PAPA RECORDS PRESENT MATTHIAS HEILBRONN

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Matthias Heilbronn feat. Monique Bingham

Go Getter

Papa Records

PAPA023 & PAPA023RX

Papa Records continue to add to their already

seamless repertoire as they welcome Matthias

Heilbronn and Monique Bingham for this stunning

release.This isn’t the first time this partnership has

delivered. It was Matthias, back in 1998, who created

a soulful house classic when he added that

dancefloor flava to Abstract Truth’s ‘We Had A Thing’,

and his Body & Soul Mix still sounds fresh these

days. Abstract Truth’s lead vocalist? Monique

Bingham. Now Matthias & Monique join forces for

‘Go Getter’ and make no mistake, the electrifying

results of these two collaborating once more is

nothing short of mind blowing.

Matthias has delivered three killer mixes of ‘Go

Getter’ and it’s being released across two 12″‘s. The

first 12″ features the Soulflower mix, an organic mix

of percussive beats under a bed of bubbling urban

bass flavours, gently dipping its toe in a tub of

nu-jazz tinged instrumentation, all hooked together

with Monique’s blissful voice and sassy lyrics. On

the flip is the Sensible House Mix delivers a more

four four flavour, burning with uber beats and funky

guitar undercurrents creating wonderful deep vibes

ripe for head nodders and shape makers alike. The

second part features Matty’s II Deep vocal and

instrumental mixes, fuelled with chunky afro

percussive rhythms, an acid tinged bass hook and

warm freestyle key licks.

A German native based in New York, Matthias

Heilbronn’s work as a producer, writer and DJ has

seen him steadily achieve international acclaim

throughout his illustrious career with his trademark

sophisticated blend of soulful, jazz-inflected deep

house, percussive Afro-Latin rhythms and infectious

progressive tribal beats. As a DJ he’s graced the

decks of world’s most premiere venues. Matthias’

musical journey began after he witnessed a magical

set from the legendary Larry Levan at the Paradise

Garage. Pretty soon he relocated to New York where

he took a job at Axis Studios, learning engineering,

programming and editing under the tutorage of his

mentor François K. He also became roommates

with seminal house icon Frankie Knuckles which

lead him on to work with Larry Levan and Tom

Moulton. He soon became one of New York’s most

in-demand editors and programmers, just as likely

to found working on songs by Michael

Jackson,Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey

and Cher as he would be working with an array of

the influential house music producers of the time

including Danny Tenaglia, Todd Terry, Tommy

Musto, C&C Music Factory and François K. In 1993,

Tommy Musto offered Matthias his first big break as

an artist when his Sub-Urban Records imprint

released Matty’s debut single ‘Give A Little More’

under the moniker Sensible House.

In 1994, Matthias teamed up with Mike Delgado and,

under the name Deep Zone Productions, the two

composed and produced some of the biggest

Garage cuts of the time including: Carolyn Harding ‘I

Am What I Am,’ Deep Zone feat. Ceybil Jeffries ‘It’s

Gonna Be Alright,’ Lift ‘Music Takes Me Higher’ and

Dangerous Minds ‘Live in Unity.’ Following on,

Matthias crafted II Deep Productions, producing and

remixing an array of essential house anthems. His

sophisticated style has seen him remix and produce

for some of dance music’s most influential labels,

including Wave Music, Chez Music, King

Street/Nitegrooves, Masters at Work, Motown and

Distance, crafting ingenious floor rockers for artists

as diverse as Anastacia, Everything But The Girl,

Finley Quaye, Moloko, James Ingram, Martha Wash,

Bootsy Collins and Tom Jones to name but a few.

His own productions continue to gain notoriety, such

as last years ‘Nature Boy’ and ‘That Girl’ (released

on King Street and Wave Music respectively). As the

beat goes on, 2004 sees the tireless and prolific

Matthias compiling and mixing the third installment

of Wave Music’s Deep and Sexy compilation series

with other forthcoming projects including a

Peppermint Jam mix compilation entitled

Destination NY, and of course working on his own

productions. He also has plans for two world-wide

DJ tours this year.

The incredible voice of Monique Bingham has

reached great acclaim worldwide, touching many

souls with her ability to crossover genres and blend

them in perfect harmony. A born and bred New

Yorker with a deep respect and passion for the

traditions of jazz, Monique’s charismatic vocals

reflect the numerous influences into her own distinct

style. A sublimely talented lyricist and composer,

Monique is most recently known for her beautiful

collaborations on the likes of Sir Piers ‘Don’t You

Love Me’ for Curious Records and Blue 6’s ‘Pure’

for the Naked Music label, but for many she is best

known as the amazing voice fronting the New York

Acid Jazz funk driven ensemble Abstract Truth. In

1996 Abstract Truth released OGet Another Plan’ on

WAVE, followed later that year by an EP of remixes

that was released on Wave and also picked up by

Gilles Peterson’s Talkin’ Loud stable. Their follow up

was the smash ‘We Had A Thing’ in 1998 which is

where this story starts.

Matthias will be touring from March through to May,

and Monique will be appearing at some of these

dates to perform Go Getter live, keep your eyes

peeled for details.

TRACKLIST

PAPA023: A1) Go Getter (Soulflower Mix) &n bsp;

AA1) Go Getter (Sensible House Mix)

PAPA023RX : A1) Go Getter (Matty’s II Deep Mix)

AA1) Go Getter (Matty’s II Deep Instrumental Mix)

‘Go Getter’ (Soulflower & Sensible House Mixes) will

be released on 19th April on Papa Records.

‘Go Getter’ (Matty’s II Deep Mixes) will be released

on 3rd May on Papa Records.