DJ SPEN
Gary Hudge (Mutha Funkas)
Irv Madden (Mutha Funkas)
Terry Thompson
Influences
Disco Producers:
Giorgio Moroder
Gino Soccio
Boris Midney
John Davis
Kraftwerk
Funk Groups:
Slave
George Clinton
Bootsy Collins
James Brown
Fred Wesley
Soul:
Ashford & Simpson
Classical Composers:
Chopin
Moazart
any Romantic era composer
Sounds Like
Like I am 21 and from Chicargo by way of New Jersey by way of Baltimore!
“Out of My Mind”- DJ Spen, Thommy Davis Remix, Code Red Recs
“Don’t Give Up”- Sybil, Code Red Rec/Defected Recs
“It’s Too Late”- Sybil, Code Red Recs/ Defected Recs
“Holy”- Mutha Funkas-Code Red
“Twisted”- Master Kev(Spen & Thommy remix), Defected
“Church Lady”- Dennis Ferrer- (Spen & Thommy remixes), King Street/ Defected Records
“I Wanna” Thommy Davis- Code Red/ Defected Recs
“Love’s The Only Drug”- Ultra Nate’ (Thommy Davis & Gregg lewis mixes), Tommy Boy Recs
“Automatic” Ultra Nate’- (Spen & Thommy remix)
“Shine” Lisa Mack (Thommy & Spen Mixes)- Code Red/ Defected Recs
“Sweet Dreams”- Una (Thommy & Gregg Lewis remix)- Poji Recs
“Sexy Dancer”- DJ Spen (Thommy & Spen mixes)- Code Red/ Defected Recs
“One Day”- Lenny Fontanna Feat. Carla Prather- Raisani Recs. Dubai
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“Where Do We Go From Here”- Lisa Mack- Code Red/ Defected Recs
“Always”- Sheila Ford (Spen & Thommy mixes)- Defected Recs
“Mars Needs Women”- Thommy Davis- Code Red/ Defected
Plus his first solo LP coming in 2009! Who is Thomas Davis? Thomas is one of Baltimore’s music treasures. Starting as a dancer for Giovannci and Odells, he was an instrumental part of the dance music scene in Baltimore for the past 25yrs. Initially starting at Music Liberated in Mondawmin, he and Bernis Robinowitz introduced Baltimore to various music genres and kept Baltimoreans in and many times above the scene in music knowledge. Pioneering the way in Italian music wave with its early introduction and then being the first outside of Chicago to bring House into popularity. In Music Liberated and then Metro Stereo, and then 12 Inch Dance Records (DC and Baltimore) he created the new salesman field of DJ salesman. Not only did he sell the music to the customers but skillfully demonstrated how and what was worthy of attention. This new category of salesman caught on and since then has yet to be redefined.
Mr. Davis was also the first to created and distribute his own record label (Thomix Records), opening the eyes of fellow Baltimoreans to the possibilities of independent promotion and distribution. With his label he crossed the country and the world, licensing his productions in several countries around the world and giving Baltimore a reputation for House. His first release, “Get the Hole” w/ DJ Spen is still a classic and is still widely sought after. After the success of the first release he went on to do others and thus the Baltimorean independent label scene was born.
What many know him from and connect him to is the collaboration that he and Teddy Douglas and Jay Steinhour formed called the Basement Boys. Their production company has made Baltimore legendary. The first release on Jump Street Recs, was a remake of a Rose Royce classic called “Love don’t Live here No More” featuring Teddy on the lead vocals himself. They continued on to produce now famous artist as Ultra Nate’, Crystal Waters, Mass Order(Lift Every Voice), and many other projects that gave the production company a name in the world and in the music scene. While with the original production company, Thomas and the boys received several awards, gold records and even a Grammy nomination. Maintaining several major labels at once, the boys broke the mold for the DJ/Producer. Projects such as Ultra Nate’ crossed the ocean and still to this day she has progressed and shown the world that she is a icon in her own right.
Not just a DJ, not just a producer, not just a writer, Thomas (Thommy friends call him) consistently feeds the music scene with effervescence and passion. Many of his past works will make it hard to out do, but to know this brother you know that you wouldn’t bet against it. The list of songs that he has either produced or written or inspired is endless with his upcoming releases, about to expand. His current new releases are re-introducing House music and have the classic energy he is known for. His new collaborations such as with DJ Spen, Ultra Nate’, KW Griff, Dukeyman, Sybil, Terry Thompson and Jovan are dancefloor hits with more to come both in the states and over seas.
He has played at almost all the Baltimore clubs at one time or another. He’s known for his relentless energy and his passion for House music. From legendary Baltimore/DC clubs such as Odells, Fantasy, Last Stop, Clubhouse, Underground, Paradox, and many too numerous to mention he is known for his energy and his skills to please the dancer. A dancer himself, he plays what he likes to hear and feel…House music!
Currently he Djs at Ultra Nate’s Deep Sugar and at Club Bunns(Every Friday Happy Hour 8pm- 12am) and various underground parties. One of the last jocks, many just watch him as he works his skills. Nothing spiritual about him…he is strictly for the dancer.
Discography
Dem Niggas- “Get the Hole” Thomix records
Basement Boys- “Love Don’t Live Here No More” Jump Street Rec.
Ultra Nate’- “It’s Over Now”
“Scandal/ Is It Love”
“Blue Notes In the Basement LP Warner Bros, US and UK
Crystal Waters- “She’s Homeless”
“Makin’ Happy”
“Surprise”
“100 % Pure Love”
“Crystal Waters LP”, Mercury Records
Mass Order- “Lift Every Voice”, “Let’s Get Happy”
Mass Order LP- CBS/ Sony
Those Guys- “Tonight”, MCA
“Good Vibrations”, First Choice Records
33 1/3 Queen- “Searching”, “Turn this Mother Out” EP, Nugroove Records
Sublevel feat. Andrea Holdclaw- “Don’t Blame me”, Profile Records
And many more productions and remixes.
Current Releases:
“Arabian Nightmare”- KW Griff, DJ Spen & Thommy Davis, Defected Records
“Old Man Groan”- Thommy Davis & DJ Spen Remix for Jovonn Moov Records
“Voodoo Ray”- DJ Spen & Thommy Davis Remix, Code Red Records
“Nightrain”- -Thommy Davis (First solo project), Code Red/ Defected
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