Brother Makes Three is one person
Joe Lopez AKA "Shock" Was
Childhood Friends With the
group 2 in a room. 2 in a room plus
one hence the name "Brother Makes Three"
It Began In New York City In January 1991
with Cardiac/Virgin Recording Artist
Brother Makes Three (Shock) took NYC
by storm right off the test pressing box
with the debut single "Do Ya Wanna Dance"
as of January 17th, 1991 "Do You Wanna Dance"
was the fifth most requested song on Hot 97
WQHT in New York City.
Once it hit the stores Cardiac Records
Reported sales of 20,000 in the first week
alone. As momentum Escalated,
The Legendary Palladium called
Brother Makes Three to book the the
group four times in one call.
Then a slew of other clubs nationwide
booked the group to perform,
"Do Ya Wanna Dance" also appeared as
background music in syndicated soap operas like
"One Life To Live" By March
"Do Ya Wanna Dance was
"Number 1" On hot 97.
Joe Lopez (Shock) Grew up Uptown
In Washington Heights where
he attended George Washington HS
and discovered he had a talent for Dance.
He entered the school talent contest and won
first prize. He also won first prize at his local church
(Incarnation) Furthermore,
he entered a Dance Contest at the
World Famous "Roxy" Nightclub and won
fourth prize and a appearance on
Showtime the Movie Channel for a
Documentary called "Body Magic"
based on Break Dancing. Afterwards
he started Writing Music Similar to
what inspired him to Dance,
and hooked up with his childhood buddies
2 in a room who were enjoying
success from their massive hit "Wiggle it"
they in turn hooked Shock on to a
few people in the business such as
Oscar Poche and Roman Richardo.
Working with these guys he got to
record "2 top ten Billboard Hits"
"Do Ya Wanna Dance" and
"I Wanna". He also got to do a
remake of Cheryl Lynn's Disco
Classic "Shake It Up Tonight"
for his third single later that
year he recorded his debut album
with Cardiac records
entitled "Chillin At A Club"Eventually all this "Hype" led to local
and nationwide TV Appearances
such as "The Party Machine" (with Nia Peebles)
and "Dance Party USA."
Shock was included in
publications like
"Dance Music Report",
"Street Sounds",
"Ground level", "and
"DJ Times". Shock graced the stage with other
performers, just to include a few, Crystal Waters,
Boys 2 Men, Salt N Pepa,
Madonna, C & C Music Factory, 2 In A Room,
india, Coro, Noel,
George Lamond,
Lisette Melendez,
Judy Torres,
Jomanda, Seduction,
Ralph Tresvant,
Brand Nubian,
Naughty By Nature,
and K-7.
Shock also filmed a
small segment at The New
York Hilton
called "Music Gia"
which aired in Japan.Being aware of all the current
social issues, Shock decided to
participate in several concerts to
benefit the homeless and to
fight the dreaded disease
AIDS and that took place in Los Angeles in
1991. Also during this year ,
Shock was nominated for
"The Best Dance Impact" Category
in the Sixth Annual
Proset New York Music
Awards held at the Beacon Theater.Like many other Performers
Shock's Influences took him
back to the Old School
with Pioneers Such as Afrika Bambatta
and the Soul Sonic Force,
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, and
Run DMC. Shock Has also worked with a
roster of talent including Eddie Arroyo,
Eric Kupper and Will Downing.
He also appeared in 2 In A Room and
The Wepa Man's Video "El Trago" (The Drink).
Unfortunately Cardiac Records Folded
when EMI bought out Virgin and
eliminated the subsidary Labels of Virgin
including Cardiac, and Charisma.
Shock in 1995 was picked up by
strictly Rhythm Records home of
worldwide sensation Real to Reel
(I like to Move it, Move it)
and recorded a Single called
"Weekend" under the Artist Name
"Shock" You can catch Brother Makes Three
currently on YouTube.com and Singingfool.com to name a few.
He is currently working on special projects
and Assisting with his Brother's Company
Newlite Muzik. Thanks: DJ Glenn Friscia for pumpin the hell
out of the song's and management.
AM/PM Entertainment especially Vito Bruno &
Carolyn Thornton. Oscar Poche, Roger Pauletta,
Glady's Pizarro & Eduardo Leon. Thanks to My Brother Sonny Lopez For Always Supporting & Serena Calo. Keep Dancin!Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Myspace Layouts..
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