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Grammy nominated producer Jay-J has released a number of influential house and dance music labels, most notably San Francisco's Naked Music. His production facility, Moulton Studios, is known for its state-of-the-art equipment and top notch quality production, which is backed up by Jay J’s extensive resume—he’s worked with top house artists like Chris Lum, Miguel Migs, Julius Papp, and Latrice Barnett. Through his hard work and excellent releases, Jay-J has built quite reputation for himself as both a dance music producer and DJ.
You received a Grammy nomination, how was that experience for you?
Jay-J: It was interesting, and [it was] the first time that a record has been nominated which originated as a white-labeled bootleg. In fact, at the point that we were nominated, there were no names attached to it. That validation was cool. It was [only] after the Grammys that we were officially given credit for the song.
How has collaborating with Latrice Barnett on vocals been?
Jay-J: Latrice is amazingly talented. She is incredible to work with. Her presence, along with personality, [is] very down to earth. It has taken me a couple of years to find a vocalist of that caliber that is willing to put in the time.
What moment changed you and your direction of your music?
Jay-J: I like that there were several. Back in 1991 or so I was listening to Doc Marten play at an underground party when he still lived in San Francisco. It was really dark and loud and he was playing interesting stuff that opened my eyes to the world. [Later,] I decided to open a studio as a business to make money on the side [from DJing]. After a couple years of that, I started to think I could not just do house, but as a recording studio and an engineer make good sounding records. The first one got me in to the developing my musical style, then several years after opening the studio, I realized that this could be for real.
For more information about J-Jay and his released, check out moultonstudios.com.
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