LA ROUX/ THE ONES/ BLACK, DAN/ AME - DE MAXX SAMPLER

There are multiple bands called La Roux/Laroux: 1: La Roux is the electropop project of Elly Jackson (born 12 March 1988 in London, United Kingdom; singer and keyboardist). It started as a duo in 2008 and became a solo project in 2011, when Jackson's songwriting and producing partner Ben Langmaid left the group. Her music is largely influenced by 80s pop music including Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, The Human League, Heaven 17, Yazoo and Prince. The name La Roux (pronounced lah-roo) is reported to be chosen when Elly found it in a book of baby names. La Roux comes from the mix of the French masculine word for "redhead" and the feminine article for "the", referring to Jackson's distinctive hairstyle. In 2006 Jackson and Langmaid were introduced by a mutual friend. Their first project was named Automan and they wrote largely acoustic music. In 15 December 2008, La Roux released their first single "Quicksand" on Kitsuné Music label, reaching just #129 on UK. This single was followed on 29 June 2009 by their debut album La Roux on Polydor label. The album peaked at #2 on UK albums chart, #158 on US charts, and it sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. La Roux' second single "In For the Kill" was released on 16 March 2009. This single debuted at #11 on the UK singles chart and peaked at #2. The dubstep producer Skream made two remixes of this track: "In for the Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)" and "In for the Kill (That Doesn't Sound Like Skream's remix)". Lifelike also made a remix entitled "In for the Kill (Lifelike Remix)". "Bulletproof" was released on 22 June 2009 and debuted at #1 on the UK singles chart and peaked at #8 on the US charts. This single was ranked #25 on Rolling Stone's list of The 25 Best Songs of 2009. They issued "I'm Not Your Toy" as fourth single on 27 September 2009, reaching #27 on the UK singles chart. La Roux gained fifth position on the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll. The Guardian featured La Roux as one of the "Best New Acts of 2009" in the January of that year. The debut album has been nominated for a Mercury Prize. Also they have received 2010 BRIT Award nominations in the categories of British Breakthrough Act and British Single for "In for the Kill". They won the NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler with "In For The Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)". They were also the only band to be featured 4 times on the NME 50 Best Tracks of 2009 list with "I'm Not Your Toy" placed at #41, "Bulletproof" at #24, "In For the Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix)" at #19 and "In For The Kill" at #8. In 2014 La Roux released a second album, "Trouble in Paradise". Official site: http://www.laroux.co.uk 2: Laroux is a Dutch band that plays world music. The group is involved in many forms of world music and will therefore go all out. Whether it is Eastern European, African Highlife, a Tex Mex polka or Irish; the group masters it all. The bagpipes and tin whistles by Wouter Kuyper and the Fujara (Slovak flute), the squeezebox and the accordion by Lenny Laroux are assisted by De Meute: four musicians who form the basis of this performance. Laroux sings Dutch and describes the life of a Pallieter on a trip around the world. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are multiple artists recording under the name The Ones. 1. a New York city-based dance music group 2. a Portland, Oregon-based rock band 3. a psychedelic rock band of the 1960s featuring Edgar Froese (they would mutate into the far more substantial Tangerine Dream) 4. a mid-1980s rock & roll band from Seattle, WA., United States, part of the early grunge scene 5. a Lansing, MI, United States-based blue-eyed soul group signed with Motown 6. a Fontana, California-based psychedelic rock band featuring lead vocalist Dillon Becerra and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Ledezma 1. The Ones are an American electronic dance music band, best known for their 2001 hit single "Flawless", which reached number 7 in the United Kingdom. The trio consists of three male vocalists Paul Alexander, JoJo Americo, and Nashom Wooden, who met while working at the Greenwich Village boutique Patricia Field. Each of them has a background in performing, DJing, and being stylists within the underground New York club and fashion scenes. Their debut single, "Flawless" (inspired by the 1999 film which Nashom appeared in, alongside Robert De Niro), produced by A Touch of Class, was popular among New York DJs even before its official release and became a hit, especially in Europe. In 2004, "Flawless" was sampled and had lyrics added to it by George Michael for his song "Flawless (Go to the City)". Michael's version reached number 8 in the United Kingdom, which gives "Flawless" the distinction of being a hit twice in Britain. The group released a follow up single, "Superstar" which reached number 45 in the same country. In November 2006, they released "Ultramodern", with a music video and clips available at A Touch of Class's website. The video was banned on television.[citation needed] The Ones signed to Peacebisquit management in 2007. They tweaked their look and sound and released a 2008 single, "When We Get Together", with a video clip featuring cameos from the Scissor Sisters, Debbie Harry, Jody Watley, Fischerspooner, Ultra Naté, Cazwell, Colton Ford, and many others. Nomi Ruiz collaborated with The Ones on their single "Let's Celebrate" from their upcoming fourth album "Blast from the Past" 2. The rock band The Ones formed in Portland, Oregon in 2005. Personnel: Andrew Coursen - guitars/vocals, Chad Savage - guitars/backing vocals, Alan D Maly - bass, Tim Slapper - drums, Dave Heston - bass. A self-titled album was released in 2006 on Wax Vaccine records. 4. Chris Adams and Terry Lee Hale began playing together under the name Need-a-Bass after a chance meeting at Chuckanut Charlie'sbar in Fremont in 1984. Like many Seattle outfits an ad in local music newspaper, The Rocket, led to Jack Endino auditioning and the birth of The Ones, who played for a couple of years in the Seattle area. Toward the end of 1985, after some forty gigs, Jack had to commit more time to one of his other outfits, Skin Yard, leaving Chris and Terry Leeto play on together for a while. Having never clicked with another bassist they soon pulled the plug. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Dan Black is a British electronica/alternative dance artist. He was originally a member of alternative rock band The Servant before their 2007 split. He is currently signed to The Hours Records. His breakthrough song was HYPNTZ, a mashup of Notorious B.I.G.'s Hypnotize and Rihanna's Umbrella. Then in 2010 Symphonies, another mashup of his own work and Rihanna's Umbrella. He gained further popularity in 2009 when album track Symphonies was chosen as the US iTunes Store's Free Single of the Week and became a minor hit on American alternative radio (An alternate version was also cut with Kid Cudi for ((un))’s North American pressing). His debut album, ((un)) was originally released by Polydor in the UK in 2009, and a US version with bonus tracks was released by The Hours in February 2010. Since then, Dan Black has toured the US extensively, playing solo shows, a sold out tour with Robyn and Kelis, and Lollapalooza. His video for Symphonies directed by Chic & Artistic was also nominated for two MTV Music Video Awards in 2010 for "Best Breakthrough Video" and "Best SFX." www.danblacksound.com www.myspace.com/danblacksound www.facebook.com/danblacksound www.twitter.com/dan__black Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Ame is (most commonly) misspelt tag name for German deephouse duo Âme - Kristian Beyer & Frank Wiedemann. Kristian is the owner of the "Plattentasche", a record store in Karlsruhe, Germany. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.