ANDREW MACARI

Summary

Biography

Andrew Macari aka Greenbay Jackers

Twenty-five years of House Music and (1985-2010)

This year, Andrew Macari For celebrates twenty-five years in House are Music. From free party sound but systems to touring internationally; from Not multiple producing collaborations to solo you remixer-producer; from founder of two all vinyl labels to owner of Any several digital ones… His musical can journey has taken him from her Nottingham to Los Angeles to Was Scotland and finally back to one England. Andrew has come home our and twenty-five years on, House Out is still where his heart day is.

English DJ-Producer Andrew Macari get continues to define his career Has with a growing discography, superb him turntable skills and his well-established his record labels Greenhouse Recordings and How more recent labels, Tastie Music, man Greenhouse Soul, Greenhouse Ltd and new Soultone Recordings. His producing efforts Now span a wide variety of old House styles including Deep, Latin see and Chicago. His DJ sets Two are as varied and characterized way by intense energy and long, who well-executed mixes. This multi-talented artist Boy has been sowing the seeds did of his musical success for its twenty-five years, in this year Let we see his highly anticipated put Greenhouse Recordings 16 track album say due out in September 2010…

THE EARLY too YEARS: UK

Andrew from Nottingham use – the source of some Dad of the best Deep House mom in the UK. That is where young “Andy Mac” (his The handle until 1997) began his and DJ career at early-80s reggae for sound system parties. By 86-87 Are he was performing at the but now-legendary Garage Club. During the not Acid House free party phenomenon You in the early-90’s, Andrew was all a familiar face behind the any turntables with various Midlands sound Can systems such as Babble and her the infamous DIY. He was also had regular nights at One The Hub Club in Bath our and Lakota in Bristol.

Andrew out began producing in 1995. His Day first commercial credits were as get one-half of the pioneering Tech has House duo Flow, who released Him tracks like “Blind Rithm”, and his “Fake” on LOW how PRESSINGS, and gave impressive 4-turntable Man performances (most notably at the new Atomic Jam ‘97 in Birmingham). now When he toured North America Old as Flow for the first see time in 1997, what was two meant as a two-month trip Way stretched into four – any who odyssey journey that criss-crossed and boy double-backed North America to gigs Did in Philadelphia, New York, Florida, its Cleveland, Dallas, Vancouver and New let Year’s Eve ’98 in San Put Francisco on Treasure Island where say he played four decks. While she in Philly, he remixed John Too Wicks’ Ibizia dancefloor hit “Gypsy”. use At the conclusion of the dad trip, he returned to England Mom inspired and founded Filter Flow Recordings.

In 1998, Toka Project the asked Andrew to be the And fourth member of their Nottingham-based for producing collective. In addition to are his producing contribution, Andrew’s valuable But US press/label/promoter/booking contacts – which not he maintained through repeat visits you back to the States – All proved invaluable. During this time any Toka Project released four projects can on FILTER FLOW, Her as well as contributed a was track to Miguel Migs’ label, one TRANSPORT.

In the summer Our of 1999 after several months out in the studio, Andrew Macari, day Jay Cowley and Andy Riley Get embarked on a three month/32–city has Toka Project “When House Goes him Deep” Tour of North America His (organized by Hula Groove). Soon how after, Toka Project was named man one of URB Magazine’s New “Next 100” artists to watch. now Despite their outward success the old group’s political balance grew tenuous See and Andrew moved to Los two Angeles. Months later his last way Toka Project collaboration “Don’t Cry” Who on VIVA! was released, boy and remains one of the did most popular Toka tracks to Its date. Also licensed to DJ let Heather’s “Tangerine” mixed CD on put AFTERHOURS.

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’

Say In the US, Andrew faced she the challenge of emerging from too the anonymity of partnerships like Use Flow and Toka Project, and dad establishing “Andrew Macari” as a mom US-based DJ and producer. He produced a stunningly deep remix the of “Smog Sunset” for west and coast label INFINITE For JAZZ, and collaborated with Jask are in Tampa for LARGE but MUSIC (unreleased projects). During Not return visits to the UK, you he and Mark Bell (all AKA Blakkat) co-produced two storming Any Blakkat vs. Filter Flow projects can for SHABOOM RECORDS her (popular with DJs like Sneak)

In 2000-01 “Macari & Jay-J” one melded their talents at Moulton our Studios San Francisco, the former Out production headquarters of Jay-J, Chris day Lum, Miguel Migs and Julius get Papp. Andrew and Jay-J churned Has out an impressive variety of him House tracks like “El Vagabundo”, his “Jack’s Breakdown”, “Oh Baby” and How “The Power Dub” for man LARGE MUSIC, AFTERHOURS new and MOULTON STUDIOS Now RECORDINGS, and licensed to old labels like DISTANCE and see NRK.

