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Boileroom Productions

A.k.a. Marcus "Direct" Mickens & Arun "AJ" Ranganathan

Boilerroom Productions also spelled Boiler Room Productions was a two man Hip hop production/DJ company in Middletown, Connecticut (late 80's - mid 90's). The members were Marcus "Direct" Mickens & Arun "AJ" Ranganathan who decided to join forces and form Boiler Room Productions in the late 80's. The group made sample based beats using the EMU SP-1200 & Akai X7000 Sampling Keyboard. The duo went on to produce several records for many local Artists. Some got signed to major labels and others released their music independently. Boiler Room productions had a long list of artists that never got signed but made several unreleased and unheard demos of classic 90's Hip Hop. Both Direct and AJ were Hip Hop DJ's and like many 80's & 90's producers they scratched and mixed records both in their production and at CT parties they would throw to support their endeavors. The production group eventually dissolved in the mid 90's. Boiler Room Productions was featured or contributed work either partially or entirely on the following commercial and independently released records as either Producers, Co-Producers, lyric & music writers and/or Dj (cuts). See original artwork for details. 1- Smoove - Smoove - Meanwhile Back at The Ranch (Eastwest/Atlantic Records) 1992 12" Single (Available on Vinyl, Cassette & CD) 2 - Smoove with a Ruffness (Eastwest/Atlantic Records) 1992 LP (Available on Vinyl, Cassette & CD) 3 - Smoove - All About Her/*All I have ((Eastwest/Atlantic Records) 1992 LP (Available on Cassette & CD) Boiler Room Co-Produced the B side All I have 4 - D-Law & The Bounty Hunters - The Gutta (Mad Man Records) 1993 12 Maxi-Single (Available on Vinyl & Cassette) 5 - D-Law & The Bounty Hunters - Touch Bottom (Mad Man Records) 1993 (Available on Cassette) 6 - King Sun - Humm Deez Nuts (Cold Chillin'/Warner Brothers Records) 1994 single (Available on Vinyl, Cassette & CD) 5 - King Sun - Strictly Ghetto (Cold Chillin'/Warner Brothers Records) 1994 EP (Available on Vinyl, Cassette & CD) Direct, AJ and Sudhama AKA Icy S had a group called True Roots 92-94. I still have a few recordings on cassette. Classic 90's Hip Hop 100%

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