Mocean Worker (pronounced like "motion worker"), also called MoWo, is a one-person electronic music DJ group consisting of Adam Dorn, the son of famous jazz and R'n'B producer Joel Dorn. Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Joel Dorn ( April 7, 1942 &ndash December 17 2007) was an American Jazz and R&B Music producer and Since the release of his first album, 'Home Movies from the Brain Forest', the style has varied from a drum 'n' bass sound to a jazz-oriented dance sound, incorporating elements of funk, big-band and swing. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United
Dorn currently resides in New York, and has recently finished his latest album, Cinco de Mowo (a parody of the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo). New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May" is a Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de Los Angeles in 1862 The holiday commemorates Reviews of this album have been almost solely positive, with most citing it as Dorn's best work to date.
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Discography
Albums
- Home Movies from the Brain Forest (released April 7, 1998)
- Mixed Emotional Features (released February 23, 1999)
- Aural & Hearty (released September 26, 2000)
- Enter the Mowo! (released April 6, 2005)
- Cinco de Mowo (released 2007)
Trivia
- The song "Express Yourself" (originally by Charles Wright) is remixed by Mocean Worker for the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- Porn star Christy Canyon often appears in the thank you list for his albums. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Aural and Hearty released in 2000 is the third album of Mocean Worker, also called MoWo Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band is a pioneering American soul and funk band. Mr & Mrs Smith is a 2005 action / Comedy film, directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. Christy Canyon (born on June 17, 1966 In her personal life Canyon has dated comedian Robin Williams, Max Baer Jr
- The song "Tres Tres Chic" is featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada. The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 Comedy-drama Film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger 's 2003
- The song "Intothinair" is featured in the film The Bourne Supremacy during the Moscow club scene. The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 spy mystery Thriller film loosely based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name
- The Song "Right Now" is featured in an advertisement for the 2007 Lincoln Navigator, and also "The Shower", an episode of Fox TV's The O.C.. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. "The Shower" is the 25th episode of the FOX Television series, The O This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California.
External links
- Mocean Worker: Official website
- Adam Dorn: DJ Mocean Worker Keeps it Movin' (apple. com)
- NPR Weekend Edition article (Airdate: July 8, 2007)
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