A mashup is a creative work, usually a song, created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, typically by superimposing the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another and changing the tempo and key where necessary. Such works are considered "transformative" of original content and in the United States they may find protection from copyright claims under the "fair use" doctrine of copyright law.
Positiva Records is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and concentrates on releasing dance music in the UK. The record label was set up in 1993, by Nick Halkes, who previously ran XL Recordings. Its headquarters are at the Universal UK offices, where it is the only large dance music label under the EMI banner.
Robert Berkeley Davis is an English guitarist and songwriter who achieved early fame as a founding member of glam rock band Mud in the 1970s. He had songwriting success in the 1990s and 2000s, penning vocal arrangements for dance hits including "Can't Get You Out of My Head" for Kylie Minogue, Fragma's "Toca's Miracle" and Spiller's "Groovejet ".
Fragma is a German vocal trance music group, originally comprising three producers. The group was successful in the early 2000s when they released several singles that charted successfully across Europe, especially the United Kingdom and Ireland, but also found some success in the United States and Australia. They continued to produce music until 2012 following the departure of vocalist Damae. After several years of hiatus, Fragma recruited a new vocalist in 2017, Tess, to front the group.
Tom Novy is a DJ and producer from Munich, Germany.
I Need a Miracle may refer to:
"Toca's Miracle" is a release by German vocal trance group Fragma featuring vocals from British singer Coco Star. Taken as the second single off Fragma's debut studio album, Toca (2001), the song is a mashup of Coco's "I Need a Miracle" (1996) and Fragma's own "Toca Me". The instrumental was written by Dirk Duderstadt, Marco Duderstadt, Ramon Zenker and the lyrics were written by Rob Davis and Victor Imbres, while the original music was produced by Zenker and the Duderstadts; the vocals were produced 3 years earlier by Imbres and Tim Orford.
Joseph Wisternoff is an English electronic music producer and DJ.
Kevin & Perry Go Large is the soundtrack album for the 2000 comedy film, Kevin & Perry Go Large. It was compiled by Judge Jules and released on Virgin / EMI who also released the single "Big Girl". Some of the songs which appeared in the film are not included or a different remix is used.
Fuck Me I'm Famous is a series of electronic dance music compilation albums by the French DJ David Guetta. His now ex-wife Cathy Guetta collaborated in the production. The first album in the series was released in 2003. The albums have traditionally been released during the summer months of their respective years.
Tara Jane McDonald is an English singer-songwriter. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Music.
Daniela Marina Elisabeth Klein, known by her stage name Damae, is a German TV presenter and singer-songwriter who debuted as a vocalist on the Fragma track "You Are Alive". At the age of 14, Damae was discovered by a photographer from the teen magazine Bravo in Germany and began modeling. Soon after, she started receiving offers from music and film producers which she declined, preferring to sing and write in a punk band, and to do freelance and studio gigs. She later met Ramon Zenker, who she admired from Hardfloor. He invited her to his studio to see if they could work together. Damae describes the musical chemistry between them as "amazing" and Damae soon found herself with a record deal as the singer for Fragma. Following the success of Fragma, Damae became the presenter for Dance:District on onyx.tv in Germany and got to interview Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, WestBam, Jean Jacques Smoothie, Junior Jack, Boogie Pimps, Milk & Sugar, Mousse T. and many more.
Richard Durand is a Dutch disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld.
"Everytime You Need Me" is a song by German trance group Fragma featuring English singer Maria Rubia. It was released in January 2001 as the third single from their debut album, Toca (2001). The single peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and in Finland while also becoming a top-10 hit in Ireland and Norway.
"You Are Alive" is a song by German trance music group Fragma featuring vocals from German singer-songwriter Damae. It was released on 7 May 2001 as the fourth and final single from their debut album, Toca. The single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in May 2001 and charted within the top 20 in Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Romania, and Spain. In the United States, the song reached number 17 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.
Toca is the debut album by German trance group Fragma. It was released on 22 January 2001 through EMI Europe.
Ramon Zenker is a German music producer, songwriter, sound engineer and remixer. He is a member of Hardfloor, Fragma, Paffendorf and E-Trax, who had a UK #60 hit with Let's Rock.
Jérémy Lecarour, better known by his stage name Norman Doray, is a French musician, DJ and music producer.
Promise Land is an Italian DJ and production duo from Milan, consisting of Nazario Pelusi and Fabio Ranucci.
"I Need a Miracle" is a song written by Rob Davis and Victor Imbres and first released in 1996 by British singer Coco Star on Greenlight Recordings. It was re-recorded and released the following year on Positiva, reaching No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 8 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. The vocals were later sampled in 2000 by Fragma as a mashup with their 1999 song "Toca Me", titled "Toca's Miracle", which was a No. 1 hit in the UK. In 2016, British singer Tara McDonald covered the song.
