Half The Song! Half The Dance And OUT!

First Batch

2008-12-09T10:50:00.000-08:00

Kelly Price - Friend Of Mine (Junior Vasquez Mixes)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=442c49f1e6f7fff691b20cc0d07ba4d246fb46390b516279
Includes: Club Mix, Club Instrumental, Accapella, Hard Club Mix & Ruff Dub

Loreta - Trouble With Boys (Junior Vasquez Mixes)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=442c49f1e6f7fff691b20cc0d07ba4d28ac2d91f63cdb813
Includes: Club Mix & Dub

Billie Myers - Am I Here Yet (Junior Vasquez Mixes)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=442c49f1e6f7fff691b20cc0d07ba4d29dfc317e028ee91f
Includes: Extended Vocal Mix, Radio Edit, Marathon Mix & Marathon Beats

Debelah Morgan - Why Did You Have To Be (Mike Rizzo, Andy & The Lamboy & MK Mixes)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=442c49f1e6f7fff691b20cc0d07ba4d2a00e724d06d35144
Includes: Mike Rizzo Club Mix, Mike Rizzo & Josh Harris Dub, Andy & The Lamboy Circuit Mix, Andy & The Lamboy Mix, Andy & The Lamboy Bonus Beats, MK Mix, MK Dub #1, MK Dub #

Brooke Allison - The Kiss Off (Goodbye) (Thunderpuss Mixes)
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=442c49f1e6f7fff691b20cc0d07ba4d2f3197333b3e9e2b8
Includes: Club Mix, Radio Edit, Mixshow & Dub

A change in format...

2008-12-09T10:08:00.001-08:00

Hey all!

I know it's been awhile and I've been trying to decide what to do with this blog as my posts keep disappearing and I keep getting emails from Blogger about how my blog is on their radar for some reason...So I've decided to change things up for a bit.

I hope that this doesn't ruffle any feathers out there!

I've just recently gotten the set up to rip the massive amount of vinyl that I have to mp3 and of course I've been working on that alot lately. So, what I've decided to do for the time being is to offer all you some FULL LENGTH vinyl rip packages.

I rip them, then try to remaster them for the best quality I can get. Sometimes the vinyl pressings are excellent, sometimes not, but for whatever songs I don't have good digital copies of or for tracks that weren't released digitally, this is how it will be for a bit.

I hope you all continue to support me on this endeavor and links will follow soon!

Thank you all for understanding!! I appreciate your tolerance and support!!!

~ John Michael ~

Blah on Blogger!!

2008-11-26T13:57:00.000-08:00

Ok so apparently my blog is under watch as posts keep getting deleted and I keep getting emails saying that Im infringing on the copyrights of...blah blah blah...

SO...Im gonna try to post again soon and keep it under the radar!

Wish me luck all!!! Sorry for the wait!!!

~ John Michael ~

I thought I told you it's enough. Put your hands on me again and I'll put your ass in handcuffs!!

2008-11-09T11:42:00.000-08:00

Ok, so this isn't an Eddie Baez post or anything, but I had to put this picture up of him because he's just THAT hot! ::sweating::

Anyway :-P

This is going to be another short post because Im at home in Staten Island and most of my music these days is on the computer at the hubby's place.

Expect another big post soon tho!!

Kim Sozzi - Feel Your Love (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Kim Sozzi once again gives us a great dance pop track here with a mildly funky feel but it seems like she just can't seem to re-create her fame from "Feelin Me" or "How Did You Know". This could be a fun early-set song, but I long for my peak hour Kim Sozzi again!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mqqmkntjowt

Judy Torres - Hell No (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**ANTHEM ALERT!!! I don't even know where to start with this one! It surprised the hell outta me as I grew up listening to Judy and while I loved her remake of "Faithfully" I was really hoping to get something original from her. Well her follow-up, the awkward "I Don't", was so below the radar I thought that would be it for her "comeback". I was COMPLETELY wrong! This may be one of my favorite tracks of 2008! Here Judy tackles the subject of spousal abuse (with a hysterical rap and all) and of course some killer F**k You lyrics like 'Hang up, get your stuff and don't look back! If he can't show you respect you better pack your bags!'! Tony and Warren have produced an Offer Nissim-esque mix here but it's thunderous and I very much welcome Miss Torres back to where she should be!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wmzyycj1mmy

Marina - Searching For You (Mike Rizzo Original Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Mike Rizzo once again puts together a cute track for Marina here (which is very reminiscent of his Jenna Drey 'Killin Me' mix) which works well but I don't think it will be dominating the dancefloors any time soon.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwr5zzo3t4y

You always love me more...Miles Away...

2008-11-08T05:50:00.000-08:00

Just a small posting for now to keep everyone going. I'm also going to try something a little different. I love editing mixes and all but I also love mashing things up and trying to create some of my own...

This is the newest one Im working on and while it still needs to have things tweaked (the track needs to be transposed still to make the chords the same key as the vocals) Im really happy with the structure of the mix itself.

So here's the first 3 minutes of it or so...Tell me what you all think!!

Suzanne Palmer - Luv 2 Luv 2009 (JM's Demo Clip)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ojzzyj1g1m1

Kristine W - Never (JM's Love To Infinity Radio Edit)
**I've been reading mixed reviews of this song and I don't know why! I love the vocal for this and while Love To Infinity hasn't changed their sound in quite sometime, I find it no more dated than anything Moto Blanco (or dare I even say The Freemasons with a few exceptions) has done recently. I can't wait for the other mixes of this to surface and if ANYONE can tell me why the hell we don't have Kristine's "Power Of Music" CD yet, I'd LOVE to know!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgzgtlmwmow

Two Secret Edits:

Everyone knows how I feel about posting this artists music, only because I don't want my blog to be shut down, so here you go...One's an exclusive and one's an old favorite of mine.

Hint: She's both Sticky and Sweet.

So just what the hell is going on here??

2008-11-05T05:08:00.000-08:00

Wow. 2 months almost to the day it's been!!!

I have to apologize to you all but it's been a wild and bumpy road in my life lately. I've been having to switch schools (and btw if anyone ever thinks about going to a Paul Mitchell Partner School to pursue a career in hairdressing--DON'T DO IT!!! IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY!!!), work more hours and deal with alot of family drama that's been popping up left and right lately.

Which all translates into an exhausted John Michael and as much as I hate to admit it, my blog was one of the things that slipped through the cracks along the way.

I definitely want to come back and post more, but I apologize once again to you all, I'm going to have to keep requests CLOSED for the time being. I don't know how often I'll get to post but I will try my hardest. If and when the time should come again for requests, I will let you know.

Thank you for all your understanding...so let's get to the music!!! New post coming up soon!!!

And just to show you all I'm feeling better, I've taken my attention away from my normal David Beckham or Antonio Sabato Jr photos to highlight a new discovery I just made: Nick Youngquest, Rugby Star. ::drool::

~ John Michael ~

Randomness

2008-08-22T08:37:00.001-07:00

I know it's been awhile everyone but I started a really crazy schedule after I got back from celebrating my anniversary and 3 days a week I do 12 hour days, so I'm gonna try to do what I can, but it may just take me some time to get stuff up! Thanks for understanding!!

The requests I've gotten will get worked on, but till then, I offer some random edits...

Oh and that pic? Yeah that's me from a LONG time ago when I was DJing at Heaven in NYC (2nd floor--Spinnin "X" by Junior Vasquez"--It's all about the vinyl baby!!) and I was probably like 22/23-ish! Ah the good ol days! Hah!!

Bob Sinclar presents Fireball - What I Want (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is a slammin new track from both Bob Sinclar and Chris Cox and it's getting alot of play and I'm sure you're gonna it! This is a really fun, albeit a little strange, male vocal here and Chris' production amps it up--ALOT!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?my5ytzzu6ts

Charlotte Perrelli - Hero (JM's Club Radio Edit)

**She looks like Kristine W and sounds like a love child of Jenna Drey, Danielle Bollinger and Lara Fabian. In her home country of Sweden, this won the 2008 Melodifestivalen (which is the contest that Sweden has to determine who's representing them in the Eurovision song contest) and when she got to the Eurovision contest she placed 18th. In the charts though this went right to #1 in Sweden and was in the top 20 of a few other countries. The song is a great vocal with a very electro, yet Soundfactory type sound to it. I don't know who actually produced this as I got it labeled as "Extended Club Mix" (does anyone know??) but it's a great song all over and needs to be recognized!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?o0rmbxdieyj

Chris Brown - Forever (JM's Bobby Bass & J Remy Radio Edit)

**This is definitely one of my new obsession songs (especially after seeing it on So You Think You Can Dance). I have to say, I'm really happy with the direction that pop/R&B music is going these days. They've got great beats with awesome synth work and hooks for days! This song in it's original form was just begging to come to the dance floor and through the work of Bobby Bass & J Remy it got there. Who they are, I'm not sure, but from all the mixes I've heard thus far this is definitely the best. It's got some beat changes and a really uplifiting sound that keeps with the original. In the beginning I added the original intro synths and the "1,2,3,4" chant to give it a little extra UMPH!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?fbtsyqipb1d

Coldplay - Viva La Vida (JM's Telemitry Radio Edit)

**I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Finally, me and the hubby have another song we meet on! He's always been a huge Coldplay fan and well, I couldn't really care less about them lol...that is...till I heard this song!! I instantly fell in love with it because of it's melody and string line that they use as well as the song having a pretty steady beat to it. I've found a few mixes of this song (including that AWFUL cover that Almighty did--Good mix, just terrible female vocals) and as it stands, this is the best. I'm looking for the accapella for this song so I too can make my own mix--If anyone out there has it, I'd be EVER so greatful!! This mix though has some great vocal stutters and whoever Telemitry is, they are to be commended for making such a great mix with the original track which usually doesn't work out so well for most!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yhwmvgd7ort

Duffy - Mercy (JM's Gareth Wyn Radio Edit)

**This was a song I was sleeping on for awhile and then (again) I saw this on So You Think You Can Dance and fell in love with it. In it's original form, it's very Amy Winehouse-esque minus the whole Meth addiction lol. Gareth Wyn (whoever he may be) did a fantastic job in bringing this to the dance floor and it sounds so natural, something I would've never expected this song to sound like with a beat. Highly reccommended here!!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?iizsgbimswn

Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**It was bound to happen right?? Well it's finally come to be and I have to say while the original is a disco classic and all, it was never one of my favorites. Bimbo Jones however does have that magic touch and they gave this such a fresh sound that if it wasn't for the backup singers doing their "Dance! Boogie Wonderland" chanting, this could easily have been recording and produced yesterday. I swear I'm gonna make a "I Heart Bimbo Jones" t-shirt one day!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?y4lloujhkmq

Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight (Hotwheel Fidelity Mix) **Official Mix**

**I got this mix the other day and since the mix was only 4 min and change, there was nothing to edit for me. This is a slightly faster version than the original and the beat is very Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" and it's awesome! I wish there was a longer version of this!! Enjoy!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jfud4lc2owe

Rihanna - Disturbia (Aaron Paetsch Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I posted the Jody den Broeder even tho it wasn't my favorite and then I got this and I definitely like this one better. The production actually goes somewhere and Aaron really did a great job here with a really nice synth string line that runs through most of the mix.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?iyadehefnz1

Sara Bareilles - Love Song (JM's Hommer Radio Edit)

**I have to admit, I really didn't care for this song when I first heard it--But glory be to Hommer (I still don't know who they are) for making this mix because I can definitely get sink my teeth into this now. It's a really cute song and I actually started this edit with the original version and then went into the Hommer mix. It's alot of fun so enjoy!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?smgcbi7hkjy

Tiffany - Just Another Day (Dave Aude Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Yes, THAT Tiffany. This is an ok song. I'm not thrilled by it, even tho Dave Aude does put out a good mix here but Tiffany's vocals sound a little uninspired. I know she can do better than this, I don't know what she's waiting for.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?0fsvjifnulj

Velvet - Take My Body Close (Pitchline Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Swedish singer Velvet (aka Jenny Marielle Pettersson) has been putting out some great music in her homeland since 2005 and this is her most recent effort and it's STUNNING!! Her voice is very solid and Pitcline's electro production is the perfect marriage of vocal and mix!! Another highly reccommended track!! If you enjoy September then I think you'll enjoy this as well!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?bhmgxmkmwkt

Thunderpuss & Junior & Hex--Oh My!!

2008-08-09T07:44:00.000-07:00

Ok, so HOW cool is that iPod dock!! I want it!!!

Since I've had a bunch of tracks for separate posts featuring these DJ's, I figured I'd combine them all. You know...A little of column A, some of column B....

And I'm sorry I haven't posted a lot but I've been busy at school (which is ALMOST over--Thank God!) but this week I have summer break so I'll hopefully be able to get a bunch of stuff out to you all!!

Backstreet Boys - The Call (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This was one of the first songs that saw BSB making the bridge from teen pop idols to more mature men and has them singing about cheating on their respective others. While in the song it ended badly, this mix is anything but!! Super high energy from Thunderpuss here and with a really great vocal breakdown, this mix is definitely irresistible for me!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?qodevylinjx

Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I have to admit, when I first heard this mix I really wasn't a fan. The piano chords seemed off to me and I guess I wanted something a little different from the boys. Well the more I listened to it, the more I started to enjoy it and the way they used Britney's spoken vocals in this is so awesome!! Definitely a fun mix!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?rb1ymar1ypg

Hilary Duff - So Yesterday (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This mix marked a very sad day for me for it was to be Thunderpuss' very last collaboration. All through to the end though, they put their all in it and delivered a great mix! The song is cheesy but it works well with the beat. It's a straight up mainstream pop remix with, of course, lots of energy!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?y2vtztlbwkd

Pet Shop Boys - NYC Boy (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Omg! I love this song! Haha! I was SO obsessed with this when it came out!! PSB came back with a vengeance and this song headed straight to the #1 spot on the dance charts. At the time (1999) I was heavily involved in the NYC club scene so naturally I assumed that this song was written about ME! Hahaha!! Thunderpuss did SUCH an incredible job but all the mixes to this were great from Superchumbo to Almighty and Lange, everyone involved gave it their all!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?c2tttv4rhxj

Aqua - Around The World (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Ok, so we all know Aqua from their cheese-smash hit "Barbie Girl" but there was life for the group after that. This song, the second single from their second CD "Aquarius" had Aqua changing their "Barbie Girl" style to a more anthemic sound and who better to take that on than Junior?? Say what you want, but I always thought this was a slammin mix because the melody and structure of the song allow for a very grandiose production from Junior and that's where I like him best! The original mix which clocks in at 13 min & 40 sec here gets trimmed down to about 4 and change. Definitely get ahold of the full mix. It's totally worth it!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?phsxi8nkttp

Laura Turner - Soul Deep (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)

**Laura Turner to me, is one part Sarah Brightman and one part Delerium. Being that she sounds very similar to Sarah Brightman, I immediately loved this song when I got a promo of the original. I was VERY shocked to see that this song made it's way to Junior's lap. Junior takes the song as far away from the original as possible, giving her voice a nice echo effect and using some real tribal drums throughout.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ydzpk2gkfrc

Anastacia - I'm Outta Love (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This was the song that started my love affair with Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk). At this time I was basically in Sam Goody every day ravaging the CD single section looking for anything that had Hex Hector, Junior Vasquez, Tony Moran & Thunderpuss on it. When I found this, I didn't really know who she was but if it had Hex on the single, it was good enough for me! THANK GOD I bought this!! Anastacia's first single (which got to #2 on the dance charts) is a stunner all around! A fantastic vocal from Anastacia (she became my new Taylor Dayne) and a thumping mix from Hex made for some dance music drama which still holds up today! Also I'm very excited because Anastacia is supposed to be releasing her new CD "Heavy Rotation" on October 24th of this year!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?6sgre0m2yjs

Jessica Simpson - Irresistable (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Jessica's lead single from her third CD of the same name started to show a slightly more mature Jessica and definitely a sexier Jessica as she sings about how irresistible her beau is. And when that beau is Nick Lachey, who can blame her? ::swoon:: This song only got to #15 on the Hot 100 charts but also peaked at #3 on the Top 40 Mainstream charts. It didn't chart on the dance charts at all, but thats ok because Hex and Dezrok really gave a stunning mix as always!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?0ohzw1tcdcu

Kina - Girl From The Gutter (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**ANTHEM ALERT!!! I don't know if I have any other words for this one but DOWNLOAD IT!! If you know it, then you know it, if you don't know it, it will change your life! Hahaha!! Everything about this mix is perfect! From Kina's vocals to Hex & Mac Quayle's anthemic remix, it tears through any dance floor with ease!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?d0myi8hcxzb

Lisa Stansfield - I'm Leavin (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Classic classic classic!!! Lisa sounds beautiful as always as she breezes through Hex's remix which has her telling off her man. My favorite lyric is "How could I be so dumb?/I thought I loved a man/But more and more you proved to be a boy/And now I understand/But I can't babysit no more/That's not what I loved you for/I'd rather be alone/Bye bye/Cause I'm really leaving this time..."**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ukbapyoqabp

Pink - You Make Me Sick (HQ2 Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Hex & Mac take on bad girl Pink's third single from her debut "Can't Take Me Home" and while it only made it to #23 on the dance charts, this is definitely a mix that's endured the test of time as I've seen it still make a dance floor erupt every now and then when played.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?fnvl5tkinah

Reina - Anything For Love (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Reina's second single and collaboration with Hex Hector & Mac Quayle after the anthemic "Find Another Woman" has Reina in familiar territory. This song has very much the same structure of "Find Another Woman" but instead of being annoyed at her man, she's telling us all how she'd "live for love and die for love" and Hex & Mac are standing right by her side! lol Definitely a fun track!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?7ehkkh4lq1q

Stars On 54 - If You Could Read My Mind (Hex Hector Epic Piano Mix) **Official Edit**

**Amber, Jocelyn Enriquez & Ultra Nate get a GORGEOUS treatment here by the Hex/Dezrok camp and Dezrok's keyboard work really gets its time to shine. No beats on this one, only gorgeous keyboards, dreamy synths and a lush arrangement just make you wanna float away!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?spcyhpwwwxp

Bonus Edit: This one is a special request from DM (I hope you like it!) and has to be one of the most challenging mixes I've ever taken on. The first 45 seconds were a nightmare for me as I was wracking my brain trying to chop out Thunderpuss' very long intro to this mix. This one was never officially released but thank God it leaked. I never understood why the Above & Beyond mix was such a big to-do with this song as it just never really did anything for me, and the mix was even used in the video for this song as well. ::shrug::

This mix also had a lot of controversy surrounding it as Barry Harris explained in an interview with About.com. This also shows the negative effect mis-labeling mixes can cause. It's one of my biggest pet peeves:

Barry Harris: We did what I thought was a really kick-ass job of "What It Feels Like For A Girl," and we did it early, like two or three months ahead of time. Everybody knew that we were working on it and someone somewhere took the original album version of "What It Feels Like For A Girl," put it on the net and said it was a Thunderpuss mix. That's all they had to do, and that messed everything up. Someone at Warners said they saw a Thunderpuss mix was already on the net and people are already downloading it. That started this fire within the record company and Madonna, and we were like "no, it's not our mix", we have not done anything. They just cancelled our entire mix, period, and that was it, the end of story. It's that simple. We worked with them again later and everything was cool. But it was just such an annoying, stupid reaction that people freaked-out over what wasn't true and our mix wasn't on there, when we worked so very hard and put so much blood, hard guts and soul into it. We did three recalls, because we weren't happy with it. We'd play it out on the weekends and put a lot of heart into that, only to have that stupid situation snuff it out. That was rather disappointing, but I'm over it now. There's my whine story for ya!

Offer Nissim

2008-08-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

I love this man! I had known about him for awhile behind the scenes as the producer for the majority of Dana International's records but when I started looking more into his own projects I was blown away!!

FINALLY someone had come along with a new sound in dance music and gave the front runners something to be worried about! Chock full of Israeli and Middle Eastern influences, he truly brought the gorgeousness back to dance music. His music is as theatrical as he is (go see him live if you ever get the chance--it's surreal!) and he conducts his orchestra as such. He needs no further introduction...

Some of these have been posted before and so I'll just put up the links.

Deborah Cox - Everybody Dance (Offer Nissim Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Offer takes on another Deborah and Tony Moran production and while he simplifies it by only using a portion of the vocals, he makes this summer jam very atmospheric and very Offer. A wonderfully different feel than Tony's and great for peak hour!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0zqoiz3wpgj

Donna Summer - Power Of Love (JM's Offer Nissim Radio Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ggwmkpv8ulv

Kristine W - The Wonder Of It All (JM's Offer Nissim Black Intro Radio Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?xjnt3qbmhwo

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Be My Boyfriend (JM's Radio Edit)
**Quite possibly one of my favorite Offer/Maya songs (I say that about almost every Offer/Maya song btw lol) because after their CD "First Time", this was the first song I had heard that sounded different than all those tracks. I love the vocal stutter right at the beginning. Genius!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?eyc5ajldi0h

Offer Nissim feat Maya - For Your Love (JM's Radio Edit)
**I have to say, I do like this song alot, but as far as the grand scheme of Offer/Maya songs, this is my least favorite. Good mixes but always felt like a filler song and not as anthemic as most of their others. This song I felt was very under the Peter Rauhofer influence of the one verse-one chorus structure which I'm not a huge fan of. Think Amuka's "Appreciate Me"**
http://www.mediafire.com/?giucjvpmk3w

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Heartbreaking (JM's Radio Mix)
**This has a beautiful vocal from Maya and very dreamy synth work by Offer. Definitely one of the standout tracks from the "First Time" CD for me. I was going through a breakup when I got the "First Time" CD and between "Alone" and this song, I felt that Offer and Maya knew just what I was going through! Haha! Especially when you have lyrics like "You promised that you wouldn't leave me when I need you/But you just kept on running away/You promised that you would be there if I'm with you/But you were not there anyway...". **
http://www.mediafire.com/?v5qrb1ccwiz

Offer Nissim feat Maya - On My Own (JM's Radio Edit)
**Following in the trend of "Heartbreaking" we have another breakup song but this time Maya's pissed and she's not having ANY of it!! Lemme put it this way:"I don't need you to tell me what I can do/Where I can go/And I don't need you to tell me what I can know/What I can not know/I don't need you to tell me who I can see/Who I cannot see/I don't need you to tell me who I can be with/Who I can be not/I don't need you to tell me who I can be with tonight/And if it feels right/That is only my right". WORK!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gnpag12wwmw

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Perfect Love (JM's Full Vocal Radio Mix)
**When I first heard this song I had VERY high hopes because I was huge fan of the original House Of Prince version of it. Well I have to say that this mix is just as good as the original without actually being any better because it has some different elements (I gag over his vocal stutters in this one) that work perfectly with the song structure. I love them both equally and the update Offer gave to this song is perfect and Maya sounds amazing as usual. There's another mix, the "Perfect Club Mix" and I don't like it at all. It's the full vocal all the way!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?lmjnxqqjjch

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Why (JM's Radio Edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wnlhnocjkpc

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Wish U Were Here (JM's Radio Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?rodshcsy8ob

Jonathan Peters (Part Two)

2008-08-03T06:52:00.000-07:00

Ewan McGregor - Your Song (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**Was anyone else as obsessed with Moulin Rouge when it came out as I was?? I immediately fell in love with the movie and Ewan McGregor! Ewan was SO good in the movie and I had no idea he could sing!! Never did I think that it would get to the clubs so imagine my surprise hearing THIS out one night (I GAGGED!!)!! JP really made a great mix here using alot (but unfortunately not all) of the vocals Ewan gave us and this mix can be a little repetative sometimes as JP loops the "Hope you don't mind. I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is now you're in the world..." lyric over and over...But I fixed all that! Hah!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?l3n0nj0jzny

Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**I love the versatility that DJ's have. That's one of the main reasons I love dance music. It really allows for any type of creativity to be expressed in so many different forms. It actually took me a long time to appreciate this mix. Janet gives a fun pop vocal but not a strong vocal in this one and I didn't think it would hold up under a heavy dance beat. Well, JP must've felt the same way because he definitely toned it down for this mix, lowering the BPM and giving us a wonderfully lush arrangement of conga drums, guitars, winds and strings which make this mix float by and kinda make me wanna just sit by a pool and drink margaritas all day! Haha!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?umq4sbhwkt5

Jessica Folker - To Be Able To Love (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**CLASSIC ALERT!!! Part Swedish part Sengalese, Jessica gives one of the most outstanding pop vocals to ever be remixed! Unfortunately, we here in America only gave her this one chance to show us what she's got but Jessica had a very successful career overseas and continued to release music till 2007. If you can track it down, I highly reccommend her CD "Dino". It's one of the most well produced Pop CD's I've ever heard and Jessica's voice is simply stunning! Did you know that Jessica's actual last name is "Folcker" but so many Americans were pronouncing it "fucker" that she dropped the "c" when it came time for the release of this song? So rediculous! lol**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ly2qeyy0kn9

Kim Sozzi - Feelin Me (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**We all know the Hex Hector mix of this huge mainstream club hit, but I was surprised to see that JP mixed this as well and I actually prefer his mix to Hex's. It's got much more of a rough around the edges feel and I love the build up he created for the bridge at 2:30.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jfwfllrzf8j

Luz Divina - I Just Want To Love You (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Mix)

**This song makes me melt. Period. Luz has one of the most gorgeous voices to ever grace the dancefloor and this song, unfortunately, never saw a proper release when Luz released her CD "The Other Side" but managed to leak anyway. Easily one of the best Luz songs I've ever heard both lyrically and production wise. Luz gives us a very ethereal vocal here and JP's mix is very understated which pairs beautifully with the song. STUNNING!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?qztvumhzuvy

Luz Divina - In Your Eyes (JM's Jonathan Peters Mixshow Edit)

**Ok, I admit it, I just don't know how to get this mix ANY shorter than this, and this one clocks in at 7:10! I've heard many versions of this mix with many different vocals as Luz has recorded this song a few times, with different lyrics and different productions by JP. This, to my knowledge, is the most complete version produced, and the original comes in around 12 minutes so while this one is 7 minutes long, it is ALL vocal and I defy you to find me a more passionate dancefloor vocal than this on!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mumgir1nnj1

Nomad - I Wonder (JM's Jonathan Peters Maharishi Radio Mix)

**I posted the Junior Vasquez edit of this, and I love his mix, but this one is really just a take no prisoners kinda mix. It still has that middle eastern feel to it, but JP brings in some of the hardest and most distorted synths I've ever heard!! This mix is just sheer insanity!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yuuzihfkske

Shannon - Give Me Tonight (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**Again, we all know the Hex/Dezrok mix of this, but JP once again flips the script and brings this 80's classic to a place it never intended to be. It's SO much harder and much more agressive than Hex's mix and I love that he uses the original whip noise in this one--This one MUST be played at loud volumes for maximum appreciation!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?tdlmc7tgdte

TRF - Bravestory (JM's Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**I always find it interesting when these DJ's remix non-English speaking artists because I've always wondered if the process is different. Like, how do they know which lyric sample to use? What should they be looping?? How do they know they're not just sampling the word "The" over and over again because it's in Japanese or whatever the language is?? Well, TRF (which actually stands for Tetsuya Komuro Rave Factory) is a Japanese band (made up of DJ Koo, Vocalist Yu-Ki and dancers Chiharu, Etsu & Sam), but they decided here to try their hand at English. Sometimes it works and sometimes, not so much lol. The vocal I've always enjoyed and TRF continues to enjoy success to this day in Japan. JP takes on this song originally released in 1996 but TRF has also been remixed by Thunderpuss, Soul Solution and Dezrok to name a few!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?32dqmzwif2z

Strange things happening...?

