Opaz/ Ray Hayden

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Ray Hayden'sDiscographyPRODUCTIONSMARTINE GIRAULT lp's REVIVAL SOUND OF URBAN LONDON AND FORTHCOMING ALBUM IFJAZZY JEFF AND FRESH PRINCE -BOOM SHAKE THE ROOMGURU - FEEL THE MUSICOPAZ FEATURING RAY HAYDEN DEBUT ALBUM, BACK FROM THE RAGGEDY EDGE SKY SO BLUE THINGS WILL GET BETTERRONNY JORDAN ALBUM (THE QUIET REVOLUTION)MICA PARIS - "BLESS THE DAY" ''ONE ON ONE'' DUETINCOGNITO - POSITIVITY LP" DO RIGHT" "WHERE DO WE GO FRONM HERE", "KEEP THE FIRES BURNING"SWING-OUT-SISTER - THE LIVING RETURN LPMAYSA LEAK - ALBUM TRACKSOMAR - "OUTSIDE"GEORGE HOWARD - ALBUM TRACKSWORKSHY - ALBUM TRACKSMONDAY MICHIRU (JAPAN) ALBUM TRACKSACO .[ DEBUT LPJAPAN ] KITTENISH LOVE[TRACKS]SON OF THE ORIGINAL - ALBUM TRACKSHELLY - "MAKE A WISH" LPMICA PARIS - ALBUM TRACKSNATASHA CAMPBELL - DEBUT LPPATRICK JEAN PAUL DENIS - DEBUT LP FARTHEROPAZ "FROM LONDON TO INFINITY" VARIOUS ARTISTSREMIXESMARVIN GAYE - "LUCKY LUCKY MEDES'REE - "SUN OF 79"SADE - "KISS OF LIFE"MARY J. BLIGE - YOU REMIND METYRESE - NOBODY ELSEMONDO GROSSO - REMIXANOTHER LEVEL "GUESS I WAS A FOOL","WHAT EVER YOU WANT"BRAND NEW HEAVIES "MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS", "BACK TO LOVE", "UNIVERSE''THE TEMPTATIONS - "THE JONES":GENE RICE - "YOU'RE A VICTIM"VIVIENNE McKONE - "BEWARE"GALLIANO - "PRINCE OF PEACE"TONY TONI TONE - "MY EX-GIRLFRIEND"LUCA SANTUCCI - "JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE"CHAPTER AND THE VERSE ANOTHER WORLD"DEEP JOY - "SOMETHING INSIDE"THE CHRISTIANS - "THE BOTTLE"PERCEPTION - "GUILTY"LIANE FOLEY (FRANCE) - "BENSON"SANDII (JAPAN) - "DREAM CATCHER"WHYCLIFFE - "ONE MORE TIME"LISA NILLSON (SWEDEN) TICKET TO HEAVENTOWA TEI (JAPAN) - "TECHNOVA"MAYSA LEAK - "SEXY" REMIX, " WHAT ABOUT OUR LOVE" REMIXTHE LEMON DROPS - "HIDENINA SIMONE-HERE COMES THE SUN......................................................... .......................................................Ray Hayden CatalogueAVAILABLE IN MP3s AT WWW.SOUL101.COMFROM JUNE 1st 06BackFrom The Raggedy Edge Jungle Mix 1993Come AroundDont Say GoodbyeHappyHave You Seen Her Lovers Rock MixHave You Seen Her, LP cutHave You Seen Her Single MixHold Me CloseI Admit ItI AlwaysI DontWanna CryI DontWanna Cry Parts 1 and 2I Love YouIn The Fallin Rain LP CutJasmin In The AirLets UnwindMy Life Ray AKA BIG BOSS feat GrillBusterNew York Skyline feat George HowardOctober In LondonOne Night With YouOne On One With Mica Paris LP cutRay Hayden +Swing Out Sister Bring It HomeReal Love feat Baby GirlSay That Youll StaySky So Blu feat George HowardSo FlySo Fly Club Mix 1995So Fly LIF MIXSo Fly Remix with DouSummer Love Bring Ya BodySummer Love with Pretty UglyThat Changed Everything + Grill BusterThings Will Get Better Japanese CutThings Will