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O-Jay

Background information
Origin Berlin
Genre(s) Pop / Club
Years active 1986 – present
Website www.realmccoy.de
MySpace

O-Jay, is the professional name of the music producer and songwriter Olaf Jeglitza. He is also the founder and frontman of the recording artist Real McCoy.

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[edit] Biography

O-Jay was born in Miami in 1965. After finishing the regular school system, he studied at the Lette Foundation, a technical college for photography in Berlin. At age 18 he started working as an independent photographer. After two years he was hired by an advertising agency as an assistant photographer and became their head of the photo department a year later. Since the age of 15, O-jay was involved in the upcoming Hip Hop Movement in Germany. Besides being an active break-dancer (The Mighty Crash), he also created two mix-tapes as a DJ. Occasionally O-Jay started to appear on some events as a rapper instead of performing as a dancer.

[edit] 1984 to 1988

In 1984 he started collaborating with the German producer/musician Jens Kuphal on his first video project: "Jazzy times". A first attempt to record and produce a commercial record with one of his friends and Kuphal, failed to get a release. A year later, O-Jay started working with the Berlin-based DJ Quickmix (Frank Hassan Hassas) and eventually gave themselves the name "2 make music". Later, they started collaborating with the German producer / musician Micky Wolf. During that time, O-Jay met the rapper The A (Aram Mouchegh) and they changed their name into "Masterplan".

In 1987, Masterplan (Quickmix, O-Jay, The A) released their first record "We wanna be stars", on the Select Record Label. The record failed commercially but it formed O-Jay's entry into the music business. In collaboration with Quickmix, he started to produce the monthly Freshline Radio Show and published the first German Hip Hop Magazine, called Fresh Beat Magazine. Neither product lasted for long, because the two turned their focus on running their own label.

In 1988, they founded the Hip Hop Electro Group, The Alliance (Quickmix, O-Jay, Careem the Dream). Their first release "Action!" was released on their own label, Freshline Records and sold approximately 20,000 units with the help of their distribution partner 99 Records. This first 12" was followed by a couple of more releases, leading them to a first label deal with Rough Trade Records. While "Action!" (The Alliance) and the second release "Come into my life – Rap Version" (The Admirers) ended up being re-released by ZYX Records, the first album of The Alliance (It’s time …) and a couple of other products were released by Rough Trade.

[edit] 1989 to 1995

In 1989, O-Jay created the group M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy, in connection with a production request by Reinhard Piel (Head of A&R at ZYX Records) for a rap version of the Technotronic hit "Pump up the Jam". The following year the group signed a new label deal with ZYX Records and made further releases by M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy, for example the song "It’s on You". They also created a number of other productions, some projects and remixes. Around 1992, the label had financial problems and O-Jay started to work part-time as a photographer again.

In 1993, M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy signed a new deal with the German BMG / Hansa label. The first single “Another Night” charted within the top-five in Germany and subsequently became a massive hit across Europe. With the help of Vincent DeGiorgio, the song reached number one in Canada and the act was signed to Arista Records [1] in America. During that time, O-jay was also involved in production and songwriting for a project called MAXX, which was the brainchild of David Brunner.

With the upcoming release of "Another Night" in the US, the decision was made to change the name M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy, simply into Real McCoy. Real McCoy's "Another Night" reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, where it had a 40-week run inside the Top 40. The single was certified Platinum (1,000,000 copies sold), and became the best-selling single by a German artist in the American market. "Run Away," the follow-up single, entered the Top 40 of the Hot 100 Singles chart on March 11, 1995, eventually also reaching number three, and being certified Gold (500,000 copies sold). The album "Another Night" was released by Arista in the U.S. on March 28, 1995, and the group won several awards around the world. However, despite what some sources mention, there was no Grammy nomination involved.

[edit] From 1999

In 1999, after the unexpected death of his father, O-Jay focused on the production of other artists. In 2000 together with the former front man of Maxx, Gary B. (Boris Köhler), he founded the production service, blue pm productions.

In 2001, they produced the German boy band "B3" in collaboration with the Berman Brothers (who were also involved in the production of the first hits of Real McCoy) and the German-based production company Maxi-Media. This was followed by several other Top 20 and Top 10 productions.

In 2003 they produced and wrote the multi-platinum hit "Ab in den Süden" performed by their artist "Buddy". Shortly after, O-Jay had a heart attack but made a full recovery.

As of 2006, O-Jay is working for several national and international labels as a producer, songwriter, publisher and A&R adviser. In 2007 his new label "Phears Music" will be launched.

O-Jay represented Poland, with Ich Troje, in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest.

In late 2007, O-Jay moved to the town of Rotherham in England, where he operates a fast food takeaway called "O-Jay's Plaice"

[edit] Album Productions

Artist Album Date Credit
The Alliance It's Time ... 1988 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
MC Sar & The Real McCoy On The Move! 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
MC Sar & The Real McCoy Space Invaders 1993 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Maxx To The Maxximum 1994 Producer / Songwriter
Real McCoy Another Night 1994 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Real McCoy The Remix Album 1996 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Real McCoy One More Time [2] 1997 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Real McCoy Love & Devotion 1998 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
B3 First 2001 Producer
Yvonne Catterfeld Meine Welt 2002 Producer / Songwriter
Buddy Buddy Music 2003 Producer / Songwriter
B3 N.Y.C.B3 2003 Producer
Shelo Producer
Rod Michael 2003 Producer
Kim Styles 2003 Producer
D!Nation 2003 Producer

