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January 10, 2020 45 mins

The guest for this episode is Chicago OG footwork, juke, and house music DJ and producer Traxman. As a staple of the Chicago dance music scene for decades now, Traxman was one of the co-founders of the G.E.T.O DJZ INC clique a member of DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn’s Teklife CREW And the founder of TEKK DJZ, along with being a important part of the birthing of the Dance-Mania imprint. Having released music on countless record labels including recently dropping Tekvision Volume 2 via Teklife, Traxman continues to make music on his own terms and is constantly dropping music via his Bandcamp at traxman1.bandcamp.com.

During our conversation, Traxman gave us a history lessons about growing up in Chicago and entering the dance music world and establishing himself as a staple of the city. So much history is shared here for anyone that loves dance music from the Midwest.

Follow Traxman:
Twitter: twitter.com/TRAXMAN_TEKKDJZ
Instagram: instagram.com/tekkdj74
Facebook: facebook.com/thelegendarytraxman
Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/traxman-2
Bandcamp: traxman1.bandcamp.com

THEME MUSIC
“High Velocity Pt. 1 & 2” (Instrumental) produced by House Shoes (from Big Tone and House Shoes Big Shoes LP)
Cuts by DJ Jay Spliff

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