Named after the Detroit record store where he started working after leaving college in the mid 1990s, House Shoes launched Street Corner Music in 2013 to give his favorite producers a platform to shine.

Born Michael Buchanan, House Shoes had a crucial role in the development of Detroit's hip-hop championing rappers like J Dilla, Danny Brown, Guilty Simpson, Roc Marciano, and Quelle Chris, far before they were known to the general public.