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Queer As Folk Soundtracks
The ''Queer as Folk'' soundtracks are the official musical accompaniment to the North American television series ''Queer as Folk (American TV series), Queer as Folk''. Five CDs were released overall, each one covering from the first season, to the final. Each soundtrack featured the more prominent remixes from the show, with some songs not making it onto the soundtracks. The first two soundtracks were released by RCA Victor, while the rest were released by Tommy Boy Records, The Silver Label. Each soundtrack consists solely of songs played in the various clubs during the series. The first 3 seasons contain the opening theme, "Spunk" by Greek Buck, which was used only for the first 3 seasons of the show. The 4th season soundtrack includes the new theme "Cue the Pulse to Begin" by Burnside Project, which was used for the final two seasons of the series. The opening credits changed as well. Season 1 (2001) #Greek Buck – "Spunk (Synth-Version)" – 0:29 #Barry Harris (musician), B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queer As Folk (American TV Series)
''Queer as Folk'' is a serial drama television series that ran from December 3, 2000, to August 7, 2005. The series was produced for Showtime by Cowlip Productions, Tony Jonas Productions, Temple Street Productions, and Showtime Networks, in association with Crowe Entertainment. It was developed and written by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who were the showrunners and also the executive producers along with Tony Jonas, former president of Warner Bros. Television. It is based on the British series of the same title created by Russell T Davies. Although it was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, much of the series was actually shot in Toronto and employed various Canadian directors known for their independent film work (including Bruce McDonald, David Wellington, Kelly Makin, John Greyson, Jeremy Podeswa and Michael DeCarlo) as well as Australian director Russell Mulcahy, who directed the pilot episode. Additional writers in the later seasons included Michael MacLennan, Efrem Seege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Hear It For The Boy (song)
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" is a song by Deniece Williams that appeared on the soundtrack to the feature film ''Footloose''. The song was released as a single from both the soundtrack and her album of the song's same name on February 14, 1984, by Columbia Records. It was written by Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford and produced by George Duke. The song became Williams' second number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on May 26, 1984, also topping the dance and R&B charts, and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, and was certified platinum in the US, gold in Canada and silver in the UK by the RIAA, Music Canada and the British Phonographic Industry respectively. The music video was released in mid-April 1984. The song features background vocals from George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who would go on to form the duo Boy Meets Girl. In 2011, country singer Jana Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement. They garnered critical acclaim and commercial success in the years following, combining elements of house music with funk, disco, indie rock and Pop music, pop. After Bangalter and Homem-Christo's indie rock band Darlin' (French band), Darlin' disbanded, they began experimenting with drum machines and synthesisers. Their debut studio album ''Homework (Daft Punk album), Homework'' was released by Virgin Records in 1997 to positive reviews, backed by singles "Around the World (Daft Punk song), Around the World" and "Da Funk". From 1999, they assumed robot personas for their public appearances, with helmets, outfits and gloves to disguise their identities; they made few media appearances. They were managed fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoshi Tomiie
is a Japanese DJ, record producer and musician. Biography A lifelong student of jazz and classical piano, Satoshi had an influential impact from his very first record. His debut single ‘Tears’, which he co-produced in 1989 with Chicago's ‘Godfather of House’ Frankie Knuckles, was an instant club hit. In the early 1990s, he toured and played keyboard for Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (of Yellow Magic Orchestra fame). His reputation for crafting meticulous club rhythms led to him remixing some of pop's biggest names including U2, Mariah Carey, Photek, Simply Red and David Bowie. At the turn of the millennium, Satoshi introduced a groundbreaking new club sound via 2000's ‘Full Lick’ album. The long-player featured dark twisted electronic rhythms, haunting vocals, and hypnotic grooves that came to set the benchmark for a new developing house scene. Another source of house music renovation, Satoshi and Hector Romero's record label SAW Recordings Saw Recordings i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mia Cox
Mia Cox is a singer-songwriter from Newark, New Jersey. She was the featured vocalist on DJ Disciple's "Caught Up" (from the '' Queer As Folk'' soundtrack), which went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2002. Compilations *''Caught Up'' (2000) References See also *List of number-one dance hits (United States) *List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in th ... Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American dance musicians American house musicians American women singers Singers from Newark, New Jersey Singer-songwriters from New Jersey American women in electronic music 21st-century American women Singer-songwriters from New York (state) {{house-mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Disciple
