DJ'ing - Music - and Mashups: May 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62

Robin Gibb, singer of the band the Bee Gees, died after a long battle with cancer.

Gibb founded the Bee Gees in the late 50s. They achieved minor success in the 60s and early 70s, and briefly parted way. It wasn't until the late 70s that that they began to experiment with the "Disco" sound that was gaining popularity as an underground genre in the U.S.

They agreed to participate in creating a few tracks that would be used in an upcoming film, "Saturday Night Fever". That turned out to be the "life changer" in their career. The impact of the film and the music soundtrack catapulted them to world-wide fame and success. It basically brought Disco to the mainstream.

Some of their most memorable tracks in this period were "Stayin' Alive", "Night Fever", "More than a woman", and "How deep is your love".

R.I.P. Robin Gibb

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Kelly Rowland ft. Lil' Wayne - Motivation (Dubstep Bootleg)

Here is a mashup I did many months ago. I never released it because I did not have the studio vocal of Kelly Rowland's "Motivation". Finally I was able to get it and here is the result. I basically took Dubstep elements from artists Bassnectar and Surpass. I hope you enjoy it.

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Donna Summer, Disco Legend, dies at 63

Donna Summer, who had been battling cancer, died at the age of 63.

The Grammy-winning singer rose to fame during the disco era of the late 70s. Her hits included "Last Dance", "Love to love you baby", "Bad Girl", "Hot Stuff, and "Heaven knows". She was the first artist to cross over disco into mainstream culture.

Her song "Last Dance", which Summer admitted was her favorite song she worked on, won an Oscar for best original song in the 1978 film "Thank God It's Friday". She was a legend and a true artist. R.I.P.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

MUSIC VIDEO MASHUP: Call my Name and Party All Night (Mario Santiago Bootleg)

VET Music Videos has just released a video edit of my Mashup "Call my Name and Party all Night). They did an amazing job. Enjoy!!!

VET Music Videos: https://www.facebook.com/VETMusicVideos

Monday, May 7, 2012

Cheryl Cole vs. Sean Kingston vs. Far East Movement vs. Various Artists - Call my name and Party all night

Here is a multi-source mashup that I've had fun producing. It's using Cheryl Cole's new single "Call my name" as the basis for the beat and arranging it with elements that give the track a more party vibe. I hope you enjoy it.

Elements used:

Cheryl Cole - Call my name
Sean Kingston - Party all night
Britney Spears - Till the world ends
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Roger Sanchez ft. Far East Movement - 2gether
Dada Life - Happy Violence
Tiesto ft. Busta Rhymes - C'mon
Afrojack - Replica

Friday, May 4, 2012

R.I.P. Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys

Adam Yauch, known as MCA of the legendary Beastie Boys passed away today at the age of 47. I was a big fan of them during the 80s and 90s. They had a raw sound fusing Rock, Breaks, and Rap music. Although a white rap group was pretty rare in the 80s, they quickly built a solid rep and gained fame that followed them til this day.

MCA had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and was undergoing treatment of the disease. It's unfortunate that such a talented artist has left us so young. You will be missed Adam.