Joey had an interest in music from the age of 11 with his mother’s taste in black music constantly upon him, he was regularly hearing Soul, Funk and Disco on a regular basis around the house. Joey bought as many records as possible by working weekends to support his vinyl addiction. Finally at the age of 15 he bought his first set of Technics
1200’s and a mixer. Having taught himself to mix, he entered the DMC Mixing Championships at the age of 17 where he was knocked out by DJ Pogo in the regional finals.

In 1989 Joey enrolled on a course at the School of Audio Engineering in London at the age of 18. His first studio productions were indeed homework projects at college.

In 1991 a deal was on the table with EMI / Cooltempo under the guise Taste Of Paradise working with a vocalist he had met socially. Writing and producing early house tracks, the deal with Cooltempo lasted a year with “Reach Out” being the only single released.

Moving on to the mid 90’s, Joey brought us the infamous ‘Cover Ups EP’s’ which are now said to be timeless classics. These EP’s gave Joey the recognition to kickstart his remixing and then evenutually go on to launch his own label, Ulterior Records. The label was launched in partnership with longtime friend Gerald Elms, the man behind G-Club on Defected.

Now into Year 2005, Joey has nearly 100 remixes/productions under his belt including artists such as Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners, Ricky Martin, Aretha Franklin, Ann Marie Smith, Jodeci, New Edition, Tito Puente, Stephen Gately, Adeva etc etc. On the Ulterior label he had releases by Carol Leeming, Mary Pearce, Roger Sanchez, DJ Disciple, Dawn Tallman, Michael Watford, Andrew Doc
Livingstone and Julian Jonah.

Joey has now played all over the World due to the recognition of his production work and has become a regular at clubs like Pravda, Terminus, Take 5 and Oxa in Switzerland, as well as playing regularly in USA, Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Poland, France, Ireland, Finland and Norway. In the UK he plays at the cream of clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Pacha, Turnmills and The Cross in London as well as Moneypennys, Tall Trees, Hidden, Careys, Blend and The Arena in the North of England.

Over the past few months Joey has been busy recording and mixing new releases for his new imprint Refunkt Records. The label was launched back in 2002 at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. For the label, Joey has been working on projects with various vocalists such as Lisa Millett, Sabrynah Pope, Rita Campbell and Michelle Weeks in addition to a handful of other quality tracks that have been signed to the label. The relative success of the label has brought great interest in clubs requesting Refunkt themed Nights right across the UK and Europe where Joey has been playing his magical sets alongside the club residents with occasional personal appearances from vocalists who are associated with the label.

DJ Gigography

Ministry of Sound, London, England
Pacha, London, England
Garage City @ Bar Rhumba, London, England
Milk n 2 Sugars @ The End, London, England
Bagleys Warehouse, London, England
The Cross, London, England
City Loud @ Turnmills, London, England
Cafe De Paris, London, England
Dirty, London, England
On Anon, London, England
The National, London, England
Astoria, London, England
The Warehouse, London, England
Grays, London, England
Ormonds, London, England
The Whitehouse, London, England
Colliseum, London, England
Charlie Chans, London, England
Venom, London, England
Sugar Reef, London, England
Minx Bar, London, England
Miss Moneypennys, Birmingham, England
Hidden, Birmingham, England
Music Factory, Leeds, England
Player Sessions, Leeds, England
Love 2 Be, Sheffield, England
Zero,, Sheffield, England
Nice,, Newcastle, England
Love 2 Be, Newcastle, England
Club NE1, Newcastle, England
Tall Trees, Middlesborough, England
The Arena, Middlesborough, England
Ad Libs, Southend, England
Zeros, Southend, England
Cookie Dough, Liverpool, England
Po-Na-Na, Cambridge, England
Babylon Lounge, Brighton, England
Coco Loco @ Revolution, Milton Keynes, England
The Lounge, Aylesbury, England
The Vaults, Northampton, England
Epping Forest Country Club Chigwell, England
K Bar, Bournemouth England
Mansion House, Worthing, England
Blend @ The Gatehouse, Derby, England
Club Non, Huddersfield, England
Rhythm Room, Hull, England
Traffic @ Carey’s, Coventry, England
Escape Club, Margate, England
The Empire, Bognor Regis, England
Minx,, Loughton, England
Sound Exchange, Banbury, England
Libertys, Bristol, England
The Baths, Scunthorpe, England
Sylvesters, Boston, England
Sky Club, Ware, England
L’America @ Emporium, Cardiff, Wales
Escape Club, Swansea, Wales
Honeycomb, Edinburgh, Scotland
Exs, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sound Factory, Clydebank, Scotland
The Tunnel, Glasgow, Scotland
Voodoo Rooms, Glasgow, Scotland
The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland
Joy,, Aberdeen, Scotland
Flurt, Inverness, Scotland
Utopia, Port Stewart, N.Ireland
Boom Boom Rooms Bangor, N.Ireland
Traffic, Dublin, Rep. Of Ireland