2008-08-02T12:35:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

I'm not sure what happened here, but as DM pointed out in the chat box, my last post seems to have dissappeared. I'm so drugged up right now on anti-biotics that I didn't even notice!!!

Thank goodness Mediafire keeps all my files together! Now, I don't have the energy to go back and re-write all of the things I wrote, so I'll put the links up here now...

Gloria Estefan - Heaven's What I Feel (Victor Calderone Radio Edit)

Jennifer Hudson - Spotlight (Moto Blanco Radio Edit)

KhZ - Always On My Mind (JM's Pull Radio Edit)

LFO feat Kayo - If I Can't Have You (Roc & Presta Radio Edit)

Lucas Prata - Let's Get It On (JM & Quasi's Jeff Poirier Radio Edit)

Meredith Brooks - Bitch (JM's Todd Terry Radio Edit)

Olive - I'm Not In Love (DJ Skribble & Anthony Acid Radio Edit)

Simone Denny - Haven't I Cried Enough (JM's Widelife Radio Edit)

Soul Solution feat Carolyn Harding - All Around The World (Radio Edit)

Star Wars - Imperial March (Dezrok Radio Edit)

Sugar Babies - Forgive & Forget You (Razor & Guido Radio Edit)

Yaz - Don't Go (Todd Terry TNT Radio Edit)

Yaz - Situation (Club 69 Radio Edit)

I should have a new post up by late tonight everyone!! Thanks again!!

Jonathan Peters

2008-07-28T07:10:00.000-07:00

For years Jonathan Peters has been entertaining the straight side of clubland, but what's funny is that some of his biggest songs are the diva vocal anthems that us gay boys gag over!!

So this metrosexual DJ (you've gotta admit--He's pretty to look at!) has been a favorite of mine for awhile...even though there's a few of his mixes I just couldn't imagine playing anywhere!

If you ever want to hear something completely crazy, put on any Jonathan Peters Dub--They're SO intense and insane, it's clearly meant to mess with your mind when you're under the influence of...er...anything lol.

Amber - Above The Clouds (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Amber gets the JP treatment and it's beautiful!! I was surprised at how NOT hard the beats were for this song (again, check the dub lol) but it's nice because it really pairs well with such a pretty song. This was the mainstream version that dance radio played here in NYC.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?etmmymmhjrm

Ciara - Like A Boy (JM's Jonathan Peters Deeper Radio Edit)

**This one was by special request (so I hope you like it!) and I'm glad I did it because this is definitely a great mix by JP. It's a straight up dance mix with just a standard production which works great with Ciara's delivery here. It has some electro influences and is very danceable!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?cmy3dyqjjl1

Debelah Morgan - Dance With Me (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Jonathan made quite a few mixes of this one and while this edit isn't for the one I favor, it's the most normal sounding one of all of them lol. I loved this song and I don't know why Debelah just seemed to dissappear!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?dzyx0jjzvd2

Donna Summer - The Power Of One (JM's Jonathan Peters Sound Factory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song, random as it may be, was a song from the Pokemon 2000 movie. I don't know how Donna got caught up in that but I'm glad she did. JP offered both a regular club mix and a Sound Factory mix for this. The Sound Factory mix is definitely the fun one here!! The beats are hard and the build up is intense!! After the build up it almost sounds like an out of control merry-go-round or like they say in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, "Merry Go Round Broke Down" hahaha!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?b0y9ymbjamb

Jon Secada - Stop (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**In 2000 Jon released his "Better Part Of Me" CD and this was the only single released both in English and in Spanish (as "Asi") which only charted at #23 but made it to #15 on the dance charts. Jon sounds very at home with the dance beat and JP put together a really great mix that compliments the melody of the song.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mn4v4jxkqmp

Karissa Noel - Corrupt (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is a JP classic and it's easy to see why!! Karissa gives us a really sexy vocal with JP's anthemic production and result is legendary. How can you argue with the lyrics "Deny me if you think you can/But I always get my man/And before this night is through/I will corrupt you...". This song is diva personified. And don't forget to check out the Becky Baeling cover which is a few posts back!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?bm2eybcz1ym

Katrina Ruiz - You're Gonna Miss Me (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**So this song came out of nowhere and I've yet to find any information about her at all! This got a full-fledged release on both CD and vinyl on the Robbins label in 2002 and yet no one seems to know who she is. Anyone? Anyone!!?? Either way, this song is incredible and the CD offers mixes by JP, Al B Rich and Rob Girellini. Al B Rich's is definitely my fave (I'll post that one soon) but JP did a very "No One's Gonna Change You" mix here if you know what I mean. Very pretty with a killer diva vocal!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jmj2fmj1joy

Kumi Koda - Take Back (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I posted the Junior Vasquez mix of this not too long ago and here's JP's take on it. This edit has a lower bpm which is kinda nice because it makes Kumi's vocals a little bit easier to understand.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?poolmeltej9

Reina - No One's Gonna Change You (Jonathan Peters Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is definitely one of JP's finest moments. This stunningly lush mix has Reina pulling out the stops on this dance music torch song! I've always enjoyed Robbie Tronco's mix alot (can't beat that violin solo!) but this one has an extra added bridge in it that Robbie's doesn't have. Reina, of course, sounds incredible and this one will never go away! Always a favorite!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?5mkinpcforp

Rockell - What U Did 2 Me (JM's Dirty Jonathan Peters Radio Edit)

**This is probably my favorite Rockell song ever!! Rockell is pissed off to no end here and she's gonna tell us ALL about it--With the help of JP of course! As angry as Rockell gets (with lyrics like "Who do you think you're fooling?/Love ain't a game to be played/My heart is empty/Like the promises you made/But now I'm getting stronger/And I don't need you any longer.") is as agressive as JP gets with some of the best distorted synths I've ever heard. The CD single came with a radio edit, full mix, a dub and the "dirty mix" which is really more of a mixshow. So I took the mixshow and I chopped it up a bit and added my favorite part of the full mix which is the synth line that comes in at 3:57 (stunning!) and then brought it all back. My other favorite part is when Rockell goes "Did you hear that?/No, you don't know that sound/Well it's all the shit you did to me/And it's coming around."--WERQ!!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?pen9wd2nndd

I'm in a trance and my world is spinning...Spinning baby, out of control...

2008-07-25T06:31:00.001-07:00

He's so breathtaking. ::swoon::

So I was feeling a little trancey yesterday when I was working on editing, and this is what I got. Some are alternate mixes of songs you all might know and some are just really great hard house/trance songs. Im usually only in this kinda mood when I'm really over caffinated, so drink up boys and get your trance on! :-D

Angelic - Can't Keep Me Silent (JM's Jam X & Dumonde Radio Edit)
**This song is nuts!! Really pretty ethereal vocals with a KILLER production here by Jam X & Dumonde! I got the chance to hear them once in NY (at Club Shelter) and it was insane! I've never heard such fast and hard beats before lol. This one will rock the sh*t outta your speakers!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dtuxcbxzxt9

Aurora - Ordinary World (JM's Condor Radio Edit)
**I first heard this song on "Junior Vasquez: Twilo Vol 1" and I loved the mix instantly! Aurora took on the classic Duran Duran song and made it her own and Condor really did such an incredible job with this mix! This is some drama-trance right here...and the drama starts NOW! :-) **
http://www.mediafire.com/?ndf4udtk1g2

Avalon - Can't Live A Day (JM's Tiesto Radio Edit)
**Tiesto can be very hit or miss with me. Sometimes his mixes are amazing and sometimes they really just don't do that much for me--Well, THIS one is probably one of my favorites!! Great diva vocal here (turns out this too is a Christian song--and don't they make the best dance songs??) and Tiesto works the hell out of it!! Must have!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nrtm5cmyssp

Cascada - Everytime We Touch (Dan Winter Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Ok, I know I know! They played the hell outta this song--And you're right! But I was such a fan of the original version (by Maggie Reilly) that I was so happy to hear a dance version. The song really is very pretty and has a catchy melody that you'll be singing forever! Dan Winter didn't vary that far from the original, but there are some nice new elements that freshen this song up a bit!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vty4emerjuz

Celine Dion - I Drove All Night (JM's Chris The Greek Radio Edit)
**Celine goes trance! So much fun!! A really punchy bass line with some really fun (albeit slightly dated sounding) synths here make this a real high energy anthem!! Celine's voice works over anything, I'm convinced!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?x0tvlzgjxmm

Da Buzz - Alive (JM's Yanou Radio Edit)
**WOW! That's all I can say is WOW!!! This has got to be one of the most BRILLIANT trance mixes I've ever heard!! Da Buzz' lead singer Annika's vocals sounds PERFECT with this mix and this has probably some of the most incredible synth work I've ever heard in my life!! I gag from 1:40 to 2:45 here...Incredible piece of work here!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0zt32livdwg

Iio - At The End (JM's Fairlite Radio Edit)
**Well we all know the stellar Johnny Vicious mix but what happens when Iio goes trance? Well, this is pretty fabulous! The vocals sound right at home here and I love how the beat changes from being steady to a breakbeat sound. Brilliant!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mfxzldxukij

Jessy - Look At Me Now (JM's Milk Inc Radio Edit)
**This was a really big song in NY for awhile and you can see why. It's a fun song with a great hook and some f*ck you vocals!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ejnjonnd0yu

Karen Ramirez - Looking For Love (JM's Trouser Enthusiasts Radio Mix)
**I got this one from the guys who run MusicBoxMix (which is a FABU blog!!) and this is such a fun mix! I love the intro--SO hot!! It's a really different take on this song compared to the Peter Rauhofer mix which I've posted previously. Louie, this is all for you! I hope you enjoy it!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xuk1wddzedy

Kristine W - The Boss (Mike Lewis Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Well, there's a first time for everything right?? I never thought I would hear Kristine's vocals over something so hard and fast! It's pretty good tho!! It's like Kristine W meets Cascada!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?oyybt5wgtm7

Liz Kay - Castles In The Sky (Cascada Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**When this song first came out, everyone was gagging! You couldn't get away from it!! The vocals were originally done by Marsha but now trance and hard house favorites Liz Kay and Cascada take it on once again and give it a very fresh approach! I love the ballad beats through the verses!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xdtyiadk4yj

Mandy Moore - Have A Little Faith In Me (JM's Ford Radio Edit)
**UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!! I originall had this mix labeled as the Mac Quayle mix, but it turns out it was a mislabel and was actually done by Ford, so I've relabeled it here but I didn't re-upload the song! So make sure when you DL it you're changing the title cause there's nothing worse than not giving the credit where it's due!! Mandy Moore released her fourth CD named "Coverage" where she payed tribute to all of the artists who inspire her which includes this cover of the classic John Hiatt. Not only did I not know that this song got remixed, but I was surprised to hear a trance mix of it! This is SO much fun and Mandy's voice sounds gorgeous with this mix!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?toz5mtw9miz

Milk Inc - Walk On Water (H2O Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was another really popular song in NY for awhile and it's really all about the chorus here. "I would walk on water/Just to be with you/Walk on water/Just to be with you/Split the ocean/Cross the sea/Walk on water/If you believe...". It's so pretty!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vnncneolmvt

Sonique - Alive (JM's Pete Martine Radio Edit)
**Sonique made it big with her hit "It Feels So Good" in 1999 and then seemed to dissappear after! Her second release here "Sky" was the last song for her to chart here. This song, released in 2003 only charted in the UK at #70 but is my favorite of all her releases! The lyrics make me wanna go run a marathon! This song is just incredibly uplifiting and it's impossible to be in a bad mood when you listen to it!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vdwt3vmzabe

Tina Ann - All I Need Is A Miracle (JM's Chris The Greek Radio Edit)
**Dance music diva Tina Ann took on this class Mike & The Mechanics 1986 classic (which hit #5 for them) in 2004 for the Nu Dance Traxx Volume 93 CD and while this never charted, it's a great effort from Tina. Chris the Greek once again gives us a high energy song that just makes you feel good!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vmattcxythi

Bonus Edit: This song comes directly out of my childhood and could be one of the reasons my parents had an incling that I might not be like the other boys in school! Just me, a mirror, mom's hairbrush and this song and I was set. There's my confession from this dancefloor :-P

Chris Cox

2008-07-24T12:07:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm very excited about this post! I actually had the VERY great honor to be the opening DJ for Chris Cox (that's me and him!) when he played in NYC at Spirit and let me tell you--Aside from being one of the best nights of my life, he was the NICEST person ever!! The minute he walked into the booth I started sweating lol. I was playing Inaya Day's cover of "Nasty Girl" when he walked in and he was like "Oooh! I hear a Vanity 6 sample!" and I said "Oh, this is Inaya Day's cover of Nasty Girl" and he just went "Oh nice! I like it!"...and it kinda blew my mind he hadn't heard it but I guess that's what happens when you're so involved in the industry!

There's really not much more to say about him! After Thunderpuss split he continued to be amazing...That's all I got! Hah!

Anna Vissi - Call Me (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was SUCH an amazing vocal. I've posted an edit I did for this song because I didn't have the official handy so here you go!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?4texvtngtbk

Beat Hustlerz feat Thea Austin - Just About Had Enough (Hustlerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I included this one because this is the team work of Chris, Jody Den Broeder and Ellis Miah. Jody & Ellis wrote it and Chris mixed it all together and gave us one of the best diva vocals ever!! This song never gets old for me!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xm0iiw1dint

Christina Aguilera - Hurt (Chris Cox Radio Edit with Intro) **Official Edit**
**This was a juggernaut on the dancefloor and while I loved Jonathan Peters version a little bit more, Chris' mix was a thunderous runner up. I love that he offered an edit with the intro from the original version of the song! Stunning!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?c5ray4n3gzl

Danielle Bollinger - When The Broken Hearted Love Again (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was Danielle's first song and did you know that it's a Christian inspired song? Released on EsNtion records (Ascention--Get the biblical reference? lol) this was a fantastic package! Two CD's of remixes, dubs and edits from Chris Cox, Davidson Ospina, Phenix, Thick Dick (which is weird to read that on a God fearing record label lol) and Josh Harris so there's definitely something for everyone! Chris' is definitely the mix to beat and listening to her sing makes me sad that she's no longer making music.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zl1ytcydxbo

Debby Holliday - Dive (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**So Debby walked into the Perfect Beat offices and said "I wanna be a dance music diva" and they made her one! True story!! If I had only known it was THAT easy! Did you know that she's actually the daughter of singer/songwriter Jimmy Holliday and that she toured as a backup singer for people like Rod Stewart and Kiss? Craziness!! ALSO she even sang the theme song "Dig Deep" for Courtney Cox' sitcome "Dirt"! This girls been busy!! Well this is one of my fave songs by her and I believe this was the first single as well.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?njznmojsjjt

Donna Summer - I Will Live For Love (JM's Chris Cox Radio Mix)
**Easily one of Donna's best! It's dramatic (cause it was written for a musical Donna's been writing forever about her life) and full of energy!! Chris really takes it home here in an anthemic way that has Donna on a tour de force!! Highly reccommended!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?kbw0qn0xgwm

Gioia Bruno - Wreckin My Nerves (JM's Chris Cox Radio Edit)
**I've been such a huge fan of Gioia's from her days with freestyle super group Expose and all through her solo career. Her CD "Expose This" is an excellent piece of dance pop music which everyone should own! This however is one of my favorite songs by her! It went all the way to #3 on the charts and it's easy to see why! Chris actually put together a funkier mix here and it's perfect over lyrics like "You're wreckin my nerves/Was that your intention?/Cause baby it worked/You're like an infection/You're wreckin my nerves/It's 24-7/You drive me insane/Why you always stressing me out?!". And there's more great lyrics all throughout the track as well.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9jdobas1txh

GTS feat Norman Jean & Luci M - Le Freak (JM's Chris Cox Radio Edit)
**Well we know that Chris and Barry used the sample for this in their song with Jocelyn Enriquez which is a few posts back but now, featuring two of the original members of Chic, it gets it's own proper remix! Chris did a brilliant job updating it with a modern sound that still has retro elements.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xymkipijwj5

Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This has to be one of Kelly's best remixes! Chris definitely turned this into a feel good song that makes me wanna snap my fingers and my neck and tell someone to piss off! Haha!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jynsjkmkx5t

SK8 - Amnesty (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**SK8's latest offering with boyfriend Chris Cox is STELLAR!! SOOOOOO good! I believe that SK8 finally found her element. While I've loved almost all her stuff, some of it is a little...er...specific but now, that's all changed. This is a beautiful anthem by both of them and unlike some of her other tracks, this one has direction and energy! Bravo!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyetmryygl9

Walker - So Deep (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This may be one of my all time favorite male vocals! Chris does an outstanding job with this one (as usual lol) and all I know about Walker is that he's from Hollywood CA and that this song got to #29 on the dance charts. I wish he's do more stuff! I love his voice!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vjmd41mgclo

Tony Moran/Junior Vasquez Story & Some Edits!

2008-07-23T20:34:00.000-07:00

So I thought I'd pull this story over to this blog from the one I used to write (not about dance music) on my MySpace page.

Tony Moran is going to be DJing in DC at Town on August 9th and I am NOT missing it!! This story is the one I wrote after to going out for my birthday in 2006. I went to see Junior Vasquez at Cielo and then later that night went to Alegria (at Crobar) to see Tony.

This is exactly why I can't wait to see him again!!

Feb 2006

If Music Is Your Life, Just Keep On Dancing...

We're gonna turn this party out!
Turn it! Uh huh!
We're gonna burn this party down
In Alegria!
I'm gonna wear your body out!
Shake it! Shake it up!
Cause it don't happen, happen everyday
Give it up for Alegria!

Been waiting for tonight

I wanna see some hands in the sky!
Raise em high!
Lift em up!
Keep em up!
Well alright!
I wanna see some hands in the sky!
Raise em high!
Lift em up!
Lift em up!!

It's tonight!
Can you feel it?!

Alegria

Been waiting for tonight
For Alegria...
- Tony Moran & Ric Sena feat Zhana Saunders - "Waiting For Alegria"

I'm sitting here right now, trying to reflect on what exactly went on last night. My mind is still blown.

To try and pay tribute to my night seems almost trite. How can I really put into words what can only be described as a full body experience?

For those of you who aren't avid house-heads like me, think about the band you love the most and seeing them in an incredible venue with an amazing sound system, playing all of your favorite songs and sounding like sheer perfection. That's the closest thing I can come to for an explanation.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me start at the beginning.

It's around 8:30 and I'm driving to pick up my friend Bobby. Originally we were going to take the ferry in and whatnot, but I veto-ed that idea when I felt just how cold it was and knowing how spoiled I am with my car, I knew driving in was my only option.

I knew that tonight was going to be special for a few reasons:

1) This starts my birthday week celebration (Haha!)
2) I was going to see Junior Vasquez (ALWAYS a good time!)
3) I was going to see Tony Moran @ Alegria (I had never heard him spin and had never been to an Alegria party as yet.)
4) I was going with a good group of my boys (Bobby, Billy & his friend Kevin)

To say I was pumped up about all this is a real understatement.

After we got to Billy's apartment and had a few drinks, we were on our way to Cielo to see Her Royal Highness, Junior Vasquez.

We got inside and it was MOBBED to say the least! There were people everywhere! Now, Cielo isn't a huge place and it usually plays house to some of the more disco/funky house DJ's like Little Louie Vega and such so I knew that I would be in for a different kind of Junior. However, any kind of Junior is alright by me.

As I had suspected, he kept things pretty funky for the majority of the night. The highlight for me was when he threw in "Nothingness" by Karmadelic feat Sandy B. Billy and I had just about freaked! Haha!

No matter what kind of music that man plays though, there's a story you can sense. It's a journey. There's an undercurrent of artistry there that you just don't get with alot of DJ's and when you're hearing a song that's been remixed or produced by Junior, you know it. Everything has it's place and the place is perfect. Being such a Junior freak, you'll think I'm biased and maybe I am, but that's what made my night so great!

The only downfall to the evening was that Cielo was having problems with it's air conditioning and the place was like a turkish sauna. 100's of people packed into a small venue and it was sweltering.

Side note: I spent most of the night dancing next to a very messy Carson Kressley from Queer Eye From The Straight Guy. Let me tell you--It's amazing the things TV make-up can do! Yikes!

Some more highlights for me was hearing Junior's mixes of Beyonce's "Check On It", Pink's "Stupid Girl" & Vernessa Mitchell's "Love Will Find A Way". At around 1:30 though, I just couldn't take the heat anymore. I had been dancing non-stop and was dripping wet.

So back in the car we went and headed to Crobar.

Now, as I've said, I had never heard Tony Moran spin before. I've always loved his productions and mixes but sometimes DJ's can be a real let down when you get them behind the turntables (::cough::peterrauhofer::cough cough::). I had very high expectations though, aside from the $60 cover charge! Truth be told, I would've paid $100.

For me, and maybe this is strange, it takes more than just a good DJ to make a good event.

Yes, the DJ is the main part, but everyone involved needs to be going for the same goal and that means bouncers, coat check people, bathroom attendants, bartenders, ID checkers, security...etc... (Et Cetra! LoL Billy!!)

And from the get-go, everyone was respectful and very friendly. Always a good sign.

The first thing I was hit with was just HOW many people were there. I've never seen a space of that size inhabited by THAT many people before!!

First track as we walked in: "El Tigre" (Deep Influence Mix)

We all battled the crowd and made our way to the front right side of the stage and started dancing. The energy in the room was high and the music was as big room as it could be. Besides, in NY, there aren't many rooms bigger than Crobar, if any.

What happened next was nothing short of magical. So much in fact that it's hard to put it down into words.

But I'll try.

Let me start with a very bold statement: Never in all the years of my clubbing have I ever heard a DJ mix an entire evening of music so flawlessly.
Any expectations I had for this evening were met and then surpassed with ease.

Tony had his hand on the pulse of the event and over and over again kept jolting you with music that you could NOT stand still to, even in such small confines of dancing space.

One of my favorite things to see when I'm out is when you look into the crowd and everyone has their hands up in the air, singing along or just freaking out to the same thing you are. In an abstract way it's like being part of a huge family. You're all there for the same reason. Everyone wants to have a good time and everyone is doing their best to enhance their experience.

Tony Moran was the Mama and the lighting guy was the Papa. Haha!

It's hard to breakdown the night into highlights because every single song, even if I didn't know it, was incredible! Adjective's do it NO justice.

From what I can remember though:

Rosabel - "Rhythm Intoxication", Mariah Carey - "Don't Forget About Us" (Yeah, I freaked out to this one), Offer Nissim feat Maya - On My Own (Freaking out again!), Kim English - It Makes A Difference (Dub & Club Mix--The Dub was outstanding!)

But the piece de resistance for me was Tony's 2006 Re-Do of Mary J Blige's "Your Child". For anyone who knows this song, you know the Junior Vasquez mix. Junior's mix is and was still great but I have to say (and you know this is serious!), Tony's mix made me say "Junior who???". He completely ripped through that song like nothing I've heard in my life!!! I almost danced to the entire song with my hand covering my mouth because I just couldn't believe what I was hearing!!!

Then Alegria favorite, Zhana Saunders, came on stage to perform her new Alegria song, "Cafe Con Alegria". She looked and sounded amazing!!
Just then, the released about 2 tons of confetti! There is no way to describe what it looked like, felt like, sounded like...am I becoming redundant yet?? lol

They also released napkins from the ceiling to wipe yourself off with, which I thought was an awesome idea, albeit illegal (Thanks Billy! lol).

Even now, I have so many memories and recollections going through my mind it's hard to think about it all and get it all down here.

Somewhere around 7AM Bobby and I left and we made the LONGEST journey home of our lives haha!

My birthday is actually this Friday, but this is the weeklong celebration and I can't imagine a better way to start it off!

I hope that you can get some kind of incling what it was like. I'm officially addicted to Alegria and Tony Moran. It was a complete re-affirmation of why I love this music and why I love this lifestyle.

Tony Moran, you are a God among men. Alegria was just a mere love song from you to us and we all felt loved.

And until next time I'll be waiting for that night...For Alegria...

Till Then,
John Michael

I'm literally counting down the days!!!!

Celine Dion - To Love You More (Tony Moran Crossover Edit) **Official Edit**
**GAG! I love this song!! Why isn't Tony doing all her new stuff!!?? Tell me it wouldn't be sick to hear a Tony produced mix of Celine doing "Alone"? ::sigh:: I can dream!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?rmc0y32jjm8

Nomad - With You (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another classic by Junior!! This takes me right back to Twilo! Incredible track here!! It's almost like Junior does trance!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yrnmt1vfmyv

Katharine McPhee - Love Story (Tony Moran & Waren Rigg Soul Banger Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I don't know why this popped up recently because this single was released awhile ago but I am glad it did! I enjoyed the original version, but wow! Tony & Warren really brought it home on this one!! The beats are pretty big and this wouldn't be out of place at an Alegria party at all!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?q2m0mmm34lz

RuPaul - Workout (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**This was such a great cover for Ru to take on. Originally done by Frankie Knuckles in 1993, RuPaul definitely breathed new life into this classic and made it his own. Junior went a step further and gave a good production with some beat tricks, keeping the focus on the vocals and not over powering them.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmhngcmzw7f

Wendy Phillips - Stay (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This British singer saw only one release here and this was it. Produced (and written) by Tony Moran and featuring mixes by Airscape & Mike Rizzo among others, this track is a fun pop dance song. Wendy's voice is very cute and the whole mix has a very easy breezy feel to it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymzymbkxjmn

Tenth Planet - Ghosts (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was another Twilo song and I love how Junior tackles these types of trance vocals. It's a sound that's all his own and yet it works on so many levels. I really am such a Juniorhead haha!! I totally drank the kool aid! At any rate, this was a special request, so I hope you enjoy it!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?namdjnmhc2g

Tweet - Oops (Oh My) (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**I had ALOT of fun with this one. This has to be one of the darkest and strangest Junior mixes I own. It's SO dark! It reminds me of a Dynamix Dub. Everything about this mix is interesting tho. It's a wild and sexy ride through Tweet's masturbation station so hop aboard!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mj1nzw0lucm

Something that was interesting to me...(Top 10)

2008-07-23T19:55:00.000-07:00

So, one of the benefits of using Mediafire when I share these files is that it tallies how many times each song is downloaded so I can see what most of my readers are feeling and what they're not.

