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Strobe Remix Reel 2011

2011-04-11T16:50:00.001-07:00

Not complete but here's a bunch of the remixes I've done recently...
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Adele - Rolling In The Deep [Strobe Remix]

2011-03-28T06:37:00.000-07:00

Loved this song even before I got called to remix it. Went through about 20 different incarnations trying to not overpower or do a disservice to the song itself. I opted for a housey club vibe that wasn't too aggressive but not weak either...

B R U N 0 M A R $ -- G R E N @ D E [STROBE GOES BOOM REMIX]

2011-03-01T07:42:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately the powers that be for this song have issue with the free promotion even though it's not a bootleg and was released on Ultimix, so that's why the names cryptic.

PRODUCTION INFO:
For this mix, I didn't have access to an acapella or parts so I started with a WAV of the 2 track master, which was at 110.5 BPM. I bumped it up to 125 for the remix.

After lining it up in Ableton Live with a kick at 125, I started toying around with several ideas until I settled on the blueprint for the mix I ended up with. My main go to VST synths are LennarDigital Sylenth1 and Refx Nexus which I used multiple instances of for this mix, in addition to the Korg Legacy M1 for the famous organ bass sound.

I added some stock filters and EQ to the master track to knock out some of the low end which I would be replacing with my own bass and drums anyway and add some midrange to get the vocals to stand out more.

The bass is a combination of 2 organ (M1 and Sylenth1) and 1 saw with the filter down (Sylenth1).

The pads are 3 separate passes, 1 very muted almost electric piano sounding (Nexus), 1 analog and warm (Sylenth1) and another with a gated organ (Sylenth1)

There are also 2 other synth parts, orchestral strings which I doubled the parts from the original with (Nexus) and a Arpeggio to add something different (Sylenth1).

The drums are mostly from my library.

NEW MIX: DJ Strobe - Ritual Volume 1 - Deep Vibes

2010-10-24T15:08:00.000-07:00

DJ Strobe - Ritual Volume 1 - Deep Vibes.mp3//

Soul fulfilling Afrocentric tribal and deep house vibes

http://www.sendspace.com/file/d00e44

2010-09-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

The second set of remixes of "Subconscious" by Samantha James came out today on OM Records with remixes by Strobe, Lee Foss and Marques Wyatt. It was such a great honor to be able to work with such and amazing artist and label.

Special shout out to Brotha Mike for the extra vocal add libs and Jonathan for the hook up.

You can purchase the mixes at the following digital stores:

Beatport:

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/269937/subconscious-part-two

Traxsource:

http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=64627

Juno:

http://www.junodownload.com/products/subconscious-part-two/1616658-02/

iTunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/subconscious-remixes/id386183509

WTA - Btr Whn Im Drnk

2010-07-27T10:27:00.000-07:00

Have to be cryptic or these RIAA cats will swoop down on you.

Here is the latest remix from Strobonic (Strobe & Bonics), the dance-pop-rock-electro hit "Better When I'm Drunk". Check the .zip files for the radio and mixshow mixes in MP3-320kHz format.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jflz9f

PRODUCTION NOTES: Basically layered 10 different sounds from saws to FM plucks to Sylenth tweaks into a compresser to get the bass sound I wanted. The pads and keys are all Sylenth or Vanguard.

DJ Strobe Live @ The Firehouse Lounge 5-8-2010

2010-05-28T09:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some sets from Firehouse Lounge from Saturday May 8, 2010. Loads of upfront global house, electro, club remixes, general aural dance floor hotness // MP3 - 192 kHz
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DJ Strobe - Live @ The Firehouse 5-8-2010 Hour 3

DJ Strobe - Live @ The Firehouse 5-8-2010 Hour 4

My Name In Stereo [DJ Strobe Mashup]

2010-05-28T09:30:00.000-07:00

If any of you are playing "Stereo Love" or "That's My Name" then you already know those two songs are pretty much clones of each other. That being said, they're so similar that after a few weeks of playing them apart from each other and having people come up who weren't hip to one or the other and ask why I played the same song twice, I decided to throw the two in my Ableton blender and mash the two together so I could please the people who like both songs without playing them at different times...

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

Skrpt - Brk Evn [Strobonic (Strobe & Bonics) mix]

2010-03-31T08:50:00.000-07:00

Pardon the cryptic names but I'm trying to promote records not get my blog taken down...

