Supafly
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- For the FugativeFugativeFugative is a rapper and record producer from Essex, England. He worked with Kirk Burrowes for a week in April 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia the former manager of Mary J. Blige and co-founder of Bad Boy Records after Burrowes was contacted by Byart's mother Gloria who previously managed Marvin Gaye...
song, see Supafly (Fugative song)Supafly (Fugative song)"Supafly" is a single by British artist, Fugative. It released on January 17, 2010 on digital download on Hard2Beat Records. The track charted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart.- Remixes :...
Supafly (also known as Supafly Inc) is a UK
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...
dance
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...
act composed of Panos Liassi (Mister P) and Andrew Tumi (One). The act is led by DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and 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...
, Mister P.
They are best known for their 2005's "Let's Get Down" - which was a club
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
around the world and used by the Australia
Australia
Australia , 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...
n television network FOX8
FOX8
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as their summer theme song; and "Moving Too Fast" in late 2006, which sampled
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
from the Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
' hit "Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise
"Another Day in Paradise" is a song by Phil Collins released as the first single from his number-one album But Seriously . As with his song from Genesis, "Man on the Corner" "Another Day in Paradise" was written to bring attention to the problem of homelessness; as such, the song was a substantial...
".
Supafly's sound is a blend of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
/hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
/rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and dance
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...
. Supafly's success has lead them to sold out tours, performing to crowds of up to 25,000. Now London
London
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based, the essence of their sun-filled sound developed partly from Mister P and One’s stint in Australia. Inspired by the sunshine and the live music scene in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, their time away proved to be an inspiration for Supafly's signature tune, "Let's Get Down". It was written on one of the hottest days in Australia's history.
Supafly picked up the Best Newcomer Award at the 2006 Urban Music Awards
Urban Music Awards
The Urban Music Awards is a HipHop, R&B, Dance and soul music awards ceremony launched in 2003 and now held in six countries annually.The awards ceremony is held annually by Invincible Media Group. The UMA's is now held in 6 countries annually...
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One
One has collaborated on several underground dance hits including "Pleasure Love" with De Funk, which was voted best dance single of the year 2000 by MixMag and was a UK Top 30 hit that year. He most recently collaborated on "Erotic City" as one half of Supafly, one of the Miami Conference's singles.Mister P
Mister P (Panos Liassi) was involved in the production of the singles: "Passion"Amen Uk, "Ripped in 2 Minutes" A Vs B, "Lover" (featuring Rachel MacFarlane), "Let's Get Down" Supafly Inc "Moving Too Fast" Supafly Inc and "Pleasure Love" De Funk. In the 1990s he worked with a Homeboy Hippie and Funky Dread and was part of "Project One" "Blu Room" "Rated Pg" "London Fiesta" & "Apollo". Mister P produced some house and jungle/drum and bass tracks during this time, usually with collaborators. He went on to claim credit as the man behind acts such as: Amen UK (Positiva Records), De Funk Sony, A vs. B Positiva, and Co produced "Pacjam" Eye Industries.In addition, Mister P's credits include remixing for: Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
, Prince
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
, Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
, Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
, David Morales
David Morales
David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...
, Goldie
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
, Coolio
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
, D:Ream
D:Ream
D:Ream was a UK pop and dance band of the 1990s. They had a UK Number One hit with "Things Can Only Get Better" in 1994 as well as eight more top 40 hits. They released two albums, both of which reached the top five...
, Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...
, Livin' Joy
Livin' Joy
Livin' Joy was a house music group from Italy who released two successful dance hits in the 1990s, "Dreamer" and "Don't Stop Movin'". The group consisted of Italian brothers Paolo and Gianni Visnadi and singer Tameka Starr....
and Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown is an American R&B Dance/House singer from South Carolina.-Career:Brown began singing in her local Gospel choir. After joining the contemporary R&B group Sweet Cinnamon...
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Singles discography
- 2005: "Erotic City" (as Supafly vs. Deni Hines)
- 2005: "Let's Get Down" (as Supafly vs. Fishbowl) — #1 ESP, #13 NL, #22 UK, #30 AUS, #15 FRA, #4 BEL, #1 TURK, #1 UK Dance Chart
- 2006: "Moving Too Fast" (as Supafly Inc) — #1 ESP, #10 NL, #20 UK, #28 BEL, #1 UK Club Chart, #3 U.S. Billboard Dance Airplay
- 2007: "Sunrise" (as Supafly Inc) — #42* ESP
- 2008: "Be Together" - (as Supafly Inc)
- 2009: "Catch Me When I'm Falling" - (as Supafly Inc)