Shep Pettibone

Famed for his late eighties, early nineties remix and production work for Madonna and other major league pop stars, Pettibone's early origins lie in hip hop. Together with Arthur Baker he was behind Afrika Bambaata & The Jazzy Five's groundbreaking 'Jazzy Sensation' release. He also pioneered the 'mastermixes' of Kiss FM Radio, introducing a new methodology by segueing records to build 'sequences', almost like movements in classical music. Examples of this can be found on Prelude records', 'Kiss 98.7FM Mastermixes Vol. II' It was a parallel development to hip hop's scratching and DJ innovations, which were undoubtedly an ungoing influence. 1982-1983 saw Shep moving into another musical area, reviving the sounds of people like Loleatta Holloway, Rochelle Fleming and Jocely Brown to great success, which ensured his status as an in-demand mixer for large budget studio sessions.
In 1981, he gave Tony Humphries radio access on New York's Kiss FM, after hearing the latter's demo cassette.

		Years
Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 Music by The Kryptic Krew	Jazzy Sensation	1981
Skyy	Call Me	1981
Sly Cabell	Feelin' Fine	1982
Rafael Cameron	Desires	1982
Salsoul Orchestra featuring Loleatta Holloway	Seconds	1982
The Jammers	And You Know That	1982
Inner Life	Moment of My Life	1982
Aurra	Such a Feeling	1982
The Jammers	Be Mine Tonight	1982
Skyy	Let Love Shine	1983
Salsoul Orchestra	Ooh, I Love it [love break]	1983
Inner Life	I Like It Like That	1983
Aurra	Baby Love	1983
Weeks & Co.	If You're Looking For Fun	1983
Vaughan Mason & Butch Dayo	Party on the Corner	1983
First Choice	Let No Man Put Asunder	1983
Weeks and Co	Knock, Knock	1983
DJ Surface	Falling in Love	1983
The Strangers	Step Out Of My Dreams	1983
DJ Candido	Jingo	1983
DJ Skyy	Show Me the Way	1983
DJ Leroy	Burgess Heartbreaker	1983
Instant Funk	[Just Because] You'll Be Mine	1983
Jimmy Williams	All Of My Lovin	1983
Loleatta Holloway	Love Sensation	1983
Casanova Eye	Contact'	1983
First Choice	Doctor Love	1983
Weeks & Co	Let's B-B Break	1984