Cornelius Ferguson a.k.a. Traxman And Better know as Corky Strong is from the West Side of Chicago and one of the longest serving producers working in House and Footwork with releases stretching back to the glory days of Ghetto House on Dance Mania records in the nineties. He’s also one of the co-founders of Chicago's two-decades- G.E.T.O DJZ INC clique and a member of DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn's Teklife CREW And the founder of TEKK DJZ 
crew and has recorded with power house lables like dance mania' planet mu' Dizzy Tunes' chi wax' litcity trax' booty tune' booty call records Raw wax and also was one of the creators of the legendary mixtapes on coloured cassettes which were the prototype for Juke and Footwork's evolution. His unique brand of Footwork is very strongly rooted in Chicago's history of Soul, Funk, House and Ghetto Trax; he’s a veteran and renowned crate digger who has provided the sample sources for many of House' Juke and Footwork's classic tracks over the years. His deep knowledge of music (check the mixes he occasionally throws up on the net) makes him one of the city’s most versatile and skilled DJs and producers. 

Traxman's own productions are an incredibly well rounded suture between hip hop’s natural funk and resourceful sample flipping, the hyper-kinetic innovation of footwork’s stop-start, half-time to double-speed drum programming and a deep respect and understanding of Chicago’s House past, that few producers can match; His mixes are a testament to this man's skills.

Since beginning his career in 1991 as a radio disc jockey on KRUI FM in his home town of Iowa City, IA, DJ Earl-E has remained an independent visionary in Hip-Hop. Creating every project as a work of art, from the music to the album artwork and design, his analog approach, incorporating found sounds, and turntable experimentation, makes up what he calls "beats inspired by life." 
His first album, Breaka Don, released in 1998, is a collection of beats, loops and samples mixed on 4-track tape, and features vocals from MC Prose, Juggla Vein, Vegas Supreme and more. His other releases include Environ Mentalz (2003), and Wax Onomatopoeia (2009), along with the Ep-is-Odes E.P. (2002), and Prose's debut album, Life Sentences (2007), which the duo co-produced.
His style on the turntables is diverse and eclectic, pulling from an extensive vinyl collection of hip-hop, reggae, house, funk, soul, jazz and more for his mixes. He has been heard at at clubs like First Ave. in Minneapolis, The Beat Oven in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and underground spots like Project Blowed and The Beat Swap Meet in Los Angeles. 
Based in L.A. since 2000, Earl-E has also recorded and performed with several live bands (Soul Scribes, Rage Area, Calvin Banks and the Tellers), taking the stage at legendary clubs such as The Viper Room, The Whisky A Go-Go, the Roxy, and House of Blues, and regularly adds his percussion and harmonica talents to the mix.

Discography:

DJ Earl-E Albums:

Breaka Don (1998) S.K.A.M Records
Environ Mentalz (2003) 20 Kliks Records
Wax Onomatopoeia (2009) 
Seattle Basement Tapes (2013) Zypher UnLabel

Collaborations:

"Get the Message (single)" feat. Pawz One, Prose, N.C. Abram  independent release (2014)

E+Ro=3 "Having to Be An African (DJ Earl-E remix)" Spazolatype (2014) Zypher UnLabel

Yedr Rockski (aka Yeski) "The Business (single)"  Y.E.D.R. Files (2012)

E.P. (Earl-E and Prose) EP-is-odes (2002)
Prose Life Sentences (2007)

Soul Scribes Noisemaking 101 (2009)
Rage Area Venice Dubtronica (2012)

Tack-Fu Yen and Slang (1997)
Tack-Fu Chained Reaction (2000)

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UK/EU Bookings:
Marcus@littlebig.org.uk

Outside of UK/EU:
ghettotekz@gmail.com

Interviews, Remixes, Requests:
ghettotekz@gmail.com

DJ Rashad has been instrumental to the creation and evolution of Chicago Juke music and has been lifelong friends with other key players on the scene such as Paul Johnson, DJ Gant-Man, DJ Spinn, DJ Godfather and Jammin Gerald. He has the ability to blend elements of house, ghetto house, disco, juke, and ghetto tech together with a knack for creating sparse, snappy tracks that manage to convey a physicality and funk with spectacular precision.
Along with his teammates DJ Spinn and DJ Gant-Man, DJ Rashad has become notorious for making Juke anthems that have made fans outside the world of Chicago mix cds. He’s released records on Dancemania, Juke Trax, Planet Mu, created his own label, Ghettophiles, as well as had featured remixes on BBE, Palms Out Sounds, and Movel Traxx. He’s received press coverage from DJ Mag, XLR8R, Fact, Resident Advisor, as well as Rip It Up. Additionally, he’s headlined parties such as London’s Night Slugs, Brussel’s Regulate, Chicago’s Mad Decent Block Party, and New York City’s Turrbotax and Moma’s PS1 events.

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