Romanthony
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Romanthony is an American
United States
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 disc jockey
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...

, 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 singer. He is best known for his work with French
France
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 duo Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...

 (he provided the vocals for '"One More Time
One More Time (Daft Punk song)
"One More Time" is a song by Daft Punk first released as a single on 13 November 2000 and later included in the 2001 album Discovery. The song's vocal performance by Romanthony is heavily auto-tuned and compressed. As part of the album, the track is featured in the introduction to the film...

" and "Too Long" on their Discovery
Discovery (Daft Punk album)
Discovery is the second studio album by the French house duo Daft Punk, released in March 2001. It marks a shift in the sound from Chicago house, which they were previously known for, to disco, post-disco and synthpop-inspired house...

album).

Romanthony's work crosses several genres including 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...

, R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...

 and Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

. Tracks like "Hold On" make extensive use of sampling
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...

 with a distinctly soulful house feel, while the later "Bring U Up" utilises a James Brown
James Brown
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 style breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...

.

Romanthony has appeared on Black Male Records (his own label), Roulé
Roulé
Roulé is a French record label that was founded in 1995 by Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame. There exists a sister label called Scratché, which has had only one release to date by the Buffalo Bunch who now release on the Crydamoure and We Rock Music labels.-Label history:The use of the name...

, Azuli, Play It Again Sam
Play It Again Sam (record label)
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...

 (PIAS) and Glasgow Underground Recordings
Glasgow Underground Recordings
Glasgow Underground Recordings is a house music record label owned by Kevin McKay.The label was created in 1997 and has been home to artists such as Romanthony, DJ Q, Mateo & Matos, Rose Smith, Muzique Tropique, Milton Jackson and DJ Mash....

.

Singles

  • "Make This Love Right" (1993)
  • "Let Me Show You Love" (1994)
  • "Ministry of Love" (1994)
  • "The Wanderer" (1994)
  • "In the Mix (A Tribute to Tony Humphries)" (1994)
  • "Bring U Up" (1995)
  • "The House of God" (1995)
  • "Hold On" (1999)
  • "One More Time
    One More Time (Daft Punk song)
    "One More Time" is a song by Daft Punk first released as a single on 13 November 2000 and later included in the 2001 album Discovery. The song's vocal performance by Romanthony is heavily auto-tuned and compressed. As part of the album, the track is featured in the introduction to the film...

    " (vocals for Daft Punk, not featured) (2001)
  • "Never Fuck" (2002)
  • "Curious" (2008)
  • "B 2 Nite" (2010)
  • "Kraak & Smaak, Romanthony - Let's Go Back feat. Romanthony (Solomun Remix)" (2011)

Albums

  • Romanworld
    Romanworld
    Romanworld is the debut album by American House music producer Romanthony.-Track listing:# "Romanworld"# "Make This Love right"# "Now You Want Blues"# "Now You Want Me"# "Let Me Show You Love"# "Come My Way"# "Desire"# "Falling From Grace"...

    (1997)
  • Instinctual
    Instinctual
    Instinctual is the second album by American acid house DJ Romanthony. It also features DJ Predator. It was released by Glasgow Underground Records on March 1, 1999.-Track listing:#"Mind O' A Predator"#"It's Startin'"#"Remember A Song"...

    (1999)
  • Live in the Mix
    Live in the Mix
    Live in the Mix is the third album by American acid house disc jockey Romanthony. It was released by Distance Records on June 14, 1999.-Track listing:#"Intro/DJ Intro"#"I Like It"#"Dance With Me"#"Good Times "#"Party Times"#"Party Buckwild"...

    (1999)
  • R.Hide in Plain Site
    R.Hide in Plain Site
    R.Hide in Plain Site is the fourth album by American acid house disc jockey Romanthony. It was released by Glasgow Underground Records on April 18, 2000.-Track listing:# "Countdown 2000"# "Bring U Up"# "Luv Somebody"# "Feel Ya Love"# "Wreck"...

    (2000)

External links

  • Romanthony at Discogs
    Discogs
    Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...

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