So I thought I would share with you, what you all have been downloading. Maybe get some reccommendations from it or maybe you missed it, but here is the Top 10 as of right now!

10) Chris Brown - With You (JM's Tracy Young Radio Edit)

9) The Fray - How To Save A Life (JM's Robbie Rivera Radio Edit)

8) Cyndi Lauper - Into The Nightlife (JM's Soul Seekerz Radio Edit)

7) Nelly Furtado feat Timbaland - Promiscuous (Ralphi Rosario Radio Mix)

6) Celine Dion - Shadow Of Love (JM's DJ Gabriel G Radio Edit)

5) Plumb - In My Arms (JM's Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)

4) Kristine W - I'm Coming Out (JM's Julian Marsh Radio Edit)

3) Celine Dion - Taking Chances (JM's Matt Piso Radio Edit)

2) Kristine W - The Boss (JM's Paul Goodyear Radio Edit)

and the number one download from my blog is.............................::drum roll::............................

1) Celine Dion - Taking Chances (JM's Ralphi Rosario & Craig J Radio Edit)

That's what we got--Hand picked by YOU!! I feel like one of those PBS commercials.

This blog has been brought to you by PBS, Viewers Like You and The Helena Rubenstein Foundation.

:-D Hahaha!!

More posts on the way as always!! Muah!!

~ John Michael ~

So I just let the speakers speak to me. Vibrations movin' on the floor all around ...

2008-07-23T06:07:00.000-07:00

Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted (JM's Wideboys Radio Edit)
**I feel like Basshunter just popped up and is now all over the place. Up until very recently, I had never heard of him and now I see his music on blogs everywhere. I have to admit, I do have a love for the faster, harder trance type songs as well, but I have to be in the mood. His CD all in all is pretty fabulous tho! This is the second single from his "Now You're Gone" CD and the Wideboys made this song alot more accessible to the mainstream who's hearts cant handle beats over 145 lol. The Wideboys might be one of the best remixers of 2008. Brilliant and so much fun here!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dxdxpxyydj9

Carillo & Amador feat Ronnie Sumrall - Save Me (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I found this song randomly on a blog and I'm guessing that the Amador in this team is Eddie Amador? Does anyone know for sure? Either way, this is a slick male vocal with a nice electro production by Carillo & Amador. Good for early evening music or early morning...depending on how you're looking at it lol...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?qgy1qgtxdma

Erin Hamilton - Control Yourself (JM's Lenny B Radio Edit)
**Diva Erin Hamilton is BACK! After a hiatus, Solar City's golden girl who gave us the classics "The Flame" (which just saw 2008 mixes) and her cover of "Dreamweaver", returns with an awesome vocal anthem! There's been oodles of mixes of this but this is the one I've gravitated towards the most so far. Is it just be or does she sound...blacker...now? Like she picked up some serious soul in her voice. It was great before but she sounds amazing now!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?djwmrdmzmvj

Jim Verraros - You're Getting Crazy (L.E.X. Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I posted an edit I did for the Mike Cruz mix and then I stumbled across this official edit from LEX who's productions never dissappoint. Dark and progressive, they take this song on with awesome results!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nbmxnmdhdcg

Jody Watley - I Want Your Love (JM's Wideboys Edit)
**Jody Watley??!! Yeah, I can't believe it either! I know she's been recording still but I haven't really gotten into some of her stuff (I didn't enjoy her Madonna "Borderline" cover that much) but NOW? Well clutch the pearls because Miss Jody is back with a stunning cover of this 70's classic, originally done by Chic! This is sure to not dissappoint! Incredible vocals from Jody and a really fun mix from The Wideboys once again!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?m4yp0tj2lle

Kurtis Mantronik feat Kelly Marie Smith - I Can't Wait (JM's Radio Mix)
**Speaking of covers, let me introduce you to my new favorite cover of 2008. This was one of my favorite 45's (I'm dating myself here! lol) growing up and I still have it! I looooooooooved this song when originally done by Nu Shooz in the 80's and now? Well, this one will speak for itself. The production is to die for!! We also have a great vocal here from Kelly Marie Smith (former vocalist with The Shapeshifters) who hits this remake dead on! MUST HAVE!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?lx2bziqmfmg

Maroon 5 & Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again (Expensive People Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Holy electro Batman!! Hah! I was only eh about the original song, even though I do enjoy both artists alot. Maroon 5 has alot of soul and great pop sensibilities which is why alot of their songs do well on the dancefloor and this one is no different. NOW I'm loving this song! I don't know who the Expensive People are but they did an excellent electro-rock mix here that just screams fun!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ljlyvorn9mb

Michelle Williams - We Break The Dawn (JM's Wideboys Radio Edit)
**Michelle always seemed like the forgotten one in Destiny's Child. She only sang the bridges of the songs mosts times and when she went solo and did the gospel thing, it was only so-so. Well, that's all changed!! I can't wait for her CD as every song I've heard that's leaked is fantastic including this sleeper hit. Currently, it's #1 on the dance charts but hasn't charted anywhere else. I expect very big things from her and The Wideboys, AGAIN, do magic to this track. They are HOT!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmcoxeetbtb

Rob Mirage - Forever (JM's Midnight Society Radio Edit)
**This song is EXPLOSIVE!! A very dark and progressive male vocal with BIG beats and almost ALL synths! This song is MADE of synths and it works SOOOO well! This song definitely grows on you, if for no other reason then for the production.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?t2zmwzoqvyl

Shannon - Something About You (JM's Eddie Baez Radio Edit)
**When 80's diva Shannon had her mini-resurgence back in 2000 with the Hex Hector remix of "Give Me Tonight", I figured we were welcoming back a dance diva to the floor. Where did we go wrong?? After the #1 success of "Give Me Tonight", she released 2008 mixes of "Let The Music Play" which only hit #32 which is interesting cause originally in the 80's "Let The Music Play was a #8 song for her whereas "Give Me Tonight" stalled at #46. At any rate, Shannon released her 4th studio CD "The Best Is Yet To Come" and her original producer, Chris Barbosa was asked to rejoin her as was Tony Moran. Aside from her two classics, two more songs from the CD were remixed, this one by Eddie Baez who did a fantastic job and "Intimate" which was taken on by Plasmic Honey. She sounds just as god as she did then and needs to come back...er...again!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bf5ylj9g0oy

Supanova - No Secrets (JM's Escape & Dom Capello Radio Edit)
**This is another random song I found in my surfing and while it's different, I do like it. It's a little more minimal and darker than what you'd expect from Escape & Capello, but it works very well as an afterhours track. Another good male vocal here!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?flugm24m1mj

The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Wow, the Soul Seekerz finally produced a good mix?! Hard to believe huh! Ok, I'm obviously being sarcastic here lol...Can they do any wrong?? The Ting Ting's first single here gets a good working over by my other favorite remixing team of 2008 and it's fabu! Naturally!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xynvwtemxmd

Whitney Houston - Fine (JM's Rob Girellini Radio Mix)
**This song, the fourth single from her "Whitney: The Greatest Hits" CD only found Whit at #51 on the charts, but there were two very good remixes that popped up along the way, one by Junior Vasquez and this one by Rob Girellini. I don't know much about Rob but that the few mixes of his I've heard I've liked. This one is a really high energy mix which results in Whitney losing it around 2:45 and throughout to the rest of the song. How many times do you think she says the word "Fine" in this song? lol**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bg9k4t3fd72

Guido Osorio

2008-07-22T09:12:00.001-07:00

Most of you know Guido Osorio from being one half of Razor N Guido, but what happened after they split?
I've always been a fan of RNG but I have to say that Guido's solo stuff is just as good if not better! The thing I love is that his sound is different than everyone elses. It's more industrial and dirtier. His precision is always on point and he knows how to hit the song hard where it needs it!

So here's some edits to keep you on your toes when it comes to the solo efforts of this amazing remixer!

Amber - The Need To Be Naked (JM's Guido Osorio Virgin Radio Edit)
**I loved Thunderpuss' mix for this song, but this is the one to beat. Guido did two mixes for this, a "Naughty" mix and a "Virgin" one. Both are excellent but I enjoy this one better. I love the mini build ups before each chorus and the vocal effects are top notch!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?fcb3eddy90d

Angie Stone - Bottles & Cans (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Edit)
**Most people know Angie from her #1 dance smash "I Wish I Didn't Miss You" which was the second single from her 2001 CD "Mahogany Soul" but this track, single number 4, was widely overlooked in my opinion. This one only hit #18 on the dance charts, which is still respectable and Guido's mix is really amazing! I love how he added all the recycling noises as well!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tibk9tucykw

Colton Ford - Everything (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Mix)
**I've just posted the Solar City edit of this which was the original production but this is way superior to that. On this one, we get some new ad libs and vocals from Colton (and from what sounds like a Speak N Spell lol) and in a way Guido made this song a little safer. The original one had some nastier elements which are nice in a novelty kinda way, reflecting on Colton's porn past, but this mix makes him sound more like a legitimate dance artist.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?fj3nm9dyqb3

Cyndi Lauper - Disco Inferno 2002 (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Mix)
**I was very surprised at this cover that Cyndi did for 1999's "A Night At The Roxbury" soundtrack and then having it pop up again in 2002 getting the Guido treatment which it obviously needed! Removing all the disco elements from it, Guido made this mix very current and Cyndi's vocals are awesome and funny at the same time. Check it out and you'll see what I mean!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tj4dk2dj0lw

Deborah Cox - Stupid Like U (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Edit)
**Guido was one of the many DJ's who got ahold of this accapella and while I do prefer Junior's & Popstar's mixes more, this mix is definitely worth giving a spin. He kept it rough around the edges and had this have seen a proper release this would've been a smash for sure!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?uegwx0nk04m

DJ Disciple feat Mia Cox - Caught Up (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Edit)
**This song and this mix both put NJ singer/songwriter Mia Cox into the Queer As Folk legacy, being used both in the show and on their soundtrack CD. Not only that but this song went straight to #1 on the club charts as well. Listening to this mix it's easy to see why!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?20odyzcxng3

Guido Osorio feat Alan T - Tweak It (JM's Maximum Radio Edit)
**This song ended up on Razor N Guido's only full length CD (which is incredible Btw if you can get it!) "Dancefloor" and I fell in love with it instantly. Once again Alan T is here to give you the bitchiness that he's known for and Guido really gets to shine here as the producer providing all kinds of this from stabbing synths, beat changes and much more!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?429dciybtmg

Guido Osorio Project feat Angelica De No - Runaway (JM's Radio Mix)
**Angelica de No broke into the scene when she teamed up with Guido and recorded two songs ("Wicked" and this one, "Runaway") which quickly became international hits in club land. This track also made its way onto the very popular White Party 2002 CD compilation mixed by circuit DJ Brett Henrichsen on Masterbeat Records. Again, left to his own devices, Guido pulls all the stops out for this one providing and incredible mix that could easily be thrown into any set today!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?aw3z4mlrb59

Shania Twain - It's Alright (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Mix)
**I know I've posted this one before, but again, this is my all time favorite Guido mix. He took Shania completely out of her element here and gave us a high energy diva vocal anthem!! The album it comes from, The Complete Limelight Sessions, was released 2001 and is a collection of songs recorded before she signed a record deal with her label in 1993. The album was released following the massive success of her chart topping CD "Come on Over". The album was promoted by this remix and it has the distinction of being Shania's only song to chart on the dance charts (reaching #25).**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wshhql0nyi4

Taylor Dayne - How Many (JM's Guido Osorio Radio Edit)
**Another Tony Moran song I have postd previously, but again--This is defintely the best mix! Taylor's voice and this mix work perfectly and while I do believe she can sing anything, I believe he can remix anything as well! That must be why this earned Taylor another top 10 song on the dance charts when this one went to #6!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jl4dwn4gjny

Bonus Edit: I had to put this one on here! This mix is incredible from start to stop! He took a classic song by this artist and made his own Secret mix for it. I'm sure it's just Human Nature for him to do so, but he should Take A Bow because he deserves to be commended for his amazing work! The breakdown to the hip hop beat in this one makes me gag!

Junior Vasquez (Part Four)

2008-07-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

I think it's time to add another remixer to the fold here. It's been alot of Junior, TP & Hex and while there's more where all this came from, Im gonna throw someone else into this and see how it goes lol...

Who? I dunno yet...We'll see what I've got at my fingertips! :-)

Ace Of Base - Beautiful Life (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**We all loved Ace of Base. It's time to come clean and admit it. We all saw the sign and we wanted to live the beautiful life. Well, those swedes were so darn happy about everything, Junior couldn't resist and gives us alot more of the same!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymyt3k1pehf

Alcazar - Don't You Want Me (JM's Junior Vasquez Earth Radio Edit)
**Another Swedish act gets the Junior treatment, but this time it's much darker. This is indeed a cover of 80's classic by Human League and it's never sounded better! Junior pulls the bottom out so to speak, and goes for a strong mix that keeps chugging along and the really uplifiting vocals paired with Junior's darker undertones works very well together.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tz4snm9ndmr

Angel Moraes - I Like It (JM's Junior Vasquez Earth Radio Edit)
**Firstly, does anyone know who the vocalist is here? I love this song!! I've always said that some of his most interesting work has come from the Earth era and this is a prime example. It's a big diva anthem that has a dark but sexy production here from Junior which is perfect for the clubs, or in front of your mirror at home.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?qyz0pmumxqe

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Ripped Edit)
**If anyone has a better quality version of this, I would be thrilled! I ripped this one from one of Junior's mixshows and I must admit, I like this one (shockingly lol) better than Peter's. I do love Peter's alot, I thought it was a great mix and all, but this one really just blows it out of the water for me!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdcg1bzckln

Dynamix feat Nina Eve - Never Get Me (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love the original of this and this is one of the few songs that I prefer a mix other than Junior's. I never really got into it and then I heard him play it one night and when you're there, at the club, this works very well. When I'm at home, in the shower, at the gym or in my car, it's the Dynamix one for me lol.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtoojgmr1fb

Hypertrophy - Beautiful Day (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**This was a big Juniorverse song and one of my favorite non-vocals. It's very indicative of it's time (1998) and I've always loved this side of Junior. I wish there was more of this kinda stuff!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?h2bybcxm5zm

kd Lang - If I Were You (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**kd relelased this as the lead single from her 1995 "All You Can Eat" CD and while the song got to #115 on the hot 100 (yikes!), on the dance charts it went straight to #1!! kd has such a smooth voice and Junior compliments her perfectly with an uplifting mix that isn't overpowering.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ytznnnxjn3l

Kristine W - Stronger (JM's Junior Vasquez Mixshow Edit)
**This is a masterpiece through and through which made it hard for me to cut at. Johnny Vicious did a cute mix too but this mix just grabs onto the emotion of the song and rides it till the wheels fall off!! Kristine + Junior = Perfect Together.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?y9oh0wmppns

Mary J Blige - Your Child (JM's Junior Vasquez Extended Radio Mix)
**Another classic Junior. I remember reading a magazine about how he only did a demo of this mix and it got leaked or picked up somehow and everyone loved it and started playing it. I wanna say I also remember him saying that this wasn't even a favorite of his! Can you imagine? This mix is sheer genius!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ndbmbzibvtc

Nomad - I Wonder (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I loved Nomad's "With You" (Junior edit to follow) and then I was excited to hear this song and I find out...it's almost identical to "With You" lol...So yes, this is a good mix...in that "If you loved "With You" then you'll ADORE "I Wonder" " kinda way lol**
http://www.mediafire.com/?lrjjdhsgbym

Hex Hector (Part Two)

2008-07-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I hate to say this but the Offer post is getting a little delayed this week. I had surgery over the weekend (minor--I'm ok!) and when I left NY to come to NJ for my recovery with my hubby, I left my Offer CD's at home like an idiot!! So I probably won't be able to get to that till either late this week or early next week.

Till then I have some Hex stuff, more Junior stuff and then some random stuff which I hope you'll all enjoy!!

These are some of my favorite Hex tracks! The productions really speak for themselves!

Amber - Yes (JM's HQ2 Radio Edit)
**I've posted this one before but this is probably my all time favorite Amber song! I've always loved the middle eastern sound and Hex does alot here what he later did for Sarah Brightman's "Harem" track. The drum loops are out of control and of course there's some amazing synth work done as well, this time all courtesy of Mac Quayle. Amber actually took pieces of a James Joyce novel for some of the lyrics which work incredibly well with the tone of the song. I love when this song comes on cause everyone on the dancefloor always clutches their boobs when Amber sings "I put my arms around him, yes. And drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts..." and it makes me giggle lol...Im just as guilty!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtitjtg2s9v

Celeste Prince - Inside Your Secret (JM's Hex Hector Radio Mix)
**This is quite possibly one of the most beautiful productions to come out of Hex's camp. The vocal & lyrics from Celeste here are just gorgeous from start to finish and it all earned Celeste the #5 spot on the dance charts. I can't say enough about this song. Highly reccommended!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?hgiye0xojti

Mandy Moore - In My Pocket (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Hex's take on the Mandy Moore smash which is widely different from the T-Puss one I've posted. Hex's is a little bit more chilled out with some nice acoustic guitar work from Mac Quayle once again.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ingrwnmqtyd

Mika - Relax (Take It Easy) (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**While the Tony Moran mix of this is for me the definitive, Hex put together a great mix for this as well with a similar production style to that of the Celeste Prince mix. Tony's is really punchy and just comes right out for you and Hex's does what the title says "takes it easy" here with something a little smoother.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?z9dhpo15wfz

Ricky Martin - She Bangs (JM's Hex Hector Radio Edit)
**I don't care what anyone says, this mix is amazing!! I would've never guessed that Hex would've produced such a slamming mix for a Ricky Martin song but the stabbing synths here are such a driving force here, you can't help but be wowed by it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jexxwz4tyig

Ricky Martin feat Loleatta Holloway - Relight My Fire (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Ok, so how exactly did this one happen? I'm not so sure. A promo vinyl labeled as "Martin feat Loleatta Holloway" started circulating and as soon as I heard it I knew it was my Ricky (sorry, he's SO hot tho!). And yes, this IS a cover of the disco song originally done by Dan Hartman and this is a heavy song to cover. The original is a classic, but I think that Ricky, Loleatta, Hex & Mac nailed it here! They kept with the original one and updated it in such a way that it makes it a new classic! This is definitely one of the gayest things to come from Ricky and Loleatta's wailing all over it just solidifies that! I say g'ahead Mary!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ybyz2xwngt2

Thalia feat Marc Anthony - The Mexican (Dance Dance) (JM's Hex Hector Mixshow Edit)
**This was such a great idea here!! I've always been a sucker for songs that are about dancing and sampling Jellybean's "The Mexican" (which is one of my favorite freestyle songs) and having backup vocals from Marc Anthony, gave this song all the energy it needed! Add Hex to the mix and you have a latino dance anthem for the masses!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0xdlty1onhr

Thunderpuss (Part Three)

2008-07-20T09:08:00.000-07:00

The more I dig, the more I find lol... That's one of my favorite things about this blog. The more I post and the more I get to interact with you all out there, I remember songs I haven't heard in forever and get to relive it all again!!

Thank you all so much for your love and support of this blog!! I can only hope that you continue to read and enjoy all of this great music!! :-)

Abigail - Let The Joy Rise (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always been such a huge fan of this song. Abigail started out over seas doing really cheesy dance cover versions of pop songs for Klone records (including kd Lang's "Constant Craving" which is actually pretty good). This song was Abigail's first venture as a solo dance artist with original material. There's not much better than when Thunderpuss takes on an uplifiting anthem track! And this 1998 one is one of their best!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?oxm49w0xei0

Amber - Above The Clouds (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**When this song came out, Amber was untouchable and this song quickly became one of her biggest! So much so that this song was even featured in the final episode of "Sex and The City"! While almost all of the mixes were great from Jonathan Peters, The Berman Brothers, Thunderpuss & Sal Dano & Brian K, Thunderpuss' was just a LITTLE bit better than the others. It has mainstream sensibilities but works great in clubs as well. The Sal Dano & Brian K running a very close second (and they provided a SICK Dub as well!).**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mj03ibsm5mm

Britney Spears - Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Both Thunderpuss & Hex Hector turned out incredible mixes for this song! Hex went the Dezrok route with a slick production and dreamy synths that focus on the songs original beauty. Thunderpuss took a harder route with punchier synths but both Hex & Thunderpuss did something amazing here: They (at least for me) took a ballad and made a dance version out of it which is better than the original. I prefer this song as a dance song much more than a ballad. Written by Shania Twain (who also does backup vocals for the song) and her ex-husband Robert "Mutt" Lange, the songs melody just feels so at home on the dancefloor!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mskcexajzrx

Brooke Allison - The Kiss Off (Goodbye) (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)
**Brooke Allison had a minor hit with this song in 2001 and it actually peaked at #28 on the hot singles sales chart. Since this song and her debut album she went on to do some work for Disney but that's about it from her! Thunderpuss really takes this song on with a vengance. The original is a very cheesy pop song that uses the AOL "Goodbye" sample in it which now in Thunderpuss' version sounds quirkier but it works very well. This also has some killers synths and hits all over the place...along with some great vocal effects.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?etmugww3x9x

Enrique Iglasias - Be With You (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Ahhhh...The other side of Thunderpuss! Around this time in 2000, Thunderpuss' sound started to take a different direction. The beats were faster and smoother and the synths were dreamier and trance like as can be heard in this mix as well as their Lara Fabian "I Will Love Again" mix which I'll post another time. You can also see though that just because the main part of their mix sounds a little different, they still know how to make a wicked build up!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yz1jjztxfzj

Gloria Estefan - Out Of Nowhere (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**After Gloria hit big with her "Gloria!" cd which was full of club mixes galore, she released a Greatest Hits Vol 2 CD and this was one of the 4 new tracks on the CD's. Peaking at #6 on the dance charts, it even recieved a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording (losting to Janet Jackson's "All For You"). With remixes by Boris & Beck, Metro, Obadam, Vito Andolini & Thunderpuss the CD release was packed with options. Mine was obviously Thunderpuss lol...Boris & Beck and Metro produced some cute mixes as well, but Thunderpuss takes this where it needs to be and seemed to be the next logical choice after all the mixes from her last CD.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?z1bikhx1nsc

Thunderpuss feat Jocelyn Enriquez - So Fierce, So Fabulous (Freak Out) (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)
**I've heard some really gay music in my day and THIS is right up there! Thunderpuss joins forces with dance music favorite for this fierce and fabulous song which samples Chic's "Le Freak" all throughout. It's big, it's loud, it's here and proud! Blast it boys!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vgtbxiry3yt

LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Quite possibly the best of all the LeAnn mixes out there!! LeAnn wants it and she wants it now!!! She's isn't holding any punches back on this song which has her moaning and singing about her screwing her brains out. The most genius part is of course the build up where LeAnn is literally climaxing which has her singing "A little to the left. A little to the right. A little bit longer, all the way tonight. I close my eyes, my body tenses. Boy you're touchin all my senses. Don't stop, c'mon, I'm almost there...". GAG!!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?twum03zuejf

Luther Vandross - Can Heaven Wait (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)
**Now we all know that Luther had one of the finest voices in R&B but I gotta be honest when I say I don't know what was going on here. This seems like one of the biggest 'message songs' ever. Listen to the lyrics and you'll see what I mean. I've heard Luther's mixes before and some of them have been good and while Thunderpuss put out a great mix and gave the song energy with the few powerful notes Luther has in this song, I don't know if I really enjoy this one as a vocal mix. As a dub, the mix is great!! Luther's vocal just doesn't really do that much for me here and I feel that his typical smooth delivery is a little lost sometimes.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vymctlbkyz2

Mandy Moore - In My Pocket (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another underrated artist here! I love Mandy so much! This was a great single for her as it already had a dance beat (which came with a hot video as well), I was overjoyed when Thunderpuss took to it!! Like with their mix for Janet's "All For You", this has some really good vocal effects here and a hard hitting mix (with two build ups!!) that you can't help but move to!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mlt3hgtdtnr

Mary J Blige - No More Drama (JM's Dramatic Thunderpuss Mixshow Edit)
**This one is near impossible to cut--so I didn't! All I basically did here was start the track from the R&B section to the all out dance mix and then clipped it at the end with a cute ending. This is another "Forever Gag" because I just can't imagine producing something this intense. So top 3!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?owtmtmujwgz

Play - I Must Not Chase The Boys (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)
**Now I admit that when I was growing up, I was totally sucked into the pop music craze that started with Britney and I was all about the style and all the lesser known artists that went with it. I found girl group Play's first single "Us Against The World" which was I thought was so cute (and even had mixes by Andy & The Lamboy) and I figured they'd be a flash in the pan. Well, they are no longer together, but along the way they did make some interesting waves. This song firstly was a great song for Thunderpuss to take on. Obviously a tween boy chasing anthem, Thunderpuss makes the song seem a little more mature and coquettish and even a little bit naughty. The title track of their 2004 CD "Don't Stop The Music" was originally written and recorded by fellow Swede Robyn ("Who's That Girl" & "Handle Me"). They also had a long term endorsement for the Limited Too clothing store and were featured on the soundtrack for Disney's 20th anniversary edition of "Annie".**
http://www.mediafire.com/?miwtmmxfzxl

Spice Girls - Tell Me Why (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**We all know what was going on here! Geri (Ginger Spice) Halliwell quit the group and the scandal took over the world! What were they gonna do now!!?? Well, aside from having her face X-ed out all over, they put out this song, which say what you will, is CLEARLY about Geri. While Mel C was usually co-writing most of the Spice Girls music, she was working on a solo CD and this was mainly written by Mel B & Victoria who had the distinction of having the opening vocals on this song (something she had never done before). This was supposed to have been another single from their "Forever" CD but due to the poor sales of the other singles "Goodbye" & "Holler", it never saw release. Promo's started circulating around though with mixes by Thunderpuss and Jonathan Peters and the song did very well as a club hit. The Jonathan Peters edit was included on the girls latest Greatest Hits cd as a bonus track.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wx0dwgjdstj

Thunderpuss feat Chris Barnes - Head (JM's Chris Cox Radio Edit)
**By far a very different venture from Thunderpuss here and while it's listed as Thunderpuss, this time we have Chris Cox doing the bulk of the work. Mostly a spoken word vocal and a strange one at that, you can hear Chris Cox starting to form his own sound here and it wasn't long after this that Thunderpuss started nearing it's end.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9dxasj1rwmn

Whitney Houston - My Love Is Your Love (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is one of the rare Thunderpuss mixes I don't really care for. They did an ok job but I feel it lacks a general energy that most of their mixes have. There are some nice elements, mainly the vocal effects used, but Jonathan Peters owned this song in the end.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?kd4m1dmtuux

Junior Vasquez (Part Three)

2008-07-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

The Offer Nissim post is on the way everyone!!

But meanwhile back at the Junior ranch...

