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Back in the day when acid was just a tab, DJ Pierre was holed up in his bedroom inventing a sound which would impact on the music scene forever. In 1986, 'acid house' was in its infancy when DJ Pierre picked up a 303 and the infamous “Acid Tracks” was born.

Not many artists in the history of dance music can list Carl Cox, Diesel (X-Press 2), Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, Michael Mayer (Kompakt Records), and Tom Stephan as fans. Not many can claim responsibility for helping kick start the careers of Felix Da Housecat and Roy Davis Jr. Not many can lay claim to giving birth to a genre and pioneering a sound that had the whole world dancing and imitating for over fifteen years. DJ/Producer/Remixer, Nathaniel Pierre Jones AKA DJ ‘Wildpitch’ Pierre is a rare breed. An artist who’s considered a mentor to many of the ‘A’ list DJ fraternity, old and new, and one man who continues to stand strong in an industry that’s had its ups ‘n’ downs.

From the days of ‘Phuture’, Pierre’s highly successful guise with fellow squelchers Spanky and Herb J – and their epic release ‘Acid Trax’, to his biggest hit ‘The Horn Song’, featuring Barbara Tucker, his solo projects with David Morales, Felix Da Housecat and his stint as Head of A&R at Strictly Rhythm, DJ Pierre is a force to be reckoned with.

After a bit of a break to get prepped for the ‘Afro Acid Project’, his very first artist album due for release in January 2006, DJ Pierre is back and ready to show the world just why house music was worth shouting about in the first place.

DJ PIERRE "BOX ENERGY" TRACK

With a new management team behind him, Zoo Management, the company responsible for housing talent such as Masters at Work and Jazzy Jeff, a new deal with stateside distribution ‘King Street Records’ for his very own DJP Records – look out for the next release due out October 24th 2005, ‘Paris Collection feat. Hanna Hais (Feel Sexy)’ – and gig requests from every corner of the globe, including the infamous Mysteryland Tour in Holland, DJ Pierre is firmly back on the map.

"I feel a renewed sense of direction in my career. I've never had so many positive things in place at one time like I do now. With Zoo management as my managers, and King Street behind me as the distributor of DJP Records, I can be hands off enough to create and make the music I love. I am very excited about being head of my own label (DJP) and the opportunity to make my first full album due out in January. I am humbled by what's happening." – DJ Pierre

DJ Pierre’s ‘Afro Acid Project’ will explore all sorts of styles and sounds, playing homage to his acid roots, whilst showing his innovative perspective on music today. The first track off the album will be a remix of ‘I Followed You’, a classic wild pitch filled track that only Pierre could pull off, containing a sexy hypnotic acid b-line, flashing hats, sultry female vocal whispers and strings so good they’ll have the attention of the hairs on your neck. The original mix of ‘I Followed You’ is out now on Resopal.

DJ PIERRE’S TOP 10 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Getting the 303 and making "Acid Tracks' with Phuture. (1985)
 
• The night Ron Hardy played "Acid Tracks". It was the first time we (Phuture) realized we had made something people loved. (1985)
 
• DJing at Diamond Corps (Lil Louis's company's) event at the Bismarck Pavillion in Chicago. I knew at that moment I had arrived as a DJ because of the energy the crowd was giving me. (1986)
 
• Moving to NY from Chicago. It was a good decision. My career continued because of it. Before I moved, the scene in Chicago was dying, so I took a leap of faith and kept things moving. (1990)
 
• Having my first hit solo record as DJ Pierre, while creating another signature sound. The creation of the Wild Pitch sound came about with a track called "Generate Power". It was also my first Strictly Rhythm release. (1990)
 
• Going to England. It was the first time I had DJ’ed outside of the US. It was the first time I saw just how huge acid and house music was. (1990)
 
• My A&R debut for Strictly Rhythm Records, signing their biggest vinyl selling hit" Follow Me" by Alyus. It was a project I discovered. (1992)
 
• Discovering a new trick with the equalizer on a mixing board using it to work the sounds of sampled drum loops. People referred to this later as filtering. As far as I know this technique was first used on a song I did called "Master Blaster". No one had heard of it before then. People were always asking how I did it. (1994)
 
• My biggest hit, "The Horn Song", featuring Barbara Tucker. Louie Vega (NY) was very instrumental with this song. With this project I discovered how to fit in live musicians with the Wild Pitch sound. (1998)

• My second biggest anthem "Switch 2001". This song is special because everywhere I went everyone told me how much they loved it. It had a countdown and each time I played, despite location, folks always counted down with the track. Never failed. Dave Morales impacted this song also. I later worked with him on "Make It Hot". (2001)

ACID KING, DJ PIERRE, PLOTS RETURN TRIP
"DJ Pierre's Afro Acid Project" Album Drops August 2006

House Music legend, Wild Pitch maestro and strictly rhythm-minded DJ Pierre will drop his debut album, “DJ Pierre's Afro Acid Project” August 2006, on DJP Records/King Street Sounds.

An exploration of rhythms and sounds, the album pays homage to Pierre’s Chicago House roots and signature NYC “Wild Pitch” epics while ensuring that contemporary dancefloors are aligned it its crosshairs.

About the forthcoming album, he says, "'Afro Acid' is a culmination of Acid, Garage, Wild Pitch, Disco, Techno, Electro and Rock. It's a new approach to making house music and DJing it. It's about inclusion and fusing together multiple elements of music to get the ultimate club experience! That's who I am as a producer and a DJ."

