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Jellybean
John Benitez, born November 7, 1957 in New York City, is an American musician,
songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer best known as Jellybean. Growing up
amid Puerto‑Rican musical traditions, he taught himself the turntable by
borrowing his sister’s record player and began deejaying in 1976 at Charlie’s, a
Bronx club, before moving to Manhattan’s Electric Circus and Xenon. His
breakthrough came in 1982 when he mixed "Planet Rock" and "Let the Music Play"
(1983). In 1983, a Warner Bros. executive introduced him to Madonna, leading to
remix work on "Burning Up", "Borderline", ...
