Founded in 1985 by Rocky Jones, DJ International is known for releasing music from a slew of Chicago house pioneers, including Marshall Jefferson, Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk, Tyree Cooper, Larry ‘Mr Fingers’ Heard, Fast Eddie, Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley and many more. Udiscover Music described the label’s back catalogue as “the history of house music, the very DNA of modern dance music”.