Arthur Baker
- January 4, 2024
- Music Producer
Quick Facts
Full Name | Arthur Baker |
Occupation | Music Producer |
Date Of Birth | Apr 22, 1955(1955-04-22) |
Age | 69 |
Birthplace | Boston |
Country | United States |
Birth City | Massachusetts |
Horoscope | Aries |
Arthur Baker Biography
Name | Arthur Baker |
Birthday | Apr 22 |
Birth Year | 1955 |
Place Of Birth | Boston |
Home Town | Massachusetts |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Arthur Baker is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on April 22, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Record DJ and producer who worked predominantly within the hip hop genre, and collaborating with artists like New Order, Record producer and DJ who worked primarily within the hip hop genre, collaborating with the likes of New Order, Afrika Bambaataa, and Planet Patrol. as well as Planet Patrol.
He also produced dance remixes of his favorite He produced dance remixes of the Bruce Springsteen songs Dancing in the Dark, Cover Me, and Born in the U.S.A. in 1983. songs Dancing in the Dark, Cover Me, and Born in the U.S.A. in 1983.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Baker began working as a club DJ in Boston in the early-1970s, where he was known for playing crowd-pleasing soul and Philly soul. Nonetheless, he had little patience for DJing, saying in an interview: “[If] I didn’t get a good reaction on a record, I’d just rip it off, break it up and throw it on the dancefloor.”
Baker also released a single under the moniker “North End” on West End Records in 1979, “Kind of Life (Kind of Love).”
He was born to a family in Boston which is where he began his career as DJ at clubs in the early 1970s . He was well-known for not having patience with songs that didn’t get the attention of the crowd. He would often break records for dance floors.
Arthur Baker Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Music Producer |
House | Living in own house. |
Arthur Baker is one of the richest Music Producer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Arthur Baker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The single was a huge success, Happy Days, with Emergency Records in 1981.
He worked with He assisted Bob Dylan on ‘Empire Burlesque’ in 1985, serving as mixer and arranger; he also collaborated with Little Steven Van Zandt on Sun City, the Artists United Against Apartheid’s anti-apartheid anthem. on “Empire” in 1985, and was the arranger and mixer. He was also a part of the group together with Little Steven Van Zandt on Sun City, the Artists United Against Apartheid’s anti-apartheid song.
Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order. He is also known for remixing the Jill Jones song “Mia Bocca” on the 12″ single, taken from her self-titled debut album Jill Jones (1987), released on Prince’s Paisley Park Records, as well as remixing the Pet Shop Boys song, “In The Night”. His remix of the song was used as the main theme for the BBC TV programme The Clothes Show between 1986 and 1994. He also remixed ‘the Massive Jungle Mix’ for Tina Turner’s UK top 40 lead single from her 1996 album Wildest Dreams “Whatever You Want” (co-written by himself, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr). Arthur Baker’s songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
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Also during 1982, he produced the single “Walking on Sunshine” by Rocker’s Revenge featuring Donny Calvin which hit number one on the U.S. Dance chart on September 18 that year.
Facts & Trivia
Arthur Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Arthur Baker celebrates birthday on April 22 of every year.
In 1983, Baker found work doing dance remixes of pop and rock hits, first with Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark,” “Cover Me,” and “Born in the U.S.A.” from his Born in the U.S.A. album. Also during 1983, Baker produced the track “I.O.U.” by Freeez, which was one of the biggest dance hits of the year in the UK. In 1984, Baker contributed his “Breakers’ Revenge” to the Beat Street score and movie soundtrack, which he also helped produce. He is the remixer and additional producer for songs for Hall and Oates (“Out Of Touch”, “Method Of Modern Love”, “Possession Obsession”, “Dance On Your Knees”) and Diana Ross (“Swept Away”, co-written and co-produced by Daryl Hall)). In 1985, he produced three songs on Jennifer Holliday’s album Say You Love Me, the biggest hit being “No Frills Love”, a song he co-wrote, co-produced, arranged and remixed. The remixes for Pet Shop Boys´ “Suburbia” followed in 1986.