DJ Timmy Regisford is a House artist and producer who, according to deepattitude.com, "His flare and panache on the decks not only technically, but programming-wise has rightly earned him the well-deserved moniker, The Maestro."

Biography

Trinidad-born, Regisford is known for his brand of soulful dance music. He started in 1985 at WBLS radio station in New York City, where he worked as Assistant Music Director, later being promoted to head Music Director of the station. In 1988, he became A&R Director of Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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, signing such acts as Miki Howard

Miki Howard

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 and Levert

LeVert

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. His next career step embarked on working for MCA Records

MCA Records

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 as their A&R Director, where he developed artists Loose Ends

Loose Ends

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 and Colonel Abrams

Colonel Abrams

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. He would soon go on to sign acts Guy

Guy

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 and Eric B & Rakim

Rakim

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. Regisford later became Vice President of A&R at Motown Records

Motown Records

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, signing acts Milira, Blaze

Blaze

- Music :* Blaze Bayley, former Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden vocalist** Blaze Bayley , his current band, formerly known as Blaze* Blaze , an electronica band formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA...

, Basic Black

Basic Black

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, Today

Today

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, and Johnny Gill

Johnny Gill

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. Along with his A&R work for these labels he is credited in many remix projects with Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle

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, Steel Pulse

Steel Pulse

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, New Edition

New Edition

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, Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack

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, Gladys Knight & the Pips

Gladys Knight & the Pips

Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight...

, The Boys

The Boys (band)

The Boys is an American R&B quartet composed of the four Abdulsamad brothers, Khiry , Hakeem , Tajh , and Bilal . The group started out singing in Carson, California. The group had three #1 singles on the R&B charts but never had a mainstream pop #1.-Early years:The Boys were encouraged by their...

, Diana Ross

Diana Ross

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, Gerald Alston

Gerald Alston

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 and Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

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. In 1996, Regisford became Vice President of A&R at Dreamworks Records

DreamWorks Records

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. Timmy Regisford was also one of the founding people behind the Shelter parties in New York City, as well as the resident DJ.

Discography

• Battle Of The Beats (1985 EP)
• Movement (2006 Single)
• Africa Calling (2007 Single)
• At Night/Loving Arms (2007 Single)
• Body/Poem (2007 Single)
• Naive Track (2007 Single)
• The Radical Track (2007 Single)
• Hard Drums (2008 Single)
• Ryan's Theme (2008 Single)
• The Bubble Track (2008 Single)
• Track For Downtown 161 (2008 Single)
• Hold (2009 Single)
• Kala Boo/La Vern Abainana (2009 Single)
• Tension (2009)

External links

• Official site