When ambitious young record store manager Oli Lazarus initiated his Reel Pe… Read Full Bio ↴When ambitious young record store manager Oli Lazarus initiated his Reel People project back in 2000 he could only have dreamt of where those first tentative steps would lead him. Having immersed himself in the soulful house sounds of specialist record store Flying for the previous three years, Oli Lazurus had begun to feel that the musical education he had gained in-store was complete and that his tenure atthe shop was drawing to a natural end.
Gaining a passion for dancefloor grooves and a valuable experience of the musicindustry whilst working with the store's sister label Chillifunk, Lazurus decided his future lay in music production. His ideal was to lead a fully-formed live ensemble in the finest traditions of Maze and Rufus, but with no songwriting, performance or studioskills under his belt at that stage, his dream appeared to be almost unattainable.These seemingly insurmountable obstacles were however not going to get in the way.
Utilising the guidance of West London production don Phil Asher (Restless Soul), the talents of multi-instrumentalist Nathan Haines and the assistance of sometime Chilli Funk engineer Tom Davidson, Oli set about creating the project's first release. "Spiritual", later remixed by Jon Cutler and Seiji (Bugz In The Attic), found favour with some of London's finest underground DJs, and proved to be a turning point for Lazarus.
The record became the debut release on his own Papa Records imprint, a label set up initially for the purpose of releasing Reel People material, but which has since courted considerable success with tracks from DJ Spinna, Osunlade, Jon Cutler and Matthias Heilbronn amongst others.
Another single "Reeltime" soon followed and Reel People began to gain a reputation as a fresh new production outfit straddling the boundaries of house and broken beat.
During the course of auditioning musicians for studio sessions, Oli Lazarus came across the talents of Mike Patto, a gifted piano player who also expressed ability on both guitar and vocals. Despite being wholly dissimilar in their personalities, there
was an instant rapport between the pair, and a shared directness in their approach to work lead to Lazarus inviting Mike Patto to join Reel People as a permanent, fulltime member.
With many releases already to his credit, not least most of the Restless Soul catalogue to that point, Patto brought an invaluable compositional element to the outfit and at his insistence, they began a songwriting stint that was to shape the contents of their debut album
Working with Dyanna Fearon, a vocalist from the D-Influence stable, Reel People began to take shape as an actual band and not merely a studio-based outfit, with early collaborations such as "Butterflies", "Second Guess", "Washing Away" and "Back 2 Base" beginning to define the new sound of the ensemble. Additional contributions from vocalist Vanessa Freeman, and highly regarded producers Phil Asher, DJ Spinna plus Bugz In The Attic's Seiji and Afronaught strengthened the group's sound as they forged ahead with the intentions of producing a album the likes of which had not been witnessed since the soul laden 70s.
From the album sessions Reel People plucked two singles to precede the longplayer's release. The first of these, "Can't Stop", was recorded partially in New York with favoured vocalist Angela Johnson (Cooly's Hot Box) and proved to be a worldwide smash, delighting dancefloors from Manhattan to Manchester and Melbourne to set a template that remains unique to Reel People, as it attained an equal amount of respect from house DJs (for the remix) as the original mix did from leftfield DJs.
Performing "Can't Stop", "Butterflies" and "The Light" the band achieved their goals, dropping jaws across the whole audience, not least Simon Dunmore's at the Defected Records table.
A supporter of the Reel People singles issued up until that point, this was however to be Dunmore's first experience of the band performing live. A time-honoured soul aficionado he recognised the multi-faceted talents of the ensemble immediately, and having his interest in their album renewed, he approached Reel People with the intentions of realising the full potential of "Second Guess".
2005 sees Reel People about to re-release the gem that is "Second Guess". The Defected Records issue of the album contains three brand new tracks. Lead single "The Rain" features the vocals of Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx) and boasts remixes from Joey Negro and Rasmus Faber. Second single "In The Sun" is a wonderfullyadventurous, multi-layered dancefloor juggernaut and could quite possiblybe their best track to date. The new presentation is completed by a cover version ofthe Thelma Houston classic "You Used To Hold Me So Tight", the latter two tracks both recorded with vocalist Angela Johnson.