Alicia Keys - Girlfriend (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**When Alicia released her debut CD "Songs In A Minor", it was an immediate success and remixers had a new voice to add to the dancefloor. The 4th single from Alicia here didn't really do that well on the US charts, stalling at #82 on the R&B chart and failing to even make it to the hot 100. However, Junior took charge and made a fun dance version with a really solid production. Not exactly an anthem, but great in it's own right.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?oertgqmtlwy

Amber - This Is Your Night (JM's Junior Vasquez Extended Radio Mix)

**Back in 1996 when Amber released her debut CD of the same name, it seemed she could do no wrong. This Euro-NRG CD was wildly successful, selling an estimated 4 million copies. Amber also became the first Euro-NRG artist to be signed to a label as a solo artist. While only peaking at #24 on the US charts, it became an instant classic throughout the world. Having Junior take this song on was brilliant and the mix he put together is stunning! It's got a great energy and some stellar keyboarding work. This one is sure to take you back! I can't believe this song came out 12 years ago!!!! God, I'm old! lol**

http://www.mediafire.com/?hymg2tv3ujm

Annie Lennox - No More I Love You's (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I'm sorry, but there is nothing better than the lyric "Dubba dubba dub dub dub...AHHH!"! This lead single from Annie's 2x platinum CD "Medusa" peaked only at #23 on the US charts, but the remix hit #1! Junior's idea here was genius, taking 3 songs (No More I Love You's, Downtown Lights & Take Me To The River) from Annie's CD and making a medley of them for one remix. The result is, of course, fabulous!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jc4qjs3dxth

Blu Cantrell - (Oops!) Hit Em Up Style (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Blu Cantrell has such an incredible voice and while there's been talks for more music from her (including a leaked cover version of One Republic's "Apologize"), I'm still holding out. This smash debut single earned Blu the #2 spot on the US charts and I had never really entertained the idea for a remix on this one. The phrasing and timing seemed like it would be too difficult, but alas, Junior said--Fuck that! Hah! With a low BPM and some really interesting synth work, he kept the original punch of the song as Blu tells her man to piss off!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?2xtzc14z04o

Charlotte - Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (Junior Vasquez Soular Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is another great example of what a remixer really can do with a song. If you know the original Junior mix (which was brilliant) then this one will definitely make for a nice change. This one really blends Junior's style with the Moto Blanco style mixes you hear now. I'll post the original one soon cause that one is incredible but for now, something funkier.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?vcfygmgemvy

Information Society - What's On Your Mind (JM's Junior Vasquez Mixshow Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**The 80's classic gets a sick update from the master and it's completely irresistable! What I love about this (which I had to include in here) is the breakdown where he actually goes back into the original and then back to the remix again! So brilliant!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jqjg4zzcjtl

Irene Cara - All My Heart (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**We all know Miss Cara from her 80's classics "Fame" and "Flashdance...What A Feeling!" but what happened after?? Well, she never really stopped performing throughout Europe and Asia and in the 90's had several successful non-US charts. This song, from 1997 was from a little known CD of Euro dance songs called "Precarious 90's", and it made it's way here into Junior's lap! He made the song a really uplifiting anthem, perfect for any summer party! Definitely worth checking out! In 2006, Cara also contributed a song called "Forever My Love" to the CD "Gay Happening Vol 12".**

http://www.mediafire.com/?2kjdzqmbmcm

Kim English - Higher Things (Junior Vasquez House Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This was the other half of the duel CD single "Diva 2 Diva" which paired this song with the aforementioned Charlotte "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". This time, Junior turns it out with Kim's soaring vocals and makes an incredible diva anthem! Another one not to be missed!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mhgmjrjdydj

Kumi Koda - Take Back (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is a very strange one. Now, I love this mix, I really do and the vocal if it were done by an english singer would've been awesome! But Japanese diva Kumi Koda debuted here and did her best by trying to sing the english version of this song. The results aren't TERRIBLE but to be honest, there's alot of it I just don't understand. Im sure that the original english vocal as it was intended (to be an R&B/Pop song) was much easier to understand, but most of the remixes offered here by Junior, Hex Hector and Jonathan Peters make it a little bit tougher to get. There is some incredibly synth work here, especially in the bridge where Kumi sings "Your kind of pleasure took me away to a place I've never been..." (and then the next line I dont know lol). If only for the production, give this one a try!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?3ikzndgml29

Le Click - Call Me (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)

**This one is really interesting to me. We've seen Junior hit his "La Bouche" phase but then when he takes this song on, he goes the completely different route. Granted, the vocal, even though the original is euro cheese, is a really great vocal by Kayo Shekoni and Junior tried making it a reputable dance track. Did it work? Well, yes it did, but I have to admit, the mix is a little strange. The vocal stands on it's own and Junior's production is good, but you get the full vocal in this mix at the very beginning of the mix and then the last 4 minutes are all vocal loops, samples, buildups and breakdowns and the mix even fades out at the end. Very odd to me! If there is another one out there that doesn't fade out, please send it my way!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?nhydezqdnlj

Sabrina Johnston - Tonight (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)

**Junior favorite Sabrina takes center stage here with this mix that came as a bonus track off her 1998 solo CD "Yum Yum". Sabrina has such incredible power and it really shows here. A much lesser known song by her but really good just the same!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?y2yj4mmidhm

Whitney Houston - I Learned From The Best (JM's Junior Vasquez Disco Radio Edit)

**I have to admit, I really didn't do much to this at all, except that I took the beginning and end of the full mix and added them to the beginning and the end of the offered radio edit. The only reason why I did it is because there's some clips of Whitney talking and I love stuff like that! Haha! But Junior really gave a great alternative to all the other mixes out there with this one. He even went back into the studio with Whitney for a new vocal to fit this mix!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?m2d0yjzimgn

Whitney Houston - I Learned From The Best (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This mix is FLAWLESS (which by the way, is rumored to be the title of Whitney's forthcoming CD)!! Hex's was great, don't get me wrong, but THIS one has DRAMA all over it!! I especially love in the full mix where the breakdown uses a vocal loop from Whitney's "Step By Step".**

http://www.mediafire.com/?xugvn9ltbbh

Thunderpuss (Part Two)

2008-07-18T15:14:00.000-07:00

Thunderpuss appears to be quite the popular post right now! I've been getting alot of good feedback from it and Im happy to give you more of their music!

The thing thats great about Thunderpuss also is that they both actually work on the music together...er...they DID I should say. With alot of remixers, they have the ideas but dont really get very hands on, they're DJ's and they've got the creative side down pat (which is absolutely necesary) but when it comes to engineering and programming, they call in the cohorts.

Chris and Barry both did everything from A to Z which could be why they were one of the biggest remixing team ever!!!

Amber - Taste The Tears (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Amber had so much great music that some of it did get lost in the shuffle. Such is the case with this song! Thunderpuss originally did a pop production for it, but naturally they made one dancefloor friendly as well. If you can get the full mix, it's worth it. There's a break in it where the beats stop, Amber laughs and just says 'Drama' and then a you hear a dish breaking noise in it. Gag-worthy!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ceneq1mmnec

Britney Spears - I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Back when Britney was making the move from teen queen to pop royalty, she released this little ditty. It's kinda cheesy (and co-written by Dido strangely enough) but Thunderpuss did what they could with this and if you listen to the vocals, they did ALOT of work on them to make them fit with this mix and Im sure that wasn't easy. Still, I love it! Viva La T-Puss!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?x0o94znghmc

Celine Dion - I Want You To Need Me (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Wow. That's all I can say. Wow. This may be my favorite Thunderpuss remix ever. From start to finish this mix is just incredible! I love Celine on the dancefloor and this is just a hands in the air diva vocal if I ever heard one!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?nctu2y9yscn

Deni Hines - I Like The Way (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Mix)

**This song is special in that this was the very first Thunderpuss production!! The Australian R&B songstress released this song off her "Imagination" CD in 1996 and now that Chris & Barry had joined forces, they took this on earning their first top 10 dance hit, when this song hit #4 on the US dance charts!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?h3hj1vgnycx

Enrique Iglasias - Escape (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Latin hottie Enrique Iglasias was riding the high life in 2001 when he released this single from his 2nd English CD also of the same name. Every single of his in Spanish and in English had hit #1 on the US Latin charts (aside from "Be With You" that reached #2) and this would be his second #2 single. Even though he had that mole, he was still hot to me! Haha! My friends and I used to sing "You can run, you can hide but you can't escape my mole!". I know it's mean, but it makes me giggle! Thunderpuss of course riding high as well and this earned them yet another #1 on the US dance charts!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?pjm0bj4zb4c

Kristine W - Clubland (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This one is probably one of Kristine's most fun songs ever! The original had her scatting (get your filthy minds out of the gutter!), be-bopping and blowin her saxophone all over it! Thunderpuss amped the energy up and really gave Kristine something to scat about!! :-P This was only released as a B-side to Kristine's single for "Stronger" and I'll never know why! Both the vocal and the ThunderDUB on this are amazing so check them both out! I also love her lyrics 'Every night you re-invent what you really want to be. He’s a she but we all agree. It’s a party blow your own horn. Down in clubland. Underground in clubland. You want to blow your own horn. It’s alive in clubland. Never dies in clubland. You got to blow your own horn!"**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ttz1anb2gyq

Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Another one of my fave T-Puss edits! The thing that actually dissappointed me on this mix was that the radio edit and the club mix were completely different. The club mix was stripped down with minimal synths and no big breakdown. This edit tho, is synth galore (and lots of cowbell--I. Love. Cowbells!! lol) and the breakdown is killer!!! This mix earned T-Puss and Shakira the #5 spot on the dance charts as well.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mgdmp0wlmwm

Tamia - Stranger In My House (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**When this song came out, I was sure that it would never die!!! Don't get me wrong--Loved the song, really and truly--But between club play and radio play, they beat this song to DEATH!! Now, several years later, I can listen to it again with enthusiasm I had for it the first time. We all knows Hex's mix for this and it was legendary and definitely one of the best of his career, but for me, it was all about the T-Puss mix! The 'pop quiz' breakdown is one of the best that Thunderpuss has ever put together!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?c9e0hmtjfqt

Thunderpuss - Papa's Got A Brand New Pigbag (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**When I first saw this CD and saw the title, I was so confused. I had heard the term Pigbag when talking about football but I didn't exactly see the corrollation. Well, for all those who don't get it--Here's the story: Pigbag was a British post-punk band who formed around 1980. This song, which was born out of a random jam session, became their signature song, the title a play on James Brown's "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag". The song's legacy continues on being played at sports events around the world. I'm not sure why Thunderpuss decided to cover it, but if you get ahold of the original and this one, it really shows just how versatile Thunderpuss was!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?1lr97gyvlit

Thunderpuss feat Latanza Waters - Stand Up (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**The Magic Cucumbers' classic which originally featured Jocelyn Brown and Connie Harvey gets an update from Thunderpuss in a major way!! The original was great, but Thunderpuss really took it to the next level here with build ups, vocal effects, hard driving synths and an outstanding vocal from miss Latanza Waters.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mydez2ldvdb

Hex Hector

2008-07-17T13:58:00.000-07:00

Grammy award winning DJ Hex Hector (who hails from Washington Heights, NY) has been involved in music since he was 14 with a hip hop group he formed called Little Man Crew. It wasn't too long after that that Hex and his friend Robert Clivilles joined forces with programmer Darrin Friedman to work on what would be Hex's first remix for Lisa Lisa's "Something About Love".

Hex's big break came around 1996 when Arista records heard the remix of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" (w/ Soul Solution) and then his remixing career took off! However, it is important to note that even prior to that Hex had made remixes for Patti LaBelle, Joi Cardwell, Gladys Knight and even Madonna's famed back-up singer Donna DeLory.

To know Hex is to love him and if you know which programmer he's working with, then you know the type of remixes you're about to hear. Hex has brought mainly Mac Quayle and Dezrok to the spotlight and through their collaborative works, he's given them the opportunities to shine on their own.

Aside from Thunderpuss, Hex was it for me growing up. Everything that had his name on it seemed to just be dance music bliss and I was sold hook, line and sinker! From these remixes, it's easy to see why. Like Thunderpuss, his mixes came to the forefront and became the more preferrable versions of the songs he got his hands on. And also like Thunderpuss, almost all of his edits had the most perfect edits you could ask for!

Again, the first of OH so many posts, I hope you enjoy this small collection as much as I have!!

Allure - All Cried Out (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I was obsessed with the original Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam version of this song, being a child of the 80's and then in 1997 when Allure covered it, I thought they did a great job! I never even dreamed of it getting a dancefloor treatment as I was just starting to get my feet wet at this time in house music. Well thank God it did!! This version (the other one featured a male vocal from 112) is a tour de force and Hex really lets the vocals stay at the forefront of the mix.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zi4mqoyz4qm

Da Buzz - Let Me Love You (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song for me is a "Forever-Gag". I will never turn this song off and I will never tired of it. When the Hex/Dezrok combo really started to take the clubs by storm, this song was really at the forefront of it all. Aside from having a specific memory for me (This was my song with my ex boyfriend at the time...and wherever he is now, he should only stay there!), I just ate up the vocal. Now, if you can track it down, there's an unreleased 17 minute version of this song out there. It takes alot of strength to get through it all because it is packed with build-ups and breakdowns all over but lead singer Annika really takes you there time and time again!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?tejmvceetfi

Janet Jackson - Someone To Call My Lover (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song just screams summer fun! It's an easy remix in that it just flows effortlessly and Janet's smooth vocal and fun lyrics make me wanna have a backyard BBQ with my best friends!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jtjvoy2qjmx

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Hex's Momentous Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**What alot of people don't realize is that this is actually a cover of a song from 1997 originally done by girl pop trio 3rd Party. They're version though, not so inspiring. Well lord knows I love me some J-Lo and as soon as I heard this song off her "On The 6" CD, I loved it. What Hex and Dezrok did with it still blows my mind. Another Limelight favorite for me, I can still remember being on the stage dancing my ass off when this came on. Good times. Good J-Lo. Mmmm lol**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yyk9ztkzrxb

Marty Thomas - Resurrect Me (Lift Me Up) (Hex's Live Vibe Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**If you like Jason Walker, you'll love this. Marty is a NY native and B'way star (recently appearing in Xanadu) and he was even named Mr. Broadway 2008! This is a funkier but still excellently produced mix from Hex this time and Marty's vocals take you right to church!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?o2mpjxnujrc

Melanie C - I Turn To You (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Another song that makes me happy everytime I hear it. I got to go see (and drag my hubby to) the Spice Girls concert this year and they all did solo numbers and when Mel C did this, I LOST IT!!! I was jumping up and down like a psycho because she performed Hex's mix. GAG GAG GAG! Look it up on You Tube. It's pretty fab!! This mix, however, needs no explanation!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yn3xljnvvox

Reina - Find Another Woman (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song is yet another Hex classic. He took Bronx-born Reina (who up until this song was doing backup for Deborah Cox and freestlye artist Corina) and gave her overnight success with this song. What's even better is that Reina, who was a backup singer, now had two backup singers of her own: Deborah Cooper ("Real Love", "Live You All Over" & "Are You Satisfied") & Mary-Ann Tatum who was and still is one of Mariah Carey's main backup girls.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?n09jyp9nni2

Richie Rich - Magic (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song is everything you're afraid of. Yes, it's THAT Richie Rich (club kid extraordinaire turned fashionista via Heatherette) and Yes, it's THAT 'Magic' (the Olivia Newton-John song). How did this happen? I have no idea but it did and we can't ignore it now! I found this CD single in a bargain bin and I was stunned. I love the original version of this song and let me warn you: This vocal is...interesting. Richie Rich isn't exactly known for his singing (aside from a performance at 1992 Folsom Street Fair where he sang an original song called "Go-Go Dancer") and Im sure that this was a difficult mix to undertake but Hex did what he could with it and for that reason, it's interesting to me. Even Warren Rigg got in on the action and provided a mix for this!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zbmojhemfj2

Sarah Brightman - Harem (JM's Hex Hector Radio Mix)

**I've always been a huge fan of Sarah and having her songs remixed is a dream for me! When her CD "Harem" came out I knew that the title song would get some great treatments, but I never dreamed that Hex Hector, Manny Lehmann and Robbie Rivera would all take it on! Hex's mix is an arabian fantasy filled with dreamy strings and drum loops galore! A must have for any Hex fan!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?2vcxoyw0tnn

Shannon - Give Me Tonight (JM's Hex Hector Radio Mix)

**Another classic updated and updated damn well!! Hex provided a great edit to this but I just needed to add one part which really showcase some of Dezrok's excellent keyboarding. They made this classic a new classic once again!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?x5ieccmbjmd

Stars On 54 - If You Could Read My Mind (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Um...So let's see...Ultra Nate, Jocelyn Enriquez AND Amber all on one track!!?? Ok, Im sold!! AND Hex is doing the mix? What?? Wow!! This song has it all!! Another remake (Hex just loves doing them doesn't he?) here originally by Gordon Lightfoot (which was a very sad and depressing version) is now a dance anthem fit for every sweet 16 and wedding you'll ever attend ever!! Haha!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?xyimjoxtbb1

Toni Braxton - Spanish Guitar (HQ2 Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**HQ2 is the moniker of Hex & Mac Quayle and if I was Mac Quayle, I'd want my name on this mix too!! I defy you to find a breakdown of this proportion! The real live Spanish Guitar break in this mix not only ties the whole song together but makes for a build up that makes me wanna throw a rose in my mouth and tango across the floor! Someone hand me the castanettes!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmdzyyut33m

Veronica - I'm In Love (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Yet ANOTHER remake for Hex but this time diva Veronica takes on the 70's classic originally done by Evelyn Champagne King. Hex's mix keeps the feel of Evelyn's version by having a funky sound to it, even sampling some of the original 70's synths. Veronica gave us some great music and after a brief hiatus came back with 2006's "Relentless (Just A Game)" with Tim Rex. Since then she was in a touring cast of "Forever Selena" which was about, yep!, Selena. And after that she played the role of Hector Lavoe's mother in the J-Lo/Marc Anthony movie "El Cantante" which was based on the life of latin singer Hector Lavoe. Veronica still lives in NY with her hubby and her son C.J. who unfortunately was diagnosed with autism which is where Veronica focuses most of her efforts these days doing charity walk-a-thons and fund raisers.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?lv2tsdzj9qz

Whitney Houston feat Faith Evans & Kelly Price - Heartbreak Hotel (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Another classic we all know! This was Whitney's lead single off her 1998 "My Love Is Your Love" cd and it seemed the sky's the limit for her at the time. Hex made a slick production here with some great vocal effects and turned this from R&B jam to dancefloor anthem! First this, then Thunderpuss' juggernaut of "It's Not Right But It's Ok" and Jonathan Peters' "My Love Is Your Love" mix round out 1998's Whitney trifecta!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?nlxjcibytnv

Tony Moran (Part Three)

2008-07-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

Is there anything sexier than a hot DJ? ::drool:: I heart Tony!!!

Ok, so I obviously can't help myself and I keep finding more and more CD's and...well...you get the idea. I don't think you all mind! Haha!

Becky Baeling - Corrupt (Tony Moran Album Version) **Official Edit**

**Becky Baeling (born Rebecca Bahling) hails from Detroit, Michigan, and was a mini obsession of mine! Now, I say mini because there's been no new music from her for 4 years!!! WHYYYYYY?? That voice is phenomenal!! She had two big hits (one is posted below) and her CD "Becstacy" was incredible! It was everything a dance music CD should be! But then again--How could it not be when you've got Tony at the helm! The whole CD was produced by Tony as well as co-writing most of the tracks! Now, if THAT wasn't enough, you have this song which was a very dangerous venture. This is cover of the CLASSIC Karissa Noel song that got a very infamous remix by Jonathan Peters. I GAGGED when I realized it was the same song and for all intensive purposes, it might as well have been Becky's. Her version isn't as dark as Karissa's which is almost refreshing because I don't think it would've worked as well with her voice, but it is a definite close second!! Guaranteed to make you move!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?vmtenzteeni

Becky Baeling - Diva (Tony Moran Album Version) **Official Edit**

**Ok, now moving right along, if the last one didn't make you gag, this one surely will. If there's one thing us (gay) dance music fans like, it's a woman with a big voice being bitchy, cunty and fabulous and of course it helps if the love of her life has done her wrong! Well add Becky to the roster because this song is ALL of those things and more!! Lyrics like "You think you got me figured out. Negativity you bring about. Pointing fingers at my attitude cause I'm feeling myself and it's getting to you. Your insecurity exposed in every word you say. I see that you're not happy when I get my way" make me wanna do drag!! If they're not enough, wait till you hear the chorus!! Also, background vocals on this song by Tony Moran favorite Nicki Richards and Broadway star Shoshana Bean!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yennzkyvfih

Becky Baeling - If You Love Me (Tony Moran & Mac Quayle Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**ANTHEM ALERT!!! This song was Becky's first single and earned her a #3 on the dance charts (her second single, "Getaway" made it all the way to #1) and you can see why! It's everything you would want in a vocal and a stunning production by Tony & Mac (who helped produce a bunch of the songs for Becky's CD as well. Her album is like a White Party pop cd with appearances throughought from Mac Quayle, Dave Saronsen, Nicki Richards, Zhana Saunders, Warren Rigg & Giuseppe D all pitching in. I highly reccommend this one to all of you!! Unfortunately there's been no talks of getting more music from Becky, but she can be seen regularly as a host on Direct TV's CD USA program "The 101" interviewing everyone from Rihanna & Kelly Clarkson to Jamie Foxx.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ytbmxrnbytz

CeCe Winans - Let Everything That Has Breath (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**What happens when Tony Moran works some gospel music? You guessed it: Magic!! This is hiiiiiiiiiiigh energy here and CeCe's voice just gets better and better with time!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?bfzjo9efxjw

Donna Summer - You're So Beautiful (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but Im almost positive that this is an edit for a different Tony mix. I have to locate my mixes for this before I know for certain but I believe he did a regular mix, a White Party mix and another darker mix. This is the edit from the darker one I believe.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yxvge4boizv

Joey McIntyre - Stay The Same (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**We all know Joey from his time with super group New Kids On The Block, but back in 1999 he debuted his first solo CD named "Stay The Same" and the self titled lead single went to #10 here in the US and even got a remix by our man Tony. It's cheesy because it's a message song, but Tony definitely worked it out as usual.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?eztmgm9nym5

Kristine W - I'll Be Your Light (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song is a mystery. As it stands right now Kristine has 9 #1 songs (10 if you count "Walk Away" which is from Tony's album "The Event") and yet THIS is the song that broke the streak!! This song which is easily one of the best from her "Fly Again" CD only went to #2 (which is still fantastic btw!) but she still holds the record, beating out Madonna & Janet for the most consecutive #1 singles on the dance charts! This one is interesting because Tony's mix (the only big name remixer for this single) has some re-recorded vocals and ad-libs in it.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mxmf5wmeh1e

Tina Arena - Burn (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Tina is Australia's most notable diva, winning 5 ARIA awards (kinda like the Grammy's of Australia) and having an estimated worth of $25 million bucks and it's easy to see why! She's got a great voice that has control, depth and beauty all wrapped up in one! This song, the first single from her 3rd CD "In Deep", got to Tony's hands and here it is in all of it's 1997 glory!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?vcmxcq1nmm9

Thunderpuss

2008-07-16T07:44:00.000-07:00

If I made a compilation CD entitled "My Musical Childhood: Edited" it would probably be dominated by Thunderpuss (aka Chris Cox & Barry Harris). When Thunderpuss was formed in late 1997, I doubt they had any idea that their sound would dominate the world's dance music genre.

Their songs became the ones everyone knew and preferred. Whether it's Whitney's "It's Not Right, But It's Ok" or Amber's "Sexual (Li Da Di)", their music had staying power which is relevant today just as much as it was then. Go to any club and throw on either of those and watch the place erupt.

What's even better about them is that they almost ALWAYS made official radio edits and managed to get them PERFECTLY! It's very rare that I would ever have to even make my own, unless there just isn't one!

They've given us so much great music and I'm so happy and proud to display some of it here. So without further ado: Thunderpuss.

Amber - Sexual (Li Da Di) (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Does anyone NOT know this song? Classic classic classic!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?nx1jjs3el2h

Anastacia - Boom (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song wasn't a huge success (it never even charted in the US) but it was the official song for the 2002 Fifa World Cup in Korea and the highest it got was any chart was #7, in Sweden. I love this song and this is one of those rare remixes that actually works on it's own as just a tribe-a-pella. Even the club mix is pretty simple at times, without a lot of synth work at all.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?sjbzjtmnzc3

Boomkat - The Wreckoning (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Boomkat is made up of brother and sister Kellin & Taryn Manning who's first CD, 2003's "Boomkatalog.One" seemed full of promise...however, aside from a cult following, the CD only reached #88 here (reaching it's highest peak at#43 in New Zealand). Now, five years later, the group just released their second CD "A Million Trillion Stars" in June. This song though, the ambitious lead single from their first CD has Taryn screaming out lyrics like "You don't give a shit about me!", paired with Thunderpuss' almost distorted sounding synths is a dance music dream!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?1vipagw3gjj

Charlotte Church - Tonight (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Nothing about Charlotte Church should've brought her close to a dancefloor lol. This mini-me Sarah Brightman had an established career becoming the youngest artist with a #1 album in the British classical crossover charts (for her cd "Voice Of An Angel"). In 2001, Charlotte released "Enchantment" which followed in the same footsteps as her first two CD's, this one including a duet/cover of Celine & Andrea Bocelli's "The Prayer" with pop-opera favorite Josh Grobin. Track one is this song, a cover of the classic "West Side Story" showstopper and how it landed in Thunderpuss' lap, I'll never know but I'm SO glad it did! They took this song to place it never dreamed of going!! I had the opportunity to see Thunderpuss live at Roxy in NYC and they played this and it was INSANE!!! The vocal tricks in this mix are to DIE for!!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ltrmvh2ymn0

Cher - Song For The Lonely (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Believe it or not, this isn't one of my favorite Cher songs. It's a great song and I do like it alot, but I could do without it...It's just eh to me. Thunderpuss did what they do best though and made magic with it. Being such a huge fan of Cher though, it was always great to hear her voice in the clubs! I also just had to include that picture which is the cover for the European promo single. It's so rediculous, I love her!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?4oxyjim9juy

Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)

**This song always bothered me for one reason. The lyric: "I wanna thank you for giving me time to breathe. Like a rock, you waited so patiently while I got it together..." is so rediculous! Rocks don't wait patiently. It's not like they have a choice, do they? Ah well. It was a huge hit for her and we get two different remixes here from Thunderpuss. The Fiesta Mix and the Dirty Club Mix. The Fiesta one is full of horns and has a latin flair which is fun, but I don't think it works that well with this song. The Dirty one is just that; Dirty industrial sounding synths make this mix work better and take a much younger Aguilera then on a wild ride!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zcpbjza2xzm

Eurythmics - 17 Again (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This song has the distinction of being the most money I've ever paid for a piece of vinyl. $40 bucks got me the Peter Rauhofer vinyl which was pressed by Peter himself and only sent out to a very select few. Mere pittance for something of that caliber and at the time when this song was making waves, I just HAD to have it! When I heard that Thunderpuss did a mix, I was thrilled as well, but could it beat the masterpiece that was Peter's mix?? Well, I dunno if it beats it, but it's definitely on the same level. Much more of a pop sounding remix, this one has sick energy and great buildups that are just SO Thunderpuss!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?wbj3fzyhenz

Janet Jackson - All For You (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This has to be some of Thunderpuss' best vocal work. This and their mix for Mandy Moore's "In My Pocket" sees Thunderpuss making the most of their vocal re-working capabilites and this was the perfect song to do it on. By far, my all time favorite Janet remix!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zh3nghenfmz

Kina - Me (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**ANTHEM ALERT!!! ANTHEM ALERT!!! Most people know Kina from when she was in the Grammy nominated band Brownstone but back in 2000 she set off on what should've been a very successful solo career. She released her first single "Girl From The Gutter" which peaked at #21 on the Hot Dance/Club Play charts (with amazing mixes from both Thunderpuss and Hex Hector--both of which will be featured in due time) but single number two, "Me" is where it's at!! Thunderpuss rips this song apart!!! This song made it to #3 on the same charts and it's easy to see why! I couldn't have edited this song more perfectly if I tried. DOWNLOAD THIS NOW!!!! lol**

http://www.mediafire.com/?gikbsyt99iy

LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Can you believe that LeAnn has released 35 singles in her career from 12 albums? Wow. This song off the Coyote Ugly soundtrack was LeAnn's first foray into straight up pop music and it was a good choice! It went #1 on the pop charts in Australia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK (stalling at #11 on the US pop chart, #17 on the US dance chart--Do we EVER have a clue music wise??). This song, to date, was the last song by LeAnn to chart in the top forty Hot 100 chart. Im sure that all the able-bodied remixers jumped at their chance to remix this. It was made for the dance floor. Plasmic Honey, Graham Stack and Thunderpuss all got their chances to take this song on and Thunderpuss was a cut above the rest. This mix is made of vocal stutters and buildups!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?xmtfvvdex4y

Thunderpuss feat Thea Austin - First Class Freak (JM's Ripped Radio Edit)

**Thunderpuss first got together with Thea Austin (who many don't realize was the voice behind 1992's "Rhythm Is A Dancer" by Snap and 1999's "Can't Get Enough" by Soulsearcher) for the song "You're The Worst Thing For Me" which I've posted previously and it was awesome! This song, which unfortunately never saw a proper release, was featured on their compilation CD "Barry Harris & Chris Cox preset Thunderpuss". If anyone has a full mix, I'd be greatly appreciative, but till then, I ripped this from the cd and polished the edges a bit. Enjoy!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ttlvehmbhr9

A few more...

