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Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Massive Attack, the Cure, New Order, the Rolling Stones, the Stone Roses and Michael Jackson. Oakenfold was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World twice in 1998 and 1999 by ''DJ Magazine''. Biography Early life Oakenfold was born on 30 August 1963 at Mile End Hospital. His father delivered the ''London Evening News''. He lived in Highbury, Greenhithe, then Croydon, attending Archbishop Lanfranc School, then studied to be a chef for four years and worked at the Army and Navy Club. Early career: 1980–1984 Paul Oakenfold describes his early life as a "bedroom DJ" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's ''24 Hours'', stating he grew up listening to the Beatles. Oakenfold's musical career began in the late 1970s, when he met Trevor Fung and began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records is a British Trance music, trance record label, founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989. Perfecto was also a remix team consisting of Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and in its later years, Osborne was replaced by Andy Gray (musician), Andy Gray. Perfecto Records have provided remixes for U2, Moby, New Order (band), New Order, Rolling Stones, Simply Red and more. History Perfecto was founded by electronic music record producer and Disc Jockey, DJ Paul Oakenfold in 1989. At the time, house music and the Balearic beat, balearic style was beginning to break into the mainstream and Oakenfold was working as an A&R man for Champion Records (UK), Champion Records. The label was distributed through Warner Music through the 1990s, until Paul Oakenfold moved distribution to Mushroom UK in 1998. Following the acquisition by Warner Music of Mushroom UK, the Perfecto catalogue since 1998 transitioned to Warner Music and a couple of years later Perfecto began to operate and relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shifty Shellshock
Seth Brooks Binzer (born August 23, 1974), better known by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, is an American musician, best known for being a co-founder and front man of the rap rock band Crazy Town, known for their hit song "Butterfly". He has also had a solo music career and appeared in the reality television series ''Celebrity Rehab'' 1 and 2 and ''Sober House'' 1 and 2. Music career Crazy Town 300px, Crazy Town in concert in Germany Binzer met fellow Crazy Town front-man, Bret Mazur, in 1992; they started collaborating under the name ''The Brimstone Sluggers''. By early 1999, they formed the group ''Crazy Town''. In 2000 Crazy Town was signed to tour with Ozzfest; however, they were forced to withdraw after only two weeks when Binzer was arrested after he threw a chair through a window while he was drunk. The band's single, ''Butterfly'', was a global hit. It peaked at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and in several other countries including Austria, Denmark, and Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace (band)
Grace was a 1990s British dance music act, consisting of the DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and the jazz singer Dominique Atkins. The group's first single, "Not Over Yet" (originally released in 1993 and then again in 1995), had lead and backing vocals by the original frontwoman Patti Low. Atkins recorded her own lead vocals for "Not Over Yet" when it was included as the first track on the group's only album '' If I Could Fly''. History The group was initially named State of Grace, shortened to Grace following the discovery of another group of the same name. In existence from 1993 to 1997, the group served mainly to showcase Oakenfold and Osborne's production talents. They had seven Top 40 hits, most notably the dance anthem "Not Over Yet", which peaked at #6 in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the US. The original front-woman, Patti Low, also recorded one other track while involved with Grace called "Helpless", which was only releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elementfour
Elementfour (variants Element Four and Element 4) was a music producing duo made up of DJ Paul Oakenfold and musician/composer Andy Gray. Sometime before July 2000, they collaborated in writing and producing the opening theme for the Channel 4 reality series '' Big Brother''. The theme, which was later released as a single, continued to be used when ''Big Brother'' and ''Celebrity Big Brother'' moved to Channel 5 from 18 August 2011 until the show was axed and ended on 5 November 2018. A sample from the track was used again in 2022 to promote the upcoming 2023 series on ITV2. Discography Singles ;As Elementfour *2000: "Big Brother UK TV Theme The ''Big Brother'' UK TV Theme, also known as "Elementfour" in Belgium or as "Tast-E" in Australia and Greece, is the opening theme for the British reality TV series '' Big Brother'', written and produced by music duo Elementfour in 2000. Follo ..." *2000: " Element Four" (Belgium) (reached No.13 in the Ultratop Dance charts) ;As P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Perfecto
Planet Perfecto was a dance supergroup, formed in 1997 by Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson and Jake Williams. They were signed to Oakenfold's record label, Perfecto Records. Musical career Their first release was "Georgie Girl" on 12" vinyl in 1997; the single did not make it into the UK Singles Chart. However, their next track, "Not Over Yet '99", was more successful entering the UK chart at #16 in August 1999. They worked with a fourth producer, Matt Darey on the track, a remix/re-edit of "Not Over Yet" by Grace to create the track, which was to be the first of four hits for the group. Oakenfold had previously been a member of Grace. Before forming Planet Perfecto, all three producers had made their names in the dance music scene under different guises. Most notably Jake Williams as JX and Masterson with Flexifinger. Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack (; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer. Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and pursued a career in acting. Her breakthrough role was as Tai Frasier in ''Clueless'' (1995), followed by supporting roles in independent films such as ''Freeway'' (1996) and '' Bongwater'' (1998). She made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's ''A View from the Bridge'' in 1997 before appearing as Daisy Randone in '' Girl, Interrupted'' (1999) and as Lisa Swenson in '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (1999). In the 2000s, Murphy appeared in ''Don't Say a Word'' (2001) alongside Michael Douglas, and alongside Eminem in '' 8 Mile'' (2002), for which she gained critical recognition. Her later roles included ''Riding in Cars with Boys'' (2001), ''Spun'' (2002), ''Just Married'' (2003), ''Uptown Girls'' (2003), ''Sin City'' (2005), and ''Happy Feet'' (2006). Murphy also voiced Luanne Platter on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Gray (musician)
Andrew Gray-Ling (born 1970), better known as Andy Gray, is a British songwriter, composer, and record producer. Gray became one half of the Perfecto remix team with Paul Oakenfold to replace Steve Osborne, and they went on to remix Moby's "Natural Blues" and U2's "Beautiful Day" and compose the theme music for ''Big Brother UK'' under the name Elementfour. Discography Film scores *''Hunters (2016 TV series)'' (composer/ producer) *'' Alleycats'' (composer) *''Mr. Holmes'' (composer / producer) Trailer *''Last Waltz'' (composer) TBA *''Rapid intervention'' (composer) *'' TT3D: Closer to the Edge'' (composer/ producer) *CSI Miami (composer) original song *Saab (composer / producer) Saab North America *The Secret of war (BBC) (composer / producer) UK TV End credits *Traveler (composer / producer) Pilot TV show US *Ultraviolet (composer / producer) Trailer *I am number four (Disney) (composer / producer) Trailer *Let Me in (composer / producer) Trailer *Toshiba (compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
