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" and " Tonight". The band has four members:

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(vocals), Craig Smart (vocals), DJ Frank (remixes) and AJ Duncan (keyboards).

Career

The band was formed when Canadian artist Vic Krishna was visiting

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and had a jam session with Canadian singer Craig Smart and the production team of ToneDef and

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. It went well, so they started recording; mostly demo tapes, but also full-fledged tracks. When there was enough material for an album, ''It Doesn't Matter'' was the end result. The group's most popular track, "

", was one of the biggest pop hits in Europe. At one point, it was on the rotation list of every pop radio station in Germany. It also received much attention in the UK and US. "Summer Jam" reached a high of #2 on the German pop charts.

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Germany and VIVA both supported the video, adding even more exposure. The biggest dance radio station in New York City, WKTU, also expressed support for the record and added it to their playlist, as well as market leader Power 96 in

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. In addition to the original set of mixes, new mixes of the song have been completed by various remixers to enhance the record's appeal to a wider variety of club DJs. Most notable is the ''Dance Movement Extended Mix'', done by Nitelite Record's Max Maroldo. The record became a Top 20 pop hit in

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. Other new mixes included a

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version, ''DJ Wickel's 2-Step Mix'', a Dutch

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version, 'Greenfields Pancake Jam', and

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versions, 'Free Heads Club Mix' & 'Free Heads Dub'.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

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