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Arthur Baker
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arthur Henry Baker, Blind Truth, Jack E Makossa, Arthur Argent, R.T. & The Rockmen Unlimited, Criminal Element Orchestra, P&C1
American music producer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 63
Top works
- Looking for the Perfect Beat
- Elliptic Function, an Elementary Text - Book for Students of Matematics
- American Esperanto Book - a Compendium of the International Language
- Elliptic Functions
- A plea for "Romanizers" (so-called) in the Anglican communion
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Film & TV
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Arthur Baker is a DJ, record producer, and remixer, best known for producing Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock" and for many dance remixes in the 1980s and into the 90s.
Known for
- Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge — Self2025
- Larry's Garage — Self2020
- Soundbreaking — Self2016
- 808 — Self2015
- Finding the Funk — Himself2014
- Downtown Calling — Self2009
- Searching for Roger Taylor — Self2000
- New Order Story — Self1993
- The Perfect Kiss — Self1985
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- Listeners
- 26,191
- Total plays
- 79,378
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Real name: Arthur Baker / Born: April 22 1955, Boston, MA USA Arthur Baker was among the most visible and widely-imitated of the early hip-hop producers, masterminding breakthrough experiments with tape edits and synthetic beats before crossing over to introduce the art of remixing into the pop mainstream. He began his career as a club DJ in Boston, and landed his first production work at Emergency Records, debuting with Northend's Happy Days." After relocating to New York in 1979 <a href="http
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Baker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- electro
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Official website
- www.arthurbaker.net
- Image
- Arthur Baker producer (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-04-22
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- birth name
- Arthur Henry Baker
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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