LowerCaseSounds.com

Back in the earliest days of untitledmusic, when it came out as an A5 printed fanzine and was distributed by the ever supportive Toko Records fellas there was the odd competition featured on the online site UM had back then. Probably the finest moment of which was Bruno from Naked Music sending in a pile of CD's to give away - yes even Naked Music loved UM! 

Anyway, back then a young fella from the US won and the CD was dispatched - as were about 10 others! Some years later - last year in fact, making it probably around 12 years later that same fella got in touch on Facebook. He being Omaha's Tres Johnson, DJ, Radio Manager, Label Owner and all round creative type. For those of you that don't know him he's the owner of LowerCaseSounds, the label and LowerCaseSounds the community radio station that I broadcast a weekly show on and have done for some time now

For the uninitiated, Lowercasesounds.com is a motley crew of volunteers from across the states and some from further afield (like me), DJ'ing live, with video feed (camera permitting in my case). There's something for most dance music tastes whether you like it deep, hip hopping, jackin or techy. 

LowerCaseSounds the label has featured many a fine release, with Will Jax, Pete Le Freq, J Caprice, Tres himself and more having featured to date and some brand new tunes due out very soon. Making the whole thing well worth checking out!

But that's not the point of this post. The real point is that being successful in music isn't just about the tunes, the skills on the decks or whether you've got that promo or this CDR - it's all about the people you meet, chat with, stay in touch with (or not), it's about the wider dance music community and how we fuel the spirit and passion for the music. Without stations like LowerCaseSounds or people like Tres so much wouldn't happen away from the super clubs and big brands.

After 16 years or so of untitledmusic some of those people that were supportive when there was no reason to be are the very same people I can give the support back to. The Murray Richardson's of the world, who allowed untitledmusic to sponsor his Edinburgh Rebel Waltz night for free, giving us both a leg up. Si Brad who in his Toko and Paperecordings guises supported us as much then as he does now. Like Leigh Morgan, Kevin McKay (oh if only he'd bring Glasgow Underground back), like Stevie Sole Middleton, Jim at Soma, Ben Davis, Paul and Alec of Toko fame, Lofty and Dr Bob (the best record shops and tunes ever) and so many more!  

As untitledmusic takes on new directions over the coming year it's these people and some significant recent new friends (Ian, Colin, Michael, Peter, Darran and loads more) that I have to thank for helping to keep the world spinning!