On July 12, 2018... I released the first ever episode of Philosophy 101…
3 years later.. here we are…
Philosophy family.. can you believe it?!
I have 3 things to say to all of you; THANK YOU! THANK YOU!! & THANK YOU!!!
There are not enough words to express the copious amounts of gratitude that I have for every single person who has supported from the start... From the team who has helped me transform Philosophy 101 into what it is today.. to anyone who has listened to every episode or just one episode.. and most importantly; the universal gratitude that I have for EVERY.. SINGLE.. House-Head that I've ever had the pleasure of having a conversation with, or just simply having shared a dance floor with you over my 29 years of existence…
Seriously if you were to tell me 3 years ago, that not only will this podcast be listened to on every continent, throughout 75 different countries, & will have generated over 10K listens... Swear on my moms I would have told you; “Pass me whatever it is that you're smoking on because that sounds like some real fire shit & I want some”…
And thennn... if you were to tell me that 6 months into releasing this podcast series, I would then be presented the opportunity to transform Philosophy 101 into an event series. That would not only take over some of Las Vegas' biggest nightclubs, but would enable me to headline open-close sets playing all different kinds of underground noises…
And thennnnnn.. that would help to facilitate bringing Philosophy 101 back to my hometown of NYC, & most recently assist in being booked to be the headlining artist for a promenade record label’s first 2021 label showcase in Los Angeles representing the Philosophy|CLV moniker...
All the whilst, morphing Philosophy 101 into a DJ Collective consisting of likeminded individuals; some of whom I've known for over a decade... But were chosen not based off of how great their DJ skills are, or how well known they are, or where they have played, or how many people they can put through the door... But rather on the purest fact of; real recognize real…
This music is who I am… This music has been shaping my life ever since I bought my first underground house 12” vinyl nearly 16 years ago…
DJ Pierre aka The Godfather of acid house himself, once said;
"Anything that starts off underground is house.. I don't care how big it gets.. if it started out underground.. then it's house!"
House isn't just a type of music..it's a way of life..it's a culture..it's an ideology..and for those of us who started chasing this rabbit a long long time ago..we haven’t left the rabbit hole since...
This is the first Philosophy episode that I can truly say I left a piece of my soul inside of forever.
Not only is this mix completely different than how I normally play...
It is a beautiful, only can happen in the moment, on the fly, type of journey that explores my 3 favorite era's/decades of house...
We starting off with what's closest to my heart.. the 2005-2010 golden era of NYC's tribal that I spent countless hours inside the walls of Pacha NYC, Cielo, & Asseteria listening too… Then rewinding back into the late 90s-early 2000's with that real Sound Factory era type sounds of Johnny Vicious, Jonathan Peters, Robbie Tronco, Sal Parm aka Plasmic Honey, & so on… And finally to round it out by ending off with what started it all; disco classics, original house classics/remixes/edits/reworks, & of course timeless vocals laid over a beautiful 4x4 beat...
I hope you enjoy this 3 hour pilgrimage through the sounds of house as much as I did…
I love you all...
-Nick
