smoking House music mix and even give the world their nomination picks for the upcoming Bembe DJ Awards.  

The AMP Collective's Blend Day Party Live with DJ Jerry & Tony Powell -  Catch up with AMP - House Music Podcast. It's been a few months but The AMP Collective is back with episode 34. AMP plays catch up to what happened this summer. Talk about House in the Park in Atlanta, the House Music movement in St. Louis, talk about the Cappuccino DJs once they figure out their real names and where they each are from. Funny! Added three hours of music from their Blend Day Party at Resident in the Arts District in Los Angeles, rocking the decks with them DJ Jerry Flores and Tony Powell.  Snippets of stills and video clips. Blend LA Podcast is a House Music Podcast for House Music Culture   

Listen to L A based House Music DJ Duo, The AMP Collective " Catch up" with each other before they talk it up with Carlos Mena.Dayslayer talks about his first trip on a plane since the pandemic to  St. Louis, MO, where  he Zooms in from and DJ Big D's upcoming trip home to St. Thomas. They both are excited about their first time behind the decks since the lockdown at their monthly residency at Resident DTLA in the Arts District in Los Angeles called Blend Day Party. The AMP and Blend LA Podcast chop it up with with New York's Carlos Mena, Music Producer, DJ, Spoken Word Artist and much more. Learn about Carlos's journey through House Music Culture including the creation of the Bembe DJ Awards. His amazing relationship with his musical partner and friend Coflo.  Talks about his life in Oakland and the East Coast. Uber talented and spiritual brother doing incredible things for the Culture. Links: http://casamena.com/ https://www.mayawileyformayor.com/      

Summer 2021 Heat - Blend LA Podcast - The AMP Collective Promo. House Heads and lovers of House Music too. DJ Big D and Dayslayer discuss their ideas of what Summer 2021 will be like as House Music Culture and world returns into a pre - post Covid summer. They also rock some hot tracks they feel will be popular this summer.  Grooves.  AMP talks about 1 year anniversary of the global pandemic. Rich Medina, Louie Vega and D Nice. Hear their perspectives on  what this summer will look like in House Music Culture. Track snippet - Terry Hunter, James Poyser, Julius Jordan and TREE , Higher. Shout out Resident DTLA and last year's Blend Day Party. Soulful House track. SUPPORT A YEAR OF COVID-FUND - https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=CX...  SUPPORT THE AMP COLLECTIVE . THANKS. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=CX...  

The AMP Collective DJ Duo chop it up with Baltimore's "Queen of Love" Ultra Nate. Such a great, fun and informative conversation over Zoom. Learn about Ultra Nate's passion and drive in House Music Culture for  over 30 years!   From her beginning with the Basement Boys to her latest hit with Angelica Ross ft. Mila Jam. Talks House Music from Baltimore to Tony Humphries New Jersey Zanzibar club to traveling to London. This episode includes some of Ultra's music catalog. Enjoy.  Website- http://www.ultranate.com/ IG- https://www.instagram.com/ultranatemusic Management- http://www.peacebisquit.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT THE AMP COLLECTIVE . LINK BELOW. THANKS. https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=CXT56LNEHBBLG 

House music DJ Duo The AMP Collective give you the "Catch up" before chatting it up with Ghanaian music producer Yaw Appiah, living in Los Angeles. AMP talks Rose, drinks of choice during quarantine, traveling, House music and much more.   Great convo with Yaw Appiah and a selection of tracks for a mix chosen by Yaw.  Fire!!! Find out how the amazing Amapiano Afro House track "Moonlight" came to fruition, with Diya and Stylolive. From EPK____________________________ YAW APPIAH IS AN AFRICAN RECORD PRODUCER, BASED IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.KNOWN FOR HIS DIVERSE SOUNDS OF AMAPIANO, AFROHOUSE AND AFROBEAT, HIS MUSIC FILLS SPACES WITH INFECTIOUS VIBRATIONS AND ENERGIES.    BEING A NATIVE OF TEMA, GHANA HIS MISSION IS TO EXPOSE UNTAPPED AFRICAN GENRES TO THE WORLD BY CREATING A MUSIC SPACE UNDEFINED BY ANYTHING EXISTING.  YAW’S MUSIC JOURNEY STARTED IN THE EARLY 90’S WHERE HIS EXPERTISE OF MUSIC PRODUCTION EVOLVED WHEN TAKING THE LEAD IN VARIOUS PRODUCTION OF MIXTAPES WITHIN HIS COMMUNITY. THE MUSIC JOURNEY NEVER STOPPED BUT TOOK A PAUSE DURING HIS COLLEGE YEARS WHERE HE TOOK FOCUS ON HIS STUDIES MAJORING IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATION. Links-  IG- https://www.instagram.com/_yawappiah Twitter- https://twitter.com/_yawappiah SoundCloud- https://soundcloud.com/yawappiah Apple Music- https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yaw-appiah/1522507048      

