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A Guy Called Gerald
A Guy Called Gerald performing at DEMF in 2007
A Guy Called Gerald performing at DEMF in 2007
Background information
Birth nameGerald Simpson
BornFebruary 16, 1967 (1967-02-16) (age 41)
OriginMoss Side, Manchester, England
Genre(s)Acid House
House
Drum & Bass
Techno
Electronica
Occupation(s)Producer, Musician, DJ
Instrument(s)Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Sampler, Keyboards
Label(s)Rham Records, CBS/Sony, Juice Box Records, Retroactive, !K7 Records, Sender Records, Laboratory Instinct
Associated acts808 State
Websiteaguycalledgerald.com

A Guy Called Gerald is the stage name for musician, record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson (born February 16, 1967) from Moss Side in Manchester, United Kingdom. The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF is an electronic dance music showcase held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend since 2000 Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Moss Side is a residential suburb district and electoral ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 808 State are an English Electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 Drum machine A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Moss Side is a residential suburb district and electoral ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles

He is perhaps best known for his early work in the Manchester acid house scene in the late 1980s and the track "Voodoo Ray". Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. At that time, he specialised in techno music produced using equipment such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesiser and the TR-808 drum machine. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a Synthesizer with built-in sequencer manufactured by the Roland corporation from 1982 to 1984 The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer was one of the first programmable Drum machines ("TR" serving as an Initialism for Transistor Rhythm

Contents

Early influences and music

Simpson was heavily influenced by his Jamaican roots; his father's blue beat, ska and Trojan reggae record collection, his mother's pentecostal church sessions and the Jamaican sound system parties in Manchester's Moss Side area where he grew up. The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres such as Mento, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub music Blue Beat Records was a Record label that released Jamaican Rhythm & blues and Ska music in the United Kingdom in the 1960s Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Trojan Records is a British Record label specialising in Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dub music. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism In the context of Jamaican Popular culture, a sound system is a group of Disc jockeys engineers and MCs playing Ska, Moss Side is a residential suburb district and electoral ward of Manchester in North West England situated two miles

He absorbed jazz fusion at clubs like Legends in Manchester where the dancefloor in the early 1980s inspired him to study contemporary dance. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Around 1983 with electro booming and early hip hop, breakdancing and b-boy culture making its way from the US, he left dance college to immerse himself in electronic music. Electro ( electro-boogie, electro-funk) is a Genre of Electronic music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 and Funk Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among For information on the breakdancers see B-boy. Benjamin "Benny" Cuntapay (born December 29, 1978) is an American At this time music from Detroit and Chicago - from producers such as Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson was being played by Stu Allen on Piccadilly Radio and imported directly into Manchester's specialist record shops. Juan Atkins (born December 9, 1962) is an American musician He is widely credited as the originator of Techno music specifically Derrick May can refer to Derrick May (baseball player Derrick May (musician Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born in Brooklyn, New York on Sept 5 1964) is an electronic music producer Stu Allan is a British Dance music DJ who worked for Piccadilly Radio and Key 103 in Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s NB Piccadilly Radio re-directs here See also Key 103 Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known simply as Magic 1152 began broadcasting as Piccadilly Radio which was

Inspired, Simpson began experimenting with tape editing and drum machines and the regular jams in the attic of his house led to forming the Scratchbeat Masters. Using cut up beats, samples and turntables they would challenge other crews and their sound systems. In Music, sampling is the act of taking a portion or sample, of one Sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one often playing and producing one particular kind of Music. They released a 12" single called "Wax On The Melt", a collaboration between a number of crews and Graham Massey and Martin Price together with whom he would later form 808 State. 808 State are an English Electronic music outfit formed in 1988 in Manchester, taking their name from the Roland TR-808 Drum machine Their first album Newbuild was released in 1988 but he soon left the group to concentrate on his solo work. Newbuild is the debut album of the band 808 State, released in 1988 on the independent label Creed Records.

Success and releases

The result of heading back into his bedroom studio was "Voodoo Ray", played first at the infamous Hacienda in 1988 and then the underground clubs and entering the UK charts a year later. Fac 51 Haçienda (better known simply as The Haçienda) was a Nightclub and Music venue in Manchester, England. It was one of the first acid house tracks produced in the UK, and released on a small Merseyside independent label (Rham! Records). Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics This was a time when musicians believed they needed to be signed to a major record company to have a hit but without the backing of the major label marketing machine and spurred on by the acid house fever sweeping the club scene, "Voodoo Ray" entered the UK charts in 1989 rising to number 12. It was also the best selling independently released single of that year.

At the same time a track Simpson started before leaving 808 State, "Pacific State". was released and hit the charts. However, according to Simpson, they had finished and released the track without Simpson's permission. Although Simpson was credited on its first release on the album Quadrastate both as a writer and co-producer, the dispute escalated as Simpson claimed to have written the entire track. The dispute was eventually settled out of court.

