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Since I love you all, I had to give you a surprise free tune!  Hope you enjoy and thank you ALL for the continued love and support!  Share it if you like it! 

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Katy Perry - Roar (Kennedy Jones ROAR LOUDER Remix)

this song came up soo quickly and worked out soooooo well. this is one of those songs that makes me proud to say "i do Chipmunk songs"
completly re-written by our team and even with a filmclip on our youtube channel...go check it out :D

and feel free to take a free download so you can listen to munk records...eeeeeeeverywhere :D

Alvin And The Chipmunks: I Want Candy!

its taken us, nearly 4 weeks of intensive work to complete this song. but every second was totally worth it. its got hits from eeeeveryone you can think of from usher to enrique and all the way to jason derulo.
we love this song and hopefully you will too.

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chart Toppers Medley

Yes Yes Yes. braand new song. and a nice inspirational one at that by the good old lupe fiasco. this is a great song and i'm actually pretty happy with how this one turned out wich is a rare moment for me :P
but have a listen and enjoy. and dont forget to take a download if you want to enjoy the song everywhere you go

Disclaimer: munk records does not own alvin and the chipmunks or the song The Sho Goes On. they are respectfully owned by
alvin and the Chipmunks: Bagdasarian Productions
The Show Goes On: Lupe Fiasco

Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Show Goes On (Lupe Fiasco

Alvin and the Chipmunks We Will Rock you

this song is a bit of a gift to the fans. i made a bet we coldnt get a certain number of likes on our facebook page in a couple of days...and within 2 hours you guys got it OVER my number guess. wich is AWESOME. so hopefully you enjoy the song. dont forget to comment if you like it, subscribe if you like all our stuff, download the song for FREE. and now you can even chat with us on facebook if you want. link to all of the stuff under the disclaimer 

Disclaimer: Munkrecords does not own Alvin and the Chipmunks or the song No Sleep Till Brooklyn. they are respectfully owned by
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Bagdasarian productions
No Sleep Till Brooklyn: Beastie Boys
 

Alvin and the Chipmunks: no Sleep Till Brooklyn (Beastie Boys)

i know its been a while since i've posted anything. work and travel have kept me busy on the road. but i've come back with a LOVELY little ORIGNIAL. all about the Chipmunks on tour. i think i drew some inspiration from my work tour...who knows lol. i'll also post up a Qna with Bob D about all the stuff i missed and what i was doing soon...promise :D

Disclaimer: Munkrecords does not own alvin and the Chipmunks. they are respectfully owned by Bagdasarian Porductions 

Alvin And The Chipmunks:Give It All (Original)

For the third installment of the franchise, they're going on a cruise vacation.
Something goes a little haywire, though, and they end up "chip-wrecked!"
It won't be too sad for 'em, though. They get to sing Lady GaGa on the deserted island!

Alvin And The Chipmunks Want Your Bad Romance!

this song to waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayy too long to finish. its for a fellow named "Viralcipher". the winner of an old cometition i did. yeah that comp...that long ago. but its finally done and me and tom can stop arguing over who gets to do the solo. i'll let you guys guess who won that little challenge ;)

Disclaimer: munkrecords does not own Alvin and the Chipmunks or the song Jump. they are respectfully owned by
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Bagdasarian productions
Jump: Van Halen

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Jump Van Halen

so i decided that i'm taking too long to finish this album. BUT! this doesnt mean i'm going to give up. this is just a time filler song. i can work harder on the album now i dont have that nagging factor of not releasing a song in a month.


Alvin and the Chipmunks: American idiot Green Day

Angel of Harlem (U2 Cover)

U2 - Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of (Ft. Mick Jagger - Live)

ORIGINAL SONG!!!!!!!
This is The first non cover Alvin and the Chipmunks song for my album. it’s called “Without you” and was mostly written around a story I’ve been writing. Can you guess what the lyrics are about? 
I would absolutely love to hear what you people think of it. does it meet the Chipmunks standards? is it something they would sing? and biggest of all...is it professional quality?

feel free to download and love it 

special thanks to "west one Music"


Alvin And The Chipmunks: Without You (completly original song!!!)

