{"product_id":"the-beat-the-scene-the-sound-a-djs-journey-through-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-house-music-in-new-york-city-9781538174876","title":"The Beat, the Scene, the Sound: A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes story of how DJs, promoters, fans, and others transformed house music from a DIY project into an international sensation. Interweaving interviews, the book dives into glitzy clubs, underground parties, and diverse communities who made up the scene amidst the tumult of 1980s\/90s-era NYC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDJ Disciple\u003c\/b\u003e is a Black artist, DJ, radio host, producer, and community advocate and has toured the world over a forty-year career, playing venues such as Studio 54 in New York, Ministry of Sound in London, and Cream in Ibiza. His GRAMMY-nominated track \"Caught Up\" reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2002 and was later featured in the Showtime series \u003ci\u003eQueer as Folk.\u003c\/i\u003e He won an ARIA music award for his remix of Steven Allkins' \"The Bass Has Got Me Movin.'\" His website is http: \/\/djdisciple.net\/ and he is based in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Kronk\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance journalist who has covered a range of subjects over the course of his career. His non-fiction work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eExclaim!\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Burlington Free Press, International DJ, Vallum: Contemporary Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. In 2018, he produced the investigative radio program and podcast \u003ci\u003eCode Burst.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Burlington, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554721960210,"sku":"9781538174876","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d5d9ea8-7fb1-40f4-9a17-35b4589b52ae.jpg?v=1756201258","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beat-the-scene-the-sound-a-djs-journey-through-the-rise-fall-and-rebirth-of-house-music-in-new-york-city-9781538174876","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}