David Reeves ( born David Reeves ; October 3, 1960 , Beckley , West Virginia ), better known by his stage name Davy D. EmEx ( born Davy DMX ) and Davy D. ( born Davy D. ) - African American musician, DJ , songwriter and hip-hop music producer He is best known for his work in collaboration with Kurtis Blow , The Fat Boys , Run-DMC and Jam Master Jay .
| Davy Di Emx Davy dmx | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Franklin Reeves Jr |
| Date of Birth | October 3, 1960 (58 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Beckley , West Virginia , United States |
| A country |  USA |
| Professions | music producer |
| Years of activity | 1979 - to date |
| Instruments | synthesizer , bass guitar , guitar , turntable , drum machine |
| Genres | hip-hop |
| Aliases | Davy D. |
| Collectives | Kurtis Blow , Orange Krush, Run-DMC , Public Enemy , Lovebug Starski |
| Labels | Tuff City Records, Def Jam Recordings |
An early partner of Russell Simmons and Larry Smith , Dave first made a name for himself in the 1980s. He is the author of such Curtis Blow songs as “If I Ruled The World” and “The Breaks”, as well as the author of such Run-DMC songs as “Run's House”, “Beats To The Rhyme”, “Radio Station” and “How 'd you do it dee. " He also co-wrote the songs of The Fat Boys, such as Jail House Rap, Hard Core Reggae and Pump It Up - Let's Get Funky.
Also starred in two feature films, Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (1986) and Illegally Yours (1988), the television series Supercarrier and the documentary God Gave Rock & Roll to You (2006).
Early life
David Franklin Reeves Jr. was born in Beckley , West Virginia on October 3, 1960. Davey was 10 years old when he moved with his family to the Hollis district in Queens , New York , in a predominantly African-American community known as the home of world-famous people like politician Andrew Young, Rev. El Sharpton , jazz musician milt jackson .
On his musical education, Dave said: “I always liked The Jackson 5 when I was small, so I bought a guitar and learned to play on it myself.” [1] In the end, he also learned how to play bass, keyboards and drums. At the dawn of hip-hop in the mid-seventies, Dave learned DJing. In 1979, Dave began touring as a DJ for Curtis Blow , whose manager was a native of Hollis, Russell Simmons . Among the concerts with Blow, in which Dave performed before 1983, there were several concerts in September 1980 on the same stage with The Commodores and Bob Marley in Madison Square Garden . [2]
Career as an artist
In 1982, Dave, playing guitar, joined bassist Larry Smith and drummer Trevor Gale in a band called Orange Krush. Their first single, Action, with vocals by Alison Williams, was released the same year. Severe, accompanied by a heavy beat, production, “Action” was not a hit, but it was very influential . In 1983, his basic rhythm was remade as “Krush Groove” for the song “Sucker MC's (Krush Groove 1)” by Run-DMC, and again for the song “Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)” (1984), “Darryl & Joe (Krush-Groove 3) ”(1985) and“ Together Forever (Krush-Groove 4) ”(1985). As of 2016, various parts of the song “Action” were sampled at least 49 times, including on the recordings of Jay-Z , Kanye West , Common , De La Soul and T-Pain . Orange Krush also provided the music for the song “You've Gotta Believe” by rapper and DJ Lovebug Starski in 1983.
When it came time to record it under his own name, he decided to name himself Davy DMX in honor of the drum machine Oberheim DMX, which he used to create beats. Dave made his debut as a solo artist under the name Davy DMX at the end of 1983, releasing the single “One for the Treble (Fresh)” on Tuff City Records. First of all, hip-hop instrumental, “One for the Treble (Fresh)” was studied by Eric Schmükler for The Village Voice in May 1984, who wrote: “Davy finds unusual sound bites that he scratches over the beat, how heavily processed [3] Dave's second single for Tuff City label, "The DMX Will Rock", recorded with the participation of rapper Sweet Tee, was released in 1985.
Dave 's first and only full-length album, Davy's Ride , was released by Def Jam Recordings in 1987. Columnist Mark Sinker, writing for the English magazine New Musical Express , called Davy " Hitchcock Hip-Hop: Whose stories about sexual abuse are all devices that can be hung with unlikely technical tricks," adding, "[ Davy's Ride ] is the weirdest, [4] A month earlier, Brian Chin from the New York Post newspaper announced that the album is "another proof that rap is the most accessible pop art of this decade." [five]
Career as a producer
Dave's work as a session musician, songwriter and producer grew out of his tour with Curtis Blow . He recorded backing vocals for Curtis Blow's Hard Times in 1981 and played guitar in the songs Starlife (1981), Rockin '(1981), Tough (1982) and Daydreamin' (1982 ). From 1983 to 1985, Dave co-authored several recordings produced by Blow. Among them is the Sweet G "Games People Play" song and two tracks from The Fat Boys : "Jail House Rap", "Hard Core Reggae" and "Pump It Up - Let's Get Funky".
In 1983, Dave teamed up with Larry Smith and Russell Simmons to write music for rapper Jimmy Spicer's song “Money (Dollar Bill Y'all)”. The song was influential, the track was sampled at least 34 times as of 2016, including in the recordings of Wu-Tang Clan , Montell Jordan, Mary J. Blige and Maino . In 1997, Coolio made a cover version of the song.
