Associated with the 1st wave of Detroit artist and Deejays

A native Detroiter who grew up in the city

Before artist from Detroit City got noticed worldwide for their electronic music sound as early as a teenager Blake Baxter was DJ/mixing all forms of dance music Baxter first began mixing records in the middle of the 1980s. Blake Baxter was a resident disc jockey at Majestic theater club for a popular night life promotor who go's by the name Sterling in downtown Detroit

where he played industrial,alternative, D.O.R, dance hall and acid house and disco Blake also deejayed at clubs Leland house also known as the City Club and the Shelter Club at that time Blake began working on his own music productions in studios in Detroit and Chicago eventually Blake signed to Chicago’s DJ international dance music record label.

Early on in Blake Baxter musical journey consist of 80's influences like new wave alternative dance and industrial style of music from his first productions Blake has used the two elements to compose his productions the techno music sound and the house music sound combined together you have early tech house elements tech house is Blake Baxter sound signature from 'Work" released on Jack master 2 and "In this house we jack" on Jack Master 4 compilation album DJ international in Chicago on to Detroit

Blake's 1st official release of "When we used to play" and "Does not compute" on KMS-011 a remix 12inch EP from Blake's previous studio production work followed by the first Detroit techno compilation the album the compilation that introduced the Detroit electronic music artist and their sound to the world on the Virgin 10 records on the compilation album

Blake Baxter wrote four projects / productions on the album following Virgin 10 release Blake toured briefly in the UK with other artist from the album compilation after that back home in Detroit Blake Baxter then called by his colleagues the "prince of techno" started working with and releasing music on other Detroit labels such as Incognito records and Underground Resistance record label UR-06 titled the

"Prince of Techno" 12 inch EP after the release of UR-06 Blake Baxter bridging the gap between Detroit and Europe then toured in Germany and Europe with Underground Resistance deejays and Tresor artist Blake also had a record store in downtown Detroit 1993-99 called Save the Vinyl and during that time promoted parties and event like Tresor parties in Detroit Blake was the 1st to book artist such as Dj Funk ,DJ Hell , Joey Beltrem , Abe Duque , Electric Indigo

Discography

1.Work Jack master 2 compilation album Westside records DJ international

2.In this house we jack Jack Master 4 compilation album DJ international Westside records

3.When we used to play EP KMS records 1987

4.Forever and a day the new dance sound of Detroit album compilation Virgin 10 records 1988

5.Ride em boy the new dance sound of Detroit album compilation Virgin 10 records 1988

6.Sexuality Incognito Records 1989

7.The Crimes of the Heart EP Incognito Records 1990

8. The Prince of techno EP Underground Resistance records 1991

9.One more time Tresor records 1992

10.The Vault (Disko B, 1995)

Recent releases:

2003 to 2009 Abe Duque Vs. Blake Baxter : ADR; What happen, Disco lights, Lets take it back

2005 to 2013 Marc Romboy Vs. Blake Baxter: Systematic; Freakin, House ya, Where would you be, Muzik, The Art of sound

2011 Psycatron freat: Blake Baxter: Planet E; She is Music

2012 Ben Sims Vs Blake Baxter I wanna go back

Blake Baxter's label Mix Records relaunch's 2014 with Albums Electronic Chant and Poetry and Rhythm and re-release of his Classic's all under one label Mix Media Music Group

Notable associations and Labels

Blake Baxter: Mix Records / KMS/ UR / incognito records

Tresor records / Disko B / ADR / Systematic

Mix Media / Detroit Michigan USA

Blake top 10 Discography track listing

1.(Work) Work your Body aka & remix Body work

2.When we used to play

3.Sexuality

4.When a thought becomes you

5.One more time

6.Brother gonna work it out

7.Our luv

8.Club Fantasy

9.What Happen

10.She is Music

FOR BOOKING CONTACT: Natasha Lodh

EMAIL: natasha@dynamix-djs.com