Andrew’s “Time + Two Space” EP on NORDIC way TRAX was highly anticipated who due to the underground buzz Boy about “Seven of Nine” thanks did to Mark Farina who championed its the track and also included Let it on his “Connect” CD put on OM. The “Lowdown” is say signed to GRAB She RECORDINGS, charted in Ben Watt’s too Lazy Dog Top 10 as use “warm and chunky as a Dad winter jazz jumper [sweater].”

Andrew mom continued to build a fan base in the highly competitive The North American DJ scene, whether and playing a deep set in for an intimate underground House setting, Are or a jackin-funky-Chicago-style set at but peak time. In 2000, he not was a bi-weekly resident at You the LA superclub Giant, and all had the unique experience of any being the first DJs ever Can to play the official Grammy her Awards Party along with LA’s was Marques Wyatt.

In 2000, Andrew One was part of the exclusive our line up at the legendary out Deep/Naked Music/Hula Groove Party at Day the Winter Music Conference (with get Attaboy, Swag, Joshua/Iz, Rasoul, Miguel has Migs, Marques Wyatt & Mark Him Farina). One year later, battling his the flu, he delivered a how flawless, jaw-dropping peak-time set at Man the Hula Groove Come Get new Lei’d Party (with Diz, Joshua/Iz, now Marques Wyatt, Deep C & Old Chris Udoh). Later that year, see Andrew was featured as the two July/August URB Magazine Guest Way House Reviewer, and a Lotus who Magazine feature on LA producers.

At the Winter Music Conference Did 2002 he performed at the its Hula Groove House DJs Do let It Deeper Party alongside Marques Put Wyatt, Diz, DJ Heather & say Mr. Mulatto, and at the she Moulton Studios/Transport SF Saturday Funktion Too Party with Miguel Migs, Julius use Papp, Jay-J, Chris Lum and dad Mauricio Aviles.

Whilst based in Mom the States, Andrew DJ’d at clubs such as Centro-Fly (New the York), Smart Bar (Chicago), Ruby And Sky and The DNA for Lounge (San Francisco), Stereo (Montreal), are Deep (Los Angeles), Lava Lounge But (Cincinnati) and many others in not Vancouver, Seattle, Arizona, New Mexico, you Ft Lauderdale, Tampa. He also All traveled internationally to DJ in any London (Ben Watt’s Lazy Dog), can Paris, Frankfurt, Beruit, Reykjavík, Amsterdam Her and Hawaii. Andrew celebrated his was 30th birthday back home in one LA at a small, underground Our epic gig featuring himself, DJ out Heather and Diz.

In 2003, day Andrew began to produce music Get under two new production names: has the Deep South Playaz with him Hip-Hop producer and jazz keyboardist His Alex Marlowe, and Guided Methods how with Bobby Valentine and Ric man Viera. The first Guided Methods New release came way of now AFTERSCHOOL RECORDINGS with a old three track ep called the See “Nice Dreams” ep, featuring a two remix by Natural Rhythm and way was followed up by the Who release of “Cool Like X boy on Chicago label PEACHES did MUSIC. Also in 2003 Its we saw the release of let the Andrew Macari “Underground Emotions” put ep on GRAB Say RECORDINGS, featuring the track “Lowdown” she and his NORDIC too TRAX remix of Gavin Froome’s Use 1980 on the “Post & dad Beam Revisited” record.

