MARSHALL JEFFERSON - CRAWDADDY 20TH FEB 2009

jonny68

MARSHALL JEFFERSON

20 Feb 2009

Crawdaddy

Adm €16. Advance tickets available from usual outlets subject to booking fee.


MARSHALL JEFFERSON
Support: Aaron Dempsey


Doors 11.30pm - Lobby Bar open from 5.30pm

There are a handful of men who have the title of "Godfather" of House. While many have legitimate claims to the title because of seniority and being there at the beginning, one stands out from the crowd as being the one that defined House music, and indeed dance music as we know it today. His name is Marshall Jefferson. In 1986 he played piano on a House record for the first time ever. The idea was so innovative that record companies told him that it wasn't even house music. That record was the platinum "House Music Anthem", and today you rarely hear a house record without piano.

Since then, Marshall's list of accomplishments in House music read like no one else. In 1987 he produced the first ever "Acid House" record "Acid Tracks" using the TB 303, and simultaneously launching the successful career of DJ Pierre. Also, he produced the first House record incorporating old tome soulful spiritual vocals, launching the successful careers of Ten City, Kim Mazelle and Ce Ce Rogers. All those early songs are blueprints for what we recognize today as Deep House, Garage and Techno music. The TB 303 is now the most sought after instrument for Techno artists and producers today.

It seems like almost every song Marshall produced turned into another form of music, which Marshall regrets, as he just wanted his songs to sound different from each other. Marshall was also the headline act in the first House music tour of Europe in 1987, and House music has remained since. The list of careers that Marshall has helped or launched reads like a who's who of dance music; Roy Davis Jr, Felix Da Housecat, Lil Louis, Frankie Knuckles, Steve "Silk" Hurley, and many others, not including thousands of producers/DJs that have been influenced by him.

The most impressive thing about Marshall, however is what separates him from all the others, his ability to consistently write the classic song. He is far and away the most covered songwriter in dance music today, with his back catalogue containing more than one hundred covers and sample licenses. This is because Marshall's forte has always been essentially groove-oriented.

In early spring of 1994 Marshall Jefferson came back from a four year sabbatical, returning to the UK he was surprised to see the lack of change in the dance music scene. He returned back to his first love, DJing. Six years on, he is one of the biggest DJs to come out of Chicago having played at every major club/event across Europe and playing resident to Europe's biggest dance festival Tribal Gathering/Big Love. Finally when we look at the House music spectrum in all its mutated forms from Deep House, Garage, Techno and Acid through the years, you can be sure he has contributed or influenced all of them!

jonny68

Really cant wait for this, my first nite out this year, Marshall Jefferson is undoubtely the Godfather of House music, anyone into House Music should go to this.:cool:

Fintomiginto

I agree, looking forward to it.:pac:

Cray92

This should be cracker,heard him in the temple of sound around 94 and have to say the atmosphere he created that nite was unreal.

jonny68

Cray92 wrote: »

This should be cracker,heard him in the temple of sound around 94 and have to say the atmosphere he created that nite was unreal.

Damn i never even knew about that gig (well i couldn't know about every single gig in Dublin:D)

see you there folks:)

Scubadevils

Excellent stuff, can't not think of this tune whenever I see his name, such memories...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Lb8z9YhvA

http://www.discogs.com/Marshall-Jefferson-vs-Noosa-Heads-Mushrooms/release/95

Couldn't find the original or Salt City Orchestra mixes on youtube, they'd be my favourites :pac:

Don't think I was at his gig in the Temple of Sound then either, although maybe as I didn't miss many nights there, especially around 94.

Fintomiginto

Just won 2 tickets to this, yeeehaaaaa!!!!:D

jonny68

Fintomiginto wrote: »

Just won 2 tickets to this, yeeehaaaaa!!!!:D

good man, im "hoping" to get some free tickets myself as cash is tight!!!;)

Fintomiginto

Hope it works out for ya.

Ill say hello if I see ya.

jonny68

Fintomiginto wrote: »

Hope it works out for ya.

Ill say hello if I see ya.

yeah do man im sure i know you from Bohs anyway.:)

actuallylike

Hey all, my mates are the ones who brought him over. They're an internet radio station but planning on bringing over some class DJ every couple of months just for promotion, so that's why he was only E16, there's no profit been made. Their website is radiomade.ie, his set from the night and also the support's will hopefully be up soon.
Cheers lads!

Fintomiginto

actuallylike wrote: »

Hey all, my mates are the ones who brought him over. They're an internet radio station but planning on bringing over some class DJ every couple of months just for promotion, so that's why he was only E16, there's no profit been made. Their website is radiomade.ie, his set from the night and also the support's will hopefully be up soon.
Cheers lads!

Sorry to burst your bubble mate but Mr Jefferson was cat that night.
Very underwhelemd by him. His mixing was really really bad.
The set had no structure whatsoever, was very dissapointed all in all.

Credit for getting him over though. €16 was value to.