Screamin' Rachael

Screamin' Rachael, a Chicago native, was born Rachael Cain. Dubbed the “Queen of House Music” by Billboard magazine,[1] Rachael has loosely been connected to the evolution of the House music genre. Trax Records[2] was co-founded by Jesse Saunders, known as "The Originator of House Music", and Chicago vinyl manufacturer Larry Sherman, but Rachael was able to seize control of the label decades later. She has worked with artists such as Grandmaster Melle Mel, Marshall Jefferson, Colonel Abrams, Afrika Bambaataa, and many others.

Screamin' Rachael
Birth nameRachael Cain
BornChicago, U.S.
Occupation(s)Musician, Producer, CEO
Years active1983–present

Career

Screamin Rachael's first release with Trax was "Fun with Bad Boys," which she released in 1987[2] with her friend and mentor, Afrika Bambaataa, and was also the springboard that launched the Hip House sound. Raechel bought Trax in the late 2000s, and as president,[3] solely owns the label.

Lines of business

In 2007, Rachael founded a new label, called Phuture Trax Records. That, and the TV show Trax Television, are owned and operated 100% by Rachael, along with the Trax trademark.

Rachael was part of the 1980s-1990s Club Kids scene[4] and, in the documentary about its founder, titled Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015), she discusses her reaction to the disappearance of her friend Andre "Angel" Melendez and a song she wrote about it, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland".[5]

Her background has resulted in her being the subject of and in her making an appearance in multiple books, films, and documentaries. These include:

  • The History of House Music
  • Nightclubbing
  • The Last Party
  • Techno Style
  • Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998), Michael Alig details his and Gitsie's cross country drive after Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, had murdered Angel Melendez. The trip included a visit to Alig's friend, Screamin Rachael, who promptly released a song based on Angel's disappearance and rumors about his murder, titled "Give Me My Freedom/Murder in Clubland".[6]
  • Party Monster (2003)
  • Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015)[7]
  • As herself in the film Night Owl (1993)
gollark: What is happenininination?
gollark: How do you know it's not you?
gollark: ?
gollark: Weed? You mean cannabis?
gollark: Yæy!

References
  1. New York Magazine Jul 12, 1993, p.38, Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. "Trax current owner Screamin' Rachael picks her top 10 records from the seminal label's catalogue - FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. Christian Santana. "Screamin' Rachael "Extacy" - XLR8R". XLR8R. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. Hruska, Rachelle (June 24, 2008). "Interview With Richie Rich". vimeo.
  5. Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig. 2015.
  6. Michael Alig, Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998), 41:40
  7. Screamin Rachael Cain, Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (2015)


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