David Banks, better known by his stage name DJ Disciple, is an American DJ and house music producer from Brooklyn, New York. In 1994, his single "On the Dancefloor" reached the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #67. In 2002, he reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart with his single "Caught Up". The song was also featured prominently in an episode of the Showtime television series Queer as Folk. In 2006, his released his single, "Work It Out" featuring Dawn Tallman under his Catch 22 Recordings label. "Work It Out" was re-released on House Trained Records in the UK, and after appearing on MTV, was play-listed on BBC Radio 1. In 2008, "Changes" was released, which was a collaboration with David Tort and DJ Ruff, and the single stayed on the Beatport digital top three downloads for two months. In 2010, DJ Disciple collaborated with top Spanish Producer Javi Mula oSexy Lady The"Sexy Lady" music video receiveThe Best 'Dance Clip Video'in Spain. In December 2011, DJ D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hex Hector
Hex Hector (born Héctor Ortiz on April 15, 1965) is an American music producer and remixer. He won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Remixer. He was born in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a perso ... father. from ''social.zune.net'' Discography Original productions Remixes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hector, Hex 1965 births < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim English
Kim English (September 6, 1970 – April 2, 2019) was an American electronic, soul, gospel and house music singer. Early life On September 6, 1970, English was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. English's parents were Ronald English and Annie Joyce English. English had several brothers, Eric, Richard, and Ronald Carl. Music career Throughout her career, English experienced success on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play, Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot Dance Airplay charts as well as the UK Singles Chart, beginning in the mid-1990s and continuing into the 21st century. Although her first chart entry on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play came in 1995 and was only a moderate hit ("I Know a Place", No. 32), her debut single was actually "Nitelife" in 1994, produced and written by Ten City. Between 1999 and 2002, she scored six hits in a row that hit the top two. Five of those went to number one: "Unspeakable Joy", "Missing You", "Bumpin' and Jumpin'", "Everyday" and "Treat Me Right". Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolutely Not
"Absolutely Not" is a song by the Canadian singer Deborah Cox. It was written by Cox, Eric Johnson, D. Christopher Jennings, Ahmad Russel, Tiffany Palmer, Eric Jones, and James Glasco and produced by Johnson and Jennings for the soundtrack to the comedy film ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001). Released as a single in mid-2001, "Absolutely Not" was most successful on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs, where remixes by DJ Hex Hector spent two weeks at number-one in September of that year. In 2002, the song was nominated for a Juno Award in the category Best Dance Recording. Hex Hector's "Chanel Mix" of "Absolutely Not" was later included on Cox's 2002 studio album '' The Morning After''. Covered by Dutch singer Glennis Grace, it also appeared on second season soundtrack to the North American version of '' Queer as Folk''. In 2020, the song was used as a Lipsync for Your Life number in the third episode of ''Canada's Drag Race'', in which Cox was a guest host.Kevin O'Keeffe"‘Canada’s Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Cox
Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered various talent shows in her teenage years before becoming a professional backing vocalist for Celine Dion. In 1994, Cox relocated to the United States and was signed to Arista Records by Clive Davis, releasing her self-titled debut album the following year. Her second studio album, '' One Wish'' (1998), was certified platinum in the United States. It was marked by the commercial success of the pop crossover single "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here", which would become her most successful entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at number two and remaining there for eight consecutive weeks. Cox signed with J Records for her third studio album '' The Morning After'' (2002), which saw moderate commercial success. Cox ventured into acting in the 2000s, making her film debut in the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Creamer & Stephane K
John Creamer & Stephane K are international DJs, and as a duo, a New York City-based electronic music and house music production team. They are perhaps best known for creating original dance singles as well as dance remixes for artists such as iiO, Moby, New Order, Rosko and Sinéad O'Connor. Early life and careers John Creamer grew up in Philadelphia and began his career in New York in the mid-90s as an A&R man for Eightball Records, and later for Satellite Records, and was producing acid house before he met up with his future production partner. Stephane K (Stephane Kaneda) came to New York by way of Tokyo and Paris, and was making music with Satoshi Tomiie under the name "Bipath" when he met Creamer. Both artists were formerly musicians, with Creamer playing trombone in a ska band in Philly, and K playing bass guitar in an alternative rock band in Tokyo, and both artists have claimed in interviews that they were converted to house music at the legendary New York night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosheen
Kosheen are a British electronic music group based in Bristol, United Kingdom. The group consist of singer-songwriter Sian Evans, songwriter-producer Markee Ledge and producer-songwriter Darren Decoder. The name Kosheen derives from the name of a North American Apache warrior, Cochise. When in Japan, it was discovered that a combination of the Japanese words for "old" (古, romanised transliteration "ko") and "new" (新, "shin") would make "Kosheen" in Japanese. History ''Resist'' (1999–2002) Their first album, ''Resist'', was released in September 2001 on Moksha recordings/BMG and reached number eight in the UK album chart. ''Kokopelli'' (2003–2005) Their second album, ''Kokopelli''—released in August 2003 on Moksha Recordings/Sony and named after a mythical Native American spirit—focused less on drum and bass beats and more on guitar riffs and darker-toned lyrics. It outperformed its predecessor in the UK album chart by reaching number seven, and the single "All In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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