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& The Boomtang Boys Greatest Hits Vol.
One (Virgin 2434-94299-2),

John Goodman

This Week Editor
jolng@nsnews.com

AFTER a decade of taking apart and
rebuilding songs for other artists the
Soomiang Boys know how to make
hit records.

The Grace brothers Tony and Paul began |
their own label in 1989, re
singles cn Fun Wow, be fore
forming Boomrang Records
with Rob DeBoer in 191.

Day jobs paid for the gear
they needed to create their
own studio in Toroate.

In 1995 the production
team won the Juno Award for
Best Dance Recording with
Camille's Deeper Shade of Love
and picked up another nomi-
nation in the Best R&B/Soul
album category with Charlene
Smith’s Feel The Good Times.

They've spent the latter part of

the decade honing their skills with remixes for
Econoline Crush, Bif Naked and Corey Hart
among others.

Tony Grace describes their production
approach as a push/pull technique. “When
you're recording a lot you build up layers and
layers « of clements in a track,” says the Toronto
musician. “Eventually you have to give it some
dynamic. And you do that by subtraction, by
taking out parts. Taking the rhythm track out at
certain points to lift the chorus a bit more and

When Be vomntang fit
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started remixing they
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(Contemporary Hit Racho) albuni v s.
ended up they started using the CHR mix
much more,” says Grace. “That changed the
way we renux, We have aur eats more to the
radio side of things now because we know that
our major clients are coming to us to get their
artists on to CHR stations. We have a different
mandate than we had four vears ago.”

With the renix business booming the tio
decided to take the next step and signed a
multi-record deal with Virgin Records in 1998.

‘This gives them the best of
both worlds — they van devel-
op artists on their own label
and use the powerful reach of
Virgin to get the material
heard.
The first albu
new deal Greatest
One came out cartier this
month. While the CD is a
showcase for the Boomrang
Boys writing and production
skills they also bring some of
their favourite vocalists into
the spotlight with them. They
inclade singers the team has worked with in the
past such as Kim Esty and Kim: Wermore as well
as newcomers like Emese Zaduban and X’unia
(Sharon Smith).

Tony Grace discovered Zaduban in a choir
while he was recording the group for a friend.
“The conductor's daughter was there and |
heard her warming up in the corner. She was
perfect.” The 20-year-old performs on 2 cover

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