N-trance

N-trance
	General information
Genre (s)	Dance , trance , disco , pop
founding	1990
Website	www.n-trance.co.uk
Founding members
	Kevin O'Toole ; Dale Longworth
Current occupation
	Kevin O'Toole (since 1990); Mike Lewis (1991–1993, since 2006); Lyndsey Jane Barrow (since 2009); T-1K (1994–1995, since 2000)
former members
	Dale Longworth (1990–1998); Ian Hu (1990); Kelly Llorenna (1992–2003, 2007–2008); Rachel McFarlane (1994–1995); Martin Ansell (1995); Sandy McLelland (1995); Snake Davis (1995); Gillian Wisdom (1995– 1996) ; Ricardo Da Force (1995-1999); Jerome Stokes (1995-1999); David Grant (1995-1999); Vinny Burns (1995-2004); Viveen Wray (1997-1999); Gary Crowley (1998); Lee Limer (1998); Lee Wolfe (2000); Rob Buckland (2000); David Browning (2000); Gillian Tennant (2004-2007)

N-Trance is a British Dance - tape from Oldham , Greater Manchester . The band was formed in 1990 by Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth. The band has sold over 5 million records worldwide and had their biggest hits in the late 1990s. The band's most famous songs are Set You Free , Forever and cover versions of well-known disco songs from the 1970s such as Stayin 'Alive , DISCO and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? .

Band history

founding

Kevin O'Toole and Dale Longworth, two audio engineering students at Oldham College, founded N-Trance in 1990. They initially shared the college's recording studio with four or five other students, which was available to them free of charge. They began to produce music that they believed was comparable to the emerging rave off the charts. At that time the band had no fixed name, but switched between different names.

The first demo tape was a remix of the theme song from Roobarb , a UK children's show . In 1991, Kevin O'Toole came in contact with Mike Lewis, a seasoned DJ, and invited him to join the band. The band's next recording, Back To The Bass , consisted mainly of samples and is stylistically classified as a trance piece. Just days after it was recorded, the track caught the attention of Dead Dead Good Records . However, shortly before the contract was signed, the label was outbid by 380 Records , a sub-label of PWL . Due to the interest of the record companies, the band and management decided that the band should be called N-Trance from now on . Problems with the quality of the samples used meant that Back To The Bass was not released as a single.

First publications

As a result it was decided that a singer was needed for future recordings. Mike Lewis therefore looked for a singer at Oldham College and, through recommendations, became aware of the then sixteen-year-old Kelly Llorenna . During the drive to Kevin O'Toole's house 15 minutes away to meet the rest of the band, the band wrote the song Set You Free to provide them with a song for rehearsal.

Set You Free was recorded at PWL Studios in 1992 and released as a promotional single with an edition of 500 copies. Due to problems with the label, the song was initially not released as a single. N-Trance then decided to buy themselves out of the current contract with 380 Records after only one year. As a result, they signed a contract with the All Around The World label . There Set You Free was released in 1993 and reached number 81 on the UK charts. After the birth of his son, Mike Lewis left the band.

In 1994 Set You Free was re-released and reached position 39 on the UK charts. The following single was a Eurodance track called Turn Up The Power , which reached number 23 in the British charts and in which Rachel McFarlane as a singer and T-1K as a rapper were involved.

International breakthrough

With live performances across the UK, the band's popularity and demand for the single Set You Free continued to grow, with a third release in 1995 that sold nearly 600,000 copies. The single reached number 2 on the UK charts and a gold record . For the first time the title was published in several European countries as well as in Australia. In the same year, N-Trance's first album , Electronic Pleasure , followed, on which seven different singers are represented. At the same time, the band expanded their repertoire, so that rap , disco and other styles were also recorded.

Surprisingly, the band's next single was a cover of Bee Gees . Stayin 'Alive became a worldwide hit, the first time Ricardo Da Force , the former rapper of The KLF , joined the band during the production . The single reached number 1 in the Australian, number 2 in the UK and a place in the top 5 in several European charts. After further commercially successful singles, N-Trance founded their own recording studio called Deep Blue in 1996 . After a year and a half of production, the second album Happy Hour was released in 1999. With Do Ya Think I'm Sexy ( Rod Stewart ) and DISCO ( Ottawan ), N-Trance released further cover versions. Then there was the title The Mind Of The Machine .

A best of album titled The Best of N-Trance 1992-2002 was released in early 2001. Another remix of Set You Free was released, which reached number 4 on the UK charts.

