Vince Lawrence

Vince Lawrence (born January 6, 1964, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American dance music record producer, businessman and is one of the leading innovators of the genre of music called house music. Industry insiders recognize Lawrence as co-author of "On and On", the first recording officially designated "house music". He worked with Jesse Saunders in the initial creation of Jes Say Records, designing its logo by hand. He served as head of marketing and was the lyric writer for "Funk U Up" (the first House track to ever make it onto the Billboard charts), "Undercover" by Dr. Derelict, "Real Love", and many other songs released in the label's heyday. He also co-authored "Love Can't Turn Around", which featured Daryl Pandy and reached No. 10 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986, starting the house music revolution in the UK. He organized Trax Records, a Chicago house label.

He saved up enough money to buy a small synthesizer, a Moog Prodigy. Looking up to his mentors, Vince started his own band called Z Factor with Fred Riley – keyboards, Bernadette Rabaya – singer, Carlos Giammarese??? – guitar, Cordell – drums. Vince sang and played keyboards.

Their first record was called “(I Like To Do It In) Fast Cars” and came out in 1982 when he was eighteen. Vince's dad put the record on his label, Mitchbal Records. The record was played on WGCI in regular rotation and a few records were sold. At the same time, Vince was also going to a teen club called The Playground, which was the brainchild of a young entrepreneurial man, Craig Thompson. He then met Jesse Saunders and Farley Keith, who were the DJs. They would play old disco records, which they would mix with The B-52's music. Vince got a job there, through Jesse, doing lights. He brought Jesse and Farley his record and they would play it. Vince told them that the stuff they were playing could be put on record and would make them even more popular DJs. By making a record, crowds at the clubs would know who the announced DJ was and would make the crowd attendance bigger. Vince told Jesse that he had a synthesizer and was in a band. They decided to work together to make what became the first house record.

They wrote the beginnings of the “On And On” record along with ten or eleven more songs. Then they made “On And On Traxs” and went to Precision Records, a pressing plant, to pay for 500 records. These records would be played in the clubs. In three weeks it became the hottest song in the city. Vince told Jesse that they should sell the records at the concession stand at The Playground. They met the guy that ran the concession stand, Duane Buford, and when it turned out that Duane played piano, they decided to make some music together.

Personal life Lawrence's father is an independent songwriter and his mother is now a retired assistant buildings manager for the city's two main federal buildings. He attended Lake View High School and later studied marketing at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. He decided to leave College when he realized he was making more money than most seniors. R. Kelly – Thoia Thoing- Jive ---Club Mix P1-In My Soul-Novo ---Club Mix P1-Terranova (Vespa) -Novo ---Club Mix P1- Heat it Up -Novo ---Club Mix Michael Jackson - One More Chance - Epic ---Club Mix (2) R. Kelly – Ignition – Jive ---Club Mix (2) Whitney Houston/Deborah Cox - Same Script Different Cast – Arista ---Club Mix (3) Donell Jones - Where I Wanna Be – Arista ---Club Mix (2) R. Kelly - I Wish – Jive ---Club Mix Absolute - Is It Really Like That – Atlantic ---Club Mix Lina (American singer) - No More – Atlantic ---Club Mix Sisqo - Incomplete - Island/DefJam ---Club Mix 112 - Anywhere - BAD BOY ---Club Mix Crystal Method – Comin’Back – Outpost ---Club Mix KMFDM - Light - WaxTrax/TVT ---Club Mix Concrete Blonde - Wanna Be Your Friend ---Club Mix Taffy - I Love My Radio (UK Mix) – Mute ---Club Mix

Releases:

Cara Snower ~ Criminal ---Prod JQ ~ Dixie Cups ---Prod JQ ~ Superfly Guy ---Prod JQ ~ go down and show ---Prod Morgan Mallory ~ echoes ---Prod Morgan Mallory ~ spotlight ---Prod Morgan Mallory ~ still you love me ---Prod Morgan Mallory ~ come feel me ---Prod Jana G ~ sleepin ---Prod Jana G ~ make me ---Prod Jana G ~ open up ---Prod Nikki Lynette ~ BIG ---Prod Nikki Lynette ~ need a man ---Prod Savvy and Mandy- dream ---Album Prod Melody Swink- Today is Someday -Iris ---Album Prod Ms. Alto- Heat/Taste the Wine-Slang Recordings ---Writer/Prod Ms. Alto-Sunrise/My First Love-Slang Recordings ---Writer/Prod Liquid Soul-Evolution- Shanachie ---Writer/Prod Yvonne Gage-Mirror Mirror/So Good- Slang Recordings ---Writer/Prod Katia-Let Me Be Free- Slang Recordings ---Writer/Prod Poundseven-Self Titled-Hatelove ---Album Prod Felix Da Housecatt-I Know ElectricBoy- Emperor Norton ---Writer/Prod Urban Knights IV- Clubland- Narada ---Writer/Prod North Avenue - Solutions/Someday - Music101 ---Writer/Prod MOB - Creepin/Breaks Em Off - PD Waxx ---Engineer KoS - Take U There - Long Tall Salley ---Writer/Prod KoS - Summer Nights - Long Tall Salley ---Writer/Prod Vince Lawrence - The Night is Young - KTM/Tressor ---Writer/Prod Vince Lawrence - Songs Without a Singer - KTM/Tressor ---Album Prod Terminal White - The Colorline – White ---Album Prod Donna Summer – What Is It You Want - Atlantic ---Writer/Prod Richard Rodgers - Bed of Roses – Sam ---Writer/Prod Bang Orchestra- Rush- Trax ---Writer/Prod CCP - A Solution – Mute ---Writer/Prod The Swans - Girl with a Gun – Mute ---Writer/Prod Bang Orchestra - Sample That – Geffen ---Writer/Prod