Jerome Sydenham's illustrious music career took off in the late eighties when he joined the prestigious A & R division at Atlantic Records. During this time Jerome worked with mega stars, ranging from En Vogue to Ten City. His interest in the underground house scene was also burgeoning. In 1995 Sydenham formed the label Ibadan Records and his DJ career went international, producing records and touring with legends Joe Claussell and Kerri Chandler. By the time Sydenham and his imprint Ibadan hit the millennium he was pioneering a fresh soulful tech-house sound with his co-producer Dennis Ferrer, hence the launch of the Ibadan Ten Inch Beats series which includes the legendary "Sandcastles" (defected/ibadan). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.