IiO

iiO (pronounced "eye-eye-oh") is a New York City based house music act composed solely of producer and songwriter Markus Moser. Former member, vocalist and songwriter Nadia Ali, left in 2005 to pursue a solo career. iiO are best known for their 2001 hit "Rapture", released as single in 2002, the lyrics to which were allegedly inspired by a meeting that occurred between Nadia Ali and an unidentified nightclub patron. Originally named Vaiio, a deri... more

iiO (pronounced "eye-eye-oh") is a New York City based house music act composed solely of producer and songwriter Markus Moser. Former member, vocalist and songwriter Nadia Ali, left in 2005 to pursue a solo career. iiO are best known for their 2001 hit "Rapture", released as single in 2002, the lyrics to which were allegedly inspired by a meeting that occurred between Nadia Ali and an unidentified nightclub patron. Originally named Vaiio, a derivation of the Sony VAIO laptop on which the duo was creating much of their early work, the "Va" was dropped to prevent potential legal problems with Sony. The video for "Rapture" was directed by Andy Hylton. iiO followed up "Rapture" with several successful remixes of the track by producers John Creamer & Stephane K, Armin Van Buuren and Deep Dish. A large number of bootleg and white label remixes ensued, including a highly-sought Paul Van Dyk remix. After "Rapture" was released, the duo followed suit with "At the End" in 2003. The release... less