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Soulchild is the name of a British remix and production duo, consisting of Damien Mendis and Stuart Bradbury.
Role in Gorillaz[]
In 2001, Soulchild created a remix that was featured on the Gorillaz single 19-2000 titled 19-2000 (Soulchild Remix). This track subsequently appeared as the 1st track of the 2002 compilation album G-Sides.
A version of the 19-2000 (Music Video) was issued using the remix as its soundtrack.
| “ | I got a call to talk about a project of Blur's Damon Albarn. It was called Gorillaz. Not a band as such, more of a collective of collaborators. They had inadvertently caught some heat, by way of a 2-Step Garage Remix of "Clint Eastwood". BBC Radio 1 weren't giving the original a lot of spins and decided (to keep in with its core audience) to do a radio edit of this popular dance mix. Since this version wasn't representative of what Gorillaz were about, EMI & Albarn initially weren't keen but relented to public demand. I was given a copy of all their demo's and unfinished/finished tracks for what was to be their debut album. The brief was "pick one that you can produce, remix or whatever into a hit single". I gave them all a listen and, nothing immediately screamed 'potential hit'. Regardless, I sent over a proposed budget for one song of their choosing. Things went quiet for a few weeks or so. I then got a call a few weeks later saying "Jamie Howlett has already started working on a video for the song "19-2000" - we'd really love it if you took that song and made into a hit".
As far as creativity was concerned, his exact words were "you have carte blanche to do whatever you want". |
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| ~ Damien Mendis, "Soulchild"[1] |
Musical Career[]
Both Mendis and Bradbury had been producing individually since the mid-1990s before collaborating and creating Soulchild around 1998. As Soulchild, they have produced and remixed tracks for artists, including Gorillaz, Kelly Rowland, Electric Six, Sugababes, Glamma Kid, Byron Stingily, Wheatus, Lamb, Soft Cell, Brandy, Delta Goodrem, Bent and OPM.