Meck (musician)
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Meck is the DJ and recording alias of Craig Dimech, the former head of free2air recordings and now Frenetic Music. Having started his A&R career at Ministry Of Sound imprint Incentive Music, Craig has been responsible or had a hand in many Top 10 and Top 20 UK hits.
Known initially for the re-working of ‘Thunder In My Heart Again’ which became a UK #1 in Feb 06, he has gone on to forge a partnership with Italian vocalist, producer and DJ Dino Lenny and scored a UK top 40 hit with their collaboration ‘Feels Like Home’ - which is now part of a mashup with ‘Like A Prayer
’ and was performed live by Madonna
as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour
in 2008 and 2009.
New single ‘So Strong’ is being played by the likes of David Guetta, Axwell, Armin, Tiesto and Steve Angello and comes with mixes provided by Inpetto, Vandalism, Tommy Trash and Jose Amnesia.
Known initially for the re-working of ‘Thunder In My Heart Again’ which became a UK #1 in Feb 06, he has gone on to forge a partnership with Italian vocalist, producer and DJ Dino Lenny and scored a UK top 40 hit with their collaboration ‘Feels Like Home’ - which is now part of a mashup with ‘Like A Prayer
Like a Prayer
Like a Prayer is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 21, 1989 by Sire Records, three years after her previous studio album. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray, Patrick Leonard, and fellow icon Prince on the album while co-writing and co-producing all the...
’ and was performed live by Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour
Sticky & Sweet Tour
The Sticky & Sweet Tour was the eighth worldwide concert tour by American singer Madonna to promote her eleventh studio album, Hard Candy. It began in August 2008 and was Madonna's first tour from her new recording and business deal with Live Nation. The tour was announced in February 2008, with...
in 2008 and 2009.
New single ‘So Strong’ is being played by the likes of David Guetta, Axwell, Armin, Tiesto and Steve Angello and comes with mixes provided by Inpetto, Vandalism, Tommy Trash and Jose Amnesia.
Discography
- 2006 "Thunder in My Heart AgainThunder in My Heart (song)"Thunder in My Heart" is a song recorded by Leo Sayer for the album Thunder in My Heart . It became a number one hit single in the UK when a remix by Meck was released as a single in 2006 . "Thunder in My Heart Again" stayed at number one for two weeks...
" #1 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, #4 Dutch Top 40Dutch Top 40The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
, #14 AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - 2007 "Feels Like Home" #39 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, #60 AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, #9 FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, #7 LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
(samples "Don't You Want Me" by Felix) - 2008 "So Strong" (samples "Hold That Sucker Down" by OT Quartet)
- 2009 "Windmills" (samples "The Windmills of Your MindThe Windmills of Your Mind"The Windmills of Your Mind" is a song performed by Noel Harrison, with music composed by Michel Legrand and English lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, which was used as the theme for the 1968 film, The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Steve McQueen alongside and ultimately versus...
" by Dusty Springfield) - 2010 "Feels Like A Prayer"