Reel People are once again set to take this marvellous album of unforgettable songs on the road, much to the delight of festival and club goers who have beencraving their return. In just five short years Oli Lazarus has realised that once distant dream, born at the counter of Flying Records. Although it has to be said that even this ambitious young man could not have dared to hope that, after such a short tenure, he would be at the helm of the UK's best live soul outfit, and one with a songwriting and production reputation to match Following this, the debut album's title track "Second Guess" was issued as a single and just several weeks afterwards the completed collection was unleashed upon the world.
A brilliant star amongst a sea of half-hearted dance albums, "Second Guess" was a unique collection in that it combined traditional song-based and musician-led material in a format that would be embraced on the heart of the dancefloor. The critics raved, the DJs salivated and what readily became described as "the best British dance album in years" brought much warranted attention to the group.
Several months overdue and countless £s over budget, the impetus now lay with the album's promotion. Luckily, having already established a relationship with a fine set of musicians during the recording process, the Reel People live band was almost fully formed and ready to take out on the road.
Centred around the core of Oli, Mike and Vanessa Freeman on vocals, guitarist Leon Stenning and Scott Baylis (trumpet, keys) were added to the mix and using a series of expert rhythm sections, the band embarked on a string of worldwide live dates.
From knockout appearances at London's Cargo and Jazz Café venues, Band On The all in Manchester, Southport Weekender,V Festival and Tokyo Jazz Festival, Reel People established a reputation for superb musicianship and expert crowd motivation.
Support for the album gained momentum, and indeed the shows lead to the band being signed by Columbia Records in Japan, but having exhausted all of Papa's funds on the extended recording process, there was little anyone could do to promote "Second Guess" outside of the band's show-stopping live performances.
An opportunity presented itself for the band to perform at the 2004 House Music Awards in London, where they had been nominated in several categories, and seizing the opportunity to play in front of the dance industry's movers and shakers the band set out to bring the house down.
Gaining a passion for dancefloor grooves and a valuable experience of the musicindustry whilst working with the store's sister label Chillifunk, Lazurus decided his future lay in music production. His ideal was to lead a fully-formed live ensemble in the finest traditions of Maze and Rufus, but with no songwriting, performance or studioskills under his belt at that stage, his dream appeared to be almost unattainable.These seemingly insurmountable obstacles were however not going to get in the way.
Utilising the guidance of West London production don Phil Asher (Restless Soul), the talents of multi-instrumentalist Nathan Haines and the assistance of sometime Chilli Funk engineer Tom Davidson, Oli set about creating the project's first release. "Spiritual", later remixed by Jon Cutler and Seiji (Bugz In The Attic), found favour with some of London's finest underground DJs, and proved to be a turning point for Lazarus.
The record became the debut release on his own Papa Records imprint, a label set up initially for the purpose of releasing Reel People material, but which has since courted considerable success with tracks from DJ Spinna, Osunlade, Jon Cutler and Matthias Heilbronn amongst others.
Another single "Reeltime" soon followed and Reel People began to gain a reputation as a fresh new production outfit straddling the boundaries of house and broken beat.
During the course of auditioning musicians for studio sessions, Oli Lazarus came across the talents of Mike Patto, a gifted piano player who also expressed ability on both guitar and vocals. Despite being wholly dissimilar in their personalities, there
was an instant rapport between the pair, and a shared directness in their approach to work lead to Lazarus inviting Mike Patto to join Reel People as a permanent, fulltime member.
