Thunderpuss

Thunderpuss
Company type	Music production duo
Industry	Music
Founded	September 1997; 29 years ago
Founder	Barry Harris, Chris Cox
Headquarters	Los Angeles, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Dance remixes, music production
Website	chriscox.net

Adapted from the English Wikipedia article Thunderpuss, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 30 November 2025

Thunderpuss is a dance remix and production duo from Los Angeles, composed of music producers Barry Harris and Chris Cox. Prior to Thunderpuss, Harris collaborated with acts such as Kon Kan, Top Kat, Killer Bunnies, and Outta Control, alongside releasing solo tracks. Cox, known as both a DJ and musician, created a megamix featuring songs by Paula Abdul and co-established the record label Interhit Records with Jeff Johnson.

History

The partnership between Harris and Cox began in New York City in 1990 while working on Syntonic, the second album by Kon Kan. They kept in touch over the years, with Harris joining Cox at Interhit Records in Los Angeles in January 1998. Their collaboration as Thunderpuss officially started in September 1997, launching with a rendition of "I Just Wanna Be Your Everything" featuring Thea Austin from Snap!. Additionally, they produced Engelbert Humperdinck's 1998 release The Dance Album without attributing it to Thunderpuss. Their original works include songs for artists like Abigail ("Let the Joy Rise," "If It Don't Fit"), Amber ("Taste the Tears"), and Soluna. Operating under the name 'Thunderpuss 2000', they also issued remixes such as covers of David Bowie's "Heroes" and Blue Öyster Cult's "Godzilla".

From 1998 through 2003, Thunderpuss earned recognition as prominent remixers, beginning with their 1998 remix of Billie Myers' "Kiss the Rain". Their major breakthrough came with their remix of Whitney Houston's "It's Not Right but It's Okay", followed by Amber's "Sexual (La Di Di)" in 1999. They crafted remixes for numerous top-tier artists including Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, NSYNC, and Celine Dion.

In their role as performing artists, Thunderpuss released singles such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag," an electronic dance adaptation that climbed to number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, along with "Stand Up" featuring Latanza Waters, and "FMH" credited to Harris & Cox.

The duo dissolved their partnership in July 2003. Chris Cox has continued his career producing, remixing, and DJing internationally. Barry Harris resumed his work producing and DJing, contributing dance remixes for leading artists including PINK, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Chainsmokers, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Adele, Calvin Harris, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Ellie Goulding, Meghan Trainor, and Sia.

In 2022, Thunderpuss reunited to remix Whitney Houston's "Don't Cry For Me" and have since performed at various nightclubs and festivals throughout the United States.

Albums

Singles

"I Just Want to be Your Everything" (feat. Thea Austin) (1998)
"Heroes" (1998)
"Godzilla" (1998)
"Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag" (2001)
"So Fabulous, So Fierce (Freak Out)" (feat. Jocelyn Enriquez) (2001)
"I'm Addicted (You're the Worst Thing for Me)" (Pusaka feat. Thea Austin) (2001)
"Stand Up" (feat. Latanza Waters) (2001)
"FMH" (as Harris & Cox) (2002)
"Six Feet Under" (with Widelife) (2002)
"First Class Freak" (with Thea Austin) (2002)
"Head" (Thunderpuss & Barnes) (2003)

Productions

Engelbert Humperdinck – Quando Quando Quando (1999)
Fisher – Any Way (2000), I Will Love Again (2000)
Fox Sports – Fox Sports Football Theme (1999)
Gina G – Stuck On You (2000)
Soluna – Monday Mi Amor (2002)
Sonique – Love Is On Our Side, Sky, Love Washes Away (2000–2003)
Vicious Flowerz – Truly Madly Deeply (1998)
Valeria – If You Feel The Night

Remixography

Aaliyah – "Got To Give It Up"
Abigail – "If It Don't Fit", "Let the Joy Rise"
Amber – "Above the Clouds", "Sexual (La Di Di)", "Taste the Tears", "The Need to Be Naked"
Anastacia – "Boom", "Love is a Crime"
Ann Nesby – "Lovin' is Really My Game"
Ayumi Hamasaki – "Surreal", "Trauma"
Backstreet Boys – "The Call"
Billie Myers – "Kiss the Rain"

Blonde Ambition – "Live to Tell"

BoA – "Amazing Kiss"
Bob Sinclar – "Freedom"
Boomkat – "The Wreckoning"
Brian McKnight – "Still"
Britney Spears – "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know", "I'm a Slave 4 U", "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "Sometimes"
Brooke Allison – "The Kiss-Off (Goodbye)"
Celine Dion – "I Want You to Need Me"
Charlotte Church – "Tonight"
Cher – "Song for the Lonely"
Christina Aguilera – "I Turn to You", "The Christmas Song", "What a Girl Wants"

Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mýa and Lil' Kim – "Lady Marmalade"

Chumbawamba – "Amnesia"

David Tyler Martin – "Some Kind of Wonderful"

Deni Hines – "I Like the Way"

Donna Summer – "Love Is the Healer" Duke – "Greater" Engelbert Humperdinck – "Release Me"/"Gotta Get Release"

Enrique Iglesias – "Be With You," "Escape," "Hero"
Eurythmics – "17 Again"
Gloria Estefan – "Out of Nowhere"

GTS feat. Loleatta Holloway – "Share My Joy"

Hilary Duff – "So Yesterday"
Instant Funk – "I Got My Mind Made Up"
Inaya Day – "Can't Stop Dancin'"
Janet Jackson – "All for You"

Jennifer Holliday – "A Woman's Got the Power", "Think It Over"

Jennifer Lopez – "Alive," "Feelin' So Good," "Play"
Jocelyn Enriquez – "When I Get Close to You"
Jordan Hill – "Baby Love"

Kina – "Girl from the Gutter", "Me"

Kristine W – "Clubland"

Kumi Koda – "Trust Your Love"

Lara Fabian – "I Will Love Again"
LeAnn Rimes – "Can't Fight the Moonlight," "Tic Toc"
'N Sync – "Bye Bye Bye"
[[]] Mary J. Blige]– "No More Drama," feat. Ja Rule, "Rainy Dayz,"
[[]] Madonna]– "Die Another Day," "Don't Tell Me," "GHV2 Megamix," "What It Feels Like for a Girl,"
[[]] Mandy Moore]– "In My Pocket"

(Additional remixes cover a wide variety of artists across different genres and markets, demonstrating Thunderpuss's extensive reach in remix production.)

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