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One of the most prolific and influential of the '80s electro artists, Miami-based producer Tony Butler recorded a string of popular club tracks on Power/Jam Packed and his own Music Specialist label in the mid-'80s, helping build the electro legacy that would give birth to Miami style bass music and freestyle (named after Butler's primary pseudonym), as well as influence '90s post-techno artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:6WH1V41LwGDGmlPUhSZLHO">Autechre</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:655nVOwGvZii7TfLYToa7v">Biochip C</a>. Butler's earlier tracks under his own name are all electro classics, with singles such as "Fix It in the Mix," "Jam the Box," and "Get Some" exploring a thinner, more stripped-down sound similar to <a href="spotify:artist:2HKVO06HXqGmQxZJ8xIqgr">Man Parrish</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:5Mr6zawZ90BzjY14EROmSm">Cybotron</a>. Butler's tracks with <a href="spotify:artist:5tyf3H4sgUqM5DxTUXe6Sg">Freestyle</a> are perhaps the more well known, and include such club staples as "It's Automatic," "Don't Stop the Rock," and "The Party Has Begun." His more commercial, pop-oriented writing and production work with <a href="spotify:artist:3KOiTWoybzH9nENWWINWLf">Trinere</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2fpDcOSlkE5VVZdL6BEczL">Debbie Deb</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2O8QAJmRrwkFXq2aWZnHYB">Shannon</a>, however, remain his claim to fame. Butler continues to live and record in Miami. ~ Sean Cooper, Rovi
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