Renegade Rhythms Presents Moods and Grooves & Trackmode Recording Artist Mike Grant to Portland, August 5, 2000 Growing up in "Motown" it was only a matter of time before Mike Grant pursued musical ventures. His uncle was general manager of a nearby radio station, WKWM which played R&B/Dance. Grant would often get promotional copies of new releases first which helped him get attention from other DJ's in Detroit's progressive music circuit. Grant's popularity grew and in 1980, a competing DJ noticed this and suggested that Grant join his DJ group called Men of Music. Grant's affiliation with Men of Music helped to school him on the in and outs of programming for a crowd. Grant's mixing talents really improved when he met Blake Baxter in high school, the two often had after school sessions making mixed tapes. It was through Baxter that Grant learned about the art of beat mixing. Grant joined Baxter's DJ group, The Beat Sound Company and began doing mobile gigs throughout Detroit and Canada. In 1983, a local promoter heard him at a party and helped him land a resident spot in one of Detroit's hottest clubs, Studio 54. Studio 54's rotating DJ line-up featured some of Detroit's best talent, including Ken Collier and Jeff Mills. The promoter also helped land Grant guest spots on Detroit's only video dance show WGPR TV's "The Scene" which also featured Mills. During his days at Studio 54, Grant met Eddie Fowlkes who introduced him to Derrick May and Juan Atkins and they soon began DJing together. During the summer of 85' May approached Grant with an opportunity to become a member of Detroit's first Hot Mix radio show; "Street Beat." The show premiered Detroit Techno and featured its finest including May, Atkins, Mills, and later Kevin Saunderson. Grant reached the pinnacle of his career as a DJ at that time. Prior to this however, Grant made a decision to join the military, not knowing what doors would eventually open. While in the military, Grant maintained his skills by performing as a resident DJ at clubs on the base and in Seattle, introducing house and techno to the West Coast. After his discharge, Grant returned to Detroit during the influx of techno to Europe before attending college in Chicago. Upon graduation, Grant remained in Chicago and pursued a career in telecommunications, while occasionally returning to Detroit to perform at events such as Saunderson's "Journey Through The Hard-core" parties and Atkins' Metroplex 10th anniversary party. Since his return to the music scene, Grant has released a collaboration as 'Black Noise' on Metroplex. This track was included on Juan Atkins "Wax Trax! MasterMix" and DJ T1000's "Live Sabotage" mix CDs. He now runs the well respected "Moods And Grooves" imprint. Grant is the only Detroit DJ who plays complete deep house/house and techno sets as well as a mixture. While traveling throughout Europe Grant also earned the distinction as being the only American DJ to have a guest residency at Tresor Club in Berlin. Future plans include the starting of techno and electro based labels.

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