Jay Denham

Detroit-area techno producer Jay Denham arose in the wake of the initial late-'80s Chicago and Detroit movements. He produced tracks for many of Detroit's major labels before starting his own label, Black Nation, and establishing a small scene in his hometown of Kalamazoo, a city halfway between Detroit and Chicago. Growing up in Kalamazoo, MI, Denham developed an interest in music as a teen, playing a little bit in a rock band. However, when he heard a tape of Chicago's Hot Mix radio show in the early '80s, he suddenly became interested in dance music and wanted to learn mo...