Jazz, Funk, 80’s, Soul, Classical, Rock, Jamiroquai, Masters at Work, Todd Terry, MJ Cole, Kraftwerk, Paul Hardcastle, Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke, OMD, Harold Faultimire, Yan Hammer, Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Greggorian Chant Compilation CDs, Any 7 CD set compilations that "Are not available in high street retailers". Any music performed with Afro, Flares or tight fitting silver glitter lamay body suites (ie Cameo, Earth Wind & Fire etc). Any musical instrument with the words "CV-Gate, Cassette Save or Modulation Grip". Any band that has a 4piece bagpipe backing. Any music that is made on equiptment costing less than £100.
The feel good factor has definitely arrived early this year with this quality cut from Garage Jams Feat Clare Evers and the beautifully crafted SNOWFLAKE, out in April on the Gusto label. The track has been floating around on the underground / pirate stations since the summer of 2007 and has become a firm favourite on the urban scene.
Clare who last appeareed as hot new vocal talent on the Wideboys summer time Ibiza smash, 'Bomb the Secret', has been PA'ing this spring time smash to great acclaim up & down the country. With Kiss FM & 1xtra playlist get more info from http://www.gustorecordings.com.
::: WIDEBOYS & SHAZNEY LEWIS - DADDY O
Hold tight as singer and award-winning songwriter Shaznay Lewis fronts one of the hottest collaborations of 2008 so far. Daddy O is a slice of bassline and garage heaven from the ultimate ‘Old School Garage Meisters’ WIDEBOYS - currently dominating the UK and US club charts with their remixing prowess.
Daddy O was written by Therese Grankvist (Stonebridge vocalist on the classics Put ‘Em High and Take Me Away) alongside Thriller Jill (Ian Masterson and Terry Ronald). Therese reveals the area, the street vibe, the chatter & raga bars of Elephant & Castle (London) were the heavy influences, lyrically, behind the song Daddy O.
Shaznay (who in 2001 won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Songwriting) proudly stands as one quarter of the phenomenally successful band All Saints. While the girls are busy cooking up new delights in the studio, Shaznay just couldn’t resist Daddy O all for herself! It’s not the first time the 32-year-old star has ventured out on her own. Her solo album Open, released in 2004, spawned the inspirational Top 10 smash hit Never Felt Like This Before and the infectious and beautiful single You.
Be prepared for Shaznay and the WIDEBOYS to take over a dance floor near you soon! Daddy O is set for release on AATW on the 5th May 2008!
::: WIDEBOYS
Jim has been running a full time professional recording studio since 1993 and is responsible for chart successes such as 'Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Power of Love' Revamp reaching No.6 and the follow up 'Two Tribes' which hit the number 15 slot along with a stream of remixes including N-Trance - Set You Free (got to No.4 in the nationals), Kyle Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Mario Piccotto, Utah Saints to name but a few. Jim has also recorded under different guises such as Kontakt, Vinylgroover & The Red Hed & Pier Francesco.
Currently the Wideboys are managed by Matt Waterhouse from MWR / Hyperactive and in 2007 have been working on big projects with DEF JAM USA for Rhianna's album and have signed a big singles deal with AATW for the tracks " Bomb the Secret" which has been No.1 in 3 out of the 4 DMC and Music Week charts in July 2007 and they have just signed a brand new track featuring Shaznay Lewis from All Saints entitled "Dadio". Currently the boys have recently completed official new remixes for Snoop Doggy Dog, Jennifer Lopez, Jayme Jay, Just Jack, Brand new Mobo award winning N DUBZ, T2's Bassline Holiday Anthem "Heartbroken", Ciara & 50 cent, Toni De Bart, Kennedy, Andrea Corr, the Out Here Brothers,Magnet Man ,Sugarbabes, Artful Dodger, Speakerboxx etc.The boys have also mixed the album Maximum Bass 2007 for MINISTRY OF SOUND which was the highest new entry in the charts and went straight into the top 5 position.The boys have been working hard on a string of new remixes and projects for major labels.
