Patrick DeMeyer

Patrick DeMeyer is a Belgian songwriter, composer and producer who has written and performed with several successful elecronica acts, most notably Technotronic, T99, Daisy Dee and 2 Unlimited. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3cfuxq9gldse~T3 Songs Composed By Patrick DeMeyer] at Allmusic] Also known under the aliases Thomas De Meyer, The Beat Machine, Black Kiss, Fatal Error, G-Force, Go!, Tecno-Rockers, Tragic ErrorDiscogs artist|artist=Patrick+De+Meyer|name=Patrick DeMeyer] 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. [ [http://www.lyricsvault.net/history/techno.html History of Techno] ]

Demeyer 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

Notable associations

Technotronic

DeMeyer 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. [ [http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/technotronic.htm Belgian Techno info] ] [ [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,173389,00.html Pump up the Jam - album reviews] ] [ [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1109050/a/Pump+Up+The+Jam.htm Pump up the Jam at CDUniverse] ] [ [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Technotronic Robert Christgau - Dean of Rock Critics] ] DeMeyer played additional synthesizers on "Pump Up The Jam" as well as programming work on several other Technoronic albums including; "Recall", and "Body To Body".

T99

In the 1980s, DeMeyer produced three solo albums under the pseudonym T99. However, in 1990, DeMeyer collaborated with producer Olivier Abbeloos to release the rave anthem, "Anasthasia", which reached #14 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1991.T99 released only one album, "Children of Chaos", which featured "Anasthasia". Several samples from the album can be found in tracks by 2 Unlimited and Kylie Minogue. [allmusicguide|id=11:hpftxql5ldte|label=T99]

Daisy Dee

Daisy Dee (a german singer, actress and television host) recruited DeMeyer to compose and produce her 1991 hit "Crazy" [ [http://e.discogs.com/release/412153 Crazy 12inch info] ] and her follow up 1992 smash hit single "Pump It All the Way Up" [allmusicguide|id=33:aifox9ukldke|label=Pump It All the Way Up]

2 Unlimited

DeMeyer composed the track "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 (Sweeden), #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. [See 2 Unlimited and "Twilight Zone" for more information] The single has been featured on many compilations and is considered a classic example of 90s eurodance. [ [http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_dance-90s.html 100 Greatest Dance songs of the 90s] ]

Other

*DeMeyer was credited with the production team for the 1999 movie "Rosetta". [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800350934/cast Rosetta Cast and Crew Information] ]
*DeMeyer played drums for the Belgian band Van de Ven & Men on the albums "You are the one" and "You didn't have to lie". [ [http://www.stafdierckx.net/discografie.htm Van de Ven & Men album info] ]

ee also

*Technotronic
*T99
*Daisy Dee
*2 Unlimited
*Jarvic 7

References