| Influences |
Starskee can be seen laying this down at Leisure Suite:
Curtis Mayfield; Neil Diamond; War; Kool and the Gang; Sweet; ABBA;
the Brothers Johnson; the Brothers Gibb; Commodores; David Bowie;
Isaac Hayes; Zapp; Lyn Collins; James Brown; Rose Royce; the Meters;
Myra Barnes; Isley Brothers; the JBs; Taste of Honey; Donna Summer;
the Dramatics; Parliament; Funkadelic; Undisputed Truth; Temptations;
Barry White; Evelyn "Champagne" King; Blondie; Chic; Rick James;
Trammps; Gloria Gaynor; Peter Brown; Sister Sledge; Earth, Wind, and
Fire; Foxy; Lipps, Inc.; Nick Gilder; Vicki Sue Robinson; the
Emotions; the Bar Kays; Staple Singers; Dr. Hook; Chaka Khan; Rufus;
Thelma Houston; Diana Ross; Alicia Bridges; Andy Gibb; Peaches and
Herb; Boney M; Mandrill; Deodato; Electric Light Orchestra; Al Green;
Gap Band; Michael Jackson; KC and the Sunshine Band; Little River
Band; Midnight Star; Cameo; Olivia Newton-John; Ohio Players; Prince;
Queen; Con-Funk-Shun; Spinners; Sly and the Family Stone; Graham
Central Station; Sylvester; Slave; S.O.S. Band; the Miracles; Smokey
Robinson; Stylistics; Tower of Power; the Time; the Three Degrees;
Rose Royce; Stevie Wonder; Sugar Hill Gang; the Sequence; Irene Cara;
Kurtis Blow; E.U.; Funk Inc.; Eddy Grant; Marvin Gaye; Lou Rawls;
O'Jays; Main Ingredient; McFadden and Whitehead; Deodato; Van McCoy;
Redbond; Roy Ayers; Average White Band; Stargard; MFSB; Billy Paul;
Herbie Hancock; LTD; Mary Jane Girls; Lakeside; George McCrae; Andrea
True Connection; Silver Convention; Musique; B.T. Express; Maxine
Nightingale; El Chicano; Donald Byrd; Jimmy Castor Bunch; Johnnie
Taylor; Delfonics; the Impressions; Honey Cone; Blue Swede; Hot
Chocolate; Dr. John; Barry Manilow; William DeVaughn; Bootsy Collins;
George Clinton; Amii Stewart; Candi Staton; Gary Wright; Andy Kim;
Cliff Richard; Gil Scott-Heron; InDeep; Vaughan Mason and Crew;
Instant Funk; Laid Back; Lalo Schifrin; Headhunters; Gwen McRae; Ike
and Tina Turner; Carl Carlton; Hues Corporation; Wild Cherry; Anita
Ward; Weather Girls; Labelle; Patrice Rushen; Bohannon; Leon Haywood;
Heatwave; Brick; Dazz Band; Whodini; Jackson 5; Sylvers; Tavares;
Gladys Knight and the Pips; Cheryl Lynn; Betty Wright; Tami Lynn;
Fatback; Brides of Funkenstein; Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers;
Fuzzy Haskins; Counts; Erasmus Hall; Melvin Sparks; Blackbyrds;
Afrika Bambaataa; the Treacherous Three; Grand Master Flash and the
Furious 5; Sheila E; One Way; Tom Browne; Teena Marie; Run D.M.C.;
GQ; Bell & James; Raydio; El Vez; Bobby Womack; Jimmy McGriff; Ann
Sexton; S.O.U.L.; Richard "Groove" Holmes; the Notations; Patti Jo;
the Skullsnaps; Rasputin Stash; the Poets of Rhythm; Bo Baral's
Excursionists; the New Process;
But at Leisure Suite, you're likely to see Jon spinning:
Some 80s - New Order, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, Human League, Gary Numan, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Men Without Hats, Joy Division, Information Society, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Erasure, INXS, The Knack, David Bowie, The B-52s, Erasure, Real Life, Thomas Dolby, The Cure, The Clash, Eurythmics, Violent Femmes, Kim Wilde, Rick Springfield, Pet Shop Boys, Modern English, The Buggles, Jesus Jones, Kon Kan, Soft Cell, a-ha, Yaz, Blondie, Tears for Fears, When in Rome, Love and Rockets, Billy Joel, Queen, The Bangles, Oingo Boingo, Billy Idol, The Lightning Seeds, Midnight Oil... Some oldskool hip hop - Arrested Development, Beastie Boys, Young MC, Slick Rick, Naughty By Nature, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, House of Pain, Biz Markie, LL Cool J, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, Chubb Rock, Brand Nubian... and sometimes he likes to throw on some acid jazzy bouncin modern stuff like Mocean Worker, Dzihan & Kamien, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Mr. Scruff, Groove Collective, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, David Holmes, Charlie Hunter, Propellerheads, St. Germain, Soulive, London Funk Allstars, Funki Porcini, Wagon Christ, Koop, Baldwin Brothers, Coldcut, Handsome Boy Modeling School, DJ Food, Medeski Martin & Wood, Dadamphreaknoizephunk, Jazzanova, Up Bustle & Out... and yet still he finds time for some random rockin indyish fun with Beck, The Flaming Lips, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Magic Numbers, Old 97's, My Morning Jacket, Smashing Pumpkins, T. Rex, The Police, The Walkmen, Jesus & Mary Chain, The Killers, Stone Roses, Soul Coughing, The White Stripes, Radiohead, Ozomatli, The Raconteurs, Sublime... but mostly the 80s and oldskool. After all, you came for Leisure Suite. |
