House Shoes

For the footwear, see Shoe.

DJ House Shoes
House Shoes in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Michael Griffith Buchanan [1]
Also known as	HouseShoes Smokey the Cat
Born	Lathrup Village, Michigan, U.S.
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop underground hip hop
Occupations	Music producer DJ
Years active	1994–present
Labels	House Shoes Recordings Tres Records Fat Beats Street Corner Music
Website	Houseshoes Twitter

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).

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

• Let It Go (2012)

Compilation albums

• The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next (2004)
• House Shoes & Street Corner Music Present: The Gift Vol. 7 (2015)
• The Makings (2016)

Extended plays

• Do-Over Vol. 1 10", (2010) w/ Flying Lotus
• Los Angeles 4/10 10", (2010) w/ Jordan Rockswell
• Crown Nation EP, (2011) w/ Quelle Chris
• The Time EP, (2012)

Instrumental albums

• Let It Go Instrumentals (2012)

Mixtapes

• The King James Version: Chapter 1, Verses 1–5 (2009)

Hosted & unsorted

• Jay Dee Unreleased, 1997
• Elzhi – Out Of Focus EP, 1998
• Phat Kat – Dedication To The Suckers 12", 1999
• Loungin' Vol. 1 : Live at the Buddha Lounge, 2005
• NowOn – Don't Call It A Mixtape w/ Haircut aka Mayer Hawthorne, 2008
• J1's Starship 27 Volume 2 (compilation): Castles, 2011
• Behind Closed Doors 45: Purist, 2012

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2005	Himself	Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ	Won
2006			Won
2007			Won	[10]

References

1. "CASTLE (THE SKY IS OURS)/MY BROTHER". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
2. Cunningham, Jonathan. "It's gotta be the shoes". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
3. "House Shoes". Discogs. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
4. "He's got next". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
5. "House Shoes | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
6. "Fat Beats: The End Of A Hip-Hop Era". NPR.org. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
7. "House Shoes". Time Out. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
8. "Music | Street Corner Music". Streetcornermusic.bandcamp.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
9. "HOUSE SHOES – STREET CORNER MUSIC". streetcornerscm.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017.
10. "2007 WINNERS". Detroit Music Awards . Retrieved June 5, 2020.

External links

• Myspace
• Certified hip hop interview