Monday
Jan032011

'4 the love' presents Rick Wilhite  (Detroit)

WHEN: SAT 2011.01.29

TIME: 23:00 open

WHERE: trigram 南青山

MAIN ROOM: Rick Wilhite (Detroit) / Billion Dollar Boys Club (4 the love) / Kenta (Time & Space)

SIDE ROOM: Ken Hidaka (hangouter / Wax Poetics Japan) / musiqconcierge (dB UKi /casablanca) / Dave Clark III (UCC)

PHOTOGRAPHER: Niiyan the smile shooter

HOW MUCH: DOOR ¥3000 / DISCOUNT ¥2500 (contact info@4thelove.net for discount)

 

デトロイト・ハウス最強のユニット3 Chairs(スリーチェアーズ)。メンバーのセオ・パリッシュ、ムーディーマンと並ぶ第3の男が、Rick Wilhite(リック・ウィルハイト)だ。ムーディーマンが運営するKDJレーベルから96年にSoul Edgeでデビュー。デトロイトのレコードショップ『Vibes Rare & New Music』のオーナーを勤める傍ら、ソロ名義”Godson”としてもシカゴのStill Musicからシングルをリリース。昨年末にオランダのRUSHHOURレーベルからリリースしたショップと同名のコンピレーションはカルトヒットとなった。ファーストアルバム『ANALOG AQUARIUM』を2月4日にリリース予定。プログラミングソフトを用いずキーボードやハンドクラップをあえて「アナログ」な手法で取り込み、ディスコ、ジャズやアフロなど様々なサウンド・マテリアルを呪術的なビートに重ね合わせることによって「濃厚な黒さ」を感じさせる作品となっている。 

 

Rick ”the Godson“ Wilhite has dedicated his life to the music industry; and whatever one wishes to know about Wilhite is conveyed through his music.  His skill set includes DJ sets of R & B, Hip-Hop, Techno and Reggae but his “mojo” is House and Disco. Rick was born, raised and currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.  He learned at an early age that a career in music takes more than playing one’s favorite records. Multi-faceted crowd control, sound engineering and creative party promotion are what make him more than a Detroit DJ. 20 plus years of DJ'ing clubs and parties 24-7, 365 makes the Godson one of Detroit’s best and most versatile DJ’s around. His venture to college in the south to Southern University allowed his skills to take the region to another level of Music.  His DJ’ing styles of House, Techno, Rap and R&B helped change the black college music scene across America.  Beginning in high school, Wilhite also battled in contests against well-respected DJ’s.  He is still impressing audiences today, and retained his undefeated status in the DJ’ing community.

A 19-year professional within the music industry, Wilhite adds Music Historian, Salesperson, and Promoter to his list of accomplishments. During the early 80’s Wilhite worked for Buy Rite Music, which was one of the premiere record stores in the Midwest. Buy-Right specialized in servicing the DJ as opposed to having the DJ serving himself.  During the early 90’s, he soon became one of the most sought-after music professionals in the industry. Equipped with a keen ear for quality music, he embarked on a path of self-proprietorship.  He opened The House of Music in downtown Detroit.  He currently owns and operates the record store, Vibes New and Rare Music.

Throughout his music career, Wilhite has performed for numerous international and stateside venues. He has gone by a host of names: DOC, Tech-12, Working Mixx, and most recently The Godson. Interestingly enough, each alias describes and symbolizes his relationship to his craft. He has established successful working relationships with city officials, journalists, and media personalities; and has befriended many music artists. Influenced by Detroit’s legendary pool of musicians, he entered production studios at the early age of eleven. He began remixing records in 1986 with the group NASA.  Additionally, Wilhite worked alongside many electronic music pioneers, such as Juan Atkins and Derrick May.  In recent years, Wilhite has established a bond with fellow musicians Marcellus Pittman, Kenny Dixon Jr. and Theo Parrish…now known as the 3 Chairs. 

 

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