Current Line Up:
James "DXJ" McCauley - Keyboards, soft synths, DAW'S, Samplers, Roland TR 808, percussion, Kalimba, vocals and overall lunacy.
Ron Sansone: keyboards accordians and whatever else.
Claudio "DJ Deboniare Barella" - Beat Genius and Knob Twirler Wizard
Honorary member:
Neil "Bass Meckanik" Case - Pro Tools Overlord.
Influences
George Clinton
Bernie Worrell
Bootsy Collins
Gary "Mudbone" Cooper
Eddie Hazel
GaryShider
Michael Hampton
Cordell "Boogie Bass" Moosom
Jerome Brailey
Glen Goins
Pfunk in general (The list is endless)
Maurice White, Larry Dunn, Earth Wind and Fire
Larry Graham
Sly and the Family Stone
Isley Brothers 3+3 production era (Tneck)
Brian Wilson
Jimi Hendrix
Pedro Bell
Public Enemy
Cameo
Ohio Players, Junie Morrison
The Polygram Era-Barkays
Jimmy Castor
Sounds Like
Subterranean Insects frolicking beneath a leafy glade.
Maggotron/DXJ/Basstech DXJ, et al, have been throwing down the Super Ultra Heavy Intergalactic Electro Funk n' Bass Jams from 1982 to the present day. Maggotron's musical vision and original, unique approach to Electro style music stands on its own while at the same time building upon South Florida's long and rich history of creating music that makes people around the world feel as if they too were in Miami enjoying the tropical sunshine, or dancing in some dimly lit club and steeped in various influences; the music of Maggotron and the entire Miami Bass Mob can be enjoyed on various levels!
Internationally known, Miami Bass, Electro or Street Music has influenced and is the forerunner of Breakbeat, Crunk, Ghetto-Tech and other genres of music. Miami Bass/Electro itself is a hybrid branch of the Hip Hop /Electro Music genre/style, so if that is your musical taste, then your taste is Bass!
Maggotron was the first PURE MIAMI BASS ACT to release an album, and be signed to a Major Label (Atlantic Records). Songs such as Welcome to the Planet of Bass, Return to the Planet Of Bass, Radio Mars, Bass it Baby and countless others bear the unmistakable stamp of the Maggotronic sound. Maggotron's albums have charted on Billboards Black Music Charts, and projects that Maggotron has been involved in are known thruought the world by fans of Miami Style Electro Bass. Recently, Tracks by Maggotron were used on "MTV'S The Making of.... series". Maggotron has worked with many artists Miami Bass Electro Artists as well as artists like Blowfly and Jamaican music legend Earnest Ranglin. Maggotron has worked with or recorded for labels such as Atlantic Records, Hot Productions, Pandisc, Empire Musicwerks, Bassmekanik records, Joey Boy,and 4-Sight Records. Maggotron has also recorded for their own lables such as Jamarc, Jamron and Po Funky Blah. Maggotron is still active in the Miami Bass /Electro genre and is currently working on a new. If you are new to/unfamiliar with Maggotron's musical adventures, go to Maggotron.com and bump around the site to learn about the unique brand of Miami Bass/Electro known as the Maggotronic sound!
For the last few years Maggotron has been writing/crafting and creating new Jams that are true to the art form, paving the way for a new chapter in the ongoing history of Old School Electro Funk/Miami Bass. The Elements of Old School Electro in its purest form were identified and channeled to create a collection of songs heavier than any Element known in the Universe . Maggotron's latest project is loaded with pure TR 808 drum beats, classic keyboards and vocoders of every sort! It will soon be unleashed to the general population. It is up to you, the Electro Funk starved masses of Electro to spread the word, so step away from your PC, crack a window open and shout at the top of your lungs "New Maggotron..." Finally!
Maggotron/DXJ Produced Billboard Charted Albums:
1989 The Invasion Will Not Be Televised-Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 65
1991 Bass Planet Paranoia Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 68
1989 Miami Bass Wars Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 47
1991 Miami Bass Wars II Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 64
1989 Miami Bass Machine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 79
1990 Miami Bass Express Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 65
1988 The Bass That Ate Miami Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 57
1992 Ultimate Bass Trax, Vol. 1 Heat seekers 34
Source: Allmusic.com
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