George E. Jones IV (aka Logic7) couldn’t stand Techno or House prior to 1988. He aspired to be a rapper and wrote rhymes during classes at Detroit’s Mumford High. It wasn’t until he heard Inner City’s “Big Fun” and “Good Life” back to back during a Driver’s Ed class that he changed his mind about it. Suddenly, it all sounded good. 2 years would go by before he first tried his hand at DJ’ing. Inspired by the mix tapes that his co-worker, (and soon to be “godfather of Ghetto-Tech”) Gary Chandler would create and bring into the car audio store they worked at, George eventually began spinning.

In 1991, George returned to his job at the car audio shop after 1 year at Eastern Michigan University and, with help from his manager (also a DJ), began DJ’ing small parties around town. He also began to sell mixtapes from his store. Customers would pay $20 for a mix tape from any of the DJ’s working there, but George’s sold quickly. The difference between his tapes an the others was in it’s content; other DJ’s focused on house or hip-hop, George combined them both and included the increasingly popular Miami Bass.

After leaving his job, George gave up on Djing in 1993 to go back to college. Back at EMU, he met up with several rappers and renewed his own passion for hip-hop. Starting with 1 tone module and a computer, George began production. After a few years, his interest began to wander again, but this time it was back towards the Techno area. Cajmere’s “Time for the Percolater” was a huge hit in Detroit and on a dare, George created a Ghetto Tech track he titled “Liquid X”. Although it was never released, it was a hit with the few people that heard it.

George began to experiment with sounds and slowly abandoned Ghetto Tech for a more minimalist Techno. In 1997 he set that aside to jump on the “Chemical Brothers” sound that had suddenly become popular but dropped it quickly after a chance meeting with Kenny Larkin. Kenny dropped into the musical instrument shop that George worked at and quizzed him on his music. Kenny schooled George on what Techno really is (not the Chemical Brothers) and got him back on track. George has recorded several tracks that border on Tech House and some that were just plain weird that were “released” on MP3.com as Subject28 (www.mp3.com/subject28) but has since refocused on minimal Techno.

1999 saw George return to DJ’ing as Logic7 (his old Quake Deathmatch nickname) and from October 2000 to February 2001 was co-resident/co-partner at Detour in Ypsilanti. George has also recorded a mix CD called “Otherworld” and is currently working on the follow up “Envision-Contemplate-Generate” as well as a mini mix of Electro, TechnoBass, and Ghetto Tech called "Badlands". George is also working on a number of original Techno and Electro tracks.

Events:

Dec4 - December 1999, Ypsilanti, Mi
Odyssey - February 2000 and March 2000, Ypsilanti, Mi
Halloween Havoc 2000 - October 2000, Ypsilanti, Mi
Detour (resident) - October 2000 to February 2001, Ypsilanti, Mi
200o - December 2000, Detroit, Mi
Detour@ One X - April 2001, Detroit, Mi
DEMF Pre Party @ One X - May 2001, Detroit, Mi
TECHMoto Fest v1.0 - July 2001, Canton, Mi
LifeFest pre-party @ Amsterdam - August 2001, Windsor, Ontario