Architechs is an English

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act which currently consists of Paul Akabah (Tre Lowe). Former members are Ashley Akabah and producer Kevin Williams (K-Warren). Architechs gained international attention in 1998 after producing a

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remix of Brandy and

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's " The Boy Is Mine", selling over 40,000 copies of the bootleg. They also produced

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es of songs by several popular artists, including All Saints, Gabrielle,

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and Jamelia. Several of their tracks have featured on the compilation series ''

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''. In 1999, K-Warren left the group to pursue a

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career. Ashley and Paul went on to remix for numerous artists, and collaborated with singer Nana (pronounced "neyney"), who features on both of the Architechs' commercially successful singles " Body Groove" and "Show Me the Money", as well as releasing a solo R&B record in 2005. Ashley Akabah died on 2 February 2020 in

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, West London at the age of 49.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Architechs on Discogs
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