Morgan King
Encyclopedia
Musical career
Born in SpitalfieldsSpitalfields
Spitalfields is a former parish in the borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London, near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane. The area straddles Commercial Street and is home to many markets, including the historic Old Spitalfields Market, founded in the 17th century, Sunday...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Morgan's musical career began in 1979 as drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
band Illustration, who were subsequently signed by the indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
label, "Some Bizarre". After several years immersed in the UK indie scene, Morgan's musical direction changed considerably with the advent of house music
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...
in the late eighties. In 1988 Morgan moved to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and started writing with Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle
Kym Mazelle is an American dance-pop, Hi-NRG, soul, and house singer. She was brought up and lived on the same street as the Jackson family and knew Michael Jackson's mother and uncle.-Career:...
and Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson
Marshall Jefferson is an American musician, working in house music, in particular, the subgenres of Chicago house and deep house.-Biography:...
on Kym's first album, "Crazy", which was released the following year. In 1989 Morgan joined his third band, the Manic MCs who had a UK top thirty hit with their first release, "Mental".
In 1990 Morgan started collaborating with BTech record's Jan Ekholm and dance duo Quartz, working in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on a series of Dance
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...
releases under various pseudonyms, including Technoir, Backbeat, Groovement, Bassrace and others. He also formed the successful dance act "Clubland
Clubland (group)
Clubland was a house-music act assembled by Swedish producer Jan Ekholm and British musician Morgan King. Lead vocals were performed by Jamaican/Swedish singer Zemya Hamilton....
" with Jan (later joined by Zemya Hamilton on vocals), who recorded three main albums, and received three gold discs, a Swedish Grammy, and topped the US Billboard Dance chart three times with "Lets Get Busy", "Hold On (Tighter to Love)" and "Set Me Free" respectively.
In 1991, Morgan partenered with Nick Hook to form Om records in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and the band "Soundsource", who subsequently achieved success with the House
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...
/ Rap track "Take Me Up", later recycled by "Lock 'N Load" for their 2000 top ten
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....
UK hit "Blow Ya Mind". This single was followed up by the 1992 club hit "One High". Again, Morgan started writing and recording with various artists under a variety of pseudonyms with Om including Obiman, Al Hambra, VFN Experience, Om and others. He also recorded a solo record, the Balearic
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
Anthem "I Am Free", which was first released in 1991.
Around 1994/1995, Morgan took a break from the music scene, eventually resurfacing in 2003 to co-write Trybe's "Sarah Said" with Fragma
Fragma
Fragma, also known as the Fragma Project, are a German dance project, originally comprising three producers. Their most successful collaboration to date is "Toca's Miracle", which has sold over 500,000 copies and debuted #1 in the UK....
. In 2007 he opened his Accidental Music label so he could make his archive available in the digital realm for the fist time and to collaborate on new dance projects. Also around the same time he became a professional photographer after he was invited to do a one off project in Iran. He is currently working on solo material in a singer/songwriter mode and at the same time doing shoots for various publications worldwide.
With Manic MC's
(King / Cottle / Hudd)Singles
- Mental - 1989 RCARCARCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
UK #30 - The Beat - 1990 UK #96 MCAMusic Corporation of AmericaMCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
With Clubland
(King / Ekholm / Hamilton)Albums
- Themes From Outer ClublandClubland (group)Clubland was a house-music act assembled by Swedish producer Jan Ekholm and British musician Morgan King. Lead vocals were performed by Jamaican/Swedish singer Zemya Hamilton....
- 1991 - Adventures Beyond Clubland - 1992
- Secrets Of Inner Clubland (Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton) - 1995
Selected Singles
- Let's Get Busy (Pump It Up) - 1990 US Hot Dance #1 UK #86
- Hold On (Tighter To Love) - 1991 US Billboard "Hot Dance" #1, US #79
- (I'm Under) Love Strain - 1992
- Come Rain Come Shine - US Hot Dance #39 1992
- Hypnotized - 1992 US Hot Dance #1
- Set Me Free - 1992 US Hot Dance #1, US #90
- Peace of Luv - 1995
- Gimme Love, Gimme All - 1995
With Soundsource
(King / Hook)Singles
- Take Me Up - 1991 FFRR UK #62
- One High - 1992 Om records
With Obiman
(King / Blake)Single: Rising - Om records 1993
Compilation: On the Rocks - Included on Cafe Del Mar
Café del Mar
Café del Mar is a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. It is known for its sunsets and chill-out music.- Beginning :The Café del Mar was founded by Ramón Guiral, Carlos Andrea, and José Les on 20 June 1980.- Decoration :...
