Would you remix a pop artist

seannash

So if you had the chance top remix a pop artists new single would you do it.

you would of course face ridicule from your peers but would you put this aside to maybe gain a bit more exposure(no publicity is bad publicity and all that)

now of course your going to say ill do an underground mix but lets say its a commercial sounding mix they want,would you do it:D

DamagedTrax

yup. no problem. been there and done it proudly.

your peers arent putting the bread on your table are they?

Neurojazz

<--Crazyfrog game music.

:P

DamagedTrax

Neurojazz wrote: »

<--Crazyfrog game music.

:P

dude, theres a line.

Neurojazz

I have a streak of cheese in most my tunes lol - took many House parties and Niel Sedaka twisted my soul lol

seannash

well i guess alot of us wouldnt be solely be relying on music for our income
so if it wasnt for they money aspect would you do


also care to divulge what popstar damagedtrax:p

DamagedTrax

seannash wrote: »

well i guess alot of us wouldnt be solely be relying on music for our income
so if it wasnt for they money aspect would you do


also care to divulge what popstar damagedtrax:p

i'd still do it whether for money or not. remember that besides hard techno im an engineer aswell and i work with pop. r'n'b, rock etc all the time so it doesnt bother me as long as its good. right now im co-producing and engineering an album for a girl band

and no i wont divulge who i remixed for (or the name i released it under) :P

seannash

DamagedTrax wrote: »

i'd still do it whether for money or not. remember that besides hard techno im an engineer aswell and i work with pop. r'n'b, rock etc all the time so it doesnt bother me as long as its good. right now im co-producing and engineering an album for a girl band

and no i wont divulge who i remixed for (or the name i released it under) :P

booooooo:D:p

yeah thats true i guess.

i must admit i was expecting to be steamrolled by the selling your soul response but noones piped up yet

DamagedTrax

seannash wrote: »

booooooo:D:p

yeah thats true i guess.

i must admit i was expecting to be steamrolled by the selling your soul response but noones piped up yet

i think they genre walls are collapsing a lot more the last few years.. which is great :cool:

Rockshamrover

seannash wrote: »

booooooo:D:p

yeah thats true i guess.

i must admit i was expecting to be steamrolled by the selling your soul response but noones piped up yet

I thought remixing was a big part of the dancemusic scene, take 1998 by you know who:D. That's been remixed so many times (great tune by the way).

Do you mean a remix of someone like Girls Aloud?

seannash

Rockshamrover wrote: »

I thought remixing was a big part of the dancemusic scene, take 1998 by you know who:D. That's been remixed so many times (great tune by the way).

Do you mean a remix of someone like Girls Aloud?

yes exactly like remixing girls aloud.

remixing is a huge part of dance music alright but you generally remix a track from another dance music genre into the style you normally produce

Neurojazz

I'd like to do Bjork.

Clanket

seannash wrote: »

booooooo:D:p

yeah thats true i guess.

i must admit i was expecting to be steamrolled by the selling your soul response but noones piped up yet

Dont do it Sean, Your selling your soul.

Nah just kidding. I'd definately do it if given the opportunity. Sure why not? Do it under a different name. Gives an opportuinty to be creative in a different genre than normal.

Rockshamrover

Neurojazz wrote: »

I'd like to do Bjork.

Any particular track?

DamagedTrax

i think he just meant he'd like to do her....

dont blame him really, crazy sexy bitch!!!

Rockshamrover

DamagedTrax wrote: »

i think he just meant he'd like to do her....

dont blame him really, crazy sexy bitch!!!

I see:D

Clanket

DamagedTrax wrote: »

i think he just meant he'd like to do her....

dont blame him really, crazy sexy bitch!!!

Id say she's a biter

Mr Trade In

Jedward, I would mix in 100% static with any of their songs.

seannash

Alofthedunnes wrote: »

Dont do it Sean, Your selling your soul.

