Sunshine Jones
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Biografía
- Sunshine Jones Treehouse Muzique, King Street Sounds, Imperial Dub Recordings, Dubtribe Sound System) - San Francisco On Thursday, December 1st, 2005, San Francisco’s pioneering live sound system played their final live show at Cielo in New York..Sunshine Jones Treehouse Muzique, King Street Sounds, Imperial Dub Recordings, Dubtribe Sound System) - San Francisco On Thursday, December 1st, 2005, San Francisco’s pioneering live sound system played their final live show at Cielo in New York City, concluding 16 years as recording artists, innovative live performers, and motivating catalysts for dance music as a forum for political dissent, subversion, and emotional and spiritual independence. Born from a love of dancing on the California beaches by firelight until dawn, since spring of 1991 Sunshine (the male) and Moonbeam (the female) Jones aka Dubtribe Sound System, literally took their idea of hooking up a few sequencers and ousting the dj from the party to the world. Initially packing everything they owned into a devastated Dodge van, they traveled around North America from San Francisco to New York City, Toronto to Miami, Whistler to San Diego and all points in between and around the world to France, Netherlands, the UK, Spain, and Germany - all in an attempt to incite change, restore faith and have a party at the same time. In that time, between establishing themselves as one of the American dance music scene’s most endearing and inspirational live shows, running their own imperial DUB Recordings label (now defunct), this husband-and-wife ‘tour de force’ has yielded fruit in the production of five full-length albums, a dj mix album, countless remixes, and a string of singles, including some of the deep house community’s most loved anthems of the past several years including “El Regalo de Amor’ for Guidance Recordings, Top 5 UK dance chart hit “Equitoreal”, and the international smash “Do It Now”. Following the international and US releases of their last album Baggage on Defected (2004) and imperial DUB (2005) respectively, Dubtribe Sound System decided to call it quits, citing the increasing demands of parenthood and some sense of loss at the end of the house music movement that had moved them from 1989 until that moment. But not before the duo embarked, along with percussionist Michael Sultan, on a year-long ‘farewell tour’ to properly say ‘goodbye’ to the friends and family they’ve made over the years. Once more, then no mas…Then, after a farewell performance at the legendary Simon’s in Gainesville, Florida in October, a funny thing happened on the way home from the disco… Following an awe-inspiring night of reunion, revival and farewell where Dubtribe Sound System said goodbye in the very best possible way to their friends and family in Florida – a long-time hotbed of support for them – for the first time in a good while, “I left the club inspired, (my) head full of music, and ready to work,” explains Sunshine. Full of inspiration, yet feeling the emotional gravity of Dubtribe’s life span coming to an end, Sunshine returned to San Francisco revived, energized and excited about the (re)connection made with house music that weekend. He set about locking himself in his studio and resolved to write, produce, and mix a track each day for a week, turning the task into creative motivation, coming to grips with finality of Dubtribe’s demise, the resurrection of his faith in house music as a positive force, and the emergence of Sunshine Jones as a solo artist and producer in his own right, beyond the confines and comfort of Dubtribe Sound System. “(At points during the week) I asked myself, what's the point? I realize it's tragic to witness the mighty Sunshine T. Jones collapse with lack of faith in the music, but I tell you...if this process and suffering I've put myself through is anything, it is quite natural,” reveals Sunshine. “Let it stand for all those who lose their way; I'll be holding the torch for you. Convinced that I can not drop this, and with no wish to exit (myself) I am resolved and resigned to put this inspiration to good use.” The final result is Seven Tracks in Seven Days, one man’s love letter to the raw, stripped down, yet emotional music that captured a generation’s heart, mind, and soul. Inspired by the likes of Chicago house music legends Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Robert Owens, Mr. Fingers, and Ron Hardy, Seven Tracks… shows a rarely seen ‘electronic’ side of Sunshine Jones, one hidden by years of Dubtribe’s lusher, more organic productions. New Album Release Sunshine Jones Seven Tracks in Seven Days