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Eric Davenport - From the Heart - Global Sound - Part 1
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Biography of Eric Davenport
Eric Davenport has shaked bootys in over 70 cities worldwide with his unique sound of soulful vocals & jazz rhythms combined with funked up jackin' beats. Having now been a dj & producer since 1992, he is considered one of the true pioneers of the underground dance circut.
It all started back in 1987 while living in Japan. Eric was turned on to tapes from Chicago of the now legendary radio station 102.7 BMX 'Jackin' Up The House'. After hearing Ralphi Rosario and Mickey Oliver do their thing on the Hot Mix shows, it was all over. His future career in dance music was inspired. Eric moved to Los Angeles in 1988 to attend UCLA and quickly became sucked into the fresh new underground scene of weekly warehouse parties, listening and learning from DJ's like Doc Martin, Barry Weaver and Marques Wyatt. After finishing school, Eric started Dj'ing at parties himself in 92' and by 95' was traveling North America playing on a weekly basis.
As a producer, Eric has been a powerful influence on the dance scene since the mid 90's. First as one of the leaders of the West Coast sound under the monikers Liquitek & Metro LA, which in 1995 had one of the top 100 tracks in the world with 'To A Nation Rockin'. In 1999 Eric hooked up with his current partner, sound designer Chris Smith to form the duo Smitty & Davenport. They have since reeled off some 50 projects, with original works & remixes on respected labels like Doubledown, Dusttraxx, Jamayka, Hooj Choons, and Moonshine etc...... Their versatile style has landed them remix projects for everyone from Roy Davis Jr. & East Coast Boogiemen to Dj Dan. Smitty & Davenport's extensive work in the underground has received praise and respect from Mark Farina, Dj Heather, and Ben Watt of Lazy Dog just to name a few. They recently branched out to do more commercial projects as well, landing them in Billboard Magazine with a top twenty remix of Gus Gus's 'Desire' and EMI/Vanguard's first top ten dance record with their remix of Julia Fordam's 'Wake up with you'. To further contribute to the dance scene, Eric and Chris are proud to announce the formation of Geisha House Music in 2003. This independent dance label dedicated to funky-jazzy house will feature Roy Davis Jr., Dj Heather, Q-burns & Monkey Bars for it's first few projects... so be on the lookout. House Music All Night Long!