This is the first record as STROBONIC, the production collaboration between myself and Bonics. I took the original from 99BPM up to 125, gave it a progressive feel while keeping the emotion and feel of the original intact. I kept the original guitars and added strings and piano in addition to the other parts I added.

Peep the video:

Here is the radio edit, if you're a DJ and need the extended message me.

Skrpt - Brk Evn [Strobonic (Strobe & Bonics) mix]

T & JT - Carry Out - DJ Strobe Remix

2010-03-21T09:28:00.000-07:00

Originally heard this track heading back from New York and though it would sound like a fun track to remix then coincidentally the mix came around. Obviously I took it from the 99 BPM original up to 127 for the dance-floor and gave it a funky disco house feel.

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T & JT - CarryOut [DJ Strobe Extended]
T & JT - CarryOut [DJ Strobe Edit]

PRODUCTION NOTES// Like most of my "live" bass parts, the bass was done with Spectrasonics Trilogy run through tube saturation and Waves RBass and RComp. I used a few elements from the original like the brass swell and guitar stab. The Rhodes part was played on a friends Rhodes and I picked the best performance and used it and ran it and the wah guitar parts through a bit-crusher to give it a retro feel. Listening now, there are some things I would have added but sometimes you have to say enough...

February DJ Strobe Mixset Roundup

2010-02-10T10:13:00.000-08:00

Here is a roundup of some new DJ Strobe mixsets and podcasts from the past month. As always you can subscribe to my iTunes podcast at: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275758664

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Stepping Out Volume 3 // New & Classic Deep, Soulful & Funky House monthly mix (2 parts)

Part 1//
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Stepping_Out_3_Part_1.mp3

Rocco & Danny Marquez - Billie Jean (Original Bootleg Mix)
Analog People In A Digital World - Vega (Ian Pooley Mix)
Emkya - Gabrielle(Qualifide Remix)
Logic - The Warning (Claude Monnet & Torre Bros main mix)
Reboot - Sax My Bitch Up (Audiojack Mix)
DJ Sneak - Gettin Crazy In The Ghetto
Mike Montano - Volar (Montano Sunset Mix)
JT Donaldson & Fred Everything Ft. Mr. White - Read My Mind (Original Vocal Mix)
DJ Romain & Darryl D Bonneau - It S the Spirit (83 West Remastered)
Kiko Navarro - Sonando Contigo (Kerri Cchandler Remix)
Sofia Rubina - Make Me Beautiful (Groove Assassins Remix)
John Oudo - Work Me Over (Afro Jam Vocal Mix)

Part 2//
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Stepping_Out_3_Part_2.mp3

Sebo K featuring Max Moya - Spirits (Drum Version)
Manu-L & Paul Cart - Multicolours (Nima Gorji Remix)
Roland Clark Vs Skywalker Feat. Shawnee Taylor - Alright (Tee S Cdj Mix)
Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Nunzi's Disco Booty)
Kasper - Alcatraz (Jimpster Dub)
Nexy Lanton - You Too (DJ Strobe Remix)
Gramophonedzie - Why Dont You
Nate Laurence, Scrubfish - Pocket Jazz - Original Mix
Reboot - Enjoy Music (Original Mix)
Soul Purpose - The Nervous Track (M's Re-Play)
Dennis Ferrer - Son Of Raw - Original Mix

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Artist Confidential Volume 1 // Chuck Love // Mixed by DJ Strobe
A mix of of some of my favorite productions and remixes from one of the best house music producers around. Enjoy|!

http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Chuck%20_Love_Artist%20Confidential_Mix.mp3

Li'Sha Project - Feel (Chuck's Feel You Up Vocal)
Chuck Love - Back In My Life With Fourfeet
Colette - Didn`t Mean to Turn You On (Chuck Love remix)
Tortured Soul - Home To You (Chuck Love Mix)
Chuck Love - Spread The Love (Miguel Migs Salted Bump Tech Remix)
Chuck Love Feat. Estaire Godinez - Bailando
Chuck Love - Something Right
Chuck Love - El Divorcee
Chuck Love - Soul Symphony (Original Mix)
Chuck Love - Funkin With The System
Chuck Love - Still Funky (Giveitupsista mix)
Chuck Love And Spur - Turn On (Chuck Love's Topcoast mix)
Chuck Love - Yellow Truth (Random Soul Acid Mix)
Chuck Love - People Clappin vs Get Me High (DJ Strobe Mashup)
Chuck Love - Beatdown (Original 12 inch Mix)
Late Night Alumni - I Knew You When (Chuck Love's Deep Breath Mix)