The Wideboys believe pigeon holes are for pigeons and have written tracks in almost every genre from house, garage electro, 4x4, 2 step, rock, hardcore, hiphop, drum & bass, ambient, breaks and have written between them over 4000 tracks under various guises.
The Wideboys won Best Newcomer at the 2000 U.K. Garage awards beating stiff competition and pipping Wookie and Heartless Crew to the post and were presented the award by Mel B (scary spice) and Spoony.
The Wideboys reached the Top5 Charts and UK double platinum status with there original track and album entitled "Thinking it Over" which launched Liberty X's career and went on to sell over 1,000,000 copies and is still selling world wide. The boys performed on Top of the Pops and appeared on countless other shows including the Big Breakfast, T4, Liquid News and Pop world with there Club smash "Sambuca" which reached no.15 in the charts. They also appeared at No.1 in the Uk top 40 charts on the bside of Allsaints-Black Coffee and Liberty X's-Just a little as well as numerous other top 20 chart toppers including tracks and remixes for Sony Japan in Japanese!!!!
The Wideboys have djed across the world and on radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 including holding international residencies for Garage heaven / Garage nation at venues such as Eden Ibiza .They have played almost every major club in the Uk including Ministry of
Sound, Niche, Zanzibar, GateCrasher, Bagleys, Ez's 4by4, Amadeus, Escape Swansea, Time & Envy, Ikon Diva's,Liquid etc and regularly play at festivals and clubs abroad including highlights at the Zurich Street Parade Switzerland 1,000,000 people plus and
this year the Stopplemarkt festival Germany 750,000 people.Currently they hold residencies at The MudClub, Bognor Regis - Vibe, Sheffield - Naughty but Niche-various
A selection of our current remixes from the last 6 months;
Souljah Boy - Yaaaahhh (Interscope)
Christian George - Stranger (US)
Janet Jackson - Feedback (Defjam US)
Bob Sinclair- Fireball (Data records)
Snoop Dog - Sexual Seduction
Jennifer Lopez - Change
N Dubz - Better Not Waste My Time
T2 - Heartbroken
Toni De Bart -The Real Thing
Magnet Man - Wanna Flex (Bassline Grindin)
Just Jack - No Time
Taio Cruz - Take You Away
Jody Watley - I want your Love
Jamie Jay- To Make You Feel Alright
Anusha - Have it All
Sugababes - Change (playlisted on KIss & Galaxy)
Outhere Brothers - Shake It
Georgie Porgie - Lift Your Voices
RIhanna - Question Existing
Rihanna - Shut Up & Drive (playlisted on KIss & Galaxy)
Rihanna - Please Dont Stop The Music
Delinquent - My Destiny
Eason Chan -Ya Dong (Japanese)
Eason Chan - Leap of Faith (Japanese)
Shanie - Give Me Your Life
Ciara & 50 Cent - Can't Leave Em Alone
Andrea Corr (The Corrs) - Shame On You
Fedde Le Grande - Put Your Hands Up For Detroit
Shaolin Master - Drinking Chardonnay
Artful Dodger - Flex
Kennedy - Yo Mama
Amira/ Anesha - Il Be There For You
Keo Nozari - Rewind
Fasey - Physical
DJ Q - You Wot
Fragma- Toca's Miracle
Still in the studio everyday of the week the boys constantly strife for fresh and interesting takes on the music business and they do it because they love what they do!!!! The Wideboys "Doing it for the Love".
Hiya, did you get the remixes for Wifey?? I am in ibiza from Friday, I hear you are in Kavos this year. I may be passin thru if I can get time off djing!!!
Big respect to you guys on the work rate and quality of tunes not just recently but over the years. The last UK Shakedown was big, hopefully make it to the nxt one.
Really think ya'll shud add Ur sexual seduction Rmix to Ur playlist Tune is bigg for this yr Birmingham ppl r vibin off dat wun Keep Orrrn d bassline doe Ya'll doin it bIg styl bless
