Eurodance News

Kim Sanders announced on her facebook account that is recording in the studio new songs with Aural Float team. The new material will be release probably next year.

Robyn was nominated on Swedish Awards this year, she is nominated in 4 categories you can support her by voting here .


Kristine W new single "What i like about you" hits # 1 on Itunes singles Charts.

Nadia Ali single "Fantasy" was nominated on Grammy Awards this year.

Regi and his project Milk Inc were nominated at the MIA awards in the category Dance/Elektronica and Live act, you can vote for him till December 20th. more here.(Thanks to Karine Sanche)

AnnaGrace (Annemie Coenen) is nominated in the category female solo artist at MIA's awards. You can vote for her till December 20th(Thanks to Karine Sanche)

Charles Shaw is back on music scene with a new single called "Mendocino" made in collaboration with Julian Heldt.

Dee Dee just made a new video for "Will I be Free" the shooting was made in Switzerland during first weekend of December. (Thanks to Karine Sanche)

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Alexandra Prince release the new single it's called "Treat Me Right", the EP was made in collaboration with Chic Flowerz and was released officially on November 5.

Twenty 4 Seven released on itunes a "Best of". More infos here

Marcia Juell and the project CyberSutra were nominated at IDMA,and you can vote for them here

Gabry Ponte made a mash up of "Barbra Streisand" and can be listen here.

Susana( Armin Van Buuren) release a new single called "If I Could" from her recent material "Closer". The EP was made with Bart Claessen and will be official released on December 20. More infos here.

Scatman John ep. 7

His third album "Take Your Time", produced by Kai Matthiesen (producer of Mr. President, B-Charme, Crispy) , was released on October 1999. Sadly, it was also be his last, because he died of a cancer the 3rd December of the same year at his home in California. There were no music videos made for any of the tracks on this album owing to John's poor health. "Take Your Time" was released as a six-track CD-single. "Ichi Ni San...Go" was released as the follow up. In Japan, "The Chickadee Song" was released as a double-A-side single.
It featured the album version and remix ofThe Chickadee Song and the album version and 2 remix versions of "Take Your Time".
After John's death, the "Take Your Time" single was re-released. This time it had only 4 tracks and a banner on the cover which mentioned "In Loving Memory Of Scatman John".
A site in Scatman memoriam can be found here.



Thanks to Karine Sanche

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Mr. President front lady T Seven is back with a new material and a new music project. Her project it's called JUDY & THE FISH TOWN COWBOYS and the single "How much is the fish" a cover after Scooter but in country style more infos here.


Carolina Marquez is preparing a new single for 2011, the tune will be made by Kylian Mash and Vanni Giorgilli.


Pandora said on her facebook account that it's working on the new material the launch and the name is unknown yet.

September Peter a swedish hip hop project made a cover after Petra huge success "Satellites" the video can be seen here.

Scatman John ep. 6

Owing to the massive success of the "Scatman's World" album the follow up followed the same path and themes. It wasn't as successful commercially as the debut but still had enough energy and passion to keep John in the game. The Japanese release of the album, again, featured a different cover and 5 bonus tracks. The original title of this album was rumored to be "Journeys Of Fantasy" but was replaced with the title of the first single to make the cut from the album.


At the same time in Japan, John was everywhere. He made the television circuit usually performing "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" or "Everybody Jam!". However he was hired to appear in 2 Japanese commercials, one for pudding (featuring the track "PriPri Scat") and one for cosmetics (featuring the song "Su Su Su Super Kirei"). "Super Kirei" was the second track off this album to spawn a music video, this time a little less extravagant than "Everybody Jam!" The video featured John in a featureless room riding a mini trike, producing flowers like a magician and dancing around. He is also filmed in a basement and a cgi kitchen.

Besides "Everybody Jam!" "Let It Go" was also released as a single, although the album version does not feature on it. As far as I know no video was made for the track. The Invisible Man was rumored to be a single release at one point, this never happened though.

Thanks to Karine Sanche

Scatman John ep. 5

"Only Love" was the third single from the "Scatman's World" album. Whilst Europe got the "Song Of Scatland" single this was the Japanese release in its place. "Popstar" it was another  track released as Cd promo in 95 by Gramaphone Records.
In October John prepared a new single called "Everybody Jam" a song inspired from Jazz  his love, and a tribute to his childhood idol Louis Armstrong, in interview John explains why was inspired by Luis :
  “Louis was the first and strongest influence on my musical existence. There have been many masters of music, of soul, but for me Louis is the father of them all.'