[edit] Single Productions

Artist Title Date Credit
Masterplan We Wanna Be Stars / C´Mon ... 1987 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Captain Hollywood & B.P.M. Tribute / JayBee 1988 Songwriter / Artist
The Alliance Action! 1988 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The Admirers Come Into My Life - Rap 1988 Producer / Artist
The Alliance Action! - Remix 1988 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The Admirors Come Into My Life - Rap (Re-Release) 1988 Producer / Artist
The Alliance Action! - Remix (Re-Release) 1988 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
D.J. Chrizz Hui Buh 1989 Producer
The Alliance Sweat 1989 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
EMCEE We're Cruisin´ 1989 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The Admirers Tonite 1989 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The All-Stars Hello Babe 1989 Producer / Artist
Michael L. Williams That Feelin´ 1989 Producer
Quickmix feat. La Rose Love Is In The House 1989 Producer / Songwriter / feat. Artist
The Deep Curtain 1989 Producer
Berlin Adler Touchdown 1989 Producer / Songwriter
Rap IV Rap Keep On Movin´Rap 1989 Producer / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy Pump Up The Jam Rap 1989 Producer / Artist
Rap IV Rap Let's Come Together 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Masterplan Stars 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy It's On You 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy It's On You - Remix 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The Admirers Got To Get Rap 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy It's On You - The Re-Remix 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
The Admirers Out On A Limb 1990 Producer / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy feat. Sunday Don't Stop 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy It's On You - UK-Remix 1990 Producer / Songwriter / Artist
Patsy Dreamin´ 1990 Producer / Songwriter / feat. Artist
Sugar Daddy Are You Ready ? 1990 Producer / Songwriter
Jamtronik Another Day In Paradise - Remix 1990 Producer / Remixer / feat. Artist
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1991

  • Jay Rapper - Wake up (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy - ... Make a move ! (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Rap Iv Rap - Hold you tight - Rap (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • PRO-A - Trance (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy - No Showbo (Producer / Artist)
  • Construction - Oh girl ! (Producer)
  • Hype-a-delics - So what ! (Producer / Songwriter / feat. Artist)
  • Lucky Nineties - Ohh la la la (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)

1992

  • MC Sar - Let's talk about love (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Cold as Ice feat. Eboni - ¡ Urgent ! (Producer)
  • Construction - Sex is like fire (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Kirk Smith - Rise & Shine (Producer)

1993

  • M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy - Another Night (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Maxx - Get-a-way (Producer / Songwriter)

1994

  • Maxx - Get-a-way UK Remixes (Producer / Songwriter)
  • M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy - Automatic lover (Call for love) (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • M.C.Sar & The Real McCoy - Automatic lover (Call for love) Remixes (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • M.C. Sar & The Real McCoy - Run Away
  • Maxx - No more (I can't stand it) (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Maxx - No more (I can't stand it) Remixes (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Maxx - You can get it (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Maxx - You can get it Remixes (Producer / Songwriter)

1995

1996

  • Tronik - Magic fly (Producer)

1997

1998

  • Troja - Tiefer (Producer)
  • Ganesha - Jiggy love (Producer)
  • Juize Club - Denise (Producer)
  • Troja - Träume (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Admirers feat. Killer and Ayman - Come into my life (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Savannah - I'll be there (Producer)
  • M.C.Sar vs. D.J. Dee - Pump up the jam 98 (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)

1999

  • Real McCoy - It's on you (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Killer - Bring it on (Producer)
  • Der Nachbar - Knall-Erbsen-Strauch (Die Antwort) (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Real McCoy - Hey now (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)

2000

  • Fev-Zee - Hadi Bir Bak (Producer)
  • Gangsta Boogie - Ernst oder Spass (Producer)
  • o-jay.com - Nite to remember (Producer / Songwriter / Artist)
  • Blockwart P. - Fett & Brutal (Producer)
  • Blockwart P. - Schwarze Witwe (Producer)

2001

  • Oli. P & Jan van der Toorn - Girl you know it's true (Producer)
  • Husam - Bitte Bitte (Producer)
  • Diskobitch - Rock da beat (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Buddy - Ab in den Süden (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Marie Picasso - Tell the world (Remixer)
  • B3 - You win again (Producer)
  • Catterfeld - Komm zurück zu mir (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Right Said Fred - Mojive (Co-Producer)
  • ATC - I´m in heaven (Remixer)
  • Roland Kasier - Ich geh´mit Dir wohin Du willst (Remixer)

2002

Artist Title Date Credit
Marta Yeah, Yeah, Yeah 2002 Remixer
Right Said Fred Stand Up (For The Champions) 2002 Remixer
Acrylite What Is It ? 2002 Songwriter
B3 I.O.I.O. 2002 Producer
Kim Styles Every 1's A Winner 2002 Producer / feat. Artist
Buddy vs. D.J. The Wave Ab in den Süden 2003 Producer / Songwriter
Düse Nackig 2003 Producer
Buddy vs. D.J. The Wave Ab in den Süden Remixes 2003 Producer / Songwriter
Buddy Ab Auf Die Piste 2003 Producer / Songwriter

2004

  • Buddy - Wattn Ding / Dicka gehts nich (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Buddy - Gott sei Dank (Wochenende) (Producer / Songwriter)
  • Alexander - Sunshine after the rain (Remixer / Co-Producer)
  • Daniel Küblböck - The lion sleeps tonight (Producer)

2005

  • Urbi & Orbi feat. Buddy - Wir sind Papst! (Producer)
  • Buddy - Mama Mallorca (Producer / Songwriter)

2006

[edit] Awards

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Labels

Freshline Records • Move • Blue Point • P5 • Blue PM • Triumph Musik • Phears

[edit] External links

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ 25th Anniversary of Arista Records [1]
  2. ^ Article by Milo Miles for Salon.com [2]
  3. ^ Official Webpage of the German Music Award "Echo" (in German) [3]