Thunderpuss

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Thunderpuss

Background information
Genre(s) Tribal house
Years active 1997-2003
Label(s) Tommy Boy Records (1997 - 2003)
Associated acts Kon Kan
Members
Barry Harris
Chris Cox
For the album of the same name, see Thunderpuss (album).

Thunderpuss was the (mainly dance) remix/production team of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Harris had previously worked as part of several music groups including Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies and Outta Control and had also released several singles himself. Cox, a musician and DJ, had also worked for years as a DJ and producer, producing a megamix of Paula Abdul songs, among other things, and started his own record label, Interhit Records, with Jeff Johnson.

Harris & Cox originally met in the late 1980s and remained friends for years, with Harris eventually joining Cox at Interhit. They didn't start working together as a production team until late 1997 though. Their first project as Thunderpuss was a cover of the song "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything", with Thea Austin, formerly of Snap! performing vocals. They also produced Engelbert Humperdinck's 1998 album The Dance Album, but did not use the name Thunderpuss. They also produced original songs for various artists, including Abigail ("Let The Joy Rise" and "If It Don't Fit"), Amber ("Taste The Tears"), and Soluna. During this time, they also released remix singles under the name "Thunderpuss 2000," most notably covers of David Bowie's Heroes and Blue Öyster Cult's "Godzilla."

Over the course of almost six years, Thunderpuss were highly in demand as remixers, their first work together being a remix of Billie Myers' "Kiss The Rain" in 1998. Their breakout success was a hit re-working of It's Not Right But It's Okay by Whitney Houston. This was quickly followed by a remix of Sexual (La Di Di) by Amber, one of the top dance hits of 1999. Other artists who received the remix treatment included Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.

According to Barry Harris & Chris Cox, they NEVER remixed ABBA's "Dancing Queen", despite bootlegs of said remix floating about, the remix was done by an amateur DJ. Another remix that causes confusion is Shakira's "Ojos Asi", which was remixed by Pablo Flores under the name "Pablo Flores Thunder Mix". Because of 'thunder', some people renamed the remix as "Thunderpuss 2000 Mix" thinking the duo remixed it. The name even confused Sony Music Brazil, which released the promo CD-Single of "Ojos Asi" with a big red sticker saying "including the Thunderpuss 2000 Mix".

Thunderpuss themselves also put out several later singles as artists, including "Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag", a fully electronic dance cover of the "Pigbag" song, "Stand Up" (with Latanza Waters), and "FMH" (under the artist name Harris & Cox). Barry quit the group in late 2003 and both men are currently pursuing DJ/remix/production work on their own.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • I Just Want To Be Your Everything (feat. Thea Austin) (1998)
  • Heroes (2000)
  • Godzilla (2000)
  • Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag (2001)
  • So Fabulous So Fierce (feat. Jocelyn Enriquez) (2001)
  • I'm Addicted (You're The Worst Thing For Me) (Pusaka feat. Thea Austin) (2001)
  • Stand Up (feat. Latanza Waters) (2001)
  • Six Feet Under (with Widelife) (2002)
  • Monday Mi Amor (with Soluna) (production)
  • Fox Sports (Football Theme) (production)

[edit] Remixography

[edit] See also