Planet Perfecto was a
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, formed in 1997 by
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...
,
Ian Masterson
Ian Kenneth Masterson is a British media composer, electronic musician and pop producer.
Biography
Since the early 1990s, he has produced and remixed songs for a range of pop acts including Dannii Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Kylie Minogue, Girls ...
and
Jake Williams
Jake Williams (born 1974) is a British electronic music producer and remixer, who currently records as Rex the Dog. Rex the Dog currently releases on Kompakt Records. As Rex the Dog, Williams is a proponent of DIY electronics and performs live ...
. They were signed to Oakenfold's
record label
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,
Perfecto Records
Perfecto Records is a British trance record label, founded by Paul Oakenfold in 1989. Perfecto was also a remix team consisting of Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and in its later years, Osborne was replaced by Andy Gray. Perfecto Records ...
.
Musical career
Their first release was "Georgie Girl" on
12" vinyl
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in 1997; the
single
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did not make it into the
UK Singles Chart
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. However, their next track, "Not Over Yet '99", was more successful entering the
UK chart at #16 in August 1999. They worked with a fourth
producer
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,
Matt Darey
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Darey was born in Leicester, England. ...
on the track, a
remix
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/re-edit of "
Not Over Yet
"Not Over Yet" is a song by British dance act Grace. Originally released to clubs in 1993, under the band name State of Grace, it was re-released in 1995 as the first single from their only album, '' If I Could Fly'' (1996). It peaked at numbe ...
" by
Grace
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to create the track, which was to be the first of four hits for the group. Oakenfold had previously been a member of Grace.
Before forming Planet Perfecto, all three producers had made their names in the dance music scene under different guises. Most notably Jake Williams as
JX and Masterson with
Flexifinger.
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mas ...
was often viewed as being the main force behind "Planet Perfecto", but this is probably because he was more of a household name, having been successful as a
DJ and having
hits
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under numerous guises.
Planet Perfecto have not released any further material since 2001. All three producers have undertaken independent projects since that time.
Discography
Singles
References
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English electronic music groups
English techno music groups
British trance music groups
British supergroups
Electronic music supergroups