Biografia
DJ Spen’s path from Baltimore hip-hop to gospel and soulful house spans more than four decades. He first recorded with the Numarx, the group that wrote and released “Girl You Know It’s True” before the song became internationally known through Milli Vanilli. Spen later joined the Basement Boys production circle, where songwriting work led him into the team’s studio and, with Teddy Douglas, to Jasper Street Co. That project made church-rooted voices and communal uplift central to club music rather than decorative additions. Spen subsequently developed Code Red and founded Quantize Recordings, using the label to protect singers and writers more carefully than he felt parts of the business had done. His 2026 album “The Praise Party” grew from the Sunday-morning livestream his wife encouraged him to begin during the 2020 lockdown. Across remixes, radio and label work, he treats house as both dance music and a form of fellowship.
United States
