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The Ian Carey Project
Why we feature this artist The Ian Carey Project: the producer behind Get Shaky Get Shaky makes its intentions clear almost immediately. The Ian Carey Project uses a direct vocal idea and a firm house rhythm to create a record that does not need a long introdu…
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The Ian Carey Project: the producer behind Get Shaky
Get Shaky makes its intentions clear almost immediately. The Ian Carey Project uses a direct vocal idea and a firm house rhythm to create a record that does not need a long introduction. The project credit belongs to American DJ and producer Ian Carey, whose earlier Keep on Rising had already reached a wider audience.
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The broadcaster’s original artist account explicitly connects Get Shaky with Carey’s own production work. The word Project describes this release credit; it does not establish a separate permanent band.
Keep on Rising, with Michelle Shellers, supplied an earlier vocal-house introduction. Get Shaky changes the emphasis, putting a compact repeated idea into a more insistent arrangement while retaining the directness of a song intended to communicate quickly.
The Spinnin’ single
Spinnin’ presented the official Get Shaky video under the Ian Carey Project name. That label release is the clearest point of reference for the recording, rather than a similarly named musician working in another style.
The short version brings the central material forward, while a club-length arrangement gives the rhythm more time to work. The appeal lies in how the production organises repetition: the familiar phrase returns, but the changes around it keep the record moving.
Get Shaky and Keep on Rising make a useful pair of first listens. They show two approaches to vocal house within Carey’s recording history, with a different balance between the singer’s presence and the pressure of the instrumental track.