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Fred Zarr
Frederick I. Zarr (born September 26, 1955) is an American musician, record producer, composer and arranger based in Brooklyn, New York. The CEO of BiZarr Music, Inc., he works alongside numerous artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, & audio engineers at his Brooklyn recording studio - “Z Studio”. Production Among notable artists with whom Zarr has collaborated musically include Madonna, on her self-titled début album; Village People, co-writing " Sex Over the Phone"; Debbie Gibson on various albums and songs including " Only in My Dreams"; Samantha Fox; Up Front; Pretty Poison; and Eartha Kitt's 1983 dance club hit, " Where Is My Man". Zarr's music is also heard on various radio and television commercials (which air in the United States and France). He has also worked with the following artists: Albums Singles Musical collaborations * Phil Ramone * Richard Perry * Reggie Lucas * Kashif * Arthur Baker * Jellybean * Madonna * Stephen Bray * Shep Pettibon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelve original counties established under English rule in 1683 in what was then the Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population stood at 2,736,074, making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City, and the most populous Administrative divisions of New York (state)#County, county in the state.Table 2: Population, Land Area, and Population Density by County, New York State - 2020 New York State Department of Health. Accessed January 2, 2024. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Over The Phone (song)
"Sex Over the Phone" is a song recorded by American disco group Village People, released as the first single from their ninth album, '' Sex Over the Phone'' (1985). It reached number 59 on the UK Singles Chart. The BBC banned the song because of its content - credit card dirty phone calls.Juke Magazine 13 February 1985. Content The lyrics deal with phone sex, and the video for the song has become an internet phenomenon. The song reflects the overall theme of the Village People album '' Sex Over the Phone'', which are "safer sex Safer or SAFER may refer to: * FSO ''Safer'', a Yemeni floating oil storage and offloading vessel * Safer (surname) * Safar or safer, the second month of the Islamic calendar * As an acronym: ** SAFER, an initiative of the World Health Organizat ..." practices. There are two versions of this song: the original (4:22) version has a mid-tempo beat, and the club versions (6:26 and 4:15) have a faster beat. Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Sex Over T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sex Over The Phone
''Sex Over the Phone'' is the ninth studio album by Village People. The title track, " Sex Over the Phone", had some airplay in Europe, but did not reach the height of the group's earlier releases. As gay subtexts are often found in Village People songs, some have suggested that themes in this album refer to safer sex due to the emergence of AIDS within the gay community during the 1980s. The album is also notable for the appearance of new lead singer, Ray Stephens, who also played Roy on the children's television show '' The Great Space Coaster'' during the same period. The cover photo for the album sees the group donning updated versions of their iconic costumes, after having mostly dropped the imagery (on album covers, at least) several years earlier (see ''Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Belolo
Henri Belolo (; 27 November 1936 – 3 August 2019) was a French music producer and songwriter active during the disco era. Born in Morocco, he started his career as a club DJ and A&R man. In the 1970s, with his friend, composer Jacques Morali, he worked in the United States, creating The Ritchie Family as well as their most successful group, Village People. Life and career Belolo was born to a Moroccan Jewish family in Casablanca, Morocco, and grew up there listening to music introduced by US troops as well as that of African musicians. He studied business in Casablanca, before traveling in 1956 to Paris, France, where he met record company owner and producer Eddie Barclay. Belolo worked with Barclay, importing and promoting records, and started working as a club DJ, work which he continued after returning to Casablanca. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Machine
Break Machine was an American rap act, fronted by Keith Rodgers and produced by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, the team behind the Village People. Career Keith Rodgers was a musician and presenter of a rap radio show on the New York station WHBI 105.9. In 1981, he recorded a single, "Searching Rap" under the name 'Bon Rock'. This brought him to the attention of Morali and Belolo, the French producers, who were looking for new styles after the decline of disco. In 1983, together with Fred Zarr, they released "Street Dance", which was an international hit and one of the earliest mainstream breakthroughs for hip hop. "Street Dance" peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1984, and was the 39th best-selling single of that year. It hit #1 in Sweden and Norway. In Germany, it was the 78th best-selling single of 1984. It charted #11 in Italy. "Street Dance" saw its strongest chart performance in Norway, where it was #1 for five weeks. In France, the song reached #1 fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Baker (musician)
Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa and Planet Patrol, as well as British group New Order. He is also known for remixing the Jill Jones song "Mia Bocca" on the 12" single, taken from her self-titled debut album '' Jill Jones'' (1987), released on Prince's Paisley Park Records, as well as remixing the Pet Shop Boys song, " In the Night". His remix of the song was used as the main theme for the BBC TV programme '' The Clothes Show'' between 1986 and 1994. He also remixed the "Massive Jungle Mix" for Tina Turner's UK top 40 single " Whatever You Want" (co-written by himself, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr). Arthur Baker's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing. Biography Early career Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 22, 1955, Baker first worked as a club DJ in Boston in the early-1970s, where he was known for playing crowd-pleasing soul and Philly soul. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robie