The story of the video was this : Scatman walking through a car park at night, when he glances up the spirit of Armstrong appears. The pair agree to duet and the action switches to a New Orleans Mardi Gras street party. Armstrong and Scatman ride along the road in an open top limo whilst a marching band precedes them and various children dressed as Scatman dance around. There's also shots of John by various New Orleans Landmarks. The video ends back in the car park as Armstrong disappears.

The single soon was followed in November by the album with the same title.

Thanks to Karine Sanche

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Regi Sylver and Milk inc producer is ready for another launch ... not a rocket launch but close, "Runaway" is his next  single, after "Take it off" made in collaboration with Kaya Jones (Pussycat Dolls), "Runaway" is the fifth single from  Registrated 2 and was played Friday in Regi's radio show.

Whigfield  ( NaaN) released a new single called "Go!" made in collaboration with Auxman, the tune will be official released on December 10.

Quintino next single will be called "I Feel Like Dancing".

Daniel Bovie finally decided to release a new single, the tune is called "My Destiny" and was released in October.



Peter Luts was invited by NRJ France to mix in Cauet show, the video can be seen here.

Mylène Farmer is preparing her first appearance in media, Radio FG will have the opportunity to meet this enigmatic artist, and to talk about her future projects, so this Monday 6 December on "Happy Hour" don't miss Mylene on Radio FG.

Scatman John ep. 4

The "Scatman's World" album was created by Ingo Kays and Tony Catania, and majority of the lyrics were inspired by the obstacles and inspirations in Johns life. "Scatman (ski ba bop ba dop bop)" deals with the fact that John stuttered. Famously his main concern with recording was that people would discover he stuttered, his wife suggested he make it the focus of the song and declare to people that he was a person who stuttered. Time (Take Your Time) deals with Johns time at Alcoholics Annonymous, a theme which would be explored on tracks "Let It Go" & "Hey You".

The third single released from the "Scatman's World" album was "Song Of Scotland" it was an odd choice for a single as it didn't follow the high powered techno vibe of it's predecessors. This was a ballad about Scatman's vision for the world we should all try to create. It was not released in the UK, neither were the subsequent albums or singles. At this point Scatman seemed to have been deemed non profitable, and so this was a European release.

Thanks to Karine Sanche

Scatman John ep. 3

Scatman's World was the follow up single to "Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)" entitled "Scatman's World". This was as successful as it's preceding single and maintained Johns status as a popstar. The track deals with his world view and philosophy based on a vision of a utopian society he calls "Scatman's World" in which we all co habit peacefully and help each other out.

The video begins with a reporter interviewing a disillusioned boy who is on his way to visiting "Scatman's World" from then on the boy is submerged in water whilst idylic images of fields and trees play out, intercut with crowds traffic and general hustle and bustle. Scatman sings against these backdrops about the need to find peace inside of ourselves.




The single came from his debut album of the same name "Scatman's World" , released in the summer of 1995, and sold more than 3 million copies.
Th the same year, Scatman John was given the 'Artist of the Year' award in Japan, has received the Golden Europa award for single sales, the Echo Award in Europe for 'cross-over artist of the year', and an MTV Europe Music Award in the Best Male Artist Category, alongside Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre, Neil Young, and Lenny Kravitz. Scatman-mania has, without a doubt, circled the globe.

Thanks to Karine Sanche

Eurodance News

Cascada Natalie just show up with a "new video call" for her fans, saying that will be ready to sing next year and to attend to all the gigs ... right now her schedule is visiting her doctor and home. Also Natalie confirmed that the new album will be done and ready to release at the beginning of 2011. Till then you can enjoy "NN".



Robyn was  nominated on Grammy Music Awards  with "Dancing On My Own".

Loona's next single will be a collaboration with Movetown entitled "El Cucaracho". It should be released in the beginning of 2011.(Info Karine Sanche)

Dj Project Gino Manzoti just release with the new dance sensation Ella Rose the video "No U, No Love", you can watch it here

Kim Sozzi new single "Rated-R" will be official released on December 6th.

Neja

Neja finnally released her 4th album from her music career entitled "133 SUSHI CLUB VOL. 2", the material  contains 11 tracks all wrote by Neja but in a different style pop/rock, the album was released last month under Saifan Music, more infos here.

Scatman John ep. 2

The single "Scatman John" was the track that propelled him to chart success in the summer of 1995.
The verse from the song were addressed to people who have the same issue(stutters) and not only:

"Everybody stutters one way or the other so check out my message to you.
As a matter of fact don't let nothin' hold you back if the
Scatman can do it....so can you."
Some of the lyrics were taken from his 1986 album.

The video was shot in black and white featuring a fractured screen with several boxes showing shots of John singing along with various random people dancing, miming and playing drums. This was played in heavy rotation on music channels in 95 and still is this days . He also performed the song live on BBCs Top Of The Pops show and Mtvs Most Wanted with Ray Cokes.

