Dat Oven
Encyclopedia
Dat Oven is a dance
/electronica
duo based in New York City
. The act consists of Jeffery Gratton (from Worcester, Massachusetts
) and Shunji Moriwaki (from Oita, Japan
).
The act has had three entries on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart:
The name "Dat Oven" refers to new ideas arising from friction, for example the clash of opinions that a creative duo might impose on each other; or the conflict between art and commerce. Friction generates heat; heat comes from the "Oven"; D.igital A.udio T.echnology is Dat Oven's medium (DAT).
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...
/electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
duo based in New York City
New York City
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. The act consists of Jeffery Gratton (from Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
) and Shunji Moriwaki (from Oita, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
).
The act has had three entries on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart:
- 1998 "Chelsea Press 2" (#1)
- 1998 "Icy Lake" (#18)
- 1998 "Jet Set" (#9)
The name "Dat Oven" refers to new ideas arising from friction, for example the clash of opinions that a creative duo might impose on each other; or the conflict between art and commerce. Friction generates heat; heat comes from the "Oven"; D.igital A.udio T.echnology is Dat Oven's medium (DAT).
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart