JL: Viola Luizzo, a white woman from Detroit who studied at WSU, saw the reports of Bloody Sunday and felt compelled to drop everything and go down south to join the fight for equality.
MD: The most memorable parties that I’ve attended (not counting Movement or Charivari) would be when I saw Jeff Mills perform as The Wizard at the Works in 2010, and when I used to see Norm Talley play in the basement of the Fisher Building. Nights at Exodus, The Works, and The Mars Bar were all a hot beautiful mess with the people I loved. During Movement 2013 when I found myself backstage during Cajmere’s set. Inside Out! in 2011 with Quentin Harris & Pirahnahead changed everything. JL: Charivari Detroit is like a family reunion. What are some of the most memorable parties you’ve attended? MD: Songs that will get me on the dance floor no matter what are “Missing You” by Ross Couch, “Good Life” by Inner City, anything Detroit will get me out! Fingers, “Strings Of Life” by Derrick May, and basically anything DJ Minx has on rotation, past and present. JL: “Momma’s Groove” and “Dionne” by Osunlade, “I Can’t Kick This Feelin When It Hits” and “Shades of Jae” by Moodymann, “Can You Feel It?” by Mr. What are some of the songs that will get you on the dance floor no matter what? I don’t know that I would be so into this sound if it wasn’t for where I geographically grew up. MD: Living around the city of Detroit (as well as in it for a period of time) has really opened me to the sounds of techno and house. The spirit of Detroit lives inside each of us. Detroiters understand the sense of hope as enshrined in our city’s motto, we are resilient, and we are resolute in our commitment to the city that has raised and nurtured us. JL: We maintain the legacy of being from a city that has seen multiple uprisings, crashes, and rebirths, and that knows what it means to hustle. How do you think living in the City of Detroit influenced you? MD: My favorite DJs and producers in Detroit would have to be DJ Minx – really like her soulful house Detroit sound, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Al Ester, Norm Talley, Delano Smith, Haute to Death, Jeff Mills, Detroit Techno Militia, too many to list! From there I discovered John Johr, Pirahnahead, Moody, Al Ester, Earl McKinney, Hotwaxx, Rick Wilhite, John Collins, DJ Psycho, House Gallery, Jeff Mills, Marcellus Pittman, Delano Smith, etc.
JL: Mikey, Paul, and Jeron started taking me out to see DJ Minx, Jenny LaFemme, and Norm Talley, and they will always be among my favorite DJs for nurturing my love of House. Who are some of your favorite Detroit DJs and producers, and why? MD: The first CD I ever bought was the original Hanson album. JL: “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” by The Cranberries. What is the first record/tape/CD you purchased? MD: The first club I attended would have been The Works when I was only 17, but my every Saturday night spot from 18 up was Backstreet (The original on Joy Rd).
JL: I don’t remember the first, but one of the best early experiences was at Spiral in Lansing with two of my best friends, Jeron and Krissi, after seeing Bitch and Animal. What was the first party or club that you attended? Anything alternative rock/Hip hop/R & B (and of course House and Techno). MD: Third Eye Blind, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, Tupac, Notorious BIG, Inner City, Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills/The Wizard, Prodigy. My favorite bands were The Cranberries, Ace of Base, Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, ABBA, Barry Manilow (also my first concert), and the Bee Gees, among others. JL: I grew up with Disco, Alternative, Hip Hop, Pop, and R&B. What musicians, groups, or genres of music did you grow up with? Grew up in Grosse Pointe Woods-Schools were Monteith Elementary (K-2) Ferry Elementary (3-5) Brownell Middle School (6-7) and Eton Academy. I attended Friends School in Detroit, Grosse Pointe North High School, and I earned a BA from Wayne State University and a MSc from the London School of Economics. JL: I was born in Rochester, lived in Ann Arbor, Leonard, and Lake Orion, and from ages five through twelve, I grew up on Lillibridge Street on the East Side of Detroit. Where were you born, and where did you grow up? Where did you go to school (elementary through college)?
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