Pete Heller
{{Short description|British musician}}
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{{Similar names|Peter Heller (disambiguation){{!}}Peter Heller}}
Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer from Brighton, England.
Biography
He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work,IMO Records. {{cite web |url=http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/pete-heller-biography/ |title=Pete Heller Biography |accessdate=2012-03-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120802010243/http://www.imorecords.co.uk/house-2/house-artists/pete-heller-biography/ |archivedate=2 August 2012 }} "Pete Heller Biography"], IMO Records Retrieved on 29 March 2011. and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 249}} As a duo, they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project (or Farley & Heller), Fire Island plus The Look and Feel. In 1996, they released "Ultra Flava", a No. 3 hit on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The track also peaked at No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2000, he remixed Moby's song "South Side" which charted at No. 14 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, making it Moby's most successful single in the US.
On his own, Heller hit No. 1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Big Love", which held the top spot for three weeks and also was ranked by Billboard as the #1 dance song of 1999.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=120}} The same track peaked at No. 12 in the UK.
In addition, Heller remixed the Chemical Brothers' 2002 release "Star Guitar", which reached No. 8 on the UK chart.{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 102}}
In 2004, Heller launched his own record label, Phela Recordings, as a platform for his own productions and collaborations with other artists.
Discography
=Singles=
- 1999 Pete Heller – Atlanta
- 1999 Pete Heller – Big Love (Pete Heller Original Mix)
- 2003 Pete Heller & Tedd Patterson – Big Room Drama
=Remixes=
- 1990 Saint Etienne – "Let's Kiss and Make Up" (Midsummer Madness Mix)
- 1991 Pete Wylie and The Farm – Sinful! sinfarlEy + hEllErEmix
- 1992 Felix – Don't You Want Me
- 1997 Michael Jackson – "Money (Fire Island Radio Edit)"
- 1999 Par Ney De Castro – Ba-Tu-Ca-Da! – (Pete Heller Big Love From Rio Mix)
- 1999 Jamiroquai – Supersonic (Pete Heller – The Love Mix)
- 2000 Satoshi Tomiie – Come To Me (Pete Heller Remix)
- 2000 Moby – South Side (Pete Heller Park Lane Vocal)
- 2001 Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Pete Heller's Stylus Mix)
- 2001 Fatboy Slim – Song for Shelter (Pete Heller's Stylus Style Edit)
- 2002 The Chemical Brothers – Star Guitar (Pete Heller's Expanded Mix)
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.trancefixxed.co.uk/review/pete-heller-big-love/ 'Big Love (Eat Me Edit)' Review] by Trancefixxed
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Category:English electronic musicians
Category:Musicians from Brighton and Hove
Category:English record producers
Category:English house musicians
Category:English electronic dance music DJs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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