WORLD:

Pravda, Luzern, Switzerland
Bypass, Geneva, Switzerland
Take 5, Biel, Switzerland
Club Dee, Lausanne, Switzerland
House of House, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Terminus, Olten, Switzerland
H2O, Sursee, Switzerland
Love Zoo Club, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Seerestaurant, Rorschach, Switzerland
Prestige Club, Bern, Switzerland
The Art Cafe, Bern, Switzerland
Liquid Lounge, Basel, Switzerland
Propaganda, Basel, Switzerland
Music Factory, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Eishalle, Davos, Switzerland
Purple Music Night @ Kaufleuten Zurich, Switzerland
Oxa, Zurich, Switzerland
Supermarket, Zurich, Switzerland
Mainstation, Zurich, Switzerland
Peppermint Park / Jam, Hannover, Germany
The Astoria, Hamburg, Germany
Karma, Freiburg, Germany
Cafe Fees, Hamburg, Germany
Downtown, Dresden, Germany
Kult Club, Marburg, Germany
Ratinger Hof, Dusseldorf, Germany
Club Eku, Lindau, Germany
M1, Stuttgart, Germany
Angels Of Love, Naples, Italy
Gasoline, Milan, Italy
Neverland, Caserta, Italy
Abacab, Terni, Italy
Hitclub, Cavita Castellana, Italy
Club Frantic, Krakow, Poland
Folies Pigalle, Paris, France
Head On, Oslo, Norway
Bar Rock, Oslo, Norway
Ihana, Helsinki, Finland
Kerma, Helsinki, Finland
Free,, Tallinn, Estonia
Ambasada Gavoili, Koper, Slovenia
Pekarna, Maribor, Slovenia
Nikki Beach Club, Miami Beach, USA

Remix Discography

Jessica Simpson, I Wanna Love You Forever Columbia UK
Ricky Martin, Livin’ La Vida Loca, Columbia UK
Marc Anthony, I Need To Know, Columbia UK
Joey McIntyre, Stay The Same, Columbia UK
Earth Wind & Fire, Let’s Groove, Columbia UK
Kimara Lovelace, Only You, Sony S3 UK
C&C Music Factory, Don’t Stop the Music, Universal - MCA
Anne Marie Smith, Stronger, Universal - MCA
Melky Sedeck, Raw, Universal - MCA
Jodeci, Fun Tonite, Universal - MCA
Tito Puente Feat. India Oye Como Va, Universal - MCA
New Edition, Hit Me Off, Universal - MCA
Lance Ellington, Lonely, Universal - MCA
Lizzy Mack, Don’t Go, Universal - MCA
Stephen Gately, A New Beginning, Polydor
George Morel, Let’s Groove, Positiva
Umboza, Paradiso (Cuba), Positiva
Junior Vasquez, Get Your Hands Off My Man Positiva
Todd Edwards, Saved My Life, FFRR - London
Helicopter, On Ya Way, FFRR - London
Klubbheadz, Klubbhopping, AM:PM (A&M)
Soul Station, One Good Reason, AM:PM (A&M)
Millennium, Work That Body, AM:PM (A&M)
Dave Storm feat. Charlie C Ride, Refunkt
Hardsoul, Caracho, Refunkt
Soul Xpres, Celebrate Love, Refunkt
Lyndsay Moore, Embrace Me, Concept
Emiliana Torrini, Baby Blue, One Little Indian
Atmoz, Get Ready, IMG
Dionne Warwick, I Don’t Need Another Lover IMG / Arista
Gena West, Joy, Arista
Whitney Houston, Try It On My Own, Arista
7th District INC, Let Love Shine, Distance
TFP, Let Me Taste Your Love Dance Grooves
Dimitrious Project, Celebrate, Milk n 2 Sugars
Pound Boys feat. Yvonne Brown Shining, Look At You
Lenny Fontana, Can We Do It Again, Odyssey
Tom Gianelli, Like I Love You, Soul Purpose
Taste Of Paradise, Reach Out, Cooltempo
Martha Wash, Come, Logic / DMC
Ricky Martin, Maria (Un Dos Tres) Columbia /DMC
Aretha Franklin, A Deeper Love, Arista /DMC
Xavier Gold, Bad Girls, DMC
Charles Dockins, It’s Alright, Slip n’ Slide
Charles Dockins, Journey, Slip n’ Slide
Adeva, Been Around, Avex - Distinctive
Androgeny feat Michael.M. I Could Be This, Avex - Distinctive
28th Street Crew, O, Ministry of Sound
Livin’ Large / Colonel Abrams Love Is What We Need, Nice N’ Ripe
Gwen Dickey, Car Wash, Victory/Polygram
Gwen Dickey, Wishin On A Star, Victory/Polygram
B-Yond, The Key, Logic
Solid State, Better Everyday, Indochina
Karen Jones, Changes, Lemon
Peace feat.Lee Genesis Power To The People Bassline
Jim Demi, I Want You, 3rd Floor
Rhythm And Spice, Movin On, Interstate
Spin That Wheel, Wake Up, Love 2 Be
DJ Disciple feat.Dawn Tallman That’s What Life’s All About, Ulterior
Overdrive, Spell On Me, Ulterior
Carol Leeming, Falling, Ulterior
Fusion Beats, Song Of The City, Underground Vibe
Sarah-Jane Morris, Never Gonna Give You Up Polygram
7th District Inc., The Bottle, Swing City
Nika, Love & Music, Elan
Kristine W, Feel What U Want, White Label
Circuit, Shelter Me, White Label
Mariah Carey, Dream Lover, White Label

