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Renaissance Records
Renaissance Recordings is a British record label, founded by the club Renaissance in 1994. It went into administration in September 2010 and the back catalogue was sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd. After a year of inactivity, in July 2011 it was announced that Renaissance had been reborn, with founder and original owner Geoff Oakes once again guiding the brand. In 2018, media and finance entrepreneur Scott Rudmann acquired a majority stake in the label and began working in partnership with Oakes. After a large period of activity, they ceased operations once again on 23 September 2014. In July 2017, they released a new digital remix of Age of Love's song " The Age of Love" by Solomun that went to world no1 on the electronic music charts. Beginning in 2018, the label has released a series of remixes by leading electronic music producers, all of which went to a chart position of no1, no2, or no3, including Cafe del Mar (Tale of Us remix, Bladerunner (Maceo Plex remix), Sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Music
House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago's underground Clubbing (subculture), club culture in the late 1970s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. House was pioneered by African Americans, African American DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music expanded to other American cities such as New York City and became a worldwide phenomenon. House has had a large effect on pop music, especially dance music. It was incorporated by major international pop artists including Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson ("Together Again (Janet Jackson song), Together Again"), Kylie Minogue, Pet Shop Boys and Madonna ("Vogu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Warren
Nicholas John Warren (born 24 October 1968) is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known as a member of the electronic music duo Way Out West, his record label and global live events brand, The Soundgarden, and for his albums released in the Global Underground series. He is also head of A&R for the record label Hope Recordings. Biography In 1988, Nick Warren began DJing in Bristol, playing mainly reggae music, reggae and indie music until house music became more popular in the UK. By the early 1990s, Warren had become one of the more popular DJs in Bristol, performing regularly at the superclub Vision and DJing for Massive Attack. While working at a record store in 1994, Warren met producer Jody Wisternoff and the two decided to work together. Their first collaboration was on the track "Paradise is the Sound" which they released under the artist name ''Sub-Version 3''. Warren describes Wisternoff as being the more technical of the two, while Warren states that he "b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transitions 2
''Transitions Volume 2'' is a DJ mix compilation album of tech house music by John Digweed, released by Renaissance Records Renaissance Recordings is a British record label, founded by the club Renaissance in 1994. It went into administration in September 2010 and the back catalogue was sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd. After a year of inactivity, in July 20 .... Track listing #Abyss - "Mind Games (Digweed Cheeky Edit)" (3:37) #Abyss - "The Dreamer" (5:24) #Chaim EP - "Dana (Guy Gerber Mix)" (5:35) #Antena - "Camino del Sol (Joakim Remix)" (8:20) #Williams - "The Shivering (Pitch and Hold in Camera Obscura Remix)" (6:46) #Evil Hinko - "Gedankenhochsprung (Babicz Remix)" (4:49) #Bruce Aisher & G-Stylz - "Belong to Me (Dub - Digweed Cheeky Edit)" (3:02) #David K - "Boul de Nerf" (5:35) #Felix Houzer - "Mandolina" (5:17) #Dirk Technic - "I Love You (Smallboy Remix)" (6:34) #Guy Gerber - "Digital Memories" (3:00) # Bruce Aisher & G-Stylz - "Can't Get Enough" (4:04) #Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Rivera
Sandy Rivera is an American house music DJ, record producer and label owner. Born in New York City, he is now based in New Jersey. Biography Rivera, born January 18th 1971 and started his career at age 13 as a DJ in his native Spanish Harlem. He began producing house music in 1992, specializing in a more soulful sound. He has worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including Kings of Tomorrow, Soul Vision and Mysterious People, either alone or with partners Jose Burgos, HAZE and Jay 'Sinister' Sealee (Rivera parted ways with Sealee in 2002). He is the owner of labels BlackWiz (founded 1993) and Deep Vision Records (founded 1995). Rivera's best known track is "Finally", released in 2000 as Kings of Tomorrow on Distance Records, with vocals by Julie McKnight, which peaked at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart and at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' dance chart, and appeared in a large number of compilations from labels such as Defected Records, Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, and W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faithless
Faithless are an English band that formed in 1995, with its core members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Their first album, '' Reverence'', was released in 1996 and their most recent, ''All Blessed'', in 2020. They have sold millions of physical records, and their catalogue was uploaded to streaming sites in 2018. They average almost 3 million streams a month.https://open.spotify.com/artist/5T4UKHhr4HGIC0VzdZQtAE Faithless' records have charted at #1 in numerous countries and they were voted the 4th greatest dance band of all time by ''Mixmag''. Their musical style is often political. ''All Blessed'' uses award-winning photo-journalist Yannis Behrakis' picture of refugees on the front, focusing on immigration as its core theme. Faithless have headlined numerous major festivals in Europe and beyond, including Glastonbury. Their lyrics have been quoted in both the US Senate and the Houses of Parliament. Musical career Faithless' first album ''Reverence'' was conceive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transitions (mix Album)
