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Pete Heller is an English
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and house music producer from Brighton, England.


Biography

He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator
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. As a duo, they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project (or Farley & Heller),
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plus The Look and Feel. In 1996, they released "Ultra Flava", a No. 3 hit on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The track also peaked at No. 22 on the
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. In 2000, he remixed Moby's song " South Side" which charted at No. 14 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it Moby's most successful single in the US. On his own, Heller hit No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Big Love", which held the top spot for three weeks and also was ranked by ''Billboard'' as the #1 dance song of 1999. The same track peaked at No. 12 in the UK. In addition, Heller remixed
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' 2002 release " Star Guitar", which reached No. 8 on the UK chart. In 2004, Heller launched his own
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, Phela Recordings, as a platform for his own productions and collaborations with other artists.


Remixes

*Felix - "Don't You Want Me" * Moby - "South Side" * Daft Punk - "
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- "Star Guitar" * Fatboy Slim - "Song for Shelter" *Par Ney De Castro - "Ba-Tu-Ca-Da! - (Pete Heller Big Love From Rio Mix)"


See also

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List of number-one dance hits (United States) This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by ''Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is ...
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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 ...


References


External links

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'Big Love (Eat Me Edit)' Review
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