DJ Louis Hughes

Louis has been a DJ for over 14 years, but his love for House Music is a lot older. It all started in the mid 80s while Louis was at school. He would listen to acts such as New Order, Beastie Boys, Adeva, Snap, S Xpress, Black Box, Marshall Jefferson, Fast Eddie & Lil Louis etc to name but a few. Dance Music was getting more popular and hits were beginning to cross over into the commercial top 40 with acts and hits such as Pump Up The Volume by Marrs and You Got The Love by The Source.If we fast forward to 1992 Louis was 16 and finally looked old enough to get into some clubs. He became a regular fixture in venues and club nights such as Shellys, Kinetic and The Hacienda. It was in these legendary clubs that he was blown away by DJs such as Sasha, Todd Terry and Carl Cox. These cornerstones of Dance were the reason Louis bought his first pair of Decks from a friend in 1994. They were Technics BD22s, belt drive unit with a rotary pitch control. These were to be the tools that Louis used to learn how to mix on.At the end of the summer of 1995 Louis got his first gig in a local club called The Tolardie in St Aseph. It was a private night where he played Techno and Hardcore to a minimal crowd. Over the next 8-12 months Louis played various local venues and parties perfecting playing to crowds.Towards the end of the summer in 1996 Louis made a decision to concentrate on one genre of Dance music as the scene had become very segregated. Drum and Bass DJs were no longer playing alongside House DJs, Techno DJs were at different venues to Garage purveyors. The style of music Louis chose to play was his favorite and was of course House!Over the next two years Louis played at various venues throughout North Wales and the North West before being offered a residency at a night in Llandudno called Surreal. This night was a new monthly night and guests included Paul Bleasdale, Scott Bond, Luke Neville and John Kelly amongst others. Unfortunately the night came to an end after a very successful run. Louis continued to play at various venues and nights including Freak, Inspire, Invasion and Hendre Hall.In the summer of 1999 Louis was offered his second residency. The night was called Menu and because of the success of Surreal Louis didn't hesitate in accepting this offer. On the first night the main guest was man of the moment Steve Lawler alongside Louis. It goes without saying this night was an instant success. Over the next two years guests included Guy Ornendel, Scott Bond, Fragma, Graham Gold and Hybrid amongst others. The Menu nights reached legendary status but unfortunately came to an end when the promoters decided to go their separate ways.Over the next couple of years Louis again without a residency but very much in demand played many parties and venues across the North West. Some of the bigger venues were Zinc, Zumbar and the Void.In 2002 Louis met a couple of fellow DJs called Jon Scudamore and Richard Williams. They talked about starting their own night and eventually launched a night called Manipulate. At first they were small parties in Broadway Boulevard in Llandudno and The Phoenix in Hollyhead. The parties weren't really going anywhere and all the DJs booked were local. In 2003 a conscious decision was made to give Manipulate a big push. In the April of that year Justin Robertson was booked to play the first night at the new venue, Hendre Hall. The night was a sell out and the blueprint for the future parties that are still going to this day. Guests have included the very best in Underground House music including, Billy Nastey, Lottie, Yousef, Hybrid, Paul Woolford, Louis Boardman, X-Press 2, Danny Rampling, Ralph Lawson, Mr C and Funk Dvoid. As well as residing at Manipulate Louis has also spread his wings to play Venues such as Sankeys, Mint Club and My House (formally Stinky’s Peephouse) to name but a few.Another residency followed in 2007 at a night in Leeds called Assemble. Louis was playing alongside underground artists such as Phil Weeks, Inland Knights, Slum Science, Jason Hodges and Hector Moralez. Unfortunately as with lots of nights with a niche market it came to end in October.Appearing as a runner up in the IDJ Raw Talent pages on two separate occasions Louis has won great acclaim from the judges with Yousef going as far as to say “Technically he’s spot on. Heads up, this is a guy to look out for!” and IDJ saying “Louis is consummately professional as well as funky!” and “With this trajectory the worlds his oyster”.In the last couple of years Louis has also added producing his own tracks to his CV as a logical progression. He has formed a production duo with Middleman called “Two Deep” releasing remixes and own productions on labels such as Digifunk, Gourmand and Trendy Mullet, all well respected Underground House labels. On this very mix you can hear a track called “Sax Pest” which is currently unsigned but has a number of labels sniffing around as well as some remixes Two Deep have completed.You can even catch Louis playing live on his own radio show “The Truth” every Thursday 7-9PM on Chicago House FM playing upfront and classic Underground House. Guests have included Kink, Hector Moralez (monthly resident), Homero Espinosa, Dave Moran, Natural Rhythm, Tom Demac (and the list goes on). Please tune in on www.chicagohousefm.com and pop by and say hi in the chatroom!As for the future? Well there is the launch of a new night called “Playhouse” as well as 1999* with the constant push to bring FREE Underground House Music to Manchester. Playhouse launches on the 4th October with Monoman and is a monthly night at Joshua Brooks in Manchester. Kink is lined up for his UK debut in November and Fraidso in December. Also Louis is launching his own label with an expected launch date of February 2009 just in time for the WMC. The label will release on vinyl as well as digital with very well respected artists! 1999* Recordings coming soon along with release information!
