Masterboy
Masterboy is a German eurodance act. Key releases appeared on Polydor Records, Club Zone Records, Mighty Fun Records. The lineup included Linda Rocco, Annabell Kay, Beatrice Obrecht, Tommy Schleh. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 8 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Masterboy Beat Production, Cardenia, Mediteria, Comico Base
- Key labels: Polydor Records, Club Zone Records, Warner Special Marketing, Mighty Fun Records (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Linda Rocco, Annabell Kay, Beatrice Obrecht, Tommy Schleh, Enrico Zabler, Frederick B. Williams, Stephan Krauss
German eurodance act. The main figures of Masterboy are Tommy Schleh and Enrico Zabler, which first met in a London club called "The Legends" in 1989.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Masterboy in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Dancin' Forever (1998) 19 plays Mighty Fun Records
- Porque Te Vas (1999) 27 plays What's Up Records
- I Like To Like It (2000) 4 plays Universal Records
- Feel The Heat Of The Night (Remix) (1994) 1 plays Polydor Records
- Generation Of Love (1995) 1 plays Club Zone Records
Tracks & releases
All 8 Masterboy tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1994 - 2000).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feel The Heat Of The Night | 1994 | 139.91 | Polydor Records | Germany | - |
| Feel The Heat Of The Night (Remix) | 1994 | 138.09 | Polydor Records | Germany | 1 |
| Is This The Love | 1994 | 142.88 | Polydor Records | Germany | - |
| Generation Of Love | 1995 | 140.23 | Club Zone Records | Germany | 1 |
| Christmas Feeling | 1996 | 112.07 | Warner Special Marketing | Germany | - |
| Dancin' Forever | 1998 | 133.19 | Mighty Fun Records | Germany | 19 |
| Porque Te Vas | 1999 | 123.93 | What's Up Records | Germany | 27 |
| I Like To Like It | 2000 | 136.06 | Universal Records | Germany | 4 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 7 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
1 of 8 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Christmas Feeling (112.1 BPM) at the slow end and Is This The Love (142.9 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Masterboy catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- Porque Te Vas 27 plays 1999
- Dancin' Forever 19 plays 1998
- I Like To Like It 4 plays 2000
- Feel The Heat Of The Night (Remix) 1 plays 1994
- Generation Of Love 1 plays 1995
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Masterboy's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (52 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Grant Miller - Red For Love after 2x 123.5 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Rocco Granata & The Carnations - Marina ('89 Version) before 1x 120.5 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Camaro's Gang - Fuerza Mayor before 1x 120.1 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Joe MC Roy & The Saloon' Girls Band - Little Cow-Boy Medley With Rap-On before 1x 121.1 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Jay & Jason - Do You Want before 1x 121.3 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Wired - To The Beat Of The Drum before 1x 122.0 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Bluvox - Hold On before 1x 122.2 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Carlos & Stefan - Sweet Baia before 1x 122.9 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Vanessa - Crazy For You before 1x 123.1 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Donna - Dancin' before 1x 123.3 BPM 1987 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Polydor Records (3 tracks)
- Club Zone Records (1 track)
- Warner Special Marketing (1 track)
- Mighty Fun Records (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Masterboy.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.