''Transitions'' is a DJ mix compilation album by John Digweed released on Renaissance Records in 2006. Track listing #Partial Arts - "Cruising" (6:13) # Every - "Feelin'" (5:26) # Popnoname - On The Run (5:52) #Margot Meets The Melody Maker - "Torch (Extrawelt Remix)" (4:45) # Tigerskin - Neontrance (5:23) #Catwash - "Plastic Rubberband" (5:18) #David K - "Beautiful Dead" (4:00) #Diringer - "Flake Escape" (4:05) #Rocco* - "Roots 4 Acid" (5:46) #Trick & Kubic - "Easy (John Digweed Edit)" (3:56) #On Spec - "Knights Of Columbos (Original Mix)" (4:55) #John Digweed - "Warung Beach (Lützenkirchen Remix)" (5:17) #Michel De Hey - "Jetchi (John Digweed Edit)" (4:02) #Dana Bergquist - "McEnroe" (4:17) #Paul Kalkbrenner Paul Kalkbrenner () (born 11 June 1977) is a German musician, producer of electronic music and actor. Because he breaks down his tracks into elements that are reassembled onstage, Kalkbrenner is considered a live act, as opposed to a DJ. He is ... - "Gebrà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Digweed
Thomas John Digweed (born 1 January 1967) is a British DJ and record producer. ''DJ Magazine'' voted him World No 1 DJ in 2001. As well as achieving success as a solo act, he has collaborated with Sasha as Sasha & John Digweed, and with Nick Muir as Bedrock. Biography Digweed began DJing at the age of 15, and made a name for himself in his home town of Hastings, where he put on successful club nights, the most famous of which were his successful raves on Hastings Pier, where the likes of Carl Cox and The Prodigy performed. His breakthrough came in 1993, when he sent a mixtape demo to Geoff Oakes, founder of the Renaissance nightclub in Mansfield, who played it to fellow DJ Alexander Coe (aka Sasha). The two DJs struck up a long-term friendship and working relationship, despite Sasha twice failing to turn up for gigs that Digweed had booked him for in Hastings. In partnership with Sasha, Digweed is known for promoting progressive house and notable for producing the first comme ... [...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] |
Behrouz
Behrouz, Behrooz, Behrus or bihuroz ( fa, بهروز ) is a Persian given name, loosely meaning ''prosperous''. It means "Success" and when translated word by word, it means "he man who hasgood lifetime" (''beh'': good, ''rooz'': day (and it refers to ''roozegar'': lifetime)). In old Maldivian calendar ''Bihuroz'' was the New Year Day, which was the seventh day of ''Assidha''. The name indicates someone that has good days in life, or simply, is prosperous. People with the name Behrouz The following people have the given name Behrouz: *Behrouz Afagh, Iranian journalist *Behrooz Astaneh, Iranian Doctor, and medical journal editor *Behrouz Boochani, Kurdish journalist and author *Behrouz Gharibpour, Iranian theater director *Behrouz Nikbin, Iranian scientist *Behrouz Rahbarifar, Iranian football player *Behrouz Soltani, Iranian football player *Behrouz Javid Tehrani, Iranian student and dissident, currently in prison *Behrouz Vossoughi Khalil Vossoughi ( fa, خلیل وثوقی ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mix Collection
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha & Digweed
Sasha & John Digweed are a British DJ duo comprising Sasha and John Digweed. Digweed had been DJing for ten years before getting a gig at Renaissance where he met Sasha, who had been working the past few years in various acid house music clubs and raves. Together, they honed their DJ skills, focusing on track selection and technical mixing abilities. In 1994, they released the triple CD mix album '' Renaissance: The Mix Collection'' on Renaissance Records. It contained many popular dance hits of the time from artists such as Leftfield, Fluke, and 2 Bad Mice as well as original productions and remixes from themselves. Two years later, the duo became "true superstars" (AllMusic) with the release of their double CD ''Northern Exposure'' on mega-label Ministry of Sound. This release was brought to the United States the next year in a single CD package on Ultra Records. 1997 saw the release of the ''Northern Exposure 2'' double CD mix album, again on Ministry of Sound. Sasha and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil K
Phillip Krokidis (6 May 1969 – 1 November 2020), known professionally as Phil K, was an Australian electronic music DJ and record producer from Melbourne. He was a member of the "Aussie breaks" music scene which also includes other Melbourne DJs such as Nubreed and Andy Page. In addition to DJing, Phil K also produced alongside Habersham and Dave Preston in The Operators and was also a member of Hi-Fi Bugs and Lostep. He was known primarily for his DJing of breakbeat music, but often weaved in other genres such as ambient, deep house, and techno and did not pigeonhole himself with a particular genre. Biography Phil K started DJing in 1985, performing at his school's disco. He soon started working for a disco hire company setting up sound systems at venues. In the 1990s, Phil K worked for DMC, a seller of DJ gear and records. In 1996, Phil K released his first record, "Summer Breeze", as the Free Radicals with Andy Page and Ivan Gough. He co-founded a new label, Zero Tolera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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