Influenced by the '80s synth funk of The S.O.S Band, Midnight Star, and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Cool Million are a European production duo whose mission statement is to "take soul back to the future." Founded by Danish songwriter Frank Ryle, a passionate soul music fan who ran his own online magazine, Soulportal.dk, the collaborative outfit released its first track, "Naughty Girl," through an spotify:search:label%3A%22Expansion+Records%22 compilation before German producer Rob Hardt (Chaka Khan, Keith Sweat) came on board. Following the critical acclaim garnered by their 2008 debut, Going Out Tonight, they teamed up with a host of guest stars, including '80s soul singers Meli'sa Morgan, Peggi Blu, and Eugene Wilde and '70s R&B trio Black Ivory's Leroy Burgess, for follow-up Back for More, which was released through Hardt's own label, spotify:search:label%3A%22Sed+Soul%22 , in 2010. ~ Jon O'Brien, Rovi