Moodymann

Kenny Dixon, Jr.'s outspoken views on underground dance music and an early aversion to publicity put him in a league occupied by few Detroit producers other than Underground Resistance supremo "Mad" Mike Banks. Despite the low-key manner in which Dixon has released most of his material -- ideally suited as work credited to Moodymann as it swings from raw and mechanical to refined and elegant -- he gradually became as valued a producer as Banks or any other Motor City dance music figure post-Cybotron. The essential A Silent Introduction, released in 1997, collects the best tracks from his early 12" single releases. Later, more jazz-influenced releases such as Black Mahogani (2004) incorporated more live instrumentation and guest vocalists than his previous works, which were more dancefloor-oriented. Following the sprawling 2014 full-length Moodymann, Dixon released a well-received volume of the DJ-Kicks mix series in 2016.

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