Chris Sheppard (DJ)

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Chris Sheppard
Born1962 or 1963 (age 60–61)
OriginCanada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • remixer
  • club promoter
  • producer
Instrument(s)
  • Keyboards
  • turntables
Years active1980s–2000s

Chris Sheppard (born c. 1963),[1] also known as DJ Dogwhistle, is a Canadian DJ, record producer and musician.

One of the leading figures in the Canadian dance music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, he was active as both a club and radio DJ.[2][3][4][5]

From the 1990s into the 2000s, he hosted a

Love Inc.

Early life

Sheppard lived in the then-Toronto suburb of

Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.[1]

Career

Sheppard's music career started in the

RPM.[1][8] In 1985, while working at The Copa, CFNY program director David Marsden heard Sheppard's work and hired him as the host of a Saturday night alternative dance music show called Club 102.[8] The radio show later expanded to a live broadcast from various Toronto nightclubs on Friday nights.[8]

Sheppard became part-owner of the punk and alternative rock nightclub Bovine Sex Club in 1991.[9] The following year, Sheppard resigned from CFNY during the station's restructuring and subsequently deejayed for Greater Toronto Area dance music stations Energy 108[10] and Z103.5.[citation needed] His dance music radio program, Pirate Radio, later renamed Groove Station, went into syndication and was broadcast from stations across Canada.[3][11] During this time, Sheppard released several compilation albums of dance music via his own record label, Pirate Records & Music.[12] His compilation album series included Pirate Radio Sessions, Destination Dance Floor, Groove Station and Club Cutz. In the 1990s he would at times perform at clubs under the name DJ Dogwhistle and released two compilation albums as Dogwhistle Soundsystem. He adopted the Dogwhistle alias due to a contractual conflict.[3][13]

Sheppard formed the

MuchMusic award for Best Dance Video.[14][15]

Sheppard formed

Juno Award for Best Dance Recording for "Broken Bones" and in 2001 for "Into the Night".[17]

Sheppard stopped releasing music in the 2000s and his last reported public appearance was on a 2014 episode of the Humble & Fred podcast.[18][19]

Discography

  • Techno Trip (1992)
  • Sheppard's Revenge (1992)
  • Still Trippin (1992)
  • Trip to the Moon (1993)
  • Have a Nice Trip (1993)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 1: The Underground Collection (1994)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 2: Club Culture (1994)
  • The Life and Time of an After Hours DJ (1995, as Dogwhistle)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 3 (1995)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol 4: The Best of 1995 (1995)
  • Destination Dance Floor (1995)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 5 (1996)
  • 2 Hi 4 Humans (1996, as Dogwhistle)
  • Destination Dance Floor 2 (1996)
  • Pirate Radio Sessions Vol. 6 (1996)
  • Destination Dance Floor 3 (1997)
  • Kwikmix 2938 (1998, as Dogwhistle)
  • Groove Station 4 (1998)
  • Club Cutz 101 (1998)
  • Club Cutz 201 (1999)
  • Groove Station 5 (1999)
  • Club Cutz 303 (2000)
  • Groove Station 6 (2000)
  • Club Cutz 404 (2001)
  • Euphoria: Hard House & Progressive Anthems (2001)
  • Club Cutz 505 (2001)
  • Club Cutz 606 (2002)
  • Euphoria 2: Deep, Dark & Underground (2002)
  • Loud Ass Mother Fucker (2006)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bot, Ellen (November 12, 1987). "DJ's 'cool' street-guy style includes slippers". Toronto Star. p. J10. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest. Sheppard, who recently turned 24...
  2. ^ Howell, David (December 2, 1993). "Master of techno music raves into Edmonton; For Chris Sheppard, success is always played out on the dance floor". Edmonton Journal. p. D4. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest. Canada's foremost producer of dance and techno music is in Edmonton this week for two events showcasing aspects of his craft. Chris Sheppard is a Toronto nightclub and radio DJ who has made a big mark on the country's dance music scene.
  3. ^ a b c d e Gold, Kerry (July 29, 1999). "Rave on: Disco never died. It was just ignored while it was taking underground high-tech lessons. Now it's back with a vengeance". Vancouver Sun. p. C16. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest. Sheppard is widely considered Canada's premier remixer, DJ, rave promoter and club-music artist.
  4. ^ Stoute, Lenny (October 16, 1997). "Chris Sheppard comes back to the future". Toronto Star. p. K13. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest. With electronica and DJing all the rave, the timing of genre godfather Chris Sheppard couldn't be more immaculate.
  5. ^
    Canadian Press. p. 27. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest
    . But "Shep," as he's known in the dance nightclubs, is probably the most successful club DJ this country has ever known.
  6. ^ Harrison, Tom (June 12, 1998). "Sheppard's a busy guy and Love Inc. it: Canada's top dance music guru is here with his group tonight". The Province. p. B12. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (July 4, 1998). "Sheppard Grows With The Times". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 27. p. 51. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b c Benson, Denise (July 21, 2015). "Remembering RPM: Toronto's Wildest and Weirdest Club of the 90s". Vice. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Toronto Pillars: How the Bovine Sex Club survived 30 years on Queen West". Now. October 29, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Archer, Bert (July 25, 2009). "The Ballad of Martin Streek". The Globe and Mail (Online). Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ Goddard, Peter (November 16, 1996). "Techno marketers hope for DJ raves". Toronto Star. p. J10. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  12. ^ LeBlanc, Larry (July 4, 1998). "BMG's Love Inc. Make Pop Breakthrough". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 27. p. 51. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Boles, Benjamin (June 7, 2016). "Parties to Rave Buses, Relive Toronto 90s History with This Flyer Collection". Vice. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  14. ^ Kives, Bartley (March 10, 1997). "Grand Fromage". Winnipeg Sun. p. 12. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Canadian Press
    . p. D4. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Warner, Andrea (September 21, 2018). "Then and now: Simone Denny looks back on the 20th anniversary of Love Inc.'s debut". CBC Music. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  17. SOCAN Magazine
    . Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "The Disappearance of Chris Sheppard". Toronto Mike. September 20, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  19. ^ "Chris Sheppard / Theory Of A Deadman". Humble & Fred. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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