A Guy Called Gerald
Electronicacid house pioneerUK house lineageDetroit techno gatewaylate 80s rave cultureinstrumental dance charts
Where do you start with A Guy Called Gerald? A hidden gem, the gateway between Chicago house / Detroit Techno and the UK dance music explosion in the late 80s. He is one of a few special producers who entered dance music in the jacking zone. He is the first UK acid house producer and the first producer to have two instrumental dance tracks in the UK charts at the same. He formed 808 State with a drum machine, a 303, 2 Roland SH101s and 2 other humans.
Influenced by: Juan Atkins, Derrick May, Larry Heard, Chicago house innovators
- Active:
- 1988-present
- Scene:
- Manchester/UK rave
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