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Joseph Lorenzo Jr. Welbon (born May 9, 1963), known by the stage name Joe Smooth, is an American house music producer and DJ who gained international acclaim during the early 1980s.[1] By the new millennium he held the reputation of working with acts like Destiny's Child, Ludacris, New Order, Whitney Houston, and many others across genres. He is often credited as essential to the creation of house music as a genre, with co-production of the Chip E "Jack Trax" ep, and became an influence to major groups like Daft Punk, who often played Joe Smooth's music during early live shows.
Joe Smooth has earned gold and platinum record awards for his work. In 2015 he started his own record label, Indie Art Music, focusing on producing music in all genres and all areas of the music industry. In 2023 the label merged with the Atlantic Traxx Group run by legendary industry music manager and A&R Michael Hague to form IAM TRAXX which will continue the original label's ethics of releasing quality dance and electronic music of all genres from both major and upcoming artists worldwide.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 314. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
Joseph Lorenzo Jr. Welbon (born May 9, 1963), known by the stage name JoeSmooth, is an American house music producer and DJ who gained international acclaim...
Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., JoeSmooth, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture...
appreciated for some time. The cover version of "Promised Land" (originally by JoeSmooth) was the only release which surfaced from the Modernism: A New Decade...
Grays featuring Jordan Shaw – Something Real (Cosmic Gate Remix) (2020) JoeSmooth – Promised Land (Cosmic Gate's No Gravity Remix) (2020) Andrew Rayel and...
(Malaysia), 10 February 2017 [1] Joe Ma to Collaborate in New Drama With Kate Tsui. Retrieved March 24, 2015 [2] Smooth Talker AF.net page. Retrieved March...
musical anthology film Moonwalker, in the film's sixth and longest segment, "Smooth Criminal". He played the antagonist, crime boss Frankie "Mr. Big" LiDeo...
"Independent Women Part I" (album version) – 3:41 "Independent Women Part I" (JoeSmooth 200 Proof 2 Step mix) – 4:17 "Independent Women Part I" (Maurice's radio...
Hard or Smooth is the second album released by Wreckx-n-Effect. It was released on November 24, 1992, for MCA Records and featured production from Teddy...
a visual rebranding of the label, a 25th Anniversary mixtape mixed by JoeSmooth and has signed, released and produced singles from Little Boots, Nic Sarno...
which now houses the offices of the Metro staff. DJs Frankie Knuckles and JoeSmooth performed regularly. Ministry and similar bands performed their new industrial...
Michaels, DJ THADX, along with productions and music by Chicago House legend JoeSmooth. In 2002, Trax Records formed a joint venture with Casablanca Media in...
called 'The Collective'. Their first production was a re-working of JoeSmooth's "Promised Land" featuring Peyton on lead vocals and Shelley Preston (formerly...
Ibiza Classics album. Nic's remix of Promised Land (a rework of the 1987 JoeSmooth classic featuring Disciples) was featured on the LP, released by Universal...
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, actor, and businessman. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist...
Curtis Jones, Paul Johnson, Frankie Knuckles, Lil' Louis, Jesse Saunders, JoeSmooth, Julius the Mad Thinker and Ten City The city is host to the Chicago House...
Eddie Amador, Gary Pine, Janelle Monáe, Jean Beauvoir, Joachim Garraud, JoeSmooth, Kurd Maverick, Olav Basoski, Perry Farrell, Ron Carroll, Sander Kleinenberg...
Langley, Sound Syndicate, Igor Garnier, Didier Vanelli, Mia Calderon, JoeSmooth, Marshall Jefferson, and Jesse Saunders himself. In 2009, Saunders released...
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