Jazz-pop chanteuse Rachel Foster was working with the vocal group Shod Collective in her native Nottingham, England, in the late '90s when she befriended producer Andy Cato. Cato, one-half of Groove Armada, was impressed by Foster's warm presentation, so they immediately connected for a musical jaunt of their own. The Weekend Players are a sultry mix of Portishead and Violet Indiana, and in March 2003 the pair made its debut with Pursuit of Happiness.
Weekend Players is an electronic music duo from England. Members are vocalist Rachel Foster and producer Andy Cato. Foster provided vocals and songwriting to Bent's Ariels album. Cato is also a member of Groove Armada. The duo hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2003 with "I'll Be There". Their debut album Pursuit of Happiness has scored high with the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and its spin-off CSI: Miami, having several of the album's songs in varying episodes.
Their biggest hits to date have been "21st Century" and "Into the Sun".
Weekend Players is what you get when you take one internationally lauded producer and one singer with a strong background in leftfield jazz and underground dance.