DJ Profiles C Chocolate Puma (NL) | Chocolate Puma (NL) |
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| Monday, 26 March 2007 | |
 In 1992 two notorious Amsterdam DJs, Zki and Dobre, founded a label called Fresh Fruit. The label was designed to release records by the duo under a number of assumed names and it was so successful that local clubbers would have fainted at the thought that its prolific artist roster - The Good Men, René Et Gaston, Klatsch!, Jark Prongo, Basco and more - was really the work of only two men. In 1995 Zki and Dobre decided to quit with the Fresh Fruit Label and start a new label called Pssst Music, where they played both producer and label boss, releasing both their own records and the offerings of the hottest new producers in Holland. They took the cream of all genres of dance music, but their heart, from the beginning, was always in big, stomping house records. Chocolate Puma is the latest venture of these chameleon characters. Their first release in 2001 was “I Wanna Be U” with vocal inspiration provided by male vocalist Evo. " I Wanne Be U" was an international crossover hit all over Europe, especially in the UK where Chocky entered the charts at a #6 position. After the massive success of "I Wanna Be U' remix requests where coming in from all international fame such as Armand van Helden, Boris Dlugosch feat. Roisin Murphy, Stereo MC's, Roger Sanchez, Bastian and Britney Spears. The second release in 2003 is “A Star Is Born”. This time David Gonçalvez sang the vocals on this awesome tune. Pete Tong got his hands on a copy of 'A Star Is Born' and played it a couple of times at the Essential Selection on BBC Radio 1. ' He even chose it to be Essential New Tune! In the meantime The Scumfrog delivered a stunning edit of the original dub mix. While the third release "4 Letter Word" with the catchy as hell vocals from the infamous Tina Harris has been prowling the international floors for months. It was immediately picked up by U.S. Effin Records (The Scumfrog's very own label) who was responsible for the highly acclaimed Cedric Gervais Remix. With this new wave electro clash production Chocolate Puma once again proves to be a step ahead of the game. In the summer of 2005 their latest funky as ph#ck track 'Always and Forever' which again features the soulful vocals of David Gonçalvez saw the light and was immediately picked up by the worlds leading DJ's. Chocolate Puma – Always and Forever The video is on medium rotation on TMF Winner “match of the day” at Dutch radio station Slam FM On rotation at Fresh FM Plays at Radio538 by dj’s Dennis Ruyer (DJ Devious) and Barry Paff Releases in the UK on Positiva Dj Support from Dj Roog, , Roger Sanchez, Erick E., Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Bob Sinclar, Laidback Luke e.v.a. The amazing video is shot in London The vocalist is David Goncalves, one of contestants of Idols Hot with 69,2 on Radio 538’s hot or not High rotation on Van Diepen’s Dance Department Charted #2 in Fresh 40 Dance Chart, #5 in Mega Dance Top 30 9 weeks on the playlist of radio 1 First dance record ever that made it on the playlist of BBC 1 xtra (uk) Playlisted at Kiss FM, Galaxy FM, Capital radio and many others ‘Always and Forever’ is a huge clubhit for almost a year now! Latin Village to Dance-Valley, Lowlands to Loveland and Ibiza to Miami. This record is played by every major Dj in the world (e.g. Roger Sanchez, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, DJ Roog, Erick E, Laidback Luke.) Also because of the awesome remixes by Till West and Bob Sinclar, this track was extremely popular this summer in Ibiza. It is the highest time for this track to get a proper single release and of course an amazing videoclip. The first day the single went in rotation on Dutch radio and clip stations, the Dutch listeners and viewers made clear that they wanted to ‘Always and Forever’ more often. The track was 69,2% hot, on hot or not at radio station 538. Not a bad start! It will not be long before you can hear, and see the single everywhere!. In England the well known label Positiva does the job. ‘Always and forever’ is on its way to make it to the top10 in de UK sales chart. The original mix is now 9 weeks on the BBC Radio 1 playlist. Besides that, ‘Always and Forever’ is the first dance record ever to make it on the playlist of BBC1 Extra. It is almost unnecessary to say that the track is also added to the playlist of Kiss FM, Galaxy FM and Capital radio, to name a few. The guys behind Chocolate Puma are Dj Zki & Dobre. The have produced many huge tracks under different guises. To name but a few: The Good Men (Give It Up), Jark Prongo (Rocket Base) en René et Gaston (Valléé des L’ Armes). They also did remixes for some of the biggest artists around. (e.g. Britney Spears, Stereo Mc’s). David Goncalves, former Idols candidate did the vocals for the track and you can also see him in the beautiful videoclip. Web: www.chocolatepuma.com |
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