James Pennington

James Pennington aka Suburban Knight (English for " Suburban Knights" ) (born 1965 ) is an American techno producer and DJ from Detroit.

In 1987 he became known for his release on the label Transmat Records. Label owner Derrick May took Pennington under contract. Five years after the so-called Belleville Three Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May made ​​Pennington 1982 graduate of Belleville High School. He is co-writer of the Inner City hits Big Fun and Good Life. Furthermore, it was published with his techno track The Art of Stalking a further milestone on Transmat Records.

With the so-called " Second Wave " ( Second Wave ) techno musicians from Detroit in the early 1990s Pennington became a mentor of Underground Resistance - head Mike Banks. On UR his singles Nocturbulous Behavior and Dark Energy published. He also worked on some tracks on the album Interstellar Fugitives of Underground Resistance.

On his own label, Dark Print, he published tech hieroglyphics, where he supports and European artists such as GiGi Galaxy, The Sense, Locutus, DJ Tao, Punisher and Twonz.

Synonyms

• Dark Energy
• Jit
• Suburban Knight