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Moodymann Also Known As Kenny Dixon Jr Or KDJ For Short Is A Techno/House Musician Based In Detroit Michigan. He Creates A Thoroughly Hybrid Form Of Techno/house Dance Music Jazz Soul Disco And Funk Via His Innovative Use Of Reworked Riffs Samples Including Old Movie Soundtrack Samples Mainly Culled From The Old Blaxploitation And B-Movie Genres And Grooves Taken From Detroit's Historically Influential Jazz R&B Soul Funk And Disco Scene. He Is Outspoken On The Current State Of Dance Music Decrying The Lack Of Black Techno And The White Domination Of The Genre. His Sets Often Feature Him Playing Hidden From The Crowd The Dj Booth Covered In White Sheets. He Is Also Known To Stop Records While They Are Playing To Talk To The Crowd. In Most His Gigs He Would Stop The Music Scratch The Vinyl On The Decks Then Lift The Record And Refer To The Crowd Informing Them How His Women Prefer 12". Moodymann Is A Strong Supporter Of The Vinyl Preservation Society. An Outspoken Voice In The Normally Non-Confrontational World Of Electronic Dance Music Moodymann Kenny Dixon Jr. Is Committed To Keeping A Distinctly Black Imprint On Techno And House. Moodymann Worked At Several Detroit Record Stores In The Mid-Nineties Including A Store Owned By Producer Blake Baxter. During The Mid-Nineties Kenny Was Also The Resident DJ At The Detroit Based Outcast Motorcycle Club. At That Time He Was Known As "House". After His First Several Releases On Planet E Records Kenny Became Quite Popular In France And From There His Popularity Grew. Moodymann Sound Is A Hybrid Form Of Techno/house Dance Music Arrived At Via Innovative Use Of Reworked Riffs Samples And Grooves. While He May Frustrate People With His Refusal To Be Interviewed And Insistence On Reminding People Of The Genre's Origins The Soulfulness Of His Output Is Unquestioned. Utilizing Classic Soul And Jazz Samples Low-Slung Bass Lines And An Approach To Drum Programming That Is Diametrically Opposed To The Tendency To Push The Tempo Faster And Faster He Has Achieved Classic Status Thanks To Gems Like "Sunday Morning" "Shades Of Jae" And His Remix Of Innerzone Orchestra's "People Make The World Go Round". Following Years Of 12" Only Releases He Compiled His Best Work On "Silentintroduction" One Of The Most Celebrated Albums Of The Late 90s. Kenny Dixon Jr.'s Outspoken Views On The State Of Black Techno And His Aversion To Publicity Put Him In A League Occupied By Few Detroit Producers Other Than Underground Resistance Supremo "Mad" Mike Banks Though His Tech-House Productions As Moodymann Are Soulful In A League Few Could Expect. Dixon Began Producing Early In The '90s And Inaugurated His Own KDJ Records In 1994 With The Moody Trax EP. Following Singles Like "The Day We Lost The Soul" And "I Can't Kick This Feelin When It Hits" Proved One Of The Best Fusers Of Short Soulful Disco Samples To The Harder Minimalist Detroit Techno. Further Singles For After Midnight Music Is... And Carl Craig's Planet E Records Including The Brilliant Dem Young Sconies EP Solidified Dixon's Place In Detroit Techno Though His Stance On Promotion Remained Firm. Much Of His KDJ Output Appeared On 1997's A Silent Introduction While The Following Year's Mahogany Brown Brought Much New Material. Forevernevermore Released In 2000 Collected More Of His KDJ Material And Added Several New Tracks As Well. ~ John Bush All Music Guide read less