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Journeys In Electro House Mixshow - Episode 108 - February 5, 2010

http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJStrobeJIEH108.mp3.mp3

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DJ Strobe - Disco 2010 //
Funky Bad Ass Disco House Mix featuring tracks from Hatiras, Duck Sauce, Daft Punk, DJ Strobe and more...

http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ%20Strobe%20-%20Disco%202010.mp3

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DJ Strobe Live @ The Firehouse // January 16 2010
DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 2//
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Live_%40_The%20_Firehouse_Lounge_1-16-2010_Hour_2.mp3

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 3//
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Live_%40_The%20_Firehouse_Lounge_1-16-2010_Hour_3.mp3

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 4//
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Live_%40_The%20_Firehouse_Lounge_1-16-2010_Hour_4.mp3

New DJ Strobe Sets

2010-01-23T09:04:00.000-08:00

Here are some recent sets:

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DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 2
DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 3
DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday January 16, 2010 Hour 4

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DJ Strobe - Journeys In Electro House Episode 105

End of 2009 Mixset Wrap Up Part 2

2010-01-04T06:07:00.000-08:00

Here is part two of some of my recent sets and podcasts...
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DJ Strobe @ The Firehouse Lounge // 12-27-2009 Hour 3:

DJ Strobe @ The Firehouse Lounge // 12-27-2009 Hour 4:

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DJ Strobe - Stepping Out 1
(Deep & funky soulful house for the car, club, lounge or living room):

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DJ Strobe - Stepping Out 2 (The second installment of my new deep & funky house series):
http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Stepping%20_Out_2_Part_1.mp3

1-Pitto - Feelin'
2-The Candy Dealers - Stepping Out (Frankie J Mix)
3-Fred Everything Feat Tortured - Lying To You (Fred Everything Mix)
4-King Kooba - Ginfinn
5-Chuck Love - Something Right
6-Sebo K - Saxtrack (Reboot Mix)
7-Michel Cleis - La Mezcla (Copyright Main Mix)
8-Andy Ward - Streets Of The Sun (Deepcitysoul Vocal Mix)
9-Steve Clisby & Chew Fu - Purple Rain
10-Shakira - She Wolf (Calvin Harris Mix)
11-Atjazz feat. Clyde - Please You (GarcyNoise Remix)
12-Johnny Fiasco - Take 5
13-Oxia - Whole Life (Original Mix)

http://stroboticrecordings.com/mixes/DJ_Strobe_-_Stepping%20_Out_2_Part_2.mp3

14-Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Robaco Bossá Hit The Drums Refix)
15-Magistrates - Heartbreak (Greenmoney's Balearic Mix)
16-Analog People In A Digital World - Rose Rouge
17-iO - Cabaret
18-Boy 8-Bit - Baltic Pine
19-Colette - Think You Want It (Pezzner Remix)
20-Sandy Huner - Rare Tap (2000 And One Cut)
21-Riva Starr - I Was Drunk
22-Chuck Love - Random Soul (Acid Wash Remix)
23-Hardrive - Deep Inside (Sole Channel Mix)
24-Reboot Ft Paulista - Enjoy Music
25-Aly-Us - Follow Me (Fred Everything Olivier Desmet Sf Vocal)
26-Mishal Moore -Oh Lord

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DJ Strobe - Deep Inside Volume 3
(Extra deep house vibes perfect for the winter nights):

1 - Jarrier Modrow - RareSoul
2 - Blackcoffee - Turn Me On
3 - Soul Minority - Get Together
4 - Terry Lee Brown Junior - Everyday [Timewriter Mix]
5 - Sebo K featuring Max Moya - Spirits
6 - Aki Bergen - History Of Soul
7 - Alex Niggemann - Deep Down
8 - RiskSoundSystem - The Sound Is Yours [Kerri Chandler Remix]
9 - Nils Nurnberg - Caught In A Glimpse
10 - Burial - Archangel [8-Bit Boy remix]
11 - Cates & dpL vs Nina Simone
12 - The Sunburst Band - Journey To The Sun - Dennis Ferrer Remix
13 - Atmosfear - Dancing In Outer Space [The Revenge Rework 1]
14 - Alain Ho - Porn Ho (Till Von Mix)

