Joe Smooth

Joseph Lorenzo Jr. Welbon, known by the stage name Joe Smooth, is an American house music DJ and Record producer, who gained international acclaim during the early 1980s. By the new millennium he held the reputation of working with acts like Destiny's Child, Ludacris, New Order, Whitney Houston, and many others across genres. He is often credited as essential to the creation of house music as a genre, with co-production of the Chip E "Jack Trax" EP, and became an influence to major groups like Daft Punk, who often played Joe Smooth's music during early live shows.