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Dancing Stage EuroMix
''Dancing Stage EuroMix'' is a music video game, developed by Konami, released to European arcades in August 2000. In North America, the game was released as ''Dance Dance Revolution USA'' in October 2000. ''Dancing Stage EuroMix'' was also released for the PlayStation on June 1, 2001. Gameplay The core gameplay involves the player stepping their feet to correspond with the arrows that appear on screen and the beat. During normal gameplay, arrows scroll upwards from the bottom of the screen and pass over a set of stationary arrows near the top (referred to as the "guide arrows" or "receptors", officially known as the Step Zone). When the scrolling arrows overlap the stationary ones, the player must step on the corresponding arrows on the dance platform, and the player is given a judgement for their accuracy of every streaked note. Music International variants include ''Dancing Stage EuroMix'' and ''Dance Dance Revolution USA''. ''EuroMix'' was released in European arcades on Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. Konami's video game franchises include '' Metal Gear'', '' Silent Hill'', '' Castlevania'', '' Contra'', ''Frogger'', '' Tokimeki Memorial'', '' Parodius'', '' Gradius'', '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'', '' Suikoden'', and '' Pro Evolution Soccer''. Additionally Konami owns Bemani, known for '' Dance Dance Revolution'' and '' Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', '' Adventure Island'', '' Bonk'' and '' Star Soldier''. Konami is the nineteenth-largest game company in the world by revenue. Konami also publishes the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' Trading Card Game. The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair busine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmie (singer)
Emma Sarah Morton-Smith (born 7 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and presenter. Music career After completing a GNVQ qualification in Fashion Design at Stockport College, Emmie became known for the UK No. 5 hit single " More Than This" in 1999, a cover version of Roxy Music's 1982 song. She became the singer of the track when she met record producer Mark Hadfield (of bands Loveland, Urban Cookie Collective, Rhythm Quest, Lucid & Lovefreekz) at a party in their hometown. Bryan Ferry gave his blessing. Also in 1999, she was featured in the video for the single "Your Caress" by DJ Flavours. While a student at Stockport College, she frequented the same nightclub that Sarah Harding from Girls Aloud used to promote. A second single "I Thought It Was You" was planned to be released in 2000 but was cancelled. The single would finally be released digitally in 2014. Another solo single, "I Won't Let You Down", with W.I.P., was released on 4 February 2002, a cover version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E-Rotic
E-Rotic are a Eurodance duo act formed in 1994 by German record producer David Brandes. The act is best known in Europe for the hits " Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex" and "Fred Come to Bed". E-Rotic originally consisted of German born singer Lyane Leigh (real name Liane Hegemann) and American rapper Richard Allen Smith (a.k.a. Raz-Ma-Taz). The act is known for its use of sexual references in their songs and music videos. Band history 1994–95: Formation and ''Sex Affairs'' Brandes knew Leigh from their Xanadu days, active from 1989-1992, where they were both members and one half of the group. In 1994, Brandes released a solo song "Helpless Dancer" with Leigh on guest vocals, before American-born Raz-Ma-Taz joined them to create E-Rotic. Together they scored the charts with their first three chart topping singles " Max Don't Have Sex With Your Ex", which peaked #45 in the UK Singles Chart and #4 in the Dutch Single Chart, "Fred Come to Bed", #3 in the German Single Chart, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancemania
''Dancemania'' is a series of remix compilation albums by Toshiba EMI, i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially Eurodance. Despite many of its tracks being made by various musicians from all over the world and mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan. The first issue, ''Dancemania 1'', was released on April 10, 1996, with artists including E-Rotic, Cut 'N' Move, Me & My, Maxx (band), Maxx, Basic Element (music group), Basic Element, Magic Affair, Odyssey (band), Odyssey, Captain Jack (band), Captain Jack, Interactive (band), Interactive, Space Pilots, and DJ Quicksilver as the leading mixer.Amazon.com, Amazon.co.jpDancemania (1) ''1'' debuted at number 14 on the Oricon weekly album chart in April 1996 and reached number 4 in the same chart in May 1996 and ranked number 56 in the yearly Top 100 best-selling album chart in 1996 with 480,980 copies sold. ''Dancemania'' has spawned many sub-series projects, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Jack (band)
Captain Jack is a German Eurodance and dance-rock project formed in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1995. The project is best known for the single "Captain Jack", which reached the Top-10 in many countries in Europe. History and career 1995–1996: Career beginnings The original formation consisted of Sharky Durban and Liza da Costa. They recorded the songs "Dam, Dam, Dam" and "Captain Jack". The latter is the only featured song on the band's debut album ''The Mission''. 1996–1998: Second lineup, ''The Mission'' and ''Operation Dance'' Sharky left in 1996 and was replaced by Francisco Gutierrez alias Franky Gee. After serving in the United States Army, Gutierrez had remained in Germany, where he was last stationed, and had begun a recording career under the name "Westside". While recording music under that name, he proposed the idea of a dance track based on a drill routine. That idea became the Captain Jack style. Gutierrez also introduced the Captain Jack costume, a stylized milit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Jack (Captain Jack Song)
