Criminal Element Orchestra
| Arthur Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1955 |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Genres | Electro,post-disco,club, dance,freestyle, old school hip hop |
| Instruments | Vocals, synthesizer, drum machine |
| Years active | 1982–1996, 2006–present |
| Labels | A&M/PolyGram, Criminal, Streetwise |
| Associated acts | North End, Rockers Revenge, Goon Squad, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Afrika Bambaataa, Hall & Oates, Pet Shop Boys |
Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order. He is also known for remixing the Jill Jones song "Mia Bocca" on the 12" single, taken from her self-titled debut album Jill Jones (1987), released on Prince's Paisley Park Records, as well as remixing the Pet Shop Boys song, "In The Night". His remix of the song was used as the main theme for the BBC TV programme The Clothes Show between 1986 and 1994. Arthur Baker's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Baker began working as a club DJ in Boston in the early-1970s, where he was known for playing crowd-pleasing soul and Philly soul. Nonetheless, he had little patience for DJing, saying in an interview: "[If] I didn't get a good reaction on a record, I'd just rip it off, break it up and throw it on the dancefloor."
Baker's production career started off with a few disco recording sessions in Boston. Legendary disco remixer Tom Moulton, who was signed to Casablanca at the time, was required to release an album of his own as part of the deal for working for the label. Tom's brother Jerry came across the sessions written and recorded by Baker, Tony Carbone, and Larry Wedgeworth and bought them in a deal from Baker. Moulton then remixed the tracks and released them as his 1979 album "T.J.M" Baker talked about the album in an interview with Red Bull Music Academy in 2012.
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