ERICK MORILLO | Live Your Life | TAO |
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Published on Nov 7, 2012
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A 5th & Ocean Production. There really is very little in the world of music and entertainment that Erick Morillo hasn't turned his hand to. He's a platinum-selling artist, he's topped the charts worldwide as the producer behind Reel 2 Real's hit "I Like To Move It" (used in both Madagascar movies, reaching millions of viewers worldwide and covered by Will I Am in Madagascar 2) and he's been responsible for a bewildering array of dance-floor tracks including 'Reach', 'Believe', 'Do What You Want' and 'I Feel Love' - under pseudonyms including Ministers De La Funk, The Dronez (with Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero and Jose Nunez) and Li'l Mo Ying Yang.
He's remixed everyone from Whitney Houston to Basement Jaxx and continues to run the legendary Subliminal Records house music empire. On his debut album he collaborated with Puff Daddy and Boy George alike.
And on his second solo artist album he's setting his sights even higher: "We've already put the message out to Prince and 50 Cent," says Morillo from his palatial home in Miami, where he has lived for the past four years. "The time is right. Dance music has been received really well, not only by people in clubs but also in the American mainstream. The success of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas means that dance music is being played by MTV. The pendulum has swung back."
Next up is his long-awaited second album. "My last record came out in 2004," he reasons. "I've been pushing out dance tracks every year since then," he reveals, "but I didn't have that fire in my belly for a while. And now, my mojo's been turned on again and I'm totally fired up for it. I've been in the studio for the past couple of years producing with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Wyclef and many more. I cannot wait to get this music out there. We have some great tracks and I'm excited for what's next".
It's now 2012 and there is "so much music" to contend with that Subliminal is busy putting out more music than it has in many a season. After 'Live Your Life' and 'Stronger' came Erick's collaboration with Skin and Eddie Thonieck, "If This Ain't Love", quickly followed by 'Elephant' featuring Alexandra Burke.
Next up is another summer smash, this time a collaboration with Jamaican superstar Sean Paul on the forthcoming club monster 'Feeling It Baby', with a video that was recorded on Erick's favourite island in July. Then there's the brand new mix compilation, Subliminal 2012 mixed by Erick Morillo and SYMPHO NYMPHO, with a confirmed release date of July 31, 2012.
There are four unreleased singles that will be exclusives on the compilation: T3KTONE - 'Prelude' and 'Sankadilla', Eddie Amador and Harry Romero feat. Countre Black 'We Are The Beautiful Ones' (Sympho Nympho - Nympho Mix) and Yanik Coen 'Throw Your Handz Up'. Split over two discs, the first is a darker, trippier, more underground journey that includes Nic Fanciulli's new take on 'Grindhouse' while the second is a more vocal house journey: in essence, the two musical sides of Erick Morillo, light and dark, peak-time and after-hour.
Erick, meanwhile, is as enthused as ever. "The new compilation I did together with Harry and Jose as SYMPHO NYMPHO," he says. "What I like is it's not set up with the vocals right from the get go. It's a great CD for an afterparty -- and then the vocals come in! Now it's the three of us, we wanted to keep it funky, techy and we came to that conclusion together. They are my production partners and production team. The new stuff we're doing isn't what people are expecting -- it's dubstep, rock and reggae as well as electronic and I know that it's the future of Subliminal."
Aside from the constant stream of live shows (with Brazil in the bag, shows across Europe and a huge appearance at Giants Stadium in NYC under his belt), Erick's also recorded with Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes and Subliminal's new vocal superstar Segarra. But as ever, he also has his sights set on several other key global icons for his next album. "Shakira -- she's on the wish list," he smiles. "Lenny Kravitz -- and Prince. That's my top three."
Don't bet against him having all three in the bag next time you look.
@5thandocean
A 5th & Ocean Production. There really is very little in the world of music and entertainment that Erick Morillo hasn't turned his hand to. He's a platinum-selling artist, he's topped the charts worldwide as the producer behind Reel 2 Real's hit "I Like To Move It" (used in both Madagascar movies, reaching millions of viewers worldwide and covered by Will I Am in Madagascar 2) and he's been responsible for a bewildering array of dance-floor tracks including 'Reach', 'Believe', 'Do What You Want' and 'I Feel Love' - under pseudonyms including Ministers De La Funk, The Dronez (with Harry 'Choo Choo' Romero and Jose Nunez) and Li'l Mo Ying Yang.
He's remixed everyone from Whitney Houston to Basement Jaxx and continues to run the legendary Subliminal Records house music empire. On his debut album he collaborated with Puff Daddy and Boy George alike.
And on his second solo artist album he's setting his sights even higher: "We've already put the message out to Prince and 50 Cent," says Morillo from his palatial home in Miami, where he has lived for the past four years. "The time is right. Dance music has been received really well, not only by people in clubs but also in the American mainstream. The success of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas means that dance music is being played by MTV. The pendulum has swung back."
Next up is his long-awaited second album. "My last record came out in 2004," he reasons. "I've been pushing out dance tracks every year since then," he reveals, "but I didn't have that fire in my belly for a while. And now, my mojo's been turned on again and I'm totally fired up for it. I've been in the studio for the past couple of years producing with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Wyclef and many more. I cannot wait to get this music out there. We have some great tracks and I'm excited for what's next".
It's now 2012 and there is "so much music" to contend with that Subliminal is busy putting out more music than it has in many a season. After 'Live Your Life' and 'Stronger' came Erick's collaboration with Skin and Eddie Thonieck, "If This Ain't Love", quickly followed by 'Elephant' featuring Alexandra Burke.
Next up is another summer smash, this time a collaboration with Jamaican superstar Sean Paul on the forthcoming club monster 'Feeling It Baby', with a video that was recorded on Erick's favourite island in July. Then there's the brand new mix compilation, Subliminal 2012 mixed by Erick Morillo and SYMPHO NYMPHO, with a confirmed release date of July 31, 2012.
There are four unreleased singles that will be exclusives on the compilation: T3KTONE - 'Prelude' and 'Sankadilla', Eddie Amador and Harry Romero feat. Countre Black 'We Are The Beautiful Ones' (Sympho Nympho - Nympho Mix) and Yanik Coen 'Throw Your Handz Up'. Split over two discs, the first is a darker, trippier, more underground journey that includes Nic Fanciulli's new take on 'Grindhouse' while the second is a more vocal house journey: in essence, the two musical sides of Erick Morillo, light and dark, peak-time and after-hour.
Erick, meanwhile, is as enthused as ever. "The new compilation I did together with Harry and Jose as SYMPHO NYMPHO," he says. "What I like is it's not set up with the vocals right from the get go. It's a great CD for an afterparty -- and then the vocals come in! Now it's the three of us, we wanted to keep it funky, techy and we came to that conclusion together. They are my production partners and production team. The new stuff we're doing isn't what people are expecting -- it's dubstep, rock and reggae as well as electronic and I know that it's the future of Subliminal."
Aside from the constant stream of live shows (with Brazil in the bag, shows across Europe and a huge appearance at Giants Stadium in NYC under his belt), Erick's also recorded with Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes and Subliminal's new vocal superstar Segarra. But as ever, he also has his sights set on several other key global icons for his next album. "Shakira -- she's on the wish list," he smiles. "Lenny Kravitz -- and Prince. That's my top three."
Don't bet against him having all three in the bag next time you look.
