Carl Craig
Background information
Also known as	BFC, Psyche, Paperclip People, 69, Designer Music, Innerzone Orchestra
Born	May 22, 1969 (1969-05-22) (age 38)
Origin	Detroit
Genre(s)	Detroit Techno, House
Occupation(s)	Producer, DJ
Years active	1989 to Present
Label(s)	Planet E
Website	http://www.planet-e.net/

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Carl Craig has released many successful albums under a large number of aliases, such as BFC, Psyche, Paperclip People, 69, Designer Music and Innerzone Orchestra. Using one alias, Innerzone Orchestra, he released perhaps his best-known track "Bug in The Bassbin" in 1992, a track that many regard as being a key influence in the then evolving sound of drum and bass.^{[citation needed]} Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to d&b, DnB, dnb, dnb, drum n bass and drum & bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ...

Carl Craig has also created his own record label called "Planet E", which apart from his own work, has released records by well known techno and house artists like Kevin Saunderson, Alton Miller and Moodymann. In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Techno is a form of electronic dance music that became prominent in Detroit, Michigan during the mid-1980s with influences from electro, New Wave, Funk and futuristic fiction themes that were prevalent and relative to modern culture during the end of the Cold War in industrial America at that time. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... Inner City (Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey) Kevin Saunderson (born in Brooklyn, New York on May 9, 1964) is an American electronic music producer. ... Kenny Dixon Jr also known as Moodymann is a techno/house musician based in Detroit. ...

Craig served as artistic director for the widely successful Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2000 and 2001. His subsequent dismissal by festival organizers caused substantial controversy within the Detroit techno community, igniting a high-profile campaign in his favor.^[2] In 2001, Craig filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against festival producer Pop Culture Media.^[3] The Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) is an electronic dance music showcase held in Detroit each Memorial Day weekend from 2000 to 2006. ...

Part of what makes Craig's style so unique and separates him from much of the normal "Detroit Techno" sound, including current works, are his remixes of world beat and jazz songs. This has helped spark a new movement of electronic music.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

• 69: "4 Jazz Funk Greats" (12" ep), 1991
• Landcruising, 1995
• 69: "The Sound of Music", 1995
• DJ-Kicks: Carl Craig, 1996
• Paperclip People: "The Secret tapes of Doctor Eich", 1996
• More Songs About Food and Revolutionary Art, 1997
• House Party 013: A Planet E Mix, 1999
• Innerzone Orchestra: "Programmed"
• Abstract Funk Theory, 2001
• Onsumothasheeat, 2001
• The Workout, 2002
• "The Detroit Experiment" 2002
• Fabric 25 (2005)
• Just Another Day, 2006
• The Album Formerly Known As, 2007
• Sessions, 2008 * * microsite

• He also participated in the collaboration "Sun Ra Dedication - The Myth Lives on" (2003)
• Remixed Japanese pop-star Ayumi hamasaki's track part of Me for her remix album "ayu-mi-x 6 -SILVER-" (2008)

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Video links

• Carl Craig RBMA video lecture session Pt.1
• Carl Craig RBMA video lecture session Pt.2

References

1. ^ The DJ List, "Carl Craig",[1]
2. ^ Brendan M. Gillen , "In gratitude," Metro Times [2] Last accessed 14 November 2006
3. ^ Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, "Carl Craig Fires Back At Festival Organizers Who Fired Him," VH1 News[3] Last accessed 14 November 2006

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See also

• [4]
• DJ-Kicks
• Interview with DJ Times, 1999
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Train Wreck Mix - Carl Craig (Planet E, Detroit)