2008-07-15T15:18:00.000-07:00

Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own (JM's Alix Alvarez Sole Radio Edit)
**I really hope that Amy can get her shit together and give us some more great music!!! It's such a shame because she's so talented! I haven't really been a fan of many of her mixes because her music is usually the kind I like in it's original form only. Even this one doesn't necessarily blow me away but it's a cute summer mix with a funky happy twist and I think it works.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?pvemcmzmom2

Blondie - Maria (JM's Soul Solution Radio Mix)
** Back in 1999 this was Blondie's big comeback song from their CD "No Exit" and I loved everything about it! The song went to #1 in the UK while it stalled at a disappointing #82 in the US pop charts, however, the remixes of it did make it to #9. True, Blondie looked alot older and Debbie Harry's face seemed like it only had one facial expression left, but that's ok because Soul Solution put together a great mix here guaranteed to keep your face (and your feet) happy! **
http://www.mediafire.com/?3xktnjexn6i

Byron Stingily - U Turn Me (Michael T Diamond Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I just found this one deep in the books and I just had to include it. This is a great vocal but this is also one of those rare occasions when I like the dub more than the vocal. The Michael T Diamond Dub of this took over NYC dance clubs so much more than the vocal mix and even though it was much more popular, an edit of it would just be foolish lol. So instead I offer the vocal.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmzyms1vtxz

S Club 7 Juniors - One Step Closer (Almighty Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is straight up euro pop dance cheese!! Back in the day, British band S Club 7 was all over the charts and they spawned another group called S Club 7 Juniors which then turned into S Club 8, and while the members are off persuing solo stuff as of today, this was a remix of their first big song in the UK (which reached #2) in 2002. Almighty of course took it and amped it up for the dancefloors!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?n3e2dnn8azx

Sylver Logan Sharp - After All This Time (JM's Jonathan Peters Barebones Radio Mix)
**We all know this song and I know I've posted it before, but here, Jonathan Peters offers something really interesting and he calls it his Barebones Mix. This mix was never released and it's basically beat, bass and vocal with maybe one synth line thrown in. It's uber-minimal and it has a very dark feel to it. Sylver's voice, of course, still sounds incredible and you can really hear her vocal prowess here. A must have!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xt2ncbahm1u

Synergy 4 - Come To Me (JM's Mada & Moody Radio Edit)
**I don't know alot about this song except that I heard it on a mix CD in 1998 and it took me forever to find it! I stumbled across a promo vinyl for it in a bargain bin (and after almost passing out) ripped it immediately! The vocal here is insane as is the production. Alot of dance music at this time was very dark sounding, almost gothic and the productions of all the heavy hitters at the time like Plasmic Honey, Mada & Moody, Sal Dano, Robbie Tronco all reflected that. Definitely give this a listen, they just don't make build-ups like this anymore.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zwkdnjlymwz

Ultra Nate vs M-Dolla - Free To Preach (JM's Whitelabel Radio Edit)
**Alright, we all know who M-Dolla is right? It's the rediculous nickname this artist gets called on her new CD that has to do with Candy... If not, just click the link and you'll see. But she has really no contribution to this mix at all. Whoever did it used the vocals from Ultra Nate's "Free" and the violins from M-Dolla's "Papa Don't Preach" and made a great mash-up!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?miygoeg20xe

X-Press feat Rob Harvey - Kill 100 (JM's DJ Paulo & Todd Dutkevitch Extended Radio Mix)
**This mix is brilliant from start to stop!! The haunting vocals from Rob Harvey combined with Paulo & Todd's incredible tribal mix is to die for!! This one will NOT dissappoint for sure!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zinkk1pjzet

It's not my fault...I don't have those toys...

2008-07-14T21:26:00.000-07:00

I've been getting alot of positive feedbacks while doing these remixer mega posts so they will definitely be continuing...Odds are good that in order, along with random posts like these, they'll be Thunderpuss, Hex Hector and Offer Nissim...

Hope you all enjoy em!!

Aubrey - No One In This World (JM's John Kano Radio Edit)
**Re-Up by special request.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?qnnmd0oy42x

Book Of Love - Boy (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Mix)
**This is Peter at his height!! This mix was a Limelight favorite and I lived for it everytime I heard it!! This for me is Top 5 Rauhofer!! Sometimes when remixers try to update songs, they fall a little short but this one is dead on! The song feels just as current now as it did then! Yay for androgenous house!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0x2zxmj93pz

Celine Dion - I Drove All Night (Wayne G Heaven Anthem Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**It's funny, me and my hubby don't agree on much of the same music. He hates dance music (it's amazing this works at all!) and I don't really care for his music either (DMB, Death Cab, Van Morrison, etc...), but there's a few songs we meet in the middle on, and this is one of them. Strange as that may be. Could be because he likes the Roy Orbison version, but it is what it is. I love Celine's, shocker right? Well, I've posted the brilliant Hex Hector mix and Wayne G's is definitely second on that list. He keeps the mix very high energy, so much so it's almost exhausting! I would love to hear him spin just once!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?todtheoxi4g

Destiny's Child - Survivor (JM's Junior Vasquez Twilo Radio Edit)
**I was going to wait for another Junior post, but I couldn't hold onto this. If you've never heard this, this is nothing what you think you would get from Junior with a song like this. It's that fact that makes me love it even more. It's dramatic, but it's funky...If Junior and Moto Blanco had a love child, this would be it! Another widely known Victor Calderone mix was big for this one and this is a refreshing take on it.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?m3kiest5xyi

Duran Duran - Reach Up For The Sunrise (Jason Nevins Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I wish that Duran Duran's 'comeback' so to speak would've lasted longer, but we did get this great track from them before they fell below the radar once again. While there were a slew of mixes for this one, Jason Nevins really hit it home with his trademark rock/dance sound and it really enhances the anthem aspect of this song!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?uws70y155tj

Faith Trent - Foolish Mind Games (JM's Hani Radio Mix)
**Re-Up by special request**
http://www.mediafire.com/?upxitbellt1

Geri Halliwell - Ride It (JM's Hex Hector Radio Edit)
**I've always loved all the solo spices (except for Mel B--Sorry!) and Geri has given us some great dance music along the way and while I didn't get to hear alot of them in the clubs, this one managed to make some waves in NYC clubland for a few months! This one has awesome energy and Hex outdid himself making Geri seem much less like a Spice Girl and more like a serious dance music artist!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0qo14ts4ten

Celine Dion - I'm Alive (Johnny Rocks Rhythm Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**My girl Celine is another one who doesn't get alot of time on the dancefloor. Why that is I'll never know, but she's had some great mixes including this one. The original version of this makes you feel SO good and Johnny found a very simple way of increasing that high. As do most remixers, Celine's is a voice that needs to be in the forefront, so Johnny did just that, keeps everything very simple and mainstream. The result is fabulous!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gmmwdgtgjm1

Rachel Stevens - Sweet Dreams My LA Ex (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another euro import gets a great remix from our guys Bimbo Jones. It's cute and campy and of course you know Bimbo works their magic!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9yjxuzgb6x1

Bonus Edit: When I first heard this mix, I gagged and gagged and gagged and even today I hear it and I gag. This may be one of the finest remixes ever to happen to this artist and ever to come from this remixer. Here's a clue to what it is....

"As a fourth single, _______ wanted to release "(Insert Song Title Here)" which was already a major club hit in the US. _______ felt that the song would properly promote her tour. However, her label refused, feeling that it was too edgy and not viably commercial. They opted for the more commercial sounding ""(Other Song Title)". As a result, plans for a fourth single were canceled.

Because ________ refused to shoot a video for the song, her record label planned on releasing a live video. _______ then took "(Other Song Title)" out of her show to prevent its commercial release."

Tony Moran (Part Two)

2008-07-14T08:26:00.000-07:00

Alot of this post will be taken from the soundtrack to the movie "Circuit" as Tony Moran produced and scored the whole movie. If you love Tony, I highly reccommend this CD as it is one great song after the other. Even all the ones that aren't dance music are great as well!

The movie was a little cheesy but it's kinda wild to hear Tony's music in a full length feature film, so if only for kicks, check the movie out as well!

Also, something very interesting, the song "Live You All Over" by Deborah Cooper was used in a part of this movie from 2002, even though the song didn't actually see release until 2004 from Tony's "Tour De Beats" CD. If you catch it in the movie, it sounds very different than the version that got released 2 years later.

ATO (Apocalyptic Tribal Orchestra) - Menage (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**ATO is a moniker for Tony Moran & Warren Rigg here as they produce a progressive tribal track that just screams White Party (which is what most of the movie "Circuit" is about) and even though this song has no words, I just had to include it here!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?b5dkixdz40y

Danielle Bollinger - Surrender Me (JM's Tony Moran 'The Event' Radio Edit)
**When Tony released his epic CD "The Event", this was immediately one of my favorites. I've liked alot of Danielle's songs and to have her working with Tony was awesome! I was so excited to have this released as a single from the CD just to hear what mixes would come with Tony's amazing original. Imagine my surprise to see the single relased...but without Danielle...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?lgahjr3wjsj

Debby Holliday - Surrender Me (JM's Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Hail The Divas Radio Edit)
**So finally, I get word that a release for this song was to come and when I look into it, it's with Perfect Beat's diva favorite Debby Holliday...?? Hmph! Well, this was a tough one for me. I love both Danielle & Debby and they both do an incredible justice to this song so I just can't choose. Danielle's vocals are straight up pop while Debby adds a little bit more soul to them (with alot more great adlibbing) and as far as the mix goes, the original was definitely anthemic, but Debby's mix feels alot more polished...as if Danielle's was just a demo. Does anyone know the real story here? What happened??"
http://www.mediafire.com/?lfcu9mjyx1z

Elle Patrice - Emotions (JM's Tony Moran Mixshow Edit)
**Elle Patrice is the nom de plume for singer/actress Elizabeth Withers who's work with Tony is some of his best. Both of her songs here ended up on the "Circuit" soundtrack and this one...well...just listen to it. I don't even know what to say. This is one of those rare mixes that wasn't tough to cut down as I just couldn't. There was way too much that just MAKES this song that it had to be included. So what I did was take Tony's edit from the soundtrack CD and throw in the big buildup in the middle. This mix takes no prisoners as it tears through your speakers. This one HAS to be played at high volumes!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dt0srsmznvo

Elle Patrice - Rising (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was actually the first song for Elle/Elizabeth and it reached #5 on the Billboard charts. In 2005 music producer Nick Ashford, who suggested that she audition for the Oprah Winfrey-produced stage adaptation of The Color Purple. Her run on Broadway attracted record labels and now she's set to release her first R&B CD on Blue Note records called "It Could Happen To Anyone".**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0v4lt20ka4l

Kevin Aviance - Ready Set Go (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I actually got the chance to hear this full mix out once at the Pier Dance in NYC when DJ Brett Henrichsen played and it was great! This song has a crazy amount of energy and even though it's one of Kevin's lesser known songs, it's one of my favorites. He, as always, turns it out and the result is, as he would say, 'cunty'.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmn2msncmfm

Lighthouse Family feat Tony Moran, Nicki Richards & Z - High (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**The Lighthouse Family were a British musical duo from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s. This song originally from 1997, reached #4 on the UK charts and #1 in Australia. Even though the band is inactive these days, they haven't split up, according to their management. For the "Circuit" CD, you get vocalists galore on this update. The Lighthouse Family, plus vocals from Tony Moran, Nicki Richards & Z (whoever Z is??) make this song even more fun to listen to than the original one.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zhdethfjmji

Mary J Blige - Be Without You 2007 (JM's Tony Moran Radio Mix)
**We all know this song and we all loved the Moto Blanco mix. I know I couldn't get enough of it and still can't! But then, not too long after the original, Tony gave us this. I like this mix alot, but I don't love it. I do still favor the MB mix and even though Tony definitely worked alot out of this song, it just doesn't take you all the way there like his mixes usually do. It's like getting off at the second to last train stop and then walking lol. This one might be one of those mixes that sounds incredible in the clubs though...*
http://www.mediafire.com/?0gurrtzjodx

Mika - Relax (Take It Easy) (JM's Tony Moran & Jody den Broeder Radio Edit)
**Another one of my favorite male vocals. Tony & Jody are always the perfect combination and they spare no expense here. Hex Hector did a very nice mix of this but this one is the one to beat. I've posted this one before, so this is a re-up.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ayu2mmgsnus

Mike Cruz feat Inaya Day & China Ro - Movin Up 2005 (JM's Tony Moran Radio Edit)
**Another update from Miss Moran finds her taking on the club stomper "Movin Up". DIVA DIVA DIVA! I loooooved the original and I had ALOT of fun workin on this one. I was able to splice up some stuff and start and finish with just the accapellas. I hope you all enjoy this one cause I enjoyed making it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?3qtxxzyzb1k

Origene - Sanctuary (JM's Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit)
**When I first heard this song in 2003, I wasn't sure what to make of it. The vocals by lead singer Matilda White were haunting and the lyrics were abstract. And then I heard it out one night and it changed everything. The song in it's original state is minimal, but very effective, I was extremely surprised to hear that Tony was going to take it on. He completely revamped the song into an anthem of epic proportions!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzeizlxmmni

Ron Perkov - Love Divine (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**While this isn't Ron's first single, as it's actually his 4th I believe, this was the first song I had ever heard by him. Ron has a very smooth delivery and while this one is definitely an anthem, his voice soars through in a way that not alot of male vocals can achieve. Ron & Tony are also a great combination. Go to iTunes and pick up his Intimate Chill-Out CD. It's a different side of both Ron and Tony who produced the whole CD.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dt3e0nxypy0

Ryan Andrews - Suddenly You (Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Ryan Andrews is a classically trained singer who studied at the NC School of The Arts and after moving to NYC in 1995, got a start on his recording career. After meeting Tony and Warren Rigg, he recorded this song for the "Circuit" soundtrack. Even though it was produced by Warren, I included it cause it cause it was penned by Tony.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?1jq2m00qoge

Taylor Dayne - How Many (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Taylor needs no introduction and neither does this song. Also off the "Circuit" soundtrack, this CD single is a DJ's dream. Overloaded with edits, dubs, full mixes and spanning two CD's, pick this up if you can find it. The only mix that is on the same level as Tony's for me is the Guido Osorio mix. Definitely worth checking out as well.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jbvyknd2n0a

Tony Moran - Let The Music Fill Your Soul (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love Tony's voice and I wish he would release some more original music more often! This one is no exception, rounding out the "Circuit" soundtrack and reminding us once again why Tony is not just an amazing DJ, but a great songwriter, singer, remixer, producer and uh, did I mention he's hot too?? :-)**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9uqtey2iusd

Bonus:

Ryan Andrews - Enjoy The Ride (Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is a much more recent song by Ryan (who is also hot!) that got a remix by Warren Rigg. I figured this one was kinda rare, so I'd throw it in anyway! It's a great track and I really hope to hear more from Ryan!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?aiqm15ggkmq

Requests and Random

2008-07-11T08:25:00.000-07:00

It's fitting that with such a hot guy as David Beckham is my first edit will be for a Colton Ford song lol...

Colton Ford - Everything (JM's Solar City Radio Edit)

**I feel like Colton gets a bad rap and because of his porn star status, he will never be anything more than just 'the porn star that sings'. He's put out some really quality music and this was the first song I had ever heard by him. While I do enjoy Guido Osorio's mix of this better, this song, raunchy as it is, has alot more fun adlibs than Guido's does. This one comes off the soundtrack to the movie "Naked Fame" which details Colton's turn from porn god to songstress lol. I love the first 4 seconds here...**

http://www.mediafire.com/?9zmb3invuib

Deborah Cox - Play Your Part (Gabriel & Dresden Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This was such a great Deborah songs and is one of my all time favorites. I find that I favor the Deborah songs that aren't the monster hits. This one and "I Never Knew" are probably my top two favorites. Gabriel & Dresden really did such a great job with this one and it seems as though they've kinda fell below the radar as well in recent years. Mike Rizzo did a more mainstream mix that KTU in NY played but this mix is definitely where it's at.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?th9zyxlmomz

Gloria Gaynor - I Never Knew (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Hex & Mac Quayle made an unforgettable anthem out of this simple R&B track and it was a brilliant way to make disco queen Gaynor more relevant again. What happened afterwards? Well, one more minor single ("Just Keep Thinking About You") and then she dissappeared once again. Her voice sounds just as good now as it did in the 70's and the Hex/Mac collaborations never dissappoint. Throw your hands in the air for this one!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ye7jjletqpe

Jana - More Than Life (DJ Skribble & Anthony Acid Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is a NYC classic!! Jana's voice SOARS through this one and Skribble & Anthony Acid's production is perfect marriage for it! If you don't know this song, it's a MUST HAVE! I never get tired of hearing this. DJ Escape also turned out a great mix which I'm gonna have to edit for a future post as well.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?5idhuddyeoz

Jana - Stairway To Heaven (Spinning Sounds Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**So where exactly did Jana go wrong? She cemented herself in NYC dance music history forever and then just went away...The "More Than Life" single was a double A-Side with an AWESOME update of Meatloaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" (produced by Guido Osorio) and then she tried for another cover with this, Led Zepplin's "Stairway To Heaven". I can hear the groans already, but I will say this, if it was a Zepplin song and you had never heard it before, this could be pretty amazing! I love Jana's take on it and Guido Osorio (the man behind the moniker Spinning Sounds) put together a great mix that works very well on the dancefloor. You just have to on 4 different types of drugs to really appreciate it I guess! Hah!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?cqljyxnpe2z

Jocelyn Enriquez - No Way No How (Al B Rich Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I already posted an edit for the Yiannis' Outstanding mix of this song and I just found this edit. Al B Rich does what they do best: make dance music for the masses. It's got a more pop-dance feel now but it's a great track in any format!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?c4mminmv414

Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) (Solar City Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**If there was one woman during the 80's that I loved more than life it was Samantha Fox. My best friend David even got me an airbrushed shirt with a picture of her on it that says "Samantha Fox Made Me Gay"! Haha! I loved her then and I've followed her (minor) career since then, so I was overjoyed to see some of her music make a comeback. Solar City (with re-recorded vocals from Sam) put together a darker production for this song and it works! Nothing beats the original but this is a close second!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?bei4ej2iiq1

Soft Cell - The Night (Almighty Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**We all know Soft Cell for their mega-hit cover of "Tainted Love" but what happened afterwards?? "Tainted Love" came off their debut CD ("Non Stop Erotic Cabaret") and then shadowed the group for the rest of their lives which only fueled the drug addiction that followed. By their own admission, most of the music from their follow-up EP ("Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing") was made under the influence of ecstacy. Well the short version is that the group disbanded and lead singer Marc Almond went on to persue a mildly successful solo career. It was when the group re-united for 2002's "Cruelty Without Beauty" that we got some more solid music from them. The lead single "Monoculture" only hit #52 in the UK, but it's this song and second single that I fell in love with (even tho this one only reached #39 on the charts)! It's so melody driven and remixers Almighty & Wayne G both produced some great high energy mixes for it but Almighty wins the battle here for me! Great hook, great lyrics and a great remix all add up here!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?eijow4oo1yb

Tony Moran

2008-07-10T21:54:00.000-07:00

What can I say about Tony Moran? Well two things I know: Both him AND his music are hot as hell!!

Tony's been around the music industry for years writing and producing freestyle music (and being part of freestyle group The Latin Rascals) and it hasn't stopped there. As music changed, so did Tony and he's written and remixed for Gloria Estefan, Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Barry Manilow, Cher, Donna Summer, Beyonce, Britney, Deborah Cox and many many more.

If you ever get the chance to see Tony spin an Alegria party--GO!! It was one of the most amazing nights I've ever spent on a dancefloor. Flawless mixing with incredible song choice makes for a to-die-for evening!

So let's let the music do the talking...As was with Junior, this will be at least one of two posts...

Angel Clivilles - Show Me (JM's Tony Moran Album Edit)

**Angel Clivilles (born Louise Sabater) was part of the original freestyle girl group The Cover Girls and this was originally their smash hit song (penned by Tony Moran) in 1986. Angel left the group in 1990 to go solo and 9 years later this was the second single off her 2000 debut CD "Angel". This is a remake of the original Cover Girls hit and Tony really updates the hell out of it with ease. The original mix was around 6:15 and I really only shaved off about a minute of this but it's worth it.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ndfgdcd0ooo

Angelo Venuto & Reina - Vivo Per Lei (JM's Tony Moran Radio Mix)

**This first time I heard this mix was during one of Junior Vasquez' "Junior's World" mixshow's on KTU and I loved it! Can Reina ever do any wrong?? This time pairing her up with Angelo Venuto who was big at the time for his dance covers of Toto Cutugno's "L'Italiano" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline", the duo takes on an original Andrea Bocelli hit. Tony makes this pop song a little darker and it complements both artists voices which has Angelo singing the original Italian lyrics and Reina complimenting him in English.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?bh0nd3x2jns

Celine Dion - My Heart Goes On (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**The ultimate ballad makes its way to the dance floor and lord knows I really love me some Celine but is ANYTHING more played out than this song??? While all the mix efforts were good (others by Richie Jones and Soul Solution), Tony made it his own by adding some additional backup vocals and a dramatic production which obviously works with this type of song. This is the only way I can handle listening to this song now lol**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ondj1y1iy8j

Deborah Cox - Easy As Life (JM's Tony Moran Babylon Mixshow Edit)

**I went back and forth with this one as to whether or not I was going to post it because of it's length and ultimately I decided I had to share it. Now we all know the story behind this: Aida goes to Broadway. Deborah Cox goes to Aida. Deborah & Tony get together on the remix and BAM! Classic! And while the original mix he did was definitely anthemic and fabulous, it's this mix which was featured on his double disc offering "Tour De Beats" that really hits it out of the park! This time Tony and wing-man Warren Rigg get together to create a mix thats anthemic beyond belief!! The extra synth lines in this are absolutely brilliant! This mixshow "edit" clocks in at about 7 1/2 minutes but again--Totally worth it!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yjyst3ixwmb

Kevin Aviance - Give It Up (Tribalist III Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Ok, so technically this wasn't produced by Tony as it was produced by Giuseppe D and Warren Rigg, but Tony did co-write this and rounds out the third position with Giuseppe & Warren as the Tribalist III, so I thought I would include it anyway. This was a great single for Kevin and you really can't beat that beat especially with Kevin chanting "Bang on the drums while I'm riding you"!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?k5z4tommmjl

New Life Crisis - Daylight (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This could be my all time favorite male vocal! New Life Crisis originall started out (and still is to this day) a rock band who joined together in 1999 and signed to Tommy Boy records. This mix of their song appeared on MTV's "Party To Go: Remixed" compilation (Wow! Remember those??) but the label folded before their CD could ever be released. European pop girl group No Angels covered the song and their single went triple platinum selling over three million singles worldwide. Even though it took the group till 2005 to release their debut CD, they're still going strong and Tony really produced an all out hands in the air anthem with this one!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?d9vdxxm2bmd

Steps - One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This UK pop group ruled the charts from 1997 and even got to tour with a very young Britney Spears in 1999. This song from their first CD "Step One" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie "Drive Me Crazy" starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier. While the lead single was the Stop Remix of Britney's "You Drive Me (Crazy)", this song, this version, mixed by Tony was chosen to be on the soundtrack as well even though there were many mixes including the likes of W.I.P, Soul Solution, Sleaze Sisters and Pimp Juice. However, thanks to Tony it's a straight up, high energy pop remix that I adore still to this day.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?chzjd1bvnpl

Im gonna end this post with only 7 tracks but there's another Tony Moran post on the way featuring all the songs he produced for the movie "Circuit" as well as many more. Before I do that, I'll take care of most of the requests I've gotten and do a "normal post", if there is such a thing! Hah!

Enjoy!!

You make me feel so real... You are my obsession...