Nah just kidding. I'd definately do it if given the opportunity. Sure why not? Do it under a different name. Gives an opportuinty to be creative in a different genre than normal.

just being hypothetical,im not actually lined up to remix any pop star.

just curious to see if people would do it or not

Clanket

seannash wrote: »

just being hypothetical,im not actually lined up to remix any pop star.

just curious to see if people would do it or not

It's Jedward isnt it

DamagedTrax

Alofthedunnes wrote: »

Id say she's a biter

please please let her be a biter



NOM NOM NOM :pac::pac::pac:

jtsuited

fee?????

Neurojazz

She drives me made, and the music behind is perfect - this track screams of contrast to me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQOcXAShp2Q

seannash

jtsuited wrote: »

fee?????

well i guess that would also have to be considered wouldnt it.

but if your commanding a decent fee you really dont need any exposure so i cant imagine a relatively unknown person recieving much

Neurojazz

seannash wrote: »

well i guess that would also have to be considered wouldnt it.

but if your commanding a decent fee you really dont need any exposure so i cant imagine a relatively unknown person recieving much

Keep the masters until you get a % of the royalties

DamagedTrax

i love her phrasing so much. she just hits the right place everytime even though in theory most of it shouldnt work.

EDIT: sorry, we seem to have moved on from bjork (here on in known as mrs. trax.. ok?)

Neurojazz

DamagedTrax wrote: »

i love her phrasing so much. she just hits the right place everytime even though in theory most of it shouldnt work.

EDIT: sorry, we seem to have moved on from bjork (here on in known as mrs. trax.. ok?)

She is like Kate Bush TNG.



Sometimes you can hear her voice clean up and she can sing like Maddona (the older version) - she's obviously picked her niche and nailed it. I love all the 'lost it' moments... sending listeners right off... hard to find things that do that and make it commercially.

DamagedTrax

Neurojazz wrote: »

She is like Kate Bush TNG.



Sometimes you can hear her voice clean up and she can sing like Maddona (the older version) - she's obviously picked her niche and nailed it. I love all the 'lost it' moments... sending listeners right off... hard to find things that do that and make it commercially.

totally, if you listen to something like birthday (sugarcubes) you're left feeling ecstatic by her delivery but totally confused as to what you've just listened to!

CyanRain

Of course I would. Who gives a **** if people don't like the artist you remix? Isn't that the point of a remix; to give a song more exposure by having versions in a number of genres?

Most people would be happy for you for getting your name on a big artist's single/E.P. They won't hate.

jiltloop

I'd do what Aphex Twin did when Madonna asked him to work with her on a track, ask her to record herself making animal noises!
Ah no seriously though I'd find it very hard to say no to the exposure and money. As long as I didn't have to make a cheesy pop type remix and had creative control then I would most likely go for it.

jiltloop

Neurojazz wrote: »

I'd like to do Bjork.

So would I!!! And I'd also like to remix one of her tracks!

jtsuited

seriously though, it depends on the fee. you hear stories of some of the remix-fees from the 90s and it's just mindboggling. Then they realised that the dance remixes weren't getting any of the credibility or sales the record companies were aiming for so that stopped.

A lot of producers still have their 'joke fee'. That's the price you set as your standard for remixing pop songs you don't like. If someone wants to pay it, then you'd be mad not to do it.

There are some famous stories/myths/legends out there about certain producers getting 6 figure sums and turning in proper-wacky remixes knowing the labels won't release them. A certain Mr. Twin knows who I'm talking about (was a Madonna remix iirc).

DarkJager

jiltloop wrote: »

So would I!!! And I'd also like to remix one of her tracks!

Play Dead would make a great dance tune if it was done right

ryanphillips1

Neurojazz wrote: »

I'd like to do Bjork.

Hey

Since everyone seems eager to do bjork, knock yourselves out

http://findremix.com/bjork-remix-contest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FindRemix+%28Find+Remix%29

Cheers

Ryan

Neurojazz

ryanphillips1 wrote: »

Hey

Since everyone seems eager to do bjork, knock yourselves out

http://findremix.com/bjork-remix-contest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FindRemix+%28Find+Remix%29

Cheers

Ryan

An amazing find. Now link me somewhere to get a time machine to get the time to be able to do it