Chosen Few DJs are backed by the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for their upcoming live stream event. Chosen Few Virtual House Music Festival will take place on July 4th, 2020.
Chosen Few members Jesse Saunders, Terry Hunter, Tony Hatchett, Alan King, Andre Hatchett, Wayne Williams, and Mike Dunn will perform for the digital event according to 5 Magazine. Singers Byron Stingily and Carla Prather will join them, as will actor-comedian Deon Cole. It will be live streamed from Le Nocturne Chicago with a very limited number of tickets being sold to the physical event on account of social distancing requirements.
Chicago History
Chosen Few DJs’ legacy in Chicago club culture extends all the way back to 1977. In 1990, they organized the inaugural Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival, which has grown to draw 40,000 attendees each year. The artists themselves remain prolific producers and performers, and Saunders recently published a book on Chicago house.
For their part, the DCASE are no newcomers to supporting Chicago’s chief dance music export. They launched the Chicago House Music Festival, whose fourth annual event had been slated for May 21st-24th before the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded.
find additional information on the Chosen Few Virtual House Music Festival Facebook event page.
