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Film, Video Follow The Music: Michael Joyner Interview

Video interview with Michael Joyner

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About this Item

Title

  • Follow The Music: Michael Joyner Interview

Names

  • Liao, Leslie (Interviewer)
  • Liao, Leslie (Recordist)
  • Brickhouse, Junious (Contributor)
  • Joyner, Michael (Musician) (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Silver Spring, Maryland, May 31, 2023

Headings

  • -  African American disc jockeys
  • -  Nightlife
  • -  Underground music
  • -  House music--Maryland--Baltimore
  • -  African Americans--Social life and customs
  • -  Gay culture
  • -  Gay community
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Moving Image
  • -  United States -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Ethnography
  • Moving Image

Notes

  • -  Summary: Michael Joyner speaks about his astute attention to music, dancers, crowd reactions, and equipment. Working with his cousin, Gregory Scroggins, an owner of local nightclubs, Michael Joyner gained experience DJing and working in multiple clubs. Michael used his fear of making mistakes to focus his attention and achieve excellence. As his career progressed, Michael Joyner created his own house music and dance event, Bese Saka.
  • -  Keywords: DJ; Bese Saka; Club Hats; Wayne Davis; Sciroccos Nightclub; Gregory Scroggins; O'dells; Giovannci's; Pascal's; The Paradox
  • -  Note: Bese Saka means wealth, abundance, togetherness, and unity in a Ghanaian language. Bese Saka is "the house music party for the house music purist."
  • -  Venue: Recorded at Urban Artistry Dance Academy, Silver Spring, Maryland, May 31, 2023.

Medium

  • 1 moving image file (MP4): digital. 1 manuscript file (PDF): digital.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Series: Baltimore

Source Collection

  • Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture: Community Collections Grant Project, 2022-2023 (AFC 2022/012)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • video
  • pdf
  • image

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Credit line

Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture, Community Collections Grant Project, 2023 (AFC 2022/012), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Liao, Leslie, Leslie Liao, Junious Brickhouse, and Michael Joyner. Follow The Music: Michael Joyner Interview. Silver Spring, Maryland, 2023. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_002/.

APA citation style:

Liao, L., Liao, L., Brickhouse, J. & Joyner, M. (2023) Follow The Music: Michael Joyner Interview. Silver Spring, Maryland. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_002/.

MLA citation style:

Liao, Leslie, et al. Follow The Music: Michael Joyner Interview. Silver Spring, Maryland, 2023. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_002/>.