At age 10 he was ready to share his talent with the world and began mixing on a college radio station in Chicago [WKKC 89.3 FM] where he mixed from 1989 through 1997.
At age 15 in 1995, Gant produced his first EP for Dance Mania called "Its About Time" which spawned the Chicago Underground smash 3 Blind Mice which was built around the theme music from The Three Stooges television show. He became known in Chicago as the Youngest Professional DJ and is attributed to being one of the main key innovators of Ghetto Juke House.
At age 18 he began to travel, playing both the Rave and club circuits in the U.S. as well as in Europe. In 1998-99 Gant was playing in Paris at Le Queen and Gibus as well as in Geneve, Switzerland at the Lake Parade prepared him for his Summer 2000 residency in Ibiza, Spain at El Divino alongside Paul Johnson and DJ Skip. You Gotta Get Up was a huge success on Dust Traxx Chicago that was even reissued with Paul Johnson remixes and continues to be repressed due to relentless demand.
Gant has recently teamed with 2004 grammy award winning producer Maurice Joshua to work on remix production for Beyonce, Destiny's Child and other major artists as well as submitting Juke House remixes to major labels hoping the A&R's will give Gant a chance to exploit this long awaited underground Chicago sound that has been around since 1992. As of December 2005, Gant is the first DJ/producer to have a Chicago Juke house remix for an major artist on a major label with his remix for Beyonce's "Check On It" feat. Slim Thug on Columbia/Sony Records. For the past couple of years multi-talented Gant has silently leaked his hip hop producing skills to the rap industry.
Now with 17 years of being a DJ, 12 years of producing tracks and releasing production on labels like Columbia, Riviera, Dust Traxx, Treehouse, Bunchlox and Dance Mania, his career has become more prolific with each passing year. Gant has the experience to move crowds all over the world with his House, Ghetto Juke, old school & Hip-Hop sound and will move any crowd he is given the chance to.
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Gant-Man Lyrics
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For me to not go there
I'm frightened of the ocean
But still I'm setting sails
Playing with fire lights up my way
Take my shadow be my break of day
All these voices stay in my head
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
And if I were to tell you
That life was just a game
Would you be making changes?
Or would you stay the same?
All these voices stay in my head
Hold me closer be my break of day
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
I'm gonna go my way
Until I fade away
(Until I fade away) until I fade away
(Until I fade away) until it's over
(Until I fade away) until I fade away
It never was an option
For me to not go there
I'm frightened of the ocean
But still I'm setting sails
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
I'm gonna go my way
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
I'm gonna go my way
Until I fade away
Until I fade away (until I fade away)
(Until it's over) until I fade away
(Until it's over) I'm gonna go my way
(Until I fade away, until it's over)
Until I fade away
Until I fade away
The song "Fade" by Gant-Man speaks about a toxic relationship where one partner tries to control the other and constantly takes advantage of them. The opening lines convey a warning that the singer will not be around when the other partner makes up their mind and takes a stand. The partner being addressed assumes that they are running the show alone and that the singer will be there as long as they get everything they want. However, the singer reminds them that they are wrong and could be anyone, but they will not stick around for too long.
As the song progresses, the singer poses crucial questions to the partner about how many times they can go through the same routine and fade into nothingness as the "lovers" who came before them. The partner cannot ask for the singer's opinion as they cannot handle the truth and set them up for failure every time they make themselves vulnerable. Towards the end, the singer urges them to stop making the same mistakes and playing it over, which is where they got it wrong.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you be so foolish
Don't underestimate me or make misguided assumptions.
Think that I'll be around
Assuming I will always be present.
When you make your mind up
After you have decided.
With your feet on solid ground
Feeling confident with your decision.
I could be anyone, anyone
I am adaptable and can change for you.
As long as you got every single thing you want
Your satisfaction is my priority.
Think you'll be running this show all alone
Believing you have control and power.
That's where you got me wrong
Mistaken perception of the situation.
How many times can we put ourselves through this war
How long can we keep fighting each other?
Like all the lovers that have been here before?
Like all the couples who failed.
How many times can we watch this fade into nothing?
How many times can we see our love diminish?
No nothing, no nothing at all
No signs of improvement or progress.
Don't ask for my opinion
You don't want my honest thoughts.
You can't face the truth
You're not ready to accept reality.
Every time I leave myself open
Whenever I become vulnerable.
You line me up to lose
You take advantage of my vulnerability to harm me.
Why do we sit and suffer
Why do we endure so much pain?
Through our darkest days?
During our worst moments.
It's time we play it over
We need to start again.
We make the same mistakes
We repeat past errors.
And that's where we got this wrong
That's why we're in our current situation.
Lyrics Β© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JEAN PHILLIPPE GROBLER, FRODE EGGUM HAVE, ANE HAGNESS KIRAN, THOMAS MEYER KONGSHAVN, EIRIK KIIL SAGA, KRISTIAN SVEHOLM
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Matt
Can i grab a copy of this?