The System (band)
The System was an American synth - funk band of the 1980s.
Mic Murphy
Mic Murphy was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, grew up in New York and founded as a 14- year-old his first group, Mic & The Soul Shakers. From the beginning Mic use their own songs and bypassed the usual starting program of bands, re-enact the title of others: " Of course, I was influenced by other, so rang my own songs like the Jackson Five. "
During the school year at Queens College Mic played in a variety of groups. " In Jamaica Queens it's like in the Village, it is the black corner Rock'n'Roll committed here a lot of musicians, only back then it was hard to recognize be. guys like Prince and Rick James were not yet in sight. Rock'n'Roll The black clique focused on Jimi Hendrix and Sly & The Family Stone. "
Five years before he formed with David Frank The system, Mic was the musical leader of the group Sass, in which he, a self-taught as once - singing with began playing the guitar. First record attempts with Sass was preceded by an intensive studio work, during which he was also a mic singing group on the gold LP of Change The Glow Of Love. Instead of earning as a taxi driver or a furniture salesman his bread, Mic survived the following time in a kind of universal apprenticeship in the music industry. He was a roadie, soundman, tour manager and tried as a producer: " Finally, my decision for the artistic and against the commercial side of the industry was easy. "
David Frank
David Frank approached The system in other ways. In Dayton, Ohio, was born, he started 7 with piano lessons. A year later, his family moved to Weston, a suburb of Boston. After finishing school, David studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. "When I was younger, I wanted to become a classical pianist. "
But then he added the classic studies trips in the skirt area. " At that time, the psychedelic music was announced. My father bought me a Farfisa organ, which I of course immediately anmalte with fluorescent colors. " As in Mics first Bands only own titles were played at David.
When Mic busy with Rock'n'Roll, David focused on R & B and funk, "When white guys we played black music. " In 1980 David moved to New York and initially had trouble getting into the entrenched New York studio scene. So he began to play with club bands in New Jersey and worked for various live shows by other artists.
" Looked Since this keyboard player was in the corner like one of the Ivy League, but he played crazy things because it had clicked with me.. . ": In one of these gigs and mic sitting in the audience
And " The System" began.
The System
In May 1982, Mic and David began working together. Without any agreements they had at first a common wavelength, better, a common musical pulse found. Within three days of their debut was "It's Passion " in the box. Shortly afterwards published by Mirage Records, the song became a club hit in New York and Los Angeles and spread across the country from there.
The work on the first LP "Sweat " was developed for the pleasure of Mic and David. Had the idea, found the other a suitable arrangement. Said David, he now write an R & B - piece, Mic remembered a rock Fetzer. And now, the concept of joint appearances was finished.
The system can also be seen in the 1984 movie Beat Street. They occur alongside Tina B, Brenda K. Starr, and many others at the " Roxy Casting " with Paul Pesco and Khris Kellow on. The song was to " Baptize The Beat " from the Beat Street soundtrack.
In 1984 the second LP called X- Periment came on the market, which contains songs like "I Wanna Make You Feel Good" or " Lollipops And Everything ". In the same year, they control the soundtrack of the hit film Beverly Hills Cop with the title "Rock ' n ' Roll Me Again ". So the duo became more and more awareness and produced many songs and for some artists even entire albums. These were, inter alia, British artists such as Howard Johnson or Phil Collins, American artists such as Angela Bofill, Evelyn " Champagne " King and Jeff Lorber, as well as Japanese artists such as Toshiki Kadomatsu or Takeshi Itoh.
The disco - funk single "The Pleasure Seekers " from 1985 may be regarded as one of the most innovative titles of the band, by the intensive use of new digital synthesizer technology (see Yamaha DX - 7 and Roland D -50) of the 1980 was coined years. This new sound later found for example in the song " Sussudio " (1986) Phil Collins for use. Her biggest chart success in 1987 with the album The System " Do not Disturb This Groove " and the single of the same name. They made it to number 1 in the R & B charts and # 3 in the U.S. pop charts.
Was released in 1988 the single " Coming To America" , published for the soundtrack of the same name Eddie Murphy film, in Germany under the title Coming to America.
In 1989, the album Rhythm & Romance was released, from which tracks like " Have Mercy " or " Midnight Special " were released.
Mic Murphy released in 1991 his first solo album "Touch", on which David Frank was also represented. The system dissolve in the following years. 2000, they come for the album ESP back together, but that can not build on earlier successes.
In summer 2009, the album " Unreleased Unleashed" will be published online. It mainly consists of demos, which were recorded for the album "ESP " but never completed or published. The song " Hole In My Love", as well as the remix of "You Are In My System " were taken "ESP" from the album. "Sonic Fire" was used in 1984 as the B- side of some singles of "I Wanna Make You Feel Good ". The unreleased track " She Said Yes " seems to come from the same year.
Members
- Michael Murphy ( vocals, guitar, songwriting )
- David Frank ( keyboards, synthesizers, songwriting )
- Paul Pesco (guitar, songwriting )
- Khris Khellow ( keyboards, synthesizers )
- Ben Bartson (drums, percussion )
Discography
Singles / extractions
Production
Others
- Mic Murphy has for some time worked for the producer Jacques Fred Petrus (Change, The Ritchie Family, High Fashion, BB & Q. Band)
- To 1981/1982 David Frank was keyboardist of the funk band Kleeer
- Mic Murphy can be heard on the LP / CD " A Little Love A Little Wine / New Harlem Funk" a studio band called Flow Chart
- Mic Murphy In 1991, his first and only solo LP called 'touch' out
- The single " Do not Disturb This Groove" from the year 1987 has been sampled and was covered by the Backstreet Boys, Victoria Beckham and 2Pac