With many releases already to his credit, not least most of the Restless Soul catalogue to that point, Patto brought an invaluable compositional element to the outfit and at his insistence, they began a songwriting stint that was to shape the contents of their debut album
Working with Dyanna Fearon, a vocalist from the D-Influence stable, Reel People began to take shape as an actual band and not merely a studio-based outfit, with early collaborations such as "Butterflies", "Second Guess", "Washing Away" and "Back 2 Base" beginning to define the new sound of the ensemble. Additional contributions from vocalist Vanessa Freeman, and highly regarded producers Phil Asher, DJ Spinna plus Bugz In The Attic's Seiji and Afronaught strengthened the group's sound as they forged ahead with the intentions of producing a album the likes of which had not been witnessed since the soul laden 70s.
From the album sessions Reel People plucked two singles to precede the longplayer's release. The first of these, "Can't Stop", was recorded partially in New York with favoured vocalist Angela Johnson (Cooly's Hot Box) and proved to be a worldwide smash, delighting dancefloors from Manhattan to Manchester and Melbourne to set a template that remains unique to Reel People, as it attained an equal amount of respect from house DJs (for the remix) as the original mix did from leftfield DJs.
Performing "Can't Stop", "Butterflies" and "The Light" the band achieved their goals, dropping jaws across the whole audience, not least Simon Dunmore's at the Defected Records table.
A supporter of the Reel People singles issued up until that point, this was however to be Dunmore's first experience of the band performing live. A time-honoured soul aficionado he recognised the multi-faceted talents of the ensemble immediately, and having his interest in their album renewed, he approached Reel People with the intentions of realising the full potential of "Second Guess".
2005 sees Reel People about to re-release the gem that is "Second Guess". The Defected Records issue of the album contains three brand new tracks. Lead single "The Rain" features the vocals of Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx) and boasts remixes from Joey Negro and Rasmus Faber. Second single "In The Sun" is a wonderfullyadventurous, multi-layered dancefloor juggernaut and could quite possiblybe their best track to date. The new presentation is completed by a cover version ofthe Thelma Houston classic "You Used To Hold Me So Tight", the latter two tracks both recorded with vocalist Angela Johnson.
Reel People are once again set to take this marvellous album of unforgettable songs on the road, much to the delight of festival and club goers who have beencraving their return. In just five short years Oli Lazarus has realised that once distant dream, born at the counter of Flying Records. Although it has to be said that even this ambitious young man could not have dared to hope that, after such a short tenure, he would be at the helm of the UK's best live soul outfit, and one with a songwriting and production reputation to match Following this, the debut album's title track "Second Guess" was issued as a single and just several weeks afterwards the completed collection was unleashed upon the world.
A brilliant star amongst a sea of half-hearted dance albums, "Second Guess" was a unique collection in that it combined traditional song-based and musician-led material in a format that would be embraced on the heart of the dancefloor. The critics raved, the DJs salivated and what readily became described as "the best British dance album in years" brought much warranted attention to the group.
Several months overdue and countless £s over budget, the impetus now lay with the album's promotion. Luckily, having already established a relationship with a fine set of musicians during the recording process, the Reel People live band was almost fully formed and ready to take out on the road.
Centred around the core of Oli, Mike and Vanessa Freeman on vocals, guitarist Leon Stenning and Scott Baylis (trumpet, keys) were added to the mix and using a series of expert rhythm sections, the band embarked on a string of worldwide live dates.
From knockout appearances at London's Cargo and Jazz Café venues, Band On The all in Manchester, Southport Weekender,V Festival and Tokyo Jazz Festival, Reel People established a reputation for superb musicianship and expert crowd motivation.
Support for the album gained momentum, and indeed the shows lead to the band being signed by Columbia Records in Japan, but having exhausted all of Papa's funds on the extended recording process, there was little anyone could do to promote "Second Guess" outside of the band's show-stopping live performances.
An opportunity presented itself for the band to perform at the 2004 House Music Awards in London, where they had been nominated in several categories, and seizing the opportunity to play in front of the dance industry's movers and shakers the band set out to bring the house down.
