When it comes to proper deep house that you can dance to, JT Donaldson was & is the man. He had the perfect balance in deep house, never getting too deep but also never getting too cheesy or too "main roomey" with his beats. That's not to say he didn't have a varied sound as he could go from super deep & dark techy deep house to really light & glossy vocal house, along with getting pretty jackin' & pumped up, acidy vibes to jazzy house. He always had a beautiful sound tucked in there & never gave you too much, just enough to keep you happy and leave you wanting more...
Basically he could do it all while always keeping that JT sensibility of never going too much right or left and keeping the groove planted in a deep house foundation, while remembering that this is dance music and you should want to dance hearing his music.
It was almost like he was a combination of a UK & US deep house producer all in one. Where the UK deep house producers sounds can be very dance floor friendly, but sometimes be a lol bit too techy or "hard" and lack some real soul in the sound. The US producers sound always has lots of soul, but can sometimes be a lil bit boring and not focused on making people dance. JT is like the perfect combination of the 2 sounds in one guy...
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March 18, 2018When it comes to proper deep house that you can dance to, JT Donaldson was & is the man. He had the perfect balance in deep house, never getting too deep but also never getting too cheesy or too "main roomey" with his beats. That's not to say he didn't have a varied sound as he could go from super deep & dark techy deep house to really light & glossy vocal house, along with getting pretty jackin' & pumped up, acidy vibes to jazzy house. He always had a beautiful sound tucked in there & never gave you too much, just enough to keep you happy and leave you wanting more...
Basically he could do it all while always keeping that JT sensibility of never going too much right or left and keeping the groove planted in a deep house foundation, while remembering that this is dance music and you should want to dance hearing his music.
It was almost like he was a combination of a UK & US deep house producer all in one. Where the UK deep house producers sounds can be very dance floor friendly, but sometimes be a lol bit too techy or "hard" and lack some real soul in the sound. The US producers sound always has lots of soul, but can sometimes be a lil bit boring and not focused on making people dance. JT is like the perfect combination of the 2 sounds in one guy...