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In the News (Fri 5 Dec 08)

  
  John "Jellybean" Benitez
John Benitez was born in South Bronx, New York city, back in 1959.
The crowd at the Fun House were very musically aware and Jellybean got total freedom to explore dance music and examine the break beats, instrumental fills and all the other components of the 12-inch extended mixes.
John had achieved his DJ goals and he now wanted to go on to remixing singles.
www.geocities.com /jahsonic/Jellybean.html   (503 words)

  
  John Benitez Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.11.26 ()   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John "Jellybean" Benitez (born November 7, 1957) is a drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent.
Benitez is known for producing the first hits of and for his relationship with Madonna.
Benitez's mother emigrated from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s and settled in the South Bronx section of New York.
216.92.11.26 /encyclopedia/John_Benitez   (719 words)

  
 : : : DEEJAY BOOKING1 : : :
Benitez's dance label, Jellybean Recordings, has produced such hit artists as PULSE with Antoinette Roberson, whose song "The Lover That You Are" was the #1 Dance Record in America.
With all of his produced recordings and remixes, Benitez is recognized within the industry for his preeminent role in bridging the gap between pop and dance music-thus triggering a newfound mainstream awareness for contemporary dance composition.
Benitez also achieved critical and commercial kudos for his own compositions, including the fantastically well-received five-song EP Wotupski and a subsequent full-length LP, Just Visiting this Planet, which sold more than one million records worldwide for Chrysalis Records.
www.deejaybooking.com /jellybeanbenitez   (946 words)

  
 JELLYBEAN PRODUCTIONS : John "Jellybean" Benitez Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Benitez's dance label, Jellybean Recordings, has produced such hit artists as PULSE with Antoinette Roberson, whose song "The Lover That You Are" was the #1 Dance Record in America.
Jellybean Benitez's unerring ability to attract innovative and explosive talents to all his projects is a natural evolution of his own extraordinary, multi-layered musical journey.
With all of his produced recordings and remixes, Benitez is recognized within the industry for his preeminent role in bridging the gap between pop and dance music-thus triggering a newfound mainstream awareness for contemporary dance composition.
www.jellybean-recordings.com /pages/product/bio.htm   (938 words)

  
 Mushroom Music Publishing | JB Music Publishing LLC
Jellybean Benitez's unerring ability to attract innovative and explosive talents to all his projects is a natural evolution of his own extraordinary, multi-layered musical journey.
For Benitez, this genuinely awe-inspiring litany of achievements and laurels represents not the ultimate in accomplishment, but rather a catalyst to continue to explore new artistic avenues and make further creative inroads.
With H.O.L.A., John "Jellybean" Benitez has perfectly integrated his depth of expertise and his sense of personal history into a one-of-a-kind company that is poised to make a major musical statement.
www.mushroommusic.com.au /catalogues/cat.asp?id=12   (938 words)

  
 JOHN "JELLYBEAN" BENITEZ
John "JellyBean" Benitez, though many successful people can relate to his success, more of the ordinary people could relate to his life.
By the late 70’s Jellybean was already spinning in the top clubs of New York during the peak of that decades Disco era.
This is the point in history that Jellybean Benitez met Madonna and the course of history changed forever.
www.freestylemusic.com /Interviews/jellybean.htm   (1349 words)

  
 Informat.io on John Benitez
"Jellybean Benitez" (born November 7, 1957 in New York City) is a noted DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent who is also known for producing the first hits and for his relationship with Madonna.
Benitez's mother immigrated from Puerto Rico in the early 1950s and settled in the South Bronx section of New York.
Benitez produced and released music under the Jellybean moniker; in total he has placed nine songs in the Top 10 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including three #1s.
www.informat.io /?title=john-benitez   (544 words)

  
 John Ceglia @ Disco-Disco.com
John was the first one out of several DJ's to show their skills for the job - after a three hours set John was directly hired and the other DJ's had to walk away.
Jellybean had a tremendous grasp on many aspects of that era and I have the utmost respect for how he utilized his talent as a DJ and a producer, and he was such a down to earth and likeable person.
John was a consummate professional in the Booth and the few times I had the pleasure of hearing him, he always knew exactly where to take the room next.
www.disco-disco.com /djs/john-c.shtml   (4697 words)

  
 And We Danced - Jellybean Profile
John 'Jellybean' Benitez is revered in the dance music community as one of the greatest club DJs bar none.
Born in 1959, John Benitez, already nicknamed Jellybean by his sister, Debbie, set foot inside Manhattan's Sanctuary club, and a yearning to mix dance music was born.
Jellybean immersed himself in the burgeoning disco scene of the mid-70's and was soon in demand as DJ at legendary clubs including New York, New York, Studio 54 and Xenon.
www.andwedanced.com /producers/jellyb.htm   (726 words)

