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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The Underground
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on Oct 5, 2018
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Night At The Electro
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on Nov 8, 2007
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Funky Tees (Manny Cuevas'z Puerto Rican Rum on Acid Re-Edit)
House - Released by Freeze Records on Jul 28, 2023
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Tha Dance!
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on Oct 18, 2007
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The Underground (Remixes)
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on Oct 5, 2018
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Stress Or Justice
House - Released by Afro Acid Digital on Dec 16, 2009
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Masterblaster (Turn It Up)
Techno - Released by Bush Records on Apr 18, 2011
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Juke It Hard Vol. 3
House - Released by Subterranean Playhouse on Jun 30, 2008
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Juke It Hard Vol. 2
House - Released by Subterranean Playhouse on Jun 30, 2008
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What's Mine Is Mine!
House - Released by Jack Trax Records on Apr 14, 2017
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Destroy The Track (These Machines Vocal Remix Edit)
Miscellaneous - Released by Trade Mark Records on Aug 30, 2019
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Making Love (feat. Quon)
Electronic - Released by Bmore's DJ Pierre on Jan 9, 2016
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Vou Colocar
Brazilian Funk - Released by AT Produtora on Jul 14, 2022
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The Countdown / What You Do
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on Jan 1, 2002
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Combate de Bunda
Brazilian Funk - Released by FPP Records on Apr 1, 2023
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R U Ready?
House - Released by King Street Sounds (BEAT Music Fund) on Jan 1, 2001
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Come Together (What Is House?)
House - Released by King Street Sounds on Aug 28, 2020
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Destroy The Track
Miscellaneous - Released by Trade Mark Records on Aug 30, 2019
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I Can Feel It
House - Released by Jack Trax Records on Jul 3, 2014
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Come Together (What Is House?) [Remixes]
House - Released by Street King on Aug 28, 2020
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