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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 8 - Stuart Braithwaite
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 7 - Irvine Welsh
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 6 - Marley Marl
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 5 - Brenda K. Starr
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 4 - Taylor Dayne
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 3 - Kieran Hebden / Four Tet
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 2 - Peter Hook
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Looking For The Perfect Beat: Episode 1 - Jellybean Benitez
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Vince Lawrence | Episode 43 Maurice Joshua
Jesse Saunders is a House Music pioneer. First, as an addition to the band Z-Factor, Saunders wrote and recorded the 1983 single (released in March 1984) “Fantasy” for Mitchbal Records.
He then founded his own record label Jes Say Records and released “On And On,” in January 1984. that release is said to be the first house record.
Many years prior to this, Jesse had been editing and recording on reel-to-reel tape machines. He was also founder of Chicago’s Dance Mania before handing it over to Raymond Barney in 1986.
He maintained his legend status in Chicago despite leaving for the West Coast and a major-label production deal with Geffen Records by 1986
