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Robert E. Pettibone, Jr.  (born 15 July 1959, better known as  Shep Pettibone ) is a  record producer , remixer, songwriter and club  DJ , one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations,  WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM , and later as remixer/producer for the  disco  label  Salsoul Records . His prowess at production and mixing led him to work with such artists as  Madonna  and  George Michael  in the late '80s during the height of these artists' popularity. Shep's contribution to 1980s  club  music is too extensive to list completely. He was instrumental in bringing the early underground sound of  house music  into the pop  mainstream  by way of a hybrid sound (much to the dismay of some purists who preferred standard disco/dance and R&B). Though he was contemporaneous to others (such as  François Kevorkian  and  Arthur Baker ), he is certainly the most prominent DJ/Remixer

Lil Louis  is the stage name used by  Chicago -born  house music   producer  and  DJ   Louis Burns . He scored a number of  hits  on the  Billboard   Hot Dance Music/Club Play   chart  in the 1980s and 1990s, three of which hit  #1 . His best known  song , " French Kiss ," featured  vocals  by  Shawn Christopher  and spent two weeks at #1 on the dance chart in 1989. The house track features a several-minutes-long breakdown in which the music gradually slowed down in  tempo  to a stop. Even with its sensual sound, it crossed over to some  pop   radio stations  and climbed to #50 on the  Billboard Hot 100 . It was a big success throughout  Europe  reaching # 2 in the  UK Singles Chart  and in  Germany . Laurent Garnier 's 1997 12"  single  "Flashback" contained a remix made by Lil Louis called "Lil Louis Civilized Instrumental Painting." British Jungle/Drum'n'Bass producer  Ed Rush  remixed the track " French Kiss ". In 2000 fel

Abigail Adams Written by Kris Flowers As one of the prominent, iconic women in the Dance Music business, Abigail Adams’ critical role in the development of New Jersey’s Essex County-centered dance music industry continues to impress upon its new crop of DJ’s, remixers, producers, record labels and recording artists.    This former model, Bernardsville NJ born, raised in Summit NJ , earned a BA in Early Childhood Education from Boston College .   Abigail began her career in the Dance music arena via her DJ boyfriend, KB.   In the early 1980’s, they owned a custom roller skating store in East Orange, NJ, subsequently opening up a store in the famous, “B-Boy friendly” Roxy roller disco in NYC.     KB purchased a pair of Technics 1200 turntables and set them up in the East Orange store so he could practice DJing.    Customers would inquire about the music KB was spinning, and the ever inventive, “forward-thinking” Abigail made note of the customer’s inquiries and trekked to variou