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Worldwide Groove Corporation

Dance, Electronic and Jazz

Worldwide Groove Corporation, Nashville's electronic music power duo, are currently making a very bold move. Declaring it "The Year of the Groove", Kurt Goebel and Ellen Tift have committed to putting out one new music release a month for at least a year. Starting the clock in July 2014, WGC began the festivities by releasing two singles at once. While their downtempo chillout remake of "Summertime" by Gershwin sets an elegant and vibey tone with it's hypnotic groove and smooth ambience, their original "Come to Me" explores more complex territory with its emotional strings and brooding lyrics. In September, WGC's dystopian dubstep track "The Legend of the Fall" caught the attention of food activists, which led to a cooperative effort between WGC and the Right to Know organizations for increasing public awareness about genetically modified foods. Their quirky electropop release "Supermodel Astronaut" sparked the Supermodel Astronaut Challenge, beginning a social media movement reaching as far as Europe, and landing them coverage on Huffington Post. Ellen and Kurt first became acquainted when they were each getting their Master of Music degree in Media Writing and Production from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. After both graduating, they eventually began collaborating on various composing and music production jobs for clients. Between the work of Kurt and Ellen, their music has been used in independent feature films, on national TV ad campaigns for brands and TV shows such as Samsung and Grey's Anatomy, in TV shows such as One Tree Hill and Inside Fame, and discussed at international arts festivals in Europe. Worldwide Groove Corporation's string arrangements have been featured on records for artists such as Third Day and Plumb, and they are known for their talent of reinvention which is evident in their classic country remixes and their treatment of old jazz standards on their 2007 record "Fever: Chillodesiac Lounge, vol. 1". Worldwide Groove Corporation From this record, their instrumental track "Smoke & Mirrors" topped the chart on the Sirius XM chill station for two months, and several tracks have appeared on compilations around the world. Fifteen DJs in 10 different countries contributed their amazing talents to the WGC remix releases in 2009, giving them a tremendous global connection. As artists, in July 2014 WGC began the "Year of the Groove" with the announcement that they will put out one new release a month for at least a year. These releases will be singles and small EPs, and they will be expanding their musical umbrella, ranging from purely fun electro pop to deeper more emotionally complex downtempo leanings. Although the emotional range is broad, the core of their tracks, the rich textures, sultry grooves and catchy beats remain the staple of their sound.

Genres

• Dance
• Electronic
• Jazz

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