{"artistName":"Masters at Work","artistId":531,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22a/22acc9fa9ffd1ea6be1a1cf31c595145_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/22a/22acc9fa9ffd1ea6be1a1cf31c595145_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/22a/22acc9fa9ffd1ea6be1a1cf31c595145_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/22a/22acc9fa9ffd1ea6be1a1cf31c595145_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/22a/22acc9fa9ffd1ea6be1a1cf31c595145_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eMasters at Work is the house-music production and remix team of \"Little\" Louie Vega and Kenny \"Dope\" Gonzales. They first worked together using the name, which had been given to them by mutual friend Todd Terry (who recorded several tracks under that name in the 1980s), in 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe duo has also produced music together under the names MAW, KenLou, Sole Fusion, and Nuyorican Soul.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir Nuyorican Soul project had the duo working extensively with real (as opposed to sampled or synthesized) musicians, in a variety of styles including Latin, disco, jazz, and more. Musicians who took part in this project include Vincent Montana Jr., Roy Ayers, George Benson, Jocelyn Brown, Tito Puente, and members of the Salsoul Orchestra. The self-titled album released under the name Nuyorican Soul in 1996 included original tracks as well as cover versions of songs by the performers with which the duo was working, such as \"Sweet Tears\" (Roy Ayers), and \"Runaway,\" originally sung by Loleatta Holloway with the Salsoul Orchestra, here sung by India and featuring musicians from the original recording of 1977.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAW has a history as remixers, having reproduced tracks for various acts both inside and outside the world of dance music. Some of the artists remixed by the two producers include Madonna, Donna Summer, Gus Gus, Jody Watley, Janet Jackson, Jamiroquai, Earth Wind \u0026amp; Fire, and Stephanie Mills.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Ballroom scene, The Ha Dance has been the most used song for vogue battles and is still used this day.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Masters+at+Work","playStationPath":"/stations/113887321/play","stationId":113887321,"bioPath":"/music/Masters+at+Work/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Josh+Wink","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e8f/e8f1e8660ddfdc9c9c03f4866c288022_md.jpg","artistName":"Josh Wink","artistId":1234,"station_id":113265645},{"musicPath":"/music/Ian+Pooley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/60a/60a45a34ffecf84078f101797bc0bc3f_md.jpg","artistName":"Ian Pooley","artistId":5603,"station_id":114798724},{"musicPath":"/music/Funkerman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b0/1b000a18a606ab666ff722e9b9f37b43_md.jpg","artistName":"Funkerman","artistId":59401,"station_id":261475440},{"musicPath":"/music/Louie+Vega","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c4b/c4b18fc113c4f2e4ee52a53b5ed8d9ee_md.jpg","artistName":"Louie Vega","artistId":106988,"station_id":281862256},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Farris","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a17/a171140d87a7933aa1f72f6909c9452c_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Farris","artistId":109557,"station_id":282140649},{"musicPath":"/music/Dusky","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6e0/6e0eba4b411d598dc3d701f419014b47_md.jpg","artistName":"Dusky","artistId":263395,"station_id":365881922},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Gray","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d9c/d9c92d440bd698b0bbf1a08d10f7286c_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Gray","artistId":59427,"station_id":261503727},{"musicPath":"/music/Theo+Parrish","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b8/3b892f0697033ae0e3d49c2c6d509483_md.jpg","artistName":"Theo Parrish","artistId":128852,"station_id":284993851},{"musicPath":"/music/Blue+Six","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/878/8788a71590206d173f209cd949a21c06_md.jpg","artistName":"Blue Six","artistId":188,"station_id":113379398},{"musicPath":"/music/Ron+Trent","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d39/d39bd90f6920a100f2c9f7910530bdaa_md.jpg","artistName":"Ron Trent","artistId":4444,"station_id":115479640},{"musicPath":"/music/Jaydee+NL+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/036/036d859521b05bca1686dbf2fe602c32_md.jpg","artistName":"Jaydee (NL)","artistId":7117,"station_id":115111241},{"musicPath":"/music/Purple+Disco+Machine","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/26a/26a5f18df1768034596f8f9e8afb69ed_md.jpg","artistName":"Purple Disco Machine","artistId":406729,"station_id":398895741},{"musicPath":"/music/Storm+Queen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a06/a060fb5d3b7d3b7acc61d4ea83036d3d_md.jpg","artistName":"Storm Queen","artistId":105355,"station_id":281290385},{"musicPath":"/music/Kim+English","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/663/663c27203aec4a9a7f324ae8c57898c2_md.jpg","artistName":"Kim English","artistId":4142,"station_id":113474595},{"musicPath":"/music/David+Zowie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4e6/4e6810a4595f5d52620da94e77ab2dea_md.jpg","artistName":"David Zowie","artistId":276760,"station_id":371700375},{"musicPath":"/music/Joe+Smooth","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/239/239aa51c28689bf859439dff5484c36f_md.jpg","artistName":"Joe Smooth","artistId":4427,"station_id":113404574},{"musicPath":"/music/Todd+Terry","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b2/1b25afc35b57dbd7cac69c6f2f156696_md.jpg","artistName":"Todd Terry","artistId":11933,"station_id":115320057},{"musicPath":"/music/Leon+Vynehall","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/647/64718b8e5f264b8f9e507fd8efd6c9a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Leon Vynehall","artistId":383925,"station_id":396700844}]}