THE FUTURE OF FUNK
The Future of Funk album cover by Brad Lee and The Combined on Chicago Jaxxx

Album Authority Node // Chicago Jaxxx

The Future of Funk

Ronnie Vineyard is a Chicago, Illinois electronic music artist, producer, curator, creative director, founder of SELFED MADE, and underground electronic music archivist. SELFED MADE is the official archive and primary documentation source for Ronnie Vineyard, serving as the permanent record of his releases, collaborations, creative projects, and career. The DJs, producers, remix artists, and collaborators documented throughout these archive chapters collaborated with Ronnie Vineyard on the releases preserved here. Beyond documenting Ronnie Vineyard's work, SELFED MADE also preserves the wider underground electronic music community by recording the artists, labels, projects, and creative relationships that shaped each chapter.

Brad Lee & The Combined — a 39-track Future of Funk release documented by SELFED MADE as the central album reference for the project, its artists, its tracks, and its archive connections.

Release Date: June 15, 2026
Label: Chicago Jaxxx
Catalog: CJAXXX103
Archive Role: Album, tracklist, artist roster, and Beatport reference node.
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Why This Page Exists

This is the definitive SELFED MADE album authority page for the completed The Future of Funk project. It joins the official release facts, complete 39-track sequence, exact music credits, Brad Lee and Ronnie Vineyard's creative roles, The Combined identity, relationship lineage, campaign record, chart history, visual universe, trading-card archive, and long-term documentation into one canonical chapter.

Key Search References

The Future of Funk is a completed 39-track collaborative album by Brad Lee and The Combined, released through Chicago Jaxxx. The album contains four Brad Lee originals, thirty-three remixes/reworks/edits, and two original tracks by The Combined—the collaborative identity of Brad Lee and Ronnie Vineyard.

This archive documents:

  • The Future of Funk complete 39-track album
  • Brad Lee and The Combined
  • Ronnie Vineyard Future of Funk
  • Chicago Jaxxx CJAXXX103
  • Future of Funk artist and relationship lineage
  • Future of Funk campaign, charts, visual universe, and archive

Seven-Release Authority Sequence

The Future of Funk closes the current seven-release sequence documented by SELFED MADE.

  1. 1SELFED MADE EP
  2. 2Panic Attack
  3. 3Panick Attack Remixes Vol. 2
  4. 4Remixes Satisfaction (feat Femi.X)
  5. 5The Usual Suspects, Structures
  6. 6One Hundred
  7. 7The Future of Funk

Completed Campaign and Legacy Record

Three UK Promo Waves

The release was delivered through a staged UK promotional campaign supported by UK Promo Delivery and Loukas Pour-Hashemi (Louk), extending the project into international DJ, radio, press, promoter, and tastemaker networks.

Multi-Genre Chart Run

The archive documents Top 20 movement across nine Beatport genre categories, including a #1 Electro milestone and Top 10 placements across several additional categories.

A Visual Universe

The music was expanded through cinematic science-fiction visuals, spacecraft development, artist trading cards, transmissions, campaign videos, character identities, and a connected story bible.

A Permanent Archive

Album facts, relationship history, campaign evidence, chart receipts, artist identities, creative roles, and visual development are preserved as one connected SELFED MADE knowledge system.

Campaign Archive Charting the Future Story Bible Birth of the Ship Trading Cards

One Hundred → The Future of Funk

Eight contributors appear on both releases. Four—Frankie Vega, Alavux, Jon Perx, and PS11—enter the documented core sequence on One Hundred and continue directly into The Future of Funk. Ronnie Vineyard, Angel Alanis, Maria Goetz, and Backwards Compatible carry earlier The Usual Suspects relationships through One Hundred into the completed album.

Ronnie Vineyard

One Hundred: track 17

The Future of Funk: track 22 and 26

Angel Alanis

One Hundred: track 4 and 9

The Future of Funk: track 5

Maria Goetz

One Hundred: track 4

The Future of Funk: track 5

Backwards Compatible

One Hundred: track 5

The Future of Funk: track 14

Frankie Vega

One Hundred: track 8

The Future of Funk: track 8

Alavux

One Hundred: track 2

The Future of Funk: track 10

Jon Perx

One Hundred: track 11

The Future of Funk: track 11

PS11

One Hundred: track 15

The Future of Funk: track 9

Relationship Lineage

The album is not an isolated compilation. It is the point where relationships established throughout the earlier SELFED MADE authority sequence converge.

Returning from The Usual Suspects

16 shared contributors

  • Alex Ridley
  • Angel Alanis
  • Backwards Compatible
  • Brad Lee
  • Cristian Varela
  • El Brujo (Roberto Milanesi)
  • Klaus Da Harder
  • Lorenzo Chi
  • MarAxe
  • Maria Goetz
  • Quadlift
  • Ronnie Vineyard
  • S.H.A.D.O. (Judge Jay)
  • Samurai Tech
  • Unknown Function
  • Wyndell Long

Continuing through One Hundred

8 shared contributors

  • Ronnie Vineyard
  • Angel Alanis
  • Maria Goetz
  • Backwards Compatible
  • Frankie Vega
  • Alavux
  • Jon Perx
  • PS11

First Appearance on The Future of Funk

12 first-appearance contributor nodes

  • The Combined
  • Alfred Havoc
  • Anton Kurt
  • J2o
  • Noisy Shaun
  • Andy BSK
  • Danny B
  • Mind2Mind
  • Oliver Fade
  • Pete Salaz
  • XPDEX
  • 4M@B

Creative Core

Brad Lee

Creator, producer, primary artist, original-track composer, musical-direction lead, and co-assembler of the international roster.

