House Shoes

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DJ House Shoes
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House Shoes in 2016
Background information
Birth nameMichael Griffith Buchanan [1]
Also known as
  • HouseShoes
  • Smokey the Cat
Born Lathrup Village, Michigan, U.S.
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Music producer
  • DJ
Years active1994–present
Labels
  • House Shoes Recordings
  • Tres Records
  • Fat Beats
  • Street Corner Music
Website

Michael Griffith Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ who lives and works in Los Angeles. [2] He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, Danny Brown, and Quelle Chris among others. [3] He is a three-time Detroit Music Awards winner for Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ (from 2005 to 2007).

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Career

Buchanan grew up in Lathrup Village. He went to Southfield-Lathrup High School and Eastern Michigan University. [4]

He was a resident deejay at the hip hop staple St. Andrews Hall from 1994–2004. He worked at a number of record stores, including Melodies & Memories, Street Corner Music [5] and later also worked as a manager for Fat Beats. [6]

As a DJ, Buchanan has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with artists Guilty Simpson, Illa J, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Percee P, Phat Kat, Slum Village and Elzhi, to name a few, as well as on his own. But he has garnered the respect of acts far outside the scope of Detroit hip-hop. Most recently, Buchanan performed as tour DJ on Mayer Hawthorne & The County's Spring 2010 16-city headlining tour. [7]

House Shoes founded Street Corner Music in 2013. [8] [9]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Instrumental albums

Mixtapes

Hosted & unsorted

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2005Himself Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Outstanding Hip-Hop DJWon
2006Won
2007Won [10]

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References

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  7. "House Shoes". Time Out. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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  10. "2007 WINNERS". Detroit Music Awards . Retrieved June 5, 2020.