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Irwin Larry Eberhart II (born 1966 in Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
), also known as Chip E., is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 DJ
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and record producer.

E. attended St. Ignatius College Prep
St. Ignatius College Prep

St. Ignatius College Prep, colloquially known as Ignatius, Iggy or SICP, is a coeducational Jesuit secondary school located in Chicago, Illinois and founded in 1869 by Fr....
, Kenwood Academy
Kenwood Academy

Kenwood Academy is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kenwood Academy accepts high school students living in its attendance area: From Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south....
, Columbia College
Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. Founded in 1890, the school is located in the Chicago Loop#South Loop of Chicago, Illinois....
 and DePaul University
DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
. He started spinning records in 1982 and by 1984 he was producing records. In 1985 Street Mix magazine declared Chip E.






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Chip E
Irwin Larry Eberhart II (born 1966 in Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
, Illinois
Illinois

The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....
), also known as Chip E., is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 DJ
Disc jockey

A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
 and record producer.

Life and career

Chip E. attended St. Ignatius College Prep
St. Ignatius College Prep

St. Ignatius College Prep, colloquially known as Ignatius, Iggy or SICP, is a coeducational Jesuit secondary school located in Chicago, Illinois and founded in 1869 by Fr....
, Kenwood Academy
Kenwood Academy

Kenwood Academy is a public high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Kenwood Academy accepts high school students living in its attendance area: From Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove Avenue east to west, and 47th to the Midway Plaisance north to south....
, Columbia College
Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is the largest arts and communications college in the United States. Founded in 1890, the school is located in the Chicago Loop#South Loop of Chicago, Illinois....
 and DePaul University
DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul....
. He started spinning records in 1982 and by 1984 he was producing records. In 1985 Street Mix magazine declared Chip E. as the "Godfather of House Music
House music

House music is a style of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discoth?ques catering to the African-American, Latino, and gay communities, first in Chicago, then in New York City and Detroit....
." In 1987, he became the first (and still the only) Chicago artist to be in regular rotation on all three major Chicago radio station
Radio station

This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
s (WBMX
WBMX

WBMX, known on-air as "Mix 98.5," is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 98.5 Frequency modulation, the station adopted its current format in 1991...
, WGCI-FM and B96
WBBM-FM

WBBM-FM,B96, is a top 40 outlet in Chicago, Illinois. The station is owned by CBS Radio and broadcasts at 96.3 MHz with an ERP of 4.2 kW....
). Former B96 programming manager Joe Bohannon (Joe Bo) made the decision to add "You Only Knew" to regular rotation and with that began the transition of the station from CHR (contemporary hit radio) to a dance music
Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dance. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement....
 station.

Chip E. took DJ/remixer Frankie Knuckles
Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles is an United States disc jockey, record producer and remix musician. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer....
 under his wing when he co-produced Frankie’s first record You Can’t Hide. Other artists Chip jump-started into the music world were Liddell Townsel, Kevin Irving, and Harri Dennis of The It. By the age of 21 Chip E. was a world wide name. Because of difficulties getting out of a contract with D.J. International records, Chip decided that he would rather not record if he had to do it for D.J. International. His first release "Jack Trax" is one of the most coveted early house music releases, fetching upwards of $500.00 (USD) on eBay
EBay

eBay Inc. is an United States Internet company that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell goods and services worldwide....
.

Although he does the rare DJ gig in Britain
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 or Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
, Chip E. has moved into "the realms of mythology." However, Chip E. has recently resurfaced as a film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 and DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 guru. Besides work with artists such as Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (singer)

Michael McDonald is a Music recording sales certification and Music recording sales certification United States R&B/soul music singer and songwriter....
, Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac are a United Kingdom/United States rock music band formed in 1967 which have experienced a high turnover of personnel and varied levels of success....
, Prince
Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson is an United States musician. He performs under the Mononymous person name of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an Love Symbol ...
, The Dead
Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of Rock music, Folk music, bluegrass music, blues, reggae, country music, jazz, Psychedelic rock, space rock and gospel music?and for live performances of long musical improvisati...
, and Black Eyed Peas, Chip has produced a feature length documentary on the subject of house music. The documentary is entitled The UnUsual Suspects - Once Upon a Time in House Music.

See also

  • List of house music artists
    List of house music artists

    This is a list of artists who have worked in house music, a genre of electronic dance music. This includes artists who have either been very important to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure ....


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