  
 John "Jellybean" Benitez (1957 - )
"Jellybean Benitez" (born November 7, 1957 in New York City) is a noted DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent who is also known for producing the first hits and for his relationship with Madonna.
Jellybean is the most vocal adherent of the DJ as producer (the phenomenon already in action) of the club mixers I spoke with.
Producer John 'Jellybean' Benitez is considered to be the brains behind her debut and he was at her side for the next two years, watching her career diversify as she made the bold move into films.
www.jahsonic.com /Jellybean.html   (2010 words)

  
 Jellybean Tribute @ Disco-Disco.com
John Benitez's "In the bush" medley is so super, they had to close the park.
John's new version probably won't get played on the radio, but will give you some new tricks to throw at your audience giving a truly great song some new twist.
This song was written by John's former girlfriend Madonna, and she also did the background vocals in that song.
www.disco-disco.com /tributes/jellybean.shtml   (2044 words)

  
 John Morales: ZoomInfo Business People Information
John Morales and I had been speaking on the phone several times before I was invited to his home to conduct this interview.
John Morales landed the house DJ position for these rinks and was responsible for providing the music and DJs for all the rinks.
John Morales was born in the Bronx, New York on April 14, 1954.
www.zoominfo.com /people/morales_john_77272798.aspx   (2150 words)

  
 PLAY.FM - Listen to: Jellybean Soul
Jellybean Recordings is an independent label designed around the concept that dance music needs to be more than simply an endless stream of faceless dubs in order to truly thrive as an enduring artform.
Jellybean Recordings is not, however, ignoring the dark vibe of the underground.
The difference between Jellybean's producers and others is a desire and talent to also become formidable songwriters.
www.play.fm /playfm_artists.php?g_id=314   (303 words)

  
 Jellybean Benitez - Biography - AOL Music
Jellybean's list of credits include Sheena Easton, Debbie Harry, and Whitney Houston, among others, and in a world as fickle as the dancefloor, Jellybean has not just survived, but thrived over the past 20 years.
Born in the Bronx, Jellybean was a student of the disco sound, studying the records released by Casablanca and other labels that released lushly orchestrated dance music.
After being intrigued by a local DJ spinning two turntables, Jellybean himself decided to try it out and soon was an in-demand DJ known for his masterful manipulation of breakbeats.
music.aol.com /artist/jellybean-benitez/55819/biography   (240 words)

  
 John 'Jellybean' Benitez | Beatfreax - Electronic Music Platform
John Benitez was born in South Bronx, New York city, back in 1959.
Studio 54 logo Jellybean started his DJ career in 1975 in a club in the Bronx, called Charlie's.
John had achieved his DJ goals and he now wanted to go on to remixing singles.
www.beatfreax.com /s/c6f19cea95/bid/2232.html   (716 words)

  
 Lotti Golden & Richard Scher « Those City Nights
With mixes by John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez, ‘Nunk’ became such a huge hit on radio and in the clubs that Golden and Scher decided to make the group more permanent and hired Boe Brown, Ada Dyer and Chuck Wansley to make Warp 9 an act that could both perform in studio and tour around the country.
The epic ‘Light Years Away’ followed in 1983, again with Jellybean mixes, and this track was equally important for the emerging freestyle sound with its emphasis on latin percussion.
Jellybean continued to work with Warp 9 and gets production credit on their debut album, but he would eventually move on to other projects.
citinite.wordpress.com /2008/05/10/lotti-golden-richard-scher   (489 words)

  
 NOW: Jellybean back behind decks, Apr 3 - 9, 2003
JOHN "JELLYBEAN" BENITEZ with JUAN JARAMILLO JR, HALI and ROD G at Roxy Blu (12 Brant), Friday (April 4).
Jellybean Benitez is best known for shaping Madonna's first hits.
Although his label, JB Recordings, is distributed by Sony, Benitez has retreated from the high-profile major-label remix work he was known for in the 80s.
www.nowtoronto.com /issues/2003-04-03/music_vibes2.php   (595 words)

  
 ABC News: Queen of Romance: Madonna's Many Loves
Hanging out with Basquiat and his friends Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, Madonna was caught up in one of the most creative periods in the New York City's cultural history, and it's no surprise, said Morton, that she has since become a serious collector of modern art.
A deejay and musician, Benitez met Madonna around the same time she met Basquiat, when her bandmate in the group Breakfast Club introduced them.
Benitez produced and remixed most of the tracks on Madonna's self-titled debut album in 1983.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/Story?id=5326779&page=2   (692 words)

  
 Holiday (English)
The new song came from Jellybean Benitez, a famous Dj who has a large collection of demos for new artist asking him popularity.
Jellybean has produced a few Madonna's hists such as Holiday and Crazy For You, among others.
Jellybean grew up in the Bronx, and he was a famous mixer, producer and Dj in the early 80's, working in discos as Funhouse, Xenon and Studio 54 among others.
www.enlacemadonna.com /canciones/thefirstalbum/holiday/eholiday.htm   (1280 words)

  
 Documento sin título
John's most famous work with Madonna is the cover logo art for THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION.
John designed the logo to reference the Jean Paul Gaultier corsets that Madonna was wearing during her tour.
I still like the John “Jellybean” Benitez collaborations and remixes and some of her work with William Orbit on RAY OF LIGHT.
www.madonname.com /newshtml/2006/johnandjerinterviewnews.htm   (1965 words)

