{"id":662,"date":"2018-05-08T21:19:44","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T19:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=662"},"modified":"2018-05-08T21:19:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T19:19:44","slug":"please-meet-mr-mellow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=662","title":{"rendered":"Please meet: Mr Mellow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Truly a friend, who I would describe as a mid-wife, if he was a lady. When Our Label fired up stage two of its business, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legere-recordings.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr Mellow of Legere Recordings<\/a> was there &#8211; on the lawn of Hamburg&#8217;s Stadtpark, if memory serves me correctly &#8211; to offer advice, courage and generally a good vibe. Therefore, without further ado, listen to his mix and read about his DJ life here, as we enter another edition of our &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?cat=226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>DJ you should know<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&#8221; series.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;feed=%2Fsohoradio%2Fmr-mellows-sunday-scene-19022018%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Which style \/ genre do you mostly play:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nMusic For Modern Living<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Residency (current or previous):<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPreviously:<br \/>\nHamburg: Zinnschmelze \u2013 Tempelhof \u2013 Tiefenrausch \u2013 Lounge \u2013 Meanie Bar &#8211; Molotow &#8211; Hasenschaukel \u2013 Moondoo &#8230; and a few more &#8230; \/\/\/ Berlin: Privatclub \u2013 Echo Awatds Aftershow (in the very beginnings, when it was nice &#8230;)<br \/>\nCurrent:<br \/>\nLondon: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sohoradiolondon.com\/presenters\/mr-mellows-sunday-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soho Radio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DJ gig farthest away from your home:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nBarcelona &amp; Cannes<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most memorable DJ gig and why?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nVarious nights in places like Mahagonibar\/Augsburg, Die Kleine Quelle\/Jena or Red Cat\/Mainz &#8230; and too many to mention in the Lounge\/Hamburg &#8230; why? Because of the friendly people\/crowd\/dancers\/promoters &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Since when have you been a DJ?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n1987<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What was your first ever record?<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b0ZqNBd_orI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Stardust \u2013 My-coo-ca-choo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite record of all times and why:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dARJb8Bu2Lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunshine Thuggery \u2013 The Siddeleys<\/a>, because it\u2019s perfect<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record that surprised you most and why:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FfZUqnniWxc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There, There My Dear \u2013 Dexy\u2019s Midnight Runners<\/a>, because it introduced me to soul music and literature<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Record you usually play at all your DJ gigs:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fcC7f96340E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaturs \u2013 Gator Bait<\/a> (7inch)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Vinyl or other media:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nVinyl only<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Favourite club to play at:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nL\u00e9g\u00e8re headquaters \/ cellar bar &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Your favourite DJ:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPete Rivera<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Band \/ Musician you strongly recommend everyone should listen to:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nToo many to mention &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Truly a friend, who I would describe as a mid-wife, if he was a lady. When Our Label fired up stage two of its business, Mr Mellow of Legere Recordings was there &#8211; on the lawn of Hamburg&#8217;s Stadtpark, if memory serves me correctly &#8211; to offer advice, courage and generally a good vibe. Therefore, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,226],"tags":[66,247,248,249,250],"class_list":["post-662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-djs-you-should-know","tag-hamburg","tag-helmut-heuer","tag-legere-records","tag-lounge-recordings","tag-mr-mellow"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlabelrecords.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mellow_1_by_silke_zander_1050w.jpg?fit=1050%2C818&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7rpNx-aG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":288,"url":"https:\/\/ourlabelrecords.com\/?p=288","url_meta":{"origin":662,"position":0},"title":"Vinyl: The New Mastersounds LIVE","author":"Tom","date":"15th May 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It was a fabulous concert. 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