Carl
Dupree,
Phuture
Sole's
CEO,
Passaic,
NJ
native,
Carl
Dupree
is
among
the
new
"saviors"
of
NJ's
soulful
dance
scene.
Like
most
of
the
"movers
&
shakers"
in
this
genre,
a
teenaged
Carl
started
his
career
as
a
DJ,
"I
had
to
play
hip
hop
just
to
learn
the
basics
of
spinning".
Saving
enough
money
to
purchase
a
pair
of
Technic
SL-B1
turntables,
a
mixer,
an
equalizer
and
a
new
amplifier,
he
recruited
some
local
DJ
friends,
Joe
and
Marlon
Ventura
and
formed
a
DJ
group
called
"Jam
Productions".
It
was
around
this
time
that
he
caught
notice
of
a
DJ
named
Mark
Mendoza,
who
had
his
own
DJ
crew.
A
promotional
organization
decided
to
showcase
a
so-called
"Battle
of
the
DJs"
event
between
the
two
rival
posses.
Mark
came
prepared
with
mountains
of
DJ
equipment
and
the
latest
"secret
weapons"
of
musical
armament.
Carl;
on
the
other
hand,
to
Mark's
astonishment,
arrived
without
his
setup!
This
kicked
off
a
heated
exchange
of
words.
Carl
explained
the
situation
to
Mark,
duly
infuriated,
calmed
down
afterwards,
and
as
fate
will
have
it,
they
became
"the
best
of
friends".
By
the
time
he
was
19,
Carl
began
gigging
around
the
NJ/NYC
metropolitan
area.
His
first
professional
gig
was
at
the
infamous
Peppermint
Lounge
(East
Orange,
NJ).
Later,
Carl
"paid
dues"
at
such
venues
as
Loop
Lounge
(Passaic,
NJ),
Euphoria
Lounge
(Bloomfield,
NJ),
Club
Eclipse
and
After
Hours
(Newark,
NJ),
Demerarašs,
Nell's,
Filter
14,
Groove
Jet,
Limelight,
Cheetah
Club,
Twirl
and
Twilo's
(NYC)
to
name
a
few.
News
of
his
distinctive
DJing
style
reached
several
promoters
in
the
UK,
leading
to
several
guest
slots
at
clubs
such
as:
Honeycomb,
The
Pelican,
1741,
Liquid
Room,
Berlin,
Agenda,
Poo
Na
Na
and
a
current,
quarterly
residency
at
Taste.
DJ/Producer/Remixer,
Dave
Lalla,
a
friend
of
Carlšs,
noticed
the
"treasure
chest"
of
non-exposed,
local
talent
proliferating
in
NJ.
Of
the
few
labels
that
specialize
in
"soulful"
dance
music,
it
seem
as
though
they
can't
afford
to
spend
the
time
and/or
have
the
financial
backing
to
devote
to
Artist
Development.
Also,
many
"recording
artists-to-be"
may
not
have
access
to
dance
producers
to
deliver
a
finish
project
to
a
label.
However,there
are
excellent
dance
songs
being
recorded,
but
not
getting
signed.
"I
heard
'People
of
the
World'
by
Stacey
Mallory
feat.
D.C.
Washington
it
blew
my
mind!
I
said
to
myself,
how
a
record
like
this
couldnšt
get
signed",
hence
Phuture
Sole
Recordings.
Created
in
the
spring
of
2003,
Carl's
aim
with
Phuture
is
to
be
at
the
helm
of
uptempo
soul
here
in
the
Garden
State,
"At
the
moment,
NJ
has
been
injected
with
a
new
vitality,
especially
in
the
'soulful'
dance
music
arena.
We,
at
Phuture
Sole
want
to
tap
into
that
spirit
and
with
Mark
Mendoza
as
Director
of
A&R,
we
will
be
forthright
in
our
efforts
to
release
a
high
quality,
soul-based
product".
Not
discounting
track-oriented
or
instrumental
material,
it
is
the
gospel-tinged
vocals,
complex
lyrics
and
arrangement,
with
strong
emphasis
on
melody
and
a
sophisticated
jazz
funk-based
musicianship
that
is
the
foundation
of
Phuture
Sole
Recordings.
Remember,
without
the
past
there
is
no
Phuture.
973-614-0302 Carl@PhutureSoleRecordings.com