JAMES PERRI AKA JIMI POLO PRESENTS VAGABOND MUSIC

About Me

THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS ONE OF THE FIRST MUSICIANS IN CHICAGO WHO INSPIRED ME WAS PHIL UPCHURCH JR A GREAT MUSICIAN .TRULY A GREAT ONE . " I STARTED IN THE HOUSE MUSIC IN CHICAGO. WITH MY PARTNER AT THE TIME TONY BOWIE. WE SIGNED TO CHICAGO CONNECTION RECORDS. TONY MUNDACA INTRODUCED US TO MITCHABAL OUR FIRST TRACKS LIBRA/LIBRA I LIKE IT . THE SECOND TRACK WE PRODUCED FOR JENNETTE THOMAS SHAKE YOUR BODY . THIS WAS THE TRACK THAT DID IT . IT BECAME A CLASSIC AT THE MUSIC BOX " IN CHICAGO BECAUSE OF RON HARDY & FRANKIE KNUCKLESTHIS TRACK ALSO WAS A CLUB FAVORITE IN NEW YORK PARADISE GARAGE AT THIS TIME I MET ARRON METZLER OF NEW YORK .WE DID A TRACK CALLED YOUR LOVE IS A SPECIAL THING. AFTER THAT I WAS INTRODUCED TO JUSTIN BERKMANN THE ORIGINAL FOUNDER OF MINISRY OF SOUNDAT THIS POINT ADONIS AND BIG GREG SMITH SECURED MY PASSAGE ENGLAND . IN ENGLAND I MET ADAMSKI " WE MADE THE CLASSIC BETTER DAY DAVE PIERCE OF RADIO 1 FAME SIGN ME TO URBAN RECORDS . I ALSO WAS PLAYING LIVE AT THE ILLEGAL RAVES.AT THIS TIME KENNY HAMMILTON AKA DJ BOOTS HE SHOWED ME THE REAL LONDON SCENE . HE WAS THERE WITH ME AT ALL THE RAVES BETTER DAYS BECAME AN ANTHEM REMIX BY DJ SASHA . ADAMSKI ALSO SIGNED TO MCA & MET SEAL . I PLAYED KEYBOARDS ON " THE SOUL II SOUL . CLASSIC "WHATS THE MEANING OF LIFE .I WAS WITH SOUL II SOUL FOR ONE YEAR . THEN I SIGNED TO PAUL OAKENFOLD PERFECTO LABEL I HAVE MADE THE COVERS OF THE UKs TOP MAGAZINES BLUES & SOUL AND DJ MAG I MOVED TO PARIS AND BEGAN TO WORK WITH FRENCH ARTISTS LIKE MARTIN SOLVIEG " DAVID GUETTA " GUYMAN OF DAFT PUNKI LOVE ALL TYPES OF MUSIC THATS WHAT VAGABOND MUSIC STANDS 4 MUSIC IS A JOURNEY THAT HAS NO HOME BUT THE EMOTIONS THAT MUSIC GIVES U CAN TAKE U WHERE U WANT . THE MIND " BODY " & THE SOUL

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Member Since: 22/01/2007
Band Members: JAMES PERRI "AKA" JIMI POLO .THE PHYSICAL GRAFFITI .DON CHERIVINO .THE INFADA . & STEVE PEARSON
Influences:IM FROM CHICAGO !!!!!!! THIS IS CONSIDERED A ANTHEM BY MANY ME , TONY BOWIE & JEANNETTE !!!!!!!! I RECENTLY STARTED HEARING A NEW GENERATION OF PLAY DJs IN EUROPE PLAY THIS TRACK AGAIN IN 2008I COMPOSED THIS IN 1992 U GOT 2 HERE THE JAZZ FUNK VERSION THIS PAUL OAKENFOLD & STEVE OSBOUNE MIXTHIS WAS A GREAT MOMENT 4 ME .PLAYING KEYS ON THIS SONG I REMEMBER KEN HAMILTON & I WAS AT SPIN OFFS A RECORD SHOP AT THE TIME IN HAMMERSMITH WEST LONDON .JAZZIE B & NELLIE HOOPER CALLED ME .& SAID COME 2 MAYFAIR STUDIO .THERE I MET WILL MOWAT & A DRUMMER NAMED GOTA & THE GREAT SINGER MARCIA .THEY TOLD ME PLAY WHAT U FEEL .THIS IS THE SONG .THERE AFTER I SIGNED 2 SOUL II SOUL !!!!! I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS.& I MEAN BUSINESS !!!!!! 2 THIS DAY I AM HONORED .2 HAVE BE A PART OF SOUL II SOUL . THE GROUP ALSO WON A GRAMMY FOR BEST NEW ARTIST IN 1990I LIVED IN PARIS FOR 5 YEARS ,THIS TRACK I DID WITH. RICO THE WIZARD AND GUYMAN FROM DAFT PUNK 2002. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF MORE TRACKS THAT I DID WITH CRYDAMOUR LABEL.THESE GUYS WHERE SO COOL 2 WORK WITH. I REMEMBER 1 DAY GUYMAN & ME TOOK THE SUBWAY TOGETHER . I TOLD HIM ,IM TELLING EVERYBODY WHO U R. HE LOOK AT ME & SAID THEY WILL NEVER BELIEVE U.HE WAS RIGHT .THIS TRACK HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. BRINGS BACK GREAT MEMORIES CAMDEN TOWN LONDON . I REMEMBER. I WANTED 2 PLAY THIS SONG 2 JOHNNY WALKER & PETE TONG. BUT I MET DAVE PIERCE HE WAS THE BOSS OF URBAN POLYDOR LABEL & HE REALLY LIKED BOTH TRACKS.ADAMSKI & ME DID THE PRODUCTION IN MY HOUSE IN CAMDEN. THIS TRACK SET THE TONE 4 GREAT THINGS 2 COME FROM BOTH OF US.ADAMSKI MET SEAL & I STARED 2 WORK WITH PAUL OAKENFOLD & SOUL II SOUL .YEARS LATER NOMAN COOK "AKA" FATBOY SLIM WOULD SAMPLE THIS & MAKE IT A TOP FORTY HIT WITH CONGRESS 40 MILES.FREE YOURSELF WAS THE A SIDE .& BETTER DAYS WAS THE B SIDE OF THE 12 INCH. FUNNY !!!!!! THE B SIDE BECAME A CLASSIC.
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Record Label: VAGABOND MUSIC
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Grace - If I Could Fly/COMPOSED BY JIMI POLO 1992

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9ylZ3zAq_U I COMPOSED THIS SONG IN 1992 IN LONDON THE ORIGINAL IS A JAZZ FUNK TRACK IT NEVER CAME OUT .NOW ITS TIME I REALLY LIKE THIS VERSION AS WELL THI...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Jeanette Thomas - Shake Your Body (House Shaker Version) THANKS TOSHI 4 THE POST ON U TUBE !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6H705l7Q20 ITS AMAZING THIS TRAK !!!! ITS A CLASSIC IN CHICAGO NEW YORK & EUROPE !! ME & TONY BOWIE DID THIS TRAK IN 86WE USED A 707 DRUM MACHINE & JX8P .JEANE...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:21:00 GMT

Jimi Polo - Better Days (1989)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqUbJFXRFs8 THE CLASSIC FROM 1988 I WROTE THIS TRACK IN CAMDEN TOWN . ME & ADAMSKI ON THE KEYS I HAD A ESQ 1 WORK STATION . DAVE PIERCE LOVE IT I...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:04:00 GMT