Michael Woods (producer)
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Michael Woods is a UK
producer
and remixer of various dance music genres, including electronic, trance and jazz. He has worked under the monikers Warrior, Accadia, M1 and M3.
under the name Accadia.
Woods became widely known for the songs "If U Want Me" (2003), featuring Australian model
Imogen Bailey
, and "Solex (Close To The Edge)" (2003), featuring vocals by Juliette Jaimes, known best for her Holly Valance
cover
, "Kiss Kiss" (2002). Both of these singles also had an associated music video
. They peaked in the UK Singles Chart
at #46 and #52 respectively.
Michael Woods' sister, Marcella Woods, is also a singer, known for her cooperations with Matt Darey
on "Beautiful", "Liberation" and "U Shine On". Her vocals also appear on "So Special" (2005), which was the result of cooperation between Michael Woods and Judge Jules
. She has also joined Michael with Out of Office and released their second single, "Break of Dawn", to follow up the 2007 single, "Hands Up".
Michael produced the track "Changed the Way You Kiss Me
" for singer & rapper Example
which debuted at No.1 in the UK singles charts in June 2011.
Remixes
United Kingdom
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producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and remixer of various dance music genres, including electronic, trance and jazz. He has worked under the monikers Warrior, Accadia, M1 and M3.
History
Initially known as Warrior, Michael Woods had his first hits in 2000 with the debut single "Warrior" and the follow-up "Voodoo". "Warrior" achieved a No. 1 ranking in the UK Club Chart, and also did well in the top 40, entering at #19. "Voodoo" also reached top 40. He also released ambient trance singles on Lost LanguageLost Language
thumb|200px|Lost LanguageLost Language is a subsidiary of the now defunct Hooj Choons label. Despite the closing of Hooj, Lost Language has remained open. The label was originally led by Ben Lost. It has published over 80 singles since 2000. It has also published the label compilation series...
under the name Accadia.
Woods became widely known for the songs "If U Want Me" (2003), featuring Australian model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Imogen Bailey
Imogen Bailey
Imogen Bailey is an Australian model, actress and singer. She is currently based in Sydney and is best known for her role on the long-running Australian soap Neighbours as Nicola West.-Modeling:...
, and "Solex (Close To The Edge)" (2003), featuring vocals by Juliette Jaimes, known best for her Holly Valance
Holly Valance
Holly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
, "Kiss Kiss" (2002). Both of these singles also had an associated music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
. They peaked in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The 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 ...
at #46 and #52 respectively.
Michael Woods' sister, Marcella Woods, is also a singer, known for her cooperations with Matt Darey
Matt Darey
Matthew Jonathan "Matt" Darey has been a trance music producer since 1994. He is also a member of Lost Tribe with Red Jerry. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Euphoria trance series and for 'Gamemaster' and his remixes of Agnelli & Nelson's "El Niño". In 2005, his first major U.S...
on "Beautiful", "Liberation" and "U Shine On". Her vocals also appear on "So Special" (2005), which was the result of cooperation between Michael Woods and Judge Jules
Judge Jules
Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
. She has also joined Michael with Out of Office and released their second single, "Break of Dawn", to follow up the 2007 single, "Hands Up".
Michael produced the track "Changed the Way You Kiss Me
Changed the Way You Kiss Me
"Changed the Way You Kiss Me" is a song by British recording artist Example from his third studio album, Playing in the Shadows. It was released on 5 June 2011 as the album's lead single, after it had premiered on BBC Radio 1 as Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World' on 24 March 2011. The trance...
" for singer & rapper Example
Example (rapper)
Elliot John Gleave , better known by his stage name Example, is an English singer and rapper signed to Data Records. His name arose due to his initials being E.G., which is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "exempli gratia", which means, "for example".Example's third album Playing In The Shadows...
which debuted at No.1 in the UK singles charts in June 2011.
Selected discography
Singles- 2000: "Warrior" as Warrior (IncentiveIncentive RecordsIncentive Records is an independent dance based company with records, publishing and producer management interests. Launched in 1999 with investment from Ministry of Sound and a private investor, run by XL Recordings/Positiva founder Nick Halkes....
) - 2000: "Voodoo" as Warrior (Incentive)
- 2001: "Into the Dawn" as Accadia (Lost LanguageLost Languagethumb|200px|Lost LanguageLost Language is a subsidiary of the now defunct Hooj Choons label. Despite the closing of Hooj, Lost Language has remained open. The label was originally led by Ben Lost. It has published over 80 singles since 2000. It has also published the label compilation series...
