Not a lot of people are familiar with the controversy of "Video Clash" that was released by Lil' Louis as well as the same formula follow-ups like Tyree's "Acid Crash" and Mike Dunn's "Magic Feet". Could you give us the story from your point of view?

Tyree and Mike Dunn were and still are good friends. I was in my living room with some friends and I did "Video Clash" right there in front of them. Lil' Louis was one of them. I did a lot of songs then that were played in the clubs and never came out. At that time I was giving all my rough demos to Ron Hardy and since he was there, Lil' Louis called dibs on the new hot tune. He also told me not to give it to Ron Hardy.

I had a lot of other songs playing in the clubs and I started concentrating more on my major label groups like Ten City, CeCe Rogers and Kym Mazelle and kind of left all my instrumental tracks behind. A lot of them are still being played.

Anyway, Mike and Tyree, knowing this, put out their versions. Lil' Louis came to me infuriated. He said the original version should come out, but I didn't want people to think I copied off Tyree and Mike. He asked if he could put it out on his label for me and I said yes. The only problem was that when the record came out, it didn't have my name anywhere on it. That was Lil' Louis' first record.

Lil' Louis: The Original Video Clash

Will the "real deal" ever see the light of day?

Nope, I lost the tape. I could remake it. I still remember the keyboards I used, but I don't know if I can duplicate that raw sound because it was done in my living room on cheap equipment.

We always hear the stories about how everyone got taken advantage of in the early days of Trax Records and DJ International - not getting royalties and licensing money among other things. Was that the same case with you?

I paid to press up "Move Your Body" on my own label and it came out on Trax. I've never made a cent off it so yeah, I got screwed. DJ International was pretty straight up with me.

You've had many popular aliases over the years including Hercules, Dancing Flutes and Jungle Wonz. How did you determine what music was made under each moniker and will you continue to use any of those names for future productions?

I just did a track and thought of a name on the spot. Hercules is an actual person and one of my best friends. Harry Dennis from Jungle Wonz is also a good friend. The way I decided what was done under each name was who I was with that day.

Do any of the aliases hold a closer place to your heart than others?

I thought Jungle Wonz was a pretty cool name.

You did the vocals on the mid-'90s song "Mushrooms" produced by Noosa Heads (two producers primarily known individually for their harder techno sounds) which went on to be a huge song in the Tech House scene over the years with all the various mixes. How did this record come about and was the tripping experience spoken about a true story?

Chris Liebing is a really good friend and I was just hanging in the studio with him. He asked me to test the mic and I told that story. It was a true story. I didn't know he recorded it.