Joey Beltram (born 6 November 1971) is an American DJ and record producer, known best for the pioneering techno music recordings "Energy Flash" and "Mentasm". Though he has never belonged to any particular urban scene, he has nevertheless fascinated his audience through his musical independence. Nor can he as a “non-Manhattaner”, be counted as part of the New York scene: ”...with my productions I have to have my own sound”.
Awesome house DJ/producer out of Detroit. Using a modified telephone instead of headphones is his signature.
Records as Seven Grand Housing Authority, Jovan Blade and Younger Than Park (with Claude Young) amongst a host of other pseudonyms. Classic track 'The Question' has been featured on many compilations.
There are 4 projects called "Placid". 1) - A Industrial Project from the Spanish Members of Proyecto Mirage:
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Placid 2) - A Digital Hardcore / Industrial Rock project. 3) - A Techno Project:
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/placid 4) A DJ from Bristol specializing in early Chicago House.
http://www.acid-house.net
Delano Smith was one of the first ‘mobile DJs’ in a city that embraced DJ culture early on, before Music Stores sold more turntables than guitars. Emerging as one of the top progressive DJs in Detroit during the 80s, alongside the legendary Ken Collier (RIP), Smith mastered the art form while playing the underground and club parties that set the stage for today’s global party circuit. After taking time off from Djing in the 90s to pursue personal interests, Smith began playing events again after receiving numerous requests from promoters.
Theo Parrish grew up on Chicago house parties. He went to art school in Kansas City, and then moved to Detroit. His eclectic DJ sets in Detroit in the late '90s and early in this millennium are legendary. "Love of the music should be the driving force of any producer, performer or DJ. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute; An expansion on ideas long forgotten, reconstruction, collage.
First wave Detroit techno artist famous for early minimal sound combining elements of detroit with a stripped down and jacky sound more popular in Chicago at that time. Incredible crossover appeal on party tracks and stripped down minimal bleep techno, with crisp grainy claps that have made his sound and use of the RZ-1 drumbox unmistakable. Founder of Accelerate records, Seventh City Records, Seventh City distribution (and retail store on Gratiot Ave at one point), early collaborator with Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 records.
There are at least two artists named Roberto Rodriguez: 1. A Finnish deep house techno artist. 2. A Jewish Cuban musician with several releases on John Zorn's Tzadik label. The techno artist named Roberto Rodriguez was born in Helsinki 1975.
Started making music in 1987 with his Commodore Amiga 500. Inspired by the "new" crazy music called "Acid House". Started Deejaying in 1992 by playing in various warehouse partys. By 1994 he had become a master of the four-track "tracker" software Pro-Tracker.
Basic Soul Unit aka Stuart Li - originally from Hong Kong - is now situated in Toronto, Canada. He released a bunch of records throughout the past decade on labels like 'Versatile Records', 'Left On The Dial' and many many more, resembling oldschool sounds and strongly influenced by the likes of Detroit Techno and Chicago House.
There are several artists with the name The Vision: 1. The Vision is an early alias of American techno producer Robert Hood. He released his first record, "Gyroscopic EP", on the Underground Resistance label in 1991 and also released as The Vision on Tresor, Metroplex and his own Hardwax label. 2. The Vision is a German dub-reggae group founded by Felix Wolter (aka. Fe), a musican and producer from Hannover. Info about releases can be seen at the label's site www.fuenfundvierzig.com
There are seven artists with the name Thor: * Thor is the original rock warrior, and has been active since the 70's playing his unique brand of metal, developing a cult following around the world. Now in his late 50's Thor still actively tours bringing his rock and roll spectacle to new audiences every night. * Thor is a rock band from Chemnitz, Germany. * A Berkshire-based pop/psych outfit who recorded one acetate in the 60's.