Tyree Cooper | |
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Also known as | Tyree |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois, US |
Genres | House, hip house, hip-hop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Years active | 1986–present |
Labels | DJ International Records |
Tyree Cooper, also known simply as Tyree, is an American house music producer from Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for the hip house track "Turn Up the Bass", which peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in 1989.[1]
Tyree Cooper originally left high school in 1983 with a basketball scholarship, but decided to enter into producing house music, having also DJ'd. His first release was "I Fear the Night" in 1986 on the DJ International Records record label.[2] In 1987, Tyree released what would become a classic of the acid house scene in "Acid Over".[3]
In 1988, Tyree with rapper Kool Rock Steady released the hip house hit "Turn Up The Bass".[4]