Curtis McClain – The House Music Anthem (Move Your Body) (Director’s Cut Retro Signature Mix) Terri Walker – Missing You (Eric Kupper’s ‘Director’s Cut Tribute To FK’ Mix)ĭ2.
Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne – The Secret Life of Us (Director’s Cut Signature Mix)ĭ1. Ashford & Simpson – Bourgie Bourgie (A Director’s Cut Exclusive)Ĭ2. Jamie Principle – I’ll Take You There (Director’s Cut Classic Signature Mix)Ĭ1.
Slade – Get Over U (Director’s Cut Mix – Sami Dee Edit)ī2. Jamie Principle – Your Love (Director’s Cut Classic Signature Mix)ī1. Director’s Cut – The Whistle Song (Re-Directed)Ī2. This album is to be released in collaboration with The Frankie Knuckles Foundation who work to continuing Frankie’s legacy well into the future.Ī1. The Director’s Cut Collection is a fitting tribute to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Frankie’s passing whilst giving Eric a platform to tell his side of the creative story. Within a multitude of classic reworks, highlights include a previously unreleased version of Ashford & Simpson’s ‘Bourgie Bourgie’ and a huge Director’s Cut Retro Signature mix of Marshall Jefferson’s The House Music Anthem (Move Your Body) featuring Curtis McClain. It includes the Director’s Cut reworks of Frankie’s classic cuts such as ‘Your Love’ and ‘Take You There’ with Jamie Principle, alongside Frankie’s first #1 single – ‘The Whistle Song’ on which Eric shares writing credits. These releases have now been brought together by Eric to feature on special album called ‘The Directors Cut Collection’ on SoSure Music. Together they re-produced and re-purpose classic cuts for modern dancefloors, with reworks including tracks from Marshall Jefferson, Ashford & Simpson, Artful & Ridney and The Sunburst Band, alongside Frankie Knuckles originals. Having both worked together for many years they established themselves at ‘ Director’s Cut’ from 2011 and set about producing original releases and remixes based on the classic ‘ Def Mix’ sound while sharing equal credits for their creations. Now he is commemorated by long time writing and production partner Eric Kupper. Forever regarded as ‘The Godfather of House’ for his unrivalled contribution to the house music we know today what started as an underground movement in Chicago has grown to international heights thanks to Frankie.įive years ago, Frankie passed away in Chicago on 31st March 2014 leaving behind one of the greatest house music legacies spanning almost four decades.
There are few people across the globe, who will have not been touched by the work of Frankie Knuckles.
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