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Britney Spears “Chris Cox Megamix” Flashback

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

I was recently asked how I did something from this, so I pulled up the session to review it for the first time in years. It may not sound like it, but it was SO much work! Well over a thousand edits and a few weeks worth of work. Remember, this was BEFORE Ableton and [...]

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The ORIGIN of Duck Sauce “Barbra Streisand”

Monday, April 25th, 2011

There is no doubt that Duck Sauce’s “Barbra Streisand” is one of the most popular songs of the past year. Some would even argue that it is one of the most fresh and original tracks around…… or is it???? There is no doubt that those two words they added (“Barbra” and “Streisand”) gave it a [...]

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Dave Smith, father of MIDI

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Interesting video interview with Dave Smith, who is credited as the father of MIDI. He created some of the best keyboards ever (Prophet 5 among them!). I own a Prophet 600, which was the first synthesizer to ship with MIDI on board. This clip was from the old Tech TV show “Screen Savers” with Leo [...]

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