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Introducing the sounds of play House Tracklist
1. Louis Hughes Intro 2. Spettro – Family In Mind (Chant) – Chalant 3. Two Deep – Sax Pest – TBC 4. Middleman – Hook Up – TBC 5. Brandon Black – Scenecreamer (Craig Hamilton Dub) – Flatpack Traxx 6. Homero Espinosa – Keeping Up – Tango 7. C-Soul – I Love The Way You Treat Me - Unreleased 8. Jay-J – October Moods (Drums) – Shifted 9. Non Believers – Humble Me – Smoke City 10. Eddie Leader – Back In The Day – Imprint 11. Monoman – Feeling Crazy (Hector Moralez Remix) – Baker Street 12. YSE – Bounce Back (Phil Weeks Remix) – Lost My Dog 13. Wink – Stay Out All Night (Dub) - Ovum 14. Scoper & Bubba – Grooveswing (NAF Acapella) – Hip Therapy 15. Bleep District – Bleep Of Faith – Winding Road 16. Ross Couch – Feel Me (Andrew Phelan & Origami Remix) – Body Rhythm 17. The Quirk Burglars – 7 Ways To Make Ur Mumma Shake (Two Deep Remix) – Trendy Mullet 18. DLC – Where You At (Lil Mark Remix) – Unreleased 19. The Quirk Burglars – Aye Up – Robsoul (TBC) 20. Drew Tempest – Drunk Ass Funk – Greenhouse 21. Monoman – Sounds In My Head (Two Deep Remix) – Digifunk 22. Leon Louder – Player Piano (Fraidso Remix) – Imprint 23. James Brown Vs Alex under & Luciano – Sex Machine (Middleman edit) – unreleased 24. Outro
LINKS TO THE FOLLOWING MIXES COMING SOON!!!
This Mix
1. Slope - Nothing like this feeling (Charles Webster remix)- Sonar Kollectiv
2. JT Donaldson - Space habitat - Hudd Traxx
3. Jamie Anderson - Time is Now (Inland Knights Beats Mix) - NRK
4. Ben Dean - Twelve Thirty Something (Pete Dafeets Drunken Dub) - Lost My Dog
5. Funky Transport Meets Jonee Q - Self Abuse (Accapella) - Flygaric Tracks
6. Christian Paduraru - Sharing Transparently - Open Bar
7. Eddie Leader - Proper Wow - Robsoul Ltd
8. YSE - Bounce Back - Lost My Dog
9. Audio Soul Project - Community 2007 (Peace Division remix) - NRK
10. Milton Jackson - Rouge Element (Jimpster remix) - Freerange
11. Louis Hughes - That Bleepin' Loop - CDR
12. Brett Johnson - Need You In My Life - 4Kenzo
13. Jay Tripwire - Tokyo Space Noodles - Nordic
14. James Tones - We're Ok - CDR
15. Jay West - The Problem - Drop
That Mix
1. Louis Hughes - Intro
2. Vernon & Decosta - Super Jam - Second Smell
3. The Quirk Burglars - Brian's Got The Horn - CDR
4. Brown & Frandanski Vs Andrew Phealan - My baby's Ass - Drop
5. Miles maeda - Like House - Bump Music
6. Shrewd ft Shrewd - I Am A Fool (Swirl People Remix) Flavour
7. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Loop) - V2
8. Jacob London - Interest Rates (DJ Tool) - .dotbleep
9. d-3ech - Chicago Soul (Jason Hodges Digi Mix) - Neighbourhood House Watch
10. Slum Science - Takinf It Back - Good Family
11. Jon Milsom - Forward - CDR
12. Toka Project - Pedople - Robsoul
13. Inland Knights - Do Your thing - Raise
14. Toka Project - I Gotta Go - Robsoul
15. Quality Control - Deep Down - Drop
16. Sceneheadz - Get house 2.0 - Sceneheadz
17. Rob Brown & Leon Louder - Dishes (Leon Louder Mix) - Muzique Boutique
18. Labdybug Mecca - Dogg Starr (Hodges rerub) - OM
19. Hustle & Flow - 24Seven365 - CDR
Lazy Ways & Sunny Dayz
1. Inland Knights – See Yo Face – Flavor
2. Pushin Boundaries – Keep It Going (Ricardo Rae's Bump & Wiggy Remix) – Guesthouse
3. Toka Project – Keep It Going – Tango
4. Matthew Random – Soap Bar Blues – CDR
5. Full Phat – I Be Blowin – Flatpack
6. Vernon & Decosta – Creepyside – Kolour
7. Joshua Heath – Jack Me To Sleep – DAE
8. The Quirk Burglars – Blinkys Fun House (Soul Jay Remix) – Trendy Mullet
9. Pulaski Park – Labeda – Franchise Player
10. Digital Minds – Be Yourself – Tango
11. Andy Kink & Tom Special Interest – Homage (Inland Knight remix) – Phobic
12. Crystal Waters – Gypsy Women (Tedy Douglass Re-edit) – Basement Boys