2008-07-02T15:11:00.000-07:00

::Lick Lick::

Ok, now that we got that outta the way... :-P

Annagrace - You Make Me Feel (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**When you listen to dance music, you can hear the songs that are indicating that there's a change on the way. That's what I love about music in general but more specifically in dance music. Who's gonna get the new sound and evolve and take us some place new? Well, that's what I couldn't help but think when I heard this song. With the popularity of DJ's like David Guetta and Fedde Le Grand on the rise, it's no surprise to hear people following in their footsteps. This is the case with the brains behind Annagrace. DJ Peter Luts and Ian Van Dahl vocalist Annemie Coenen bring very specific elements to the song. Annemie's dead on vocals with Peter Luts slick production collide to make a pop/trance sound all their own. I won't stop playing this one anytime soon!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jjaomzxbg0c

Bimbo Jones - And I Try (JM's Radio Edit)

**ANTHEM ALERT!!! ANTHEM ALERT!!! If you download ONE song this summer, this is it!!! Katherine Ellis (who's popping up everywhere lately) KILLED it with the vocals in this track! And Bimbo Jones? Well, do we really even need to go there?? The beat is sick as is the total production of this song!! This one drives me NUTS!!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?0rsyendg2c4

Chris "The Greek" Panaghi - My Life (Josh Harris Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Josh really goes out of his way to bring the funk to this track and it works!! This one makes you wanna roll the windows down and cruise at high speeds. A positive groove and a positive message make it near impossible NOT to!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?akjh1mmn6cb

Kim Sozzi - Like A Star (Frank Lamboy Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I posted the original version of this and I was only feeling this song about 40% and then I found this...and now I'm feeling it about 50% lol...Slightly better but still just 'eh' for me. Frank Lamboy (of Friscia & The Lamboy and Andy & The Lamboy) steps out on his own and turns out a fun production but still...'eh'...C'mon Kim! I know you can do it!!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?oecpb13bodj

Lucas Prata feat Jeannie Ortega - A Girl Like That (Giuseppe D Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Ok!! I know what you're thinking. Lucas Prata?? REALLY?? And you're right--This is beyond cheese!! And I also admit that this is a VERY guilty pleasure but sometimes when you go to the Jersey Shore to watch the guido's pump their fists, some of the music sticks with you!! And does anything scream guido fist pumper like Lucas Prata?? So yeah, I feel justified! Like it or not, it's fun and I like it! Besides, Giuseppe D always turns out a solid production!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?1jxmv9jxhzx

Nadia Ali - Crash & Burn (JM's DJ Shah Magic Island Radio Edit)

**We all know her as the voice of Iio who brought us "Rapture" but if this doesn't help make her mark as a solo artist than nothing will. DJ Shah's simply gorgeous production and Nadia's smooth delivery adds a sexiness that you don't find in many dance songs anymore. Another favorite summer song for me.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zendismjmqb

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Happy People (JM's Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Radio Edit)

**I promised an Offer Nissim post and I will make one, but since this is Peter's mix, it doesn't count. Besides, it's MY blog and I can do what I want! Hahaha! I did have to include this and give Peter props for turning out a very solid mix here!! This always seemed like a 'throw-away' Offer song to me but Peter made it very relevant! Bravo!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?vuwbyycq7eg

Robert Clivilles feat C&C Music Factory - Work That Body (Alex Gaudino Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Hm. Wasn't this song released last summer by Bob Sinclar under the name "Rock This Party"?? Im sorry, I know this is a good summer song and all but really, without the "Everybody Dance Now" sample that Bob Sinclar used, this to me might as well be the same track. This will get people moving and it's fun, but I can take it or leave it. Alex Gaudino did make the best of it though and his mix is my favorite if I had to pick one.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ncxnf2cdjg5

Shirley Bassey - La Passione (JM's Offer Nissim Happy People Radio Edit)

**Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. This one blew me away when I first heard it!! I was surprised to learn that this song is only from 1996. I thought this was much older, but it turns out it was from a movie of the same name and originally a duet with Chris Rea. On the soundtrack there's a version with the duet and then another version aptly named "Disco La Passione". Well, if it wasn't a dance song before, it sure as hell is now. Offer WERQS it out in a way that makes me want to scream HELLEAUX and lots of other words with alternate gay spellings!!! Unfortunately there's been no proper released for this mix and I had to work with the version on Offer's latest double disc compilation "Happy People". I love the way this came out and I can only hope that Offer will A) release a full mix for this and B) do a full vocal mix for this as well!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ywzqnxyezr4

Shirtless wonders...wreck my sight...under the light!!

2008-06-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

So yes, I am obsessed with the David Beckham Armani Underwear Ad's, so you, the reader, will have some delicious eye candy with the next few posts as I celebrate what I can only describe as sex on legs: David Beckham's Package!

I'm working on edits for a Junior Vasquez post, so stay tuned for that soon, as well as a new mixshow post!

And of course, HAPPY GAY PRIDE EVERYONE!!!

Elize - Lovesick (Beatfreakz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**New comer Elize may have some staying power if she keeps releasing stuff like this. She's cute and latin and the song is an adorable piece of up-tempo pop and now that the Beatfreakz got their hands on it, they made it a great summer song, perfect for any Tea dance!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?1msyjpyy02l

LeAnn Rimes - Headphones (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another great dance song from LeAnn! Will she just take the hint already--Drop the country stuff and strap on your stilletto's and head to the club! It's fun and light and not OVERLY cheesy as Almighty can tend to be. Fun stuff here!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?pmzdntyxw13

Chris Rockford vs Jennifer Paige - Crush 2008 (Chris Rockford Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I dunno who Chris Rockford is but I wanna tell him we need a full vocal for this!!! This is TOTAL fun!! I've been a fan of this song since it first came out and I love it just as much now as I did then! Rockford uses the dancefloor staple filter effects here as most remixers have been when they revive these older songs and it works, but a full vocal would be awesome instead of just this teaser chorus mix! I hope you read this Chris!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?7jyyyg3de22

Ron Perkov - I Get Off (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**It seems that Ron Perkov can do just about anything. He's been a backup singer to being cast in Broadway's "Mack & Mabel", had 2 Billboard Top Ten hits and was featured on Tony Moran's soundtrack to the movie "Circuit" with the fabulous song "Love Divine". This time around Ron's teamed up with Tony Moran to make a CD called "Intimate Chill Out". Produced by Ron, Tony Moran and Mike Lorello and featuring songs written by Ron, Tony Moran & Allan Dennis Rich (who was responsible for Kristine W's "Walk Away") the CD is very flattering to Ron's smooth voice but I'm betting Miss Moran just couldn't wait to remix this shit out of it!! And thank God he did! I love this track!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?rsuphi0xob2

Cyndi Lauper - Into The Nightlife (JM's Soul Seekerz Radio Mix)
**The original of this might be one of my favorite songs of 2008 and it's surely my favorite Cyndi song ever! I've been living for this for months and I was just waiting for some good mixes! Well this is the first one up and as always, the Soul Seekerz do NOT dissappoint!! This mix is SLAMMIN!!!! Cyndi sounds completely at home with beats behind her and this one is sure to burn up ANY dancefloor!! TURN IT THE F**K UP!!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ek3uzmn1015

Danity Kane - Damaged (JM's Richie Rich Radio Edit)
**Be warned! This one is NOT house music! When I was growing up, most of what I listened to was Freestyle music, which as far as I'm concerned, paved the way for what we know now as house music. I loved it then and I still do and so when I came across this mix (Thanks to my affiliate Don't Stop The Musik ) I was curious to see how someone would handle a freestyle version of this song. The result: I love it! It's such an interesting idea and really puts a fantastically different feel to the song! It reminds me alot of Debbie Deb's "When I Hear Music". I hope you all enjoy it!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?rymvjodjkml

BONUS EDIT: I swore I would never post this artist's work for certain reasons but I'm so in love with this mix and I KNOW you all will be or already are, so check it out here. Trust me, this is not one to miss. Possibly my best edit of 2008.
Hint: Many Arguements Don't Only Need New Answers
http://www.mediafire.com/?ezbmmbdxlex

Just Dance

2008-06-25T07:58:00.000-07:00

Ok, so yes, I realize that David Beckham's new Armani underwear add has NOTHING to do with my blog, but he's just so insanely hot I wanted to post it.

Now that you're done drooling, please enjoy these edits! Haha!

Lady Gaga - Just Dance (Harry Choo Choo Romero's Bambossa Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **This might be my favorite song of the summer! I absolutely love this song in every form. The original is amazing and out of all the mixes, this is the one I like the best, second place is Trevor Simpsons. So blast this one and shake yo ass!!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dzmmzy4e0gm

Ashlee Simpson - Little Miss Obsessive (Dave Aude Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **I never really got into Ashlee but there have been some good mixes of her stuff. This one is kinda fun as well. Dave Aude really has evolved into a sound that is all his own. A little bit of pop and little bit of electro and it works.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve9weni1519

SK8 - Amnesty (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **SK8's back with a new track and I love it just as much as I've loved her other ones. Her and boyfriend, Chris Cox, have that magic for some great hard hitting house thumpers and this one follows in that succession.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymwmeyxjyrn

The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (Haji & Emmanuel Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **I heard of these through my hubby and he heard their first single 'Great DJ' and I loved it! So I got ahold of their CD and instantly fell in love with this song. The original is straight up disco funk so I knew this one would translate well and it has!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?junhjyw2mzi

Michelle Williams - We Break The Dawn (Karmatronic Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **Michelle always seemed to be the bastard of Destiny's Child to me. She was the older one and then she did that gospel CD and I never thought she'd come back for that. Boy was *I* wrong!!! This song is AWESOME and Karmatronic did a great job with a funky flavor that's perfect for the summer!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xm1dimmylyy

Estelle feat Kanye West - American boy (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **Estelle's fame only keeps rising as her name keeps popping up everywhere and you can see why! They even featured this song as the first song on So You Think You Can Dance. Soul Seekerz of course turn it out once again!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?q1h4x20dztr

Dragonette - Take It Like A Man (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **Born in Canada and based in London, this electropop brand is shooting to stardom overseas. They were named the #1 Pop Act To Look For in 2007 and this is one of the reasons why. This song all kinds of fun from the word go (especially thanks to Bimbo Jones' stellar mix)! They even wrote and produced the song "Grab A Hold" for Cyndi Lauper's new cd Bring Ya To The Brink which I also adore!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jvpldw11zsl

Metro Station - Shake It (Lenny B Radio Edit) **Official Edit** **I love all these pop-rock songs that are getting remixed these days! They almost always turn out to be a whole lot of fun and it's just great to hear a gritty male vocal sometimes! This song hit number 10 on Billboard's US Hot 100 and it doesn't look like they'll be going anywhere for a little while. And of course, Lenny B produced a great electro-pop remix here with some incredible energy!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zn3umzsn2jg

Sometimes I need more than a radio edit :-P

2008-06-23T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!!

I hope you all enjoyed the Peter Rauhofer post!! I wanted to add something different for this post, and I'm sure these will pop up now and again...

I made a mixshow of a couple of songs that I love. Some old, some new but all songs that make me shake it lol. I usually use these for when I'm at the gym but they're fun for me nonetheless...especially since I had to take a break from DJing to go to school now, so working on a mixshow helps fill that void! Im sorry it's all one track, but you shouldn't be skipping through it anyway!! Hahaha! Especially check out track 9 where Israeli DJ Gil Shwartz works the theme song from the soundtrack of the horror movie "Saw". It's craaaaaaaazy!!!

What's even better about this is that it includes an original work from me. Track 6 is something I did all on my own! I used the background track from LEX's mix of Jason & DeMarco's "Trying To Get To You" and laid some of the S&M accapella's from Inda Matrix. Deconstructed, reconstructed and edited and here you have it! There's some fun drop outs in it, so keep your ears open! It's very Black Party and I hope you all like it!!!

Feedback always welcomed!!! And if any of my fellow bloggers out there wanna spread the love and use the link on their blogs, by all means go right ahead! Just gimme credit and link them to my page! Thanks!!

Oh and extra thanks to Frank, my friend Billy's roommate for inspiring the name of the mixshow! It's very "dramatique"!

DJ John Michael - Dark & Dancey (June 2008)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/byav8q

Track Listing:

1) Intro: So Get Up - Underground Sound Of Lisbon/Higher - Sanny X feat Tina Charles (Original Mix)

2) How Deep Can You Go - Dynamix feat Deborah Cooper (Dynamix Unreleased Vocal Mix)

3) My Body Tu Cuerpo - Sweet Sensation feat Betty Dee (Dynamix NYC Mix)

4) I Get Off - Ron Perkov (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Mix)

5) Movin On - Dynamix feat Sabrina Johnston (Dynamix NYC Mix)

6) S&M Lessons - LEX vs Inda Matrix (John Michael's Trying To Get His Lessons Mix)

7) Put Your Hands Up - Tony Moran feat Everett Bradley (Tony Moran Mix)

8) It's My Life - Zelma Davis (Deep Influence Mix)

9) The Saw - Gil Shwartz (Original Mix)

10) Goodbye - Angelica DeNo (Dom Capello Philharmonic Mix)

11) I Got A Feelin 07 - Vicki Shepard feat Jeanie Tracy (Tony Moran vs Ralphi Rosario Mix)

12) Love You All Over - Jillian (Popstar Mix)

13) Don't Break My Heart 2002 - Sa-Fire (Tony Moran Anthem Mix)

Peter Rauhofer

2008-06-20T09:19:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it seems like Peter was edging the competition out with Offer Nissim a close second. Don't worry, all the DJ's I listed will get their day in the sun, but lets get Peter's outta the way first :-P

As you may or may not know, I've become a little disenchanted with Peter lately. The man's got talent and that can't be denied, but the sound he's evolved into lately just hasn't been doing it for me. Just a personal preference but here's some stuff that should keep the Peter fan's happy for awhile...

Britney Spears feat Madonna - Me Against The Music (Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I believe he did two mixes for this one. Correct me if I'm wrong and I think this edit is for his 'Sleaze Mix'. This was the time when I really started to fall out of favor with him. I thought that this one just sounded like electroclash for electroclash's sake. I know he's got creativity, I just wasn't feeling it in this mix.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?g8mdxzhwmib

Celeda - Let The Music Use You Up (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit)
**The mix that will always reign supreme for me is the Hard Attack mix. Peter's is cute and has lot more vocals in it than the Hard Attack one but it just doesn't go anywhere for me. I do love me some Celeda though!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yuwfd0nnmts

Cher - Believe (JM's Peter Rauhofer Phunk Radio Edit)
**Let me get this out of the way: I LOVE CHER!!! She is my number one diva!! Mother of all divas!!! Now, conversly, I HATE this mix lol. Im sorry to be so down on some of this Peter stuff but I thought this mix was horrible when I first heard it and I still share that sentiment. This is one of the most upbeat, melody driven songs and Peter ripped it a apart with some weird electro-funk stuff that to me, just doesn't do this song any justice.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?2wtmcuywjjz

Jahkey B feat Satta - Heart Attack (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit)
**I love this song as well, but again, for me, it's the Hector Fonseca mix of this that really nailed it. This one? Sorta cute, kinda boring for me. Peter oh Peter where for art thou??**
http://www.mediafire.com/?eidz54n2fuw

Laszlo Panaflex - Dance To The Music (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit)
**Ok, now THIS is what I'm talking about!!! Bravo Peter!! He kills it on this one!!! That bass line is gorgeous and the synths are just spectacular! Everything about this mix was genious!! The only person who might've had the edge on him with this, years later, is Luis Erre. Get that mix if you can, it's hardcore and off the hook. But out of the original remix package, Peter wins the crown. This was very tough for me to cut into but I did the best I could! Hope you like it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?hj4v29i0mux

Paris Hilton - Turn It Up (JM's Peter Rauhofer Does Paris Radio Edit)
**Peter did two mixes of this but this is my favorite one. Again, this is some great remix work done here and I don't care what anyone says, I enjoyed Paris' CD alot. Is she the best vocalist of our time? No. Does she claim to be? Hell no. It was just a fun project that she got great producers to work on and thanks to Peter, he kicked it up a notch and made it great for the dancefloor. So like Paris says, Turn this one UP!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?s3mjsmfdtfy

Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (JM's Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Radio Edit)
**This COULD'VE been an amazing mix and there are some sick elements to it, but the whole one verse only thing drives me nuts after awhile and he seems to be a fan of that. There's some awesome vocal stutters in this one though which I will give him props for but other than that, this mix doesn't go anywhere for me.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vszzm2mgnwk

Suzanne Palmer - Keep The Faith (Peter Rauhofer Album Version) **Official Edit**
**How could you NOT love Suzanne? She's got a voice to beat the band and she's SO cute!! This song makes me wanna stand up and have a revival!! Offer's mix is my favorite but this is definitely neck and neck with that. I love the full vocal here and much like Kristine W is to Junior, Suzanne is to Peter. There's just something he gets outta her that not many other producer's get outta her. The beginning of this song blows my mind--Work it the fuck out gurl!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9m3mxotmn4j

Suzanne Palmer - Sound Of The Drum (JM's Airmale vs Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit)
**When she says 'All she knows is the sound of the drum', she sure as hell ain't kidding! There's more drums in this song than anything I've heard! Hah! While it's heavy on percussion and is definitely interesting for more of an afterhours set, I prefer the original version myself. This one will keep you awake and wanting to hear what comes next though...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mz3xnmnttzg

Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay (Club 69 Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is a Thunderpuss classic, sorry all. You can't touch that mix. Peter did put in something completely different which is worth listening to but Chris and Barry killed it on this one and you all know it! lolol. I do however believe that Peter did some of his best work under the Club 69 moniker. More of that to come!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?icicdtuw1it

An idea...

2008-06-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

So I think what I want to do is feature different DJ's that I love and I thought that the best way to see where you're mood is at is to ask!

So pick the remixer here (leave your answer in the comments section) and I will work on either making edits for a post or posting any officials I have for that remixer.

First Post Picks:

Junior Vasquez
Offer Nissim
Soundfactory
Peter Rauhofer

Thanks!!

~ John Michael ~

Songs That Got Away and Some That Didn't

2008-06-03T18:41:00.000-07:00

Ashley Jade - On The Run (Joe Bermudez & Josh Harris Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I got this CD at PerfectBeat.com (which I LOVE) and I had higher hopes for it. While it's not AWFUL by any means, it doesn't really seem to go anywhere. At least not for me. I like alot of Joe's and Josh's mixes and while this has some of those elements, I think the problems could be in the song structure itself. At best it's cute but it's one of those songs that will keep you moving at the gym while you're waiting for a REALLY good song to come on.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ttibljybyix

Bob Sinclar - Freedom (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Long before he gave us 'World Hold On', 'Love Generation' and all those other anthems that they're now playing at Sweet 16's, Bob Sinclar's music was a little more on the underground side. Thunderpuss took a really great vocal and worked their magic with it. While this isn't one of the more known TP mixes, it's definitely a goodie. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Those guys can make a build up out of anything!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ggmjicc534i

Danity Kane - Damaged (Mike Rizzo Global Factory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love this song. It's more than a guilty pleasure, it's a down right obsession. I've loved it since I first heard it as a low quality clip months ago. I just knew that it would get remixed. It's begging for one. And there have been mixes...quite a few actually...and to be honest, Im not 100% thrilled with any of them. Mike Rizzo did a good job with this and it's fun to listen to but doesn't quite pack the punch that the original has. See, the great thing about the original is that beat. It thumps, it's loud and it carries the song. When you take that element out, you're left with just another uptempo pop song and I feel that that is what alot of the remixes I've heard have done. But again, this mix is cute.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ihnd1mcvzfn

Dirty Laundry - Bandolea (Original Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is one of those rare instrumentals that I'll post here. This was an additional track on the CD single for the song "Calabria" (not the same one that got popular as of recently) and I actually enjoyed this song more than the main song so I thought I'd post it. It's got a great beat and a great hook, played in an accordian-type sound which makes me wanna put a rose in my mouth and dance in my living room. Perfect for cleaning the apartment lol...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gxgqzzjt2ci

Jocelyn Enriquez - When I Get Close To You (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**For me, this song falls into the catagory that me and my friend Billy call "The Fabled Top 3". As we discuss our music, we have different levels of enthusiasm. There's the "Hand Over Mouth" which means I'm completely gagging over it. Then there's the "This is so top 10" which means I love it and play it all the time now. And then there's the pinnacle: "This is TOTALLY Top 3" which means I will be listening to this till they put me in a box. This song is one of those for me. I will never tire of this song. C-L-A-S-S-I-C!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?eldnzt5matf

Kate Ryan - The Promise You Made (Joe Bermudez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've loved Kate for awhile. She's blonde, she's Belgian and she has a great voice. The first song I heard by her ("Scream For More") blew me away as a great pop trance song which took the overseas charts over. Then I heard her cover of the Mylene Farmer french classic "Desenchantee" which was equally as brilliant. If you can, get her CD "Different". It's incredible. However, the high hopes I had for this song which would bring her BPM's down a bit to the 128 area just kinda fell flat. I think this might be one of those songs that might've made a better ballad than a dance song. You can judge.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?02d2ntmntcm

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (Jason Nevins Rock The Club Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love this song!! LoL!! It's pure cheese but Katy has a great turn of phrase and a great voice to match. I've heard 3 of her songs and Im very much looking forward to her CD when it comes out. Jason Nevins did his classic style remix and this one works very well.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?pjtyhn2fzmo

Lauren Marie - My Heart (Dom Capello Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Dom Capello doesn't get enough credit. Yes he's straight and primarily works for the Jonathan Peters types of dance music but as a solo artist his productions are stellar and should get more play than they seem too. This one was always a favorite of mine, released on Miswax records (another label fave of mine), Lauren may not have the best voice, but I would rock out to this for sure.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?x4mnnj5zjbh

Lisa Pure - I'm Over You (Original Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**We all love a good "Fuck You" song from time to time, right? Well this one delivers in the way it should. Penned by Lisa and Giuseppe D and produced by him as well, even with a lower bpm (somewhere between 125 &127) and some now-outdated piano sounds, it still makes me dance in my chair.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tzjm1krytlb

SK8 - Nation (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I have to say that I feel very lucky to have experience the place that this song was written about. The now closed nightclub "Nation", formerly in Washington, DC is sorely missed. The cavernous space and wonderful management/staff always made for SUCH a great time when I got to go down there. It's only fitting that there should be a song written about it. Mixed by Chris Cox and Yiannis, who were favorites at Nation, the song just takes you there. Lyrics like "I know what you'll say/Better get my shit together someday/Try try but sometimes still getting home on Tuesday. You think it sounds crazy but it's just another night at Nation/If my eyes look hazy it was just another night at Nation." which basically describes everynight I've been there!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?y5gwmbg11mc

The Return!!

2008-05-27T07:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone!! I know I know...It's been awhile...etc...lol...Blah blah blah school...Blah blah blah house hunting...and ok! Now that we're all caught up--Here's some music!!! Hahaha!

Hope you enjoy!!!!!

Enrique Iglasias - Can You Hear Me (Moto Blanco Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Poor Enrique! He always seems like the red-headed stepchild of pop music. I've always enjoyed his music. Even when he covered Ringside's "Tired Of Being Sorry" (Ringside's was better--Especially the Deep Influence mix.) and yet his stuff never seems to break here. Well, this time, courtesy of Moto Blanco, we have an awesome summer anthem that's guaranteed to make a crowd feel good!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?z9fmm4czwze

Rihanna - Take A Bow (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**The golden girl of pop music has done it again and does anyone ever doubt getting a solid mix from Tony and Warren? All of the above parties should take their respective bows. This one should carry us through the summer, so plan on hearing it alot!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xxmvtyz4zet

Basshunter - Please Don't Go (Wideboys Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I LOVED this song the first time around when it was done by KWS!! I was just waiting for an update and thanks to Basshunter we've got one! Granted, the original vocals were much better and as much as Basshunter tried, their accent still comes through pretty strongly, but it's a great mix once again from the Wideboys just in time for summer!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jbx3325bmyz

Britney Spears - Gimme More (JM's Wayne G Full Stay Rehab Radio Edit)
**I know I've uploaded HOW many mixes of this, but I like this edit alot. Wayne G's beat is sick on this one and I overlayed the dub over the vocal and made the beat stronger and the addition of the dub synths over the vocals was a nice effect I got.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?u51mnj3mu1b

Colton Ford - The Way You Love Me (Craig C Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Colton has a great voice but he gets a bad rap I think because of his porn star past. This is his latest offering which got a cute treatment by Craig C. It's not my favorite but this is the one I like the best of all the mixes I've heard. Even this edit could've been tightened up a bit but I left it alone. It feels more like a dub but so be it.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xxxdig5yiio

Darren Hayes - Me, Myself & I (JM's Wayne G & Andy Allder Radio Edit)
**I love me some Darren and Wayne G rocked it with this one as usual! I know this was a request from some time ago so I hope whoever requested it is happy! This is a fun electro-esque mix which works well with Darren's falsetto.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmfa15mn1zl

Jason & DeMarco - It's Okay (Scotty K Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've enjoyed alot of Scotty's mixes and this one is good, but I'm lukewarm to it cause Jason & DeMarco's voices are a little too pretty for my liking. Talented guys and as gay as the day is long, but while this sounds like something you'd hear at the White Party during the Fireworks, their vocals are a little thin for me. You make the call.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mttmiglumtt

Kim Sozzi - Like A Star (Peter Lutz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved Kim and I really wanted to like this as well because I used to be a fan of Peter Luts as well, but I find this offering a little weak. Kim sounds good but the song doesn't really do much for me. And ever since Peter released that travesty that was "What A Feeling" feat Domenico or whoever it was, I kinda lost a little respect for him as well. I hope we get something better from her this summer.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?buj9bhonidt

Donna Summer - Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Edit) **Official Edit**
**I LOVE this song!! The original is sooooooo good!! It's wonderful to have Donna back where she belongs. However, of all the mixes I've heard I actually enjoy the Escape & Colluccio mix the best. This is the only edit I have and until I get the time to make an edit for the other mix, this is all of I've got! Haha! Jason's is ok at best, but his mixes lately just seem a little cookie cutter for me. Donna still sounds amazing tho!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wcxxgvx1elm

Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One (Metro Ultra Pop Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved this song and even though Daniel isn't around in the US anymore and we've traded him up for his sister Natasha, this mix still makes me happy. It's Metro. It's cute. It's pop. I heart it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wbdyogcin73

Andreas Johnson & Carola Haggkvist - One Love (Soundfactory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love me some SwePop (Swedish Pop) and these are two of the biggest artists goin out there. As Soundfactory's remixes make me drool, this one is no exception. It's cheesy and I love every minute of it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zjf0yctzj03

Sanna Nielsen - Empty Room (Soundfactory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**THIS SONG IS AMAZING!!! I looooooooooooove it! SO one of my faves right now!! Sanna has a beautiful voice and again, Soundfactory rocked it out!! This too I could hear at a White Party.**
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dsqg1a1dwdy

Therese Andersson - When You Need Me (Soundfactory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**CRAZY vocal effects here!!!! There's a very interesting mix of pop effects with operatic vocals scattered throughout as well. It all makes for an interesting ride. I would LOVE to hear this one out!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dhbkohneitu

Random Stuff

2008-05-02T07:58:00.000-07:00

Again, my apologies go out to you all because it's been so long, but on top of school Im house hunting as well--The longest experience of my LIFE!!! But it will be very exciting when it's done...

Hope these hold you over...

