The System was an American synth-pop duo that debuted in the 1980s, composed of vocalist-guitarist Mic Murphy[1] and seasoned session keyboardist David Frank.
The band was founded in 1982 in New York and backed up by Paul Pesco on electric guitar and Kris Khellow on keyboards and synthesizers.
[3] Later in New York City, David Frank was working on a session that evolved into a track called "It's Passion," which was to feature a pre-stardom Madonna on vocals.
It was also around this time that budding session guitarist Paul Pesco began joining the group in the studio and on live tours.
On their 1985 album, The Pleasure Seekers, significant tracks include "It Takes 2", "Love Won't Wait for Lovin'", and "This is for You".
[4] Their version of the Marc Benno song "Rock 'n Roll Me Again" became famous in the 1984 action comedy Beverly Hills Cop with Eddie Murphy.
All of this success occurred while the group was contributing its talents to projects such as the Scritti Politti album Cupid & Psyche 85; Phil Collins' "Sussudio"; Chaka Khan's "I Feel for You" and "This is My Night"; and Mtume's "Juicy Fruit", among many others.
Frank found more recent success as a songwriter and producer,[6] most notably for hit singles such as Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle" in 1999, and teen girl-group Dream's "He Loves U Not" in 2000.
The 12-inch limited-edition vinyl was released on Electroavenue Records in the UK and features remixes by Funkmaster Ozone, Fleck, Lloyd da Zoid / Diplomat & Sace.
The sessions took place in Topanga Canyon's Canyon Reverb, the Village Recorders, and NYC Spanish Harlem SPAHA Studios and with contributions from longtime collaborator guitarist/unofficial bandmember Paul Pesco, drummer Steven Wolf, and sound architect Tim K. System Overload was released in 2013 on the band's own label, Science Lab Records.