Patrick De Meyer

Patrick De Meyer 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.[1] Also known under the aliases Thomas De Meyer, The Beat Machine, Black Kiss, Fatal Error, G-Force, Go!, Tecno-Rockers, Tragic Error[2] 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.[3]

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[2]

Notable associations

Technotronic

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.[4][5][6][7] De Meyer played additional synthesizers on "Pump Up The Jam" as well as programming work on several other Technotronic albums including; Recall, and Body To Body.[1]

T99

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. 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.[8]

Daisy Dee

Daisy Dee (a Dutch singer, actress and television host) recruited De Meyer to compose and produce her 1991 hit "Crazy"[9] and her follow up 1992 smash hit single "Pump It All the Way Up"[10]

2 Unlimited

De Meyer helped to compose the track "Twilight Zone" in 1992, for the Dutch eurodance outfit 2 Unlimited. The song was one of 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.[11]

Other

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Songs Composed By Patrick De Meyer at Allmusic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Patrick De Meyer discography at Discogs
  3. ↑ History of Techno
  4. ↑ Belgian Techno info
  5. ↑ Pump up the Jam - album reviews
  6. ↑ Pump up the Jam at CDUniverse
  7. ↑ Robert Christgau - Dean of Rock Critics
  8. ↑ T99 at AllMusic
  9. ↑ Crazy 12inch info
  10. ↑ Pump It All the Way Up at AllMusic
  11. ↑ See 2 Unlimited and "Twilight Zone" for more information
  12. ↑ Rosetta Cast and Crew Information
  13. ↑ Van de Ven & Men album info