The New Jersey-based soulful dance music label, Phuture Sole Recordings, launched in the spring og 2003 by DJ Carl Dupree (CEO), Mark Mendoza (A&R Director) and Dave Lalla, emerge as the new leaders of the vocal "uptempo soul" movement. Their intent is to re-introduce meaningful songs with catchy hooks bathed in plethora of vocal styles ranging from the hi-octane gospel grit, free-flowing R&B textures to the sweetness og jazz-soul.