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My Take
Arthur Baker is one of those behind-the-board architects whose fingerprints are all over music you love without knowing his name. Helping shape early hip-hop with Afrika Bambaataa and Planet Patrol, then crossing the Atlantic to work with New Order, shows a producer unafraid of genre borders. His remix résumé, touching Prince's Paisley Park orbit and the Pet Shop Boys, reads like a tour of 1980s dance culture. What I respect most is that range and longevity; this Boston native helped define how studios sculpt rhythm. For me, you simply can't tell the story of modern dance music without him.
Overview
Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa and Planet Patrol, as well as British band New Order. He is also known for remixing the Jill Jones song "Mia Bocca" on the 12" single, taken from her self-titled debut album Jill Jones (1987), released on Prince's Paisley Park Records, as well as remixing the Pet Shop Boys song,…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Arthur Baker
- Name (Japanese)
- アーサー・ベイカー
- Reading
- あーさー・べいかー
- Born
- April 22, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- songwriter / disc jockey / record producer / composer / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.