Don't Stop the Music
Reel People Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Don't Stop the Music' by these artists:
(Rihanna) Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
2 NE1 Don't don't don't don't don't don't Don't stop the music Don…
2 Raff On and on, and on, and on, and on Don't stop…
2NE1 Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't stop the music D…
2NE1 - PlanetLagu.com Don't don't don't don't don't don't Don't stop the music Don…
2NE1爀 Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't stop the music Don…
2Pac This go out to C delores Tucker (God damn rap music…
2Pac (Ft. The Outlawz) Yeah.. 'Pac, Dat Nigga Daz (yeah) Kurupt All up in this bi…
2pac Ft. Layzie Bone Young Noble & Napoleon Yeah Pac, Dat Nigga Daz Kurupt All up in this bitch Don't s…
A.S. Band Strange things are going in my ear 'Cause you ain't playing…
Adam Devine Please don't stop the Please don't stop the Please don't sto…
Basani & B.S.A. I just wanna build until we make it to the…
Bay City Rollers Don't Stop, Don't Stop the music Don't Stop, Don't Stop the…
Block & Crown & Paul Parsons My baby jumped up this morning 'N sat on the side…
Bonnie Tyler Take me out of the mood I'm in I don't care…
C C Music Factory feat. A.S.K. M.E. & Vic Black with Greg Nice & Charlie Brown [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!)…
C C Music Factory featuring A.S.K. M.E. special guests Greg Nice and Charlie Brown Waking up, spike my hair and wash my hands Feel so bad…
C+C Music Factory feat. A.S.K. M.E. & Vic Black with Greg Nice & Charlie Brown [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!)…
C+C Music Factory featuring A.S.K. M.E. special guests Greg Nice and Charlie Brown [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!) D…
CDj Cristian-Daniel Don't Stop the Music Don't stop the music Don't stop the mus…
Charly H. Fox I'm serious Last one, I'm sorry Last one Listen to me Pain i…
Cullum Jamie It's getting late I'm making my way over to my favorite…
D.Artists I don't need to be a musician In fact, I don't…
D.C. Kane Got a shawdy with me Bad little ting ass heavy OG…
D.J. Bobo - World in motion Heyeyeyeyeyeyeye, Don't stop the music, Bobo jam. This is a…
D.J. Dance House ਛੋਟੀ ਸੀਂ ਕਮਰ ਹਿਲਾਕੇ ਜਬ ਨਾਚੇ ਹੈ baby ਡਰ ਲਗਤਾ ਕਾਂਚ ਕੀ…
D.J.Disco Dance Feat Trance No matter what they say No matter what they do No matter…
D.O.P. Fresh off the plane Hopped in a Range I'm livin' life Fuck i…
Dan-cho a.k.a Yoshio Sato Put that pussy on me baby Show me what you got Grind…
Dance O Die Feat. Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
De Garmo and Key Don't stop the way you love me Don't you even try Don't…
DJ Bobo Heyeyeyeyeyeyeye, Don't stop the music, Bobo jam. This is a…
DJ Kay Slay [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!) D…
DJ Kayslay [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!)…
DJ Lilly a.k.a DOUBLE Don't stop living in the red Don't stop living in the…
Dj Onur Ergin vs.Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Dream Girls 练习闭上眼 体会释放的感觉 不要害怕看不见 Repeat这音乐 快乐是一切 甩开忧郁的昨天 以你为主的世界 旋律在耳边 …
E-Fact [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!) D…
Easy Star All-Stars Stop holding control Cause you need something to leave behin…
Ed Marquis It's gettin' late I'm making my way over to my favorite…
EXILE SHOKICHI Start it Start it Start it Start it Start it Start…
Fandom Please don't stop the music Please don't stop the music Plea…
Gap Band; Yarborough & Peoples マイスウィートイマジネーション また明日 舌で転がした懐かしのキャンディー 吐き捨てなよベイビー マイスウィートイマジネ…
George Jones Don't stop the music Let it play one more song The same…
Initial D (DON'T STOP THE MUSIC TONIGHT!) karadachuu de kanjitore y…
