Jay Denham
Jay Denham is a techno DJ from Kalamazoo (US state Michigan) who is one of the most important artists of Detroit techno with a variety of style-defining publications .
Denham, who played bass in various punk bands in the 1970s, moved to Detroit in the mid-1980s to study at Michigan State University . There he met Anthony Shakir , through whom he later met Derrick May . May encourages Denham to move completely to Detroit.
In 1990, the collaboration with Shakir and May resulted in the In Sync EP , which Denham released on Frictional under the pseudonym Vice .
In 1992 Denham moved back to Kalamazoo to start his own label Black Nation . His debut album Escape To The Black Planet was released in 1998 on Peter Wachas label Disko B .
Meanwhile there are several other releases from Denham on the labels KMS Records and Black Nation.
Albums
- Escape To The Black Planet (1998)
- Synthesized Society (1998)
- Fine Audio DJ Mix Series Vol. 9: Jay Denham (2005)
- The Truth (2008)
Web links
- Jay Denham at laut.de
- Artist page on MTV.de
- Jay Denham at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | Denham, Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American techno DJ |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |