Tony Humphries
One of the few DJs whose career at the hub of dance music (New York) spanned the 1970s,'80s and '90s, Tony Humphries is one of the most important names in the evolution of house. His status is especially vaunted, considering his role in the development of garage music (also known as the Jersey Sound, in honor of Humphries' work at Newark's Club Zanzibar). Though Larry Levan is considered the seminal garage DJ (his Paradise Garage club gave its name to the style), Humphries nurtured the style throughout the 1980s and '90s and was potentially Levan's equal at inspiring audiences to higher and higher flights of dancefloor bliss.
Born in Brooklyn in 1957, he began collecting records at the age of ten and joined a DJ club while at college in Manhattan. Humphries had never considered a career in music, but when his job in the editorial department of New York's Daily News was temporarily halted due to a strike early in the 1980s, he never looked back. Humphries began working at a record store and spent his extra time spinning at New York's 98.7 KISS-FM in 1981. One year later, he debuted with a residency at the Club Zanzibar in nearby Newark, New Jersey.
Though Larry Levan's DJing at the Paradise Garage gave a name to the soulful New York variant of early house music later termed garage, Humphries was just as instrumental in bringing the sound to a wide audience. Every major East Coast producer coming up in the late '80s and early '90s name-checked him with vigor, and his DJing was also influential on many second-wave British acts. The U.K. connection came in handy by the turn of the decade -- Humphries became one of several American DJs to make a name (and quite a large paycheck) on British shores. Several years later, the London super-club Ministry of Sound tapped Humphries for an exclusive deal to DJ and produce for its club/label combo, and Humphries also worked on remixing for Chaka Khan, Deee-Lite, the Sugarcubes and Janet Jackson, among others. Besides mix albums for Strictly Rhythm and Tribal UK, Humphries has recorded several of his own productions as the Tony Humphries Project.
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Diskografie
21 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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fabric 04: Tony Humphries
Electronic - Erschienen bei Fabric Records am 06.05.2002
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Housework (Original Mix)
House - Erschienen bei TR RECORDS am 04.07.2014
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The Lost Tapes: Tony Humphries Strictly Rhythm Mix
House - Erschienen bei Strictly Rhythm Records am 05.07.2017
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Club Nervous - First Five Years of House Classics
Electronic - Erschienen bei Nervous Records am 20.07.2004
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fabric 04: Tony Humphries (DJ Mix)
Electronic - Erschienen bei Fabric Worldwide am 06.05.2002
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Throw Some Hands
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 24.06.2022
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Housework 2
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei TR RECORDS am 23.01.2015
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Don't You Lie (2+2=5)
Tony Humphries, Grandfather Disco
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 23.09.2022
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The People
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 12.03.2021
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Wonder Why
House - Erschienen bei Music Theory Productions am 16.09.2022
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Life is Changing Me (feat. Abi F Jones)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records am 10.07.2016
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Flytrap '72
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 30.11.2017
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Have It All
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 04.02.2022
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Crazy Love
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 03.05.2019
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Lights Go Out
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 31.10.2022
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Hari Om Flute
Hörbücher - Erschienen bei Timeless Book am 22.07.2010
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Bounce with Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 13.07.2018
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Change for Yourself
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records am 04.08.2016
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Gimmicks
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei 823689 Records DK am 15.12.2023
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For Sure
Hip-Hop/Rap - Erschienen bei Evil Genius Records Ltd am 07.09.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo