Jerome Sydenham

Jerome Sydenham (born 1967, Ibadan, Nigeria) is an electronic music producer, DJ and multi-record label owner known for establishing a pan-African electro direction within the house and techno genres. Born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, he was schooled in his teens in England before migrating to New York City in the early 1980s to further his music interests with his family there. He is now based in Berlin, Germany running a stable of record labels including Ibadan Records as well as actively touring as a DJ and producing music. Following a recording career, he released an album, Animal Social Club, on Ibadan Records in 2012, followed by a co-production project with Aybee and Ron Trent under the artist name S.A.T. which saw a release of an album of the same name in 2014 to acclaimed reviews. Sydenham was recruited into the A&R division of Atlantic Records in 1989. In 1994, while at East West Records, owned by Warner Music Group, his underground dance music interests continued to run in tangent with his commercial A&R work as he largely succeeded in crossing dance over to the mainstream with albums by Ten City and Michael Watford. During this time, he also compiled one of the representations of early 1990s deep house with his "Underground Dance Classics Vol. 1" CD showcasing some of the earliest productions from a young Roger Sanchez, Murk and Pal Joey. It was there where he also met Kerri Chandler, releasing one of his records on Atlantic in 1990. The two would continue to be close friends and collaborators later in life along with Dennis Ferrer and Joe Claussell. He has received the following gold and platinum records during his A&R involvement at Atlantic Records and East West Records: Yo-Yo – "You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo" feat. Ice Cube (single) (1991) LeVert – "Private Line" (single) (1991) En Vogue – "My Lovin" (first single from Funky Divas) (1992) En Vogue – "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (second single from Funky Divas) (1992) En Vogue – "Free Your Mind" (third single from Funky Divas) (1992) En Vogue – "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" (fourth single from Funky Divas) (1993) Da Lench Mob – Guerillas in tha Mist (album) (1992) The Family Stand – Ghetto Heaven (album) (1990) Das EFX – "They Want EFX" (single) (1992) Das EFX – Straight Up Sewaside (album) (1993) En Vogue – Born to Sing (album) (1990) En Vogue – Funky Divas (album) (1990), US 5× platinum En Vogue – "Hold On" (single from Born to Sing) (1992) Simply Red – Stars (album) (1991), US 12× platinum Snow – 12 Inches of Snow (album) (1992) Snow – "Informer" (single) (1992) Das EFX – Dead Serious (album) (1992) In 1995 Sydenham founded Ibadan Records in New York City, though it is now run out of Berlin, Germany. The label celebrated its 15-year anniversary in 2010 Says Jerome Sydenham, "There isn't really an Ibadan sound. Ibadan has a principle to make high quality music which covers all areas of electronic music, acoustic dance music, ultimately jazz funk, jazz and maybe even hip hop and R&B". Jerome Sydenham and his label, Ibadan Records, managed together with Christine Pedersen, is principal to several labels including: Apotek Records Avocado Records Public Service Records UK Promotions 2001: Saturday (with Kerri Chandler) 2015: Rudra 2013: Sun Ark (with Carl Craig and Lo Hype) 2013: No Shade (with Aschka and Sylvie Floret)2012: Various - Ibadan - Animal Social Club 2012: Argy - Fundamentals 2012: White Light (Remixes) (vs Function) 2012: I Adventure (with No Mad Ronin) 2011: Natural Spray (with Aschka) 2012: Various - Ibadan - Animal Social Club 2012: Argy - Fundamentals 2011: Various - Ibadan - Beginnings Revisited' (Vol 1.) 2010: White Light (vs Function) 2010: Mobile / Skimming / Incense (with Function) 2010: Thick & Thin (with Argy and DJ Said) 2009: Jango 01 2009: Jango 02 (with Nikola Gala and DJ Oji) 2009: Brooklyn Rock (with Nikola Gala) 2008: Ebian (with Texu and Romantic Couch) 2008: Various - Ibadan - Deep Strokes (Vol 2.) 