Get Better LIF MIXWhen were Makin Love Jungle RemixWhenWere Makin Love OriginalWhere Are You feat George HowardWrap Your Arms Around meYou And I with Gwen DickyYou Remind Me feat Maysa....................................................... .....................................................NEW RAY HAYDEN LPTHIS FALL AT SOUL101 BIOGRAPHYRAY HAYDEN WAS BORN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND AND MOVED TO LONDON AGED FOUR GROWING UP IN THE MULTI -RACIAL INNER CITY TOWN OF HACKNEY IN THE EAST END OF LONDON. HE BEGAN SPINNING TUNES WITH VARIOUS LOCAL SOUND SYSTEMS AS A TEENAGER. HIS FIRST DAY-JOB, THAT OF AN INSURANCE BROKER, AT THE FAMOUS LLOYDS OF LONDON, CONTRASTED SHARPLY WITH HIS 'OTHER' LIFE AS A SUCCESSFUL URBAN DJ. A RESIDENCY AT DALSTON'S NOTORIOUS CUBIES NIGHTCLUB ESTABLISHED HIS NAME ON THE LONDON SCENE. IN 1986, RAY AND X-PARTNER TOOK THEIR FUTURE INTO THEIR OWN HANDS, OPENING THE VERY SUCCESSFULL OPAZ RECORDING STUDIOS ON MARE STREET IN THE HEART OF HACKNEY, RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE FAMOUS EMPIRE THEATRE. WHAT WAS ONCE A DISUSED BASEMENT HAS NOW GROWN FROM SIMPLE REHEARSAL ROOMS INTO A FULL-BLOWN, STATE OF THE ART RECORDING FACILITY. RAY HAS SINCE LAUNCHED HIS OWN RECORD LABEL, OPAZ RECORDSAS AN ARTIST AND PRODUCER, RAY HAS ENJOYED CONSIDERABLE CHART SUCCESS WORLD WIDE WITH CREDITS INCLUDING MARVIN GAYE, WILL SMITH MARY J BLIDGE, AND MARTINE GIRAULT IN JAPAN, ENJOYING TWO TOP 10 HITS. (HIS PRODUCTIONS ARE REGULAR VISITORS TO THE CHART-TOPS IN THE FAR-EAST AND INCLUDE MARTINE GIRAULT, TOWA TEI, AND MONDO GROSSOREACHING TOP 10 STATUS). IN 1998, RAY UNDERTOOK A COUNTRYWIDE TOUR OF JAPAN WITH HIS ELEVEN PIECE BAND PLAYING SELL-OUT DATES IN OSAKA, NAGOYA AND TOKYO. MEANWHILE IN LONDON, HIS STATUS HAS RISEN TO THAT OF CULT LEVEL, HIS TUNES CONSISTENTLY GREETED WITH CRITICAL PRAISE AND WIDELY PLAYED ON THE CITY'S UNDERGROUND SCENE MARTINE GIRAULTS REVIVAL HAS FEATURED IN FILMS WITH MEG RYAN TUPAC SHAKUR AND MICKY ROURK .NESCAFE ADDED FLAVOUR TO THEIR TV SDVERTISING WHEN THEY USED REVIVAL IN 1997.RAY HAS ALSO WRITTEN REGULAR FEATURES FOR ECHOES, ONE OF THE UK'S LEADING BLACK MUSIC JOURNALS AND PRESENTED AN INTERNET RADIO SHOW ON SOUL 24-7.COM. RAY IS CO FOUNDER OF THE BRITISH RnB ASSOCIATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST OFFICIAL CIN/BLACK MUSIC CHART PUBLISHED IN MUSIC WEEK ............................................................ ..................................................... IN 2000 RAY OPENED A SCHOOL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UXL IN HACKNEY AND PROVIDES FREE BASIC SKILLS AND AUDIO TRAINING. THE CITY AND GUILDS PROGRAM IS NOW MANAGED ENTIRELY BY EX-STUDENTSRAY IS THE FOUNDER OF THE ART OF WORDS POETSsee www.opaz.biz