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The last few years have been particularly good for Solitaire with chart topping remixes on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK Audio Fraud’s version of ‘Ride Like The Wind’ topped the club charts, while in the US they enjoyed a Billboard Dance 1 with their mix of Rihanna’s ‘Don’t Stop The Music’. Their Solitaire remix of Musiq Soulchild’s ‘Teach Me’ was also the most played record on the Music Choice Dance Channel for 6 weeks running. And in 2008 they've again hit the number one spot, this time with Donna Summer and her comeback single, 'I'm A Fire'.
Solitaire started life in a small studio under the Westway flyover in Ladbroke Groove, West London, back at the start of the millennium. Lewis Dene, then A&R man for Slip N Slide Records, sampling old disco loops, chopping up breaks and funky basslines in his downtime. One such session gave birth to what would become their debut single, ‘I Like Love (I Love Love)’; a huge international hit that spent 15-weeks in top 40 of the Australian sales chart and in 2003 ended up as the third biggest UK club record the year in both the DJ magazine and Music Week club charts. (It also spent more weeks on the latter than any other). Chart topping reworkings of ‘You Got The Love’ and ‘Thinking Of You’ followed; both also became top 40 pop hits in Australia.
In 2006 Lewis crossed the Atlantic to work with Houston-based producer Albert Castillo (himself no stranger to crossover success working under the guises of Mynt and Al B. Rich). Together they've carved a niche reworking R&B hits into dancefloor anthems with huge acclaim for the likes of Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Diddy, Danity Kane, Musiq Soulchild and Gym Class Heroes.
But it’s not all R&B makeovers that Solitaire have found acclaim with: Mick Jagger’s ‘80s unearthing of ‘Charmed Life’, rockers Paramore with ‘Misery Business’ and Man Parrish’s seminal electro classic ‘Hip-Hop (Be-Bop)’ a trio of releases to bear their name. Add restylings for powerhouse divas Jocelyn Brown (‘Believe’), Christina Aguilera (‘Tell Me’) and Donna Summer (‘I'm A Fire’), and Static Revenger's Essential New Tune ‘Everyone Is Beautiful’ and the Dab Hands' funky 'Something Come From Nothing', and variety is very much a tool in their arsenal. As to their own recordings, a new Solitaire single, ‘B.I.T.C.H’, feature the mighty vocal prowess of Shena is currently gaining pre-release support from Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Young Punx, StoneBridge, and the Freemasons. A second single, 'Fantasy', is out now too. On the horizon look out for 'Between The Music & You' with Errol Reid (the voice behind Axwell's 'Feel The Vibe') and 'You're Mine', a new song with Freemasons and Bimbo Jones songstress Katherine Ellis.
FOR SOLITAIRE PRODUCTIONS or REMIX INQUIRIES: lewisdene@btinternet.com
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