Title: Masters At Work Perform 'Work' DanceStar USA Miami Beach
Description: http://www.dancestar.com - Masters At Work perform the hit 'work' with guest vocalist Denise Belfont at the fist DanceStar USA in South Beach Miami. Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez began throwing wildly eclectic mobile parties in his native Brooklyn, whilst piecing together productions under the "Masters At Work" moniker. By 1987, the Masters At Work name had attracted so much attention that Todd Terry borrowed it for his New York house classic "Alright, Alright." Terry, in turn, introduced Gonzalez to Vega and the two found an immediate kinship. Masters At Work productions soon took off, and innovative house remixes for the likes of Tito Puente, Saint Etienne and even Debbie Gibson sent the duo straight to the top of the dance music pile. Meanwhile, Vega's seminal "Underground Network" party, at New York's Sound Factory Bar, created the template for many a soulful house party to come, yielding house music anthems like Barbara Tucker's "Beautiful People" and River Ocean featuring India's "Love & Happiness". With the Masters At Work sound firmly in place, the mid-nineties saw Vega and Gonzalez pursue new musical paths, under a different guise: Nuyorican Soul. They introduced this alter-ego on "The Nervous Track"; a fiercely percussive groove that was not only dance floor-friendly, but musically sophisticated and engaging as well. A subsequent track, the club hit "You Can Do It (Baby)!" featuring George Benson, helped the project gain critical mass with fans, and after being signed by influential music maestro Gilles Peterson, Vega and Gonzalez recorded the Nuyorican Soul album. Released in 1997, the self-titled album brought together an all-star cast of musicians - including Roy Ayers, Jocelyn Brown, Eddie Palmieri, India and DJ Jazzy Jeff -- to create an innovative, genre-defying piece of music that has proved to be both timeless and unflinchingly influential on the dance music of today.