Theodore, the Smallest and cutest member of the Chipmunks takes the lead in this beautiful love ballad. i'll tell you, recording this one in the studio with the Chipmunks...well you really saw their brotherly love in this song...lol.

inspired by someone doing a real simple pitch shift job of it. thats when i went...this song has heaps of potential if done properly.
as alwys. i would love to hear what you think.

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Hero (enrique iglesias)

Bee Gees ♫ Stayin' Alive

Professional Studio Recording!
this is the Beta version of "Club Cant  Handle Me" by "Flo Rida". its Jess' (our vocal trainer) first attempt at mastering...so its kinda riddled with mistakes...lol. we will be posting up a re-mastered version, but we did promise you a song tonight. so here it is!


Alvin And The Chipmunks: Club Cant Handle Me (Flo Rida)

Merry Christmas fans!!!
yes i uhh...i realise this isn't a Christmas song...BUT this is ten times BETTER!
this is a complete re-write of the Phil Collins song "you'll be in my heart". this Munk Records version is a little bit pop, a little bit rock, and a whole bunch of Chipmunks.


Alvin And The Chipmunks: You'll be in my heart (phil Collins)

Brand New Track people. i must painfully admit. this isnt our best work. but still its not bad.
song Coice by Axsdnied 
feel free to take a download 

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Wait For You (Elliot Yamin)

Mariah Carey f/ Miguel #Beautiful 

Available at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/iBeautiful

Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse

#Beautiful (feat. Miguel)

Munk Records latest backing track song. we've been pretty busy lately working on a whole bunch of originals and re-writes, and we thought it was about time we released another song. so here yall go!
enjoy a free download while you're at it ;)

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Watcha Say (Jason Derulo)

Excerpts from the album 'THE ULTIMATE BEE GEES'.
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ABOUT THE BEE GEES
Formed: 1958 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s attracted a more varied audience than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters and singers to create a style of their own that carried them from psychedelia to progressive pop. Then, after hitting a popular trough, they reinvented themselves as perhaps the most successful white soul act of all time. What remained a constant throughout their history is their extraordinary singing, rooted in three voices that were appealing individually and melded together perfectly.

The group was also music's most successful brother act. Barry Gibb, born on September 1, 1946, in Manchester, England, and his fraternal twin brothers Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, born on December 22, 1949, on the Isle of Man, were three of five children. The three of them gravitated toward music, encouraged by their father, who saw his sons at first as a diminutive version of the Mills Brothers. The three Gibb brothers made their earliest performances at local movie theaters in Manchester in 1955, singing between shows. The family moved to Australia in 1958, resettling in Brisbane. Now known as the Brothers Gibb — with Barry writing songs — they attracted the attention of a local DJ, and eventually got their own local television show. It was around this time that they took on the name the Bee Gees (for Brothers Gibb). The trio was astoundingly popular in the press and on television, but actual hit records eluded them.

By late 1966, they'd decided to return to England — which, thanks to the Beatles, was now the center of the world for rock and popular music. The group had sent demo recordings ahead of them, and "Spicks & Specks" — which became their first Australian hit while they were in mid-ocean — had attracted the interest of manager Robert Stigwood. The trio was signed by Stigwood upon their arrival, and began shaping their sound in the environment of Swinging London. Barry and Robin Gibb alternated the lead vocal spot, harmonizing together and with Maurice. Barry played rhythm guitar, while Maurice played bass, piano, organ, and Mellotron, among other instruments. Their first English recording, "New York Mining Disaster 1941," an original by the group with a haunting melody and a strangely surreal, almost psychedelic ambience, was released in mid-1967 and made the Top 20 in England and America. They had successful follow-ups with "Holiday" and "To Love Somebody," the latter actually written for Otis Redding to record, and "Massachusetts," which topped the U.K. charts.

After Bee Gees' 1st, the Gibb brothers took over producing their own records. It was easy, amid the sheer beauty of their recordings, to overlook the range of influences that went into their sound, which came from a multitude of sources, including American country music and soul music. At this point in their history, they were most comfortable deconstructing elements in the singing and harmonies of black American music and rebuilding them in their style.

