American Dream Afterlife Remix - Musica

Jakatta A.K.A. Joey Negro Is The Pseudonym Of British DJ And House Music Producer Dave Lee Born On The Isle Of Wight. Lee Began Producing In 1988 After Founding His First Label The Now Extinct Republic Records. After Creating A String Of Acid House Tracks As Part Of The M-D-Emm Production Team Lee Became One Of The First To Incorporate Disco Samples Starting With "Together Forever" A Cover Of A Track By Disco Band Exodus Produced Under The Name Raven Maize With Some Assistance From Blaze. In 1990 He Released The First Track Under The Name Joey Negro Which Catapulted Lee To Underground Stardom. Not Being Able To Play Any Instruments Lee Also Started Working With Keyboard Players Andrew 'Doc' Livingstone And Viv Hope-Scott. He Also Closed Republic And Started A New Label Z Records To Promote His New Artistic Leanings. Remixing As "Joey Negro" He Re-Worked Crystal Waters' 1991 Hit "Gypsy Woman She's Homeless " For The Red Hot Dance Benefit Compilation Giving Waters' Hit An Extended Life In The Clubs While Getting His Name Before A Wider Audience In The States. Since Then Joey Negro Has Become One Of The Most Sought-After Producers And Remixers And Has Worked Under A Variety Of Aliases Including Doug Willis Z Factor Sessomato And Mistura. In 1998 Joey Negro Created His First Session Band Known As The Sunburst Band With Michele Chiavarini Julian Crampton Thomas Dyani-Akuru And Tony Remy As Well As His Regular Vocalist Taka Boom Sister Of Chaka Khan Recording His First Real Album Here Comes The Sunburst Band Lee Had Previously Released Two Singles Collections Universe Of Love And Get Down Tonight . He Later Achieved More Mainstream Success Under The Name Jakatta In 2000 When He Released The Single American Dream Sampling The Main Theme Music From The Film American Beauty. Unlike His Previous Disco-Laced Productions Jakatta's Works Were Closer To The Ibiza-Influenced Chill-Out Sounds And Germany-Based Progressive House So Lee Moved This Alias From Z Records To Rulin Records A Sublabel Of The Ministry Of Sound. He Also Resurrected The Raven Maize Alias Incorporating Samples From Rock 'n' Roll And Synth Pop. Currently Joey Negro Continues To Release House Music Under A Variety Of Names As Well As Running Z Records. For The First Time He Also Released A Record Under His Real Name Of Dave Lee "You're Not Alone". read less