New Jersey house


New Jersey house, also known as the Jersey sound, is a genre of house music originating in Newark, New Jersey during the early 1980s with an emphasis on soulful vocals influenced by Newark's gospel legacy.

Name

Besides the term "New Jersey house", there are alternative names for the genre: "In the UK, for fairly unfathomable reasons, it became known as garage music, while in NJ itself they simply called it club."

History

in Newark, New Jersey, where DJ Tony Humphries began his residency in 1982, helped "spawn the sometimes raw but always soulful, gospel-infused subgenre" of deep house music known as the Jersey sound. The Jersey club scene also gave rise to the ball culture scene in Newark hotels and nightclubs. "Queen of House" Crystal Waters and other house luminaries performed on the Newark scene. DJ Kerri Chandler, another Zanzibar DJ, was another pioneer of the "Jersey sound" variety of house music. Jersey artists like Jomanda found success on the early 90s house music scene. Some have said that "when New York went to rap , Jersey stayed with club. Because of Zanzibar.”
Newark female singers famously remixed by house music DJ Larry Levan included Gwen Guthrie and Taana Gardner.
Abigail Adams's house-music record label and store, Movin’ Records in Newark's neighbor East Orange, was another contributor to the Jersey Sound.
In 1992, Union County's Aly-Us released their deep-house hit "Follow Me."

Artists and producers who work in the style

The popular current electronic sound of Jersey club can be deemed a descendent of New Jersey house.

Festivals

Annual summer events like the Roselle House Music Festival in Warinanco Park, the Trenton House Music Festival, the Weequahic Park House Music Festival, and the Lincoln Park Music Festival attract families and house music enthusiasts, also known as "househeads," dedicated to the classic Jersey sound.