Music : House and Techno
Joey Negro is the pseudonym of British DJ and house music producer Dave Lee. He began producing in 1988, after founding his first label, the now extinct Republic Records. After creating a string of acid house tracks as part of the M-D-Emm production team, Joey Negro became one of the first DJs to incorporate disco samples into his music - starting with "Together Forever", a cover of a track by disco band Exodus, produced under the pseudonym Raven Maize. In 1990, he released his first track under the name Joey Negro, which catapulted him to underground stardom. Not being able to play any instruments, Negro also started working with keyboard players Andrew 'Doc' Livingstone and Viv Hope-Scott. He also closed Republic and started a new label, Z Records, to promote his new artistic leanings. Remixing as "Joey Negro", he re-worked Crystal Waters' 1991 hit "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" for the Red Hot + Dance benefit compilation, giving Waters' hit an extended life in the clubs, while getting his name before a wider audience in the U.S.
Since then, Joey Negro has become one of the world most sought-after producers and remixers, and has worked under a variety of aliases, including Doug Willis, Z Factor, Sessomato and Mistura. In 1998, Joey Negro created his first session band, known as The Sunburst Band, and recorded his first real album, Here Comes the Sunburst Band. He later achieved more mainstream success under the name Jakatta, in 2000, when he released the single American Dream, sampling the main theme music from the film American Beauty. Unlike his previous disco-laced productions, Jakatta's works were closer to the Ibiza-influenced chill-out sounds and German-based progressive house, so Negro moved this alias from Z Records to Rulin Records, a sub label of the Ministry of Sound. He also resurrected the Raven Maize alias, incorporating samples from rock 'n' roll and synth pop. Currently, Joey Negro continues to release house music under a variety of names, as well as running Z Records. For the first time, he also released a record under his real name of Dave Lee, "You're Not ALone"
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