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United Kingdom Full Intention, composed of Michael Gray and Jon Pearn, is a Grammy-nominated English house music duo renowned for their extensive production and remixing work across the globe.
Full Intention produced 'House Republic', a sound pack featuring over 600Mb of high-quality loops and one-shot sounds for music producers, inspired by their work.
Full Intention collaborated with Paul Harris and Penny F on the track 'Like a Mirage', with a Joeski Remix released on Milk & Sugar Recordings.
Full Intention produced extended and dub extended mixes for Stella Browne's 'Every Woman Needs Love', released on Armada Music.
Full Intention provided a 'Met Life Remix' for Discorocks and Kalypso's track 'Happy', released on King Street Sounds.
Full Intention supplied a dub mix for 84Bit's track 'Dreams', released through Variety Music.
Full Intention produced a club mix for Aly-Us's 'Follow Me' and for Ultra Nate's 'Get It Up (The Feeling)', both released on Strictly Rhythm.
Full Intention provided an extended remix for Sex-O-Sonique's 'I Thought It Was You', released by Central Station Records.
Full Intention remixed Kevin Saunderson and Inner City's 'Big Fun' as the '88 Extended Remix', released on KMS Records (BEAT Music Fund).
Full Intention contributed a remix to Aki Bergen and Carmen Sherry's track 'Into My Soul', released on Papa Records.
Full Intention, the English house music duo comprised of Michael Gray and Jon Pearn, emerged in the early 1990s. Initially, Gray and Pearn released music under various aliases such as Greed, producing tracks like “Give Me,” “Love,” and “Gonna Let You Go.” As Hustlers Convention, they produced original house tracks and remixed others, including “Street life” by C. J. Lewis and “Got Myself Together” by the Bucketheads. Their first release, The Groovers Delight EP, appeared on Stress Records in 1992. The duo achieved early success on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, with “Slide on the Rhythm” as Arizona feat. Zeitia reaching number one in 1993. Under the Full Intention name, their track “America (I Love America)” also hit number one in 1996. They are additionally known for their remix of Duke’s 1995 club classic “So In Love With You.”
In 1997, operating as Sex-O-Sonique, their song “I Thought it was You” topped the UK dance singles chart on December 6th, displacing The Prodigy’s “Smack my bitch up.” While their remixes for other artists frequently became club hits, Full Intention did not return to the charts as artists until 2002 when “I’ll Be Waiting” featuring Shena reached number three on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. Both Michael Gray and Jon Pearn have also pursued solo successes; Gray released club hits like “The Weekend” and “Borderline,” while Pearn formed the side project Bodyrox.
Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Full Intention continued to release new material and remixes. In 2009, they issued new versions of their singles “Once In A Lifetime,” “I Will Follow,” and “Forever” on their own Full Intention Records label. In 2010, they revisited their 1996 hit with “America 2010.” More recent popular singles include “Keep Pushing” (2016) and “I Miss You” (2017). In 2018, they collaborated with Blaze on the single “Be Yourself.” Their extensive remix catalog features work for artists such as David Penn, Inner City, Frankie Knuckles, and Black Riot, solidifying their reputation as influential figures in house music.
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