You know the drill: this is Mr. Chip E. (myspace, facebook, discogs, twitter) - living legend, the jackfather, the teenage A&R rep at DJ International Records who signed and produced some of your favorite old school classics (including, as came up in my conversation with Dimitri from Paris the other day, producer of Frankie Knuckles' first recording, a cover of the Gamble & Huff Philly disco classic "You Can't Hide"), and, y'know, video maestro and creator of the best House Music documentary ever, The Unusual Suspects - Once Upon a Time in House Music.

For the long story, see one of the earliest features in 5 Magazine - an epic 8,000 word interview from September 2006 - or this more recent interview with Jacob Arnold from Gridface.

For those of you in the Chicago area, Chip will be the special guest at 5 Mag's weekly residency, Urban's House, with resident DJ Rees Urban and hostess Czarina Mirani this Thursday, July 1 at Betty's Blue Star (1600 W. Grand, 11pm-4am, no cover).

To get in touch, you can look up Mr. E on facebook and myspace. And for more mixes, radio shows, podcasts from more of the greatest House Music DJs on the planet, check out past episodes of New Mix Monday, the 5 Magazine Radio Show and everything in one place at our audio archives page.