Big-time legend in the House right here! Joe Smooth gained international acclaim with the release of "Promised Land" - a track which arguably charted the course of the Deep House sound for the next two decades. His follow-up hits "I Try" and the anti-apartheid anthem "They Want to Be Free" only scratch the surface of what he's accomplished: his work both on wax and behind the console for DJ International has left its mark on nearly every classic track to emerge from that seminal House Music label - and as you hear in this video, many more.

In this video, Joe talks about bringing a sampler to SmartBar in the early 1980s, working on "It's Time 2 Jack", working for major labels as a remixer and how much money there is to be made in House Music (you may be surprised!)

Joe Smooth: "The Disco" (5 Magazine's Anniversary Project)