INFLUENCES IN NO ORDER :Stevie Wonder . Soul 2 Soul . Herbie Hancock . Chaka Khan . Teena Marie . Roger Sanchez (Pre 2000) . Louie Vega . Francois K . Lee Dorsey . D'Angelo . Ella Fitzgerald . Gary Bartz . Larry Levan . Todd Terry . A Tribe Called Quest . Larry Heard . Neil Macey . De La Soul . James Brown . Don Blackman . Coldcut . Salsoul Orchestra . Bugz in the Attic . The Jammers . Joe Bataan . Run DMC . Bunny Sigler . Ron Trent . Harvey Mason . Farley Jackmaster Funk . Azymuth . Carl Cox . Jamiroquai . Grooverider . Kool Herc . Roy Ayers . Frankie Knuckles . George Benson . Grandmaster Flash . David Mancuso . Guns n Roses . Hippie Torales . Hamilton Bohannon . Tee Scott . Osunlade . Amy Winehouse . King Britt . Kenny Dope . Luther Vandross . Raul Midon . Michael Jackson . Derrick Carter . Tony Touch . Nas . Freddy Fresh . Marvin Gaye . Danny Krivit . Rage Against the Machine . DJ Spinna . Jimmy Hendrix . Franck Roger . The Fugees . Curtis Mayfield . Michael Watford . The Clash . Biggy . Moodyman . Incognito . Terry Hunter . Jungle Brothers . George Clinton . Cash Money . Tortured Soul . Maurice Joshua . Nicky Siano . Theo Parrish . Quincy Jones . Aretha Franklin . Roni Size . Slum Village . Nina Simone . James Ingram . La India . Bootsy Collins . Prince . J5 . Cymande . Jay Z . Peven Everett . Common . Arnold Jarvis . Erick B & Rakeem . David Bowie . Average White Band . Minnie Ripperton . Domu . Loleatta Holloway . Jazztronik . Skyy . First Choice . Kerri Chandler . Snoop Dogg . Mark De Clive Lowe . Bob Marley . Instant Funk . Queens of the Stone age .Kasabian . Lil Louis . Tata Vega . Gwen Guthrie . Mass Production .Stephanie Mills . Cricco Castelli . DJ Sneak . Locksmith . Johnny Hammond . DJ Dove . Kenny Ken . Big Pun . Green Velvet . Earth Wind & Fire . DR Dre . Greg Wilson . Les Rhythmes Digitales . Jazzanova . Beasty Boys . Ohio Players . The Rebirth . DJ Spen . Ann Nesby . Sugar Hill Gang . Jocelyn Brown . Giorgio Moroder . DJ Harvey . DJ Hype . Danny Tenaglia . Maceo & The Macks . Skipworth & turner . Jackson 5 . Ray Charles Creative Source ............................... The list is endless ....and also tedious by now .