Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American

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-born hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in

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. He served as a producer on albums by

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among others. 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

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and Eastern Michigan University. He was a resident deejay at the hip hop staple

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from 1994–2004. He worked at a number of record stores, including Melodies & Memories, Street Corner Music and later also worked as a manager for Fat Beats. As a DJ, Buchanan has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe with artists

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, Illa J,

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, 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

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& The County's Spring 2010 16-city headlining tour. House Shoes founded Street Corner Music in 2013.

Discography

Studio albums

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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/

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*''Los Angeles 4/10'' 10", (2010) w/ Jordan Rockswell *''Crown Nation EP'', (2011) w/

*''The Time EP'', (2012)

Instrumental albums

*''Let It Go Instrumentals'' (2012)

Mixtapes

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

Hosted & unsorted

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- ''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

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References

External links

Myspace
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