The first mention of Dave as a producer was in 1983 on the single “The Big Beat” of rapper Spoonie Gee, his partner for the label Tuff City Records. He was followed by the single “Street Girl” in 1985, another production from Davy DMX. Also in the year 85, Dave produced the song “Transformation” for the rap group Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde. A year later, Dave teamed up with Spyder-D, another Hollis native, to produce the song “Don't Make Me Laugh” for rapper Sparky D. In 1987, Dave wrote the music for the song Stephanie Mills “Can't Change My Ways”, recording which he produced along with Russell Simmons.
In 1985, Dave wrote music for 5 songs on Curtis Blow's sixth album, America : “AJ Meets Davy DMX”, “Hello Baby”, “If I Ruled The World”, “AJ Is Cool” and “Don't Cha Feel Like Making love. ”
Davey "DiEmEks" Reeves played the guitar in the song "Saturday Night" on the debut album Lovebug Starski House Rocker 1986.
Dave played the guitar in the song "Jam-Master Jammin" on the album Run-DMC King of Rock in 1985, but the most remarkable Dave was mentioned as a producer on the album Run-DMC Tougher Than Leather (1988). He also co-wrote the song “Run's House”, “Beats To The Rhyme”, “Radio Station” and “How'd You Do It Dee”.
The following year, Dave and Jam Master Jay released several recordings, starting with the Run-DMC single “Ghostbusters” / “Pause” in 1989 and continuing “Feel It” for the rap group The Afros in 1990. Dave produced 3 songs from the fifth album of Run-DMC , Back from Hell : "Pause", "Groove To The Sound" and "Party Time".
In 1992, Dave played the bass guitar in the song Hazy Shade of Criminal by Public Enemy and the song You're You're My Girl on the debut album of Fam-Lee, Runs In The Fam-Lee .
In 1994, Dave co-produced the song “Back Up Off Me”, the title track from the Doctor Dre & Ed Lover album.
Davy D in the 21st Century
Since 2010, Davey has toured with the group Public Enemy as the lead bass player. This series of concerts included at least two appearances on the LL Cool J Kings of the Mic Tour with De La Soul and Ice Cube . [6]
In 2012, Dave produced the track “2 (Respect)” for the album Public Enemy The Evil Empire Of Everything . In 2015, Davy Di Emx played bass on the album Public Enemy Man Plans God Laughs .
Discography
- Albums
- 1987 - Davy's Ride (with the participation of Hurricane) ( Def Jam Recordings )
- Compilations
- 1995 - FFF-Fresh (Ol 'Skool Flava)
- Singles
- 1984 - “One For The Treble (Fresh)” (Tuff City Records, CBS Associated Records) (as Davy DMX)
- 1985 - "The DMX Will Rock" (Tuff City Records) (as Davy DMX)
- 1987 - “Ohh Girl” (Def Jam Recordings) (as Davy D.)
- 1987 - “Feel For You” / “Davy's Ride” (Def Jam Recordings) (as Davy D.)
- 1987 - “Have You Seen Davy” (Def Jam Recordings) (as Davy D.)
- 2014 - "One For The Treble" / "The DMX Will Rock" (7 ", RE) (Tuff City Records) (as Davy DMX)
- Soundtracks
- 1985 - Krush Groove ("If I Ruled The World", "Pump It Up - Let's Get Funky") (composer)
- 1997 - Chasing Amy (“Run's House”) (songwriter)
- 1999 - Dogma (“Run's House”) (author of the song)
- 2001 - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ("Tougher Than Leather") (performer)
- 2002 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (video game) (“One For The Treble (Vocal Mix)”) (author of the song)
- 2007 - Everybody Hates Chris (TV series), episode of “Everybody Hates DJs” (“One for the Treble (Fresh)”) (performer)
- 2007 - Everyone hates Chris (TV series), episode of "Everybody Hates Gambling" ("If I Ruled The World") (songwriter)
- 2014 - Mr. Dynamite: The Climbing of James Brown (doc. Film) (“Run's House”) (author of the song)
- 2015 - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (television series), episode of "Lena Dunham / Colin Quinn" ("Run's House") (songwriter)
Filmography
- Art films
- 1986 - Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo (November 1, 1986)
- 1988 - Illegally Yours (May 13, 1988)
- Documentaries
- 2006 - God Gave Rock & Roll to You
- A television
- 1988 - Supercarrier (television series), the episode of "Deadly Enemies (Pilot)" (March 6, 1988)
Notes
- ↑ City Limits magazine, December 1985.
- ↑ Kurtis Blow Recalls Opening For Bob member with In Marley's Reggae Star of Last Concerts's (the Audio) (by Jake Paine) September 16, 2015 ambrosiaforheads.com . The appeal date is March 24, 2019.
- S "Sonic Forces," Village Voice , May 15, 1984.
- ↑ "Davy's Ride," New Musical Express , August 8, 1987.
- ↑ Review, New York Post , July 31, 1987.
- ↑ LL Cool J Announces 'Kings of the Mic' Tour with Ice Cube, Public Enemy, & De La Soul rap-up.com . The appeal date is March 24, 2019.
Links
- Davy DMX (English) on AllMusic website
- David Reeves on the Internet Movie Database
- Davy DMX on whosampled.com
- Davy DMX on the Rapgenius website