This page will contain news stories about Blaque, as they become available.BlaqueBlaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US. Blacque PlatinumThe members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b. February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group. Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records. The debut album "Blacque" reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and two songs from that album reached top ten in the Billboard Hot 100. They were "808" written with R. Kelly and "Bring it all to Me". The album also featured a version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. Blacque OutWhile the "Blacque" album went platinum, the second album "Blacque Out" failed to dent the charts in the US or anywhere else. Their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on 26 April, 2002. The group left Colombia Records for Elektra Records. The third album "Torch" featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, singwriter Linda Perry and producer Rodney Jerkins. Missy Elliott produced the first single "Ugly". Despite the star power involved in the album, the group still failed to make an impression on the charts. However, their contribution to the soundtrack of Honey (movie) "I'm good" made the Rhythmic Top 40 in 2003 with the album peaking just outside the top 100 albums on the Billboard charts. The single also made the Australian top 40 in March 2004. Discography
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Missy Elliott produced the first single "Ugly". 2003 saw the release of Emotional Technology featuring more vocal tracks than usual, including six with vocals by Transeau. The third album "Torch" featured a number of A-list music industry figures including Missy Elliott, singwriter Linda Perry and producer Rodney Jerkins. BT's 1999 album Movement in Still Life continued his experimentation outside of the trance genre he helped to define, though an interesting dichotomy emerged between his more adventurous work and the more structured, commercially viable tracks. The group left Colombia Records for Elektra Records. While Ima was comprised solely of the "progressive" sound, 1997's ESCM was more experimental (although it still produced several big records for the electronic dance music scene). While the "Blacque" album went platinum, the second album "Blacque Out" failed to dent the charts in the US or anywhere else. Their mentor Lisa Lopes died in a car crash on 26 April, 2002. However, unlike so many artists of the trance genre, BT has lost neither his momentum nor his edge. The album also featured a version of "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. Instantly popular, BT's 1996 album Ima helped shape the future of the burgeoning progressive house scene as it merged with, and later came to define, the trance music style. Kelly and "Bring it all to Me". Transeau's music was not very well received in the United States during the early 1990s, and he moved temporarily to Europe where his music was discovered by Sasha, a British DJ who introduced BT's music into the club circuit. They were "808" written with R. Born in Maryland, and classically trained from the age of thirteen, he attended Berklee School of Music in Boston for one year before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles, then back to Washington, DC. The debut album "Blacque" reached number 53 on the Billboard 200 and two songs from that album reached top ten in the Billboard Hot 100. Brian Transeau (born October 4, 1971) is a musician who records under the stage name BT. Lisa Lopes signed the group to her Left Eye Productions and then to Columbia Records. BT - Twisted Textures (2002). Nadine Reed met Ronald Lopes while singing jingles to earn extra cash and he introduced her to his sister Lisa Lopes (also known as Left Eye) of TLC. BT - Breakz from the Nu Skool (2002). Fears left Intrigue to join up with Reed in Blacque Ivory and Williams joined the group shortly thereafter. Need for Speed: Underground (2003). Intrigue won a recording contract with Elektra Records and Shamari Fears met up with Brandi Williams at a talent show while a member of that group. Stealth (2005). Natina Reed formed Blacque Ivory while Fears formed another group called Intrigue. The Underclassman (2005). Natina Reed and Shamari Fears both moved to Atlanta and met in high school. Monster (2003). February 22, 1980 Detroit, Michigan) and Brandi Williams (b. October 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan). Zoolander (removed his name, uncredited) (2001). October 1979, New York City), Shamari Fears (b. The Fast and the Furious (2001). The members of Blacque are Natina Reed (b. Driven (2001). The group was originally known as Blacque Ivory and is still known by that name outside the US. Under Suspicion (2000). Blaque is a US R&B vocal group that achieved a platinum record for their first album "Blaque" with two top ten singles released in 1999 although subsequent releases have not achieved the same success. Blaque stands for Believing in Life and Achieving a Quest for Unity and Everything. Go (1999). MTV Blacque page (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471585/04292003/blaque.jhtml/). Wild Colour, "Dreams". All Music Guide Blacque Entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70311071654390588&sql=B0ikbikbkbb79/). Shiva, "Freedom". Blacque's Columbia Records Site (http://www.blaque.net/). Seal, "I'm Alive". Torch (album) (2003). Diana Ross, "Take Me Higher". Blacque Out (2002). Mike Oldfield, "Let There Be Light". Blacque (album) (1999). Billie Ray Martin, "Space Oasis". Billie Ray Martin, "Imitation of Life/Running Around Town" (1996). Madonna, "Drowned World/Substitute For Love" (1998). Sarah McLachlan, "I Love You" (1999). Lenny Kravitz, "If You Can't Say No" (1998). Grace, "It's Not Over Yet". Gipsy Kings, "La Rumba De Nicolas" (1996). Paul Van Dyk, "Forbidden Fruit" (1996). DJ Rap, "Bad Girl" (1998). Depeche Mode, "It's No Good" (1997). Deep Dish, "Stranded" (1997). Crystal Method, "Keep Hope Alive" (1997). Dina Carrol, "Run To You" (1997). Cabana, "Bailando Con Lobos". B-Tribe, "Nanita (A Spanish Lullaby)". Tori Amos, "Amos Putting the Damage On" (1997). Tori Amos, "Talula" (1996). 10 Years In the Life (2003) - "Best of" album. R&R (Rare & Remixed) (2001) - A collection of BT's remix work. Emotional Technology (2003). Movement in Still Life (1999, 2000). ESCM (1997). Ima (1995). "Somnambulist (Simply Being Loved)" (2003). "Dreaming" (2000). "Never Gonna Come Back Down" (2000). "Fibonacci Sequence" (2000). "Mercury and Solace" (1999). "Godspeed" (1999). "Believer" (1999). "Shineaway" (1997). "Remember" (1997). "Love, Peace & Grease" (1997). "Flaming June" (1997). "Quark" (1997). "Divinity" (1996). "Blue Skies" featuring Tori Amos (1996). "Loving You More" featuring Vincent Covello (1995). "Embracing the Sunshine". "Relativity" (1993). "Moment of Truth" (1993). |