By Michael Sznajderman
Performer: Byron the Aquarius
Type of music: House, Jungle, Hip Hop, R&B
Born in Birmingham and trained as a jazz pianist, the former Byron Blaylock got his early musical schooling from Franc “Doc” Adams, a clarinetist and saxophonist who played with jazz greats Duke Ellington and Sun Ra and taught music in the Birmingham City Schools for decades. Blaylock went on to study jazz at Jacksonville State University but began to evolve his own style of electronic dance music while plying the clubs and party scene in Atlanta, where he was embraced by musician Kai Alce.In 2007, Blaylock collaborated with French Beats producer Onra on the EP “The Big Payback,” which led to work with Los Angeles artist Flying Lotus. He also has dabbled in Detroit hip hop, ultimately releasing his own brand of contagious house music on the Detroit-based labels Sound Signature, Wild Oats and on the French label Sampling as an Art.
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