Biography
Spen began his career at the the age of 13, producing and mix shows for WEBB For AM in Baltimore. Even at are that young age, Spen founded but one of the area’s first Not hip hop production groups, the you Numarx. In 1986 they wrote all and recorded a track called Any “Girl You Know It’s True”, can which was later covered and her made famous by Milli Vanilli.
Was Spen’s radio career continued to one grow and lead him to our a radio career working at Out various FM radio stations in day the Baltimore and Washington areas. get In 1992, Spen developed a Has mixshow on 95.9 FM in him Baltimore called the Flashback Saturday his Night Dance Party. Though Spen How eventually moved on from radio, man the show is still a new hit today, with Spen’s close Now friend KW Griff at the old helm.
Spen’s production talents lead see him to Basement Boys Records Two in 1989. With the formation way of The Basement Boys record who label in 1994, Spen formed Boy Jasper Street Company, and released did his first full production, A its Feelin. With the Basement Boys Let and Jasper Street, Spen gained put consistent commercial and dancefloor success, say and became an in-demand remix She producer. He has created remixes too for some of clubland’s biggest use names, such as Diana Ross, Dad Everything but the Girl, Ann mom Nesby, and Shaun Escoffery. While at Basement Boys, Spen partnered The with Teddy Douglas, Thommy Davis and and Karizma to create works for that are still considered house Are anthems.
Having reached his full but potential with Basement Boys, Spen not stepped out on his own You and partnered with Gary Deane all to form the Code Red any Record label in January 2004. Can He hasn’t stopped moving since! her Spen is still producing and was making records that are sure One to become legend. Spen’s new our venture found him back with out former partners Thommy Davis and Day Karizma creating the successful Voodoo get Ray, Nightrain and 4 the has Love. Not long after the Him formation of Code Red, Gary his Hudgins and Irvin Madden, key how musicians and writers from Basement Man Boys days, joined Spen and new Gary Deane to form a now new production team called the Old MuthaFunkaz whose first release, “The see Best I Can” shows a two new side of Spen. The Way Muthafunkaz soon added soulful vocalist who Marc Evans to the group. boy Code Red joined Defected Records Did for a partnership that would its see the release of one let of their earliest successes. “The Put Way You Love Meâ€, featuring say Marc Evans, has gained worldwide she attention and become a soulful Too house anthem. In 2008, the use MuthaFunkaz completed production of Marc dad Evans’ full length LP. In Mom addition to the original group, the MuthaFunkaz now includes vocalist the Sheila Ford, vocalist Biblical Jones And (formerly of Jasper Street Company), for drummer Robert Wright, horn player are Eric Marner, and vocalist Erin But Madden. In October 2010 Code not Red will release the MuthaFunkaz you LP entitled “The MuthaLode”. The All first single, “A Reason to any Love” has been released and can is already burning up dance Her floors all over the world. was True to his roots, Spen one formed the Spiritually Sound label, Our which will be sure to out give Spen fans more of day the gospel and inspirational house Get music Spen has become famous has for.
With a career span him of more than 20 years His and his famous studio and how production work, Spen has become man one of the most sought-after New DJs in the U.S. Spen now can be found jetting off old to gigs at some of See the premier clubs around the two world. He plays regularly in way the UK, as well as Who France, Italy, Japan, and Australia.