House Shoes

Michael Griffith Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip-hop producer and DJ who lives and works in Los Angeles. 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 (from 2005 to 2007). 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. Let It Go (2012) The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next (2004) House Shoes & Street Corner Music Present: The Gift Vol. 7 (2015) The Makings (2016) Do-Over Vol. 1 10", (2010) w/ Flying Lotus Los Angeles 4/10 10", (2010) w/ Jordan Rockswell Crown Nation EP, (2011) w/ Quelle Chris The Time EP, (2012) Let It Go Instrumentals (2012) The King James Version: Chapter 1, Verses 1–5 (2009) 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 (compilation): Castles, 2011 Behind Closed Doors 45: Purist, 2012 "CASTLE (THE SKY IS OURS)/MY BROTHER". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023. Cunningham, Jonathan. "It's gotta be the shoes". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved January 30, 2017. "House Shoes". Discogs. Retrieved January 30, 2017. "He's got next". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved January 30, 2017. "House Shoes | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2017. "Fat Beats: The End Of A Hip-Hop Era". NPR.org. Retrieved January 30, 2017. "House Shoes". Time Out. Retrieved May 30, 2019. "Music | Street Corner Music". Streetcornermusic.bandcamp.com. September 21, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2022. "HOUSE SHOES – STREET CORNER MUSIC". streetcornerscm.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. "2007 WINNERS". Detroit Music Awards. Retrieved June 5, 2020. Myspace Certified hip-hop interview v t e