1 Plus 1 - Cherrybomb (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I posted another song this now-disbanded group that Victor Calderone mixed but this one is pretty fabulous as well! If you're a child of the 80's, then you know this song via Joan Jett, either way it's ALOT of fun and Hex (with a lil help from Dezrok) made a great anthem out of it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve2a6e1fn2k

Beki - Wake Up (Guido Osorio Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Rebecca 'Beki' Onslow was part of a girl group with the Britney/BSB/NSYNC craze started called Solid Harmonie. While over seas the group garnered much success their first and only single here "I'll Be There For You" only did fairly well. After the group split Beki teamed up with DJ Guido Osorio and wrote this song and while this only did fairly well and we never heard from Beki again, this mix and the Johnny Vicious mix were pretty fly!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?aoxnriq2szg

Beki - Wake Up (Johnny Vicious Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**See above! lol**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gtaaz1bi27a

Duke - So In Love With You (Full Intention Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**In 1997 when this song came out, I was just starting to get REALLY into dance music. At the time, I was knee deep in musical theatre and my older sister was well into her party days. There were 3 songs I constantly heard coming from her room: Joey Negro - I Wanna Give You Devotion, LA Style - James Brown Is Dead and this song. I've loved it ever since!! This is CLASSIC!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?s4xq57lymto

French Affair - My Heart Goes Boom (Plasmic Honey Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I don't actually like this song but at the time I had it because everyone else did. I dunno, it's a novelty song and I guess it had it's time and Plasmic Honey did the best they could with it. It was a huge hit in NYC for awhile so Im sure you all know it as well...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?erkmhkyxxnl

Miley Cyrus - See You Again (JM's Aaron Paetsch Radio Edit)
**I hate to admit it, but I love this. The original song, not so much. Aaron did a KILLER mix here and even though there's a certain cheese element to it I think he found the perfect balance between the two and made it a little darker and definitely an anthem!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tnzcwzmzbot

Nobody's Angel - If You Wanna Dance (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I don't care what anyone says, if you gave Thunderpuss an audio file of someone belching, they'd find a way to make a build-up out of it. This is proof. Cheesy 90's pop gone club. Pretty damn good if you ask me!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?sutddms2ncm

Robyn - Handle Me (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**The Soul Seekerz are quickly becoming my new favorite remixing team. Listen to this mix and you'll understand why. Get the dub for some awesome afterhours beats.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?4j6xyvizzxc

SK8 - My Imagination (Ray Roc Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**She also joined the ranks of cheese pop in 1999 but has since made the move from cheese pop to dancefloor diva. This was her first offering which got remixed by Todd Terry and Ray Roc. This is the one I always favored.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?m5zy7fkidxi

SK8 - Tina (Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Long after SK8 left the world of pop and made the switch she's had a few releases that seem to go overlooked. This is her most recent and I actually enjoy it. It's a little bit more of an electro sound we get from Chris Cox here but it works. This song, if you listen to the lyrics are clearly about a night partying with Crystal Meth. The lyrics "Connie wasn't home. Kitty never shows. I'm sick of Mary Jane so instead I've gotta play with Tina. My girlfriend Tina." Grab your bumpers boys, this one's going right up the nose lol**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yfjnji2ux9e

Suzanne Palmer - Fascinated (JM's Eric Kupper Radio Edit)
**This is one of those updates that makes the original seem so far away. Suzanne did a KILLER job with this song and even though we got some good mixes from Offer Nissim, DJ Paulo and Escape/Gomi, the original wins out here. Eric Kupper's production moves along very smoothly and lets Suzanne's voice do all the work here. And work it DOES!! My favorite part is at 3:40. Check it out. Suzanne rules!!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mg1xcxyjmzo

More Officials

2008-04-23T07:10:00.000-07:00

Im posting all this to buy me time since I haven't had a ton of time to sit down in front of the computer to edit in awhile...I hope you'll forgive me!

LeAnn Rimes - We Can (Widelife Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've said it before and I'll say it again--LeAnn sounds BEST on the dancefloor and thanks to Widelife they made it happen!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yjt9znb1jgf

LeAnn Rimes - Tic Toc (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**LeAnn tackles something we never thought we'd hear her sing about--SEX! Thunderpuss of course rips through this literally makes a dancefloor orgasm! This is one of the best mixes LeAnn's ever gotten!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?j9d0wejwyn4

Emma Bunton - All I Need To Know (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I feel like she just doesn't get enough credit. She has a great voice, writes her own stuff and still nothing. Well, Bimbo Jones took this sweet ballad and transformed it in a way that only they can. The result of course, is gold. THIS FILE IS IN M4A FORMAT!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?cy4z3mdj9gg

Tamyra Gray - Raindrops Will Fall (Hex Hector & Mac Quayle Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I would love to see the day where someone from American Idol teams up with the hottest dance music producers out there and releases a slammin cd of hits! Tamyra has the voice but apparently not the following. We did however get this great mix for her one single before dissappearing into the relatively unknown. Hex & Mac are always a sure fire combo and this is no exception. ANTHEM!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mixgdbox0gy

Natasha Bedingfield - These Words (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved this song. Thanks Bimbo.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2km1yzphd3

Natasha Bedingfield - Soulmate (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Im glad that Bimbo took this song on because although it wasn't released as a single, this is one of my favorite tracks off her N.B./Pocketful Of Sunshine CD.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?2xelmz4tmv3

Junior Vasquez feat Anna Nicole Smith - Anna's Theme (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**In Junior's own words: "It's Junior. Just wanted to let you know that the mix is fucking phenomenal. It sounds amazing." And it does. It really does. RIP ANNA**
http://www.mediafire.com/?oznxzlijyob

Andreas Johnson - Go For The Soul (Soundfactory Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I'm totally addicted to S-Pop (Swedish Pop) and Andreas cranks out some great stuff. He gave us the hit 'Glorious' back in the day and now, with the help of Soundfactory, gives us another great vocal. Kinda cheesy but I love it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?x0yglyk5emj

Emma Bunton - Maybe (Almighty Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is my fave Emma mix. The original was a total throwback to the mod-60's-era and i was surprised to see how Almighty tackled it. Of course it's a hi-nrg track! Go Almighty go!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmz3zmwdmmy

Tatu - Not Gonna Get Us (Dave Aude Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Everyone's favorite faux-lesbian duo gave us a great song and Dave Aude rocked it into a anthem!! Throw your hands in the air with this one!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztgn2y3yyow

Jonas Brothers - When You Look Me In The Eyes (Jason Nevins Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I dont understand the appeal here and Jason could've done better with this but here it is anyway. It never really takes off for me and even though they sound like 3 12 year old Shania Twain's you can decide.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wt5m22ojjzq

Just a little bit more for now

2008-04-17T14:39:00.000-07:00

So since I've been busting my ass in school (cause I'm such a good student! lol) I haven't gotten to post in awhile nor have I been able to get to requests, but they are all duly noted and will be done SOMEtime!!

For now, I offer these...

Debbie Holliday - Bring It On (JM's Joe Bermudez Radio Edit)
**ANTHEM!!! Gotta love Debbie, especially when she sings "Does anybody want it? Does anybody need it tonight? I do! I do! I do! I do!" and lemme tell ya--You will too!! Great thumper here from Joe Bermudez who I actually had the pleasure of opening for at Boulevard in NYC a few years back! A great remixer, cute and such a nice guy as well!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtjm434stng

Ivry Lider - Beautiful Eyes (JM's Offer Nissim Oriental Radio Reconstruction)
**DOES ANYONE HAVE THE FULL LENGTH OF THIS!!??? I heard this a number of years and became obsessed. Granted, it's not in English (it's in Hebrew) but the beats are HOT!! Unfortunately I only have this song that I ripped from a compilation released by Offer over in Israel. And Ivry's voice is hot as hell...It doesn't really matter what language it's in.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mzlcfzejssm

Laszlo Panaflex - Dance To The Music (JM's Luis Erre Babylon Radio Edit)
**Can Luis Erre do any wrong? I've yet to find a mix of his I don't like. His sound is tough enough and rugged around the edges that it could easily be worked into any Saturday night in NYC. And I know that this was a Star 69 record originally, but sorry, this mix easily blows all the others away.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?i0nhyd2tndy

Offer Nissim feat Maya - Alone (JM's Roie-Asi Mixshow Edit)
**This is easily the best song these two have ever collaborated on. The vocals, the lyrics, Offer's production all add up to pure gold. Roie Yamin made a gorgeous intro for the mix and Asi Givati added some SICK electric guitar over Offer's original mix which takes it all to the next level. I can't listen to the original without the guitar. I combined Asi's mix with Roie's intro to make this. It's a hard song to edit, especially with the guitar in it so I left alot of it alone which is why I labeled this as a mixshow.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?2c2zx0j1bi0

Offer Nissim feat Maya - On My Own (JM's Tony Moran Radio Mix)
**Another stunner by Offer & Maya--And btw I urge you all to get your hands on the new Offer compilation "Happy People" if for no other reason than the Offer/Maya tracks as well as Offer's INCREDIBLE take on Shirley Bassey's "La Passione". However, this mix got a great treatment by Tony Moran and while it's not amazingly different than the original, Tony's beat does give it a little something special.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgeeg1g2jtc

Rich Luzzi - It's Over (JM's Eddie Baez Radio Edit)
**This is a GREAT song by Rich (who gave us the anthem "Without You") and this was intended for a full release which never saw the light of day. All I have is this so-so quality version. If anyone has a better copy, it would be greatly appreciated! But till then, enjoy this one. I gag when Rich (who's hot as hell!) says "You've run out of time/You're just fucking with my mind/Well just walk right out that door/Cause our love don't live here no more" ::drool::**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0e3yye1ymd4

Mariah, Madonna...and of course, more edits!!

2008-04-08T06:05:00.000-07:00

I would like to remind everyone (even tho most of you are so sweet to me!) that I do all this work and write this blog because it's a labor of love. As a fellow blogger wrote recently, I too have a life outside of here and it takes me time to get these done. Also, when it comes to requests, I don't mind taking them as long as they are ASKED for. Making shopping lists of edits is a sure fire way to NOT get them done.

I try my hardest to get to everyone's requests and emails and to respond with the pleasantries everyone shows me but to make a list of edits as if they were demands--No good. For those people this applies to, if this keeps up, your requests will be ignored. I don't want to have to be this way but I feel like asking nicely hasn't worked.

Now, before anyone gets dissappointed, This posting will not have any mixes by the two M's, but I had to take a minute to talk about some things and get it off my chest...

First - Madonna's new video with Justin Timberlake.

Ok, so I'll start off by admitting that I do love this song! It's everything you've come to expect from Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It makes you sing along and you just can't help but move to it as well.

Now, here's my issue. Madonna, now in her 50's, looks great for her age. She really does. Her body is toned like the body of a 25 year old. However, her face is WAY too stoic. I feel like she's lost her ability to have facial expressions. She HAD to have had some kind of work done because she almost doesn't look like herself anymore.

There are some good moments here and there. A glance at the camera, a little bit of fancy footwork, but over all I feel that having her in that video, with that kind of song, next to Justin Timberlake, just makes her look older. Not only that but I feel like Justin didn't dance half as much as he normally does as to not upstage Madonna who's dances were "cute" but over all kinda boring.

Granted, she can still jump on cars and run around with him and not look tired--and bravo for her--but there are some moments when it looks like they're trying to have some sexual tension and for me thats just a no-go. So here's to you Mrs Robinson! I hope that she can age a little bit more gracefully than this...

Second - Mariah's "E=MC2" CD.

It's here! It leaked! THANK GOD!!! THIS. CD. IS. FLAWLESS!!!!! I just can't get enough!!! If you can find it, get it! If you can't buy it! Even if you've gotten the leak--Buy it anyway!! Mariah has really outdone herself this time and I dare to say that I enjoy this CD as much, if not more, than "Emancipation".

Fave Tracks: "Migrate", "Touch My Body", "Side Effects" (INCREDIBLE!!), "I Stay In Love", "That Chick", "Love Story", "Bye Bye", "Thankx 4 Nothin"... But they're ALL amazing!!

How can you argue with lyrics like "See I'm on my way home/Cause my jeans, yeah they fit/But it might benefit/Me to throw something on/To feature my hips/Accentuate my tits/And steal the show." in "Migrate"??

I love her. Always have always will. This will be another platinum record for sure!!

...And now for the edits!!

Tamia - Me (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved her! Even before she hit the mainstream with "Stranger In My House" and she had her R&B hit "So In Love" and then when JP mixed her song "Can't Go For That" I knew the dancefloor wasn't done with her. She's had a good string of remixes and this one is just one more for the catalog. The Rosabel mix seemed to be the one of choice for most people and while that one is a nice big room, I definitely prefer this mix. Soul Seekerz = Gold.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ddi5mxnjxmj

Tamia - Me (Rosabel Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jcvdttkfz5m

Aubrey - Stand Still (JM's Dezrok Radio Edit)
**This is THE Aubrey song! Out of everything she's ever released, by far this is the best. This ruled the dancefloor for so long and it's easy to see why! The opening is amazing and the song has some great abstract lyrics like "I stepped outside myself today and took a walk around/ I wandered from path to path/Without making a sound...". Dezrok killed this one! Sick production!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xgenjyjxu3j

Cher - Different Kind Of Love Song (JM's Johnny Rocks Radio Edit)
**There never is and never will be anyone quite like this woman. While the "Believe" album dominated the charts, I always favored her follow-up "Living Proof". Still sticking with the dance/pop feel this album had more emotion in it than "Believe" did and we got a great remix package for this song which included Johnny Rocks, Rosabel and Craig C among others. Rosabel's was great and Craig C's was cute as well but Johnny Rocks kept with most of the original formula of the song which I always preferred.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gvjisngzwxv

Cher - The Music's No Good Without You (JM's Walter Taieb Radio Edit)
**This is quite possibly one of the strangest mixes I've ever heard but I find it to be so intriguing I had to include it. It's not a full vocal but it's got a great beat and some really interesting elements you don't hear very often. It's funky and abstract so check it out and tell me what you think!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jvd4gcjir2v

Donna Summer - Power Of Love (JM's Offer Nissim Radio Edit)
**This is some great Offer production here!! Donna took on the classic Luther Vandross song and of course, anything she sings is awaits the dancefloor transformation and it couldn't have been covered better than this. A gorgeous intro and a thumping beat here, Donna sounds as current now as she did in the 70's. Long Live Summer!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?tjwz0nd0jxc

Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation 2006 (JM's Hi-Tack Radio Edit)
**What can I say about this really? Loleatta's trademark wailing never gets old for me and while this song has been sampled umpteen times it still works with every treatment it gets. This by far is the best one out there. Hi-Tack/Beatfreakz have the knack (although formulaic) to make throw your hands in the air anthems like no one else does these days. This mix is a STOMPER from start to finish!! "YOU GET DOWN!!!!"**
http://www.mediafire.com/?emlwxdyyg49

Paula Abdul - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow (JM's Soul Seekerz Radio Edit)
**We all remember I was burnt and posted the full mix a few posts back, well here's the edit! Haha! Sorry!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nhgcvsf1uki

ReAct - Let's Go All The Way (JM's Johnny Vicious Club Dub Radio Edit)
**When this song hit the NYC club scene it exploded! It was used in advertisements for clubs all over the area and even made it's way to 103.5 KTU. When KTU aired it they had an edit that used both Johnny Vicious' Vocal Mix as well as the Dub which was just as big if not bigger than the vocal. So in that spirit I tried to recreate that edit here.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gwzn43kzwd4

Superchumbo - Irresistable (JM's Junior Vasquez Earth Radio Edit)
**One of my top 10 favorite Junior mixes EVER!! This one tore through the dancefloor at Exit everytime he played it and even now it gives me chills. I promise you won't be dissappointed!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyect0mejch

The Cliks - Cry Me A River (JM's Tracy Young Radio Edit)
**I got sent this randomly and apparently this Toronto based band (who all look like they could be Zac Efrons body doubles) are known for their reworking of this Justin Timberlake song. And now Tracy Young has reworked their...uh...rework! Interesting but JT's still got the franchise on this. However, Tracy's mix with JT's vocals would be gold.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?stjx24nyv29

Veronica - Someone To Hold (JM's Johnny Vicious Extended Radio Mix)
**I've tackled this song so many times and each time I do I get a little bit better with it lol! This is a monster anthem and it's hard to chop out things in it, but here's my latest effort. Hope you enjoy it!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bmutwkyzlcr

I know it's been awhile but I'm glad you came...

2008-03-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! While I'm going through all of the requests I've gotten lately, I'll fill them to the best of my ability, but just know, I don't really care to edit Dub's that much. I don't really see the point of it. There are some non-vocal tracks that are great that I've edited but that's because as a non-vocal, they go somewhere and have enough variety in the track that I can make a cohesive edit. One of these edits is just that. See below. I appreciate your cooperation with this!

Britney Spears - Break The Ice (Soulseekerz Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Anyone can say what they want about Brit but she makes music you can't help but sing along to. As soon as I heard the original of this song, I prayed it would be a single so I would hear all the mixes I knew would be coming. Everyone from Soulseekerz to Jerome Farley to The Wideboys and Jason Nevins have mixed this song. Hell, even Razor N Guido got back together to take a stab at it! Without a doubt there's something for everyone. Here though I'll only post my favorite two. The Soulseekerz and The Wideboys edit. Both are amazing (albeit similar) in their own right.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mdexd3bld3i

Britney Spears - Break The Ice (Wideboys Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yecrr0nm3jb

DJ Cyrus - Don't Break My Heart (Andy Lopez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I love male vocals and this one is slammin! I don't really know much about either DJ Cyrus and the name Andy Lopez is only vaguely familiar to me, but rest assured, the melody is catchy and the hook makes you wanna throw your hands in the air! This is a great summer song and with the nice weather around the corner, this a great in-your-car-windows-down track!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?9vmwtx5vet0

Erin Hamilton - The Temple (JM's Razor N Guido Radio Edit)

**Everyone knew Erin from her hit songs "The Flame" (which just got a great 2008 treatment/release) and "Dreamlover" but this song never really fared as well as those two. Razor N Guido at the top of their game gave this a much darker feel and with lyrics like "We move in time together/Held within a trance/And as the warmth embraces us/we fall into the dance" it all works perfectly.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?mmmtms3ozjx

Elena Paparizou - Mambo (Dancing DJ's Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**Elena is a superstar in her own right, but mainly in her homeland of Sweden although of Greek decent. She did step into the spotlight when she won the Eurovision song contest in 2005 with the song "My Number One". However, this song off her 2006 CD "The Game Of Love" fell into the hands of the Dancing DJ's team and they made a high energy track with just enough latin flavor to make anyone shake their ass!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?ej9jlfjjiyv

Jenna Drey - All Out Of Love (Giuseppe D & Kevin Churko Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I've always wanted Jenna to be at least 10 times as big as she is right now. I love her voice and her music and even though she's had minor hits with "Killin Me", "Why Should I Believe You" and my personal favorite "By The Way", she still never seems to get on peoples radars. Well, it seems like she's going the route that most dance artists are going these days: Covers. Yes, this IS a cover version of the Air Supply song of the same name but it works SO well! I really hope this does good things for her! Two albums in and some great remixes, she deserves it!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jezdndp11zt

Karmadelic feat Sandy B - Nothingness (JM's Junior Vasquez Synth Radio Mix)

**DOWNLOAD THIS NOW! Haha! This mix is sheer genious. Sandy + Junior = ::speechless::. Junior did two mixes for this but in his "Club Anthem" mix there's a piano track throughout and I always felt like it undermined the fierceness of Sandy's voice and the biting lyrics ("I can flow like the blood bleeding in your heart/I won't drown/You're much too shallow.") this song has. Just another classic by Junior.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?zt0wddijsqn

New Life Crisis - Daylight (Tony Moran Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**This is one of my favorite male vocals ever!! The band signed to Tommy Boy records and this song was released on MTV's "Party To Go: Remixed" CD but then Tommy Boy folded before their album could be released. They later released it on an indie label and "Daylight" was covered by European girl group No Angels which sold more than 3 million copies between 2001 and 2002. However, this Tony Moran mix MADE this song. The band is re-releasing a remix EP on iTunes which will include the full Tony Moran mix on April 8th, 2008. The original is good. This is better.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?de9xwmptmnz

Paula Cole - I Believe In Love (JM Believes in JP Reworked Edit)

**This is NOT a radio edit by any standards!! Jonathan Peters created magic when he made this track. God bless Paula Cole as well for getting into the studio and re-recording some of the vocals because this mix is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L from start to stop! This clocks in at 7min and 45 seconds because even though I was able to tighten it up, there are just certain parts whether it's JP's synth string work or his vocal tricks or Paula's adlibs that I just can't NOT have. So forgive me for this and enjoy!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?jv2tzg1m2jb

Peter Rauhofer - This Is My House (JM's Back In The Day Radio Edit)

**While I do have my differences with Mr. Rawfahoovah (as Rosie Perez called him once) this track I do enjoy because of it's back in the day feel. Hence the title of the mix. He did a "Roxy Mix" to this as well but it's boring to me. I was able to have some fun with this and if you notice, I made a new clapping line in the song (about 20 seconds in) with some different placement as well as reversing them 2 min and 15 secs in. It's a simple track stamped with Peter's trademark attitude which is seen in the only vocals "My house is your house and your house is mine. Face it, accept it, don't get out of line". This is another one for all the people who asked for Peter stuff.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?xsxdvzhd1hv

Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me (JM's Juicy Horn Radio Edit)

**This is a request, but who produced this? It was labeled as just the Juicy Horn mix when I got it but it sounds very Ralphi Rosario-esque. While the track itself is kinda nice, I don't feel like it goes with the song at all. This would've made for a great dub. I had to do some reconstruction to make this one flow so I hope you like it!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?2kazwlttame

Robyn - Who's That Girl (JM's Rex The Dog Radio Edit)

**This song proved to be a challenge and even still I couldn't really get it down past 5 & 1/2 min which is the running time here. I don't know who Rex The Dog is but this simple electro mix he produced is pretty awesome! The vocal tricks are first rate and Robyn sounds great (Hey, I'm rhyming! lol). This was alot of fun to edit!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?yzzumyj54hd

Shayne Ward - If That's Ok With You (Moto Blanco Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**I had to post this because at present time I'm a little obsessed with Shayne and his music. I'm not going to go into a whole long story about his life, how hot he is and how he won The X Factor (the UK's American Idol) however I will say that he is addicting. And if you've heard one Moto Blanco remix, you know what this one sounds like already. Give it a go and uh...yeah...I had to put a picture here to justify all this... If anyone has either the FULL mix of this OR any other mixes of his I would be SO happy to get them!!**

http://www.mediafire.com/?2gzg3fz05b3

Squeeze Up feat Rob Fame & Teishan - La Isla Bonita (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**

**In the past week I've found two different covers of this song. This one and another one in the R&B/Reggaeton vein by Christina Antigua feat Don Omar & Rell. Both of them have the girl in it doing the Madonna part while the men in both versions rap around it. Sometimes in spanish and sometimes in english. This version has the english raps with Teishan recreating Madonna's song over some very fun and funky beats. A good time song all around.**

http://www.mediafire.com/?hbem4ymbdbd

House Is A Feeling

2008-03-26T14:59:00.000-07:00

I got to thinking today about some of the songs that really started it all. I feel like there was a time when I was just getting into house music when I was stunned at some of the production that was being done in these songs. While there have been some tracks along the way that are outstanding, sometimes you just can't beat the classics.

There's a few requests in here (I will get to all them along the way!) as well as some of my favorites from back in the day...all different days actually!

Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone (JM's Jam X & DuMonde Radio Edit)
**Before Alice Deejay came to be I had always figured trance music to be nothing but really high-pitched nasal female singers with hard hard beats and lots of blips and beeps all over. Alice Deejay opened up that door for me for exploring. DJ's Jam X & DuMonde took this song to the next level with some of the most gorgeous synths and awesome vocal tricks ever. And well, you can't deny that beat and that bass line.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xjtczd2ltxz

Delerium feat Jael - After All (JM's Satoshi Tomiie Radio Edit)
**Delerium has made some really fabulous electronic music. You can feel their passion pouring through every single note. They gave us the classic Sarah McLachlan "Silence" track that became the anthem of the year when Airscape got their hands on it and this one is easily just as good. Satoshi Tomiie really ran the gambit on this one. Between live acoustic guitars, dreamy synths and a beat to beat the band, this mix is SLAMMING from beginning to end.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?3dwphvoyztn

Deborah Cox - It's Over Now (JM's Hex Hector Radio Mix)
**This one was more of a challenge than I thought! I forgot just how busy this mix is! Hex did a good job on this one for a mainstream mix. The previously posted Retro-Future mix he did Im not a fan of and like I've said--Junior's mix (which I'll edit soon too) is where it's at!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?3bggoxm3dsp

Cher - One By One (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Mix)
**All these years later and this one still gives me goosebumps. There really are no words. Both Cher and Junior at their finest. This song is it's own pride parade.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xmyujzizplo

Elton John - Original Sin (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**The good thing that happened when Junior moved to the Earth party at Exit was that his sound evolved. He went a little bit darker and we got some very eclectic music from him. This was one of them. With low BPM's and what almost seems like half a beat with just a little bit of bass, it seemed like a strange mix to me at first. I love when he mixes Elton and if you listen, the production, though subtle, is beautiful.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?qhz42bxf1md

Fanatic feat Deborah Cox - Stupid Like U (JM's KO & Popstar Radio Edit)
**I found this one randomly a few years back and when I heard it, every Deborah Cox remix I heard seemed like a distant memory. This is it for me. For any who don't know, here's the background story:
Deborah had decided to be part of a rock-pop project in Germany called Fanatic and she was only doing background vocals throughout the song. After recording the whole song, the producer went under and the project was scrapped. However, the producer removed all the vocals but Deborah's and leaked out the accapella on a white label vinyl across the UK. It made it's way here and much to Deb's misfortune, mixes started surfacing. This coincided with the then upcoming release of "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven". I got the chance to ask her about it backstage at Beatstock and this is the story she told me. The vocals then got shopped around by her management to Junior Vasquez, Eddie Baez, Guido Osorio & Jason Nevins for a possible release. The release was never seen. While the other mixes are good, this is by far and above the best.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dzdhzsgyjtn

Gigi D'Agostino - I'll Fly With You (L'Amour Tourjours) (JM's Johnny Vicious Radio Mix)
**I loved it then and I love it now. I was amazed to learn that both male and female voices here are done by the same guy. And btw, where is THIS Johnny Vicious!!?? Classic.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xg1vzyadiw2

Jody Watley - If I'm Not In Love (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**I found this on a white label years ago and fell in love with it instantly. The original is a beautiful ballad (which has also been done by Faith Hill as well) and Junior really transformed it into a great house track. I wish Jody and Junior would do a full album together. She's still got it and is so underrated.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gydznuilpav

Solange feat Beyonce - Naive (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**This was on the Japanese Edition (as a R&B song) and the US Re-release of Solange's cd "Solo Star" this time as the Maurice Joshua mix. I feel like I might be the ONLY person alive who likes this song let alone this mix lol. I don't know why because I thought Junior did a great job at making what was originally and OK song into something with a melody and a discernable hook. Oh well. You decide.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ij0zqogax3s

Soulsearcher vs Junior Vasquez - I Just Can't Get Enough X (JM's DJ Paulo Radio Mix)
**What do you get if you take a classic vocal with a classic tribal? Well this is the answer. DJ Paulo, genious that he is, decided to take the vocals from Soulsearcher's "Can't Get Enough" and combined it with Junior's classic track "X". The results are astounding. This is a vocal XTRAVAGANZAAAAAAA!!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?3adgttvcvmq

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (JM's Hani Radio Edit)
**This proves that ANYthing can be remixed! Classic Beatles and Hani worked this one out with care and precision. Flawless.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ez2b91d1a4t

Randomania: Part Two

2008-03-18T13:57:00.000-07:00

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (JM's Bruce Cockburn Radio Edit)
**As cheesy as the pop music was at this time, the mixes were just as cheesy and sometimes even more so! However, every once in awhile you'd get a mix that actually went somewhere and didn't sound like the demo button on a Casio keyboard. This is one of them. I just found this mix again on an 8 year old CD and I've never found this mix since. I don't know who Bruce Cockburn is, but aside from having a name that makes me giggle, he gave us this really high energy and drama filled mix!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bcn4bwbw34w

Britney Spears - Sometimes (JM's Thunderpuss Radio Edit)
**What I love about this is it's a perfect time capsule mix. This is both early Thunderpuss (when they were still Thunderpuss 2000 or TP2K) and early Britney. Both have come a long way since this but it's still interesting to hear such a young Britney and a very rough around the edges Thunderpuss production.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?qmsjcqbjmfn

CeCe Peniston - Movin On (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is SUCH a great track! The thing that sucks about an artist like CeCe is that once she released "Finally" that seemed to be it for her. She made her mark in dance/pop music and was seen as a one hit wonder after that. She's had SO much great music and back in 1996 she had this song. This is classic Junior right here so grab it while it's hot!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?b2mxonwwxdd

Francesca Gramm - Time Waits For No One (Warren Rigg Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love when the big time remixer collaborators get to step up to the plate and show us what they're made of. 9 times out of 10 they sound just like the mixes they do with the big time remixers, which kinda always made me wonder what their parts are in the mixes? Who really knows? Well, Warren Rigg not only produced this track but co wrote it as well with Miss Gramm (who by the looks of the CD cover looks like a Mrs. Gramm) and it's a really great production! Francesca's voice does leave a little bit to be desired but she's got a husky, Marlene Dietrich-esque sound that works, but it doesn't really go anywhere. You be the judge!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?1dxmwk14ymt

Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up (Almighty Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Geri just never got enough credit in my eyes. While here in America her music was panned, back at home her stuff was constantly charting. Why do we as American's have such terrible taste in music?? I'll never understand it. This was my favorite song from her first solo CD "Schizophonic" and it yielded 3 mixes: This one from Almighty, a mainstream one from Metro and a funky one from K-Klass. I have the first two official edits and wasn't really a fan of the K-Klass so...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?cybta1tixze

Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up (Metro Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**While Almighty gave a high energy mix, Metro made it very simple and straightforward. They're the masterminds behind Cher's mega-hit "Believe" so you can take the cue from there of what to expect.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwmte5fdz5w

Rockell - Tears (JM's Dezrok Radio Edit)
**I've always been a fan of Rockell as I've always loved freestyle music. As time went on it was natural she'd end up on the dance floor and she made it in a big way. Her hit "The Dance" was a favorite of mine for SUCH a long time and continuing with that sound, this mix comes courtesy of Dezrok. Both he and Hex Hector produced "The Dance" but this time on his own, he created originall an 11 minute anthem! One thing I love about his work is that they usually have the most gorgeous intro's that tend to get cut when making an edit for a CD single. However, I had to include it here, so I fused the intro of the Club Mix with the original Radio Edit to get this. Enjoy!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0hbuwzx3wvz

Rockik - Memories (Widelife Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**When I first heard this song, it was the Robbie Rivera Dub which was outstanding and a staple of NY nightlife when this came out. However, since I don't usually edit dubs, I needed a vocal mix and while the original one is a funky upbeat track, Widelife turned it around and kept the energy but made the sound bigger. I love them for that!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?sdt13leh9ji

Randomania

2008-03-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

Taylor Dayne - Beautiful (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Hex's take on Taylor's new single! Much thanks to DMVSI for this one and the Speakerbox radio edit**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jtvydsqji9h

Taylor Dayne - Beautiful (Speakerbox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
http://www.mediafire.com/?jnzg2ew1yzk

Paula Abdul - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow (Paul Oakenfold Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Oakenfold is always a hit or miss for me. This one isn't a miss, but not much of a hit for me either. This is a big gray area. Thank goodness for the Soul Seekerz one!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?m10ymzwymli

Jesse McCartney - Leavin (Solar City Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another take on this song from Brett Henrichsen (the mind behind Solar City). A lil cheesy but a good effort.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xni4cdm4h4y

Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine (Johnny Vicious Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I really want to like this. I do. But I don't lol. Johnny should be turning out awesome mixes for Natasha but I've yet to be amazed by any of them. This was immediately my favorite song of the American edition of her new CD "Pocketful Of Sunshine" (which is an altered version of her European release "N.B.") but this just didn't do much for me, much like his mix of "Love Like This"**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bmtnyuucmyx

Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine (Stone Bridge Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**While Im still waiting for an amazing mix of this, this one is definitely much better than Johnny's version. A funkier approach of course but much more melodic than Johnny's. As of right now, this is the winner.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?m91jsowedcn

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (Hex Hector Momentous Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I just love this mix. Hex + Dezrok = Love. Also one of my favorite J-Lo video's ever. This mix is pure perfection.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?bzhqaj3m3sd

Kristine W IS The Boss

2008-03-17T12:22:00.001-07:00

Now we all know that I love me some Kristine W but honestly, this was an equation that equalled success from the get go!

Kristine W + Classic Diana Ross Disco Song + All-Star Remixing Crew = #1 Club Thumper!

And it's true, "The Boss" is Kristine's 10th number one single!!! Congrats to her!!

There's something in this package for everyone. Really. There's over 75 minutes of music on the single!! Totally a bargain and a really great purchase! There's also a chilled out bonus track which Im putting up here. She's got two CD's coming out very soon; One called "The Power Of Music" which will be dance music (which this is the lead single from) and the second called "Straight Up With A Twist" which is more of a lounge CD which will also have "The Boss" on it and that's the bonus track version here.

Here's the breakdown (All Official Edits):

Kristine W - The Boss (Jamie J Sanchez Frisco Radio Edit)

http://www.mediafire.com/?n5cmd2tbwwe

Kristine W - The Boss (Johnny Vicious Radio Edit)

http://www.mediafire.com/?1mi5yzzb23j

Kristine W - The Boss (Love To Infinty Radio Edit)

http://www.mediafire.com/?vupotyqmmii

Kristine W - The Boss (Paul Goodyear Funky Downunder Radio Edit)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ojmtuxctomv

Kristine W - The Boss (Tracy Young Radio Edit)

http://www.mediafire.com/?hp2e1nwjbct

Bonus Track:

Kristine W - The Boss (Mark Matson Emoticon Chill Mix)

http://www.mediafire.com/?0lzblejedyw

Random Isht

2008-03-15T06:57:00.000-07:00

One day soon I'll get back to my themed posting but for now...It's Randomania :-D

Celine Dion - Shadow Of Love (JM's DJ Gabriel G Radio Edit)
**For me, Celine's "Taking Chances" CD was one of the best of 2007 thus far and this was immediately one of my favorite tracks. It's an upbeat number originally and Gabriel G, whomever he might be, took it to the next level amping it up with a high and hard bpm which you don't usually get to hear Celine at!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?hjtvuztjxmk

Chris Brown - With You (JM's Tracy Young Radio Edit)
**While Im not always a huge fan of R&B music, you can't deny Chris Brown's talent. He can sing, he can dance and he can act! This song, once a beautiful mid-tempo ballad has been brought to the dance floor through the incredible talent of Tracy Young. The vocals are a bit fast but it's a great mix all and all.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?214z5jxumfl

Deborah Cox - It's Over Now (Hex Hector Retro-Future Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This was always a favorite of mine but I didn't really care for this mix that much. For me, naturally, Junior's mix was the one to beat. Hex does provide a cute early set summer song but I prefer my Deborah with my hands in the air!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnvj1ga01fo

Garbage - Push It (JM's Victor Calderone Radio Edit)
**This one was just itching to get to the dancefloor! With lyrics like "Push it! Make the beats go harder!" it was just a matter of time. Well, Victor Calderone rips through this with some serious distortion synths and very clever vocal reconstruction to make a thumper like no other! Favorite part: The breakdown where he extends the lyric "This is the noise that keeps me awake. My head explodes and my body aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaches!". Try NOT dancing to this one!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yppodx1d04l

Janet Jackson - Feedback (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I don't even know where to begin with this one. Anyone who can honestly say that Jody is not the next best thing in dance music production must be headless. This mix is P-E-R-F-E-C-T from start to finish! I was completely blown away with the production on this and I prefer this one to the original. This man can do NO wrong. Also, this is some of the best Janet I've heard in a long time. What can you say when she sings "Cause my swag is serious. Something heavy like a first day period."?? Only Janet can get away with something like that.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?yi5lwrw99wj

Jesse McCartney - Leavin (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**After dissappearing for a bit, little Jesse McCartney is back and this time, he's not so little anymore. Check out the video! I don't know how old he is and while I don't usually go for younger guys, he looks hot! He's got a cute little body on him now and with less of a Disney image, he brings us 'Leavin' which Bimbo Jones took and made it dancefloor ready and these days anything they touch is gold and this is no exception.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?wzndeyjtndh

Mikaila - So In Love With Two (JM's Hex Hector Radio Edit)
**Meanwhile also on the pop scene, but this time circa 2000 we have Mikaila who looks like a young Celine and sings like a Christina/Jessica hybrid. While she only had this one minor hit, Hex Hector, Jonathan Peters and Cibola got their hands on this before she vanished. The Hex Hector mix (my favorite) was available on the CD single and the others, only on vinyl. If anyone has the JP and Cibola mixes of this, I'd greatly appreciate them. I don't have the hook-up to put vinyl to my computer. Nonetheless tho, Hex turns this one out in a big way.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?a4zjexgcvtu

Miley Cyrus - See You Again (Johnny Coppola Dance You Again Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Alright. Im not gonna say that I don't completely hate her but I don't really see what all the craze is. I don't actually care for this song and I really don't think she's THAT talented. Granted, her target audience may not be the most musically astute but I guess it's her over-all appeal that makes her what she is. But she's Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter for goodness sake!! I was at a club last night and they played this and the place went wild! Maybe Im just out of the loop! However, Chris Cox remixed Hannah Montana's 'Nobody's Perfect' and 'Make Some Noise' and they're really good, so who knows! Let's see if she's still around in 5 years and we'll talk then lol**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0hwymwmxiny

Taylor Dayne - Beautiful (JM's Scotty K Radio Edit)
**I don't care what anyone says, Taylor Dayne is THE most underrated artist out there right now. We all know and love her for "Tell It To My Heart" and all that jazz but she should be SO much bigger than she is now. Her voice speaks for itself and if you haven't gotten her new CD "Satisfied", go NOW to amazon.com and go get it! You won't be dissappointed! She even does two great covers on it. One, a very unexpectedly good version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge" and the other comes from the Romeo & Juliet soundtrack with Des'ree's "Kissing You". Of course, there's this song, the lead single which Hex Hector and Scotty K both mixed wonderfully but due to a glitch in my Hex Hector mix, I only have this one for now. I'll post Hex's as soon as I get a better file.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?xpwnm2kxcdx

T-Pain - Church (Bimbo Jones Clean Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is one of the strangest things I've ever heard. Im usually lukewarm about rap going dance but this one sorta works for me. Again, the very abled hands of Bimbo Jones took a rap song and made it a hands in the air anthem.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vce31bmgsba

Axwell feat Evelyn Thomas - High Energy (JM's Axwell Radio Edit)
**Re-Upload**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gcj5gezgmxb

Welcome Back to...uh...ME!!!

2008-03-12T11:59:00.000-07:00

So yes, the time has come and I had to come back! There's way too much music out there for me to not share!

As you may or may not have noticed, I have a new layout, but aside from that, there have been quite a few blogs that have been deleted lately and I really don't want to be one of them. The main cause of it seems to be the posting of either Mariah Carey or Madonna's music.

And even though I did a really cute edit of the Seamus Haiji mix of Mariah's "Touch My Body", I don't feel comfortable posting it for the time being. I'd like to keep this blog as under the radar as possible.

Having said that, here's some random stuff that's made it's way to MY radar lately!

Cher - Paradise Is Here (JM's Junior Vasquez Arena Radio Mix)
**I love Cher so much and if all goes well, I'll be going to see her in Vegas later this year with the hubby! But even though I love her and I love Junior, this is not one of my favorites but a special request. The original is a great song and I don't know that I think this one translated that well to the dancefloor. Ah well! You can be the judge!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?mc1tnxnby0n

Cynthia - I Never Said (Giuseppe D Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is one of those songs that could've gone under the Songs That Got Away posting but it's just SO good that I had to post it now. Why oh why don't these songs do that well?? I would dance my ass off to this!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?gkubgidevmd

Faith Hill - The Way You Love Me (Love To Infinity Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I love when they take artists far away from their own element and even though Faith Hill is a country/pop artist, she sounds great on the dancefloor. I've posted an edit for Hex Hector's "Breathe" and this is just a really funky and fun edit for this song. Love To Infinity has a great way of adding a feel-good vibe to anything. A great summer song.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ufsjuzmxbmt

Jennifer Lopez - I'm Real (Dezrok Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Like I always say 'There's always room for J-Lo!' and this is no exception. Excellent production once again from Dezrok and even though the version with Ja Rule became big, I like that Dezrok mixed the original version of the song.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dtg1bxwxiiw

Jerry Springer The Opera feat Alison Jiear - I Just Wanna Fuckin Dance (JM's Wayne G Extended Radio Mix)
**This song kills me! The first time I heard this I was hysterical! But it's hard to argue with a lyric like "I don't give a fuck no more, if people think I am a whore. I just wanna dance!". Having said that, this is from a musical they made in London about the Jerry Springer show and this song made it's way into the very able hands of Wayne G. Well, he didn't just turn this out, he WERQUED it out!! High energy doesn't even cover it!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?myk1ct0medg

Karen Ramirez - Looking For Love (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Mix)
**Somewhere inbetween Peter's evolution (if you can call it that) of style from the Club 69 days to whatever it is he calls his sound now there was a transition period that yielded a slew of great mixes. kd Lang's "Consquences of Falling" which I've posted was one of them and this was another one. Another Sunday night at Limelight classic for me! Great synths by Peter and smooth vocals from out and proud lesbian Karen Ramirez!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dsvtxusc3jv

LeAnn Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Does anyone NOT know this song? Smash hit by LeAnn for the Coyote Ugly movie soundtrack and even though Plasmic Honey did a cute mix of this too, Thunderpuss killed it!! If there's one thing those boys could do it's make a buildup out of ANYthing!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?vw1jfwm1zns

Paul Oakenfold feat Brittany Murphy - Faster Kill Pussycat (JM's Eddie Baez Radio Edit)
**Who knew that all those years after "Clueless" little Brittany Murphy would become such a great singer! The rumor has it that she's been doing back up on hip hop and R&B songs for years but didn't want to be credited for it because she didn't feel comfortable being in the forefront as a singer. They say that she's the female voice on Nelly's "Hot In Herre" but who knows for sure? Only Brit. Well leave it to Oakenfold to get her to be THE vocalist on one of his tracks and the collaboration couldn't have been more perfect. This is one of those songs thats great in any incarnation but Eddie really made something out of it! So much so that I prefer this over the original which is also amazing!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?ljxnwbz0ci2

Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore (Peter Rauhofer Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Quite possibly one of the longest song titles ever but it's a great song. PSB came back in a big way with their CD "Nightlife" and then just kinda disappeared again. What gives?? This mix however falls into the aforementioned transition period for Peter and as a result is awesome!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?exhdusmvz31

Pet Shop Boys & Peter Rauhofer - Break For Love (US Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is how the collaboration all started. Incredible update of a classic by both parties here.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?enyhjzznvx4

Willa Ford - I Wanna Be Bad (Sal Parm Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Where oh where can my Willa be? She had this big hit and then some minor ones, then ended up on Dancing With The Stars and then....a big fat nothing. Ah well! Sal Parm, the guy behind Plasmic Honey did a great job with this track though.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?cmy1c1sc5zm

Soon....(And Edits!!)

2008-03-08T05:23:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!!

I just wanted to thank you all for all your kind words and well wishing while I've been at school and all that jazz. I will be back soon...Im hoping within the week...I've got alot of great stuff to post and it's buggin me that I haven't haha!

So keep checking back! Any day now I shall return! Hah!

Here's some stuff I had just layin around in the meantime since you've all been so good with me with this!!!

Knob - Music (Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**A new song from this hot Israeli dance/pop duo!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?sxyd2t01j4n

Krista - Weakness Of The Body (Josh Harris Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Originally a Brenda K Starr song, then covered as a Demo track by Mariah Carey, now updated by Krista with a great production by Josh Harris. I reccommend tracking down the Mariah one if you're a fan of her and/or freestyle music.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?92kxsykyokz

Matchbox Twenty - How Far We've Come (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved Rob Thomas. Aside from the fact that he's dead sexy he's incredibly talented as well. Ralphi and Craig were able to transform this rock gem into a great club thomper with ease.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?4ui3l2m1sdl

Dame Shirley Bassey - Get This Party Started (Shirley Bassey vs Chris Cox Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I don't really know what to say about this one. I knew it was going to be rediculous and all but I think Chris really did a great job with it! The thing that's interesting is that it's just as good as Pink's version (yes, it IS that song) but in a different way. Drag queens take your mark!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?asgyejmzx1k

Laura Blake - Save The Best For Last (Almighty Anthem Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is Almighty doing what Almighty does best--Cover versions. Some work. Some don't. This does!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9y02iyy0o5w

Abigail - Let The Joy Rise (Thunderpuss Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is one of my favorite classic TP2k mixes! It's a shame to see Abigial fizzle out the way she did, but thank goodness we got this outta her before she did! A sure fire way to kick things up a notch!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?dxngd2zzg3z

Cher - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (JM's Alternate Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**There's artists and then there's Cher. And within that, there's this mix. This is one of the first mixes/songs I heard by Junior/Cher and I was floored. This mix is so grandiose I just couldn't handle it haha! But of course, since Junior is Junior, he made 1,200 mixes of it lol... This is an edit I did for an alternate mix of his which is a little more stripped down and is more beat driven. Enjoy!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?sj1cg1s5dtt

Enjoy and thanks again for all your loyalty!!

~ John Michael ~

I hate to do this but...

2008-02-26T08:53:00.000-08:00

...it looks like I have to.

Until further notice (figure about a month), I've gotta take a hiatus from the blog. I love the blog and the work I do on these songs, but between work and school I just don't have the time right now. I apologize for this but I hope that when I do start to post again you'll all be just as active as you are now!!

As always I appreciate your patience and look forward to a bigger and better blog when I get the chance!!

Thank you!!!

~ John Michael ~

Introducing Knob...

2008-02-13T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hey all!!

I don't want you to think that I don't see your requests, cause I do and I will get to them sometime...I'm actually nearing the end of the first part of my schooling and I have a big exam on Sat so it's been alot of studying for me these days!

I didn't forget tho!! Things should get better as soon as this weekend passes! Thanks for reading still!!

Till then, here's the promo CD for Israeli dance duo, Knob who had success last year with the song "I'm Lost" (which is included here).

Knob are Meital, the singer, lyric-writer and musical co-writer of the duo and Niv K., the music writer and producer. They started working together 3 years ago and formed the dance-pop duo Knob. Meital - age 24, a student of physical education, is a professional dancer influenced mainly from hip hop. Niv K. - age 28 studied music since he was 13 - Classic, Modern and Jazz. He plays keyboards and sax. He started working with computers, producing and programming electronic music over 8 years ago. Knob is currently working on their debut album, to be released later this year.

All four songs here are amazing!!! Meital has such a great voice!!! I threw in a bonus track which is the vocals from "On My Own" put over the beat of Timbaland and One Republic's "Apologize" which fits perfectly! I highly reccommend all of these tracks!! Enjoy!!

Knob - Promo CD

1) Knob - On My Own

http://www.mediafire.com/?edsjvhttyzn

2) Knob - Don't Tell Me

http://www.mediafire.com/?4jdmtpc7nhm

3) Knob - I'm Lost

http://www.mediafire.com/?cdzwp0ty9rj

4) Knob - Sad Song

http://www.mediafire.com/?a2ci0mtt07t

Bonus Track:

Knob vs Timbaland & One Republic - Apologize On My Own

http://www.mediafire.com/?4r3czj3kbwn

The Songs That Got Away: Part Four

2008-02-05T14:43:00.000-08:00

Tima Reece - Crazy About You (JM's Almighty Radio Edit)
**I always want to love Almighty mixes but sometimes, with all the dance covers they do, it can be reeeeeeeeeeeally cheesy, even for me! However, when they nail a song they really nail a song (like their mix of Anastacia's "One Day In Your Life"), well this is no exception. They lyrics are beautiful and the production is awesome!! Why do we not get music like this here in America!!??**
http://www.mediafire.com/?66tnlxto4i9

Mandy Moore - Walk Me Home (JM's Matt & Vito Radio Mix)
**I've always loved Mandy and I still do...and while she does get remixes, they never seem to go anywhere. Such is the case here...And whatever happened to Matt & Vito? They had an interesting sound...**
http://www.mediafire.com/?emblwvmxrwx

Hannah Jones - You Only Have To Say You Love Me (Eddie Baez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I LOVE this song!!! Hannah had some great songs and this was the first of hers I had discovered. Eddie's mix is good but I prefer the Almighty mix.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?412jmldozy9

Hannah Jones - You Only Have To Say You Love Me (Almighty Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Another great Almighty track!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?eyuydjhjwzz

Casey Stratton - House Of Jupiter (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I wish Junior would do more Casey mixes! While when I first heard this I thought it was a woman, it turned me onto a great artist such as Casey. Junior really worked magic on this one!** http://www.mediafire.com/?ewivzzzznoy

Lulu - Hurt Me So Bad (JM's Club 69 Radio Mix)
**Does this one ever get old??? Never! Who would've thought that such a great underground track would come from Lulu?? Im just glad that it did!! Peter Rauhofer really turns this one out!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?05d2ybohjlm

Samantha Mumba - Always Come Back To Your Love (JM's Almighty Radio Edit)
**Almighty did it again with this unknown track from Samantha's first CD. What was a mid-tempo pop song Almighty turned it into a great pop/trance anthem!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?1d0gdybv15a

The World's Best Selling Soprano Takes It To The Dancefloor!!!

2008-02-04T05:44:00.000-08:00

While I love dance music the most there are other genres I favor as well with tons of different artists. One of my all time favorite artists is Sarah Brightman. I've been following her career for along time and when she started dabbling in dance music herself as well as being remixed I was completely overjoyed!

She just released her new CD "Symphony" and I had to do a featured post to celebrate her first new CD in 5 years!

Here are some remixes, edits and a few of her dance/pop songs. I hope you enjoy them!!

Sarah Brightman - Harem (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I've always loved middle eastern influences. The percussion they have is a style all their own and it's dark and sexy. When Sarah did her Harem CD it was all based on these middle eastern influences. Hex Hector took it and with stunning orchestrations and percussion work he turned into a tribal anthem!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?fmvcjix9rxw

Sarah Brightman - It's A Beautiful Day (Groove Brothers Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is a song that was originally taken from Madame Butterfly ('Un Bel Di') and reconstructed into both the operatic Italian and with select English lyrics for the Harem CD. The Groove Brothers made a great pop/trance mix from it.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9othz5meoef

Sarah Brightman - Free (Nemo Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Also from the Harem CD this was a great ballad that was then mixed by the original producer into a dance mix under the guise of The Swiss Federation. That mix was great and this is their radio edited version**
http://www.mediafire.com/?2mg5yout45x

Sarah Brightman - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Paralyzer Remix) **Official Mix**
**Sarah takes on the classic Procol Harum song! I was going to edit this but clocking in at 6 minutes, this one just doesn't stop. The BPM's are in the high 140's and this is total hi-nrg trance!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?aztixyhjwim

Sash! feat Sarah Brightman - The Secret (Original Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**Trance team Sash had a major hit back in the day with the song "Encore Un Fois" and this time Sarah teamed up with them to make this original production.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?5mwinmegm2z

Sarah Brightman - My Imagination
**A very cute pop/dance track from the Harem Tour CD.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?9xvinimgia9

Sarah Brightman - Pay No Mind
**This one completely blew my mind the first time I heard it! Also from the Harem Tour CD, It starts off with a breakbeat and then goes into hi-nrg trance! Incredible vocals on this one!!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?8i3lt2tpw3x

There are plenty more mixes of Sarah but some mixes would have to be edited so of course I will be returning to this post and add more songs when time allows me to edit them.

The Songs That Got Away: Part Three

2008-02-01T17:50:00.000-08:00

kd lang - Consequences Of Falling (JM's Peter Rauhofer Radio Mix)
**There was once a time when I was a huge Peter Rauhofer fan. If there's any mix that can explain why, it's this one. F-L-A-W-L-E-S-S!!!! I had to make this one a little over 5 minutes cause I love the ending.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?7xpxmtxnnjm

Suede - Everything Will Flow (JM's Rollo Radio Edit)
**This was a big underground hit in NYC for awhile and while it never really broke ground other places, Rollo's production was so great taking this British bands mellow pop/rock song and turning it into a dancefloor playground that I had to show it off!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?0de49i1j2pg

Prince - Thieves In The Temple (JM's Junior Vasquez Radio Edit)
**While this isn't a full vocal, Junior really made something special out of this one. It has alot of Junior drama with a darker feel to it and since the original mix is on the massive side, I tried to keep the best dramatic elements of this one.**
http://www.mediafire.com/?5xtd2znoooz

Richie - Magic (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**I realize that there's always an extreme to dance music that me and perhaps 5 other people in the world enjoy. I also realize that this lands at the top of that list lol!! This is infamous club kid Richie Rich making his singing debut...and it's AWFUL!! And yes, it is THAT 'Magic', an awful, nasally cover of Olivia Newton-John's 80's hit. It's so bad it's good and what I do enjoy about it is that you get to hear a very early, then unknown Hex Hector try to make SOMEthing out of this! For the time it was (1996 I believe), he was on his way to being who he is today!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?60zecpzpcxv

Sherrie Lea - Anyway (Hex Hector Radio Edit) **Official Edit**
**This is SUCH a good song from Sherrie. Who is she? I have no idea, but she left a superb and overlooked song in her midst. When the bridge hits and she sings "When you're lost and you need someone but you can't see beyond your pride. Let the walls come down when you hit the ground. Open your eyes...", it's dance music heaven!**
http://www.mediafire.com/?4sgzmhmzttx