CJ Crew
Encyclopedia
CJ Crew are a dance music
DJ duo, consisting of Chris Bucknall and John Briely. Other aliases include Big Vin & Hugh Jardon, Chi K Monkey, Chi K Munki, Connie and the Plainsman, Demanche Noir, Muff and the Munchers, Nancy and the Boys, The Orff Ki Ensemble, Pyan Issim, Pynck Hobo, Terry and the Physicist, Umi Ghoulies, and Wine.
CJ Crew have made a number of appearances on Toshiba EMI's Dancemania
compilation album
s, mainly those of the Speed
sub-series, and on several soundtrack albums for the Dance Dance Revolution
series and Martial Beat
series. Their first appearance on the Dancemania series was on the 2000 compilation of Dancemania Speed 4
with two remix tracks, one being "Change The World
" and the other being "Livin' La Vida Loca
".
Chris Bucknall also appeared as a keyboardist on Pete Haycock
's 1987 album Guitar and Son, and DJ Angel's two albums, Love Thing and Tell Me On Sunday, both issued in Germany
in the mid-2000s. John Briley produced a compilation album, entitled Brainwaves, issued in the United Kingdom
in 1978.
Dancemania
DDR
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
DJ duo, consisting of Chris Bucknall and John Briely. Other aliases include Big Vin & Hugh Jardon, Chi K Monkey, Chi K Munki, Connie and the Plainsman, Demanche Noir, Muff and the Munchers, Nancy and the Boys, The Orff Ki Ensemble, Pyan Issim, Pynck Hobo, Terry and the Physicist, Umi Ghoulies, and Wine.
CJ Crew have made a number of appearances on Toshiba EMI's Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s, mainly those of the Speed
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
sub-series, and on several soundtrack albums for the Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
series and Martial Beat
Martial Beat
Martial Beat was a game created by Konami for the arcade and PlayStation in Japan in 2002. This game tests skill in martial arts, and it is not really considered part of Konami's Bemani series, even though it contains music from the series. This game was shipped in a modified Dance Dance Revolution...
series. Their first appearance on the Dancemania series was on the 2000 compilation of Dancemania Speed 4
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
with two remix tracks, one being "Change The World
Change the World
"Change the World" is a song written by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick which was recorded by Eric Clapton with backing by Babyface for the soundtrack of the 1996 film Phenomenon. The song won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year , as well as Best Male Pop Vocal...
" and the other being "Livin' La Vida Loca
Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a song by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It was released on March 23, 1999 from Martin's self-titled debut English album. The song was composed by Desmond Child and Draco Rosa and topped the charts during 1999...
".
Chris Bucknall also appeared as a keyboardist on Pete Haycock
Pete Haycock
Pete Haycock is a guitarist and composer who started his career as lead guitarist and vocalist with the Climax Chicago Blues Band. Born at 63 Tixall Road, Stafford, Staffordshire....
's 1987 album Guitar and Son, and DJ Angel's two albums, Love Thing and Tell Me On Sunday, both issued in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the mid-2000s. John Briley produced a compilation album, entitled Brainwaves, issued in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1978.
DancemaniaDancemaniaDancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
- SpeedDancemania SpeedDancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
: 4 (2000), 6 (2001), 7 (2001), 8 (2002), 9 (2002), 10 (2002)
- Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop MegamixDancemania Speed Best 2001Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix, or simply Dancemania Speed Best 2001, is a greatest hits compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2000...
(2000) - Speed G : 1 (2003), 2 (2003), 3 (2004), 4 (2005), 5 (2005)
- Classical SpeedClassical SpeedClassical Speed is a sub-series of the Dancemania Speed compilation series, with uptempo dance remixes of famous classical music compositions.-History:...
: 1 (2002), 2 (2004) - Christmas Speed (2003)
- Speed SFXSpeed SFXSpeed SFX is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the late 2003.As a special edition in the Speed G series, the album features uptempo remixes of popular theme songs for various films, mainly those of science fiction.Different remixes of the album's...
(2003) - Speed Deka (2004)
- Speed TV (2004)
- Speedrive (2006)
- Speed Buyuden (2006)
- CoversDancemania CoversDancemania Covers is a sub-series of the Dancemania compilation series, with various famous songs remixed and covered by various dance music acts.-Dancemania Covers:Dancemania Covers was released on July 16, 1997.-Dancemania Covers 2:...
: 01 (2005)
- Covers
DDRDance Dance RevolutionDance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
Soundtrack
- Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Original Soundtrack (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix Original Soundtrack (2001)
- Dance Dance Revolution Party Collection Original Soundtrack (2003)