"Scatman" has been used in the films "Nothing To Lose" starring Tim Robbins & "BASEketball" starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Thanks to Karine Sanche

Scatman John ep. 1

    The story began in the summer of 1994 when John Larkin (Scatman's real name) was performing at the Alexandra Hotel in Norway. One afternoon, his agent called and proposed the concept of 'scat-rap'. Always game for something new, Larkin spent six hours in a recording studio, unsure what the finished product would sound like.
With the help of producers Antonio Catania and Ingo Kays, the first song, Scatman (Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop), was completed and just weeks later skyrocketed to No. 1 on the Eurochart.
The song, which was released in the US as a CD single off RCA Records' Club Cutz dance compilation and can be heard on the soundtrack of the soon-to-be-released Touchstone Pictures film Nothing To Lose starring Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence, has sold more than two million copies world-wide to date. It was the second most sold single in France for the year 1995.  ( Special Thanks to Karine Sanche)

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Des'Ray 2 Brothers on the 4th floor lead singer it's involved in charity event with NOVIB project in Sudan. NOVIB it is an association dedicated to establishing a fair world with no poverty in it.

Abigail Bailey released in May a single called "Don't Lie" who was remixed by Tom Novy and Jerry Ropero. The tune can be found here.

Captain Jack team just released this November an Ep with "Hit Remixes 2010". More infos here.

Haddaway hit single "What is love" was covered by american rapper Eminem on his new single "No love" and also by Abigail Bailey.

Waldo's People new single is called "Jackpot" and was released on November 17th, and was made in collaboration with LA-X , more infos here (thanks to Karine Sanche)

Abigail Bailey

Abigail Bailey the dance singer from UK is back on club charts with a new single called "Space Girl", a tune wrote by Abigail and remixed by Tom Novy and Jerry Roperro, and  was released this November on all digital megastores.
The single is a combination of  sounds:  electro, house & club but  mixed with the last ingredient Abigail's voice, who's making "Space Girl" a perfect club track, to convince you,  listen the Dj Mind and you'll find the answer, more infos about the single here.

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Alexandra Prince is preparing a new song, right now is in the studio working with the latest deejay's  for her new master piece who will be available soon. Recently Alex worked with Madonna's boyfriend on the single "Dangerous" who's pumping up in the charts from Greece and not only.


Da Blitz The lead vocalist Viviana Presutti just release a new single called "Be as one", a song made with italian deejay Alex Raimondi and was released on November 25. More infos about this single here


Edward Maya who ruled world charts with the singles "Stereo Love" & "This is my life" finished his 3nd single "Desert Rain", the tune will be released soon on all digital megastores. Video here
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Dj Project's lead singer Elena aka Ellie White is filming her first video "Nu te mai vreau (I don't need you)". The video will be ready this month.


Paffendorf new single is called "Will i ever" was not made in his old style like this project made his entrance in 90's ,  recently the dj team made a remix for the new dance project Stfu Vs. Boogshe called "Shut The Fuck Up 2010" more infos about this single here.

Interview Balca

Balca is one of the best kept secrets in Fun Factory's history. She was born on April 14th, 1976. She was credited on the projects 2 first albums and she appeared in their first video clip Groove Me. She could also have been the vocalist of the project 2 Raff.

In 2009 paired up with Romanian artist Vali Craciunescu to make the song "Surrender" for Eurovision preselection but the song was not chosen...
Balca this days is working on her solo material who's gonna be out next year, till then you can read the interview made with her.



Hello Tavi, First of all, thank you for your demand.

Balca how did you start your music career ?
I began my career when I was 14 years old, with Toni , Steve and Rod!


Many people knows you as the voice of Fun Factory... does it bother you?
No it doesn’t bother me it was my voice and I’m proud of that;) .


Why did you choose to be the "shadow" of this project ?
Because of a disagreement we separated, but we were still in a contract, so I had to sing further for FF..


What is your fav track from Fun Factory ?
My fav’s are Pain, Take your chance!





What do you think about dance music industry this days ?
You asked about Music industry, hmm... I think eurodance is dead and its getting harder everyday to bring out good music. That’s why I’m not only doing this!


Do you like to collaborate with some dance artists if you do with whom ?
I’m always open for projects as long as i can identify myself with it! Why, you wanna work with me?:-)


Future projects ?!
I’m doing a lot of other projects yes, but cant talk about it, sorry.

My message to my fans:
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS KNOWING; THAT MY VOICE WAS THE CRUCIAL FACTOR OF THE WHOLE PROJECT FUN FACTORY!!!AND A BIG THANK U FOR SUPPORTING ME AND THE BAND...
take care,
Balca

Special Thanks to Balca