Handbag House

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When Iain Macleod set about making a couple of friends a few old school mixtapes, he could have never imagined the monster he'd created. But those 45 minute mixes (on cassette tapes, no less) back in 2005 turned out to be merely the seeds planted for something much, much bigger.

What Iain didn't know was that his friends passed them onto their friends and, in turn, they passed them on further. Soon, thanks to music forums and blogs on the worldwide web, the original four mixes done were soon to multiply due to popular demand.

The mixes, which are made up of the remixes of current chart hits, along with a sprinkling of tougher electro and house beats became something of an overnight phenomenon. Popularity of the group rocketed, gaining Handbag House some 1,000+ followers in little over a year. And that was just the start of things to come...

Demand for more drove Iain to start what he imagined was filler material between each mix. Bootlegs and mashups just added to the hysteria and offshoot mixes like Electro, Nostalgia (90s) and artist specials (Lady Gaga, Rihanna) simply left people wanting more.

The popularity of the young Scotsman's work led to DJing work in his adoptive home in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The brand has also virtually gone national, with gigs in Bradford, Manchester, Glasgow as well being booked to headline a music festival in London in the summer of 2012.

Handbag House also made the radio waves, with a weekly two-hour show on Pride Radio, while Macleod has also worked as a reviewer for bar/club magazine Bent's Dance Trax section.

(Words: Mike Hoyland)

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Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money (Handbag House Vs. Kat Krazy Bootleg Mix)

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Handbag House (Side 20)

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The Britney Mash-up EP 1

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Handbag House (Side 55)

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Handbag House - Summerlounge II

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