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'''Patrick De Meyer''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] songwriter, composer and producer who has written and performed with several successful elecronica acts, most notably [[Technotronic]], [[T99]], [[Daisy Dee]] and [[2 Unlimited]].<ref name="AMGSongs">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p150670|pure_url=yes}} Songs Composed By Patrick De Meyer] at [[Allmusic]]</ref> Also known under the aliases Thomas De Meyer, The Beat Machine, Black Kiss, Fatal Error, G-Force, Go!, Tecno-Rockers, Tragic Error<ref name="Discogs">{{Discogs artist}}</ref> He is also considered a pioneer of early [[techno]] and [[electronica]] due to his involvement with several ground breaking acts including [[Technotronic]] and [[2 Unlimited]] in the late eighties, and early nineties.<ref>[http://www.lyricsvault.net/history/techno.html History of Techno]</ref> |
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De Meyer has also composed and performed with groups such as: Aeroplane, Attack!, Concrete Beat, Gate Crasher, GYFU, Heathrow, [[Jarvic 7]], Love Boots, Massive Overdose, Mega Mind, Men In Progress, No-Zone, O-Zone, The Party, QA 0-127, Smack Design, Soft Lips Inc., Soul Patrol, Strength To Strength, Synergy, [[T99]], [[Technotronic]], Turbo 99, Unison, Unlimited Soul, White Widow<ref name="Discogs"/> |
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==Notable associations== |
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===Technotronic=== |
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De Meyer was a member of the highly successful and highly influential dance project [[Technotronic]], who had the 1989 smash hit "[[Pump Up the Jam]]", which was certified triple platinum and reached #2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts. It is widely credited with being the first house song to break into the mainstream commercial arena.<ref>[http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/technotronic.htm Belgian Techno info]</ref><ref>[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,173389,00.html Pump up the Jam - album reviews]</ref><ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1109050/a/Pump+Up+The+Jam.htm Pump up the Jam at CDUniverse]</ref><ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Technotronic Robert Christgau - Dean of Rock Critics]</ref> |
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De Meyer played additional synthesizers on "Pump Up The Jam" as well as programming work on several other Technotronic albums including; ''[[Recall (album)|Recall]]'', and ''[[Body To Body (Technoronic album)|Body To Body]]''.<ref name="AMGSongs"/> |
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===T99=== |
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In the 1980s, De Meyer produced three solo albums under the pseudonym [[T99]]. However, in 1990, De Meyer collaborated with producer [[Olivier Abbeloos]] to release the rave anthem, "Anasthasia", which reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991. |
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T99 released only one album, ''[[Children of Chaos (T99 album)|Children of Chaos]]'', which featured "Anasthasia". Several samples from the album can be found in tracks by [[2 Unlimited]] and [[Kylie Minogue]].<ref>{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p21954|label=T99}}</ref> |
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===Daisy Dee=== |
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[[Daisy Dee]] (a Dutch singer, actress and television host) recruited De Meyer to compose and produce her 1991 hit "[[Crazy (Daisy Dee song)|Crazy]]"<ref>[http://e.discogs.com/release/412153 Crazy 12inch info]</ref> and her follow up 1992 smash hit single "[[Pump It All the Way Up]]"<ref>{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t8408398|label=Pump It All the Way Up}}</ref> |
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===2 Unlimited=== |
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De Meyer composed the track "[[Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited song)|Twilight Zone]]" in 1992, for the Dutch [[eurodance]] outfit [[2 Unlimited]]. The song was 2 Unlimited's biggest hit reaching #2 (UK), #1 (Netherlands), #20 (Germany), #15 (Switzerland), #10 (Austria), #3 (Spain), #2 (Ireland), #9 (Sweden), #15 (Canada) and #11 (Australia). In the UK, it sold 234,000 copies and was certified gold. It also reached #49 on US [[Billboard Hot 100]].<ref>See [[2 Unlimited]] and "[[Twilight Zone (2 Unlimited song)|Twilight Zone]]" for more information</ref> The single has been featured on many compilations and is considered a classic example of 90s eurodance.<ref>[http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_dance-90s.html 100 Greatest Dance songs of the 90s]</ref> |
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===Other=== |
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*De Meyer was credited with the production team for the 1999 movie ''[[Rosetta (film)|Rosetta]]''.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800350934/cast Rosetta Cast and Crew Information]</ref> |
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*De Meyer played drums for the Belgian band [[Van de Ven & Men]] on the albums ''You are the one'' and ''You didn't have to lie''.<ref>[http://www.stafdierckx.net/discografie.htm Van de Ven & Men album info]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[T99]] |
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*[[Daisy Dee]] |
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*[[2 Unlimited]] |
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*[[Jarvic 7]] |
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==References== |
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{{Technotronic}} |
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