End of 2009 Mixset Wrap Up Part 1

2009-12-26T06:22:00.000-08:00

Here is part one of some of my recent sets and podcasts...
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DJ STROBE LIVE @ THE FIREHOUSE LOUNGE DECEMBER 19, 2009 HOUR 3
DJ STROBE LIVE @ THE FIREHOUSE LOUNGE DECEMBER 19, 2009 HOUR 4

DJ STROBE LIVE @ THE FIREHOUSE LOUNGE NOVEMBER 21, 2009 HOUR 3
DJ STROBE LIVE @ THE FIREHOUSE LOUNGE NOVEMBER 21, 2009 HOUR 4

CHRISTMAS FUTURE // Holiday Classics Regrooved mixed by DJ Strobe

JOURNEYS IN ELECTRO HOUSE EPISODE 100

WEST COAST VIBES 3 // Deep Funky House Grooves

BASS - THE FINAL FRONTIER // Dubstep-Wobble-Electro Goodies: (Click to go to DL page)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/nzogt7

PODCASTS:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=275758664

DJ Strobe Firehouse Lounge Sets

2009-12-03T04:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some recent sets from my Saturday Night residency at The Firehouse Lounge:

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DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 28, 2009 Hour 2

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 28, 2009 Hour 3

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 28, 2009 Hour 4

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 21, 2009 Hour 3

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 21, 2009 Hour 4

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 7, 2009 Hour 3

DJ Strobe - Live At The Firehouse Saturday November 7, 2009 Hour 4

Petia - Obscenly Deliscious [DJ Strobe Mixes]

2009-11-10T11:05:00.000-08:00

I have been told by my friends that they listen to this with the music down and honestly I'm not insulted. This Bulgarian beauty brings it on every front. She's a singer, model, actress and a really nice person.

I turned the track into a more global electro house vibe. Hoping to do more with her in the future. Easy now...

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Petia - Obscenely Delicious [DJ Strobe Edit]
Petia - Obscenely Delicious [DJ Strobe Global Club Mix]
Petia - Obscenely Delicious [DJ Strobe Love Injected Dub]

PRODUCTION NOTES // I'll have to look at the project for this one...

Miscellanious DJ Strobe Remixes Volume 2

2009-11-10T06:56:00.001-08:00

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Here's a few of my downtempo chillout/lounge tracks I've done over the years.

Norah Jones - NYC [Strobe Brooklyn Vibe Mix feat Split-Vizionz]
Added my boy Split-Vizionz in the mix mostly becasue he didn't believe I would.

Norah Jones - Strange Transmission [DJ Strobe Bossatronica Mix]
Turned this into a Bossanova feeling chillout vibe. Really proud of the background "Bah" vocals which are actually a few sample library patches I pieced together to make a nice performance.

Norah Jones - Things You Dont Have To Do [DJ Strobe Ibiza Sunrise Mix]
Just a nice track to put on in the summer no matter what you're doing. All the guitars are keyboards played by me, the solo isn't half bad if I do say so myself.

DJ Krush feat Esthero - Final Home [DJ Strobe Lounge Mix]
Still like to listen to this mix. Love that Esthero was the vocalist. I met DJ Krush at a party where we got to perform with Kodo, the Japanese Tiako drummers celebrating the remixes we did for them.

Had to turn in this mix to Sony, which was not the final mix because the drive I had my samples on died and after having a nervous breakdown couldn't even remember where half the sounds originated from since they were collected over the years, but the label loved it so int he end it was OK.

Eliane Elias - Around The City [DJ Strobe Chill Mix]
Eliane is an amazing Brazilian singer songwriter. I used the same "Bah" patch in this mix as well. Still want to make an original track with that.

Eliane Elias - Running [DJ Strobe Full Mix]
Used for a boatload of TV shows and chill comps. Listening to it again now after a year or so it's still got a nice soundtrack vibe to it.

Daves True Story - Everlasting No [DJ Strobe Welcome to the Afterlife Edit]
A jazz combo from NYC. It was fun to do this becasue I had just gotten Traktor and Final Scratch and was able to scratch parts of the track I didn't have on vinyl.

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Eliane Elias - Running [Noumenon House Mix]
A mix done by myself and DJ 7up that they never ended up using becasue the A & R said it wasn't really club friendly or "house" enough. I understand though, when you're a New York A & R guy you get sucked into the whole tribal NYC sound (which this wasn't and wasn't meant to be) anything else becomes foreign. If this had been Om Records....