Initial-D No matter what they say No matter what they do No matter…
Jake Believe It's gettin' late I'm making my way over to m…
Jamie Cullum It's getting late I'm making my way over to my favorite…
Jamie Cullum(제이미 컬럼) It's gettin' late I'm making my way over to my favorite…
Jimmy D. Scott This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do…
JKRS Who knew that you'd be up in here lookin' like…
Joeski Feat. Mr. Reo Do we stop now Or are we just getting started Don’t stop Don…
K-Pop Candy Put that pussy on me baby Show me what you got Grind…
Keisuke Takahashi 体中で 感じ取れよ ひとつになるんだ ステアからも シートからも 伝わる Sound of Music Jump an…
Kidz Bop It's gettin' late I'm making my way over to my favorite…
KITCHEN - Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Kool & The Gang Don't stop, pop that, pop that, pop that, don't stop…
Kortezman feat. Rozalla I was looking for an answer It was right in front…
LandR Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Lenee It's gettin' late, I'm making my way over to my…
Lionel Richie Don't stop the music The music, the music, the music, the…
Lisa Ajax Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Liverpool Express Every night in my room I play what was once…
Lou Grant don't stop the music don't stop the music music ~~~ don't st…
Love Unit Feat Carlprit If I ruled the world We'd keep dancing If I ruled the…
M.t.b. I just wanna build until we make it to the…
Manian ft Carlprit If I ruled the world We'd keep dancing If I ruled the…
Marcela Mangabeira Please don't stop the music (Music-Music-Music) It's gettin…
Mr.Tune Do we stop now Or are we just getting started Don’t stop Don…
Olivia S You think the world should see things your way Love, I…
P Money & Scribe (scribe) And I hope you feel my pain Hope you…
Pato Banton Don't Stop The Music By P. Murray Don't stop the music! Do …
Peoples Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don't…
Play (All right yeah eh yeah m mm)This little girl didn't…
Playa Alright, yeah, yeah This little girl didn't care what anybo…
R&B Divas United Don’t stop my game Они слепят мой взор Let you close this…
R&B Unlimited Yeah, and this a Knuckhead Beat Oh they think I’m playin Man…
Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Rihanna (Bob Sinclar Remix) Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop…
Rihanna (Rock In Rio Brasil) Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Robyn Alright, yeah This little girl didn't care what anybody sai…
ROCK'A'TRENCH I say we don't stop the music 揺らせ鳴らせ 体温上げてくぜこの歌で(HEY!) 交わるだけ…
Rooftop Heroes DON'T STOP THE MUSIC ROOFTOP HEROES I wanna go back…
Sassydee Please don't stop the music Please don't stop the music Plea…
SHOKICHI Start it Start it Start it Start it Start it Start…
Step Up All Stars Please dont stop the music Please dont stop the music Please…
Sunhill Project feat. Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Super Hot All-Stars Stop holding control Cause you need something to leave behin…
Supermax Don′t stop don't stop don′t stop don't stop the music Don't…
Svea Please don't stop the music Keep on rockin' to it Please don…
Techmaster P.E.B. [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!) D…
The Bird and the Bee Bye, bye my friend I'm leaving I'm gonna feast on the…
The Gym All-Stars Stop holding control Cause you need something to leave behin…
The Hit Crew If you wake up and don't want to smile If it…
The Starlites Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I feel…
The Tambourines さまよって辿り着く 元の場所 oh why 気づいたらキミの住む 街まで driving 強く儚い矛盾だらけが女よ そこ…
The Treblemakers Please don't stop the Please don't stop the Please don't sto…
