Light of the World evolved into Incognito. The band got its first big break in 1981 with the single "Parisienne Girl" from the album Jazz Funk. Maunick also produced various acid jazz groups as well as Maxi Priest. In the '90s, Incognito was signed to Talkin' Loud by label head Giles Peterson. The group hit it big in the U.S. with a cover of the Ronnie Laws hit, "Always There" with vocals by dance diva Jocelyn Brown from their 1991 Inside Life album. Vocalist Maysa Leak joined the band for their 1992 CD Tribes, Vibes and Scribes which featured a tight cover of Stevie Wonder's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing." Maunick produced Leak's 1999 CD Inner Shade and tracks on her 2000 CD All My Life. Other Incognito albums are Inside Life (1991), Tribes, Vibes and Scribes (1992), Positivity (1994), 100° and Rising (1995), Beneath the Surface, Remixed (both 1996), Tokyo Live (1998), No Time Like the Future (1999), and The Best of Incognito(2000).

While doing a South African radio interview with Gerald Veasley, he met Heads Up president Dave Love who showed interest in Maunick's concept for a smooth jazz group project that would include some Incognito members. After listening to some of the finished tracks for the project, he named the band Citrus Sun because the music had a warm, joyous vibe that reminded him of the sunshine colors found in between sunrise and noonday. Their debut, Another Time Another Space, was issued February 27, 2001. Maunick has also produced sides on Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Philip Bailey, and George Benson.