The 62-year-old Bronx native infused a distinctive jazzy flavor in his beats. He contributed tracks to Queen Latifah’s debut album and produced Eminem’s “Stan,” among other hip-hop classics.
Category: Disc Jockeys
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On Europe’s Dance Floors, Music Too Fast for Feet
Since the continent’s clubs reopened after pandemic lockdowns, young partygoers have been drawn to a hard, driving style of techno. It’s changing the way people dance.
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2000s Tween Pop Is Back. (Thank Disney Channel and Nickelodeon Nostalgia.)
From Disney Channel bops to Nickelodeon theme songs, tween pop from the 2000s is proving to be an unironic draw at parties across the country.
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Goldman’s C.E.O. Is Stuck, Without a Clear Lifeline
David Solomon’s management style is winning few fans amid the elite investment bank’s performance woes. He is mired in “quicksand” and unsure what to do.
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Dick Biondi, Fast-Talking Star of Top 40 Radio, Dies at 90
“Wild, outrageous, goofy and uplifting,” as one fan put it, he was based in Chicago for most of his career but had fans all over the country.
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Mary Turner Pattiz, Rock D.J. During FM’s Heyday, Dies at 76
She was known as “the Burner” for her seductive delivery, but off the air she was anything but a wild rock ’n’ roller. She later became an addiction counselor.
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Zack Bia Goes from College D.J. to Drake’s Sidekick
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:The club promoter and Los Angeles scenester is now making his own music, under his own record label.
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Nia Archives Is a Rising Dance Star in the U.K.
The New York Times – Music:The 23-year-old British musician is a breakout star of a dance-music revival largely led by Black women artists. Her new EP, “Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall,” is out Friday.
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The Blurred Lines Between Goldman C.E.O.’s Day Job and His D.J. Gig
The New York Times – Business:David Solomon brushes off D.J.ing as a minor hobby that has little to do with his work at the bank, but his activities may pose potential conflicts of interest.