Pretty Tony

Pretty Tony was an influential '80s electro artist based out of Miami. Pretty Tony (real name: Tony Butler) recorded a string of popular club tracks on Power/Jam Packed and his own Music Specialist label in the mid-'80s. He ended up creating an electro music legacy, the Miami style bass music and freestyle (named after Butler's primary one-man-band). He also influenced '90s post-techno artists such as Autechre and Biochip C. Butler's early tracks include Fix It in the Mix, Jam the Box, and Get Some. These are more stripped-down than his later work, and they sound similar to Man Parrish and Cybotron. Butler's tracks with Freestyle are perhaps the more well known, and include such club staples as It's Automatic, Don't Stop the Rock. and The Party Has Begun. He has also worked with Trinere, Debbie Deb, and Shannon, doing writing and production work for them, which he is know for. Butler continues to live and record in Miami.

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