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Jean Jacques Smoothie
 Biography
Jean Jacques Smoothie has had a huge hit in the UK that made him the most played artist on British radio for 6 consecutive weeks.
Jean Jacques Smoothie is a global breaks DJ.
Jean Jacques Smoothie is also a global house DJ.
It’s clear it’s been a very busy five years for the rather enigmatic Jean Jacques Smoothie. But let’s briefly jump back to 1996 where Mr Smoothie started off spinning dub and hip hop at the legendary Space Station in Cardiff with fellow breaks fans Phantom Beats and Captain Spec X-Ray. The Captain and the Smoothie, armed with two of the silliest names in DJ-dom head off around the world capturing hearts and minds alike. When he returned Smoothie decided to settle into a long period in the studio.
After a couple of sneaky releases on Plastic Raygun and some rather naughty bootleg style remixes 2People was launched upon a ravenously expectant public. The Minnie Ripperton sampling dreamy house vibe caught the ears of none other than legendary producer’s Mirwais (of Madonna-producing fame) and Mark Brydon (one half of Moloko) who took it under their wing and into their studios. A few months later and it was a smash UK hit, being used on adverts and driving everyone crazy with its infectious hook. What followed for Smoothie was a year of TV appearances, global DJ dates, remixes for Kylie Minogue and general VIP behaviour.
Ever since then it has been a mixture of DJing from (Moscow to Middlesbrough and Athens to Aberystwyth) and studio work. His remixes are highly prized and his knob twiddling skills have been utilised by Welsh rappers the Goldie Lookin Chain.
Discography
Some of the tracks here are available to download from www.djdownloads.com, www.atsdigital.com. Vinyl and CD’s are available from all good record shops, I recommend www.abovethesky.com and www.juno.co.uk.
Original Tunes
* ‘Nite Time‘ (En Plastique)
* ‘2People‘ (Echo / Plastic Raygun)
* ‘Love and Evil‘ (Echo / Plastic Raygun)
* ‘Keep it Movin‘ Feat. MC Chickaboo (TCC / Plastic Raygun)
All tracks available from Above the Sky or from our MP3 download store
Compilations:
Jean Jacques Smoothie ‘J‘aime La Musique‘ (Hope Recordings)
Available from Above the Sky records
Remixes
* Spec X-Ray - ‘Not Children of God‘ (Plastic Raygun)
* Kirsty Hawkshaw - ‘Reach for Me‘ (Nettwerk)
* Manchild - ‘Nothing Without Me‘ (One Little Indian)
* Sheethanger - ‘Livin‘‘ (Plastic Raygun)
* Kylie Minogue - ‘In Your Eyes‘ (Parlaphone)
* Rhinocerose - ‘Lost Love‘ (V2)
* Starecase – ‘Faith‘ (Hope Recordings)
* Maxwell Implosion – ‘Follow my Riddim‘ (Bungalow)
* Alice Martineau – ‘The Right Time‘ (Sony)
* Stereo De Luxe – ‘Favourite Radio‘ (KP Productions)
* Stabilizer – ‘Bounce‘ (Plastic Raygun)
* Dynamo Dresden – ‘Playtime‘ (MADA Music)
Production
* Goldie Lookin Chain - 21 Ounces
* Goldie Looking Chain - Holiday
* Goldie Lookin Chain - Time to Make a Change
* Cella Dwellar Soundtrack - Animated short for S4C Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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