A Chicago native, Jesse Saunders is another pioneer of the house music scene. Saunders had a musical upbringing, performing in the Chicago’s Children’s Choir and being taken under the wing of his cousin, DJ Wayne Williams, who taught him the art of DJing. Jesse Saunders was influenced by his predecessor, Frankie Knuckles, and became a Chicago nightlife regular from the tender age of 16. He quickly gained notoriety headlining multiple venues before opening his own, the Playground in 1982. In 1984, his first single “On and On”, co-written by Vince Lawrence, officially became the first-ever house record to be pressed and sold to the public. In the 90s he launched his own label, Broken Records, that solely released music digitally, truly embracing the Internet Age. After a worldwide tour following the release of the 25th Anniversary of House Music album in 2009, Saunders headed back to Vegas where he opened the Electronic Music Café and founded the Music and Arts Society that focuses on the preservation of DJ cu