Ian Carey

Ian Carey
Birth nameIan Joseph Harshman
Also known asIan "45" Carey, Illicit Funk, The Ian Carey Project
Born(1975-09-13)September 13, 1975[1]
OriginHancock, Maryland, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 2021(2021-08-19) (aged 45)[2]
GenresHouse, electro
Occupation(s)Disc jockey, musician, record producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, keyboards, drums, guitar
Years active1993–2021
LabelsElan, GFAB, Vicious

Ian Joseph Harshman (September 13, 1975 – August 19, 2021), better known by his stage name Ian Carey, was an American house DJ, musician, and record producer based in Miami, Florida.

Biography

Carey grew up in Hancock, Maryland, graduating from Hancock Middle-Senior High School in 1993.[3][4] His father was a live sound engineer and ran a sound reinforcement company; he had engineered for such groups as Kool & The Gang and The Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Carey became involved with dance music while in college. He had already experimented with the graffiti-writing scene in Baltimore, where he met a number of hip-hop DJs, which led to him becoming involved in DJing. He was also introduced to house music while working at a record store. The success of Carey's first self-produced single "Rise" later influenced him to move to Europe to pursue a career in dance music production.

Carey performed as a disc jockey since 1993 and worked as a record producer since 1998.[5] Working with Jason Papillon (see DJ Jason Brooks) as part of Soul Providers, their first single, "Rise", peaked within the top 60 of the charts in the United Kingdom.[6]

Suffering from depression, and unhappy with the house music scene in America, Carey moved to the Netherlands from the US in 2003 and then on to Spain in 2006. In 2008, Ian Carey released the song "Get Shaky" (released as The Ian Carey Project), which featured the vocals of American singer-songwriter Kelly Barnes, who also co-wrote the song. "Get Shaky" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.[7][8] In the former country, "Get Shaky" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart in January 2009, while in the latter country, "Get Shaky" became Carey's second charting song on the UK Singles Chart and first top ten hit on the listing, peaking at number nine in August 2009. The song achieved Double Platinum certification in Australia and Gold certification in New Zealand. The song also won the award for Best Dance Video at the MTV Australia Awards 2009.[9] It also reached the top ten and was world champion Czech Republic's official goal song at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Cup in Germany.[citation needed] In 2011 Ian collaborated with Snoop Dogg and Bobby Anthony on his single "Last Night" which was also remixed by Afrojack.

Ian was based in Miami but spent much of the year touring internationally. On August 19, 2021, Carey died from unknown causes at the age of 45.[10]

Discography

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[11] 		AUT
[12] 		BEL
[13] 		CAN
[14] 		FRA
[15] 		GER
[16] 		IRE
[17] 		NDL
[18] 		NZ
[19] 		SWI
[20] 		UK
[21]
"The Mobtown Sound" 2002 — — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"It's Alright / Party Time" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Non-Stop" 2004 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Drop Da Vibe"
(with DJ Jani featuring MC Gee) 		— — — — — — — — — — —
"Prince Uptown" 2005 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Give Up the Funk" — — — — — — — — — — —
"The Power" — — — — — — — — — — 103
"Say What You Want"
(with Mochico featuring Miss Bunty) 		— — — — — — — 96 — — —
"Lose Control" 2006 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Tonight"
(with Mad Mark) 		2007 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Keep on Rising"
(featuring Michelle Shellers) 		— — — — — — — 16 — — —
"Love Won't Wait" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Get Shaky" 2008 2 33 57 — — 46 9 54 7 59 9
"Redlight" — — — — — — — 28 — — —
"SOS" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Shot Caller" 61 — — — — — — — — — —
"Let Loose"
(featuring Mandy Ventrice) 		2010 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Hoodrat Stuff" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Last Night"
(featuring Snoop Dogg and Bobby Anthony) 		2011 15 — — 24 — — — 77 — — —
"Amnesia"
(with Rosette featuring Timbaland and Brasco) 		2012 60 — 109 34 113 — — 72 — — —
"Lights Out"
(with Mobin Master) 		— — — — — — — — — — —
"Baddest Chick"
(with Doron featuring Ray J and Kardinal Offishall) 		2013 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Keep on Rising"
(with Fedde Le Grand) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Awards

MTV Music Video Awards Australia
  • 2009 Best Dance Video – "Get Shaky"[9]

References

  1. ^ Discogs.com
  2. ^ Branch, Creighton (21 August 2021). "Ian Harshman, aka Ian Carey, leaves 'amazing' trail in music world". We Rave You. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ Japanese restaurant, Art Gastropub to open in Hagerstown area Herald-Mail Media
  4. ^ One-man-band video producer has high hopes after MTV award Frederick News-Post
  5. ^ "Ian Carey Biography". www.imorecords.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Ian Carey". The Official Charts Company. May 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "The Official Charts Company: Ian Carey". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  8. ^ "THE IAN CAREY PROJECT – GET SHAKY (NUMMER)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  9. ^ a b Dickson, Sam (April 30, 2009). "The Ian Carey Project Can Dance The Best!". MTV Australia. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "House icon Ian Carey dies at the age of 45". 22 August 2021.
  11. ^ For Australian peaks:
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at: The Ian Carey Project (singles)". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Austriancharts.at at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  13. ^ Peak positions for Belgium:
  14. ^ "Billboard.com: The Ian Carey Project(Canadian Hot 100 singles)". Canadian Hot 100. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  15. ^ "France Charts – Ian Carey". Classements Singles Fusionnés. SNEP (disqueenfrance.com). Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  16. ^ "Charts.de: Ian Carey (singles)". Media Control (in German). Charts.de by Media Control. Retrieved 2012-08-04. [dead link]
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts:Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. The Irish Charts. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  18. ^ Peak positions for the Netherlands:
  19. ^ "Charts.or.nz: The Ian Carey Project(singles)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Charts.or.nz at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  20. ^ "Hitparade.ch: The Ian Carey Project(singles)". Schweizer Hitparade. Hitparade.ch at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  21. ^ Peak positions for the UK:
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "British certifications – Ian Carey". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 28, 2021. Type Ian Carey in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Canadian single certifications – Ian Carey". Music Canada. Retrieved August 28, 2021.