| |
|
GEORGIE
PORGIE //
lives in Chicago,
He
is a young talent who can do it all. He is a hot
singer songwriter, a recording artist, a record
producer, an independent dance music recording
mogul and one of the hottest dance-music remixers
to emanate out of Chicago, Illinois. Georgie Porgie,
greatly influenced during the infancy of House
Music, has gone on to create his own blend of thumpin'
Chicago dance beats and in- you- face infectious
rhythmic grooves. He is known as Georgie Porgie
to some, George Andros to others, or just plain
ole Georgie to his millions of fans worldwide.
Whatever you call him, there is no disputing the
fact that Georgie Porgie is a multi-talented international
recording star, with deep soulful vocal chops,
an ear for a pulsating beat and a spirit that is
contemplative, vibrant, energetic and lovable.
Georgie Porgie's uplifting songs of love, life,
and strength reflect the hopes and dreams of many
in which he translates so eloquently through his
gift of music. With one listen, the affirmation
can be felt in any of his ..1 worldwide chart topping
singles. His first dance single to heat up the
charts was the funky party theme song "Let
The Music Pump You Up". His follow up releases "Strawberry" and "Everybody
Must Party", kept the rumps shaking, arms
swaying and smiles flashing on the jam packed dance
floors. Other chart toppers such as, "I'm
In Love" and "Don't Want You", found
their rightful place on international DJ and radio
playlists. However, it was 1999's "Love Story" that
positioned Georgie for sustained worldwide acclaim
on both the dance club charts and the pop charts.
Fast forward to the year of the millennium celebration,
2000. Georgie was to pen his inspirational song
of life, which transcended every demographic and
nationality. It was the appropriately titled, "Life
Goes On" that ensured Georgie's place as an
artist who was determined to spread his lyrical
love and who's longevity has earned him the title
of "The Ambassador of Dance Music". The "Life
Goes On" single shot to ..1 on the International
Dance Club Charts and Dance/ Pop Radio Charts as
well in over 10 countries. "Life Goes On" landed
him in the top 5 position on the illustrious United
States Billboard Hot Dance Music Charts and ..1
on every International club and radio Chart imaginable. |
| |
|
|
 |
COLTON
FORD //
lives
in Los Angeles,
Sultry,
seductive, hip swinging… all words that
have been used to describe Colton Ford. However,
this time, the reference is not toward the man
but to his music. Fans of Colton Ford may be
surprised to learn of his gift of song. In the
late eighties, under the alias “Glenn Street”,
he released a hit dance single, “Hardline”,
distributed by On The Spot Records. “Hardline” was
produced by acclaimed producer, Jon St. James
(Stacie Q, Bardeaux), and was selected as a Hot
Pick by Billboard and later appeared on Billboard’s
Top 100 Dance chart. He performed throughout
the United States and in Mexico and China with
the likes of Keith Sweat, Salt’n Pepa,
and Vanessa Williams. Unfortunately, initial
success was followed by many bumps in the road.
His second single was not moving in the musical
direction he wanted, and Colton quickly ended
his relationship with Jon St. James and On The
Spot Records. Soon after, however, while at a
dance club in West Hollywood, he met a man by
the name of Michael O’Hara. “I was
just singing along with what was playing in the
club and got a tap on my shoulder,” remembers
Colton. “The man said ‘you really
can sing!’ He introduced himself as a songwriter
and told me he would like to speak with me about
his production company.” Skeptical, Colton
gave the man his number. Little did he know that
this stranger had written, among other songs, “I
Love You Just Because” for Anita Baker.
In addition, his production company, MIDE Productions,
was a partnership with celebrated songwriter
Denise Rich. Colton signed to MIDE Productions
and was soon working on a project with famed
producer, Frankie Knuckles. “Frankie was
looking for a male singer for his second album.
I recorded two tracks and both sounded extremely
promising.” Frankie loved it, the label
loved it, Colton quit his corporate day job,
the label found out Colton was white and immediately
kyboshed the project. The label was opposed to
the idea of a white male singer being the front
guy for Frankie Knuckles. They demanded a new
vocalist and despite Frankie’s protests,
Colton was swiftly replaced. Shortly thereafter,
his deal with MIDE Productions also fell through.