Judge Jules - So Special [DJ Strobe Club Remix]
Just a funky house/club remix of a track that was originally very different. (Check it out here: ORIGINAL)

DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go

2009-11-04T13:51:00.001-08:00

I had been toying around with this idea since 1998 and in various unreleased incarnations it never seemed to be where I wanted it to be. In 2007 I finally got it to where I liked it. A duo named Berkhouse Snyder provided the vocals for this release. In addition to the lyrics from the original track which was actually the verse I ended up using for the chorus, my writing partner Tom Barnishin and myself wrote additional lyrics. I have been wanting to remix this for a few years, but the original vocals didn't fit where I wanted to go so I am going to have them recut for a fresher feel and release newer remixes in 2009 or early 2010. (In case you were wondering the idea stemmed from the Alan Parsons Project song "Games People Play")

Although there are a few remixes here, I did all of them and just came up with different aliases except for the Basement Junkies which was myself and DJ 7up.

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DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [Original Edit] House/Club
DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [Original Extended] House/Club
DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [James Noisewater Mix] Club
DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [Viscosity Mix] Electro/Minimal
DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [Basement Junkies Mix] Electro
DJ Strobe - Where Do We Go [Castro District Edit] Club

PRODUCTION NOTES // The hardest part was recreating the sound of the little 3 note arpeggio sound the original used and went through every analog synth and retro synth plugin I had. I don't think I was ever truly happy and refused to settle for sampling it but I ended up layering 5 synths and bouncing it. It was my Roland Juno 106, 2 instances of the NI Pro-53, NI Massive and the Arturia Arp2600 VSTi. I automated the filters of them throughout the song. The piano was Steinbergs Hypersonic "Brite Piano" and "Valve Wurli" super compressed using Waves RComp. The bass was one of the Electric Bass sounds I tweaked from Specrasonics Trilogy (which is always my go to bass for anything funky or real sounding). The vocal synth in the break is a sample of a Fairlight choir layerd with an airy choir sound from Hypersonic. There are various other little synth blips and rifs which I bounced in the beginning and don't remember what was used but most likely any of the above synth and reFX Vanguard.

UNK - Walk It Out [DJ Strobe Mixes]

2009-11-04T13:03:00.001-08:00

This came along when I was doing a bunch of remixes for Koch Records. The original was a huuuuuuge record at the time and I did an electro club remix that made sure to use the vocals and a dub for those that didn't want the UNK experience.

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UNK - Walk It Out [DJ Strobe Edit]
UNK - Walk It Out [DJ Strobe Extended]
UNK - Walk It Out [DJ Strobe Dub]

PRODUCTION NOTES // Gonna have to pull up the Cubase project for this one...

Takin' It Back To The Old School Mixes

2009-11-04T12:47:00.000-08:00

Starting to post some mixes and while I've been posting lots of new tracks, wanted to post some older mixes.

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DJ Strobe Presents NYC Loft Classics Volume 1

House Music 25th Anniversary Mix By DJ Strobe (1984-1989)

Classic 90's Vocal House Mixed By DJ Strobe

Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe Mixes]

2009-11-02T12:58:00.001-08:00

Funny story. When I was living in New York, I was part owner of a place called Crocodile Computers. We sold used computers and music gear. In comes a young guy looking to sell some gear and after shooting the breeze, got into discussing music production. Later on I went to his place and we talked gear, music, Cindi Lauper and the future. This was the young Kevin Rudolf, then called Binocular. One of the most talented musicians and songwriters around. I used to have him play guitar on my tracks when he was just starting to get into the business. We have remained good friends over the years and we discussed the whole process of his album from what seems like years. When he was ready to release the first singe "Let It Rock" he hit me up and asked if I wanted to do a remix. Of course I said yes and the rest is history. Now he's a superstar and the best part, he still takes my calls...LOL

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Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe DJ Edit Dirty]
Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe DJ Edit Clean]
Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe Mix Clean]
Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe Mix Dirty]
Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock [DJ Strobe Mix No Lil Wayne]

Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder [DJ Strobe Remixes]

2009-11-01T15:36:00.001-08:00

I loved this track the second I heard it and it was pretty much made for a funky disco-ish remix. It was a really fun record to work on and the finished mix seems less like a remix and more like it could have been an alternative original mix. It doesn't suck that it was so well received and went to #1 on several charts including Billboard and was played around the globe on dance radio and satellite.

