A NEW RELEASE I'D RECOMMEND TO ALL DISCO/JAZZ FUNK FANS

[Pete B]

Just listened through to a new CD we got in the shop today by Joey Negro presents the Sunburst Band "Until the End of Time"and I really thought I should tell some of you people about. This is a brand new CD in the same kind of style as maybe Brand New Heavies/Incognito but with more of a disco/early 80's feel - there is even a Go Go track! It features a few 70's disco stars (Linda Clifford, Taka Boom, Lucy Martin and Norma Jean Chic) and has some nice souly mid tempo cuts along side some great modern disco. I know peeps were moaning about much contempory music being at a bit boring, so if you need your faith restored I'd recommend picking up a copy of this album. :D :D

[SandraDee]

Joey Negro's consistantly been putting out really impressive records for 15 years now. His real name is Dave lee & he apparently loves disco music so much that he's known as Disco Dave! :D

[Pete B]

Just found this rather amusing QnA with Mr Lee - well it made me chuckle

QnA: Dave Lee - DJ / Producer/Remixer/Lover - London, England

When we first met super DJ/Producer/Remixer Joey Negro we were shocked and amazed to learn that he was not Puerto Rican as his moniker suggested and that his real name was Dave Lee. Using more monikers than Salman Rushdie when he was in the witness protection program, Dave alternately records as Joey Negro, Doug Willis, Sunburst Band, Jakatta and more. One of the funniest DJ’s in the house music scene, nearly every record he touches turns to gold! Some of you may remember his contributions including his previous Sunburst Band LP, Jakatta LP, Thelma Houston "I Need Someone Tonight", Can't Get High Without U, Universe of Love LP, his remixes of Erro, Brand New Heavies, Blaze and Roy Ayers. On the eve of the release of a new Sunburst Band album called "Until the End of Time" on his label Z Records, BounceFM.Com is proud to present Joey Negro. Here’s some of what he had to say:

Dave Lee


NAME - Mr David Lee Esquire

NICK NAME - Mr Phista

AGE - 39

PROFESSION - Producer/DJ

CITY - London

COUNTRY - UK

HOUSE MUSIC ROOKIE YEAR 86 for house, or about 78 for that crazy syndrum
filled disco shit

YOUR AFFILIATION TO THE HOUSE MUSIC INDUSTRY - Producer, remixer, DJ, label
owner, break dancer

FIRST RECORD YOU EVER BOUGHT - Sweet "Blockbuster"

LAST RECORD YOU BOUGHT Rashaan Paterson's new CD "Afterhours"

TOP 5 CLUBS IN YOUR AREA In UK? - Fabric, Southport Weekender, Ultragroove,
L'america, The Manor Born

TOP 5 RECORD STORES IN YOUR AREA - Black Market, Reckless, Vinyl Junkies,
Juno, DJ Friendly

FESTIVALS IN YOUR AREA WORTH ATTENDING - They are all ok if you are with
good people and the sun is shining.

DEFINE HOUSE MUSIC FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW? I'm pretty sure all likely to read this will know.

HOW DOES HOUSE MUSIC INFLUENCE YOUR WORK? It is what I do, so quite a bit actually.

WHATS THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE MADE IN HOUSE MUSIC? Not enough flute.

WHEN WERE YOU FIRST INTRODUCED TO HOUSE MUSIC? 1986, when I worked in a record shop.

WHAT CLUBS DID YOU FREQUENT WHEN YOU FIRST JOINED THE SCENE?
The Embassy Suite, The Tartan House, High on Hope, the Brain, Troubles
House, and various one offs.

DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE Soulful, musical, good chord progressions (when
possible) but with a reasonable amount of energy

IF SOMEONE WROTE A SONG TO DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY/LIFE, WHAT WOULD THE TITLE BE?
"I don't know what it is, but I want to put it in my mouth"

WHAT PROJECT ARE YOU WORKING ON THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
A new Sunburst Band album called "Until the End of Time" on my label Z Records

WHICH OF YOUR PREVIOUS PROJECTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
Previous Sunburst Band LP, Jakatta LP, Thelma Houston "I Need Someone Tonight", Can't get High Without U, Universe of Love LP, my remixes of Erro, Brand New Heavies, Blaze, Roy Ayers.

CRYSTALLIZE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO HOUSE MUSIC IN ONE SENTENCE.
I'm not the person to do that.

WHAT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS DOING AS A CAREER IF YOU NEVER GOT INTO HOUSE MUSIC?
I see myself as working with Horses - maybe in the Cavalry.

