House Shoes
Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, Danny Brown, and Quelle Chris among others. He is a three-time Detroit Music Awards winner for Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ.Career
Buchanan grew up in Lathrup Village. He went to Southfield-Lathrup High School and Eastern Michigan University.
He was a resident deejay at the hip hop staple St. Andrews Hall 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 Guilty Simpson, Illa J, Exile, Aloe Blacc, Percee P, Phat Kat, 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 Mayer Hawthorne & The County's Spring 2010 16-city headlining tour.
House Shoes founded Street Corner Music in 2013.Discography
Studio albums
- Let It Go
Compilation albums
- The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next
- House Shoes & Street Corner Music Present: The Gift Vol. 7
- The Makings
Extended plays
- Do-Over Vol. 1 10", w/ Flying Lotus
- Los Angeles 4/10 10", w/ Jordan Rockswell
- Crown Nation EP, w/ Quelle Chris
- The Time EP,
Instrumental albums
- Let It Go Instrumentals
Mixtapes
- The King James Version: Chapter 1, Verses 1–5
Hosted & unsorted
- Jay Dee Unreleased, 1997
- Elzhi – Out Of Focus EP, 1998
- Phat Kat - 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 : Castles, 2011
- Behind Closed Doors 45: Purist, 2012
Awards and nominations