John Robie is an American musician, producer and songwriter. He has produced and/or written for such artists as: Chaka Khan, New Order, UB40, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force, Boy George, Planet Patrol, Laura Branigan, and Freeez, among others. Career Robie launched his career as the co-writer and synthesizer "wizard" on '' Planet Rock'' by Soulsonic Force. Robie subsequently went on to produce other hits for Soulsonic Force; Looking for the Perfect Beat and Renegades of Funk (later covered by Rage Against The Machine), and continued to pursue an experimental approach towards electronic music, which resulted in his help pioneering a completely new musical genre, '' Electro''. "One More Shot", performed by C-Bank, and "Body Mechanic", performed by Quadrant 6, both written and produced by Robie, were among the first to define this art form. His songs have been sampled by such artists as City Girls, Lunchmoney Lewis, Snoop Dogg, Calvin Harris, Plump DJs, Jamie xx, LL C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Patrol
Planet Patrol is an American electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were Arthur Baker, John Robie, and a quintet of vocalists led by Herbert J. Jackson (lead singer), Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with Melvin Franklin of The Temptations). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled ''Planet Patrol'' in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the ''Billboard'' R&B Albums chart. The group's most popular song, "Play at Your Own Risk", was created from tracks that did not make the final version of Afrika Bambaataa Lance Taylor (born April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa (), is a retired American DJ, rapper, and record producer. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of ...'s seminal " Planet Rock". Discography Albums Singles References External links Interview on BTS with PhillysnapsTherealplanetpatrol at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Is My Man
"Where Is My Man" is a song from 1983 by the American singer and actress Eartha Kitt, which appeared on her 1984 album '' I Love Men''. The song was co-written by comedy writer Bruce Vilanch along with musicians and producers Fred Zarr and Jacques Morali. Release The song was first released in France as a single where it was wildly successful. The song features Kitt singing in a low, seductive-sounding voice. Included in the song are some sounds that have come to be associated with Kitt, including a purring sound similar to one she made while portraying Catwoman on the 1960s TV series ''Batman''. The lyrics to the song detail specific things the singer expects to receive from her future lover, such as a trip to Saint-Tropez and shopping at Tiffany & Co. Failures The title failed to find release in the United States until the producers' attorneys (the firm of Grubman, Indursky, Shindler) introduced the title to their client, New York based Streetwise Records. Streetwise Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Mae Kitt (née Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress. She was known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby". Kitt began her career in 1942 and appeared in the 1945 original Broadway theatre production of the musical ''Carib Song''. In the early 1950s, Kitt had six US Top 30 entries, including "Uska Dara" (1953) and "I Want to Be Evil" (1953). Her other recordings include the UK Top 10 song "Under the Bridges of Paris" (1954), "Just an Old Fashioned Girl" (1956) and "Where Is My Man" (1983). Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". Kitt starred as Catwoman in the third and final season of the television series ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' in 1967. In 1968, Kitt's career in the U.S. deteriorated after she made Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, anti-Vietnam War statements at a White House lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Poison (group)
Pretty Poison is an American dance group based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Group members are Jade Starling (lead vocalist); Whey Cooler (keyboardist and guitarist); and Kaya Pryor (percussionist). Thomas Hays was also a guitarist as was Lou Franco. Pretty Poison is best known for their hit " Catch Me (I'm Falling)", a top 10 U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit in 1987. History They charted for the first time in 1984 with the song "Nighttime", which hit number 14 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Nighttime" was released on the Svengali label. In 1987, their song " Catch Me (I'm Falling)" was featured in the Jon Cryer movie ''Hiding Out'', and with heavy MTV exposure, it became a top 10 U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 8. The song also went to number 1 on the dance chart. The B-side contained a shorter Spanish mix vocal. A re-recorded version of "Nighttime" in 1988 became their second Hot 100 hit, climbing to number 36. Pretty Poison op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Front (freestyle Band)
Up Front was a United States-based electro-funk studio project, best known for their 10-minute track "Infatuation". "Infatuation" was recognized and included on various post-disco compilation albums such as ''The Perfect Beats, Vol. 2'', released by Tommy Boy Records. History An early example of the New York Electro sound, "Infatuation" was one of the earliest influences of what would become known as freestyle; the tempo of this song is 122 beats per minute. Infatuation was written and produced by Eddie Colon and Fred Zarr with lyrics by W.Negron. The song was an NYC summer anthem and received heavy rotation on both New York and Miami Radio and clubs. Infatuation was a particular favorite at the Funhouse where DJ John "Jellybean" Benitez, who actually "broke" the track, rocked the house. Discography Partial singles ;"Infatuation" Legacy The track can be found on various compilation albums, including: *''The Perfect Beats, Vol. 2'', released in 1998 by Tommy Boy ''Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
