 In-Sync
DIANA ROSS, BOYZ II MEN, DE’ LACY, BABYFACE, GERALD LEVERT, KOOL & THE GANG & ADEVA, ARE JUST A FEW OF THE STARS WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE MAGICAL PRODUCTION & MIXING TALENTS OF BLAZE. THE BLAZE TEAM OF KEVIN HEDGE & JOSH MILAN HAVE BEEN TURNING OUT HOUSE/R&B HITS SINCE 1987, WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF EASY STREET VIA IN SYNC’S CLASSIC, “SOMETIMES LOVE”. A YOUNG DJ BY THE NAME OF DAVID MORALES HAPPENED TO BE IN THE STUDIO DURING THE SESSION & CONTRIBUTED HIS 1ST EVER REMIX TO THE 12”!!!
FOR 20 YEARS, BLAZE & EASY STREET HAVE MAINTAINED ONE OF THE INDUSTRY’S MOST ENDURING & PRODUCTIVE “PARTNERSHIPS” WHICH CULMINATED WITH DE’ LACY’S WORLDWIDE SMASH - “HIDEAWAY” & THE FOLLOW-UP “THAT LOOK”, BOTH OF WHICH WERE TOP 20 POP HITS IN THE U.K. RECENTLY, THE COLLABORATION RESULTED IN ANOTHER CHART HIT, “MOVIN’ ON” BY DEBBIE PENDER (AM:PM/TOMMY BOY) & A SCORDHING PERFORMANCE BY KATHY BROWN OF “HAPPY PEOPLE”.
IN 1999, EASY STREET RELEASE PURE BLAZE, AN ALBUM THAT FEATURED A COLLECTION OF TIMELESS SONGS & KILLER GROOVES PRODUCED BY THIS TALENTED DUO FOR EASY STREET DURING THE PREVIOUS DECADE.
2001/2002 FEATURED 3 NEW BLAZE REMIXES, BLACK MASSES/”MY HEAVENLY STARS” NICCI’S/”WHEN YOU’RE FREE” AND TYKE’S/”ONE MAN”. THE SUMMER REALLY GOT HOTTER WITH THE RELEASE OF TYKE’S “ONE MAN”, FEATURING SOME TRULY SUBLIME BLAZE MIXES. EACH RELEASE HAS FOCUSED ON THEIR UNIQUE PRODUCTION QUALITIES...............SOULFUL VOCALS COUPLED WITH A DEEP MUSICAL VIBE, A COMBINATION THAT ALWAYS GUARANTEES A COOL & CLASSIC UNDERGROUND SOUND. PURE BLAZE 2 WAS RELEASED IN 2001 AND ONCE AGAIN PROVED TO BE BOTH A DANCEFLOOR AND SALES SUCCESS.
IN 2003, THE LONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN EASY STREET AND BLAZE REACHED A NEW HIGH POINT WITH THE RELEASE OF A DOUBLE CD, CELEBRATION, A SOULFUL HOUSE JOURNEY, SELECTED AND MIXED BY BLAZE. ONCE AGAIN, THE UNDENIABLE APPEAL OF BLAZE AND THEIR DISTINCTIVE NEW JERSEY SOUND, CREATED A WINNING MUSICAL COMBINATION.
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