Colton found himself back at his day job. He
continued writing and recording songs on his
own, as well as performing and singing with several
R&B recording stars including Chaka Khan.
He was offered another major record label deal
that proved short-lived. Due to internal upheaval
and shuffling within the company, Colton was
shelved and once again found himself empty handed.
Ironically, a random modeling gig led to his
next opportunity - a meeting with Director John
Schlesinger who had just begun filming Rupert
Everett’s The Next Best Thing. “John
liked one of my ballads and wanted to use it
in the film,” explains Colton. But again,
disappointment wasn’t far behind. At the
last minute, the song was pulled from the soundtrack.
Colton, however, did gain something positive
from the experience. “Madonna listened
to my music and loved my voice. She saw me as
a solo Backstreet boy and encouraged me to go
more pop.” Colton accepted the advice and
took it a step further. In August, 2002, Colton
Ford began filming “Naked Fame,” a
documentary that features Colton as he refocuses
his pursuit towards pop/dance stardom with the
release of his dance single, “Everything” (Nervous
Records), and subsequently the release of his
Top 10 Billboard charting dance hit, “Signed,
Sealed, Delivered” (Centaur Records), featuring
Dance Diva Pepper MaShay. The film aims to explore
Colton Ford’s journey into the music industry,
and provides a true life glimpse at the club
music subculture through interviews with major
players including producers, songwriters, agents,
managers and deejays. “Naked Fame” is
being released theatrically by Regent/Here! Films
early in 2005. Currently Colton Ford is getting
ready to release his next single,“Got Your
Vibe In Me.” The track is produced by MacQuayle,
and co-written by MacQuayle and Colton. He is
also working on a full album due out late 2005.
|
| |
|
 |
SEAN
ENSIGN // lives in Washington D.C.
Titan
Sounds recording artist Sean Ensign is creating
quite a name for himself in the Dance Music Industry.
Having landed his first single on the Billboard
Hot Dance Club Play for 8 weeks and currently the
Hot Dance Single Sales at ..21 for week July 29,
2006, he is gaining attention of dance music lovers
all over the world. Sean can be seen performing
at some of the nations hottest dance clubs and
parties with tracks from his debut album/CD entitled
Finally. A mix of masterfully blended high-energy
dance songs and impassioned love ballads including
titles like Feels So Good, Its My Life (Finally),
Put Your Hands on Me and Seans remake of the Ace
of Base classic Everytime It Rains. Born last out
of eight children and raised in Cleveland, Ohio,
Seans love for music developed at an early age.
He taught himself to play piano and took advantage
of every opportunity to sing. It wasnt until he
began writing his own music that Sean was able
to truly express himself emotionally and artistically.
Writing has always been his passion and he continually
strives to make each new song more powerful and
alluring for his fans. Now, Sean is getting ready
to release his second single "Without You".
DJ/Producers Mike Rizzo, L.E.X., Mike Cruz and
Hex Hector have given the song their own unique
style with the irresistible power to make you dance
and a chorus that will haunt you with its poignant
vocals. Seans first single Its My Life (Finally)
hit the dance scene with its powerful anthem message
to make your own destiny and DJs/Producers Mike
Cruz, Glen Friscia, Georgie Porgie, Frank Lamboy,
DJ Nineteen69 and Louise Martinee Nu gave the song
their unique talents and energy that helped make
it a hit. Its My Life (Finally) can be heard on
radio and internet dance stations all over the
world, including XM-BPM and SIRIUS satellite radio.
Already receiving airtime in clubs nationwide,
Seans music video Its My Life (Finally) can be
seen through Promo Only, ScreenPlay and Rock America
thanks to Import Sound & Vision. |
| |
|
 |
KEVIN
AVIANCE //
lives in New York City,
Kevin
is currently gearing up to release a slew of new
singles to give the club world their Aviance fix: “Strut” with
DJ Liza, “Freedom” with Mike Cruz and “Hold
On Me” with Tom Stephan. These hotly anticipated
new tracks will be his first releases since his
2003 sophomore album Entity (released by Emerge
Records) which spawned two #1 Billboard Dance hits, “Give
It Up” and “Alive,” produced
by two time Grammy nominated producer Tony Moran.
