The Basement Boys had all previous experience as
DJs in the
Mid-Atlantic states and they began producing together in 1986. In 1988, the group scored a
hit single together with "Love Don't Live Here Anymore," which hit No. 25 on the U.S.
Dance Club Play and No. 31 on the
Maxi-Singles charts. In 1989, Davis left the group and Sean "
DJ Spen" Spencer (one of the writers of the Milli Vanilli hit "
Girl You Know It's True") joined.
Karizma was also a member of the group during the mid-to-late 1990s. DJ Spen and Karizma went on to become world-renowned house-music DJs/producers, and Spencer is head of the independent record label and production company Quantize Recordings. The group went on to
remix or produce artists such as
Paula Abdul,
Michael Jackson,
Erykah Badu,
Bob Sinclar,
Crystal Waters, and
Ultra Naté, and began its own
record label, Basement Boys Records, in 1994. In 2006, the group released an
album titled
The Basement Boys Present Mudfoot Jones, which was a collection of
remixes of songs by a fictional
drummer. Douglas continues to produce dance music and travels the world performing as DJ Teddy Douglas, often appearing with DJ Spen and Karizma. The group's only chart entry in the
UK Singles Chart occurred in February 1991, presenting Ultra Naté, on "Is It Love?" (UK No. 71).{{cite book ==Production discography==