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).
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 (2012)
Compilation albums The House Shoes Collection Vol.1 : I Got Next (2004) House Shoes & Street Corner Music Present: The Gift Vol. 7 (2015) The Makings (2016)
Extended plays 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)
Instrumental albums Let It Go Instrumentals (2012)
Mixtapes The King James Version: Chapter 1, Verses 1–5 (2009)
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 (compilation): Castles, 2011 Behind Closed Doors 45: Purist, 2012
Awards and nominations
! |- |align=center|2005 |rowspan="3"| Himself |rowspan="3"| Detroit Music Award for Outstanding Outstanding Hip-Hop DJ | |rowspan="2"| |- |align=center|2006
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References
External links Myspace Certified hip-hop interview