His debut album, Box Of Chocolates (released by
Wave Records in 1999) introduced Kevin’s
hard-hitting sound with the cult hit, “Cunty,” the
#2 Billboard hit “Rhythm Is My Bitch” and
the #1 Billboard hit “Din Da Da.” The
accompanying videos for these respective singles
continue to be played in clubs around the word.
Kevin Aviance was born and raised in Richmond,
Virginia along with his seven siblings, where he
honed his skills at grabbing attention through
music, dance and theater in the basement of his
house. Kevin’s career as a performance artist
and club personality began in Washington DC when
he was indoctrinated into “The House of Aviance,” a
community of DJ’s, singers, actors, visual
and performing artists and drag queens, founded
by “house mother” Juan Aviance. After
a stint in Miami, Kevin eventually moved to the
epicenter of the club and music scene, New York
City, where he currently resides. Kevin continues
to donate his energies and time to the fight against
AIDS and the fight for human rights. |
| |
|
 |
FREDRICK
FORD //
lives in New
York City,
I was born just outside of Philadelphia
and moved around the country quite a bit growing-up.
Not an army
brat--I just had the kind of parents that were always
looking to further their careers so that we all could
have a better life. We finally settled in New Jersey
for
my high school years....and then ended-up in upstate
New York, where I attended college. Growing-up as
a
latch-key kid, I learned early-on how to be creative
with my time. Between performing a magic show (that
had
a lengthy run every Saturday in our garage) to staging
our own "Olympics" for the kids on our block, my older
sister and I always seemed to fit-in wherever we lived.
At Halloween, our house became a "haunted mansion." Twenty
five cents got you the 'scare of your life.....' I was
normally a straight-and-narrow, shy student at
school. However, my best friend and I would sometimes
act-out and do things like pick flowers from neighbors'
backyards and then go door-to-door, selling them back
to
those neighbors as freshly cut arrangements. I think
it was during this time that I began to see the fun in
breaking all the rules once in a while. |
|
|
 |
MICHAEL
M //
lives in Miami,
Following
in the footsteps of his classic releases "I
Could Be This" & "Let's Talk About
Me" (Strictly Rhythm), ClubKid extraordinaire
Michael M. returns to the scene with this depraved
tale of club life gone wrong. On Giuseppe D's Original's
Electro Mix, Michael's edgy, spoken vocals chronicle
the diary entries of a quest to get his record
played gone wrong. Pulling double remix duties,
Amp's own Mucci and Camara cover all the bases
with two scorching big room mixes. The Evolved
Mix pounds you with over 10 minutes of hypnotizing,
tribal darkness, while the duo's alter ego, Da
Freeks energize the Control Freek Mix with a massive,
synth-driven bassline and pumping house beats.
Also watch for the hilarious South Park inspired,
animated music video featuring Michael living it
up with various celebrities, this is sure to be
the most talked about record of the summer.
|
| |
|
| |
| |
 |
LANE
McCRAY //
10
million records world wide! 1996 Billboard Music
Award Nominee! 1996 MTV Music Award Nominee! 1995
MTV(EU) Music Award Nominee! 1995 Golden Europa
Award Winner!! 1995 ECHO (German Grammy) winner!
ASCAP Award Winner! The always smooth and charismatic
- Lane McCray!! currently hard at work completing
years of reflection, inspiration and devotion,
culminating with the release of his highly anticipated
debut CD, "Life in the Fast Lane.€? The
language of music has always transcended political,
religious, ethnic and cultural boundaries. It is
with this spirit that Lane McCray burst onto the
international music scene in the 1990s with the
late Melanie Thornton. Having met in Frankfurt,
Germany by a chance encounter, this powerhouse
duo became known as La Bouche (French for "the
mouth") and conquered the dance music scene
with landmark success, producing chart toping singles,
peaking at number one in fourteen countries around
the world. Lane's extraordinary, silky-smooth tenor
voice, his ability to flip the rhyme, unique song
writing talent and years of experience as a dancer,
choreographer and actor, coupled with Melanie's
legendary vocal presence, made La Bouche the successful
dynamic duo that conquered the charts of the 1990s.
