Author: Ashley Teffer

At the Motor City’s Micro-Movement event this past Memorial Day, it took me about 30 seconds on the dancefloor to spot the profound entity that is Brandon Wisniski aka Wreckno.   Towering above the crowd in a furry cowboy hat, a matching fur coat, and a rainbow fringe face mask, this  larger-than-life figure – jolly, sassy, and absolutely spectacular – was a glowing orb of positive energy on the dancefloor.   Much like the luminosity Wreckno brings to any room, he’s casting a similar light on the bass music scene. At just 25-years old, Wreckno is flipping the script on what it means to be a bass artist, mixing up production by MCing live on his tracks, throwing down bangers while cat-calling the crowd, and paving the way for the LGBTAQ+ community to express itself – and do so unapologetically. (In fact, from various releases…

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As a member of Golf Clap and co-owner of the Country Club Disco label, Detroit’s Bryan Jones spent decades building his profile and becoming a well-known quantity among house-music enthusiasts. But in the midst of the COVID lockdown, Jones decided to split from his former music partner Hugh Cleal and start a new musical chapter for himself.  As Wave Point, he’s pursuing a slightly different approach to house music from his former group and, in many ways, he’s starting again from scratch – music, label, socials, the whole thing. But putting in all that time and effort into his previous outfit has benefitted him, as the transition seems to be going…

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