QUESTION: How did the Wild Pitch style first emerge – what was the musical ethos behind it? Why do you think it has been so popular, and remains so in demand? ANSWER: Well I moved to NJ from Chicago when Jive records signed me to their label. I then moved on from there, working with Strictly Rhythm. I loved the energy NY had and I used to go out to these parties in Brooklyn people were calling the Wild Pitch parties; Greg Day was the only promoter combining Hip Hop, Reggae and House all in one building. So the energy was ridiculous.From that I had an idea to do a mix that had a lot of separate parts - reflecting the different rooms and styles of the Wild Pitch parties. So I purposely layered the track really slowly and introduced a different sound or even style…layering..layering… until it reached a screaming peak. After the track was done I called it the Wild Pitch mix. I gave it Greg Day so he could ask his DJs to play it. After that I would use the same formula for tracks like “Generate Power” and other Wild Pitch tracks. The name grew on people and the next evolution was that they started emulating the style and it became international. Everyone wanted me to do a Wild Pitch mix. Terry Farley did ‘Roach Motel’, which was pretty big back in the day, and a few months ago the label Get Physical just commissioned a re-release and new mixes. My mix called ‘Wild Pitch-I think I Luv you’ was massive for people. To this day it’s still a big request. #WildPItch #housemusic #TerryFarley #NewYork
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:43:36 +0000