) - 2002: "Blind Visions" as Accadia (Lost Language)
- 2002: "Heaven Sent" as M1 (Inferno)
- 2002: "Released" as Praetorian (Manifesto)
- 2003: "If You Want Me" as Michael Woods featuring Imogen BaileyImogen BaileyImogen Bailey is an Australian model, actress and singer. She is currently based in Sydney and is best known for her role on the long-running Australian soap Neighbours as Nicola West.-Modeling:...
(Incentive) - 2003: "X" as Warrior (Incentive)
- 2003: "Solex (Close To The Edge)" as Michael Woods (Free2air Recordings)
- 2005: "So Special" feat. Judge JulesJudge JulesJudge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
and Marcella Woods (Three8) - 2006: "Hit the Bricks" as Mike Hunt (Data RecordsData RecordsData Records is a record label based in London, the record label is full owned by Ministry Of Sound. Releases by Data Records are often said they are released by Ministry Of Sound.-Albums:-Singles:*Some releases Infomation is From Discogs....
) - 2007: "Hands Up" as Out of Office with Marcella Woods (Frenetic)
- 2008: "Break Of Dawn 2008" as Out of Office with Marcella Woods (Frenetic)
- 2008: "Dancing In The Dark" as Schwarzkopf (Cayenne)
- 2008: "Natural High"
- 2009: "Drop Zone / Made In South America"
- 2009: "No More Waiting"
- 2009: "Yemba / Wobble" (with Ant Brooks)
- 2009: "Envolver / Black Strip"
- 2010: "Domino's" (with Chris LakeChris LakeChris Lake is a Scottish House music DJ/producer who lives in West London. Lake first became recognized for his bootleg remixes of The Prodigy's "Climbatize", Leftfield's "Phat Planet", and Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams". which he did under the alias "Cristophe D'Abuc". His 2006 track with vocals from...
) - 2010: "Dropzone (2010 Remix)"
- 2010: "Dynamik" (mau5trap)
- 2010: "Alchemy" (with Funkagenda)
- 2010: "Nitro"
- 2010: "Midnight Run"
- 2010: "No Access"
- 2011: "Banger" (with Mark Knight)
- 2011: "First Aid"
- 2011: "Front Line"
- 2011: "What's What"
- 2011: "Burned You Away"
- 2011: "VMS"
- 2011: "Fruitcake"
- 2011: "Bullet"
- 2011: "Last Day on Earth"
Remixes
- 2000: 666666Year 666 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 666 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* Chertsey Abbey is founded.* Barking Abbey...
- "D.E.V.I.L." - 2000: Tillmann UhrmacherTillmann UhrmacherTillmann Rudolf Uhrmacher was a German DJ, producer and radio host in the field of Electronic dance music .- Career :...
- "Bassfly" - 2000: Salt TankSalt TankSalt Tank are two English record producers, David Gates and Malcolm Stanners, plus percussionist Andy Rose, from Surrey. Their music ranges from laid-back trance, such as their hit single "Eugina" to tougher sounds.-Biography:The trio recorded several singles, before signing a recording contract...
- "Eugina" - 2000: Energy 52Energy 52Energy 52 was a solo project comprising Paul Schmitz-Moormann and Harald Blüchel. The 1993 track "Café del Mar" became one of the most heard trance songs in the world; its dozens of remixes have appeared on hundred of compilation albums. In April 2011, the song was voted number one by BBC Radio 1...
- "Cafe Del MarCafé del Mar (single)"Café del Mar" is a song first released in 1993 by the trance project Energy 52. It is named after the famous bar located in Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain. Almost instantly recognisable by its distinct melody, its popularity is reflected in the countless remixes that have since been created as well...
" - 2000: Solar Stone - "Seven CitiesSeven Cities (song)"Seven Cities" is a musical single by Solarstone released in 1999. The single is considered to be a Balearic trance anthem. The vocals for the original single was done by Elizabeth Fields. The original version contains a sample of the track Tintinnabulum by Adiemus...
" - 2001: HumateHumateHumate is a German record producer who has released singles with record labels such as Yoshitoshi and Prolekult. His work has been featured on many compilation albums including the Global Underground series, Sasha and John Digweed's Northern Exposure series and the Cafe Del Mar series...
- "Love Stimulation" - 2001: Mr. Phillips - "7th Day"
- 2001: Dario GDario GDario G is the name of a dance music trio from Crewe, Cheshire, England. Despite popular belief the group are not named after the manager of Crewe Alexandra, Dario Gradi but changed their name from Dario to Dario G after being threatened with legal action from an artist of the same name...