With more than 10-million records sold under BMG/RCA
records label and the meticulously watchful eye
of legendary music mogul Frank Farian (Boney M
and Milli Vanilli), La Bouche earned numerous awards,
including the German Grammy the Echo, for Song
of the Year in 1995. That year, Lane and Melanie
received their second award, the Golden Europa,
for Best Duo or Group, thus truly establishing
these talented artists as a mainstay in the music
industry. La Bouche was nominated for "Best
Dance Video" at the second annual MTV-Europe
Music Awards in Paris, France, and was nominated
for three awards at the MTV VMAs in 1996. After
taking Europe by storm, La Bouche took the lead
with their undeniably powerful sound in the United
States. With their hip and trendy style, La Bouche's
Infectious became a permanent fixture in modern
music and entertainment. A household name by the
late '90s, whether driving in your car, watching
a movie or television, or attending a major sporting
event, if you have been on planet Earth, you have
heard La Bouche's infectious melodies. Their success
garnered La Bouche motion picture and soundtrack
credits in productions including "Night at
the Roxbury," "Romy & Michele's High
School Reunion,€? and MTV's "Joe's Apartment.€?
La Bouche was sited as one of the driving forces
for now recognizing dance artists€”the
Grammy Academy created two new categories: Best
Dance Song and Best Remixer. It is no wonder that
Lane was among those recognized with the prestigious
ASCAP €œWriters Award" for writing
one of the biggest songs of 1996, followed by the
Winter Music Conference's win for best dance recording
for the single "Be My Lover." That same
year the duo was nominated along side No Doubt
and Tony Rich for Billboard Music Awards' €œBest
New Artist€? category. As a result of his
incredible success with La Bouche, Lane has been
featured on various national and international
television programs. He has had the honor of working
with such esteemed entertainers as Bob Hope, James
Brown, Lionel Richie, Seal, Bryan Adams, Dolly
Parton, Boyz II Men and Natilie Cole. His charming
and characteristic humor and witty personality
coupled with his passion for current events and
dedication to education and social development
make Lane a popular artist for interviews and public
appearances. Among other credits, Lane was interviewed
by Regis Philbin, performed at MTV's Spring Break "The
Grind€? and has headlined for Germany's leading
television music event, The Dome and France's Dance
Machine. As a proud veteran of the United States
Air Force, Lane returns yearly to the Air Force's
prestigious entertainment showcase "Tops in
Blue" and has created cutting edge choreographies,
developing raw talent into world class performers.
His support of the troops has topped Lane's agenda€”he
has participated in the USO Celebrity Circuit and
feels these morale-boosting performances are among
the most important achievements in his career as
an entertainer. Lane's unselfish efforts were rewarded
when he received the Golden Roger, a lifetime achievement
award from the US Air Force. In addition to his
strong musical endeavors, Lane has been actively
involved with local, national and international
AIDS foundations meeting with those diagnosed with
HIV and AIDS. Passionate about this cause, his
goal is to help educated young people on the pervasive
issues and developments in AIDS research. Lane
is currently hard at work completing years of reflection,
inspiration and devotion, culminating with the
soon to be released and highly anticipated debut
solo CD "Life In The Fast Lane" a labor
of love that will present listeners with the opportunity
to glean intimate perspectives from the star's
private life. "Life In The Fast Lane" is
an elegant and classy collection of songs echoing
his dance roots, his urban tinged beats of rhythm
and blues, and his heart pounding ballads. Prepare
to journey into the inspiring and always provocative
world of Lane McCray. |
| |
| |
|
| |
  |
Quentin
Elias// lives
in New York City,
Quentin Elias is a
renaissance artist with unparalleled style and substance.
His passion, talent and personality render him an artist
of extraordinary ability.