In 1991 after a mismatched partnership with CBS / Sony producing two albums, Automanikk and Hi Life Lo Profile (unreleased) he started his own label, Juice Box Records, releasing a string of pioneering 12" singles - the seeds of what became known as jungle and later drum and bass. A Guy Called Gerald is the Stage name for musician Record producer and DJ Gerald Simpson (born February 16, 1967) Oldskool jungle is the name given to a style of Electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including Breakbeat hardcore, techno, The first singles were compiled and released on his landmark (and very rare) third album 28 Gun Bad Boy (1992). 28 Gun Bad Boy is the third Album by House music and Drum and bass pioneer A Guy Called Gerald, released in 1992

During the next five years as jungle rose in popularity and expanded well beyond its UK roots, Simpson released a string of groundbreaking music. In 1995 his next album, Black Secret Technology was released. Black Secret Technology is the fourth Album by House music and Drum and bass pioneer A Guy Called Gerald, released in February It is cited as one of the first single-artist drum and bass albums and was very well received.

In 1997 he moved to New York and in 2000 released Essence on the independent label !K7 Records. Essence was Simpson's first song-based rather than dance/club album featuring guests such as Lou Rhodes, David Simpson, Lady Miss Kier and Wendy Page. Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. David Simpson may refer to Dave Simpson (ice hockey (born 1962 Canadian ice hockey player Kierin Magenta Kirby (born August 15, 1963 in Youngstown Ohio) is an American Singer and DJ. Skin Games were a British pop / rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s

In October 2004 "Voodoo Ray" appeared in popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on House Music radio station SF-UR. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is a sandbox-style action-adventure computer and Video game developed by Rockstar North House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino The soundtrack of the computer and video game Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, which is set in 1992 in the fictional U

In January 2005 he released a more ambient album To All Things What They Need on !K7 Records.

His latest album called Proto Acid / The Berlin Sessions was released on German label Laboratory Instinct in August 2006. A continuous mix album it was recorded live in Berlin and is a definite return to the dancefloor. He is currently touring clubs worldwide and releasing on his own labels SUGOI and PROTECHSHON.

Juice Box Records

Juice Box Records
Founded1992
FounderGerald Simpson, MC Tunes
GenreJungle
drum and bass
Techno
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationManchester, England

Juice Box Records was an independent record label in the United Kingdom established by in 1992, after he left Sony Records,[1] and closed in 1998. MC Tunes (born Nicky Lockett, 1970 is a British Rapper from Moss Side, Manchester. Oldskool jungle is the name given to a style of Electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including Breakbeat hardcore, techno, Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 It took its name from the sound system that Simpson operated with MC Tunes. MC Tunes (born Nicky Lockett, 1970 is a British Rapper from Moss Side, Manchester. [2]The label prided an outlet for 7 years for Simpson's work, with 33 titles released, by A Guy Called Gerald, Simpson under various other pseudonyms such as The K. G. B. , and Bushmaster, and collaborations between Simpson and artists including Ricky Rouge, Lisa May, DJ Tamsin, Goldie (as The 2 G's), and Finley Quaye. Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie (born 19 September 1965 in Walsall, England) is an English Electronic music artist Finley Quaye (born 25 March 1974, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) is a British Musician. [3]

The label has been identified as being responsible for influential releases that provided the blueprint for what was to become jungle then drum n bass, [1] with early singles on the label described as "genre-defining". Oldskool jungle is the name given to a style of Electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including Breakbeat hardcore, techno, [4] The early singles on the label were compiled on the LP 28 Gun Bad Boy, of which Simon Reynolds of Melody Maker stated in a review of the album, "If there was a blueprint for what would transform rave into jungle/techno, then this is it. 28 Gun Bad Boy is the third Album by House music and Drum and bass pioneer A Guy Called Gerald, released in 1992 Simon Reynolds (born 1963 in London, England; raised in Hertfordshire) is an English Music critic who is well-known for his writings on Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper "[4] Reynolds also stated in a Melody Maker article in October 1994, about Simpson's Juice Box-era music, "Gerald's tracks take the jungle mesh of polyrhythms, cross-rhythms and counter-rhythms to new levels of insane detail. "[5] Gerald's Black Secret Technology LP was released in 1995, including contributions from Goldie and Finley Quaye,[4] and is regarded as the first full-length Jungle album ever released. Black Secret Technology is the fourth Album by House music and Drum and bass pioneer A Guy Called Gerald, released in February Finley Quaye (born 25 March 1974, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) is a British Musician. [6] In 1998, the label closed, with Simpson relocating to New York. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Simpson explained his approach to the label: "I got distribution and, finishing a track a week, released a 12" EP every month living off Mars bars and milk. The label was called Juice Box and at the end of each year I would put out an LP – a compilation of the tracks of the montly releases. "[7]

Discography

Albums (A Guy Called Gerald)


Singles / 12" (A Guy Called Gerald unless specified)

Albums (Collaborations)


Singles (Collaborations)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Vision - A Guy Called Gerald
  2. ^ Label Profile - A Guy Called Gerald" from Echoes, June 1994
  3. ^ Juice Box
  4. ^ a b c samurai.fm | new music radio from Tokyo, Japan & The World
  5. ^ Melody Maker, 8th October, 1994, reproduced here
  6. ^ Allmusic review of Black Secret Technology
  7. ^ A Guy Called Gerald New Releases

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