Cornelius Ferguson a.k.a. Traxman is from the West Side of Chicago and one of the longest serving producers working in House’ Ghetto 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-old Geto DJz clique and a member of DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn’s teklife and the founder of Tekk D j’z

crew and was one of the creators of the legendary mixtapes on coloured cassettes which were the prototype for 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 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.

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Rashad Harris, born and raised in Chicago is a Chicago Footwork performer, teacher, and battler. He learned the art of this dance growing up surrounded by the Chicago Juke/Footwork culture during high school. He is the founder of the well recognized organization “Tribe National” and music label “Juke Underground”. Currently he is an instructor and mentor for the company known as “Kuumba Lynx” as well. As a young man growing up in Chicago he hopes to spread his love for the Chicago culture that impacted his life and many in a positive approach.

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