Digital Jukebox Records began as a British hip hop record label under the name of FJ/Fatt Jointz Recordings in the early 1990s which has been an underground source for the success of some recording artists ever since. Label head Mark Duffus had very close musical links with many prominent East Coast / New York record producers and musicians.

History

Fatt Jointz or FJ Entertainment's name was changed to Digital Jukebox later on in 2007 under a complete rebrand when BBC Publishing (under

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) became their publishing partners and the music genres of the label's artists became more diverse. The first official global song release under FJ was "With Fx" which was produced by Mark Duffus (a.k.a. Sure Shot / Blak Prophetz). Over the years, the label had worked with several notable recording artists such as

Ced Gee Cedric "Ced-Gee" Miller (born 1963) is an American hip hop producer and rapper from the Bronx, New York. He is best known as a member of Ultramagnetic MCs. He received special thanks for his production on Boogie Down Productions' '' Criminal Mi ...

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(who featured on the Blak Prophetz album ''The 2nd Coming''),

Fonda Rae Fonda Rae Wood (performing as simply Fonda Rae) is an American R&B singer best known for her club hits like "Over Like a Fat Rat" and " Touch Me" (the latter which was later covered by Cathy Dennis). She has also worked with artists such as Don ...

Joyce Sims Joyce Elizabeth Sims-Sandiford (August 6, 1959 – October 13, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, whose biggest hit single, " Come into My Life", reached the top 10 in both the US ''Billboard'' R&B Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 19 ...

, Yvonne Curtis and Funk Division, among others.

Documentary

In 2020, the label was involved in a new documentary about the life and career of Yvonne Curtis as mentioned in the ''

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'' and ''Future Topic Magazine'', due for release sometime in the near future.

2021-present

In 2021, the label expressed an interest in children’s stories and took on board a selected team voice over experts including Mark Anthony,

Blak Prophetz Henrik Blak better known by his stage name Blak (born 1989 in Nakskov, Denmark) is a Danish rapper and songwriter. He started writing and rapping in 2002. In 2007, alongside Jimilian and Mido he helped launch Flex Music working as a main songwrit ...

who was the voice behind the successful children’s game by

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called Crazy Cash Machine and his daughter Alicia Duffus who contributes in script writing. The first recording was released on 24 December 2020 entitled 'No Competition' via

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distribution,

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and was recently reviewed by Mkuu Amani of Toronto Caribbean who said

"The audio-story, which offers a humorous take on a classic tale about an over-confident, fast-running hare, aims to encourage more youngsters to read books and enjoy audio stories. The episode enlists Anthony’s vocal talents, the versatile artist performing all of the character voice overs, including the hare’s role, a character with a distinctly Caribbean personality."

Artists

- artist/management *

- remix & various productions * Funk Division - artist/management * Dee Shy - artist/management * Kim Tavares - artist/management *

- artist/management *

- remix & various productions *

Dawn Penn Dawn Penn (born 11 January 1952) is a Jamaican reggae singer. She first had a short career during the rocksteady era, between 1967 and 1969, but is most known for her single "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" which became a worldwide hit in 1994. ...

- agent/management * Pickney Dem - artist/management * Yvonne Curtis - artist/management * Rebekah Ross - artist/management *

Loose_Ends_(band) Loose Ends (also known as Loose End) are a British R&B band that had several hit records throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. The trio was formed in London in 1980, initially comprising vocalist and guitarist Carl McIntosh, vocalist Jane E ...

- artist/management *

Dexter_Wansel Dexter Gilman Wansel (born August 22, 1950) is an American R&B/jazz fusion singer, arranger, musician, composer, conductor, synthesist and A&R director. Early life Dexter Wansel began as an errand boy backstage at the Uptown Theater in Philade ...

- artist/management

References

External links

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History

Documentary

2021-present

Artists

See also

References

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