- "Dream To Me" - 2001: Xstasia - "Sweetness""
- 2001: DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
- "SilenceSilence (song)"Silence" is a song by the Canadian electronic music group Delerium. It was co-written by Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan, who is featured as the vocalist on the track....
" - 2001: Saints & SinnersSaints & Sinners-Album charts:-Certifications:-External links:*...
- "Peace - 2001: Freefall feat. Jan Johnston - "Skydive"
- 2002: Art of TranceArt of TranceSimon Paul Berry, known by his alias Art of Trance is a trance music artist from England. Berry is also known as Poltergeist or Vicious Circles, and has been a member of the trance groups Clanger, Conscious and Union Jack. In addition to his work as an artist, Berry was the co-founder and head of...
- "Madagascar" - 2002: Rockik - "Memories"
- 2002: Ian Van Dahl - "Try"
- 2003: Lost TribeLost TribeLost Tribe is an electronic music duo formed by Matt Darey and Red Jerry. The two Englishmen had both been producing and remixing trance music individually since the early 1990s....
- "Gamemaster" - 2003: Sonique - "Can't Make Up My Mind"
- 2003: State One - "Forever And A Day"
- 2003: iiOIiOiiO was a New York City-based house music act composed of singer-songwriter Nadia Ali and producer Markus Moser. The group gained prominence for its 2001 single "Rapture", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Following the success of "Rapture",...
- "At The End" - 2003: Dejure - "Sanctuary"
- 2004: Candee JayCandee JayCandee Jay is a Dutch electronica artist. She is produced by Pronti and Kalmani, the production duo who worked with fellow Dutch artist, Alice Deejay.-Career:...
- "If I Were You" - 2004: Deepest BlueDeepest BlueDeepest Blue was a British electronic music group, which operated between 2003 and 2010. They are best known for their UK Top 10 hit singles, "Deepest Blue" and "Give It Away" .-Career:...
- "Give It Away" - 2005: Matt DareyMatt DareyMatthew Jonathan "Matt" Darey has been a trance music producer since 1994. He is also a member of Lost Tribe with Red Jerry. He is perhaps best known for his work in the Euphoria trance series and for 'Gamemaster' and his remixes of Agnelli & Nelson's "El Niño". In 2005, his first major U.S...
- "Liberation 2005" - 2005: Judge JulesJudge JulesJudge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success.-Education:...
- "So Special" - 2008: Energy 52Energy 52Energy 52 was a solo project comprising Paul Schmitz-Moormann and Harald Blüchel. The 1993 track "Café del Mar" became one of the most heard trance songs in the world; its dozens of remixes have appeared on hundred of compilation albums. In April 2011, the song was voted number one by BBC Radio 1...
- "Cafe Del MarCafé del MarCafé del Mar is a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. It is known for its sunsets and chill-out music.- Beginning :The Café del Mar was founded by Ramón Guiral, Carlos Andrea, and José Les on 20 June 1980.- Decoration :...
" as 'Out Of Office' - 2008: ChicaneChicaneA chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on city streets to slow cars to lower speeds.- Motor Racing :...
vs. Natasha BedingfieldNatasha BedingfieldNatasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
- "Bruised Water" - 2009: LoleneLoleneLolene Everett , professionally known simply as Lolene, is a British recording artist, songwriter, record producer and performer from Bristol, England.-Early life:...
- "Sexy People" - 2009: ChicaneChicaneA chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on city streets to slow cars to lower speeds.- Motor Racing :...
- "Hiding All The Stars" - 2009: Temper Trap - "Science Of Fear"
- 2009: Deadmau5Deadmau5Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
- "Strobe" - 2009: Remote ControlRemote controlA remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
- "Kidz" - 2010: Way Out West - "The Gift"
- 2010: John O'CallaghanJohn O'Callaghan (DJ)John O'Callaghan is an Irish DJ, mainly producing electronic dance music. He also produces music under the alias of Joint Operations Centre, Mannix and Stenna. He has also collaborated with fellow Discover artists such as Bryan Kearney, Neal Scarborough , Thomas Bronzwaer and Greg Downey as well...
- "Find Yourself" - 2010: Deadmau5Deadmau5Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
& Chris LakeChris LakeChris Lake is a Scottish House music DJ/producer who lives in West London. Lake first became recognized for his bootleg remixes of The Prodigy's "Climbatize", Leftfield's "Phat Planet", and Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams". which he did under the alias "Cristophe D'Abuc". His 2006 track with vocals from...
- "I Said" - 2010: MeckMeckMeck Island is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Ralik Chain in the Republic of the Marshall Islands , 2,100 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii....
ft. DinoDinoDino may refer to:* slang term for a dinosaur* Dean "Dino" Martin , American singer and actor* Dino , one of the Graiai* Japanese professional wrestler who uses the name Danshoku Dino...
