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 Dj Pierre's
Afro Acid Project’, his very first artist album,
DJ Pierre is back and ready to show the world just why
house music was worth shouting about in the first place.
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 distribution deal ‘S12/Simply
Vinyl’ for his very own DJP Records – 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,
and S12 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. 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. |