Shep Pettibone

Robert "Shep" Pettibone (born 10 July 1959)<ref name="capuzzo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> is an American record producer,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> remixer,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> songwriter<ref name="capuzzo"/> and club DJ,<ref name="capuzzo"/> one of the most prolific of the 1980s.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Shep Pettibone surfaced after his work with Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5's "Jazzy Sensation" and as an in-house mix engineer for Prelude Records.Template:Citation needed During his recording career, he launched innovative "mastermixes" for New York's KISS FM.Template:Citation needed The popularity of these mixes persuaded Prelude Records to release some of them commercially.Template:Citation needed

Pettibone built his brand through his personal approach to remixing tracks, specially crafted for the dancefloor.Template:Citation needed Acclaimed by DJs worldwide,Template:Citation needed he was the go-to man to achieve club and chart success.Template:Citation needed His prowess at production and mixing led him to work with such artists as Madonna<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine</ref> and George Michael<ref name=":0" /> in the late 1980s during the height of these artists' popularity. His influence is still perceivable in today's music.Template:Citation needed

Pettibone is the subject of the first volume of the Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters series,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shep Pettibone: The Classic 12" Master-Mixes, a 47-song box set with highlights from his career.<ref>Joe Marchese. "Dance Out of My Head: Demon Collects Shep Pettibone Mixes from Whitney, Elton, Lionel, More on New Box Set." The Second Disc. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.</ref>

The "Vogue" caseEdit

Pettibone, co-writer and co-producer of Madonna's 1990 hit "Vogue", sued Warner Music in a dispute over withholding royalty payments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> An appeals court ruled that the music producer was not responsible for paying the publishing giant's legal fees in a previous case.Template:Citation needed