Andrew Carthy, better known by his stage name Mr. Scruff, is an English record producer and DJ. He lives in Stretford, Greater Manchester and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University. Before he could make a living from his music alone, he worked as a shelf stocker in the Hazel Grove branch of Kwik Save.
Teren Delvon Jones, better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien or Sir DZL, is an American rapper.
Fingathing are an English electronic music group, comprising classically trained double bass player Simon 'Sneaky' Houghton, DJ/turntablist Dan 'Peter Parker' Baxter and Visual Artist Chris Cavetroll Drury.
The Fila Fresh Crew was a hip-hop group from Dallas, Texas consisting of Fresh K, Dr. Rock and The D.O.C..
Andrew Turner, known by the recording name Aim, is a British musician, DJ and producer.
Grand Central Records was an independent record label based in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England. It was started in 1995 by DJ Mark Rae. Rae started out working as manager of the Fat City Records' store. The two labels maintained a close relationship, co-hosting club nights including Friends and Family, Counter Culture and developing related radio shows and merchandising. Grand Central also had a digital sub-label, GC3 which developed in the early to mid 2000's.
Rae & Christian are an English production duo, consisting of Mark Rae and Steve Christian. They are also founders of the Grand Central Records label.
Kate Rogers is a Canadian singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anthony Depula, known professionally as Tony D, was an American hip hop artist from Trenton, New Jersey.
Blazing the Crop is a DJ mix album, mixed by Rae & Christian. It was released by Mixmag Live in association with their publishing company DMC Publishing in 1999 in the UK. An unmixed vinyl version was also released.
Another Late Night: Rae & Christian is the second DJ mix album, mixed by Grand Central Records artists Rae & Christian. It was released on 1 March 2001 on Late Night Tales in the UK and on Kinetic Records in the USA. It was the third in the Another Late Night / Late Night Tales series of DJ mixes, each CD being mixed by a different DJ or recording artist, including Zero 7, Groove Armada, Tommy Guerrero, The Flaming Lips and Jamiroquai.
Nocturnal Activity is a remix album by Rae & Christian, released in 2002 on the independent record label Grand Central Records. It is composed of alternative mixes of the tracks from Sleepwalking album, plus one new track, a cover version of the Parliament track "Flashlight".
The Nextmen is a UK production/songwriting/DJ duo consisting of Dom Search and Brad Baloo. They combine hip hop, drum & bass, dub, pop, soul, and other electronic and indie genres into their sounds, and have worked with artists from the UK and US.
James Mundell Lowe was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.
Central Heating was the second compilation released by Grand Central Records. The two disc album was originally released in November 1996. It was re-released in February 2004 with alternative sleeve art.
Central Reservations is the third compilation released by Grand Central Records. It was released in September 1997 and consists of outtakes and remixes from the Central Heating compilation and Tony D's Pound For Pound album.
ATIC Records is an independent record label formed by British musician, DJ and producer, Aim and Niko. They left Grand Central Records in early 2005 and started ATIC Records in June 2006.
"Funky President (People It's Bad)" is a funk song by James Brown. Released as a single in 1974, it charted No. 4 R&B. It also appeared on the album Reality. According to Brown the "funky president" of the song's title was meant to refer to U.S. President Gerald Ford, who had succeeded Richard Nixon in the White House shortly before it was recorded.
"Doing It to Death", also known as "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time", is a funk song recorded by The J.B.'s featuring James Brown. A 10-minute, two-part version of "Doing It to Death" was included on a J.B.'s album of the same name. The complete, unedited and nearly 13-minute-long original recording of the song was first issued on the 1995 J.B.'s compilation Funky Good Time: The Anthology. Performances of the song also appear on the albums Live at Chastain Park and Live at the Apollo 1995.
Fly Panda is an American pop group formed in 2012 by rapper Lukas Ka$h and singer Winter Rae in Los Angeles, California. Fly Panda is known for their recently launched #STUNT movement with its "Call Me Crazy" teaser video.
