J.M. Silk is Steve Silk Hurley and Keith Nunnally.
J.M. Silk stands for
Jack
Master
Silk.
As a DJ, Steve Hurley was known around 1983-1984 as
Steve Silk Hurley. Starting his producer career, he thought about changing his name to the Chicago House styled
Jackmaster Silk alias. But
Farley Keith Williams, at that time Steve’s roommate, changed his name from
Farley Funkin Keith to
Farley Jackmaster Funk a week before Steve was able to launch a radio promo tape as
Jackmaster Silk.