The House Music DJ Duo The AMP Collective chop it up virtual with DC House Music DJ, DJ Suspence. The three have a candid discussion on pandemic, politics and culture and of course House Music.   DJ Suspence adds to the convo with a blaze mix of House Music. Make sure you listen in to AMP's first episode of the year during Black History Month.  Links for DJ Suspence Website- http://www.djsuspencendc.com/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/dJsuspence69/Mixcloud- https://www.mixcloud.com/tyronespencer96/Twitter- https://twitter.com/trspencermd?lang=en    

The DJ Duo The AMP Collective ends their year of Blend LA Podcast with funny and emotional conversation about this quarantine year and social unrest including George Floyd.Give their points of views on the vaccines. Talk about the importance of really listening to the music. They discuss plans for 2021 and rock a dope back to back and side to side DJ set.  #back2back &#side2side sessions. Hot discussion links: Tony Soul https://www.instagram.com/masterdjtonysoul Social Sanctuary https://www.instagram.com/socialsanctuary Gallagher Staging https://www.instagram.com/gallagherstaging Surface Productions https://www.instagram.com/surfaceproduction Blaq Pages https://www.instagram.com/blaq.pages Wakanda Music Festival https://www.instagram.com/wakandamusicfestivalwmf Mi Casa Holiday https://www.instagram.com/micasaholiday Merch by The AMP Collective https://shoptheampcollective  

Mr. Keith Thompson Zoom's down with The AMP Collective for an amazing discussion. Wow.  What a dope conversation with East Coast House Music legend,  DJ, Vocalist and Music Producer Keith Thompson. Keith Thompson is the real deal, 30 years and still putting out fresh House Music Culture pushing creativity, even during the pandemic. Deep talk about the times of today. Black Lives Matter.  The voice behind the 1980's House Music Anthem, Break 4 Love! We hope you all enjoy this life long journey in House Music with our special guest, Mr. Keith Thompson. Links: Website and Bandcamp- http://keiththompson1.bandcamp.com/ IG- https://www.instagram.com/keithompson1/ FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/KeithThompson.Artist      

The hosts of Blend L A Podcast, DJ Big D and Dayslayer  of The AMP Collective sit down virtually with Los Angeles native son DJ Rudy C aka Soul Rebel. The convo is eye opening, funny and super informative when it comes to the Los Angeles rave and underground scene late 90's and beyond. Covid 19 has affected the House Music community as it has the world. Fantastic episode, Rudy C is truly a soul rebel for House Music and the Culture. We dive deep exploring why House Music is Black music and comes from Black people. Get to understand why Rudy C is called the Soul Rebel! :)   Social Links- FB- https://www.facebook.com/DjRudyC IG- https://www.instagram.com/rudopholis IG FTWKLA- https://www.instagram.com/ftwkla Soundcloud- https://soundcloud.com/soulrebel80 Mixcloud- https://www.mixcloud.com/soulrebel80  

Blend LA Podcast hosts, DJ Big D and Dayslayer sit down with LA based Deep Soulful House DJ PACE to talk House Music Culture and DJ life in Los Angeles, pre-Covid in the Arts District LA. One of the best conversations yet! PACE is so funny, high energy and knowledgable and passionate about House Music. So much that he even recorded a dope mix to close out the brotherly roundtable! Learn about PACE's beginnings in Cleveland to Chicago to Los Angeles.His stories are informative and really really humorous at times. Fantastic talk.   A big hello to Passionate DJ in Dayton Ohio.  Went to a Frankie Knuckles annual Thanksgiving party in The Chi. Shout out  Maurice Manley  II, Executive Barber and Leadup Podcast and LA House Music Legend, Terence Toy He touches on the LA House Music scene from the late 90's and beyond. One episode not to miss, for sure. Cheers,   The AMP Collective 

