# Steve Silk Hurley


- **Canonical URL:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/steve-silk-hurley
- **JSON:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/steve-silk-hurley.json
- **Origin:** United States
- **Primary scene:** Chicago House
- **Genres:** Classic House, House
- **Confidence score:** 85/100
- **Last verified:** June 10, 2026

## Official & social links

- **Website:** https://myspace.com/stevesilkhurley
- **Instagram:** https://www.facebook.com/SteveSilkHurley
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TzZ6XTFG1p1PAfhl0crDP
- **Beatport:** https://www.beatport.com/artist/steve-silk-hurley/183686
- **Traxsource:** https://www.traxsource.com/artist/29697
- **Discogs:** https://www.discogs.com/artist/207982
- **MusicBrainz:** https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088

## Booking & management

_None on record._

## Metrics

_None on record._

## Scores

| Score | Value |
| --- | --- |
| influence score | 0/100 |
| reach score | 0/100 |
| house crew relevance score | 60/100 |
| booking potential score | 0/100 |
| emerging artist score | 40/100 |
| contact confidence score | 0/100 |
| citation confidence score | 94/100 |
| agent readability score | 80/100 |
| brand fit score | 36/100 |
| interview potential score | 28/100 |
| sponsorship potential score | 12/100 |
| education value score | 10/100 |
| house crew priority score | 33/100 |

## Sources

1. https://www.google.com/search?q=Steve%20Silk%20Hurley+house+music+DJ
2. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416
3. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley

### Field-level provenance

| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Confidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| origin_country | US | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| genres | Classic House, House | [Curated editorial seed (World Famous House Crew)](https://www.google.com/search?q=Steve%20Silk%20Hurley+house+music+DJ) | June 9, 2026 | 45 |
| origin_city | United States | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416) | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416) | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/207982 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TzZ6XTFG1p1PAfhl0crDP | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| website | https://myspace.com/stevesilkhurley | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| beatport | https://www.beatport.com/artist/steve-silk-hurley/183686 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| traxsource | https://www.traxsource.com/artist/29697 | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/050a75ac-c855-408f-8570-805aee9df416) | June 10, 2026 | 88 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley) | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962), also known as J. | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962), also known as J. M. Silk (for "Jack Master Silk"), is an American club DJ, house music producer, and songwriter.
From 1985 to 1988, he had four top-10 singles on the US Dance chart, including the number-one hit "I Can't Turn Around", all released in collaboration with Keith Nunnally as J. M. Silk. With "Jack Your Body" (number 25 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play), he topped the UK Singles Chart in January 1987 as a solo artist, while one of his later compositions, "Work It Out" from 1989, brought him his fifth top-10 record on the US Dance chart (at number three). To date, Hurley's last charting single is "The Word Is Love (Say the Word)", also known as "Silk's Anthem of Life" by The Voices of Life, which peaked at number 26 in 1997 in the UK.
Hurley is a four-time Grammy Award nominee; two times as Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical (in 1999 and 2000), and twice for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (in 2002 and 2003). | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_%22Silk%22_Hurley) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1388088) | June 10, 2026 | 94 |


## Knowledge graph

- **Steve Silk Hurley** popularized **Chicago House**

_Explore the full graph: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/graph · https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/datasets/graph.jsonld_

## How to cite this page

```
House Music Intelligence Database. "Steve Silk Hurley — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/steve-silk-hurley
```

_Machine-readable: [JSON](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/steve-silk-hurley.json) · part of the [House Music Intelligence Database](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/). See [/llms.txt](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/llms.txt)._