Mocean Worker has worked as an assistant to bassist/producer
Marcus Miller (
Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, EU) and he has compiled and produced dozens of jazz and R&B reissues, including work for the
Verve Remixed albums. His credits as musician include collaborations with
Bill Frissell, Hal Willner, Brian Eno and legendary producer
Joel Dorn (
Roberta Flack, John Coltrane, Leon Redbone). Under the
Mocean Worker moniker, he has released three albums of genre-defying electronic music:
Home Movies from the Brain Forest (1998);
Mixed Emotional Features (1999); and
Aural & Hearty (2000), plus
Enter The MoWo! (the debut title on his MoWo! Inc. imprint), where elements of jazz, funk and electronic music co-exist in a lively, refreshing fashion. Now he has taken on the project of
Elvis Presley’s Burning Love song remix. The project initially started out as a 30-second remix for use in a Honda CR-V commercial for broadcast in Japan, however, it now being shown in the United States. According to
Mocean Worker’s official website, it seems that he has completed a full length version for potential commercial release. The remix highlights Elvis’ vocals as well as the original bass and piano elements, embedded with a new feel good groove that fits in perfect with Elvis’ style. Let’s hope that SONY/BMG decides to commercially release this, and yet - - could this be part of a larger plan to release a full remix album? We’ll keep you posted on this.
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