It is time for me to introduce the audience to my best friend and long time music partner aka Rex. His most recognized moniker is DJ 7Up which is also used by a more popular DJ. This is my aka Rex.
I could have brought him up in 1983 when posting Fascination or State Farm. It was Don Quixote that reminded me of how influential, inspirational and enlightening my relationship with aka Rex turned out to be throughout most of my life. He introduced me to house music, high energy music, Euro-disco and he was one of the first individuals who discussed record production with me. I am going to play you one of our collaborations when we transition to my first record label in 1999.
Our first recording was made as the duo The Art Department circa 1987. Unfortunately I don’t have any of those sound recordings preserved. They were epic records created by two 18 year bffs that put their similar taste in funky up tempo music to work.
https://www.blackhistory.mit.edu/archive/bang-orchestra-hologram-ca-late-1980s
Rex turned me on to hundreds of bangers. Here is one of the earlier ones.
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