John Creamer & Stephane K are international DJ's, and as a duo, a New York City based electronic music production team. John Creamer grew up in Philadelphia and began his career in New York in the mid-90's as an A&R man for Eightball Records]], and later for Satellite Records]], and was producing acid house before he met up with his future production partner. Stephane K came to New York by way of Tokyo and Paris, and was making music with Satoshi Tomei]] under the name Bipath when he met Creamer. Both artist claim to have been converted to house music at the legendary New York nightclub, Sound Factory]]. After pairing up as a production team, they went on to create many successful singles as well as dance remixes for artists such as iiO, Moby, New Order, and Sinéad O'Connor.
The duo is considered one of the pioneering forces behind the progressive house movement of the early 2000's. In 2002, they were named "Remixers of the Year" by Remix Magazine. Their work has been featured on many DJ mixes from Boxed, Bedrock, Universal Records, Ultra Recordsand Ministry of Sound. Well known for having a recognizable, unique style which usually incorporates steamy percussion and dark, tribal effects, they are well-respected for maintaining a distinct, identifiable sound and not pandering to current musical trends. They produced or remixed very vocal-driven dance tracks at a time when instrumentals and dubs were the sound of the moment, and were careful to avoid stereotypically brassy dance vocals, or over-the-top singers and divas.
Widely recognized for taking music from a diverse range of artists and turning the songs into dance floor hits, some of the most successful remixes in their portfolio include Kosheen's "Hide U," Satoshi Tomiie's "Love In Traffic," New Order's "Crystal," Nat Monday's "Waiting," Hybrid's "True To Form," Moony's "Doves," Puretone's "Addicted To Bass," The Crystal Method's "You Know It's Hard," Sinead O' Connor's "Troy" and Iio's classic anthem, "Rapture." Most notable are the remixes of Kosheen's "Hide U" which won them remix of the year at the 2001 Muzik Awards, entered the UK Top 10 at number 6 and topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart; Sinead O' Connor's "Troy" which topped Billboard's Hot Dance Music / Club Play chart; and Iio's "Rapture" which hit number 2 on both the U.K. singles chart and on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
Creamer & K's acclaimed original productions include Rosko's "Love Is A Drug," which was another number one hit in 2005, and released under their own moniker, NY Love. While promoting that record, they began a series of "NY Love Presents" parties featuring live performances at the prestigious New York nightclub Crobar. Their latest single, 2006's "Something To Lose," was signed to Ultra Records and is a duet between Nadia Ali of iio and Rosko, who were introduced to each other by John Creamer. Championed on the UK's BBC Radio 1 by influential DJ and tastemaker Pete Tong, this new record was quickly licensed to Roger Sanchez's "Release Yourself vol. 5," as well as to the Global Underground solo debut of DJ/Producer Sharam of the Grammy Award-winning duo Deep Dish, titled "Dubai."
External links
- John Creamer & Stephane K discography at Discogs
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