Vol 1 album React Records 1994
Morgan King / La Serrena
(Morgan King)Singles
- I'm Free - 1991 BTech records
- I Am Free - 1993 Om Records
- I'm Free - 1998 Excession Records
Morgan King & Max Julien
Singles- Lifetime of Understanding - 2009 Deepsound Records
- Building A Dream - 2011 Accidental Music
Morgan King Vs Charma
Singles- Justify - 2010 Accidental Music
- Justify (Dirty Rhythm Syndicate Remixes) - 2011 Accidental Music
Remixes
- Backbeat - Love and Happiness (Gasmatron mix) 1991
- Clubland - Ride the Groove (With Billy Nasty) 1992
- Clubland - Hypnotized (The Soundsource Seduction) 1992
- Alhambra - Sonar Remix (with Nick Hook) 1992
- MDA - Take an E (Roofon remix) (with Nasty / Hodgson) 1992
- Hypernature - Flow "The Morgan King mixes" (King Full Force Effect, Kingdub and Kingdeep mixes)1992
- Elimar - Prosody II (Morgan King Reprise) 2007
- Sami Dee - Da Fly (Morgan King Remix) 2008
- Max Julien feat Yohan Knight - We're the Angels Alive! (Morgan King Remix) 2008
- Marco Zappala feat Claudio Pinhero - Wherever You Go (Morgan King Remix) 2009
- Clubland - Let's Get Busy (Morgan King Remix) 2009
On Compilations
- Trance 3 - 1993 (Morgan King - I Am Free - Soma Mix) Rumour Records
- Cafe Del MarCafé del MarCafé del Mar is a bar located in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. It is known for its sunsets and chill-out music.- Beginning :The Café del Mar was founded by Ramón Guiral, Carlos Andrea, and José Les on 20 June 1980.- Decoration :...
- Cafe Del Mar Vol 1 - 1994 (Obiman - "On the Rocks", Co-Written and produced Jose PadillaJosé Padilla (musician)José Padilla is a Spanish disc jockey and producer of ambient music. He is best known for his work as DJ in the Café del Mar bar in the island of Ibiza, and is considered responsible for popularizing electronic chill-out music....
's "Agua") - React Records - Sound of the Absolute - 1994 (I Am Free - Soma Mix, Soundsource - One High - Bump Mix, Alhambra - Alhambra - Otama Mix, I Am Free - LeftfieldLeftfieldLeftfield are a British duo of electronica artists and record producers, namely Paul Daley and Neil Barnes, who formed in 1990 in London, England...
Escape From Da Da Mix, Obiman - Rising - Rosi Ryder Mix, Om - Older Brother From the Rock) - Northern ExposureNorthern Exposure (album)Northern Exposure is a 1996 mix album by DJs Sasha & John Digweed. There is both a British edition released by Ministry of Sound and an American edition released by Ultra Records...
- Sasha and Digweed - 1996 (I'm Free - The Full Length La Serrena Mix and Playdo's Minimalist Mix) Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
/ Ultra RecordsUltra RecordsUltra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner... - RenaissanceRenaissance (club)Renaissance is a British electronic dance music club brand and record label. Renaissance was started by Geoff Oakes at Venue 44 in Mansfield, England in 1992. Renaissance was Geoff Oakes' antidote to the sci-fi imagery and dressed down clubbers of the 'rave' scene .In 1993 Renaissance moved to a...
Worldwide - SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
1997 I'm Free (William OrbitWilliam OrbitWilliam Orbit is an English musician, composer and record producer, perhaps best known to most for his work on Madonna's album Ray of Light. He has also co-produced several unreleased Madonna songs originally recorded for other albums...
Mix) - RenaissanceRenaissance (club)Renaissance is a British electronic dance music club brand and record label. Renaissance was started by Geoff Oakes at Venue 44 in Mansfield, England in 1992. Renaissance was Geoff Oakes' antidote to the sci-fi imagery and dressed down clubbers of the 'rave' scene .In 1993 Renaissance moved to a... - SashaSasha (DJ)Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
- Global Underground #009: San Francisco"Global Underground 009Global Underground 009: Sasha, San Francisco is a DJ mix album in the Global Underground series, compiled and mixed by Sasha. The mix is a retrospective look at a set at Spundae at club 1015 Folsom in San Francisco, USA.-Disc one:...
- 1998 (I'm Free - William Orbit Mix) BoxedBoxedBoxed was a record label which has released around forty mix albums from DJs such as John Digweed, Nick Warren, and Danny Howells. They are most known for their Global Underground series. After stopping releases due to financial difficulties in 2003, Global Underground Ltd... - GU Mixed - 2007 Sound Source "One High" - Global Underground
- Cafe Mambo - 2008 "I'm Free" compiled by Andy Cato, - Defected Records
- 90's House - 2010 - Accidental Music
External links
- Accidental Music (Morgan King's Dance Label)
- Morgan King's page at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- UK Chart Stats
- Billboard Chart Archive
- [ Clubland US Billboard chart positions] (from Allmusic)
- Deepsound Records
- https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/catalog/?contextType=labels&contextName=Accidental%20Music&contextEntityId=13552
- Traxsource
- Morgan King Photography