Self-styled U.K. pop-rap diva Betty Boo (born Alison Clarkson) began her music career as a teenager, singing in the rap trio the She-Rockers, the duo Hit 'N' Run, and studying sound engineering at school. Originally dubbed Betty Boop because of her resemblance to the classic cartoon character, the half-Malaysian, half-Scottish singer became... [+] Read More

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Performing under the name S'Express, young British DJ Mark Moore scored a number one hit in his homeland in 1988 with "Theme From S'Express," a record that helped pave the way for the subsequent hegemony of the sampladelic acid house sound on the pop charts. Moore released an album, Original Soundtrack, in 1989, strongly influenced by 1970s... [+] Read More

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Of the many studio-based dance music projects which dominated the charts during the early '90s, few were so popular, or such an improbable success story, as Technotronic. Emerging from Belgium -- never a musical hotbed in the first place -- the multicultural group helped push the deep bass grooves and insistent beats of house music out of the... [+] Read More

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One of the most successful British writing and producing teams of the late '80s, the Beatmasters were Richard Walmsley, Amanda Glanfield and Paul Carter, the latter pair both veterans of the commercial jingle industry. Most famous for their work with Betty Boo, for whom they helmed the smash "Hey DJ, I Can't Dance (To the Music You're Playing),"... [+] Read More

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