BIOGRAPHY
Freddy Fresh is an American underground musician, DJ and electronic music producer. Fresh has recorded for over 100 independent record labels, including major labels Sony UK, Virgin, BMG UK, and Harthouse Germany. He is also founder of the record labels Howlin’ Records, Electric Music Foundation, and Analog.
Fresh had two international hit records in the UK, "Badder Badder Schwing" (featuring Fatboy Slim) and "What It Is". Fresh has performed in clubs, as well as festivals, including: Glastonbury Festival, Creamfields Festival UK, Reading-Leeds Festival, and Jazz and Groove Festival.
HISTORY
In addition to a growing U.S. audience, Fresh was also one of the few contemporary non-Detroit musicians of the techno/electro genre to receive a strong European following. His records for Experimental, Harthouse and Martin "Biochip C" Damm's Anodyne label were evidence of his popularity in Europe and also strengthened his international presence. Although Fresh's releases included tracks in hip hop, house music, techno and trance music, his musical essence exists in the electro and breaks subgenres.
Although Fresh grew up listening to gothic rock and new wave, a trip to the Bronx, New York, U.S. in 1984 introduced him to the hip hop scene. Fresh began collecting DJ tapes (Shep Pettibone and Marley Marl) and records from the Jonzun Crew, Newcleus, Liquid Liquid, Cerrone, Shannon and Cat Stevens.
Fresh's first studio recording was released on Boogie Down Productions, with Fresh remixing a track for The Man & His Music Dedication album for Scott La Rock. Fresh then constructed his own studio, collecting numerous analog and modular synthesizers as part of the building process.[citation needed] In 1992, after releasing debut singles on Nu Groove and Experimental, Fresh's first record label, Analog Recordings, was formed in late 1992, and grew to include numerous imprints: Analog UK, Butterbeat, Electric Music Foundation, Socket and Boriqua.
The label and its offshoots have since attracted Thomas Heckman, Tim Taylor, Cari Lekebusch, DJ Slip, the Bassbin Twins, and Biochip C. In 1995, Fresh signed a contract with German techno label Harthouse Records and his second full-length album, Accidentally Classic, was released by the label's UK arm in late 1996—a Harthouse U.S. reissue was later released.
His third album, The Last True Family Man, was released on the Eye Q label and resulted in two international chart hits, "Badder Badder Schwing" (featuring Fat Boy Slim) and "What It Is". The recordings peaked at number 34 and number 63, respectively, in the 1999 UK Singles Chart. Several singles and a mix album followed, until 2001's release, Music for Swingers. Fresh subsequently issued numerous albums on Howlin Records.
In the late 1990s, he formed the record label Against The Grain with then-partner Krafty Kuts. Fresh also released records through the Wisconsin, U.S.-based Drop Bass Network and the German label "Electrecord."[citation needed]
In 2000 Fresh also formed a collectors label specializing in vinyl 45 singles, called "Howlin' Records", and released over 35 singles and four albums through the label. The catalog of Howlin' Record includes "Have Records Will Travel," "Outstanding in His Field," "Diggin' Up Ghosts," "Surrounded By Funk" and Howlin’ Greatest Hits.
In 2004 Fresh released the reference book entitled Freddy Fresh Presents The Rap Records, which covers the history of the early independent "old school" rap scene, and provides an extensive catalog of rap releases from 1979 to 1989. The book was featured in The Source, Vibe, The New York Times and Village Voice, and won journalism awards in the U.S.—it is recognized as the only reference book on the subject.[citation needed] Fresh released the updated second edition, with over 740 pages and more than 2,500 color photographs.
In 2008 Fresh released the updated Freddy Fresh Presents The Rap Records Book Revised Edition that contains thousands of full-color photos from the independent rap scene.
In 2014 Fresh teaches DJ techniques at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Fresh began work on his long awaited album "Play The Music" with a launch of various singles starting with the song Hardcore Rocka done with Andy Ictus feat. Jamaica Reggae stars Tanto Metro & Devonte with a video released in October 2014.
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums:
Play The Music (CD,Album) HCD08 2015
Textura (20xFile, MP3, 320) Howlin' Records HDG 04 2009
Tangene (10xFile, MP3, Album) Howlin' Records HDG 03 2009
Time Again (15xFile, MP3, 320) Howlin' Records HDG 01 2008
Freddy Fresh Presents Rory Hoy - Cosmic Child (CD, Album) Howlin' Records HCD06 2008
Surrounded By Funk 2 versions Howlin' Records 2007
Freddy Fresh Presents The Conductor Crucified - Its Sorta Like Sweeping In The Wind (CD, Album) Stark Ravin' Records SRCD01 2007
Diggin' Up Ghosts (CD, Album) Howlin' Records HCD03 2005
Outstanding In His Field (CD, Album) Howlin' RecordsHowlin' CD 02 2004
Have Record Will Travel 2 versions Howlin' Records 2003
Freddy Fresh & MPC Genius - The Trainspotters Dream Mastermix Vol. 3 (CD, Album, Mixed, Promo) Delic Records FFCD-003 2003
Music For Swingers 2 versions Brooklyn Music Limited (BML) 2002
Watch That Sound 2 versions Millennium Records 2002
Freddy Fresh & MPC Genius - The Trainspotters Dream Mix Vol. 1 (CD, Album, Mixed, Promo) Howlin' Records 2002
Freddy Fresh & MPC Genius - The Trainspotters Dream Mastermix Vol. 1 (CD, Album, Mixed, Promo) Delic Records FFCD-002 2002
The Last True Family Man 8 versions Eye Q (UK) 1998
Accidentally Classic 3 versions Harthouse1996
Freddy Fresh / Biochip C. - Los Amigos En Electro 2 versions Anodyne (2)1996
Analog Space Funk (CD, Album) Analog Records USA none 1996
Freddie Fresh* Presents Nitrate - Acid Stuker (CD, Album) Death Becomes Me, Labworks UK DBMLABCD 9 1996
Compilations
Abstract Funk Theory 3 versions Obsessive 2001
DJ Mixes
The Rap Records - The Mastermix (3xCD, Mixed) Ful-Fill Recording FFR007 2010
The Essential Mix 3 versions Word Up Records 1998
Freddy Fresh Presents B-Boy Stance (Original Old Skool Party Rockers) 3 versions Strut 2002
Still / The Joint (CD, Mixed) Sanctuary Records SANCD008 2000
DJ Freddie Fresh* / DJ Tim Taylor* - Transcore Version 4.0 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Fairway Record 50548 1995
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