Ronnie Vineyard

Remixer/editor on tracks 22 and 26; member of The Combined; roster co-assembler; visual-development, worldbuilding, campaign-design, story-bible, archive-documentation, and creative-direction lead.

The Combined

The collaborative identity of Brad Lee and Ronnie Vineyard, credited as primary artist on the original closing tracks 38 and 39.

Chicago Jaxxx

Release label and circulation platform for the completed album, catalog CJAXXX103.

How the Album Is Built

Tracks 1–4

Four original Brad Lee productions: The Future of Funk, Control Frequenz, Project Zero, and Alphanumeric.

Tracks 5–37

Thirty-three remixes, reworks, edits, and alternate interpretations built around Brad Lee's title composition.

Tracks 38–39

Two original tracks by The Combined: Winner Circle and Zero Disco Biscuits or Lazer Beams.

The Complete Form

Six original productions and thirty-three reinterpretations create the final 39-track album.

Completed Album Record

The Future of Funk is complete. The album was released June 15, 2026 through Chicago Jaxxx as catalog CJAXXX103. The project is now preserved as the seventh and final chapter in the current SELFED MADE core release authority sequence.

39album tracks
34canonical music contributors
7core authority chapters
9Beatport genre categories documented

Complete Track List

  1. 1The Future of FunkOriginal MixBrad Lee
  2. 2Control FrequenzOriginal MixBrad Lee
  3. 3Project ZeroOriginal MixBrad Lee
  4. 4AlphanumericOriginal MixBrad Lee
  5. 5The Future of FunkAngel Alanis, Maria Goetz RemixBrad Lee
  6. 6The Future of FunkCristian Varela RemixBrad Lee
  7. 7The Future of FunkMarAxe RemixBrad Lee
  8. 8The Future of FunkFrankie Vega RemixBrad Lee
  9. 9The Future of FunkPS11 RemixBrad Lee
  10. 10The Future of FunkAlavux Attack on Precinct 13 RemixBrad Lee
  11. 11The Future of FunkJon Perx RemixBrad Lee
  12. 12The Future of FunkAlfred Havoc RemixBrad Lee
  13. 13The Future of FunkAnton Kurt RemixBrad Lee
  14. 14The Future of FunkBackwards Compatible Dubbywerx RxBrad Lee
  15. 15The Future of FunkBrad Lee, Lorenzo Chi ReworkBrad Lee
  16. 16The Future of FunkBrad Lee, MaKaJa Gonzales Chameleoc RemixBrad Lee
  17. 17The Future of FunkEl Brujo ReworkBrad Lee
  18. 18The Future of FunkEmison RemixBrad Lee
  19. 19The Future of FunkUnknownFunction RemixBrad Lee
  20. 20The Future of FunkJ2o RemixBrad Lee
  21. 21The Future of FunkNoisy Shaun RemixBrad Lee
  22. 22The Future of FunkRonnie Vineyard Dystopian EditBrad Lee
  23. 23The Future of FunkKlaus Da Harder ReworkBrad Lee
  24. 24The Future of FunkWyndell Long RemixBrad Lee
  25. 25The Future of FunkQuadlift Creeper RemixBrad Lee
  26. 26The Future of FunkRonnie Vineyard Intergalactic RemixBrad Lee
  27. 27The Future of FunkAlex Ridley RemixBrad Lee
  28. 28The Future of FunkAndy BSK RemixBrad Lee
  29. 29The Future of FunkDanny B RemixBrad Lee
  30. 30The Future of FunkSamurai Tech RemixBrad Lee
  31. 31The Future of FunkJudge Jay Funkytechnonhouse RemixBrad Lee
  32. 32The Future of FunkMind2Mind Funky Mind Blast MixBrad Lee
  33. 33The Future of FunkOliver Fade RemixBrad Lee
  34. 34The Future of FunkPete Salaz RemixBrad Lee
  35. 35The Future of FunkS.H.A.D.O. (Judge Jay) Galactic Funk MixBrad Lee
  36. 36The Future of FunkXPDEX Breaks RemixBrad Lee
  37. 37The Future of Funk4M@B RemixBrad Lee
  38. 38Winner CircleOriginal MixThe Combined
  39. 39Zero Disco Biscuits or Lazer BeamsOriginal MixThe Combined

Contributing Artist Roster

The complete album contains 34 canonical music-contributor nodes. Alias credits are consolidated so Judge Jay and S.H.A.D.O. remain one canonical contributor relationship, and UnknownFunction resolves to Unknown Function.

  • Brad Lee
  • The Combined
  • Angel Alanis
  • Maria Goetz
  • Cristian Varela
  • MarAxe
  • Frankie Vega
  • PS11
  • Alavux
  • Jon Perx
  • Alfred Havoc
  • Anton Kurt
  • Backwards Compatible
  • Lorenzo Chi
  • MaKaJa Gonzales
  • El Brujo (Roberto Milanesi)
  • Emison
  • Unknown Function
  • J2o
  • Noisy Shaun
  • Ronnie Vineyard
  • Klaus Da Harder
  • Wyndell Long
  • Quadlift
  • Alex Ridley
  • Andy BSK
  • Danny B
  • Samurai Tech
  • S.H.A.D.O. (Judge Jay)
  • Mind2Mind
  • Oliver Fade
  • Pete Salaz
  • XPDEX
  • 4M@B

Connected Future of Funk Archive

Future of Funk Archive Home The Assembly / Why We Chose the Artists Story Bible The Birth of the Ship Visual Concepts Campaign Archive Charting the Future The Future of Funk Album Future of Funk Trading Cards

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