Tony Humphries has been one of the most committed house music pioneers for more than a generation, commencing his DJ career at Zanzibar in New York in the early 80s before becoming 'remixer of choice' for acts such as Soul II Soul and Chaka Khan.
As this interview from I-D Magazine in 1992 points out (taken from Apiento's collection on the excellent Test Pressing blog), Humphries has also long been a champion of the little guy, as evidenced by the range of unknown artists he broadcast on his former show on Kiss FM New York.
He's also one of dance music's unsung heroes – shunning the limelight in favour of getting the job done right. As the interviewer discovers, his choice of residence (New Jersey, instead of fashionable New York) underlines this.