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Mike McGuinness

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Mike McGuinness
BornManchester, United Kingdom
GenresDance, House, Tech House
Occupation(s)DJ, Producer, Remixer, Label Owner, Radio Presenter, Event Promoter
Years active2006 – Present
LabelsApplique Music, Strictly Rhythm, Cr2 Records, Trax Records, InHouse Records
Associated actsRoland 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. 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "McCann backs BHF charity single produced by content designer". prolificnorth.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Six Questions With... DJ/producer Lempo". musicweek.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  4. 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. 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. 6.0 6.1 "Parklife countdown: Lempo interview". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Lempo & Japwow". salfordnow.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Lempo & Japwow". beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  9. 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.
  10. "Submoon (Original Mix) - Cristhian Balcazar". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "All My Friends Ep#51 Lempo". allmyfriendsmcr.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  16. 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. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Interview: ORIGINALS… Roland Clark". 909originals.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  18. 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. 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.
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  22. "The Sound of Café Mambo, Ibiza. 24/7". cafemamboibiza.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  23. "Judge Jules to feature at Eivissa Partido at Legh Arms". knutsfordguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  24. "Lempo's 'No More' gets new remixes to further help awareness of the dangers of heart disease". datatransmission.co. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  25. "Push The Lempo: An introduction to the career of Lempo, One of Manchester's most respected music personalities". abnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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