Renowned globally as "The Father of Deep House Music," producer Larry Heard is a veteran of the studio and stage and a luminary figure in the realm of electronic dance music. Though closely associated with the underground club scene of Chicago, his love for Memphis and roots in the region run deep, as a descendant of the Mississippi Delta and a longtime Memphian. He offers weekly explorations of various genres, from soul, neo-soul, world music, and more.
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The Perfect Cut
Jai Boyd is a local performer, known for stirring up soul at Ernestine & Hazel’s. When he’s not entertaining tourists and making locals swoon from the stage, he’s holding court from his resident spot outside of a Downtown cigar lounge. He’ll be bringing a quiet storm with deep R&B grooves and the invigorating cigar talk his friends and fans are used to.
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Club Paradise
Jason “Witnesse” Sims is a longtime DJ, record collector, and fixture in Memphis’ alternative hip-hop scene. His bread and butter is soul and boogie, where deep cuts, overlooked gems, and left-field favorites reward a lifetime spent digging through the crates. Behind the turntables, Witnesse connects the familiar and the forgotten with the instincts of a collector who knows there’s always another record waiting to be uncovered.
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Flight Risk
Air-traffic controller by night and DJ by day, DJ Alpha Whiskey spins the music that makes your party take flight.