Anthony "Shake" Shakir, who also uses the aliases Sequence 10 and Da Sampla, is an American techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 producer, best known for his contributions to Detroit techno

Detroit techno

Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in the 1980s. Detroit, Michigan has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit Techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson...

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Shakir began producing in 1981, and worked with Detroit musicians such as Derrick May and Carl Craig

Carl Craig

Carl Craig is a Detroit-based producer of techno music, and is considered to be one of the most important names in the Detroit second generation of techno producers and DJs...

 for many of their early Metroplex releases. Shakir appeared under the name Sequence 10 on the Virgin Records

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 compilation Techno: The New Dance Sound of Detroit.

While many of his peers on the Detroit scene have worked to increase their profile in Europe, Shakir never gravitated toward this scene, working more closely with the second wave of Detroit techno musicians such as Mike Banks

Mike Banks (musician)

Michael Anthony Banks, better known as "Mad" Mike Banks, is an American techno producer. He is the co-founder, along with Jeff Mills, of US record label Underground Resistance and was a key player in the "second generation" of Detroit techno....

 and Claude Young

Claude Young

Claude Young Jr. is a techno DJ from Detroit. Known for his mixing style that includes scratches, juggles and cuts, Claude Young has played in clubs all around the world....

. He formed the labels Frictional in 1995 and Puzzlebox in 1996, the latter with Keith Tucker

Keith Tucker

Keith Tucker is an American electronic musician and DJ from Detroit, Michigan.-Career:Tucker began his career playing cover versions of Juan Atkins’ Electro hits from the 1980s with his childhood friend Tommy Hamilton. The live ensemble achieved local renown for combining break-dancing, and...

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Among Shakir's credits are remixes for Telex

Telex (band)

The Belgian synth-pop group Telex was formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman, and Michel Moers, with the intention of "Making something really European, different from rock, without guitar — and the idea was electronic music." Mixing the aesthetics of disco, punk and experimental electronic...

 and Inner City, as well as co-production of the Urban Tribe

Urban Tribe

Urban Tribe is the alias used by Sherard Ingram, an electronic musician from Detroit.Urban Tribe's first releases were issued on Carl Craig's labels, Retroactive and Planet E. He signed with Mo Wax and released an EP for the label in 1996...

's 1998 album for Mo Wax, The Collapse of Modern Culture.

External links

• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Anthony+Shakir discography at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
  
  
• Anthony 'Shake' Shakir: Mr. Gone Is Back Again Interview at Resident Advisor
  Resident Advisor
  Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
  
  
• Detroit History: Anthony Shake Shakir A brief history of Anthony Shake Shakir at Detroit Techno Militia