"Captain Jack" is a song by the German eurodance group Captain Jack, consisting of singer Markus Ball, actor Franky Gee and singer Liza da Costa. It was released in July 1995, as the lead single from their album '' The Mission''. The song is based on an old army tune known as "Hey, Hey Captain Jack". It was a great success in many countries, particularly in the Netherlands and Hungary, where it topped the chart. It sold to platinum in Germany and gold in the Netherlands and Norway. "Captain Jack" was nominated to the 1997 Echo Awards for the most successful national dance single. Critical reception Alan Jones from ''Music Week'' wrote, "Captain Jack is a ludicrous creation, already fearsomely popular on the continent. The first Captain Jack single to escape into the UK is a self-titled effort combining a banging techno backing track with some deep-throated singing/rapping. The good captain reels off dance instructions in a frenetic manner which recalls "sounding off" in the style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Up! (album)
''Word Up!'' is the 13th studio album by American funk group Cameo, released in 1986. The album reached number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1 million copies. It took Cameo to their highest level of popularity, and solidified them as one of the most successful bands of the 1980s. The album includes three of their biggest hit singles, " Word Up!", "Candy", and " Back and Forth". Track listing *Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6 & 7 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music. *Tracks 4 & 5 published by All Seeing Eye Music-Better Days Music-Better Nights Music. Personnel ;Cameo * Larry Blackmon – lead vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion, backing vocals *Tomi Jenkins – lead vocals, backing vocals *Nathan Leftenant – backing vocals ;Other players *Kevin Kendrick - Keyboards *Charlie Singleton – guitar, backing vocals *Stanley Clarke, Aaron Mills – bass gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo (band)
Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974. Cameo was initially a 14-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo. As of the first half of 2009, some of the original members continued to perform together. Two other original members were hired by the hip hop group Outkast. In 2015, Cameo announced a new residency show at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, opening in March 2016. On February 20, 2019, Larry Blackmon of Cameo announced "El Passo", the first new single from the band in 19 years. Cameo topped the R&B charts for more than a decade, has sold more than 18 million albums and is considered one of the most popular funk bands of its era. Background 1974–1979: Formation and early years Formed by Larry Blackmon in 1974 as the New York City Players the band was signed by Casablanca Records to its Chocolate City imprint in 1975 as “The Players”. However, according to original band member Nathan Leftenant, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Word Up! (song)
"Word Up!" is a funk and R&B song originally recorded by American funk band Cameo in 1986. It was released as the first single from their twelfth album, '' Word Up!'' (1986). The song was written by band members Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins. Its frequent airing on American dance, R&B, and contemporary hit radio, as well as its MTV music video (in which LeVar Burton appears as a police detective trying to arrest the band), helped the single become the band's best known hit. Release and reception "Word Up!" was Cameo's first US Top 40 hit, peaking at number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spending three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and one week at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Singles chart. In the United Kingdom, "Word Up" spent ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three on September 21, 1986 – for the week ending date September 27, 1986. Besides being a commercial success, the track also earned criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age Of Plastic
''The Age of Plastic'' is the debut album by the English new wave duo the Buggles, released on 10 January 1980 on Island Records. It is a concept album about the possible repercussions of modern technology. The title was conceived from the group's intention of being a "plastic group" and the album was produced in the wake of the success of their debut record, "Video Killed the Radio Star" (1979), which topped the UK Singles Chart. Most of the album's other tracks were written during promotion of the single. The album was recorded on a budget of £60,000. Bassist Trevor Horn was chiefly inspired by Kraftwerk's 1978 album ''The Man-Machine'' and sought unconventional recording methods for ''The Age of Plastic''. Keyboardist Geoff Downes characterised the album as "science fiction music ... like modern psychedelic music ... very futuristic." Several tracks also featured contributions from vocalist Bruce Woolley, who left the group mid-production. The backing tracks were recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single " Video Killed the Radio Star", which topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries and was chosen as the song to launch MTV in 1981. The duo released their first album, '' The Age of Plastic'', in January 1980 with "Video Killed the Radio Star" as its lead single. Soon after the album's release, Horn and Downes joined the progressive rock band Yes, recording and releasing ''Drama'' in the process. Following a tour to promote the album, Yes disbanded in 1981. That same year, on 1 August, the music video for "Video Killed the Radio Star" became the first ever shown on MTV in the United States. The following year, the Buggles released a second album, '' Adventures in Modern Recording''. Its lack of commercial success led to the breakup of the group. Since 1998, Horn and Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Killed The Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album '' English Garden'' and by British new wave/synth-pop group the Buggles, which consisted of Horn and Downes (and initially Woolley). The Buggles' version of the track was recorded and mixed in 1979, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979 by Island Records, and included on their first album '' The Age of Plastic''. The backing track was recorded at Virgin's Town House in West London, and mixing and vocal recording was done at Sarm East Studios. The song relates to concerns about, and mixed attitudes towards 20th-century inventions and machines for the media arts. Musically, the song performs like an extended jingle and the composition plays in the key of D-flat major in common time at a tempo of 132 beats per minute. The track has been positively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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