Green Velvet

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other Curtis Alan Jones[1] (born April 26, 1968),[2] better known by his stage name Green Velvet, is an American disc jockey, singer and record producer. He is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori.[3]

Early life

Curtis Alan Jones was born [1] on April 26, 1968, in Chicago, Illinois.[2] He grew up listening to blues, jazz, funk, and rock.[4] In the mid 1980s, he was introduced to house music via the radio.[4] He started making music with a "sixty-buck keyboard, a cheap four-track and a cheap drum machine".[5]

Jones graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign with a degree in chemical engineering.[2] After attending the University of California, Berkeley, he moved back to Chicago in 1991.[6]

Career

In 1991, Jones started releasing his music under the Cajmere moniker.[7] In 1992, he founded a record label, Cajual Records.[7] In that year, he released a collaborative single with Dajae, titled "Brighter Days"[8] that peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[9] In the same year, he released the single "Coffee Pot (It's Time for the Percolator)" also known as "Percolator”, which was recorded at the Playroom Recording Studio by Jerome Mark Mikulich. [1] Rolling Stone included it on its "20 Best Chicago House Records" list in 2014[10] while Mixmag included it on its "20 Best US Rave Anthems of the '90s" list in 2019.[11] In 1993, he founded another label, Relief Records.[7]

In 1995, he released a single, "Flash", under the Green Velvet moniker.[12] It reached number 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.[13] Billboard included it on the "10 Essential '90s Rave Jams" list in 2019.[12] Mixmag included it on the "20 Best US Rave Anthems of the '90s" list in 2019.[11]

Green Velvet's debut studio album, Constant Chaos, was released in 1999.[14] In 2000, he released a compilation album, Green Velvet.[15] He released Whatever in 2001,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Walk in Love in 2005,[16] and Unshakable in 2013.[17][18]

In 2014, he teamed up with Claude VonStroke to form the side project Get Real.[19] The duo's debut single, "Mind Yo Bizness" / "Snuffaluffagus", was released in 2016.[20] The duo's second single, "Jolean", was released in 2019.[21]

In 2015, he released a collaborative album with Carl Craig, titled Unity.[22]

DJ Mag has described Green Velvet as "a stalwart figure in both house and techno".[9]

Personal life

In the mid 2000s, Green Velvet revealed on Myspace that he had become a born-again Christian,[23] after his drink was (allegedly) spiked with GHB.[24]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Constant Chaos (1999) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Whatever (2001) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Walk in Love (2005) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Unshakable (2013) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Unity (2015) (as Green Velvet, with Carl Craig)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Compilation albums

  • The Nineties (1993 A.D. Through 1999 A.D.) (1999) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Green Velvet (2000) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Lost & Found (2009) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • It's Time (2010) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Too Underground for the Main Stage (2013) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

DJ mixes

  • The Future Sound of Chicago: Cajual Relief (1995) (as Cajmere, with DJ Sneak)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Wheels of Steel Vol. 1 (1997) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Techno Funk (2000) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Sessions (2006) (as Cajmere vs Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Extended plays

  • Underground Goodies Vol. I (1991) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies Vol. II (1992) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies Vol. III (1992) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies Vol. IV (1992) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Dreaming (1992) (as Cajmere, with Derrick Carter)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies (1993) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Let Me Be (1993) (as Underground Goodies)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Velvet Tracks (1993) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies Vol V (1994) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Underground Goodies Vol. VI (1994) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Destination Unknown (1997) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Chicago (2010) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • New Gotham (2010) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • The Chicago Jazz (2011) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Elevated Tracks (2011) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Go Dancing (2011) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Chicago Style (2011) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Playground (2011) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • White Label (2012) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Black Label (2012) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Taste of Chi-Town (2012) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • Jungle Love (2014) (as Cajmere, with Gene Farris)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • It's All About Me (2014) (as Green Velvet, with Jay Lumen)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Singles

  • "Keep Movin'" (1991) (as Cajmere, with Nané)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Brighter Days" (1992) (as Cajmere, with Dajae)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Chit Chat" (1992) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Percolator" (1992) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Feelin' Kinda High" (1994) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Flash" (1995) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Get Up Off Me" (1995) (as Cajmere, with Dajae)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "H*rny" (1995) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Only 4 U" (1996) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "The Stalker" (1996) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Answering Machine" (1997) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Lookin' for a Man" (1997) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Feelin'" (1998) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Nasty" (2001) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "La La Land" (2001) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Genedefekt" (2002) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Coitus" (2002) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Sometimes I Do" (2003) (as Cajmere, with Walter Phillips)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Midnight" (2004) (as Cajmere, with Walter Phillips)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "I Need U" (2004) (as Cajmere, with Dajae)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Nude" (2004) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Come" (2004) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Powered" (2004) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "House-Werk" (2004) (as Cajmere)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Say U Will" (2005) (as Cajmere, with Dajae)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "The Bathroom" (2005) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Temptation" (2005) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "No S*x" (2005) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Cuz of You" (2005) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Shake & Pop" (2006) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Bigger than Prince" (2013) (as Green Velvet)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Suga" (2015) (as Green Velvet, with Technasia)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Mind Yo Bizness" / "Snuffaluffagus" (2016) (as Green Velvet, with Claude VonStroke)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Keep Pushin' (Harder)" (2017) (as Green Velvet, with Riva Starr)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Jolean" (2019) (as Green Velvet, with Claude VonStroke)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Fuzion" (2019) (as Green Velvet, with Layton Giordani)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[25]
  • "Unapologetic Raver" (2020) (as Green Velvet, with Eli Brown)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
  • "Critical" (2021) (as Green Velvet, with CamelPhat)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[26]
  • "My Cheri" (2021) (as Green Velvet, with Mihalis Safras)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[27]

References

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External links

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