It’s session 30 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you.  So for the past 2 months I haven’t had a guest on the HDHH. Last month I had a break from the podcast to go on holiday to France which was absolutely lush. And July’s session of the HDHH I published my mix from the Friday night at the Tidyland Weekender. If you haven’t yet had a listen, please do go and check that out. So having 2 months off essentially I was really excited to have a chat with this months guest.  He’s everyone’s favourite fr ..read more

It’s session 29 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you.  Last month I invited Lee Haslam on to the podcast and what a pleasure that was. Lee’s exclusive guest mix was also one of my favourites so far on the Hard Dance Happy Hour. So, if you haven’t checked out last month’s session already, please do. So this month I had decided to use the Tidyland Weekender as an opportunity to catch up with as many of my previous guests as possible.  I had a quick catch up with 5 lovely humans before I hit some t ..read more

It’s session 28 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you.  Last month I had the lovely Edd Croft on the podcast. We had a fantastic chat and some great laughs, plus he put together a lush trance mix for us. So, If you haven’t listened to this yet, please do go and check it out.  So, I am hugely excited to introduce this month’s guest to you. I had the absolute pleasure of having a chat with Lee Haslam We talk about the imminent Tidyland Weekender, Locus artist management, daily life at the Tileyard ..read more

It’s session 22 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. Welcome back! I’m Clare Marie, and I’m excited to introduce this month’s guest to you.  He is one of my favourite producers and an absolute king of groove. This month I talk to Ali Wilson. We talk about his first steps into production from the age of 14, his unique and distinctive sound with extra helpings of tough groove, and how vodka saved his life in Russia. Ali has done a guest mix that is stunning and full of absolute beauties, so please hang around after the chat. You won’t regret it!  If you haven’t yet, please do subscribe or ..read more

Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour and session 014 of the podcast. Last month saw the Hard Dance Happy Hour turn ONE! I can’t believe that’s a whole year of doing the podcast. Absolutely Crazy!  I have put together a special mix of 12 of my absolute favourite Hard House tracks from 2021 that I played repeatedly in my sets and lost my shit to more than once. I have got some great guest DJ’s and producers confirmed for this year, and I’m really looking forward to having some fun and informal chats with this bunch of awesome guests during 2022.  Who do you think I'll be chatting ..read more

Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour, and session 13 of the podcast, I hope you enjoyed last months 'Happy 4 Hours ' podcast special, where my usual hour format turned to 4 DJ’s and 4 hours of amazing tunes. If you missed it, please do check it out here:   When I first thought about starting my own podcast, I wrote down some particulars that I wanted to aim for. WHY was I doing it?  One of my objectives was to chat to up and coming artists, and younger talent of the hard dance scene, DJ’s and producers, and to give them another platform to get their music heard and for peop ..read more

Here's a quick teaser trailer for you of what you can expect to hear from me during the Hard Dance Happy Hour. Please come back on the 3rd December for the launch and the special showcase. I cannot wait to share what I have planned with you. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to not miss a thing! PEACE, LOVE, UNITY, RESPECT.  Listen and dance as one.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/djclaremarie ..read more

Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour for my 12th session of the podcast. If you are new to the podcast, hellooooo. And what a month to start listening. Please do hang around. I think you may enjoy it.  The format for this month is totally different and a little bit special. The Hard Dance Happy HOUR turns into the Hard Dance ‘HAPPY FOR HOURS’ podcast, as it goes from the standard 1 hour session to a 4 hour special. Back in February 2021 the Hard Dance Happy Hour teamed up with the clever guys at NowhereWorld for a special collaboration, where the podcast and virtual venue on Twitc ..read more

Welcome back to another session of the Hard Dance Happy Hour, and I am chatting with one of my favourite DJ's, Phil Reynolds. Phil is one of my favourite Hard Trance DJ's and producers. From starting early on in his DJ career as original resident at Frantic, Phil played at every major venue and promotion in London and across the country. His UK popularity took him to playing across the globe in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ibiza to name a few.  Phil has worked with some of the best hard dance producers, and his distinctive sound that he is known for with hi ..read more

Welcome back to another session of the Hard Dance Happy Hour, and I chat with the man, the myth, the legend, that is Matt Rush. Matt is an absolutely mega talented Hard Dance DJ and has been on his music journey through the different genres and as a DJ for over 35 years.  Having played at some of the biggest Hard House and Hard Trance events such as Frantic, Tasty, Cream, Mind over Matter, Sunnyside Up, to name a few, Matt certainly brings his own style, and the energy and progression he brings to his sets is second to none.  After the chat please hang around for his guest mix which ..read more