Recent band history

Kelly Llorena left the band again after their return. The band themselves announced that Lynsey-Jane Barrow would join the band, as well as the return of two previous band members. However, the future of the album, which was planned as the third album, is still unknown. However, it is believed that it will include recordings of Kelly Llorena, Gillian Tennant and the new singer. Unpublished songs with Gillian Tennant and Kelly Llorena as singers are listed on the band's homepage. The track Nothing Lasts Forever was announced by the label All Around The World as the next single.

In February 2009, The Mind Of The Machine was released on iTunes instead of the unfinished album as the band's third album . Only two new titles were recorded and completed with recordings from 1997.

Projects outside the band

In 2003 Mike Lewis (DJ Kuta) started with Chris Rudall with the production of their own titles under the name Kuta Productions .
In 2005 and 2006, the band founders reached number 9 with the single So Much Love To Give , which was released under the band name Freeloaders . An album called Freshly Squeezed by the Freeloaders is also available for download .

Discography

Studio albums

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1995	Electronic pleasure	-	-	-	UK99 (1 week) UK	-	First published: November 1995

More studio albums

1998: happy hour

Compilations

2001: The Best Of N-Trance 1992-2002

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1994	Set You Free Electronic Pleasure	DE44 (9 weeks) DE	AT61 (3 weeks) AT	CH18 (5 weeks) CH	UK2 platinum (19 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 1994
1994	Turn Up The Power Electronic Pleasure	-	-	-	UK23 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1994
1995	Stayin 'Alive Electronic Pleasure	DE3 gold (24 weeks)DE	AT5 (14 weeks) AT	CH2 (21 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (11 weeks)UK	US62 (17 weeks) US	First release: September 1995 feat. Ricardo Da Force
1996	Electronic Pleasure Electronic Pleasure	-	-	-	UK11 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 1996
1997	DISCO happy hour	-	AT29 (7 weeks) AT	-	UK11 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 1997
	The Mind Of The Machine Happy Hour	-	-	-	UK15 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1997
	Because Ya Think I'm Sexy? Happy hour	DE15 (22 weeks) DE	AT9 (14 weeks) AT	CH21 (12 weeks) CH	UK7 (10 weeks) UK	-	First release: September 1997 feat. Rod Stewart
1998	Paradise City happy hour	-	-	-	UK28 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 1998
1998	Tears In The Rain Happy Hour	-	-	-	UK53 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 1998
2000	Shake Ya Body The Best Of N-Trance 1992-2002	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 2000
2001	Set You Free 2001 The Best Of N-Trance 1992-2002	DE38 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH80 (2 weeks) CH	UK4 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 2001
2002	Forever The Best Of N-Trance 1992-2002	-	-	-	UK6 (10 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 2002
2003	Destiny	-	-	-	UK37 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 2003
2004	I'm in Heaven	-	-	-	UK46 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 2004

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d N-Trance on All Around The World ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Band biography on www.n-trance.co.uk ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g biography of Heather Phares on allmusic.com
↑ Discography on the band's website ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ N-Trance on danceartistinfo.com
↑ News on the band's website ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
↑ ^a ^b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
↑ ^a ^b Awards: DE UK

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[Bio-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Band biography on www.n-trance.co.uk ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[All-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g biography of Heather Phares on allmusic.com

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[DAI-5] N-Trance on danceartistinfo.com

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[charts-7] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

[Ausz.-8] Awards: DE UK

N-trance
General information
Genre (s)	Dance , trance , disco , pop
founding	1990
Website	www.n-trance.co.uk
Founding members
Kevin O'Toole Dale Longworth
Current occupation
Kevin O'Toole (since 1990) Mike Lewis (1991–1993, since 2006) Lyndsey Jane Barrow (since 2009) T-1K (1994–1995, since 2000)
former members
Dale Longworth (1990–1998) Ian Hu (1990) Kelly Llorenna (1992–2003, 2007–2008) Rachel McFarlane (1994–1995) Martin Ansell (1995) Sandy McLelland (1995) Snake Davis (1995) Gillian Wisdom (1995– 1996) Ricardo Da Force (1995-1999) Jerome Stokes (1995-1999) David Grant (1995-1999) Vinny Burns (1995-2004) Viveen Wray (1997-1999) Gary Crowley (1998) Lee Limer (1998) Lee Wolfe (2000) Rob Buckland (2000) David Browning (2000) Gillian Tennant (2004-2007)