Todd Terry has been engulfed in dance music since he first started listening to European dance music records while growing up in Brooklyn. Already devoted to turntables, he heard something different in those tracks, and he “went for the difference. I never got a break in New York, but England happened right away, so I catered to them.” In any event, the Todd Terry sound was born. Todd's fusion of the dancey house formula with the attitude of hip-hop sampling has forever changed house music and influenced many that came afer him. From defining hip house by producing the Jungle Brothers hit "I'll House You" to bridging the Atlantic divide in remixing Everything but the Girl and selling over 3 million copies - Todd is not only a production powerhouse but also a phenomenal DJ. His gigs at the Ministry of Sound in the early 90's lead the chatty British press to call him a god. Welcome to the church of house music presided over by Todd The God. Are you a believer? Born and raised in the western suburbs, Carter was into music from a young age, but during his teens Chicago's house scene sucked him in for good. Before long Carter became a strong presence in the city's underground dance scene. "When I got my driver's license at 16 my sneak ability was validated," he laughs. "I was a fierce bedroom jock for a long time. After you mix for the love of it for six or seven years, you get it pretty tight and you can take it on the road." He got by working at dance-music specialty stores like Gramaphone and gigging at parties. Later he landed regular DJ stints at Shelter, Foxy's, and Smart Bar. Though he doesn't spin much locally anymore, when he does he attracts large crowds. His sets are rooted in house, but he freely travels outside club tastes, seamlessly incorporating old-school disco, soul, jazz, and whatever else catches his fancy. Most of the time he works in Europe, where he's become a minor celebrity among dance-music aficionados. Carter says that due to his growing notoriety his production talents have been requested by pop-oriented acts. But he prefers to remain underground. Although enthused about his own Blue Cucaracha label and a new UK-based imprint he runs called Classic, he's reluctant to offer much explanation of either label's MO--other than each releases records when the mood strikes him. "I like to keep myself pretty invisible. You may think I'm somewhere, but I've already left." Where to begin, telling a story with so much to tell. This one really starts in 1986 with a fifteen year old Felix Stallings Jr. in a studio with DJ Pierre finishing off Pierre's Phantasy Club's classic track "Phantasy Girl". A whole lot has happened since then. As Aphrohead, Sharkimax, Wonderboy, Thee Maddkatt Courtship, and 2 Black Ninja's (with celebrated underground producer K-Alexi), he has ran the gamut from pioneering the "Wild Pitch" sound with Roy Davis Jr. and DJ Pierre to the numerous techno classics on the labels of the world and 80's pop drenched vocal material that he is known all over the globe for. Tracks on labels like Touche, Freetown, Guerilla, Bush, Global Cuts, Reload, Sex Trax, Emotive, Djax, Manifesto, Deep Distraction, ffrr/London, Soma, Nervous, Strictly Rhythm, Power Music, and his own imprints Thee Black Label, Radikal Fear, and, of course Clashbackk have shaped a sound that is ALL Felix's. It was the 2001 release of Felix's, "Kittenz and Thee Glitz" that really was a breakthrough for Da Housecat and some would say the seminal moment for the genre known as Electro. Collaborating with many artists, Miss Kittin and Junior Sanchez to name a few, the album has appeared on numerous critic's top ten lists, (including Spin Magazine. Felix has become the leader in this movement, which has made for great demand of Felix's production work (Remixes for Pet Shop Boys, Giorgio Moroder, Kylie Minogue, X-Press 2, Diana Ross, to name a few), as well as a major draw as a Club DJ. With six full length albums and three mix CD's under his belt, Felix continues to dazzle and amaze all who come in contact with his music. Seperately these two DJ/Producers have taken the house and techno worlds by storm. Their productions have been featured on mix compilations by Darren Emerson, Dave Clarke, Christian Smith, DJ Dan as well as receiving heavy play from many of today's top DJs. Having recently relocated from Chicago to LA, these two have been working together on fresh new material and its paid off as two records from the Pair of Jacks have been released on the groundbreaking German label Tresor. Also look for other Pair of Jacks material on A-Squared Musik, Angel Alanis's hot label. Expect a mix of sounds that transcends genres into pure party music! Lenny V has been a DJ for over 15 years, playing at almost every major event in Southern California. Born in Chicago and raised in LA, Lenny has been part of the LA underground scene for over a decade and has upped the stakes by getting his fingers wet in production as well. You can pick up one of his many releases available now on his Jungle Boogie imprint distributed by Dusttracks. Caught up in the House Music explosion of the early eighties, Chicago born and Puerto Rican raised Edwin Rios; discovered house music while hanging out with some of the older kids in his neighborhood. A Mecca for Bboys, Djs, Grafitti, Hip Hop and a new Chicago sound and culture called "House". Legendary Chicago radio station WBMX had kids home at night, sitting in front of the radio, tirelessly recording six hours or more of their favorite Dj's (Farley Jackmaster Funk, Julian Perez, Kenny Jason, Ralphi Rosario, etc) . Bear Who? was no exception. Along with many famous Chicago music icons and close friends: Dj Sneak, Lego, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Bad Boy Bill, Cajmere, Fast Eddie and many more; Bear too was bitten by the House Music bug. Bear is also a proud member of the most famous and talented dj / production crews in the World; “The Mongoloids” which includes Dj Sneak (Magnetic) along with Junior Sanchez (Cubed) ,Armand Van Helden (Armed) ,Daft Punk (Daft Traxx) ,Basement Jaxx (Atlantic Jaxx) and Roger Sanchez (R- senal). The Casanova of House, DJ/Producer Rene's original style and sound have gained him much respect and recognition from domestic labels and local house fans. Look for his two released tracks this year and many to come in the future on JungleBoogie Records/West Coast Cuisine.