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records for other artists, including

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. The group's string of

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hit singles include "Burn It Up", " Hey DJ! (I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing)", "Who's in the House" (featuring

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". The latter, having been recorded in 1986, is one of the earliest examples of

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and most likely the first song of the genre. Hip house is a subgenre of

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which features

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vocals performed over a house rhythm track. Their initial success brought comparisons with

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, but the Beatmasters cited rival producers

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as their major competitor.

History

Manda Glanfield and Paul Carter (both regulars on the

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scene) were working in the TV commercial

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industry where they were introduced to third member, Richard Walmsley. Signing to the burgeoning

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, they joined labelmates

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in regularly appearing in the

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of the UK Singles Chart during 1988 and 1989. The group had seven UK chart singles, including the No. 14 hit "Burn It Up", which featured

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, which was their first and biggest hit, peaking at No. 5 in early 1988. Another notable single was "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing" / "Ska Train", which introduced the rapper/singer

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to the general public and gave the group a No. 7 chart hit in 1989. They released two

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s under the Beatmasters moniker: '' Anywayawanna'' (1989) and ''Life & Soul'' (1992). These albums were later repackaged on BMG Records under the title ''Anywayawanna – The Best of the Beatmasters'' (2004). Carter and Glanfield forged a successful writing, remixing and production career. Their first success as a duo came in 1991 with a reworking of the re-released

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" - the latter spending a month at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to write, produce and remix for many other artists including

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. Still working, the Beatmasters continue to produce dance, pop and rock music.

Members

* Manda Glanfield (born 27 January 1961) – songwriter/producer * Paul Carter (born 27 May 1961) – songwriter/producer * Richard Walmsley (born 28 September 1962) – songwriter/producer * Pete Brazier (born 8 April 1971) - songwriter/producer (2022–present)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Selected productions

* "Females" - Cookie Crew (1987) * "Born Free" - MC Merlin (1987) * "Stay Away" - Hotline (1988) * "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" -

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(1989) * "Doin the Do" - Betty Boo (1990) * "Could This Be Love?" - Kerry Shaw (1993) * "Shine" - Aswad (1994) * "Warriors" - Aswad (1994) * "Danger in Your Eyes" - Aswad (1995) * "Bubblin Hot" -

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(1995) * "Space" -

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(2002) * "Kashmir" - Bond (2002) * "Allegretto" - Bond (2002) * "Gypsy Rhapsody" - Bond (2002) * "Boogie Down Love" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Love Bomb" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Marrs Attack" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Grease" - Girls Aloud (2003) * "Wigwam" - Wigwam (Alex James/Betty Boo) (2006) * "Blink" -

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(2008) * "Metropolitan" - Helicopter Girl (2008) * "Hey DJ 2009" - The Beatmasters (2009)

Selected remixes

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(1988) * "

/Progen" - The Shamen (1991) * "L.S.I." - The Shamen (1992) * "Phorever People" - The Shamen (1992) * "Ebeneezer Goode" - The Shamen (1992) * "Boss Drum" - The Shamen (1992) * "Comin On Strong" - The Shamen (1992) * "Lucy Can't Dance" - David Bowie (1992) * "Destination Eschaton" - The Shamen (1995) * "Transamazonia" - The Shamen (1995) * "MK2A" - The Shamen (1995) * "Fall from Grace" - Eskimos and Egypt (1993) * "Disco Inferno" - Tina Turner (1993) * "Everytime You Touch Me" - Moby (1993) * " I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" -

(1993) * "Adored and Explored" - Marc Almond (1994) * "Jungle Warrior" - Aswad (1994) * "I Love Saturday" -

(1994) * "Run to the Sun" - Erasure (1994) * "Into the Blue" - Moby (1995) * "Shine" - Aswad (1995) * "Boys and Girls" - Blur (1995) * "Down" - Roachford (1995) * "Still Be Lovin' You" -

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(2000) * "So What If I" - Damage (2000) * "Sugar Baby" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "Minus 10 Degrees" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "I Got U" - Elizabeth Troy (2000) * "Lover" - LMC (2005)

References

External links

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