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Wonderboy Records
Wonderboy Records was a British dance music record label and a subsidiary of Decca Music (and the parent label Universal Music Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's cor ...). The label was active from 1995 to 2003. The brand was briefly resurrected for one release in 2005. Releases Notes *A This release was ineligible for the UK Singles Chart due to being over 20 minutes in length and instead charted on the UK Budget Album Chart. References British record labels {{record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists, and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label", derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and promote their singles on streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists, who assist performers in gaining positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decca Records
Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis (Decca), Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. In 1937, anticipating Nazi Germany, Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the U.K. and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group. The U.S. Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG (Universal Music Group). Label name The name dates back to a portable phonograph, gramophone called the "Decca Dulcephone" patented in 1914 by musical instrument makers Barnett Samuel and Sons. The name "Decca" was coined by Wilfred S. Samuel by merging the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its operational headquarters are located in Santa Monica, California. The biggest music company in the world, it is one of the "Record label#3, Big Three" record labels, along with Sony Music and Warner Music Group. Tencent acquired ten percent of Universal Music Group in March 2020 for €3 billion and acquired an additional ten percent stake in January 2021. Pershing Square Holdings later acquired ten percent of UMG prior to its Initial public offering, IPO on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. The company went public on September 21, 2021, at a valuation of €46 billion. In 2019, ''Fast Company'' named Universal Music Group the most innovative music company and listed UM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klubbheads
Klubbheads is a team of dance music producers and DJs from the Netherlands. They have more than 40 aliases for their recordings, including Hi_Tack, DJ Disco and Drunkenmunky.IMO Records "Klubbheads Biography" IMO Records Retrieved on 1 March 2011. History Koen Groeneveld (DJ Boozy Woozy) and Addy van der Zwan (Itty Bitty) first worked together in the ''Turn Up The Bass'' series of commercial mixes. They started producing music in the 1990s before meeting up with Jan Voermans (Greatski) in 1995. The trio created the sublabel Blue Records for parent Mid-Town Records to release their tracks as Klubbheads. In 1996, they had their first mainstream chart hit with "Klubbhopping", which reached #10 in the UK Singles Chart in May. It was followed up with two other entries into the Top 40, in August 1997 with "Discohopping" (#35) and in August 1998 with "Kickin' Hard" (#36). In 1999 they co-produced "The Launch" for compatriot DJ Jean, reaching #2 in September. At this time they also s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cevin Fisher
Cevin Fisher (born Kevin Fisher, October 26, 1963) is an American house music record producer. Biography He is best known for songs such as "The Freaks Come Out" (billed as Cevin Fisher's Big Freak) and "(You Got Me) Burning Up", the latter of which featured vocals by Loleatta Holloway. He achieved five entries in the UK top 75 between October 1998 and February 2001. Discography Albums * ''Underground 2000'' (2000) Singles 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 t ... References 1963 births Living people American dance musicians American house musicians Club DJs Musicians from East Orange, New Jersey {{US-electronic-musician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaft (British Electronica Band)
Shaft are an English electronic music production duo, known for their covers and remixes of " (Mucho Mambo) Sway" and " Mambo Italiano". The former entered and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in August 1999, then reached number one on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ chart in December. They followed this with the release of "Mambo Italiano" (vocal by Donna Canale), which peaked at number twelve on the UK Singles Chart but ultimately did not replicate the success of the previous single. They went on to tour the world and win a gold disc for best performing group. Since then, they have recorded more songs such as "Kiri Riri Boom" and "Shake Seniora". History Rizzo and Ireland operated, as did many dance record producers, under various guises. Before Shaft was Skeewiff. Their formative period in the music industry came with a spell working at the Power Studios in Acton. They undertook remixes for Björk and produced tracks for Alison Limerick and Schooly D, then began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn It Around (Alena Song)
"Turn It Around" is a song written by Dutch DJ and producer Carlo Resoort and featuring singer Alena Lova. Originally distributed on white label in 1998, the single was given a commercial release in 1999 with a new remix by the UK trance music act the Space Brothers (Ricky Simmonds and Stephen Jones). The Space Brothers remix features additional lyrics credited to Simmonds and Jones. "Turn It Around" was a success in UK and European clubs. Over the course of October 1999, it reached its peak in three ''Music Week'' dance charts: number one in the Cool Cuts Chart, number two in the Club Chart Top 40 and number six in the Pop Top 20. The song then peaked at number 14 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1999, selling nearly 25,000 copies in its first week. This was despite the lack of airplay on national radio, with the song reaching number 61 on the UK's radio airplay list for that week. It was added to BBC Radio 1's B-list. Critical reception ''Music Week ''Music Week'' is a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Nelson
Shelley Nelson is an English singer and songwriter from London, best known as the vocalist on the two top 20 hits by Tin Tin Out, "Here's Where the Story Ends" and "Sometimes", as well as the UK garage top 40 hit by Ed Case, "Something in Your Eyes". She has provided vocals on a large number of songs by different artists, including the 2001 duet with Chris de Burgh, "Two Sides to Every Story". In 2018, Nelson recorded a new orchestral version of the K-Warren mix of "Something in Your Eyes" for the UK garage covers album ''Garage Classics'' with the House & Garage Orchestra. She also featured on another track on the album, a cover of the Doolally hit " Straight from the Heart". Discography Charted singles *"Top of the World" - with Dudearella (1996) - UK #83 *"Treat Infamy" (Alternative 7" and 12" mixes) - with Rest Assured (1998) - UK #14 *"Here's Where the Story Ends" - with Tin Tin Out (1998) - UK #7, UK Dance #5, SCO #10, U.S. Dance #15, ICE #21, NZ #45 *"Sometimes" - with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XTM (band)
XTM was a Spanish dance music act consisting of brothers Xasqui and Toni Ten. They are best known for their 2003 trance cover version of the song "Fly on the Wings of Love", which was originally the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, performed by the Danish duet Olsen Brothers. XTM's cover of ''Fly on the Wings of Love'', featuring DJ Chucky and vocals by Annia, reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and spent 19 weeks in the top 75 and topped The Box's 2003 most played chart. It sold 165,000 copies in all, and reached #32 in the top 40 biggest selling singles of the year. The music video was shot entirely with CGI graphics. XTM's 2005 follow-up ''Give Me Your Love'', also featuring vocals by Annia, charted at number-one in the Pop Tip Chart and at number 1 in the DMC Mainstream Chart, and reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart. XTM have also covered Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani, May 4, 1954) is an American actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
