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A perennial presence in music since the early 90's, Ron Trent pulls no punches! Considered to be one of the architects of the Chicago music scene, Ron studied and collected various types of music as a young boy, taking cues from his father who ran a record pool in the late seventies. Later becoming a respected DJ in his early teens in the mid eightes. Ron began to work on his own productions which lead to his first release, the highly recognized classic "Altered States" in 1990, giving him international acclaim.

1. Gusto's real name is Edward Greene. Also goes by Ed "Gusto" Greene.
One hit wonder in 1995 with Disco's Revenge released on Bumble Beats Records.
Disco's Revenge is based on a sample from Harvey Mason song Groovin' You. 2. Gusto is also a ska/reaggeband from Sweden. 3. Gusto is a indie rock band formed in Sacramento, California in the early 2000's. 4. Gusto a.k.a Gust Vandenberghe is a belgian producer and filmmaker. He is a member of La Mescla a long with Islasoul, Tagarel and Tape Wreck. www.myspace.com/thefonkyfactory

“Fresh” – a Hip-Hop term used in the late 80’s indicating something new and unique. Growing up in Hip-Hop’s Golden Era, Duane Gibson aka D.O. became of a fan HipHop music in the 80’s always looking for the newest, “freshest” HipHop music. When he became an MC in his twenties, he began working with Byram Joseph aka Slakah the Beatchild. A child of the nineties, Joseph grew up in a different era of HipHop.

In a male-dominated industry, it’s hard to find girl DJs who are as down to earth and talented as J. Phlip. Hailing from the Midwest and a recent addition to the famous Dirtybird crew, J. Phlip’s newest record Rumble Rumble drops this week. This prolific DJ also has remixes coming out on Dotbeep and Alland Byallo’s Nightlight label. Blending the sounds of house and showing off her audio engineering skills, there’s no way one can ignore her original beats that radiate energy and innovation.