Rheji Burrell
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Rheji Burrell is an American dance music
ian and music producer. With his twin brother Ronald (or Rhano), Burrell was responsible for creating experimental, deep house
music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Much of Burrell's house music
output was on the Nu Groove
record label, which the brothers founded, often under various aliases, such as 'New York House'n Authority', 'Tech Trax Inc' and 'Utopia Project'.
The brothers had a background in gospel music
, and joined the group Inner Spirit as 13-year-olds. They won first place for four consecutive years in the New Jersey
Teen Arts Festival, and developed their technical and playing skills on a four-track recorder. The duo earned their first recording deal with Virgin Records
in the late 80s. In the early 90s, the Burrells co-founded the Nu Groove record label, responsible for inspiring and launching the careers of several major DJs, re-mixers, and dance music artists.
In the mid 1990s, the Burrell Brothers became successful producers of Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B and Pop music
. Today the twins continue recording, and have branched out into film making and "Indie" record releases by working with undiscovered talent.
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...
ian and music producer. With his twin brother Ronald (or Rhano), Burrell was responsible for creating experimental, deep house
Deep house
Deep house is a subgenre of house music that fuses elements of Chicago house into the 1980s jazz-funk and touches of soul music. In the early compositions , influences of jazz music were most frequently brought out by using more complex chords than simple triads which are held for many bars and...
music in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Much of Burrell's house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
output was on the Nu Groove
Nu Groove
The legacy label Nu Groove Records was re launched after an almost 10 year hiatus. Original founder David Chackler revitalized the legendary label, reacquiring the rights to the Nu Groove name from his prior partners who had acquired the company in 2004....
record label, which the brothers founded, often under various aliases, such as 'New York House'n Authority', 'Tech Trax Inc' and 'Utopia Project'.
The brothers had a background in gospel music
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
, and joined the group Inner Spirit as 13-year-olds. They won first place for four consecutive years in the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
Teen Arts Festival, and developed their technical and playing skills on a four-track recorder. The duo earned their first recording deal with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in the late 80s. In the early 90s, the Burrells co-founded the Nu Groove record label, responsible for inspiring and launching the careers of several major DJs, re-mixers, and dance music artists.
In the mid 1990s, the Burrell Brothers became successful producers of Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B and Pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. Today the twins continue recording, and have branched out into film making and "Indie" record releases by working with undiscovered talent.
Discography
- Burrell, Burrell (10 Records 1988)
- Tech Trax Inc, Tech Trax Inc
- NY House'n Authority, Apartments EP
- Utopia Project, Files EP
- Jazz Documents, Secret Code
- Metro, Angel Of Mercy
- Roqui, I've Just Begun To Love You
- Rheji Burrell, Space And Time
- Rheji Burrell, S.R.O
Producer/writer
- JoJo, Blackground (2005) Platinum
- TotalTotal (band)Total was an American R&B girl group and one of the signature acts of Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records imprint during the 1990s.-Emergence & Total:...
, Total (1996) Platinum - MonifahMonifahMonifah is an American female R&B singer-songwriter.-Career:In 1996, her debut album, Moods...Moments was released. In 1997, she contributed the Heavy D. produced "I Still Love You" to the soundtrack of the film, Sprung. Monifah's second album was Mo'hogany. Released in the last quarter of 1998,...
, Moods & Moments (1996) Platinum - Channel Live, Station IdentificationStation Identification (album)Station Identification is the debut album by Channel Live. The album was released on March 21, 1995, on Capitol Records and was produced by KRS-One, Rheji Burrell, and Salaam Remi...
(1995) - Phase Two, "Reachin'" (Rheji Burrell Mix)