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Some info about Chicane:

At the height of trance music in the late 90s, you couldn’t bring up the word “Chicane” without drawing associations to the airy, summery, Ibiza sound so prevalent in the island party capital. Solid trance anthems like “Offshore”, “Sunstroke”, “Saltwater”, and the heartrending chill-out classic “No Ordinary Morning” have made Chicane mastermind Nick Bracegirdle a hero to look up to for music-lovers all over the globe who long to hear those hypnotic vocals, calming sea sounds, and moving melodies that bring to mind the breathtaking beaches and captivating sunsets of the beautiful Balearic paradise.
But the talented auteur showed that he was so much more than “the godfather of the Ibiza anthem”. He left the familiar niche that made him famous and ventured into new territory via a part-rocking, part-grooving full-band sound. Nick returned to his songwriting roots; gathered up an impressive rotating lineup of singers, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and flutists; took his place as bandleader behind the keyboard; and the rest is history.
In 2006, Nick and the rest of Chicane showed off the group’s refreshing guitar-driven sensibilities with “Stoned in Love”, a track that features American music icon Tom Jones belting out his unmistakable vocals. In that same year, thousands of loyal Manila-based fans witnessed Nick and his talented posse play a magnificent set at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Even Nick found the Manila shindig a night to remember! “It was a great gig,” he says of the memorable event.
In 2007, Chicane let loose with “Somersault”, an album that is an exciting hybrid of electronic, rock, pop, indie, and other elements that remains totally dance-worthy despite its eclecticism. This radical departure from Chicane’s initial Ibiza trance leanings did nothing to harm Nick’s, and consequently Chicane’s, stellar reputation in the global dance community. Chicane has remained a solid act, with both their live and recorded stuff drawing heaps and heaps of praise from dance music lovers everywhere.
Always in demand even as a solo act, Nick has worked with American star Bryan Adams on the UK number one hit “Don’t Give Up”, has co-written and produced some tracks for timeless diva Cher’s album “Living Proof”, and has produced remixes for Everything But The Girl, BT, Jose Padilla, and Enigma.

Some info about John Boy Lee:

John Paul Lee is better known as Johnboy. His introduction to dance music came at the time when hip-hop and early fun-house sounds were. The main highlights of his career has got to be the dotted line offered by Warner Music Asia as a remixer/ producer since year 1999. As a producer he has been lucky to be part of numerous high profile projects, artists including Hong Kongs elite Sammi Cheng, Aaron Kwok, Taiwan’s Diva Amei ,China’s Pushu, Denmark’s M2M, Russia’s Cheeky Girls, Germany’s Cecil Louro Jones, UAEs Pierre Ravan, Australia’s Bardot, Malaysia’s KRU, Amy Mastura, Rabanni, Trafford, D Cuzzy, M’sian rapcore band Mumster and more recently China’s hottest all girls group Mei Mei confidently let him Tweak their tunes to its fullest potential. Today he is juggling his production work and globe trotting as a DJ/remixer/producer. Lately his popularity in the philippines gained a bigger attraction since he mastered the time slot for bigfish radio which airs nationwide.

Source:  Big Fish Manila

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