A Guy Called Gerald
About
Gerald Simpson, globally known as A Guy Called Gerald, is an undisputed leviathan and founding father of British electronic dance music.26 Emerging from Manchester's Moss Side, he altered the course of music history with his 1988 acid house anthem "Voodoo Ray" and as a founding member of 808 State.124 Refusing to be confined by the house music he helped popularize, Gerald became the blueprint for the jungle and drum & bass genres with his seminal 1995 album Black Secret Technology.126 A master of the Roland TB-303 and TR-808, his production methodology prioritizes hardware improvisation and raw, uncompromising instinct over commercial trends. Still touring globally, A Guy Called Gerald remains a fierce, independent renegade whose influence on underground music is absolutely immeasurable.
