VOCAL DANCE EXPERIENCE

EDITED FEBRUARY 2nd, 2009 - RETRACTION

The song "YOU" is by Schiller, featuring 'Colbie Caillat', but do not tell that to my I'Tunes library.

NOT MY USUAL CUP OF TEA LISTENERS!

For those of you who have followed this site for the past three years, it probably comes as no shock that I am not a big follower of trance music.

However, I am a big follower of Music Box Mix (http://musicboxmix.blogspot.com), which is a blog that features a lot of dance music maxi singles and promos. For about two years now, they have kept me pretty well on the tip of what is playing in the clubs on the East Coast. Their previews, comments and links help me decide what I am going to buy and sometimes what I mix in my sets.

So, all of the sudden, practically out of the blue, one of the resident bloggers (Louie - see hot pic on the left when you visit the site!!) starts chatting with me about music - he likes a couple of the mixes I have done recently...blah, blah blah - I write back about how gaga I am over Music Box Mix...blah, blah blah, he posts some of my mixes, and oops, I make the mistake of telling him I owe him a favor for all the good things their site does for me.

And BAM - of course, he hits me with - GOSH, please remix this gorgeous Trance ballad, "YOU", (by Schiller, featuring Colbie Caillat). Probably one of the biggest challenges I have ever attempted. You know, I don't use a studio...don't use keyboards (yet), or much original instrumentation, just a laptop and headphones - slice, and dice, and equalize and slap it on Podomatic!

Ballads are hard enough, for my particular style of remixing, let alone songs like the original version of "YOU", with very low BPM and a lot of mid-range orchestration. The work I did to remix it took about 36 hours all together (obsessed!). The original is a GORGEOUS song, gorgeous vocals, and near flawless production. It is available on I-Tunes, so check it out.

But, with all that being given, I did tell him I owe him a 'favor', and Louie (so far as I can tell) is a pretty cute and sweet guy! So, hopefully I did not demolish this one to much...hopefully this counts towards that favor...

Hey, I tried, but if this is not up to par, I am sure we can come up with an alternative favor!

luv, peace and music, always...

...dj Tim a