ThunderpussThunderpuss is the (mainly dance) remix/production team of music producers Barry Harris and Carl Cox. Harris, an openly gay musician and DJ, had worked previously as part of several music groups, including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control, and had also released several singles himself. Cox, an openly straight musician and DJ, had also worked for years as a DJ and producer, producing a megamix of Paula Abdul songs, among other things, and started his own record label, Interhit Records, with Jeff Johnson. Harris & Cox originally met in the late '80s and remained friends for years, with Harris eventually joining Cox at Interhit. They didn't start working together as a production team until late 1997, though. Their first project as Thunderpuss was a cover of the song "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything", with Thea Austin, formerly of Snap! performing vocals. They also produced Engelbert Humperdinck's 1998 album The Dance Album, but did not use the name Thunderpuss. Over the course of almost six years, Thunderpuss had a very successful career as remixers and producers. Their biggest remix success was a hit remix of "It's Not Right But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston. They also produced hit remixes of songs by Mary J. Blige ("No More Drama" & "Rainy Dayz", with Ja Rule), Céline Dion ("I Want You To Need Me"), Stacie Orrico ("Stuck"), and Kim English ("Higher Things"), among others. They also produced original songs for various artists, including Abigail ("Let The Joy Rise And If It Don't Fit"), Amber ("Taste The Tears"), and Soluna. Thunderpuss also put out several singles themselves as artists, including "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag", a fully electronic dance cover of the "Pigbag" song, "Stand Up" (with Latanza Waters), and "FMH" (under the artist name Harris & Cox). They split up in late 2003 and both men are pursuing DJ/remix/production work on their own. Harris mashed up songs by Billy Squier and Fischerspooner to create the song "Everybody Wants You To Emerge" for the Queer Eye For The Straight Guy soundtrack, and Cox recently remixed the Michelle Branch single "Breathe". Cox also found solo success for himself with his own 2000 single, "Phuture 2000". This page about Thunderpuss includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Thunderpuss News stories about Thunderpuss External links for Thunderpuss Videos for Thunderpuss Wikis about Thunderpuss Discussion Groups about Thunderpuss Blogs about Thunderpuss Images of Thunderpuss |
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Cox also found solo success for himself with his own 2000 single, "Phuture 2000". It approached platinum status in the United States. Harris mashed up songs by Billy Squier and Fischerspooner to create the song "Everybody Wants You To Emerge" for the Queer Eye For The Straight Guy soundtrack, and Cox recently remixed the Michelle Branch single "Breathe". The song received much attention and was often played on radio. They split up in late 2003 and both men are pursuing DJ/remix/production work on their own. Among them was "Cantaloop", sampling Herbie Hancocks Cantaloupe Island on their first album "Hand on the Torch". Thunderpuss also put out several singles themselves as artists, including "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag", a fully electronic dance cover of the "Pigbag" song, "Stand Up" (with Latanza Waters), and "FMH" (under the artist name Harris & Cox). They used samples of classic songs released by the Blue Note label. They also produced original songs for various artists, including Abigail ("Let The Joy Rise And If It Don't Fit"), Amber ("Taste The Tears"), and Soluna. US3 was a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1991. Blige ("No More Drama" & "Rainy Dayz", with Ja Rule), Céline Dion ("I Want You To Need Me"), Stacie Orrico ("Stuck"), and Kim English ("Higher Things"), among others. Allmusic (http://www.allmusic.com). They also produced hit remixes of songs by Mary J. Artist Page (http://www.bluenote.com/artistpage.asp?ArtistID=3555). Their biggest remix success was a hit remix of "It's Not Right But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston. 2004 Us3. Over the course of almost six years, Thunderpuss had a very successful career as remixers and producers. 2003 The Ultimate Hand on the Torch. They also produced Engelbert Humperdinck's 1998 album The Dance Album, but did not use the name Thunderpuss. 2001 An ordinary day in an unusual place. Their first project as Thunderpuss was a cover of the song "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything", with Thea Austin, formerly of Snap! performing vocals. 1999 Flip Fantasia: Hits and remixes (box). They didn't start working together as a production team until late 1997, though. 1997 Broadway & 52nd. Harris & Cox originally met in the late '80s and remained friends for years, with Harris eventually joining Cox at Interhit. 1994 I got it goin' on (EP). Cox, an openly straight musician and DJ, had also worked for years as a DJ and producer, producing a megamix of Paula Abdul songs, among other things, and started his own record label, Interhit Records, with Jeff Johnson. 1994 Tukka Yoot's Riddim (EP). Harris, an openly gay musician and DJ, had worked previously as part of several music groups, including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control, and had also released several singles himself. 1993 Hand on the Torch. Thunderpuss is the (mainly dance) remix/production team of music producers Barry Harris and Carl Cox. 1993 Cantaloop (EP). Rahsaan Kelly. Tukka Yoot. Geoff Wilkinson. Mel Simpson. Kobie Powell. |