Royal Human Beings (Cosby Sweater Mash' N Taters)

This is one of my favorite Bill Withers' songs.  I loved the original lyrics and arrangement so much that I didn't stray to far from it, so its more like a Manic Focus cover than a remix.  Call it what you want, hope ya dig, peace!

Download it at ThisSongisSick.com (direct link below)

http://thissongissick.com/blog/2013/premiere-bill-withers-use-me-manic-focus-remix/

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Use Me (Manic Focus Remix) - Bill Withers

Stayin' Fly

Pretty Lights - Bump N Hustle (Extended Version)

Stevie Wonder - Superstition vs Grazmatik - My People




Stevie Wonder vs Grizmatik - Superstitious People

Bootleg of Patti Drew's version of Hard to Handle, hats out to the great Ottis Redding for the original version of that song. I think she funked it up a little more to be honest.

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/ab039e'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Defunk - Hard To Handle

For those of you who had a chance to check my latest mix for All Good Records, I've decided to release my remix for Ramble On, which uses the vocals from the original Led Zeppelin tune. It was a bit of challenge trying to take on a band with such talent, vision, and presence in the history of rock music. While impossible to out-do a track by one of the greatest bands in the world, all you can do, and all I was attempting to do, was take the feeling the song gives you and try to re-interpret that into your own sound and style.

<a href='https://theartistunion.com/tracks/ed6a1b'>Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

Mastered by Dj Alias

www.soundcloud.com/defunk-music

RAMBLE ON (Defunk Remix)

quick edit of the Pretty Lights Live mix from NYE 2009.
Extended the intro by a few bars and cut out some of the live mic
Somewhat abrupt end, but i just didn't bother fading it out

Pretty Lights - After Midnight (deepshine edit)

My mom used to play Elton John’s music all the time. I grew up on it. His songs played a large part of my musical childhood. In fact, I’m told that the first song I ever sang was, “B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets.” Having not listened to much of Elton’s music in recent years, I found myself truly inspired having gone to see the movie, Rocketman. The music brought back intense feelings from both my childhood and where I find myself in the present moment. I immediately went into the studio and started work on this remix.

As a musician, I’ve always related deeply to the original song which was inspired by the 1951 science fiction short, The Rocket Man, by Ray Bradbury. The story depicts the complex relationship between technology and psychology, and in particular, an astronaut's love of the stars. A man ventures into space for three months at a time and returns to earth for only a few short days to see his wife and son, deeply torn between his love of space and his family. The song imagines what his long adventures, while filled with loneliness, would be like. I've always viewed this as a metaphor for the life of an artist. 

This remix makes a great precursor to the release of my next full-length album, Setting Fire To The Stars. (Coming this fall). It's a sci-fi themed record that vibes on the darker side of our feelings. Thoughts of anxiety, depression, loneliness, and social isolation are recurring ideas in both the lyrics and music found on this album. Subjects that many of us are all too familiar with. 

So here's my remix of Rocket Man for you. I hope you catch a new vibe off my interpretation of the original classic.
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Shout out to my good homies, Moon Suk Lee, for the original artwork and Brett Shredmunds for the title work.

Mixed and Mastered by Mark A. Cooley and Chris Wright at Violet Recording

2019

Rocket Man (Shuj Roswell Remix)

Give Me One Reason (Manic Focus Remix) - Tracy Chapman

Gramatik vs The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down

I'm an electronic music producer with roots in funk, soul, new era hip-hop and dubstep.

Booking:
Peter Anderson - peter.anderson@etp.agency

Management:
Joe McCarten | Jacob Barinholtz | Phil Salvagio | Michael Berg
MGMT@manicfocus.com



I'm from the Twin Cities but currently living in Denver.  I grew up making hip-hop beats and transitioned to a solo instrumental project in 2010.  My music is the result of love and simple appreciation for all music.  Call it what you want, I hope you enjoy it!