Are you on speaking terms?

Initially it was amicable but then it wasn't, so we haven't spoken in a few years. It is what it is. Things happen. The good thing about it is it gives the opportunity to start again and reevaluate things, like I mentioned earlier.

I know it's cliché, but it's always been about the music for me. When I used to live here in my younger years I would listen to the Hot Mix 5 on the radio and go to roller rinks.

DJ Dealer & Lisa Millett "You're All I Need" Live:

So you were able to witness some of the House Music scene in Chicago before you moved to Denver.

Yes, when I was younger I was exposed to it here in the '80s. That's where my initial roots are from. I didn't realize that it was something different until many years later. Here it was on the radio, in the roller rinks and at the juice bars and that's something you took for granted. The essence hooked me in and eventually it led to a career.

That reminds me of one of my first international gigs where I played in Italy and the DJ after me was Steve "Silk" Hurley and the DJ before me was Ralphi Rosario. I mention that because they were recording or broadcasting Ralphi's set. Kind of ironic I got to play that show with some of the Chicago House legends.

How did you land that gig?

Actually one of our biggest early supporters was Tony Humphries. One of the very first Pound Boys releases was a remix for the first release on his label Yellorange. His manager at the time, Alan Anderson (RIP), always had a soft spot in his heart for what we were doing. He helped us to get our first remixes on King Street. They in turn put us in touch with the people that represented Tony over in Italy. All around, it just opened some doors for us.

Defected recently re-released the Pound Boys remixes of Sandy Rivera's "I Can't Stop". I thought that was a new release at first and that you guys might have been working together again.

Actually, that release is probably six years old. Defected does a good job of repackaging old stuff and making it fresh again. They might add a new mix or two and include the older mixes as well.

Sound of Joy: "Now Or Never (Pound Boys Mix)