- Ashley Beedle
Ashley Beedle (born Nov. 25, 1962,
Hemel Hempstead ,England ) is a Britishhouse music DJ and producer. People often confuse him for being of Asian origin, but his ethnicity is partlyBarbadan .Beedle first began DJing in the late 1980s during the heyday of
acid house . After hearingNorman Jay onKISS FM (apirate radio station), he became more interested in deepdisco . In the early 1990s, he teamed up withRob Mello andJohn Howard to form theBlack Science Orchestra , who released several club hits in the 1990s (such as their remix ofThe Trammps 's "Where Were You?", "Strong", and "New Jersey Deep").While working with the Black Science Orchestra (whose debut full-length arrived late in 1994), Beedle also started a project with
Dave Hill andRocky & Diesel , known asThe Ballistic Brothers . The resulting LP, 1994's "London Hooligan Soul", was a major dance music hit. Soon after this release, he teamed up again with Rocky & Diesel asX-Press 2 ; their single "The Sound" became a dance hit in America.The Ballistic Brothers returned in 1997 with a second full-length, "Rude System", and alongside them Beedle released two solo EPs. Beedle continued to remix heavily into the 2000s, and heads the labels
Soundboy Entertainment ,Afroart , andIll Sun .In 2005, Beedle remixed
Bob Marley 's "Get Up, Stand Up " to create a mashup withDamian "Junior Gong" Marley 's "Welcome to Jamrock" for theBob Marley compilation album, "Africa Unite: The Singles Collection," released in the United States on November 8, 2005. The Beedle remix is titled, "Stand Up Jamrock (Ashley Beedle Remix)."References
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