Austro-American DJ / Producer Rodney Hunter is dead-on when he says that he's been "around the block" more than once. Known for unifying different genres from funk to electro, midtempo to house, dub to hip hop to his very own "Hunter sound".
His musical career spans 25 years, starting off as a an under aged member of the legendary Hip Hop Formation "Moreaus" along side Peter Kruder, DJ DSL and Sugar B in 1988, leading him to launching his own label and production company (Uptight / BMG) in 1994.
Due to the massive success of Rodney's first production (Leena Conquest - Boundaries, 1994), Rodney instantly established to a world-class producer and travelled around the globe to produce acts for Forth & Broadway, Island Records,Gee Street Records or BMG.
In 1997 Rodney received a Grammy nomination with Uptight productions.
In 1998 Rodney presented his Vienna based hip hop project 'Aphrodelics, whom the first major released single (Rolling on chrome) stormed the German Sales Charts (top 30), till today this song is handled as the electronic hip hop blueprint and an all time classic..
After a few years of big major global business, Rodney started to get back into DJing and more in to club music. "I have always loved club music and wanted to expand my horizons." Since then Rodney has played extensively across the globe and has proved on more than one occasion that he is 'The Vienna sound machine'.
In 2004 Rodney released his first solo album (Hunterfiles) on Kruder & Dorfmeister's 'G-Stone Label' which also turned out an instant success, having various tracks licensed more than over 100 times.
Dec 2007 the follow up album (Hunterville) was released and was reviewed positivity as 'sophisticatedly sweaty'!
In 2009 Rodney dropped an exceptional floor burner on ministry of sound (Freak On) which also added a new and exciting dimension to the producers unmistakable groove vocabulary,
2009 Dedications Ep hunterrecordings
2010 Tell me gstone recordings
2011 Got 2 give hunterrecordings
2011 balkan ska etage noir
Following on from two outstanding albums “Hunter Files” (2004), and “Hunterville” (2007), “Hunter Express” is the welcome return of one of Vienna’s favourite sons, Mr Rodney Hunter and will be released march 22nd (2013).
The 1st release from the forthcoming album , “Mysterious” (January 2013) entered the german clubcharts straight at #3.
The legacy continues, so stay tuned!
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Releases:
Get Down Klein records 2003
Electric Lady G-Stone Recordings 2004
Hunter Files (album) G-Stone Recordings 2004
Take A Ride Mixes G-Stone Recordings 2005
Vampire G-Stone Recordings 2005
Hunterville (album) G-Stone Recordings 2007
Wanna Groove G-Stone Recordings 2007
Freak on Ministry of Sound 2009
Dedications Ep Hunter Recordings 2009
Tell Me G-Stone Recordings 2010
Balkan Ska Etage Noir 2011
Got 2 Give Hunter Recordings 2011
Mysterious Hunter Recordings 2013
Midas Hunter Recordings 2013
Hunter Express (Album) Hunter Recordings 2013
Remixes:
Willie oneblood/Empire state Uptight 1993
Omar/Keep Steppin' BMG 1994
Freakpower/Get in Touch Fourth+Broadway 1994
Gravediggaz/Mommy whats a? Gee Street 1995
Doug E Fresh/Got it goin on Gee Street 1995
Freakpower/Running away Fourth+Broadway 1995
Martine Girault/Revival Opaz 1995
Count basic/Love your Life Spray 1996
Tosca/Fuck Dub Remixes Vol. 3 G-Stone Recordings 1997
Tosca/Chocolate Elvis G-Stone Recordings 1999
Planet E/Klub Kola Klein 1999
Shantel/Tell Me Why It Is Oh So lovely.. Uptight,BMG1998
Dub Club/Get up man G-stone 1998
Cornershop/candyman Wiilja 1998
Mastalsky/Happy Klein 1998
War/War is coming Rca 1999
Peace Orchestra/Shining K!7 2000
Funky lowlives/inside Stereo Deluxe 2001
Djihan+Kamien/Stiff Jazz Couch 2002
Terranova/The Real Thing Ministry Of Sound 2004
Tosca/John Lee Huber K!7 2006
Albin Janoska/ All i want rmx Klein 2008
Fort Knox 5 /Uptown tricks rmx Fort knox Recordings 2010
Tosca/ Rosa/ Rodney Hunter Version G-Stone Recordings 2010
Tosca/ Heatwave/ Rodney Hunter Bounceathon rmx !k7 2013
Westbam/ New Order TBA 2013