IAN "45" CAREY ELAN REC., DEFECTED REC., MINISTRY OF SOUND, "SOUL PROVIDERS", U.S.A. / THE NETHERLANDS For those not in the know, Ian "45" Carey is and has been over the past couple years a key player in the House scene in the USA and Europe. His recordings and remixes have been released on labels such as Élan, Defected, Universal UK, AM:PM, Ministry of Sound, Warner Brothers Germany, Hed Kandi, Azuli, Tommy Boy Records, East West Germany, Houseworks Switzerland, Oxyd Records Italy, Slip N Slide Records UK and countless others… His first vocal production, with Jason Papillon as Soul Providers, "Rise" was a crossover hit around the world. When asked, Ian and Jason both say they had no intention of making a mainstream record; it just worked out that way.