Michael Moog
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Michael Moog is a moniker for producer
Record producer
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/arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

/remix
Remix
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er Phillip Damien from New York City
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. He scored a #1 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...

 on the Billboard
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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....

 in 2000 with "That Sound," which sampled
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...

 The Spinners' "I'll Be Around." "That Sound" also reached #32 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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In 2001 Moog was injured in a car accident. But after months of rehabilation he returned to dancefloors in 2002 with "R U Ready."

"That Sound" was sampled in Flanders' 2006 single "By My Side."

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