Freemasons | |
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Also known as | BN3, The Alibi, Walken, Funk Fanatics, Pegasus |
Origin | Brighton, United Kingdom |
Genres | House, dance, funky House, disco House, eurodance |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Loaded |
Associated acts |
Phats & Small Katherine Ellis Amanda Wilson Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
Members | James Wiltshire Russell Small |
Freemasons are an English DJ band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of the producers Russell Small (who is also one half of the house production duo Phats & Small) and James Wiltshire (who also works with Phats & Small under the alias 'Jimmy Gomez').
Their name is taken from the Brighton pub,Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently visit. The duo also record and remix under the similar-sounding "Freemaison" name, which is also the name of their record label that was founded in 2005. Freemasons have also produced tracks under the names of Alibi, Walken, Funk Fanatics and BN3 (which is part of their hometown of Hove's postal code).
In 2005, the duo transformed Jackie Moore's 1979 #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play track "This Time Baby", and Tina Turner's 2000 hit "When the Heartache Is Over", into an international club hit as "Love on My Mind". A #11 hit in the UK, it was also released in the United States on their U.S. label home, the New York based Ultra Records.