PARANOID JACK Биография

Manny Berenguel, aka Paranoid Jack, first started Djing in 1994. At the time, he was heavily influenced by the New York / Jersey Garage sound and began to play small underground parties in Toronto's warehouse scene with veterans DJ Cube and Alvaro G. His roots were firmly placed in soul, disco and funk which became an important part in shaping his production philosophy later on. Jack went on to produce several singles and remixes for the Stickman camp over the next few years, with each one going in a slightly different direction yet maintaining the banging and funky element that became the signature Paranoid Jack sound. This culminated in the release of his first artist album in 2001, 'The Last of the Funky Cyborgs'. The album spawned three singles (U, Slavedriver and Smart Hockey) which shot up the charts and put Paranoid Jack on the map. The massively respected Yoshitoshi crew picked all three as their N5 tune on their prestigious Top 101 Tunes of 2001 claiming 'these were all so good, we couldn't pick just one!' In a few short years, Paranoid Jack has become an established name in the underground scene. He's been licensed to CD's by people as varied as Nigel Richards, Roger Sanchez, George Morel, Eddie Amador, and Steve Lawler. His records are consistently found in the boxes of the world's top DJ's, and (most gratifying to him) his career is being followed by some of the people he respects most. Nowhere was this more evident than when Circulation (one his favourite production groups) lost their records recently, and an e-mail request came in for a copy of everything he's ever done. Paranoid Jack is defintely one to look out for in the future, and we have only seen the beginning of what promises to be a long and bright career.