Blog Entries - August 2008

Pressing Vinyl

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I just thought I would post this great article about pressing up vinyl. It has some great information on the process for getting your tunes to vinyl properly, how to get a distributor, and names of pressing plants thoughout the world. We at Tothedisco.com want to promote any new music coming out on vinyl so please send us anything you may have. You can email us at info@tothedisco.com for f [...]

Isaac Hayes RIP

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It has been a long few months with many great legends passing away. Most recently Isaac Hayes passed away and I know this is a little late but I wanted to share this great tribute mix for Mr. Hayes I found from DJ Premiere.

DJ Premiere's Isaac Hayes Tribute Aug. 15th

Also below is an excerpt from the last interview Isaac Hayes gave to the LA [...]

Frankie Knuckles Interview

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The folks over at djhistory.com have allowed us to post this interview with the master of disco and inventor of house, DJ Fankie Knuckles from 1995.

Anyone with even a passing knowledge of dancefloor history knows Frankie Knuckles respectfully as the ‘Godfather of House’. Together with his childhood friend Larry Levan he ran wild on the early disco scene: his first job was s [...]

Barry Lederer RIP 1944-2008

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We at Tothedisco.com apologize for not posting anything about Barry Lederer's passing until now but we just heard the news over the weekend. Barry passed away on May 31 of natural causes. It's such a shame that Barry has passed away. He was a kind and generous person from the few times that I spoke with him on the phone.

Barry came onto the Disco/DJ scene from early on i [...]