Robert Clivillés
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Robert Clivillés
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Biography
Like the allied powers of dance music, Robert Clivilles and David Cole each enjoyed moderate success on their own producing and remixing tracks for various artists, but together they were a dynamic force that deeply affected the sound of late-'80s and early-'90s dance music. After meeting on the Manhattan club scene in the late '70s, the young pair (Clivilles a DJ, Cole a keyboard player) began collaborating on tracks and testing them out on unsuspecting clubgoers. One such clubgoer was A&M bigwig Larry Yasgar who, at the time, was scouting talent for his new subsidiary Vendetta. After hearing their improvised tracks the two were promptly signed and released "A Cuban, a Black Man & a Drum Machine," which was a smash in clubland circa 1981. Although the remainder of the '80s was a successful time for the duo (they produced albums by Chaka Khan and Grace Jones, among others), it wasn't until the early '90s that the pair became household names. Realizing that they wanted to perform as well as produce, Clivilles & Cole, along with rapper Freedom Williams and singer Zelma Davis, created C+C Music Factory in 1990. Their debut album, fueled by the hit singles "Gonna Make You Sweat" and "Here We Go" became a smash hit and for the next few years the group ruled the dance-pop airwaves and MTV. Their sound, a hybrid of slickly produced pop coupled with hard beats, was widely imitated at the time by groups such as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. With the success of C+C the pair were also a hot commodity in the studio and subsequently produced hits for Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Sadly, their partnership ended in 1994 when David Cole died of complications from Spinal Meningitis. ~ Steve Kurutz, RoviRelated Videos:
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Robert Clivillés
| Robert Clivillés | |
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| Birth name | Robert Manuel Clivillés[1] |
| Born | July 30, 1964 |
| Origin | New York, New York, United States |
| Genres | Dance |
| Occupations | Producer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Associated acts | C+C Music Factory, Martha Wash, Deborah Cooper, David Cole, Mariah Carey, Freedom Williams |
Robert Clivillés (born July 30, 1964[2]) is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole. He is of Puerto Rican ancestry.[2][3][2][4]
Clivillés and Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, and many others.
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Musical career
In the late 1980's Robert Clivillés and David Cole where active in 2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican and The 28th Street Crew.[5][6] The duo were also responsible for the formation of pop group Seduction, for whom they wrote and produced a string of Top-10 hits. They contributed to the career of former Weather Girls vocalist Martha Wash who at the same time was one the lead vocalist for the dance act Blackbox (band). And in 1990 Clivillés and Cole released a single, featuring later C+C Music Factory rapper Freedom Williams, called "Get Dumb! (Free Your Body)" as The Crew.[7] But the duo's biggest success was the group C+C Music Factory that scored worldwide in 1991.[8]
After the death of his partner David Cole in 1995,[9] Robert Clivillés continued to keep the C+C's legacy alive through his own production work. In 1995, he released a solo single under the name C+C Music Factory, called "I'll Always Be Around" (#1 Billboard Dance/Club Play), on MCA Records. This was the final #1 Dance/Club Play hit for C+C Music Factory. An album titled C+C Music Factory was released by MCA in 1995 in Europe, but it was not released in the US. This was the final studio album of new material to be released under the C+C Music Factory name. The same year, Columbia/SME Records released Ultimate, a greatest hits collection featuring a mixture of remixes and album versions of C+C Music Factory's Sony Music Entertainment singles. Two singles were released in conjunction with the album "I Found Love" (#13 Dance/Club Play) and "Robi Rob's Boriqua Anthem" (#29 Dance/Club Play), which featured Spanish-language reggae artist El General.
In October 1996, Robert Clivillés released an album of new material under the name Robi-Rob's Clubworld. The first single from the project, "Shake That Body," featured emcee Ya Kid K, formerly of Technotronic. The second single, "Reach," was a collaboration with Hex Hector and featured vocals from longtime C+C vocalist Deborah Cooper, which was the final recording to have piano tracks recorded by the late David Cole, his C+C partner.[10][11]
In the 2000's Clivillés worked with the group MVP.[12]
In 2010 C+C Music Factory reformed with Eric Kupper stepping in to replace Cole.[13][14]
Production and remix work
Further information: Clivillés and Cole production discography
Controversy
In 1989, Clivillés and Cole wrote a song titled "Get Dumb (Free Your Body)" that was covered by The Crew and Seduction. They allegedly illegally sampled portions of "The Music Got Me" which was written by Boyd Jarvis of early-1980s music group Visual. Boyd sued them for copyright infringement in 1990 and originally demanded $15 million in royalties.[15]
Four years later, Kevin McCord filed the copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey, Cole, Clivillés and Columbia Records because, according to McCord, they took parts of his song called "I Want to Thank You" and made "Make It Happen" out of it without permission.[16] Although the allegations were confirmed false, McCord eventually accepted a settlement offer of about US$500,000.[17][18]
See also
References
- ^ Robert Clivillés, Discogs
- ^ a b c Robert Clivilles Interview from About.com
- ^ Most Valuable Players from MySpace
- ^ Robert Clivilles from Facebook
- ^ Chep Nuñez, Discogs
- ^ 28th Street Crew, The, Discogs
- ^ Crew, The Featuring Freedom Williams – Get Dumb! (Free Your Body), Discogs
- ^ C+C Music Factory/Full Biography, MTV
- ^ "C+C's David Cole dies at 32", NY Daily News (25 January 1995)
- ^ Robi Rob's Clubworld – Robi Rob's Clubworld, Discogs
- ^ Robi Rob's Clubworld – Robi Rob's Clubworld, Discogs
- ^ M.V.P., Discogs
- ^ The Brand New C&C Music Factory - Robert Clivilles & Eric Kupper, Sobel Nation Radio (August 3, 2011)
- ^ Remixxer: Bill Coleman (Continuous Mix), iTunes (June 01, 2010)
- ^ Jarvis v. A & M Records 827 F. Supp. 282 (D.N.J. 1993) UCLA
- ^ Atwood, Brett (July 23, 1994). "Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims". Billboard (BPI Communications) 106 (30): 12, 125. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 1532948. http://books.google.com/books?id=YAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&hl=en&ei=ZFU2TrfWJIautwf_wqX3DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&f=false.
- ^ Friedman, Roger (2004-08-10). "Mariah Carey Accused of Plagiarism". FOXNews.com. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/60c0AJM5o. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ Atwood, Brett (July 23, 1994). "Carey And Sony Dispute C'right Infringement Claims". Billboard (BPI Communications) 106 (30): 12, 125. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 1532948. http://books.google.com/books?id=YAgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&hl=en&ei=ZFU2TrfWJIautwf_wqX3DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&f=false.
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