S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer and House Music pioneer Steve "Silk" Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon "DJ Skip" Syas. Silk and Skip merged Hurley's worldwide commercial success and Syas' strong global following to form S&S Records. S&S Records has accumulated a catalog of new and classic hit records from [...]

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MashUpFM, a division of Silk Entertainment, Inc. was created by four-time GRAMMY® nominated producer and DJ, Steve “Silk” Hurley. The Chicago, IL based business aims primarily to provide unlimited access to the “mashup” genre of music for an extensive audience. The business seeks to utilize the Internet as it's primary channel for reaching its customers. What many of Hurley’s [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Four-Time GRAMMY® Nominated Producer and DJ Steve “Silk” Hurley Now Featured on MashUpFM Worldwide CHICAGO, Illinois, June 1, 2016 -- In 1994, when the emerging producer, DJ and House Music Pioneer Steve “Silk” Hurley was approached by Radio Icon Tom Joyner to become his on-air mix DJ for the launch of his syndicated show, Silk was elated. But neither of them [...]

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"Chicago Meets Tokyo" The Chicago House/R&B singer Jameisha Trice has linked up with Japanese House Music Trio SNDSTRMS for an ultra soulful music release. Their new song entitled "No Gravity" can be found exclusively on #Traxsource from May 27-June 9th then worldwide in all digital stores on June 10th.  Although these two have never physically met, this soul pumping [...]

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Johnny "Bravo" Rayborn  - "I Find Creativity And Energy In People" Record Producer/DJ/Songwriter/Engineer Johnny "Bravo" Rayborn III was born on the Chicago's South Side. Being the youngest of three children, he was exposed to a wide variety of music genres. By the age of 9, he was already producing live music tapes for his family members. Engulfing himself in the music business with [...]

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DJ Matt B - "I Really Don’t Listen To House Music Often" If you were to look up where House Music was born, from the Deep Disco days to the WBMX days the answer would be Chicago. Chicago is also where Matthew Baltazar better know as Matt B was also born & raised. Matt has played at almost every club/venue in Chicago. From coast to coast and many cities in between, playing alongside some of [...]

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Frique - I Like To Stay Current A standout on the Chicago music scene since the early 1990s, the experience of Frique is ongoing, garnering respect along the way.  Keeping the dance floor more intriguing than you may be accustomed is the spirit of Frique, fueling a career that has spanned over 20 years around the US and abroad.  Frique’s music label Lea Music, born 2014, is one of the newer [...]

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Celeste Alexander - "I’m A Music Lover Period" DJ CELESTE ALEXANDER Mix-artist from Chicago, Started in 1982 under the encouragement of Steve “Silk” Hurley, Celestethedj started learning how to mix under the tutelage of Andre Hatchett among many others. One of the first female dj’s in Chicago, she signed on with Promoter Dave Risque’ and Gucci Productions. After the first year of [...]

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Geoffrey C - Can You Make Me A Tape Almost everyone can remember the guy who came to the party with the best music. No matter what was playing, after his tapes started, it was always a better party. Geoffrey C is that guy. Since graduating from High School in MD, Geoffrey has been either a DJ or a producer of edit mixes/remixes for commerical radio stations, major record labels and [...]

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Blade Deep - "There’s More To Me Than What Meets The Eye" Born and raised in Southern Africa, Blade Deep knew his career calling would involve music; he began his remarkable journey as a DJ at the tender age of 14. At that time his genres of choice were RNB and Hip Hop, forerun by his father, a savvy businessman and record collector he learnt his way around the legendary “Technics [...]

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