Electronic Dance Music
In the late 1970’s and early 80’s, house music was born in our city, the City of Chicago. It began as a derivative of the disco break. Some of our friends and acquaintances such as Frankie Knuckles, Vince Lawrence, Jesse Saunders and Marshall Jefferson were among the early pioneers of this sound. Over the years it developed into many different genres and sub-genres, drawing influences from the vibrant music scenes in cities such as New York, Detroit, San Francisco, London, Paris, and Berlin.
Revolutionary Music co-founder Jeremiah Seraphine has been heavily involved in Chicago’s vibrant house music scene since the mid 90s. He was also heavily influenced by the many techno, tech house, breaks and electro DJs that performed at the legendary Gainesville, FL nightclub Simon’s Innermind in the early to mid 90s. He is responsible for dance music A&R at Revolutionary Music.
Revolutionary Music’s Influences for A&R
Deep House Music
Chicago is the deep house capital of the world. The DJs and producers who have influenced the Revolutionary Music deep house music sound, by in large, call or have called Chicago home. They include Mark Grant, Diz, Mark Farina, Glenn Underground, Frankie Knuckles and J.T. Donaldson.
The San Francisco deep house sound is the other half of Revolutionary Music’s deep house A&R influence. For several years Jeremiah Seraphine paid a monthly visit to the Bay Area. His deep house music taste was heavily influenced by his bay area friends including Rasoul, Mauricio Aviles, Charles Spencer, Miguel Migs, Sunshine, Corey Black and Lance DeSardi.
Revolutionary Music’s deep house sound, in short, is a combination of the Chicago and San Francisco deep house sounds. RM artists such as Shifty Johnson, Sista Stroke, DJ Goulet, K Ford, Jeremiah Seraphine, ELEV8TOR and Backseat Bingo all produce deep house for Revolutionary Music.
Jackin’ House
In the late 90s and the beginning of the millennium a new sound emerged in house music drawing on the lead from Chicago house music legends Derrick Carter, Justin Long and Mark Farina and new forces such as Bryan Jones, The Sound Republic and Joey Youngman. This new sound has had many names such as Funky House, Jackin’ House and Dirty House. Over the years this sound evolved into many different sub genres. Revolutionary Music has released a number of Jackin’ House releases by artists such as Shifty Johnson, Soul Jay, Backseat Bingo, K Ford, Uptown Tones, Sista Stroke and Andrew Emil. There is more to come from DNA and Nathan Stewart.
Tech House, Minimal, Glitch, Fidget and Electro House
Chicago’s underground party scene, specifically Revolutionary Music’s Safe House and the illmeasures events such as Resonate and the Freakeasy, have showcased a number of DJs who fuse Chicago’s firmly rooted house music sensibilities with the latest in cutting edge tech house, fidget, minimal, glitch and electro, ushering in a unique hybrid sound that is blowing up dancefloors. DJs Striz, Adrienne Sanchez, Shifty Johnson, Lee Jarvis and Ryan Scott have been on the forefront of this new sound. Revolutionary Music has signed new music that fits this hybrid groove from Earl Jives, Ryan Scott, Shifty Johnson and K Ford.
