Planet Perfecto

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Planet Perfecto were a dance "supergroup" formed in 1997 by Paul Oakenfold, Ian Masterson & Jake Williams. The were signed to Oakenfold's record label, Perfecto Records.

1 Introduction
2 Planet Perfecto's UK Single Releases
3 Oakenfold, Masterson & Williams
4 Today
5 References

[edit] Introduction

Their first release was Georgie Girl on 12" vinyl in 1997; the single did not make it into the UK single charts^[1]. However, their next track, Not Over Yet '99, was very successful in dance music terms by going in at number 16 on the 8th of August, 1999^[2]. They worked with a fourth producer, Matt Darey on the track, a remix/re-edit of Not Over Yet by Grace (band) to create the track, which was to be the first of four hits for the group. Oakenfold had been a member of Grace.

[edit] Planet Perfecto's UK Single Releases

Single	Year	Highest position
Not Over Yet '99	1999	16
Bullet In The Gun	1999	15
Bullet In The Gun 2000	2000	7
A Perfecto Summer	2001	Did not chart
Bites Da Dust / Costa's Groove	2001	52

[edit] Oakenfold, Masterson & Williams

Before forming Planet Perfecto, all three producers had made their names in the dance music scene under different guises. Most notably Jake Williams as JX^[3]> and Masterson with Flexifinger^[4]. Paul Oakenfold was often viewed as being the main force behind "Planet Perfecto", but this is probably due to the fact that Paul was more of a household name; being very successful as a DJ and having hits under numerous guises^[5].

[edit] Today

Unlike their pop group & band counterparts, dance acts don't tend to officially "split" but it can be assumed that Planet Perfecto have disbanded due to a lack of a single being released since 2001. All three producers have also undertaken many independent projects since their last single.