An '80s no-wave noise band from New York led by Lydia Lunch. ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide

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Though he began his career spinning records, DJ Bobo became popular in his native Switzerland as a dance-pop vocalist, composing and producing most of his own work. His first hit as a vocalist was 1992's "Somebody Dance with Me," which reached the Top Ten in several European countries. The album Dance with Me continued his success, and the... [+] Read More

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Dance-pop singer Kevin Paige was born October 10, 1966, in Memphis; the youngest of nine children, his father was a radio singer for NBC during the 1940s. After earning consecutive All-State drummer honors in high school, Paige gigged with a number of local bands, including the Press, Xavion, and Finger Print before mounting a solo career and... [+] Read More

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The visionary behind the hit-making British house team M People is Mike Pickering (b. March 1958; Manchester), a respected DJ who played in Quando Quango, booked several early shows by the Smiths, and signed Happy Mondays and James to Factory Records while working A&R during the mid-'80s. Pickering later moved from Factory to the dance label... [+] Read More

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A grunge poet recording for the industrial label TVT, Spookey Ruben was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up with a military family in Germany, where he formed his own speed metal bands during his teenage years. He returned to Canada to attend film school for two years, but quit to play in several area bands. Frustrated by their lack of... [+] Read More

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One of the most flamboyant and talented house divas of the 1990s, Ultra Naté stayed true to the dance mainstream despite major-label interference; though she began her career with Warner Brothers, by the late '90s she was recording for the indie-dance heavyweight Strictly Rhythm and enjoying more success than she had before. Born and raised near... [+] Read More

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