Michael Gray (DJ)
Michael Anthony Gray (born 12 July 1966), better known as Michael Gray, is a British DJ and house music producer. He is also half of the dance music production and remixing duo Full Intention.[1]
Michael Gray | |
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| Birth name | Michael Anthony Shefford Gray |
| Born | 12 July 1966 |
| Origin | Croydon, London, England |
| Genres | Dance-pop, nu-disco, house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Instruments | keyboard, synthesizer, music sequencer, samplers, drum machine |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Altra Moda Music |
| Associated acts | Full Intention, Maria Lawson, Shelly Poole, Steve Edwards |
Biography
Michael Gray created a megamix entitled "The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)" for that year's awards ceremony which peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, he began issuing records under his own name, the first being "The Weekend", a worldwide hit in late that year. It peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart[2] when licensed through UMTV on Eye Industries, and also notched up over 20,000 plays on the radio. In the United States, "The Weekend" was a Top 10 hit on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2005, where it was released on Ultra Records. It featured in a Honda commercial and also in the Ugly Betty episode, "Sofia's Choice", in 2007.
The follow-up to "The Weekend" was "Borderline" featuring vocals from Shelly Poole, formerly of Alisha's Attic, released on 24 July 2006. The track peaked at #3 on the ARIA Club Chart and at #12 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2007, an album, Analog Is On, was released briefly only in Japan. A third single, "Somewhere Beyond", peaked at #5 on the Australian ARIA Club Chart.
Gray's 2000s productions include: Full Intention's "I Believe In You" (2005), 'Hi Fashion' with Maria Lawson, "Whatcha Gonna Do" (2005). 'Miami Ice' "Better Than Perfect" (2005), 'Robot Man' "Ready for This" featuring Nanchang Nancy (2008). "Ready for This" was #5 on the UK Club Chart, and #1 on the UK Upfront Club Chart. In 2009, with the new label Full Intention Records, he released Full Intention's "Once In A Lifetime", "I Will Follow" and "Forever".
His early 2010s productions include: Michael Gray, Paul Harris, Kid Massive & Sam Obernik 'Home' (2010), Michael Gray, Paul Harris & Jon Pearn feat. Amanda Wilson "Caught up" (2010), Michael Gray, Jon Pearn, Rob Roar & Cassandra Fox 'Lights Down Low'. (2010). In 2010, Gray appeared at Belgrade Arena DJing alongside David Guetta. In late 2010, Michael Gray made a remix of the song "It's OK" by Cee Lo Green. In 2011, he released a single called "Remember" with Marco Lys. In 2013, he released another single with Marco Lys called "The Underground". In 2013, he released under the name MGNY a single called "My World" featuring the vocalist NY.
With Full Intention, the most popular tracks he released recently were "Keep Pushing" in 2016 and "I Miss You" in 2017. In 2016, Michael Gray released new versions of his hit "Walk Into The Sun", notably with a Full Intention remix. In 2018, Full Intention made a remix of a David Penn's song featuring Lisa Millett entitled "Join Us".
In 2018, Michael Gray released a single entitled "Keep Moving On", featuring the vocalists Kimberley Brown and Shirley Marie Graham.
In 2019, he released the tracks "24 7 People", "Take Me Back" and "Brother Brother". The same year, his remix of Sylvester's hit "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" was real success on the charts and was played by many DJs in clubs and concerts.
Michael Gray played DJ sets in many countries, notably in Poland, Germany, The Philippines, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Georgia, Spain and The Netherlands.
Discography
Studio albums
- Analog Is On (2007)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS | AUT | BEL | FIN | GER | IRE | NED | SWI | ||||||
| 1990 | "The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)" (credited to Various Artists) | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| 2004 | "Whatcha Gonna Do" (featuring Maria Lawson) | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Weekend" | 7 | 14 | 49 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 49 | |||||
| 2006 | "Borderline" (featuring Shelly Poole) | 12 | 49 | 63 | 52 | — | 42 | 42 | 78 | 75 | ||||
| 2007 | "Somewhere Beyond" (featuring Steve Edwards) | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | "Ready for This" (featuring Nanchang Nancy) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Piece of You" (featuring Laura Kidd) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Can't Wait for the Weekend" (featuring Roll Deep) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X | |||
| 2013 | "My World" (featuring NY) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||
| 2016 | "Walk Into The Sun" (featuring Ann Saunderson) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | "Keep Moving On" (featuring Kimberley Brown and Shirley Marie Graham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | "24 7 People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Take Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Brother Brother" (featuring Kimberley Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Selected remixes
- 2004 Scape featuring D´Empress - Be My Friend
- 2005 Yanou - Sun Is Shining
- 2007 Splittr - All Alone
- 2008 Seamus Haji, Lords Of Flatbush - 24 Hours
- 2008 Cicada - Beautiful
- 2008 Priors - What You Need
- 2008 Danism - Strike
- 2009 Kläder & Vapen Featuring Anna Ternheim – What Have I Done
- 2009 Gary Go - Open Arms
- 2009 Visage - Fade to Grey
- 2010 Izzy Stardust and Dumb Dan - Looking Out For A Bigger Love
- 2010 Valeriya - All That I Want
- 2010 Cee Lo Green - It's OK
- 2011 Sterling Void - Runaway Girl
- 2012 Tara McDonald - Give Me More
- 2013 Kamaliya - Love Me Like
- 2015 Electronic Youth - Be Right There
- 2019 Advance - Take Me To The Top
- 2019 Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- 2019 Alton Edwards - I Just Wanna (Spend Some Time with You)
- 2019 Mahogany - Ride On The Rhythm
- 2019 Raw Silk - Just In Time
- 2019 Billy Porter - Love Yourself
- 2019 Husky, Brazen - Only One Way
- 2019 Karen Harding and Who - I Don't Need Love (Mark Knight and Michael Gray Remix)[3]
- 2020 Jasper Street Co. - Paradise (Mark Knight & Michael Gray Remix)
References
- "Michael Gray Biography". IMO Records. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "I Don't Need Love (Mark Knight & Michael Gray Remix) - Single by Karen Harding on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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