Not another moment to lose before playing this tune! Absolutely fab, just as expected!! It’s already stuck in my head after the second listen. Well done and thank you for your music, it makes my life a more happy one! Hope to hear it live in Feb 😉 xx

S&S Records, Inc. (and S&S Chicago, Inc.) was established by 4-time GRAMMY® nominated producer and House Music pioneer Steve "Silk" Hurley and global DJ/Producer Shannon "DJ Skip" Syas. Silk and Skip merged Hurley's worldwide commercial success and Syas' strong global following to form S&S Records.

Christopher Williams, a Virginia native, surfaced during the tail-end of the '80s, around the middle of the new jack swing era. His talents were not limited to those of a singer, but also an arranger, producer, and actor. "Talk to Myself" and "Promises, Promises," a pair of Billboard Top Ten R&B singles made with Timmy Gatling and Alton Wokie Stewart, marked his arrival. Those hits drove parent album Adventures in Paradise (1989), Williams' full-length debut for Geffen, to number 23 on the R&B album chart. 

Williams’ acting career began with New Jack City (1991), for which he was cast as an assistant to Wesley Snipes' lead character. Just as notably, Williams contributed "I'm Dreamin," a number one R&B hit, to the film's certified platinum soundtrack. The singer moved to the Uptown label for Changes (1992), an album that generated another Top Ten R&B hit in "Every Little Thing U Do,” along with the Devante Swing (Jodeci) produced top-20 classic, “All I See.”

Throughout his career, Christopher has followed in the tradition of robust soul vocalists such as Teddy Pendergrass, Jeffrey Osborne, and James "D Train" Williams. Ironically, his fondness for “D Train” was also shared by Chicago House Music Pioneer Steve Silk Hurley, Zonum from Spain, and Shannon “DJ Skip “ Syas of S&S Records. This lead to their creation of this remake of “D Train’s” “You’re The One For Me," featuring the vocals of Christopher and Carolyn Griffey.

Since 2001, Carolyn Griffey has been touring the world as the lead female vocalist of the Soul Funk supergroup, Shalamar featuring  Howard Hewett, Carolyn Griffey, and Jeffrey Daniels. She is the daughter of Carrie Lucas and Solar Records boss Dick Griffey, who worked with Don Cornelius in the creation and development of the television program, Soul Train. Carolyn grew up around The Whispers, Shalamar, Midnight Star, Dynasty, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown, who all appeared on Soul Train or who were signed to Solar Records.

Carolyn was signed to SOLAR Records as part of the dance-pop duo called ‘Absolute’. This group released one album, “For All Seasons.” Their first single was “Cheap Shot,” while “Gotta Lambada” and “This Moment In Time” both appeared on the movie soundtrack of Lambada.

A collaboration between Christopher Williams, Carolyn Griffey, Steve Silk Hurley, Zonum, and DJ Skip was bound to result in a tune built for the dance floor and the radio waves. “You’re The One For Me” retains the original soul and musicality of the “D Train” classic, and 40 years later, takes the timeless tune into 2020 with the S&S Original Vibe Mix and the S&S House Anthem Mix, both artfully mixed by 4-Time GRAMMY® Nominee and House Music Pioneer, Steve Silk Hurley.

CREDITS:

Produced by: Steve Silk Hurley, DJ Skip, Zonum /  Vocals: Christopher Williams, Carolyn Griffey / Keyboards: Steve Silk Hurley, Zonum / Remixed by: Steve Silk Hurley / Studios: S&S Studios, Chicago, NDHawk Entertainment Studios, Beverly Hills, CA, Zonum Studios, Spain / Recording Engineers: Ralph Hawkins, Jr., Zonum, Steve Silk Hurley / Remix Engineer: Steve Silk Hurley / Mastering Engineer: Joey Fernandez / Written By: Hubert Eaves III, James N. Williams / Publishers: Diesel Music, Franmar Music, Zella Music

Executive Producers: Shannon Syas & Steve Hurley  

Christopher Williams, Carolyn Griffey, Steve Silk Hurley, DJ Skip, Zonum - You're The One For Me (Paul Hawkins Extended Club Mix)

In this episode of Behind The Decks, we checked in with DJ and producer Russell Small. 

Russell Small is the founder of two iconic UK house music groups, Phats & Small and later, the Freemasons.

The very first record Phats & Small  ever put out called ‘Turn Around’ in 1999 was a smash hit, peaking at number two on the UK singles chart and catapulted them both into international fame and stardom. 

They performed on Top of The Pops four times and went on global tours. Six years later, Russell founded another iconic house duo called the Freemasons which would reach those heights once more with a string of hits. 

A lot of these came on their album ‘Unmixed’, which contained singles including ‘Uninvited’, ‘Watchin’ and ‘Love On My Mind’ which still get played in clubs and on the radio today. 

This was then accompanied by a string of iconic remixes including ‘Work’ by Kelly Rowland, Beyonce’s ‘Green Light’ and Beyonce & Shakira's ‘Déjà vu’, the latter they were nominated for a Grammy award.

In this episode we chart Russell’s music journey, from DJing in a mobile disco around Brighton with his dad at school discos and youth clubs, to catapulting into stardom overnight, to remixing some of the biggest artists in the world. 

For Russell’s mental health, he lives with diagnosed ADHD which he was only diagnosed with during the Covid-19 lockdown. 

He was able to mask it his entire life but was labelled as a ‘dreamer’ and was told he wouldn’t amount to anything in school because of the way his ADHD presented itself and the lack of education and stigma around the condition at the time. 