WHO WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR BIGGEST MUSICAL INFLUENCES?
70's jazz funk/Disco, 80's boogie - George Duke, Burgess, Adams, Lonnie
Liston Smith, Patrice Rushen, Brit Funk, EW&F, Burrell Brothers, Mr Fingers,
early Pal Joey, 80's FK, Marshall Jefferson, John Barry,

IF I LOOKED IN YOUR CD PLAYER NOW, WHAT KIND OF MUSIC MIGHT I SEE?
In the car I have Roy Ayers, Natalie Cole, Emperors New Cloths, Reel People,
Jamiroqui late night tales,

WHAT IMPORTANT TRENDS DO YOU SEE IN OUR INDUSTRY?
At the moment, lots of people going out of business, which isn't good one!

WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE HOUSE MUSIC MOMENT?
"Do What You Feel" getting into the UK Top 40

WHERE DO YOU SEE OUR SCENE 10 YEARS FROM NOW?
Christ knows; let's just hope it is still going strong.

WHAT ROLE WILL TECHNOLOGY PLACE IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF HOUSE MUSIC?
Hopefully quite a lot. We need something to shake things up a bit.

WHATS THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION ABOUT HOUSE MUSIC?
That it is boring monotonous crap, a lot of it is; but it isn't all like that!

WHAT SEPRATES A GOOD DJ FROM A GREAT ONE?
The night, the records in his box at that moment, his frame of mind, the crowd he is playing to. All great DJ's have plenty of nights when they are just OK.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE COMING UP IN THE SCENE TODAY?
Think about a career in the cavalry.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR OWN PERSONALITY?
Funny, weird, annoying, obsessive, liberal.

WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE GOALS?
In the back the net.

ACCORDING TO YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS, HOW SUCCESSFUL HAVE YOU BEEN SO FAR?
Very successful.

WHO OR WHAT ANNOYS YOU?
Tony Blair and George Bush (and his cronies) bullying the world - assholes!

WHO WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD HERO?
I was big into Glam Rock, so believe it or not, Gary Glitter. Though I've had to revise that of late.

DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY.
Weekday, get up around 8.30. Meet personal trainer in park for an hour at 9am. Back home, then in studio from 10am till.

SPEAKING OF SEXY, WHICH CELEBRITIES TO YOU FIND PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE?
I find lots of the big names too thin, though when Sting takes his top off I always get pretty exited.

WHAT IS YOUR MOST PRIZED MATERIAL POSSESSION AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU?
My record collection, years of saving, collecting, swapping and searching out good music.

YOU HAVE JUST WON A FABULOUS WARDROBE FROM ANY DESIGNER YOU CHOOSE. WHO
WOULD THAT BE?
Mr Byrite

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE, WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE?
A fireman, a racing driver or a popstar.

WHAT IS THE WORST MOVIE YOU'VE EVER SEEN?
Independence Day

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SEASON?
Summer I guess, it is the one you never get a chance to get sick of here in old blighty

IN THE MOVIE VERSION OF YOU LIFE, WHO WILL PLAY YOU?
Divine

OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
I'm sunny kinda guy

IF YOU COULD TRAVEL BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOURSELF 10 YEARS AGO?
Kill yourself, it's not worth it you idiot!

SWEET OR SOUR?
Sweet

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR?
A 70's sports car. Something like a Lancia Stratos, DeTomaso Pantera or Alfa Romeo Montreal.

HOBBIES - Removing myself from my normal state and then talking complete
rubbish with friends.

FAVORITE TV SHOWS
Seinfeld, Larry Saunders Show, Have I Got News for You,
6 Feet Under, Nighty Night, King of the Hill, Cheers, The Office, Curb your
Enthusiasm.

FAVORITE MOVIES
Midnight Cowboy, The Graduate, American Beauty, Crimes and
Misdemeanors, Total Recall, That'll be the Day.

FAVORITE BOOKS
John Irving "A Prayer for Owen Meany", David Niven "The Moon is a Balloon".

FAVORITE ENTERTAINERS
Paul Merton, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Spacy, Larry David. Ted Danson, George Michael, Jonathan Ross,

FAVORITE FOODS
Sashimi, Tempura, Sunday Roast, Artic Roll, Bread and Butter Pudding, any spongy dessert with custard.

FAVORITE NUMBER
230997.48

FAVORITE SMELL(S)
Play dough (British plasticine)

FAVORITE WEBSITE(S)
E Bay, Z Records,

SHOE SIZE
10/11

MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT(S)
Last week when I went to pay in my local super market and ended up stripping naked by accident.

FAVORITE PLACE TRAVELLED TO
New York, Tokyo, Australia, Toronto,

BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD
Being in love

MOST MEMORABLE JOB AS A TEENAGER
Onion grading

WHATS UNDER MY BED
Some blood stained clothing from my last victim

PEOPLE IN HISTORY I'D LIKE TO MEET
Santa Claus

WHEN I RETIRE I'D LIKE TO
Become an organ donor

WHAT DOES BOUNCEFM.COM MEAN TO YOU
A lovely sunny day and people enjoying themselves.

WHEN PEOPLE LOOK BACK AT YOUR LIFE, HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?
As a great *****.

[SandraDee]

Love his taste in cars; those 70s italian sports cars are fabulous.