2008: Various - Ibadan - Deep Strokes (Vol 1.) 2008: Various - Ibadan - Pan African Electro (Vol 2.) 2008: Various - Ibadan - Pan African Electro (Vol 1.) 2008: Various - Ibadan - Afrotonic 2008: Elevation & F12 Remixes (with Tiger Stripes) 2008: In the Barber Shop 2007: Timbuktu (with Dennis Ferrer) 2006: Sandcastles (with Dennis Ferrer) 2006: Son of Raw / Undertow / Back Door (with Dennis Ferrer) 2006: № 8 – Elevation (with Tiger Stripes) 2006: Various Electric Pussycat starring Jerome Sydenham as Casino J 2006: Various - Underground Dance Music Vol. 1 2005: Various - Explosive Hi Fidelity Sounds DJ Mix by Jerome Sydenham 2005: Stockholm – Go Bang! (with Mikael Nordgren) 2005: Candela (with Kerri Chandler) 2005: Je Ka Jo (with Kerri Chandler) 2004: Slam Mode - Signals 2004: Various - Space Lab Yellow (Phase 4) compiled by Jerome Sydenham and Ryo Watanabe 2003: Various - Ibadan People DJ Mix by Jerome Sydenham 2003: Various - Space Lab Yellow (Phase 3) compiled by Jerome Sydenham and Ryo Watanabe 2002: Vince Watson - Moments in Time 2002: Various - Space Lab Yellow (Phase 2) compiled by Jerome Sydenham and Ryo Watanabe 2001: Various - Space Lab Yellow (Phase 1) compiled by Jerome Sydenham and Ryo Watanabe 2001: Various - Ibadan - Saturday 2001: Ten City - The Best Of 2000: Àró 2014: My Normal Usual Far (with Jonas Kopp and Sally) 2013: Disciple Trail 2011: The Canine EP 2010: Vanishing Point / Weather System 2010: Big Yam 2010: Incidental (with Xhin) 2010: Black Ice / Circus of Life / Bang Me 2009: My Pet Gorilla / Tonto / Museum of Modern 2009: Judgement EP 2008: The Puzzle (Jerome Sydenham's Mighty Dub) / Congo (with Hideo Kobayashi) 2010: Inside (with Rune RK) 2009: The Flight (with Rune RK) 2008: Peter Pan / Snow Bored (with Rune RK) 2007: Elephant (with Rune RK) 2010: Sting 2009: Feel It / I'm In / Benevolent Red (with Iroko and Club Lonely) 2009: Powerless / Deep Fried (with Ricky L) 2009: Ecoute! / Jor-El 2008: Darkroom / Sodom 2007: Blacktro (Demo 1) / Spiritual Insurrection (with Joe Claussell) 2011: Trombipolution Pt.2, Drumcode 2010: Mutualism System (with Timo Garcia), Noir Music 2010: Trombipolution, Drumcode 2010: Mi Estudio / Two Ninety One (with Pfirter and Function), CLR Records 2010: The Visitation / Rump / Cowboy / The Scavenger, Drumcode 2010: Dance Disorder – Zusammen, BPitch Control 2010: Dennis Ferrer – The Red Room, Objektivity 2010: Pig & Dan – Addiction, Ground Factory Records 2010: Raiz – Keep Secret (Function, Jerome Sydenham Remixes), Droid Records 2010: Manuyell, Mr. Flavour – Clitter, Full Flava Records 2010: Clara Sofie, Rune RK – Cry Out, Arti Farti 2010: Morris T – Break of Dawn, Rebirth 2009: Planetary Assault Systems – GT (Function & Jerome Sydenham Remix), Mote Evolver 2009: Carl Craig – Angel, Planet E Communications 2009: Adam Beyer, Joel Mull – Forming Dies, Drumcode 2008: Ken Ishii – Cubitos De Hielo, 70 Drums 2007: Faze Action – In The Trees, Juno Records 2007: Ten City – That's The Way Love Is, Ibadan Records 2007: Solaris Heights – Vice, Renaissance Records 2007: Len Faki – Rainbow Delta, Ostgut Ton 2006: Julien Jabre – Swimming Places, Defected Records 2006: Copyright – He Is (with Dennis Ferrer), Defected Records 1999: Beth Orton – Central Reservation (with Joe Claussell), Arista Records 1998: Kerri Chandler – Atmosphere 1998: Faze Action – Moving Cities, F111 / Warner Bros. Records 1993: Nature Soul – Latinize, Ibadan Records 2008: Need 2 Soul with Ron Trent, Need2Soul 2007: Pan-African Electro (Vol. 1), Ibadan Records 2007: Museum Thalia CD 1 mixed by Jerome Sydenham, New World Records 2006: Space Lab Yellow – Jerome Sydenham Live Vol. 1, Ibadan Records / P-Vine Records 2005: Ibadan People, Ibadan Records 2003: Explosive Hi-Fidelity Sounds, Ibadan Records / BBE 2002: Electric Pussycat, BBE List of house music artists "Biography of Jerome Sydenham". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 April 2012. "Jerome Sydenham – True to His Roots Interview". soso magazine. Retrieved 28 April 2012. "Jerome Sydenham: Whatever