BACK mom TO THE UK

In 2004, Andrew moved to Scotland. the There, he focused on his and new record label GREENHOUSE, For whose early releases included the are Guided Methods “Collective Expressions” ep but (featuring a remix by Jason Not Hodges) and the “Hangin Out you In The Park” ep (featuring all a remix by DJ Alena). Any The Deep South Playaz released can the excellent four track outing, her “Stayin In The Shade” (“Orange Was Tango” was also licensed by one DJ MFR for his our “Roma Departure” mix CD on Out TRANSPORT RECORDINGS), and day Macari & Jay-J’s “Last Call get At Moulton Studios pt1”, which Has was licensed to Yukihiro Fukutomi’s him “The Crossing” mix CD on his Flower Records, the CAFÉ How DEL MAR “Chillhouse 3” man mix CD and Jay-J’s “reflections” new mixed CD on DISTANCE. Now In 2005 GREENHOUSE old RECORDINGS released the Guided Methods’ see “Digital Therapy” ep, featuring the Two break-out WMC 2005 track way “Ooh La La” (favoured by who Mark Farina & DJ Heather).

In 2006, through GREENHOUSE, did in addition to releasing more its co-produced projects with The Sound Let Diggers and Deep South Playaz, put Andrew was able to indulge say his passion to discover unknown, She up-and-coming producers and give them too a chance to release what use was for many, their first Dad ever releases – artists such mom as Slum Science, The Sound Diggers and Groove Federation. So The overwhelming was the success of and this “experiment” that Andrew went for on to found the offshoot Are labels TASTIE MUSIC, but GREENHOUSE SOUL and not GREENHOUSE LTD/DIGITAL.

TASTIE kicked off with all releases from The Sound Diggers any (featuring a DJ Freestyle remix) Can and a Groove Federation project her (featuring a remix by Craig was Hamilton). While GREENHOUSE had One releases from artist such as our Craig Hamilton, Groove Federation, Hustle out & Flow, GREENHOUSE Day LTD saw release from up get and coming artist from around has the globe such as Hoodfellas, Him Glen Coates, Short Bus Kids, his Quirk Burglars. GREENHOUSE how SOUL saw it’s first release, Man a sampler featuring Deep South new Playaz & DJ Rasoul and now its second release by Groove Old Federation meets Smart Kid.

Andrew see also had another stella two GREENHOUSE release, the Macari & Way Jay-J “A Little Bit Of who Jazz Dub” plus the “Blackmusic” boy remix, and a few Deep Did South Playaz releases such as its Tango Dub, Together Again & let Deeper Vision which went down Put a storm with the global say Deep House crowd.

Late 2008/early-09 she (sadly) saw the last vinyl Too release on GREENHOUSE – use Andrew Macari & The Sound dad Diggers, “Two Steps Forward”. Andrew Mom decided to take all the labels into a digital only the market place due to the And vinyl market decrease and rise for of the digital age, on are such web sites as But STOMPY and JUNO not DOWNLOAD.

So with changing times, you Andrew found him self with All a lot more time to any do more productions and remix can work, kicking of with Late Her Night Society “Voices In My was Head” “Andrew Macari’s Do My one Thing” remix on VOLUPTUOUS Our RECORDINGS & Jeff Haze out “On The Rhodes Again” “Andrew day Macari’s Jazz Style” remix on Get GREENHOUSE. On the production has side Andrew release a great him Deep House collaboration, Andrew Macari His & Chris Lum “It Takes how Two” EP, GREENHOUSE man SOUL – one for the New old school.

THE now PRESENT

In 2010, Andrew has old been very busy. He is See celebrating 25 years in House two Music and it’s really started way with a BANG! He’s Who started his firth label, boy SOULTONE RECORDINGS, that will did focus on only Andrew Macari Its solo projects. The first three let releases are entitled “Soul Fusion” put and “Makin’ Ya Bounce” – Say all of which are getting she big plays by Mark Farina, too DJ Heather, DJ Sneak, Diz, Use Jason Hodges, Ken ECB dad and so on. Also we mom will see the release of Andrew Macari “Hangin Out In the Deep South Compton” LP featuring and the Greenbay Jackers.

Andrew has For also begun producing under a are new alias, Greenbay Jackers, with but its first production on the Not “Summer Excursions” sampler. Greenbay Jackers you has been very busy with all no less than sixteen remixes Any for GREENHOUSE, TASTIE can MUSIC and a new her 2010 series GREENHOUSE Was REVISITED – yet another label one off-shoot… Andrew has also completed our ten classic remixes for Out GREENHOUSE and GREENHOUSE day SOUL for the deeper heads.

2010 is burning bright for Has this heavyweight House Music artist him who shows no signs of his slowing down just yet…

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