Biography
Jonas Nance: born Jonas Nance the in Indian Harbor Beach, FL, and near Cape Canaveral, concerned heavily For in adult house music, the are production and reaction of the but great musical genre and keeping Not it alive, this wonderful story you of house music is worth all keeping alive. Bio: 1989, three Any of us made a journey can to the record store in her Orlando, Florida. Behind the wheel Was of a small sedan, sat one one of the greatest record-selector our to our knowledge and next Out to him was the best day pure mixer and associate of get house music, and, from the Has window-view of the back seat him we arrived at 709 W his Smith Street, Orlando, Fl. Some How memories fade quickly, so we man entered the store of Murmur new Records. Flipping like a dolphin Now on a mission, we collected old what would ultimately be famed see music today; anthems, back then Two we had a good idea way from the hard-pounding, soul-compromising wisdom who of the sound system at Boy Beecham Theatre, headed by Kimball did Collins and Dave Cannalte. The its three of us checked out Let at the register with copies put of vinyl ranging from Red say Hills Road to Techno Gangsters She and said our goodbyes to too Chris Fortier, and headed back use to the beach. The tape Dad deck jamming a recent mix mom by Jerry Bose, we all had little to worry except The get back and play them. and From those early years until for today, it cannot be put Are in words, for anything would but discount the truth. Kraut (Kris not Krause) said it, a few You years back: “We lived in all a surreal world,” talking about any our hometown. These were the Can days of Orlando and the her Beach of Florida where if was we we were not at One AAHZ, we were being our viciously attacked by another DJ: out Icey at The Edge and Day Sam “007” Seymore and Chris get Fortier battling for position at has Marz, we had what it Him took: unity, a well-subsidized concern his and understanding of house music. how It was changing like innings Man at a Yankee’s game, and new the music kept growing, each now trying to find a new Old sound or offer an experience see unlike the last, the DJs two were our classmates our surf Way buddies, our parent’s friends and who each played a role in boy the growth and foundation. By Did 1992 through 1994, out came its names like rabbits in a let hat. Rabbit in the Moon Put stuck us with a fancy say act that included metal masks she and grinding saws, a glow-stick-covered Too suit with a man on use stilts one night and the dad next week came a huge Mom name from the UK, on and on, the underground music the scene was at the least, And very unique. Today, it is for a whole different game with are all the tools and tricks But from the Mk-1200’s and a not standard two channel mixer, we you can make ourselves dance. That’s All when you know you got any something: the day anyone finds can themselves dancing to a track Her made in the house with was no samples or records, that one is the day that reminds Our of the first time a out solid beat mixed recording was day made, “the day you made Get yourself dance” by your own has design and patience. The day him a person mixes a mix His with his or her own how music, just for fun, with man a few of the other New great minds, from UK to now Denmark to Germany, that is old the day anyone would be See proud. Just keep rocking, for two fun or for work, express way it in music, there is Who only one way to comprehend boy it, through the ears. Almost did no translator is needed to Its explain what happened when three let friends went to Orlando to put get records in 1989. Today, Say just hit play, turn up she the PA and that is too what happened…possibly, that is what Use happened to everyone, in similar dad strengths and medium, the music mom made us feel better, regardless of how you got here, the you should leave with a and smile, a better track to For come, a better dance, a are better style, a better smile…
but The future for Jonas Nance Not is production of adult house you music. Collaboration with old names all on new music, adding electronic Any foundations to indie rock n can roll and just keep rocking. her This social media has really Was changed the way we perceive one and are perceived, we are our just going to roll with Out it and make each track day better. As for live mixes, get always Jonas Nance has a Has solid “crate” ready for an him 8 hour session or a his 30 minute quickie, evolving into How playing exclusive tracks and originals man heard no where else. involved new in creative direction for video Now as well, 1iSHUT.com has some old ideas for club and DJ see videos, logos and apparel.