But how did it all begin? Quentin was raised by his mother
and older sister in the slums of Marseille, France on the
Mediterranean Sea. Quentin’s mother worked hard, holding
down several jobs to support her small family. She worried
constantly about the influences of the neighborhood and
required both of her children to participate in activities
that would keep them off the dangerous streets. Quentin’s
sister became involved in performing arts while Quentin
participated in sports. At the young age of 6, after
observing his sister’s classes, Quentin became fascinated
with performing. He requested that his mother enroll him
in dance classes where he studied tap, ballet and modern
jazz. Quentin also regularly participated and competed in
kickboxing. A lifelong career as a performer had begun!
After learning of his
father’s death in a terrible car accident, Quentin decided
to take control of his own destiny. At age 15, Quentin
fled to Paris with little money in his pockets, but very
big dreams. Quentin worked odd jobs while spending his
energy auditioning for singing or dancing roles. In 1996,
he was lucky enough to persevere over hundreds of other
candidates for the chance to be a member of the newly
formed four member boy band
Alliage.
Alliage
was a huge, overnight success and Quentin easily filled
the shoes of lead singer and resident heartthrob.
Together, the band achieved sales totaling more than 5
Million Certified RIAA receipts. Alliage
recorded three albums
and had six singles chart in the Top 5. They toured the
world and performed at over 1,000 sold out concerts.
Alliage
outranked other
international musicians and entertainers of the era such
as Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, and
a host of other groups. But, after four years, Quentin
wanted to move in a different direction artistically and
left the band to begin his career as a solo artist.
Quentin moved to New York City where he began working with
notable music industry insiders such as Nile Rogers, Ernie
Lake and Junior Vasquez and, in 2001, recorded and
released “Always the Last”. In 2002, he was named the
Most
Promising Male Singer,
and was awarded the coveted Diamond Award at The Diamond
Award Festival in Europe. Continuing to
perform and record, Quentin released two solo albums
“Serve It Up” in 2005 and “What If I” in 2006. In 2007,
working with J.Marty of the Beatdoctorz and Flash the DJ
from Electro Boy Records in Los Angeles, Quentin recorded
new songs and began re-working some previously unreleased
material. Electro Boy Records has since pre-released the
new song “Fever” and a newly recorded version of
“Always the Last” in support of Quentin’s upcoming album
“Love Confusion” to be released during the summer of 2008. |
| |
| |
|
| |
 |
IAN BENARDO
Hey yooooooo! Whasssss good??? Ok, so let me start off by
saying "Hello!" the international word for "if you arent
hot or important get the f*** out of my way" Its a nice
subtle way to begin a conversation :) I am an aspiring TV
Talk Show Host and dance music artist. You know the kind.
Richard Bey, Jerry Springer, Maury, Ricki Lake and all the
other geniuses exploiting America's overweight underbelly.
Nothing spells U.S.A. more than a fat girl wrestling her
out of control sister in pudding. THANKS RICHARD BEY!!!! I
also do "Performance Art"..I am an actor. :) I went to
college and majored in Sociology. Basically, my diploma is
about as prestigious as my blockbuster card. A sad wasted
4 years. But HEY! I'm gonna be famous!!! Who knows? I