  
 MP3.com: MP3 News Breakers: Idol, Jamie Foxx, Jurassic 5, Big Pun
Producer John "Jellybean" Benitez, known as much for his past relationship with Madonna as his record-producing feats, is reportedly blocking a new album from Sony that features music from rapper Big Pun, who died in 2000.
He's playing the game." The source blames Benitez's sluggish pace because Benitez did not himself come up with the idea of the album, which is a compilation of unreleased tracks from Big Pun, who died of a heart attack.
Jellybean's list of credits include Sheena Easton, Debbie Harry, and Whitney Houston, among others, and in a world as fickle as the...
www.mp3.com /news/stories/5206.html   (1123 words)

  
 music-reviewer.com - January, 2002 - DJ Louie DeVito
New York DJ Louie DeVito is to the current state of disc jockey entrepreneurs what John "JellyBean" Benitez was back in the early 80's.
JellyBean took a young Madonna and soaked her with material with streetwise lyrics, laced with a kind of hip-hop pulsation (e.g.
As JellyBean really gave the Material Girl her early sound and appeal, DeVito has done the same to newer dance acts.
www.music-reviewer.com /01_02/devito.htm   (214 words)

  
 SWEET SOUNDS OF SUCCESS | Mi Vida Loca | Movie News | Movies | Entertainment Weekly
Benitez doesn't look much older than a teenager either, walking around his music production company's plush New York City office wearing bleached-white shorts and even whiter Air Jordans, and sporting a long fl ponytail.
But, in the music industry, appearances can indeed be deceiving: Benitez just may be Hollywood's hottest music supervisor, choosing the songs that give such movies as Carlito's Way, The Shadow, and the upcoming The Perez Family (with Anjelica Huston and Marisa Tomei) their authentic sounds.
In choosing the roughly 30 tunes for Mi Vida Loca, Benitez went straight to the local experts: ''I asked the gang kids on the set (many of the youths who appear in the movie are actually gang members) what they listen to,'' he says.
www.ew.com /ew/article/0,,303038,00.html   (422 words)

  
 . : DJ John Paul Lee aka DJ Johnboy - Profile : .
John Paul Lee is better known as Johnboy.
His introduction to dance music came at the time when hip-hop and early fun-house sounds were the staple dance floor fillers, with the likes of Jellybean Benitez and Madonna at the helm.
He just loves the way technology has evolved and he can DJ at The Loft, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, complete a remix for Sammi Cheng without being present in Hong Kong on Saturday, while on flight to Manila to share the deck with Tall Paul & PVD, maybe in Shanghai, the next weekend.
www.djjohnpaullee.com /profile.htm   (285 words)

  
 Jellybean Benítez   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jellybean gave Madonna her start, arranging songs like "Holiday" and "Cherish." (show more)
Dummy (2002) (executive music supervisor) (as Jellybean Benitez)
Find where Jellybean Benítez is credited alongside another name
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 Amazon.frĀ : Careers in the Music Industry: Livres en anglais: John Albert Torres,Susan Zannos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
John A. Torres has been a freelance writer for many years.
When not writing, John likes to fish, coach youth sports, and spend time with his family.
Susan Zannos has been a lifelong educator, having taught at all levels, from preschool to college, in Mexico, Greece, Italy, Russia, and Lithuania, as well as in the United States.
www.amazon.fr /Careers-Music-Industry-Albert-Torres/dp/1584150858   (499 words)

  
 Billboard Bits: Maroon 5, BB Dance Summit, Elton John
Two days prior, John will play Bergamo, Italy, with a brief slate of North American dates to follow in the lead up to his next Vegas run in October.
At the tail end of a recent U.K. tour, John performed at the Live 8 concert in London and two days later staged a free July 4 concert in Philadelphia as part of an event that raised $2 million for HIV/AIDS awareness and research.
Original Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward are reuniting with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced Osbourne in the band in 1979, under the moniker Heaven and Hell.
billboard.com /bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001001175   (477 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Jellybean
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Jellybean" at HighBeam.
New STARBURST Tropical Jellybeans Announces National Children's Art Competition for Design of Giant Jellybean Mosaic.
Jellybean Recording Artist Sir Ivan Releases Pop-Dance Remake of Scott Mckenzie's 1967 Hit 'San Francisco'; Sir Ivan Makes Music History Yet Again, Following The Chart Topping Remake of John Lennon's 'Imagine'.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Jellybean   (216 words)

  
 John Benitez: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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John 'Jellybean' Benitez - Biography For John "Jellybean" Benitez, one of music's most accomplished and celebrated creative forces, the founding of H.O.L.A. Recordings in late 1995 represented still another defining moment in an already fabled career.
The infatigable Benitez has also begun to work in the skyrocketing world of CD-Roms.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Benitez_John_1350476.htm   (703 words)

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