Love Inc. (band)
| Love Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | House, eurodance |
| Years active | 1997-2000, 2002-2003 |
| Labels | VIK/RCA |
| Associated acts | BKS |
| Past members |
Chris Sheppard Brad Daymond Simone Denny |
Love Inc. were a Canadian Eurodance music group from Toronto. The group was formed by DJ/remixer/producers Chris Sheppard and Brad Daymond, with Simone Denny on vocals. The Sheppard and Denny combination previously worked together in the Quality Records dance outfit BKS, an acronym using the surname initials of Zambian born Hennie Bekker, Greg Kavanagh and Sheppard.
The group scored its first major hit on the Canadian pop chart with "Broken Bones", which won Best Video at the 1998 MuchMusic Video Awards. "Broken Bones" peaked at number 6 (Canadian Airplay) and 23(Top 100 singles) in 1998 and was followed that same year by "You're a Superstar". "You're a Superstar" also became the band's only hit in the United States, where it peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1999. The singles "Who Do You Love" and "Homeless" followed in 1999.
In 1999, Daymond left the group to pursue a successful remix and production career with Alex Greggs as "Riprock & Alex G". After Love Inc.'s self-titled album was released, Sheppard and Denny continued as a duo and in 2000 released Into the Night, which included the title track, "Come On (It's Only Love)" and "Here Comes the Sunshine". It would also be their last album. Five singles in total reached the # 1 position on the Canadian Dance Charts published by the now-defunct publications The Record and RPM Magazine.
The group's debut album remains the only dance album created domestically in Canada to achieve platinum certification (sales over 100,000 units). Part of the dynamic 3's collaborations were talented professional dancer and choreographer Monique "Nikki K" Kurnath. Kurnath's contributions included previous back-up dancing and choreography for Sheppard's & Denny's previous group BKS for 3 years. Once Love Inc. was formed, Sheppard asked Kurnath to remain part of the group and perform back-up dancing and choreography once again for live performances both on the stage in concerts, live-to-air TV broadcasts and music videos too. For some shows, Kurnath can also be seen performing backing vocals for the duo.
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