Biography

My CD is essentially a double-album, with one full-length album of covers, and one album of remixes by some of the hottest new remixers like Marcos Carnaval, FC Nond, and 2Fabu, as well as established superstars like Man Parrish. Im thrilled with it. It has exceeded my greatest expectations.

Ticket to the World is indeed destined to be a crowd-pleaser. The CD explodes into life with Your Disco Needs You, a track that has all the brashness, bravado, and camp of the classic Village People hits braced with the fervor of Les Miz. Next up is a fresh cover the Saturday Night Fever hit If I Cant Have You blending audacious disco horns with electronica elements.

The overall feel of the CD is fun. Its dance-friendly, says Jones. This ones for my fans.

Other covers include the Monkees 60s hit Im a Believer at a pulse-pounding 165 beats per minute, concluding with a Hallelujah chorus worthy of Elvis himself. Rhinestone Cowboy is given a chicken fried House feel, complete with fiddle and banjo. New York City Boy is given the brash, hairy-chested treatment that the Pet Shop Boys version lacked. Depeche Modes Freelove is turned into a creamy jazz ballad worthy of Sting, including Chris Botti-like horn solos. Andrew Lloyd Webbers No Matter What (from Whistle Down the Wind) is given the boy band treatment. And Sleeping (a former Rick Astley hit) becomes a monumental epic in the ten minute remix by the 2Fabu remix team.

The other remixes range in styles from Tribal to Brazilian to classic House to Electroclash. Its a non-stop 78-minute party, says Jones.