Jaydee
Encyclopedia
Jaydee is a Dutch/Italian house music
producer
and DJ
duo. The original name was Jei D, which Robin Albers (the sole original member) changed to JayDee, after teaming up with Joseph D. (DJ Jay Dee) a DJ and dance music producer from Rome
Italy
. In the early 1990s Dee was amongst the most followed radio personalities in Italy
hosting a dance music show in Europe
on Italy's Radio DeeJay
.
In 1992, the duo under the pseudonym
JayDee released the hit
, "Plastic Dreams
", which reached #1 on the US
Billboard
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart
. The song, an instrumental
, featured a prominent Hammond organ
style synthesizer
melody, played in a jazzy, improvised
manner. "Plastic Dreams" continues to be remix
ed and re-released today, mostly on unsolicited white label
s. The track has made the UK Singles Chart
on two occasions; firstly in September 1997 when it reached #18, and again in January 2004 when it reached #35. With this big hit, Albers decided to create his own record label
, First Impression, and to change his artistic name to Karnak, under which he released a few records to differentiate himself from his Italian counterpart. At times, Albers still uses Jaydee, while Dee still uses the pseudonym
DJ Jay Dee.
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
duo. The original name was Jei D, which Robin Albers (the sole original member) changed to JayDee, after teaming up with Joseph D. (DJ Jay Dee) a DJ and dance music producer from Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. In the early 1990s Dee was amongst the most followed radio personalities in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
hosting a dance music show in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
on Italy's Radio DeeJay
Radio DeeJay
Radio DeeJay is an italian radio station. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian radio and television personality Claudio Cecchetto and was acquired by the Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso in 1989 .-Overview:Early personalities on this radio station include: Claudio Cecchetto, Gerry Scotti,...
.
Biography
After a degree in commercial studies, Albers played in the Dutch national baseball team and was triple Dutch wrestling champion. Then, he started his career as DJ, and was a radio host on music and sport programs in his country for eleven years (one of them was elected "best Dutch dance show" three times). He organized the annual Dutch Mixing Championship five times.In 1992, the duo under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
JayDee released the hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, "Plastic Dreams
Plastic Dreams
"Plastic Dreams" is a 1992 song recorded by dance music producers Jaydee. It was the artist's debut single and remains generally considered to be one of the classics of the house music genre...
", which reached #1 on the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. The song, an instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
, featured a prominent Hammond organ
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
style synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
melody, played in a jazzy, improvised
Improvisation
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...
manner. "Plastic Dreams" continues to be remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed and re-released today, mostly on unsolicited white label
White label
White label records are vinyl records with adhesive plain white labels affixed. Test pressings, usually with Test Pressing written on the label, with catalogue number, artist and recording time or date, are produced in small quantities to evaluate the quality of the disc production...
s. The track has made the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
on two occasions; firstly in September 1997 when it reached #18, and again in January 2004 when it reached #35. With this big hit, Albers decided to create his own record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, First Impression, and to change his artistic name to Karnak, under which he released a few records to differentiate himself from his Italian counterpart. At times, Albers still uses Jaydee, while Dee still uses the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
DJ Jay Dee.
Singles
- 1992 : "Plastic Dreams" - UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#18 - 1994 : "Music Is So Special"
- 1995 : "I Want You"
- 1996 : "The Lounge"
- 1997 : "Plastic Dreams" (revisited)
- 1997 : "U Got It"
- 1998 : "Reste chez moi"
- 1998 : "Spank! Spank!"
- 2000 : "House Nation"
- 2003 : "Plastic Dreams" (remixes)
- 2006 : "Plastic Dreams" (remixes)