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Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder [DJ Strobe Remix]
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder [DJ Strobe Edit]
Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder [DJ Strobe Dub]

PRODUCTION NOTES// The bass was done with Spectrasonics Trilogy run through tube saturation and Waves RBass and RComp. NI Massive was used for the blippy synth sound. AAS Lounge Lizard was used for the Rhoades sound and Steinberg's The Grand and Hypersonic Brite Piano were layered for the Piano sound. Hypersonic was also used for the string sounds. The summery portamento synth was from my Roland Juno 106. Most of the drums are sampled from records or from my library, but I also added a disco drum break from an old Salsoul record from the '70's that I cut up to make it work with the track.

Miscellanious DJ Strobe Remixes Volume 1

2009-10-30T15:06:00.000-07:00

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Missy Elliot - I'm Really Hot [DJ Strobe Turns the Party Out Mix]
Did this a few years back.

Patrice Rushen - Remind Me [DJ Strobe Deep House Remix]
Funky deep house remix of this classic soul track with a west coast feel.

DJ Gomi - Glad I Found You [DJ Strobe Found The Funk Mix]
Funky house mix of this massive hit from last year.

Peplab - Pornstar [DJ Strobe Stripclub Mix]
Electro club banger that was a hit with strippers around the globe.

Au Revoir Simone - Stars [DJ Strobe Remix]
Fun electro club track that never saw the light of day until now. ARS reminds me of a female Owl City.

Three 6 Mafia - Shake My [DJ Strobe Remix]

2009-10-30T13:56:00.001-07:00

I didn't stray too far from the original and just wanted to kick it up a notch for the clubs and that's really what the label wanted. That's the problem with some of the more uptempo hip hop tracks, they put a 4/4 kick but fail to kick the beats up into something usable outside mainstream clubs.

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Three 6 Mafia - Shake My [DJ Strobe Remix]
Three 6 Mafia - Shake My [DJ Strobe Edit]

Production notes // The main melody synth was the Lennar Digital Sylenth1. The bass was a combination of Native Instruments Massive, my Access Virus Ti, and a pizzicato cello from reFX Nexus. The 8th note side-chained bass is GForce Minimonsta. The arpeggio is Rob Papen's Albino. The stringy synth lead is my Roland Juno 106 layered with the Native Instruments Pro53 VSTi.

Miley Cyrus - Party In the USA [DJ Strobe Remix]

2009-10-30T12:34:00.000-07:00

This song, love it or hate it, is #1 in the country. I got the call, I remixed it. More like slapped it up, flipped it, & rubbed it down into a funky club track. Stretched the vocals to 124 in Abelton Live and bounced them into Cubase to do the mix.

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Miley Cyrus - Party In the USA [DJ Strobe Remix]
Miley Cyrus - Party In the USA [DJ Strobe Edit]

Production notes // The bass is a Spectrasonics Trilogy Electric Bass patch I made and processed it through a Antares Tube & Waves RBass and added a small amount of side-chain compression from the kick to give the kick a little room to breathe. I used reFX Nexus for the piano. The strings were a combination of Steinberg's own Hypersonic 2 and Garritan Personal Orchestra's string ensemble. The guitar is from the original song parts, amazing how at the original tempo it's country rock sounding, stretched 24 BPMs and it's funky. I obviously had to take the Fedde Le Grand "Put Your Hands Up" vocal snippet out because of legal reasons if the label released it with them, but the posted mixes have them in it.

Owl City - Fireflies [DJ Strobe Remix]

2009-10-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

Been loving the original for a bit now so it was great when I got the call to remix it. The original was at 90 BPM so I used Abelton Live to stretch the vocals to 120 and then imported them into Cubase to get my groove on.

The original was a very chill electronica vibe so after about 9 sketches I realized that it wasn't gonna be funky or electro house and most importantly needed to leave room for the vocals which could get lost real quick. In the end this is what I went with and I am pretty happy how it turned out, and the label was as well. Should be out next month. I was waiting until I got the video to post this... enjoy and go catch some fireflies.

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Owl City - Fireflies [DJ Strobe Remix Extended]
Owl City - Fireflies [DJ Strobe Remix Edit]

Production notes // The plug-ins I used for this mix were: reFX Nexus & Vanguard, GForce Minimonsta, Lennar Digital Sylenth1, and Native Instruments Massive. The bass sounds were side-chained with OtiumFX Compadre Beatpuncher. The drums and FX were various samples and Spectrasonics Stylus RMX.