Chris Bangs

Chris Bangs has been a pioneering and inspirational figure in the British underground dance scene since the 1980's and helped to light up the burgeoning black music dance scene of the early eighties. Bangs name became associated with many celebrated events - from The Special Branch, Cock Happy and Doos At The Zoo to his own Bournemouth Bank Holiday sessions, the Caister, Prestatyn and Rockley Sands Weekenders and even the original Corfu and Ibiza 'summers of love'. Towards the end of the 1980's, Chris really hit pay dirt as a musical trend - setter with the birth of acid jazz as a producer and artist responsible for many early recordings on Eddie Piller's Acid Jazz label and Gilles Peterson's "Talkin' Loud" (producing Galliano's celebrated debut album) - His success internationally enabled Chris to set up his own studio and production company, Thin Air. His talents were soon spotted outside of the acid jazz scene with Paul Weller utilising Chris's production skills. This liaison led to a partnership with Weller's former Style Council-er Mick Talbot as Soundscape UK, one of a whole range of projects marked by the Bangs stamp that have secured commercial and critical acclaim from the USA, Japan, Europe and Australia. Today, Chris can be found in his studio surrounded by his records and a host of musical collaborators so don't be surprised if he's too busy to talk. Instead, try asking the aforementioned Piller, Weller, or Peterson as well as the likes of Oakenfold, Tong, Holloway, Rampling and many more for a genuine endorsement of one of our true pioneers.