Mike McGuinness
Mike McGuinness | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Dance, House, Tech House |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, Remixer, Label Owner, Radio Presenter, Event Promoter |
| Years active | 2006 – Present |
| Labels | Applique Music, Strictly Rhythm, Cr2 Records, Trax Records, InHouse Records |
| Associated acts | Roland Clark, Princess Superstar, K-Klass |
Mike McGuinness (professionally known as Lempo) is a British DJ and music producer. He is known for his collaborations with well-known artists such as Nancy Sinatra, Ronald Clark, Princess Superstar, and many others. McGuinness is also the founder of the Applique Music record label, Eivissa Partido event and Twisted Melon radio show.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Lempo is a resident of Knutsford, Cheshire. He attended the University of Salford and graduated with Bachelor's of Arts in Graphic Design. In 2018, he underwent a critical operation for a heart condition that could have proven to be fatal.[2][6][4][5]
Career[edit]
Lempo's music career began in 2006 when he was resident DJ at Manchester nightclubs, Sankeys and Venus. He has also performed for international club brands Ministry of Sound, Cream, Pacha Group, and The Warehouse Project.[7][8][9][3][10][11][12][4][5]
He is recognised for his annual May Day party 'Eivissa Partido', held at Marstons pub 'The Legh Arms' in Knutsford. He started organizing this event in 2014. Headline artists have included Judge Jules, Phats & Small, K-Klass, Marshall Jefferson, and Brandon Block.[1][13][14][7][4][5]
Lempo performed for Parklife Festival in Manchester from 2012 to 2016. He also featured at Mint Festival in Leeds between 2012 and 2014.[7][5][15][16]
As a producer, Lempo has remixed Snoop Dogg's 'Let Me Hit It' on Docka Records in 2017, General Levy's 'Move' on Big Mix Up Records in 2017 and Dawn Penn's 'No No No' on Big Mix Up Records in 2019. He has released original music with labels including Strictly Rhythm, Trax Records, Todd Terry's InHouse Records, and CR2 Records.[7][9][5][15][16][17][18][19]
Lempo collaborated with Nancy Sinatra on the single 'Jack In Boots' in 2012, K-Klass on 'Brass Attack' in 2013, Ashley Taylor Dawson and Mark Hill on 'Playboy Bunny' in 2014. He has also collaborated with other artists including MC Flipside, Roland Clark, Ruff Diamond and Princess Superstar.[6][7][9][5][15][16][17][18][19]
Lempo's catalogue has featured on broadcasting networks Channel 4 (UK), The X-Factor (Australia), and Disney XD (USA).[18][19] He founded his own record label, Applique Music in July 2011, the labels catalogue includes music by artists such as Ben Pearce, Todd Terry and K-Klass.[20][16][17][18][19]
As a radio presenter, Lempo hosted 'The Lempo & Carr Show' with co-host Jono Carr, weekly on Cheshire FM from 2010 to 2012 and 'The Bitch Show,' weekly on Unity Radio from 2012 to 2014. His 'Twisted Melon' show, which is syndicated on Café Mambo Radio and Data Transmission has been running monthly since November 2014.[21][22][20][4][17][18][19]
On World Heart Day in 2018, Lempo released a charity single titled 'No More' to pay tribute to the British Heart Foundation (BHF) after he had undergone critical heart surgery. The song featured a recording of his post-surgery heart rate monitor. The release was supported by McGuinness' employer at the time McCann. Lempo donated all proceeds to the charity to help fund cardiovascular research in the UK.[2][23][24][18][19]
Discography[edit]
Discography:[8][25][26][9][27][28][4][5][15][16]
| Year | Title | Notes | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Don't Stop | Single | Trax Records |
| 2020 | Dance Without A Reason (feat. Roland Clark) | Single | Strictly Rhythm |
| 2020 | Turnin' Trix (feat. Princess Superstar) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2019 | Dance Master | Single | Applique Music |
| 2019 | No No No – Dawn Penn | Lempo & Ruff Diamond Remix | Big Mix Up Records |
| 2018 | Rock the Discotheque – Ruff Diamond | Lempo Remix | Supaearth Records |
| 2018 | Take Me to the Love – Rosemary Quaye | Lempo Remix | Big Mix Up Records |
| 2018 | No More (feat. Victoria-Jane) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2018 | Smoke & Mirrors | Single | Applique Music |
| 2017 | Move – General Levy | Lempo Remix | Big Mix Up Records |
| 2017 | House Doctor (feat. Roland Clark) | Single | InHouse Records |
| 2017 | Let Me Hit It – Snoop Dogg | Lempo Remix | Docka Records |
| 2017 | We Are Not the Same (feat. Alex Barron) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2017 | Wild (feat. Barry James Thomas) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2016 | Triumph (feat. Princess Superstar) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2016 | Soz (feat. Ashley Taylor Dawson) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2016 | Goinout (feat. MC Flipside) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2016 | In the End (feat. Darktown Jubilee) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2015 | Making Love (feat. Barry James Thomas) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2015 | Woo Yeah | Single | Applique Music |
| 2014 | The Fat Lady - Ninjury | Album | Ninjutsu Music |
| 2013 | Playboy Bunny (feat. Ashley Taylor Dawson) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2012 | Jack in Boots (feat. Nancy Sinatra) | Single | SuSu Music |
| 2012 | Jazz Handz | Single | DBR Recordings |
| 2011 | The Best Times (feat. Angelita Jimenez) | Single | Applique Music |
| 2011 | The Organ Grinder | Single | Cr2 Records |
| 2011 | On & On (feat. Ashley Taylor Dawson) | Single | Crossworld Records |
| 2010 | The Death of Micky Fidget | EP | Wonked Records |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Great line-up for May Day Ibiza party at Legh Arms in Knutsford". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "McCann backs BHF charity single produced by content designer". prolificnorth.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Six Questions With... DJ/producer Lempo". musicweek.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Feel the rush and "dance without a reason" to the tune of Mike McGuinness". fooyoh.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Mike McGuinness, the party starter contributes to cardiovascular research". ventsmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Parklife countdown: Lempo interview". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Lempo & Japwow". salfordnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Lempo & Japwow". beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Push The Lempo: An introduction to the career of Lempo, One of Manchester's most respected music personalities". chhattisgarhjournal.in. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Submoon (Original Mix) - Cristhian Balcazar". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "What's on in Greater Manchester this week: 24 - 30 January". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Manchester clubbing institution Venus announces closure after nearly 20 years". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "DJ Mike releases debut album". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Judge Jules to feature at Eivissa Partido at Legh Arms". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "All My Friends Ep#51 Lempo". allmyfriendsmcr.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "Lempo Chats With Us About His And Roland Clark's Strictly Rhythm Collab 'Dance Without A Reason'". musicis4lovers.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Interview: ORIGINALS… Roland Clark". 909originals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 "Listen to an exclusive peak-time mix from house music great Roland Clark". redbull.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 "Lempo & Roland Clark – Dance Without A Reason – Strictly Rhythm". electronicgroove.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Lempo". datatransmission.co. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "May Day Ibiza dance party set for fourth year at Legh Arms as Knutsford DJ brings line-up fit for a festival". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "The Sound of Café Mambo, Ibiza. 24/7". cafemamboibiza.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Judge Jules to feature at Eivissa Partido at Legh Arms". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Lempo's 'No More' gets new remixes to further help awareness of the dangers of heart disease". datatransmission.co. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Push The Lempo: An introduction to the career of Lempo, One of Manchester's most respected music personalities". abnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Lempo". traxsource.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Lempo". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ↑ "Lempo". discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