might even sell more records than Madonna. Everyone thinks
its the Kabbalah that is giving her that magic touch. Its
actually all the years of oral to the CEOs of Sony and
what not. But let the girl have her "spirituality". I just
realized that I am totally getting off topic. The main
topic is ME! IAN BENARDO! SUPERSTAR!!!!!! Love you all
MWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
|
| |
| |
|
| |
 |
JASON WALKER
SO I LOVE HOUSE MUSIC!!! WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY. I GREW
UP WITH SOUL MUSIC ALL AROUND ME---YOU KNOW---KRISTINE W,
ARETHA, CHAKA, PATTI, WHITNEY, JOI CARDWELL, SANDY B,
INAYA DAY, MARIAH, CELINE, AND THE LIST GOES ON. I ALSO
LOVE ARTISTS WHO ARE DIFFERENT--WHO AS HARD AS YOU TRY TO
BE OR SOUND LIKE--ITS JUST NOT POSSIBLE, LIKE TONI CHILDS,
SADE, OLIVE, GABRIELLE, AND TORI AMOS. I HAVE BEEN SINGING
SINCE I WAS 4---YOU KNOW, IN THE CHURCH CHOIR, SCHOOL
PLAYS, THE WHOLE NINE. DURING ALL OF THIS THERE WAS
SOUL-----SOUL IN THE MORNING, SOUL IN THE NIGHT, AND HOUSE
MUSIC!!! MY MOTHER USED TO DANCE AROUND THE HOUSE WHILE
SHE CLEANED THE HOUSE, OR WORKED OUTSIDE IN THE
SUMMERTIME. I GREW UP IN PITTSBURGH, PA AND AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL DID EVERYTHING THAT I COULD POSSIBLY DO, MUSICALLY,
FROM PITTSBURGH. I SANG WITH A BLUES BAND, PERFORMED AT
RAVES AND CLUB NIGHTS WITH, IN MY OPINION, THE BEST DJ ON
THE EAST COAST--DJ 7UP--WHILE AT THE SAME TIME WRITING
POP/ROCK MUSIC WITH FRIEND AND PITTSBURGH NATIVE RONNIE
"CHICO" DI CICCO---WHO INCIDENTALLY HAS A PROJECT WITH
PITTSBURGH VOCALIST ASHLEE, THAT WAS JUST SIGNED TO NYC
BASED DJ MIKE DA WIZARD'S LABEL THAT WILL BE FEATURED ON
HIS NEW MIX COMPILATION---KUDOS TO U 2. SO I FIGURED THAT
IT WAS NOW OR NEVER----I NEEDED A CHANGE----I NEEDED NEW
YORK CITY---SO I MOVED THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO FROM
PITTSBURGH TO NYC WITH MY BEST FRIEND SAMMY ALLEN----YES
THE SAME SAMMY ALLEN OF SEVEN STITCHES. THUS BEGAN OUT
JOURNEY TOGETHER---AND WHAT A JOURNEY IT HAS BEEN, AND
CONTINUES TO BE. WORKING WITH JUNIOR VASQUEZ IS A DREAM
THAT I THOUGHT NEVER WOULD COME TO PASS---THERE ARE NO
WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT--ITS BEEN AMAZING!! HE TRULY IS THE
MASTER----I WAS A HUGE JUNIOR FAN WAY BEFORE I MOVED TO
NYC----I HAD ALL OF HIS CD'S, REMIXES, THE WORKS--AND THE
FACT THAT I AM SIGNED TO HIS LABEL AND THAT HE PRODUCED
THE MAJORITY OF MY ALBUM IS INCREDIBLE TO ME!!! FINALLY
SOMEONE UNDERSTAND ME, UNDERSTAND MY VOICE AND THE KIND OF
ARTIST THAT I AM AND WANT TO BE!!!! THANK YOU JUNIOR----I
CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!! SO......... SAMMY IS NOW IN
L.A.--WITH THE BAND AND THEY ARE DOING WONDERFULLY. AMANDA
CEE---YOU ARE THE FOUNTAIN FROM WHICH OUR "LUCK" HAS
FLOWN!!!! AMANDA WAS THE CATALYST FOR ME MEETING JUNIOR,
AND THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SEVEN STITCHES!!! SHE IS THE
WOMAN WITH THE CONNECTIONS, LET ME TELL YOU!!! AND THERE
YOU HAVE IT-----A SHORTENED VERSION OF COURSE-----I WILL
SAVE THE REST FOR MY TELL-ALL BOOK, OUT IN ABOUT 20
YEARS!!--LOL I HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY MY MUSIC---IT TRULY HAS
BEEN 'MY LIFE'---THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE EVER
HAD---MIXED WITH SOME STRESS (HAHAHA) CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE
FOR MORE NEWS AND SHOW UPDATES!!! WWW.JASONWALKERMUSIC.COM
AND PICK UP MY DEBUT ALBUM ON ITUNES!!! TAKE CARE AND
REMEMBER--HOUSE MUSIC, IT IS A MOVEMENT!!!! j |
| |
| |
|
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|