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"Yomanda" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Jomanda .
Yomanda
Birth name Paul Kevin Masterson Also known as See
Production aliases Genres
House ,
dance ,
trance Years active 1995 (1995 ) –present Labels Manifesto, Incentive, Virgin, VC Recordings
Musical artist
Paul Kevin Masterson
[1] is a Northern Irish DJ and record producer, originally from
Belfast and now[
when? ] living in London. He is best known for recording as Yomanda . He is also part of the
dance music duo
Hi-Gate , along with
BBC Radio 1 DJ
Judge Jules .
Biography
Recording as Amen! UK , he had a
hi-NRG hit with "Passion", released by
Deconstruction Records in 1995.
[2]
Billboard magazine described it as being "underlined by an intangible but apparent reverence for hi-NRG architects, such as the late
Patrick Cowley ", praising the track's "crazy-catchy chorus" while slightly criticizing the lack of "meaty" lyrics otherwise.
[2]
As Paul Masterson presents Sushi , he had another hit with "The Earthshaker" in 2002.
[3] He has used various recording aliases since 1995, which are listed below.
[4] In the United States, his best known production along with
Rachel Auburn , Candy Girls (which featured an American lead vocalist,
Sweet Pussy Pauline ), reached number 7 on Billboard ' s Dance Club Songs chart with "Wham Bam" in 1996.
He has also worked with
Judge Jules , most notably billed as
Hi-Gate .
[5]
Production aliases
Amen! UK / Amen!
Candy Girls
Celine Diablo
Clergy
Dorothy
Erotixs
Hi-Gate
Paul Masterson
Sleazesisters / Sleaze Sisters
Subway
Succargo
Sushi
VPL
Wand
Working Class Hero
Yomanda
Discography
Singles
"Synth and Strings" (Yomanda) (1999) –
UK No. 8
[4]
"Sunshine" (Yomanda) (2000) – UK No. 16
[4]
"On the Level" (Yomanda) (2000) – UK No. 28
[4]
"You're Free" (Yomanda) (2003) – UK No. 22
[4]
"Got the Chance" (Yomanda vs Uto)
"Kaminari" (Yomanda vs Uto)
"Passion" (Amen! UK) (1997) – UK No. 15
[6]
"People of Love" (Amen! UK) (1997) – UK No. 36
[6]
"Passion" (Amen! UK) (2003) – UK No. 40
[6]
"The Earthshaker" (Paul Masterson presents Sushi) (2002) – UK No. 35
[5]
"Stars" (Paul Masterson)
"What U Got, What You Do" (Paul Masterson presents Subway)
"Pullin For 2" (Paul Masterson presents Subway)
"Pitchin' (In Every Direction)" (Hi-Gate) (2000) – UK No. 6
[7]
"I Can Hear Voices" / "Caned and Unable" (Hi-Gate) (2000) – UK No. 12
[7]
"Gonna Work It Out" (Hi-Gate) (2001) – UK No. 25
[7]
"Mayhem in Miami" (Paul Masterson and BK)
"Saints & Sinners" (Clergy)
"The Oboe Song" (Clergy) (2002) – UK No. 50
[8]
"The Bassline" (VPL)
"T-Break" (VPL)
"Sex" (Sleazesisters with Vikki Shepard) (1995) – UK No. 53
[9]
Let's Whip It Up (You Go Girl)" (Sleazesisters with Vikki Shepard) (1996) – UK No. 46
[9]
"Work It Up" (Sleaze Sisters) (1998) – UK No. 74
[9]
"Fe Fi Fo Fum" (Candy Girls featuring Sweet Pussy Pauline) (1995) – UK No. 23
[10]
"Wham Bam" (Candy Girls featuring Sweet Pussy Pauline) (1996) – UK No. 20
[10]
"
I Want Candy " (Candy Girls featuring Valerie Malcolm) – UK No. 30
[10]
"What's That Tune (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo) (Dorothy) (1995) – UK No. 31
[11]
"Good To Love You" (PM Project with Sharon Woolf) (limited white label)
"The Sound" (Yomtrax)
Co production
"Hi-Gate" (with Judge Jules) (albums)
"VPL" (with Judge Jules) (singles)
2001 "The Bassline"
2002 "T Break"
2003 "Bass Trouble"
2003 "In The Park"
2003 "It's Showtime"
References
^
"Paul Masterson" . Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 February 2011 .
^
a
b Flick, Larry (14 October 1995).
"Paul Masterson Gives Dancefloors Hi-NRG 'Passion' " .
Billboard . p. 30. Retrieved 17 November 2010 .
^ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004).
The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums . Omnibus Press. p. 667.
ISBN
978-1-84449-058-5 . Retrieved 17 November 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d
e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^
a
b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 354.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^
a
b
c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 22.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^
a
b
c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 252.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 110.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^
a
b
c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 507.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^
a
b
c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 91.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 166.
ISBN
1-904994-10-5 .
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