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Crispin J. Glover is a British DJ, dance music producer, recording engineer, and drummer who had a series of releases for various labels during the emerging dance music explosion in the late 1980s. Releases included New York's Strictly Rhythm label, where his Caucasian Boy releases gained international recognition, as well as his own Matrix Records imprint. In 2000 he released his debut album Rhythm Graffiti[1] on Manchester's Paper Recordings. Later that decade, signing with One Little Indian Records, with the resulting album, Which Way Is Up, released in 2004 featuring a cover of P.I.L.'s song "This Is Not a Love Song" featuring London's cult DJ and artist, Princess Julia. Glover became involved with the music industry in his teenage years, shortly after completing schooling, finding employment at Park Gates residential Recording studio in Battle, East Sussex, UK. Employed as an odd job boy and gofer, he met artists such as Peter Frampton, Paul Young, China Crisis, Level 42 and King; eventually deciding to pursue a career as a sound engineer under the guidance of legendry recording engineer Phil Brown, the in house engineer at Park Gates at the time. Following a move to London to look for an apprenticeship in sound recording, Glover secured work at several notable studios to learn his trade, including Trident Studios located in London's Soho and South London's Terminal 24. Later, purchasing synthesizers, a computer and drum machines, he started to produce dance music at the beginning of the emerging Acid House scene in London, collaborating with DJ Rev (Tonka Sound System), resulting in his debut release, 'Happy'. His illegal 'bootleg' remix of Mariah Carey's song "Someday" in 1990 resulted in an arrest and a suspended prison sentence, further strengthening his resolve to produce. Glover set up his label, Matrix Records in 1992, spawning the track 'Northern Lights', later to be signed to New York's legendry Strictly Rhythm records in 1993. Glover released a series of successful, high-profile releases and remixes on various labels throughout the 1990's including Junior Boys Own, Paper, King Street, Wall Of Sound, Other, Strictly 4 Groovers, and Nuphonic.

Glover continued to produce and release music throughout the 2000s but to diminishing returns, finally taking a break in 2004 to form an electro-blues-rock band, Stash with Nick Riggio (Guitar) & Rebecca Maisiker (Vocals & synth) and releasing two Glover produced singles, 'Fools Gold' and 'Things Fall Apart' on DJ Cosmo's label Bitches Brew Music in 2004 and a 7" single 'Divide And Conquer (Medicine Wheel Records) in 2007 shortly before leaving the band (who continue to release music as Stash Magnetic) After leaving the band, Glover was absent from music until 2009, briefly retuning with the single Crispin J. Glover Ft. Kay Young - 'D.J. Saved My Life' (Metrogroove Records), after which nothing was heard from him until 2018 when he started to release house music on No Fuss Records, Guesthouse Music, and Blockhead Recordings. Glover had set up a new digital imprint, Century City Recordings (CCM), to showcase his vinyl back catalogue in digital format in 2017 and later, in 2021, re-united with original production partner David Jenkins (A.K.A. DJ Shakra) to reboot the Caucasian Boy project with releases on Music For Freaks and CCM.