by Ben Hogwood

At the end of October we learned the sad news of the passing of New York house DJ Cevin Fisher, at the age of just 63.

There is a fitting tribute to him on the DJ Magazine website, but I wanted to share a few personal favourites, not least his most successful singles – The Freaks Come Out and (You Got Me) Burnin’ Up, the Loleatta Holloway sampling hit from the late 1990s:

Fisher was responsible for some superb house music compilations, in my view none finer than his contribution to King Street Sounds’ Mix The Vibe series, which you can hear below:

Published post no.3,074 – Tuesday 10 November 2026