DJ Pierre
Besides being a crucial DJ and the production wizard partly responsible for the development of Chicago acid-house, DJ Pierre later influenced the sound of New York's more disco-fied house with his tenure as an in-house producer for Strictly Rhythm Records. Born in the Chicago suburbs, Nathaniel Pierre Jones was influenced by the Hot Mix Five, the pioneering DJ team which lit up Chicago's radio airwaves during the early '80s with dance megamixes. Jones later began DJing himself, though he preferred the sound of Italian disco to the blend of soul and American disco which Chicago DJs like Ron Hardy were playing out. When his friend Spanky brought him to the Music Box to hear Ron Hardy in person though, Pierre was convinced -- he began spinning records more akin to the burgeoning house sound as well. DJ Pierre began recording on the side with Spanky and another friend named Herb J, working on tracks with an old drum machine and synthesizers.
One of the synthesizers in their studio was the Roland TB-303, a bass-line generator introduced only in the past few years but already a relic littering junk stores at inexpensive prices. After a period of experimentation, the three hit upon an intriguing sound made when the box was pitched much higher than its normal operating frequencies; the squelchy psychedelic sounds enlivened their recordings and more than convinced Ron Hardy to begin playing one track on his reel-to-reel setup at the Music Box. Known at the club as "Ron Hardy's Acid Tracks" and quickly re-recorded for a 1986 release by the three billed as Phuture, "Acid Trax" became one of the biggest house records of the time, the starting point for a whole new style later termed acid house as a tribute. Reportedly, thousands of soundalike records flooded the local market in the next few years, and the originators quickly became forgotten amidst the wash of imitators. DJ Pierre kept busy, working on the act Pierre's Phantasy Club with Felix Da Housecat and producing another genuine house classic with "String Free" by Phortune, but then left Phuture in 1990 with a relocation to New York.
His first single once in Gotham was Photon Inc.'s "Generate Power," a dancefloor barnstormer released on the relatively mainstream dance label Strictly Rhythm. "Generate Power" was the formal debut for Pierre's new production method the Wild Pitch, created with a quickly backspun sample which generated a crispy lightning-strike of sound similar to the acid squelch. Besides featuring on a host of DJ Pierre remixes and productions, it became standard fare for scores of producers during the next few years, just as the sound of the TB-303 had earlier. Pierre continued to remix and produce for Strictly Rhythm and Twisted/MCA, finding additional club hits with "Live & Die" by Audio Clash, another Photon Inc.. track named "Love," "Follow Me" by Aly-Us and "Sound Blaster" by Joint Venture. He also hosted a slew of mix compilations throughout the 1990s.
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Strobe Lights, Laser, Disco
Dance - Released by Dim Mak Records on 25 sep. 2012
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I Might Be Leavin' U (feat. LaVette)
House - Released by Movin' Records on 22 mrt. 2019
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Strobe Light Laser ACID (Remixes)
House - Released by Get Physical Music on 13 jul. 2018
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What Is House Muzik (Jazzuelle's Deeper Acid Mix)
House - Released by Get Physical Music on 12 mei 2017
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Strobe Light Laser ACID
House - Released by Get Physical Music on 23 jan. 2018
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War Drums / Wonderful
Dance - Released by Nervous Records on 28 mrt. 1994
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Turn It Up
Electronic - Released by Afro Acid Digital on 24 okt. 2011
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Masterblaster (Turn It Up)
Techno - Released by Bush Records on 18 apr. 2011
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Back 2 House
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on 21 okt. 2015
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Alpha Omega EP
Electronic - Released by Different Recordings on 18 apr. 2011
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Time to Jack EP
Electronic - Released by Heidi Pres. Jackathon Jams on 25 aug. 2017
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Juke It Hard Vol. 4
House - Released by Subterranean Playhouse on 30 jun. 2008
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Juke It Hard Vol. 1
House - Released by Subterranean Playhouse on 30 jun. 2008
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I Can Feel It
Electronic - Released by Jack Trax Records on 3 jul. 2014
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Pierre's Pfantasy Club (Remixes)
House - Released by Trax Records on 10 nov. 2014
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Sexy Aquarian
House - Released by Jack Trax Records on 20 jun. 2017
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This Is House
House - Released by Essence Records on 6 jun. 2005
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Sometimes I Feel (Remixes)
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on 12 feb. 2021
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Dancin'
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on 1 jan. 2002
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