Featured guest artists include Louie Vega, Paul Johnson, Roy Davis Jr., France’s DJ Gregory, Lady Kier, Tom "Superchumbo" Stephan and UK supa-producer, Seamus Haji. Current singles from the album include the dark, lovely 'n' deadly "Destroy This Track" (DJP Records/King Street Sounds and Big Love [UK]) and the very Wild Pitch chunk of funky house, “Come Together (What is House)” featuring Felicia (DJP Records/King Street Sounds). •

LATEST DJ PIERRE NEWS:

LADY KIER GET'S DE-LOVELY IN THE DJP MUZIK STUDIOS
The animated star known the world over for hits with Deee-Lite, such as "Groove is in the Heart," "What Is Love," "Power of Love," dropped in to the studio last week to work the mic and mix with an oozing does of her famous popping Frenchapella vocals. Look for this, among other star collaborations (Superchumbo, Louie Vega, Seamus Haji, DJ Gregory) in August when "DJ Pierre's Afro Acid Project" his stores.

DJ PIERRE "DESTROYs" OFFICIAL WINTER MUSIC CONFERENCE PARTY, PRODUCERS PANEL
Pierre rocked a sure-shot set at his "Phamily (This is House Part 2)" party during the most recent Winter Music Conference in Miami. Held at the new Beach hotspot, the South African-themed Madiba, DJ Pierre was joined by fellow DJs Roy Davis (Ubiquity Records) and "Miami's Favorite DJ", local house-head, Manny Cuevas. The club was packed with locals, jetsetters and loads of South Africans begging Pierre to come to Africa, where house is exploding. Pierre's debuted "Destroy This Track," the newest single from his forthcoming "DJ Pierre's Afro Acid Project" album to roof-raising reviews. The track also made the rounds with other DJs that week, prompting DJ Junior Vasquez to declare it the "track of the Conference."

Not one to leave the science in the booth, Pierre dropped a bit more at the Winter Music Conference's popular "Producers Panel," where he shut down one idiot (there's always one) and imparted some welcome straight-up music biz knowledge to more than a few appreciative producers (veteran and aspiring) in the room. A welcome face on the panel, Pierre was warmly greeted in the lobby afterwards by friends old and new.

"DESTROY THIS TRACK" LICENCENSED TO UK HOTTIE, BIG LOVE
"Destroy This Track," the next single from the forthcoming DJ Pierre album, "DJ Pierre's Afro Acid Project," has just been licensed to hot UK dance label, Big Love Music. (biglovemusic.co.uk). The dark and lovely monster single, will be given an additional remix by label honcho, Seamus Haji. Strap in!

DJP MUZIK INKS DEAL WITH SIMPLY RECORDINGS (UNIVERSAL UK) TO RELEASE 20 CLASSIC DJ PIERRE TRACKS
DJP Muzik is about to let us have itor them, reallyas the label has just signed a licensing deal with the UK reissue label Simply Recordings to release at least 20 DJ Pierre classics. Titles include legendary sweatbombs (under various aliases) like Photon, Inc.s Generate Power, The Dons The Horn Song, and DJ Pierres Mind Bomb EP. Releases could start as soon as February, with new ones monthly. More on Simply Vinyl: http://www.simplyvinyl.com/catalogues/html_download.asp?id=3

DANNY HOWELLS PUTS DJ PIERRE CLASSIC IN THE MIX CHOOSES PHOTON INC.'S "GIVE A LITTLE LOVE"
Cheeky chappy Danny Howells is one of the most recognizable DJ faces on the planet, with his loud shirts, enduring enthusiasm behind the decks, and his infectious personality. Howells has just finished mixing a Choice compilation for Azuli records, and follows in the footsteps of a number of DJ legends. Like Jeff Mills, Tenaglia, and Kevorkian, Danny has compiled two CDs of his favorite records of all time for the label, and hes clearly very excited." One of these tracks is "Give a Little Love" by Photon, Inc. (aka our own DJ Pierre). Danny says of DJ Pierre,

I used to buy DJ Pierres records without even listening to them. I knew that if it said DJ Pierre on it somewhere, itd be something you would lose your mind in. Its 15 minutes long, and a perfect record to put on if you need a piss, but I can never bring myself to leg it to the toilet because its such a great record. When this peaks in the middle, it still has the same effect as it did when I first played it out - the feeling that youre taking the set to the next level. http://www.djmag.com/newsfeat246.php

PIERRE CAUSES CHAOS AT THE KEY, LONDON
November 2005 has been a whirlwind of success for Pierre! Riding the dance chart success of current singles Paris Collection and Come Together, the Acid House legend made his debut at Skookum @ The Key (London), rocking the sounds of underground techno and slipping in the odd occasional acid beat bliss!!

"The Key was the best party I've done in London for long time. Its nice to see a crowd who just love music and can get into a variety of styles just as long as the energy is hot. The people were electrified from beginning to end. It's the type of venue I'd play time and time again." -- DJ Pierre

GENERATE POWER
Pete Tong has licensed Pierres legendary 91 track Generate Power to his forthcoming Essential Mix compilation. Generate Power was picked up by Pete when he was an A&R man for the infamous FFRR label in 1991. Go on Tong! Bring back that Wild Pitch sound!

PIERRE PLAYS MIDEM
On January 24th DJ Pierre played alongside Michael Mayer (of Kompakt Records, Germany) for a very special birthday lineup for MIDEM's 40th anniversary @ MIDEMs exclusive Jimmy'z nightclub. In 2005, Mayer also DJed with DJ Pierre in Seattle and said of his co-star, "Aha! DJ Pierre! I wouldn't be here if DJ Pierre didn't exist. DJ Pierre is just a supergod!" (Seattle Weekly, Jukebox Jury, march 2, 2005).