Were you upset to find out after the fact?

Hell no, women were flying at me after that song came out for some reason.

Marshall Jefferson: "Mushrooms" (Noosa Heads Remix):

"Raindance" by Ragtyme (eventually known as Ten City, in which you were the producer) was recently released on Joey Negro's Zedd (or Z Records) label. From my understanding that was supposed to be the follow up single to "I Can't Stay Away". How come the release almost twenty years later?

It just kind of got lost in the shuffle. Byron Stingily got signed to a major label with Ten City, and they didn't want to put it out under Ten City because the production didn't really involve the whole group - it was just me and Byron. They did perform it live for years, because it was fun to do live, but it never came out on a Ten City album.

You co-founded the label USB Records with CeCe Rogers. How did that business relationship come about? What should people expect and look for on the label?

CeCe and DJ David Dee came to me with the label idea, and CeCe, being one of my best friends for over twenty years asked me to be his co-partner in the label. I don't want to say what to expect, but stay tuned.

The last several years have seen resurgence in Acid House. Is there any chance of ever hearing any more Acid Trax from you?

I don't know, maybe... I'm doing albums only now. If I feel like doing an Acid House album someday, I may do it.

You are spending a lot of your time overseas these days. Where are you stationed and why did you make that choice?

I stay mostly in England and use it as a hub because it's two to four hours away from everywhere in Europe. I play in a different country every weekend and losing a day flying back and forth to Chicago is not very appealing.

Final thoughts or anything upcoming you'd like to promote?

Only thing I'd like to say is my label is doing albums only now, any genre. Remixes are frowned upon. So if you'd like to do an album, but have a few slow songs or rock or techno just because you're bored with doing the same beat for years and years, come to me. I'll put YOU and your complete repertoire out.

There's also open accounting, so you can see how much you've made at any time, and I'll cut a check right on the spot or over the phone. There's also a 50/50 split with the label on every cent that comes in (the highest royalty rate ever was Michael Jackson's 37%).