Production Discography

Joey Musaphia feat.Michelle Weeks Heaven, Refunkt
Joey Musaphia feat.Lisa Millett, You Are The Best, Refunkt
Joey Musaphia feat.Rita Campbell, Love Will Find A Way, Refunkt
Joey Musaphia feat.Sabrynaah Pope, Better Way, Refunkt
Joey Musaphia feat.Joy Malcolm, Reachin, Refunkt
Joey Musaphia, Disco Vaults EP, Refunkt Trax
Joey Musaphia, What You Need / Stompin (2005 Edits), White
Mayhem & Musaphia, Helps Me Thru, White
M&M, It’s House, Refunkt
Musaphia & Mayhem, Fusion / Fantastico, Refunkt
Precinct 13, Real Deal, D:Vision
JM Project feat.Mary Pearce, We Got A Love, Ulterior
The Zanzibar Project, Come And Take Me, Ulterior
Miss Coco, Why Dont You Dance, Ulterior
Michael Watford, Heaven Is Calling You, Ulterior
Memsy, Broadway, Ulterior
Joey Musaphia presents, Cover Ups Vol.1, Purple
Joey Musaphia presents, Cover Ups Vol.2, Blue
Joey Musaphia presents, Cover Ups Vol.3, White
Joey Musaphia presents, Cover Ups Vol.4, White
Joey Musaphia presents, Musaphia Madness (That Sound), Centrestage
Jose Cardona, Carioca, White
M Connection, Boogie Nights EP, White
4 To The Floor, Summer Madness (Ba De Ya), White
Cubana Boyz, Deeper, White
Adore, I’m So Hot, White
Junior, Mama (Mixes), White
Groove Hill, Keep This Love Alive, White
Movement, Wont Give Up, White
Joey Musaphia presents, Imperial Grooves, Imperial
2 Deep, Te Adoro, Imperial
2 Deep, Music For Ya Baby, Imperial
Problematic feat. Angie Brown, Feels So Right, 3rd Floor
Soundzreal, Soundz Of Music, White
Soundzreal, Freedom, White
Ruff Funkers, Round And Round, 3rd Degree
Cool In The Shade, Summer Breeze, Optimism

Refunkt Records – Biography

Refunkt Records is the London based US style funky house label launched in 2002 by Producer & DJ Joey Musaphia. Primarily setup as an imprint to release his own productions with various vocalists, Refunkt has now moved along a little and boasts an array of artists releasing good quality funky house music.

Now into 2006, Refunkt also has its sub-label Refunkt Trax which basically speaks for itself. Releasing slightly deeper trackier house with a little less on the vocal side of things. Refunkt Trax is the sub-label of Refunkt Records, the London based US style funky house label launched in 2002 by Producer & DJ Joey Musaphia. Refunkt Trax
basically speaks for itself. Releasing slightly deeper trackier house with a little less on the vocal side of things.

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