We discuss the build-up to his ADHD diagnosis, how it felt when he was diagnosed, management tools he's developed since and finding balance in his life now.

As always, #itsokaytovent

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Outro: Phats & Small - Turn Around: https://open.spotify.com/track/60qbU5QgEnzBqUfXSUh0mc?si=ea9b2605cd534354

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Behind The Decks - Freemasons - Russell Small

‘I’ll Find My Way’ is an infectious, cool soulful tune for the Spring.
 
Russell Small and DNO P have been working on their debut album together and the first release will be their collaboration with dynamic Malawian singer KIM Of Diamonds.  ‘I’ll Find My Way’ is a cool soulful funky house tune that combines a rich rhythmic groove with KIM’s plaintive vocals.
 
Very few DJs in the world have top ten hits in their CV.  Even fewer can claim to have done it as different artists across two decades.  Russell Small has already enjoyed two hugely successful careers, first with Phats & Small and then as half of the Freemasons duo whose remixes and hits dominated the UK for a decade.  For his next chapter he has been working with Dino Psaras (DNO P) who himself has a long illustrious career of house, techno and trance productions over three decades as well as touring the world in several bands.
 
KIM of Diamonds (Kimberley Kaunda) brings her own songwriting legacy to the table with three albums under her belt and passion for working with artists from all over the world.  
 
“It was a great challenge working with Russell both because the style was quite different from the usual R&B style I’m used to and also going back and forth in different time zones.  I’m really proud of how it’s turned out, I was reflecting on my life and the direction I was going in.  Now that I can hear the final version I can imagine hearing it on a road trip with the wind in my locs, carefree and grateful for simply existing!”
 
‘I’ll Find My Way’ comes in Original, Club and Breaks mixes on 1st March 2024.

Russell Small , DNO P Ft KIM Of Diamonds- I'll Find My Way (Original Edit))

We love this track so much that we just had to do an update of it for our sets and for the dancefloors of today ... Early support so far is unbelievable for us.. Includes John Digweed, Alan Fitzpatrick, Coyu, Kryder, Kutski, Andy Durrant, Farley & Heller, Sheldon Prince, Phunk Investigation, Freemasons, Allister Whitehead, Jeremy Healy, Hoxton Whores, Agent Greg & many more :)



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Well known as one half of Freemasons, Russell Small joins force with DNO P and Reigns. Their new release "It is what it is'(Bad Ass Disco) was premiered by Carl Cox at the last Burning Man. This is Disco House as we love.

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FREEMASONS 			
It all started in the summer of 2004 – the soon-to-be worldwide smash ‘Love On My Mind’ – and Russell Small and James Wiltshire quickly found that their Studio partnership was a match made in heaven.  As ‘Love On My Mind’ gradually conquered the clubbing world – it took over a year from first release to hit the charts – they built themselves a reputation as the best ( and grammy Nominated) remixers in the business with a host of acclaimed club mixes for Beyonce , Kelly Rowland , Shakira, Faith Evans, Kylie, Jamiroquai and others.
Over the next few years it would be no exaggeration to say Freemasons were one of the hottest dance acts in the world.  As well as their own hits such as ‘Rain Down Love’ and ‘Uninvited’ that were coming thick and fast, their remixes of tracks from Beyonce’s ‘B-Day’ album including ‘Déjà Vu’, ‘Beautiful Liar’, ‘Ring The Alarm’ and ‘Greenlight’ became legendary with their versions used as the lead radio edits across Europe, along with other mixes such as Kelly Rowland’s ‘Work’, Kylie’s ‘The One’ and Whitney Houston’s ‘Million Dollar Bill’.
Freemasons released two Shakedown mix albums and their own album ‘Unmixed’ and hit the top ten again with their sixth hit in a row with ‘Heartbreak’ (Make Me A Dancer) featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 
The success of their productions led to bookings all over the world, headlining Mardi Gras twice and playing everywhere from Rio to Seoul, culminating in an epic ‘Summer of Pride’ in 2010 in which they headlined at every major Pride festival in the UK and North America.
By 2011 the endless touring and long hours in the studio were taking their toll and Freemasons decided to take some time out.
“We were burned out, it was becoming so difficult to travel all over the place at weekends and then work all week in the studio,” says James.  “We also wanted to develop our sound. Dance music was changing, technology was changing and we didn’t want to get left behind.  We rebuilt our studio from scratch with new methods of working and a new sound.”
Refreshed and reinvigorated the Freemasons began releasing their new material last year with big club tracks ‘Bring It Back’, ‘Dirty Organ’ and ‘Tears’ as well as experimenting with a deeper project under the Pegasus Branding.  Their remix career picked up where they left off with chart topping mixes for John Newman, Depeche Mode, London Grammar and Hurts. 
“We’ve written and recorded so much new material we’ve enough for a couple of albums at least,” says Russell. “This is why we decided that our Shakedown 3 should be a triple CD – a part mix album, part artist album, the best of both worlds.”
A lot has changed in the ten years since Freemasons began their career but one thing has not - the music and the public's response to it.  Or as James put it recently "We've always been about that moment a huge vocal note crosses a bar-line, hits the chord change just right and the hairs come up on your arms-  We're with Nile Rogers - it's about how a record makes you feel  that’s important"

Russell Small , DNO P Ft KIM Of Diamonds- I'll Find My Way (Original Edit))

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