Marshall Jefferson
b. 19 September 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA. One of the legends of Chicago house music, Jefferson claims to have invented the familiar "squelch" of the Roland TR 303 (a claim hotly countered by DJ Pierre). Jefferson's reputation rests more squarely on records such as Phuture's acid house classic "Acid Trax", Reggie Hall's "Music', Richard Rogers" mighty "Can't Stop Loving You", Ce Ce Rogers' epic "Someday", and his own 1986 house anthem "Move Your Body". Afterwards he would move on to helm production for Ten City, but was criticised at the time of their arrival for what some critics observed to be a fixation with nostalgia in the latter's soulful grooves. Jefferson preferred the description deep house, and was quick to proclaim the death knell for acid house. Nevertheless, Ten City hit with singles like "Devotion", "That's The Way Love Is" and "Right Back To You", with Byron Stingily's distinctive vocals providing an excellent outlet for Jefferson's studio craft. He has also worked with Tyrrel Corporation and Kym Mazelle ("I'm A Lover") amongst many others, and recorded as Jungle Wonz ("Time Marches On", "The Jungle") and Truth ("Open Your Eyes"). In 1994, Jefferson recorded only the second track under his own name, "I Found You', for Centrestage Records, as well as continuing to produce artists of the calibre of Tom Jones, System 7 and Keith Thompson. A highly sought after remixer and DJ, Jefferson did find the time to record under his own name on 1997"s Day Of The Onion.
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