Dave 'Leggz' Longmore
The Str8jackets saw Dave’s productions and remixes signed to legendary House Labels Strictly Rhythm, Nervous, Subliminal & Peppermint Jam as well as their own Deluded Records label.
Their Remix for The Black Eyed Peas featured on Radio 1 along with their track ‘Whats it All About?’ getting the coveted ‘Wonderment’ title.
Further collaborations came with House Divas Dawn Tallman, Inaya Day, Michelle Weeks and Elisabeth Troy. Collaborations with the legendary Taylor Dayne and Tyree Cooper saw the Str8jackets gain further notoriety.
Sam 'Junior' Bromfield
A founding member of the 80’s Brit Funk band Second Image, their original music and support from influential DJ’s like Robbie Vincent of Radio London and Greg Edwards of Capital Radio drove an enthusiastic underground audience which quickly developed into a worldwide following.
Second Image backed Womack and Womack on their 1984 Love Wars UK tour, toured with ‘Maze’ featuring Frankie Beverly and Paul Weller. They also gained national TV exposure after winning the No 1 TV Talent Show of the decade. Their growing international profile drew producers like Rod Templeton and Christopher Heaton to work with them, amongst others.
Post Second Image, Sam worked and toured with Phil Fearon, Yazz, Lisa Stansfield and Coldcut. He also was a high profile London DJ and ran a variety of well known London clubs and music venues.
Ruff n Tumble
Sam and Dave met in 1990, drawn together by their similar outlook but diverse experience and decided to form their own production company, Ruff n Tumble, in response to the move in the music industry to DJ’s becoming Producers.
Success in their individual careers meant Ruff n Tumble was something Sam and Dave could only turn to when they had gaps in their busy schedules. However, their clear vision, coupled with the enthusiastic support of some key individuals in the industry, meant they returned full time to Ruff n Tumble in 2018, working with a variety of artists before starting work on their own, original music.
Over the decades, Ruff n Tumble have writen, produced and re-mixed for artists such as Baby ‘D’, Jamiroquai, Changing Faces, Shola Ama, Randy Crawford, Nadine Shah and many more.
Today Sam and Dave continue to combine their mix of experiences and love of different genre's into the unique musical handwriting of Ruff n Tumble.
"Good music is just good music" Ruff n Tumble