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Larry Heard truly put the “deep” into house music. Responsible for dancefloor classics such as Mr. Fingers’ seminal “Can You Feel It” and Robert Owens’ “Bring Down The Walls,” his work sits at the ...

Legendary Jamaican dancehall/reggae duo, Steely & Clevie recall playing together professionally as kids, appearing on classic tracks backing singers like Hugh Mundell and Gregory Isaacs. As an ...

Rick Essig, co-owner of the Master Cutting Room, has been one of New York’s top mastering engineers for the past 20 years. As he told us at the 2003 Red Bull Music Academy, Rick virtually lived at ...

The year is 1979, and five young guys are jamming in a Hispanic neighborhood in downtown Manhattan. The vocalist of this group is Salvatore Principato. By day, he works in a toy store with Kim Gordon.

Dennis Coffey is the guitarist behind hundreds of hits from the golden days of Detroit soul and funk. He was the man Norman Whitfield recruited to bring Motown into the psychedelic era, injecting ...

In a public conversation with Ego Trip founder and Academy team member Chairman Mao at the 2015 Red Bull Music Academy Festival in New York, celebrated Harlem MC A$AP ...

Throughout a career that began more than 25 years ago, Jan Delay has kept his hometown of Hamburg close. From his beginnings as a would-be hip-hop entrepreneur and budding rapper to his current status ...

Mira Calix grew up in the siege economy of apartheid-era South Africa. Scarce imports drove her to leave the country, seeking musical immediacy. Once in London, her love for bands like My Bloody ...

Emmanuel Jagari Chanda was the leader of WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc), which was a prime mover in Zamrock, a hard-edged amalgamation of the Rolling Stones, funk and African rhythms. Today, he is ...

Frankie Knuckles was best known as the godfather of house, but that only scrapes the surface. Born in the Bronx, he grew up during the early days of disco and was a regular at The Loft and The Gallery ...

Since its inception in 1989, Warp Records has become one of England’s most influential and respected modern record labels. Founded in Sheffield by Steve Beckett and the late Rob Mitchell, Warp tapped ...