Description mix
This was my entry for a remix contest back in 2005. There were 13 songs available you could choose from:
1) DIAMONDS - Herb Alpert
2) LESSONS IN LOVE - Level 42
3) CARIBBEAN QUEEN - Billy Ocean
4) ROCKIT - Herbie Hancock
5) DOWN ON THE STREET - Shakatak
6) BASS [HOW LOW CAN YOU GO] - Simon Harris
7) BEAT DIS - Bomb The Bass
8) ELECTRICA SALSA - Off
9) TOGETHER FOREVER - Rick Astley
10) PRECIOUS LITTLE DIAMOND - Fox The Fox
11) IN MY HOUSE - Mary Jane Girls
12) FRESH - Kool & The Gang
13) NINETEEN - Paul Hardcastle
Every contestant could choose from these songs which ever he wanted. You were not allowed to use other versions than the one that was provided by JB. Nor could you use accapella's from the songs, remixes or extended versions.
Therefore I had to use several effects to create a DIY accapella from Rick Astley's "Together Forever" to put over the last part of the mix which features Off's "Electra Salsa" [DIY stands for "Do It Yourself" which means by using several effects you create a semi accapella of a song. When you put it over a strong beat it works perfectly].
Track number 6) HAD to be used in the mix. Other tracks could be chosen by each contestant. So you could either use all other tracks or just a few of them.
I decided not to use tracks 1) - 2) and 3) cause I thought they wouldn't fit my megamix. Furthermore I decided the Herbie Hancock track "Rock It" had to be the guideline for my megamix. Really love that song, especially the scratching part, which can be heard several times during the megamix.
The winner would get his megamix transferred to an official vinyl record, with label and all .. therefor the TT of the megamix had to be no longer than 9 minutes exactly. I perfectly stayed under that time with a megamix of 8 min 58 sec ..
I really loved the challenge of making this mix and hope you love listening to it as much as I loved creating it.
If you like the megamix, feel free to leave me a comment and/or add the megamix to your playlist.
Enjoy!
djlucien
(this megamix runs at exactly 115,30 BPM)
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NEW! DMC Ltd. UK producer
Since September 2019 I'm a producer for the British DJ remix service DMC Ltd. UK and you can purchase my mixes on CD (or digital) on the official DMC store website, just click on this www-link: www.store.dmcworld.com/Luciën Vrolijk
My remixes are usually included on the monthly release of 'Commercial Collection' or sometimes on a not regular release like the 'Classic Mixes' series. I also have my own 'Producer Mixes' series of which so far 2 full CDs have been released.
You can check out my production work for DMC (that's remixes, short mixes but also full album mixes the so called 'Monsterjam') on the website of discogs by following this direct link to my profile, just click on this www-link: www.discogs.com/Luciën Vrolijk
All production work for the British DJ remix service DMC Ltd. UK is done on a voluntary basis, out of the love for mixing & remixing.
This was my entry for a remix contest back in 2005. There were 13 songs available you could choose from:
1) DIAMONDS - Herb Alpert
2) LESSONS IN LOVE - Level 42
3) CARIBBEAN QUEEN - Billy Ocean
4) ROCKIT - Herbie Hancock
5) DOWN ON THE STREET - Shakatak
6) BASS [HOW LOW CAN YOU GO] - Simon Harris
7) BEAT DIS - Bomb The Bass
8) ELECTRICA SALSA - Off
9) TOGETHER FOREVER - Rick Astley
10) PRECIOUS LITTLE DIAMOND - Fox The Fox
11) IN MY HOUSE - Mary Jane Girls
12) FRESH - Kool & The Gang
13) NINETEEN - Paul Hardcastle
Every contestant could choose from these songs which ever he wanted. You were not allowed to use other versions than the one that was provided by JB. Nor could you use accapella's from the songs, remixes or extended versions.
Therefore I had to use several effects to create a DIY accapella from Rick Astley's "Together Forever" to put over the last part of the mix which features Off's "Electra Salsa" [DIY stands for "Do It Yourself" which means by using several effects you create a semi accapella of a song. When you put it over a strong beat it works perfectly].
Track number 6) HAD to be used in the mix. Other tracks could be chosen by each contestant. So you could either use all other tracks or just a few of them.
I decided not to use tracks 1) - 2) and 3) cause I thought they wouldn't fit my megamix. Furthermore I decided the Herbie Hancock track "Rock It" had to be the guideline for my megamix. Really love that song, especially the scratching part, which can be heard several times during the megamix.
The winner would get his megamix transferred to an official vinyl record, with label and all .. therefor the TT of the megamix had to be no longer than 9 minutes exactly. I perfectly stayed under that time with a megamix of 8 min 58 sec ..
I really loved the challenge of making this mix and hope you love listening to it as much as I loved creating it.
If you like the megamix, feel free to leave me a comment and/or add the megamix to your playlist.
Enjoy!
djlucien
(this megamix runs at exactly 115,30 BPM)
KEEP UP TO DATE
PS: if you automatically want to keep up to date on mixes and remixes by Luciën Vrolijk
(djlucien) you can follow V.E.P. on Facebook by liking the following Facebookpage:
www.facebook.com/vepnl.nl
NEW! DMC Ltd. UK producer
Since September 2019 I'm a producer for the British DJ remix service DMC Ltd. UK and you can purchase my mixes on CD (or digital) on the official DMC store website, just click on this www-link: www.store.dmcworld.com/Luciën Vrolijk
My remixes are usually included on the monthly release of 'Commercial Collection' or sometimes on a not regular release like the 'Classic Mixes' series. I also have my own 'Producer Mixes' series of which so far 2 full CDs have been released.
You can check out my production work for DMC (that's remixes, short mixes but also full album mixes the so called 'Monsterjam') on the website of discogs by following this direct link to my profile, just click on this www-link: www.discogs.com/Luciën Vrolijk
All production work for the British DJ remix service DMC Ltd. UK is done on a voluntary basis, out of the love for mixing & remixing.
Tracklist
| 1 | Herbie Hancock (1983) by Rockit |
| 2 | Simon Harris (1988) by Bass [How Low Can You Go] |
| 3 | Off (1987) by Electrica Salsa |
| 4 | Shakatak (1984) by Down On The Street |
| 5 | Bomb The Bass (1988) by Beat Dis |
| 6 | Fox The Fox (1984) by Precious Little Diamond |
| 7 | Mary Jane Girls (1985) by In My House |
| 8 | Paul Hardcastle (1985) by 19 |
| 9 | Kool & The Gang (1984) by Fresh |
| 10 | Rick Astley (1988) by Together Forever |
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Nice set.