- "Feels Like A Prayer" - 2010: Diagram Of The HeartDiagram of the HeartDiagram of the Heart is euphoric electronic-pop duo Anthony Gorry and Kye Sones from London, England. The group's first single 'Dead Famous' set dance floors on fire, leading Q Magazine to brand them one of the "Hottest New Bands" this year, as well as Pop Justice and Clash naming the single...
- "Dead Famous" - 2010: EstelleEstelle (musician)Estelle Fanta Swaray commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an English R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.-Early Life:Estelle was born 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England...
- "Freak" - 2010: HannahHannah (singer)Hannah is an Australian pop singer, song writer and musician whose mother helped buy her into the top 40. Her debut single, "No Relief", entered the ARIA Singles Chart at #40 after her mother, Denise Reid, encouraged friends and family to buy multiple copies. After this was discovered many sales...
- "I Believe In You" - 2010: Kylie MinogueKylie MinogueKylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
- "All The Lovers" - 2010: Patrick Hagenaar - "We Feel The Same"
- 2010: The Ting TingsThe Ting TingsThe Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford...
- "Hands" - 2010: KaskadeKaskadeRyan Raddon , better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ and record producer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records Kaskade placed at #30...
- "Dynasty" - 2010: Twin AtlanticTwin AtlanticTwin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band is composed of Sam McTrusty , Barry McKenna , Ross McNae and Craig Kneale ....
- "Lightspeed" - 2010: RobynRobynRobin Miriam Carlsson , better known by her stage name Robyn, is a Swedish recording artist, singer, and songwriter. Robyn became known in the late nineties for her worldwide dance-pop hit "Do You Know " from her debut album Robyn Is Here . She co-wrote the song "Du gör mig hel igen" for...
- "Dancing On My Own" - 2010: Katie MeluaKatie MeluaKetevan "Katie" Melua is a British-Georgian singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003...
- "The Flood" - 2010: MoguaiMoguaiMoguai , is a German DJ and EDM producer. He is best known for his 2002 hit "U Know Y", and his earlier hit "The Rock" which used a sample from the song "Top Billin'" by rap group Audio Two. Starting in early 2010, he became one of few people to release music on deadmau5's record label, mau5trap...
- "Oyster" - 2010: UnderworldUnderworldThe Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies. It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in some traditions it is identified with Hell or the realm of death...
- "Always Loved A Film" - 2010: La RouxLa RouxLa Roux are an English electropop duo made up of singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Kate Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their relationship as "very much a half and half sharing situation... not like a singer producer outfit", but also...
- "In For The Kill" - 2010: Martin SolveigMartin SolveigMartin Picandet, better known under his stage name Martin Solveig is a French electronic music DJ and producer from Paris. He also hosts a weekly radio show called "C'est La Vie" on stations worldwide including FG DJ Radio in his homeland...
feat. DragonetteDragonetteDragonette is a Canadian electropop group active since 2005. Dragonette consists of singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara, bassist and producer Dan Kurtz and drummer Joel Stouffer....
- "HelloHello (Martin Solveig song)"Hello" is a song performed by French electronic music DJ and producer Martin Solveig, taken from his fifth studio album Smash . It features vocals from Canadian electro-pop act Dragonette. The song was released as the album's second single on September 6, 2010 by Mercury Records. It was also...
" - 2010: Alexis JordanAlexis Jordan (singer)Alexis Jordan is an American recording artist and actress from Columbia, South Carolina. Jordan rose to fame as a contestant on the first season of America's Got Talent in 2006. After being eliminated from the show, she began to upload cover songs to YouTube, which received millions of views...
- "Happiness" - 2010: TJR feat. Xavier - "Just Gets Better 2010"
- 2011: Lady GagaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
- "Born This Way" - 2011: Clashback - "Outset"
- 2011: GinuwineGinuwineElgin Baylor Lumpkin , better known by his stage name Ginuwine is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Signed to Epic Records since the mid-1990s, Ginuwine had released a number of multi-platinum and platinum-selling albums and singles, becoming one of R&B's top artists during the late 1990's...
- "Get Involved" - 2011: Calvin HarrisCalvin HarrisCalvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
- "Bounce" - 2011: MonarchyMonarchyA monarchy is a form of government in which the office of head of state is usually held until death or abdication and is often hereditary and includes a royal house. In some cases, the monarch is elected...
- "Maybe I'm Crazy" - 2011: Diddy Dirty Money - "Ass On The Floor"
- 2011: Lady GaGaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
- "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion"