Seattle House Mafia

Link in comments. For this mix, Phil digs into the crates for an all-vinyl tribute to Tango Recordings, one of the essential West Coast house labels that helped shape that funky, bumping, late-night underground sound.

Tango has a lane of its own: chunky drums, rolling basslines, stripped-down grooves, and just enough weirdness to keep the floor moving without being over produced. This mix pulls together a stack of Tango cuts from artists like Toka Project, Joey Youngman, Jay Tripwire, Chris Lum, JT Donaldson, Blakkat and more.

All vinyl. All Tango. One shot. You gotta get up to get down.

Tracklisting:
01. Toka Project - Treat Me Right
02. Joey Youngman - Vibes Alive
03. Troydon - All Love
04. Toka Project - I Wanna Dance
05. Formidable Force feat. DJ Heather - Affection
06. Young Govenors - Jazz Funk
07. Blakkat - Job Satisfaction (David Duriez Remix)
08. Troydon - Get Up
09. Jay Tripwire - Rogan Josh
10. Chris Lum - Big Tool
11. Blakkat - Y'all Trippin
12. Tony France - Spring Street
13. JT Donaldson - Eastbound Madou Remix
14. Kevin K and John Gray feat. Joey Youngman - Heatwave Jackin
15. Blakkat - I'm A Real Woman
16. Young Govenors - Gettin Down

Seattle, this one's special.

We're playing local support for Chromeo at Q Nightclub on May 9. Two of the best in the game, right here in our city and we get to open the night. See you on the dancefloor.

🎶 Saturday May 9, 2026 | 21+ | qnightclub.com

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We're bringing the sound to Ballard this May. Seattle House Mafia heads to ROAM bar Seattle for an afternoon session running daylight all the way through to sunset. Five hours of house music spanning Afro, Tech, Latin, Funky and Progressive sounds with Phil Anthony, Sang-Do and Paul Velocity rotating on the decks.

Early start, late finish, $5 to get in. Be there for the shift.

📅 May 2nd / 3—8PM

📍 Roam, 5105 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA

🔞 21+ / $5 cover

Link in comments. In this episode of Seattle House Mafia Industry Interviews, we sat down with Jason Brown, DJ, producer, and grandson of the Godfather of Soul himself, James Brown. Jason came through Seattle for back-to-back gigs, playing Elevated Frequencies’ 3rd anniversary party, Transcend, at Nectar Lounge and the Populus Hotel, hosted by the Pacific Skyline Club. We were lucky enough to catch him between shows.

We got into Jason’s upbringing in Augusta, Georgia, just minutes from where his grandfather lived, and what it was like growing up under the Brown legacy. He didn’t fully grasp the scale of who James Brown was until the funeral at the Apollo Theater, when he was just 16. Seeing the crowds and the celebrities who showed up that day changed everything.

Music ran through the entire family. His uncle played in James Brown’s band, his aunt performed alongside Bootsy Collins, and his mom became a radio DJ, which is where Jason spent his formative years. She now runs the James Brown Academy of Music in Augusta, teaching kids ages 4–18 through his grandfather’s catalog, and leads the James Brown Family Historical Tour.

Jason earned his degree in film and worked on the Get On Up before fully committing to music. He spoke candidly about navigating the weight of the Brown name while building his own identity as an artist, not wanting to rely solely on James Brown remixes, but proving he has a real ear and a sound of his own.

We talked about how it all started when he brought a track featuring his granddad to Universal Music Group. They liked it, but said it needed a bigger name attached. He took that note and, through cold DMs, locked in Laidback Luke, then landed a Carl Cox collaboration shortly after, turning that early moment into real traction. He also teased upcoming collabs with Ferreck Dawn, Todd Terry, Will Clarke, and Born Dirty.

The conversation got real when Jason opened up about the grind of self-managed touring, the difference between a $500 booking and a $50,000 one, and why his core mission is bringing James Brown’s music to the next generation through electronic music and beyond.

Raw, honest, and genuinely inspiring.