New album out now on King Street/NiteGrooves Check out the flash player album preview at King Street̸Albums Seven Tracks in Seven Days - Sunshine Jones - King Street Baggage - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB (US, Canada) - Defected (EU, UK, AU) - PVines (Japan) Bryant Street - Dubtribe Sound System - Jive Electro (USA) - BMG (World Wide) Versions - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB (web) - Organico (Unreleased) Selene Songs - Dubtribe Sound System - Organico Sound System - Dubtribe Sound System - Organico Compilations Archive Volume One - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings Archive Volume Two - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings DJ Mix Heavy Weight Sound Clash - Dubtribe Sound System vs. Chillifunk Recordings - Chillifunk (US) - Shadow Records (US) (Selected) 12? Singles & Digital Releases I Surrender - Sunshine Jones - King Street Sounds - Nite Grooves Dirty Love - Sunshine Jones - Treehouse Muzique Come To Me - Sunshine Jones - Treehouse Muzique It’s all in my head - Sunshine Jones - SubLevel Rock The Box - Sunshine Jones - Treehouse Muzique Tara Meditation - Sunshine Jones - Treehouse Muzique We Are Free / Distant Vision - Sunshine Jones - King Street Sounds - Nite Grooves I Believe - Sunshine Jones - King Street Sounds - Nite Grooves Do it now - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings, Defected Nothing Is Impossible - Dubtribe Sound System - Defected Breeze… - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings Samba DUB - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings Equitoreal - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings, Jive, BMG Unlovable - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings El Regalo De Amor b/w What You Feel In Your Heart Makes You Happy - Dubtribe Sound System - Guidance Recordings Momentito Por Favor ep - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings We Used To Dance - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings Funky Back Home - Dubtribe Sound System - Organico Sunshine’s Theme - Dubtribe Sound System - Organico Mother Earth - Dubtribe Sound System - Organico (Selected) Remixes Black Soulsista (Sunshine’s Disco Re Edit) - Valencia Robbinson - Bootleg Meditereaneo (Sunshine’s Extended Headspace Mix) - Dr. Beat - Eskimo Rideline (Sunshine’s Cielo Remix) - Dubtribe Sound System - Cielo My Sunshine (Sunshine’s Extended Version) - Block 16 - Virgin Jiva (Sunshine’s Extended Tribal Version) - Brenda Fasse - Virgin Tomorrow in your eyes (Dubtribe Extended DUB) - Terry Callier - Chillifunk Lovin’ Me (Dubtribe Sound System Extended Version) - BRS - Imperial DUB/Peng Lost Love (Dubtribe Sound System Remix) - Rinoscerous - Virgin Say I Love You (Dubtribe Sound System Extended Revision) - Hesohi - Imperial DUB Breeze… (Sunshine’s Extended Disco Version) - Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Gospel Song (Dubtribe Sound System Remix) - Glasgow Underground - GU Deep In The Feeling (Dubtribe Sound System ReWork) - Aquarhythms - Astralwerks (Selected) Production Credits Dr. DUB - Imperial DUB Recordings Vanilla Fudge - Imperial DUB Recordings Hesohi - Imperial DUB Recordings Dubtribe Sound System - Imperial DUB Recordings Spiral Jones - Imperial DUB Recordings Finess - Imperial DUB Recordings Blackstone - Imperial DUB Recordings Soulforce - Imperial DUB Recordings Included on Compilations (incomplete) Back To Mine : Everything But The Girl Body & Soul NYC Volume 3 Late Night Sessions - Farley & Heller Fabrik Volume II Twilo Volume One: Junior Vasquez Ministry of Sound Presents: Tanny Tennaglia Midsummer Night’s Dream - Claudio Coccoluto Mellow Moods: Knowledge of Nature Dr. Bob Jones - Inspirational Dance Stuart Patterson - Soulsonic Headkandi - Beach House The Guidance Collection Disco Kandi Volume 5 Garage City Eskimo Volume III HiFidelity House Essential Selection Presents: The Clubber’s Bible Base Ibiza Slowburning The Incrdible Sound of Giles Peterson Pacha - The World’s Most Famous Club Sound Urb Mix Volume 1: Flamable Liquid - Doc Martin United States of Ambience Trance Atlantic Express Volume 2 Brother’s Gonna Work It Out - Chemical Brothers Mix Mag Live! Vol. 17 Forbidden Paradise Volume 5 The Original Chillout album UK Tribal Gathering 95 Digital Empire Volume 1 Digital Empire Volume 3 02:30AM - Zurich By House Ritmo Suave San Fran Sicko Copa Mundial Muzique 21st Century Musical Guidance West Cost Vibe Volume Three Imperial DUB Recordings Volume One - Mixed by Mark Farina Imperial DUB Recordings Volume Two - Mixed by Doc Martin Imperial DUB Recordings Volume Three - Mixed by Jeno
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