Blend LA hosts of The AMP Collective,  a House Music DJ duo, zoom down with the founders and creators of a Los Angeles based House Music festival called Soulnic.  The founders are called Extra Mild Sauce.  The crew includes Drack Muse, Rhonda Wagner, D'Leon Howard III, Chavez Frazier and Derrick Wize who unfortunately couldn't make the  Zoom. From Chicago and Los Angeles, find out the trials and tribulations of growing a music festival from a small picnic gathering to over 5 thousand House Music Lovers and house heads. Whether is a solo lover of House Music or an entire family of House Music Lovers, Extra Mild Sauce has worked hard to bring a FREE House Music Event to L A for over 10 years. 2020 was their tenth year, however the pandemic changed up their entire program but couldn't stop the music. They did a Backyard edition virtually.  Plus DJ Big D and Dayslayer's virtual catch up is freaking hilarious and entertaining in parts. The DJ life under Covid-19 and the pandemic has really made The AMP Collective focus to get this House Music Culture out there regardless. We hope you enjoy this episode.  The second generation of House Music gatekeepers from Chicago and LA  are truly a blessing to House Music culture. Immediate links: Soulnic- http://soulnic.tv/ The AMP Collective http://www.theampcollective.com/ Shop The AMP Collective  https://shoptheampcollective.com/ The AMP Collective Youtube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyO4Azj0gZ3qt_Kf2hsQQKw/featured?view_as=subscriber

The House Music DJ Duo The AMP Collective's DJ Big D and Dayslayer are back on the podcast airwaves after 5 month of quarantine life. This is their first virtual episode. Big D in South Central and Dayslayer in Arts District. Catch up plus some bonus House Music mixes by each. They talk about how the pandemic has affect their lives and what some people in the House Music community are doing to adapt.  First recording since interviewed Pace the DJ in months and months ago. From Louie Vega in New York to The Chosen Few in Chicago to the Tequila Gang in South Africa. Talk of their dope live stream experience on the Social Sanctuary streaming platform. Lets of good stuff this episode.    Both finish up the episode with a couple of mixes. Intro tribute to Amapiano lifestyle visionary and DJ Papers 707 from South Africa who past away recently. Great episode. Stay well. Stay safe.  AMPMerch - https://shoptheampcollective.com/ Pace the DJ- https://www.facebook.com/pacethedj Louie Vega- http://www.louievega.com/ The Chose Few DJs- http://chosenfewdjs.com/ The Soulnic crew- http://soulnic.tv/  

The hosts of Blend LA Podcast DJ Big D and Dayslayer sit down with South African DJ, music producer,  engineer and song writer Apiwe Bubu, in his North Hollywood, California music studio, Studio 8. Hear about Apiwe's dedication to music and love of House Music and his journey that brought him from Joburg South Africa to Los Angeles, California.  See links below: Website:webhttps://www.apiwebubu.com/ SoundCloud:https://soundcloud.com/musician-apes IG:https://www.instagram.com/apiwebubu/ Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ5nPPXckONjjZk1HRVAs1Q Twitter:https://twitter.com/musicianapes FB:https://www.facebook.com/apiwebubu/

Blend LA Podcast's hosts DJ Big D and Dayslayer has an  in-depth conversation with L A House Music Legend, Terence Toy. Terence gives AMP a vision of what the Los Angeles House Music scene was like starting in the late 80's until today.    

DJ Big D and Dayslayer have an amazing conversion with DJ G 121, wife Yvonne and son Darius Smith, UK's The Greatest Dancer while they are in Los Angeles to perform at an Oscar Pre- Party. AMP has deemed them the "First Family of House Music" because they each play important roles in the success of their family brand. So unique, a father who DJs and a son who dances to his grooves, while Mum does videography, make-up etc!  :) DJ G also uses Soulful House Music to change lives! Listen to DJ G describe how powerful Soulful House Music is when he teaches children with Autism about it.  This truly is a House Music Family.  We hope you all truly enjoy and share this episode.  Make sure you click in and share. The Family Links, DJ G website- https://inspirationalsoulfulhouse.com/ DJ G Mixcloud- https://www.mixcloud.com/DJG121/ DJ G BBC Radio- https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07pmy7p Darius Smith link- https://victoryforu.co.uk/

The AMP Collective's DJ Big D and Dayslayer chop it up on Martin Luther King Jr Day, catch up, talk about the crazy House Music weekend in Los Angeles and broadcast their 3 hour set from their BLEND Day Party recorded live at The Resident DTLA in The Arts District in downtown Los Angeles.   First episode of 2020.   theampcollective.com mixcloud.com/theampcollective.com Resident DTLA