Thomas Eickem and Band Strange things are going in my ear 'Cause you ain't playing…
tofubeats Music Don't stop the music 止めないで 今夜だけの秘密の合図 Don't stop the…
Tony Rockwell [feat. Olivia S.] You think the world should see things your way Love, I…
Trio SR9 Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
UNCHAIN 進めない 悔し涙舐めても 味はしないさ Uh 心で泣いて Uh 希望を歌おう 夢を歌おう 愛を歌おう 目を逸らさず I …
Various Artists I can refresh you so can a holiday You got me…
Village People Everyone you meet, the children in the street Are swayin' to…
w.a.h. Don't stop living in the red Don't stop living in the…
Wicked Djs ft. Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
Yarborough & Peoples マイスウィートイマジネーション また明日 舌で転がした懐かしのキャンディー 吐き捨てなよベイビー マイスウィートイマジネ…
Yarborough And Peoples Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don…
Yarborough/Peoples マイスウィートイマジネーション また明日 舌で転がした懐かしのキャンディー 吐き捨てなよベイビー マイスウィートイマジネ…
Yarbrough Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don…
Yarbrough Peoples Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don't…
Yarbrough & Peoples氀 Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don…
Yarbrough Peoples Don't you stop it, don't you stop Don't stop the music Don't…
Yellow They said better don't stop Do for your family Never give up…
Yurufuwa Gang Don't, don't stop the music Don't, don't stop the music Don'…
Zazou Mall Please don't stop the music (music, music, music) Please don…
♪ Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
ゆるふわギャング Don′t stop the music (Yeah, yeah) Don't stop the music (Yeah…
小池徹平 どうしようもなく 性懲りもなく また夢の続き探してる 時間はなく 休みもなく またギターをかき鳴らしてる 叫んでる 歌っ…
蕾哈娜 [Intro: Lil' Mo] KaySlay Don't stop, don't stop! (huuuuh!)…
蕾安娜Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
투애니원 2NE1 [CL] Don't don't don't don't don't don't Don't stop the musi…
Rihanna Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop …
We have lyrics for these tracks by Reel People:
Alibi Oh, Lord Oh, no Yeah, yeah By the way, babe Oh,…
Alibi featuring Darien Oh, Lord Oh, no Yeah, yeah By the way, babe Oh,…
Amazing So amazing Amazing to me Amazing to me Amazing to me So ama…
Amazing featuring Tony Momrelle So amazing Amazing to me Amazing to me Amazing to me So ama…
Amazing featuring Tony Momrelle & Imaani So amazing Amazing to me Amazing to me Amazing to me So ama…
Amazing featuring Tony Momrelle Imaani So amazing Amazing to me Amazing to me Amazing to me S…
ANYTHING YOU WANT Be free Stay true (stay true) It's clear Be free No fear…
Anything You Want featuring Tasita Dmour Be free Stay true (stay true) It's clear Be free No fear Be …
Golden Lady Looking in your eyes Kind of heaven eyes Closing both my eye…
LOVE IS WHERE YOU ARE Love is where you are The music's in my heart Love is…
Outta Love Said I'd follow until the end of time A thousand sacrifices…
Outta Love featuring Omar Said I'd follow until the end of time A thousand sacrifices…
Star Is it me just tripping or the drink I'm sipping But…
The Light If its love that you feel If its love that you…
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Mirabella Mcgarry
Love this song getting in the spirit of things xx
Mārtiņš Grinbergs / martino
WOW! nice vibes!
Vladan Andric
c'est trop bon !!
Richard Sunday
3 seconds in and I know its going to be a class remix :)
marcelo benitez
UFFFFF EL MEJOR TRACK DEL FIN DE SEMANA!! (Y ESCUCHE 200)
Antonio Durocher
GRAZIE MILLE !!!!!!
THANKSAMUCHOLATTES !!!!!!
THANKS A MILLION BRAZILIAN SICILIAN !!!!!!
Jean Guigou
Angie stone dans ces hits. Des. Clubs. Très écouter dans les discothèques good Angie. Good. You. Tube.
Mirna Biosse
Dancing already 😍😍💖
My Time By Tony
DEEP HOUSE PODCAST!!!
Manqoba Khumalo
The lockdown brought me back!