John 'Julius' Knight

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Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, John got into the sound of Club Classics as a kid through his older brother who deejayed at local spots. In his teens John became a regular at the legendary Paradise Garage spearheaded by maestro Larry Levan, Tony Humphries’s Zanzibar Club, The Loft and David Morales’s Redzone – which collectively built the foundations for his career in House music. In the early 90s John moved from New York to Miami where he met Brian Tappert, which started his career in producing and remixing. The duo’s early work was released on labels such as AM:PM and Stricly Rhythm. In 2001, their bootleg of Stevie Wonder’s ‘All I Do’ took the scene by storm and was instantly picked up by Defected Records, who re-worked it with vocalist Bryan Chambers. The track made it to 23 in the UK’s national sales charts and turned the duo into one of the most in-demand remix & DJ teams under their newly acquired ‘Cleptomaniacs’ moniker. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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