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• Chez Damier
  

  Chez Damier Balance Alliance / Mojuba

  Chez Damier, a living legend who laid the foundation for the Detroit club scene as a resident DJ with Derrick May and Alton Miller at Detroit's legendary club “Music Institute”, returned to his native Chicago and founded the Prescription label with the ally, Ron Trent, instigating the second Chicago house movement. Miraculous melodies and elegant vocals of his tracks, and also suffocating spiritual aura of his sound are adored by the most discerning house fans. The history of Chicago house music would not be told without him. Chez Damier is the artist is one of a kind and shines even brighter in the current scene of the deep house revival that has been going on since the minimal house.

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• Daddy G
  

  Daddy G Massive Attack

  Grant Marshall, as known as Daddy G, the founder of Wild Bunch Sound System and the key member of Massive Attack, has made a name for himself as the father of the UK Bristol sound, represented by Smith & Mighty, Tricky, Portishead and the others. The style how he plays disco, punk, funk, soul, dub and reggae unconventionally has fascinated many music fans, which makes it obvious how Daddy G’s DJ set is so distinguished from the others by seeing the enthusiasm of audiences. In the midst of all the DJs out there, the world of music created by Daddy G exude a unique presence.

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• Daniel Wang
  

  Daniel Wang Balihu Records

  Daniel Wang, the originator of disco-dub sound was strongly inspired by the funky house music he heard in the late 80's which led him found his own label, Balihu. With the timeless masterpiece "Like some dream (I can’t stop dreaming)" at the head of the list, he has released numerous great tracks and has been reappraised along with the dub house movement. In 2009, he released his best album "The Best of Balihu 1993-2008". That rainbow-color disco album with condensed feeling of rapture enthused every audiences. Interweaving house, italo and classics, Daniel Wang creates a smile everywhere around the world. His warmth and affectionate attitude is so cathartic, which is why he is constantly receiving support from a dance floor.

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• Derrick L.Carter
  

  Derrick L.Carter Classic Music Company

  Derrick L. Carter, a DJ who inherited the history of Chicago, and who pioneers the future. Ever since founded a label called Classic Music Company in 1996 together with Luke Solomon, he continued to release innovative work that leads the house music scene, and in recent years has also unearthed radical artists such as Honey Dijon. What makes Derrick L. Carter so special is his idiosyncratic mixing style, which can be seen in "Choice - A Collection of Classics", compiled by the legends of the house scene, and "HOUSE MASTERS", a series of mix CD from the world's premier house label, DEFECTED. Influenced by Ron Hardy, one of the most important DJs in the early days of Chicago house music, Derrick L. Carter's metamorphic and transcendent playing is just terrifyingly beautiful.

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• DJ Milo
  

  DJ Milo ex. The Wild Bunch

  In 1982 UK, DJ Milo formed the legendary DJ/sound system unit, The Wild Bunch with Nellee Hopper and Daddy G in Bristol, which the mother group of Massive Attack and Soul II Soul As a well-known record collector taking the advantages of his foresight and comprehensiveness, DJ Milo mainly played post-punk, new wave, reggae and dub. Later, jazz, fusion, funk, soul, disco, and garage elements were gradually added, his music committed to an electro and hip hop sound. DJ Milo is a pioneer of the crossover culture of music and has created the ultimate mixture sound. The original album "Suntoucher", which became a masterpiece received a great reputation both in music and the production, he also released a mix CD from the Strut label, recreating The Wild Bunch's party.

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• Kaoru Inoue
  

  Kaoru Inoue Seeds And Ground / Chari Chari

  Kaoru Inoue is a DJ/producer. After dedicating himself into a puck/rock band as a guitarist since high school to his 20s, he was baptized by acid jazz in 1989 and later immersed in DJ culture. Under the name of Chari Chari and Kaoru Inoue, he has pursued the possibilities of alternative dance music through his DJ activities in clubs and outdoor festivals, and made a name for himself for his production and remixes. In 2014, he has revived his another alias Chari Chari as a live band after 12 years and made their revival debut at the indoor festival = RA@ageHa and it was highly evaluated. In 2016, he has released an analogue work “Fading Away / Luna de Lobos” under Chari Chari for the first time in 14 years which was highly commanded, and in 2018, his listening-oriented analog LP, "Em Paz" was released on Portuguese label Groovement. Now He runs his own label, Seeds And Ground.

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• Luke Solomon
  

  Luke Solomon Classic Music Company / Freaks / Rekids

  In 1996, when the 2nd generation DJs of Chicago house, Ron Trent and Chez Damier has took off, Luke Solomon has released his work under the name of Heaven And Earth and Purple Haze and shocked the scene of those days. Later, he founded the label, Class Music Company together with Derrick L. Carter which is still known as one of the most important label today. Knowing no bounds on music creation, in 2014 he released his 4th album “Psych” under the name of Freaks, which he has incorporated all kinds of music essence and turned it into a Chicago style music. His reputation as a DJ is also high enough, his style is so unique that he is described as perverted by some enthusiasts due to his remarkable mix work and his aesthetics for selecting music.

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• Mark Farina
  

  Mark Farina Mushroom Jazz / Great Lakes Audio / OM

  Mark Farina is a Chicago native DJ/producer based on San Francisco who travels around the world playing over 100 gigs in a year since early 90s. His DJ style with transcendent talent and skill of mixing using bouncy sounding tracks is the reason why he continues to reign as one of the top artists representing the West Coast scene. His own party Mushroom Jazz which he started in 1992, consist of jazzy hip hop and dubby down tempo tracks has become a popular series of eight mix CDs of the same name. It is his wide range of musicality that allows him to continue to express his duality of two opposite style of music.

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• Masters At Work
  

  Masters At Work Louie Vega & Kenny Dope

  Masters At Work, the most legendary NY house DJ/producer duo with Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez. After they released their first album in 1993, in 1996 they founded Maw Records and produced a great numbers of hits of great songs. The work “Nuyorican Soul”, which they have released under the same name Nuyorican Soul, is the culmination of their versatility and it is loved by many listeners as a masterpiece that goes down in history. As a remixer they work with artists from all over the world including Janet Jackson and Jamiroquai. In 2006, Loui Vega, who has also have been active as a solo artist, won the Best Remixer award at the 48th annual Grammys. Masters At Work, this is a team of artisans at the top of their game, both in name and reality.

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• Rahaan
  

  Rahaan Street Edits

  Along with Sadar Bahar, Rahaan is a disco DJ who continues to deliver the Chicago underground vibes to the world. His DJ style that inherits the spirit of Ron Hardy became so popular, he tours regularly around Europe. In 2011, he released the album “Rahaan Edits” from the UK label Spacemachine Recordings. It is made up of the series of unreleased re-edited music that he uses for DJ, which received rave reviews from Theo Parrish and others. He has produced a number of quality works such as rare disco and re-edit, which take full advantage of the original songs. It can be said that he is the edit-king of Chicago.

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• Thomas Bullock
  

  Thomas Bullock Map Of Africa / Rub N Tug

  Thomas Bullock has started his career as a DJ in 1986 Cambridge. He made his name through warehouse parties and raves in the midst of the Second Summer of Love frenzy. Around the same time, he met his late good ally DJ Harvey and formed Map Of Africa. After moving to NY, he started alternative disco duo Rub N Tug having Eric Duncan as a partner. Together with Idjut Boys and Daniel Wang, Thomas Bullock has created new era as a symbol of disco movement. Later, he founded his own lable STD Records. In recent years, he has been working with Will Bankhead's label, The Trilogy Tapes and releasing work under the name Tom of England on cassette. He is one of the few artists to receive a cult following even in today's scene where the disco revival is thriving.

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