In 1969, the trio split up in a dispute involving the Odessa album. A lushly orchestrated double LP, it was their most ambitious recording to date, but they were unable to agree on which song would be the single, and Robin walked out. Barry and Maurice held on to the Bee Gees name for one LP, Cucumber Castle, while Robin released Robin's Reign. Without a group to promote it, the Odessa album never sold the way it might have, even with a hit, "First of May." Cucumber Castle generated several successful singles in England and Germany, including the gorgeous, African-influenced "I.O.I.O.," while Robin had a hit with "Saved by the Bell."

In 1970, almost two years older and a good deal wiser, they decided to get back together. They related to each other better and had also evolved musically, now creating a progressive pop/rock sound similar to the Moody Blues. They came back on a high note with two dazzling songs: the soulful "Lonely Days," the group's first number one hit in America; and the achingly lyrical "Morning of My Life," which proved so popular with fans that the group was still doing it in concert decades later.

Their success began to ebb, however, after another huge international hit with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in 1971. The single "Run to Me" made the Top 20 in 1972, but the album To Whom It May Concern was forgotten almost instantly after a brief chart run. Their fortunes continued in reverse during 1973 withLife in a Tin Can and the single "Saw a New Morning" — despite a move to America and a heavy promotional push, the song never made the Top 40 and the album stalled out.

The trio was falling into a deep creative and commercial hole. Rescue came from a suggestion by Eric Clapton, that they try recording at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, where he had just cut an album. The Bee Gees took his advice and came back with Mr. Natural (1974), produced by Arif Mardin. This record was a departure with its heavily Americanized R&B sound, and the following year they plunged headfirst into the new sound with Main Course — the emphasis was now on dance rhythms, high harmonies, and a funk beat. And spearheading the new sound was Barry Gibb, who, for the first time, sang falsetto and discovered that he could delight audiences in that register. "Jive Talkin'," the first single off the album, became their second American number one single, and was followed up with "Nights on Broadway" and then the album Children of the World, which yielded the hits "You Should Be Dancing" and "Love So Right." Then, in 1977, their featured numbers on the soundtrack to the Robert Stigwood-produced Saturday Night Fever, "Stayin' Alive," "How Deep Is Your Love," and "Night Fever," each topped the charts, even as the soundtrack album stayed in the top spot for 24 weeks. In the process, the disco era in America was born — Saturday Night Fever, as an album and a film, supercharged the phenomenon and broadened its audience by tens of millions, with the Bee Gees at the forefront of the music.

It was a profound moment although, ironically, there wasn't that much difference in their sound. Amid the dance numbers, the Bee Gees still did a healthy portion of romantic ballads that each offered memorable hooks. They'd simply decided, at Arif Mardin's urging, to forget the fact that they were white Englishmen and plunged into soul music, emulating, in their own terms, the funkier Philadelphia soul sounds that all three brothers knew and loved. In one fell swoop, the group had managed to meld every influence they'd ever embraced, from the Mills Brothers and the Beatles to early-'70s soul, into something of their own that was virtually irresistible. Spirits Having Flown was their crowning commercial triumph, topping 30 million in sales and yielding three more number one singles.

By the end of the '70s, however, the disco era was waning from a combination of the bad economy, political chaos domestically and internationally (leading to the election of Ronald Reagan), and a general burnout of the participants from too many drugs and profligate sex (which would precipitate an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases and herald the outbreak of AIDS in the United States). There had already been an ad hoc reaction against the group's dominance of the airwaves, with mass burnings of Bee Gees posters and albums organized by DJs. The group itself helped contribute to the end of the party with their participation (at Stigwood's insistence) in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "inspired" (if that's the word) by the Beatles' album. The movie was a commercial and critical disaster, and an embarrassment to all concerned.

In America, the Bee Gees were virtually invisible for most of the '80s. Instead, Barry Gibb pursued work as a producer for other artists, creating hits for Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross. By 1987 and the E.S.P. album, their sales had rebounded everywhere but the United States, yielding a number one single (outside of the U.S.) in "You Win Again." Their 1989 album One got a good reception around the world and generated a Top Ten U.S. single. And in the '90s, Polygram Records released the four-CD anthology Tales from the Brothers Gibb, which sold well around the world. The trio's 1997 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame led to a resurgence of interest, which heralded the release of the live album One Night Only (1998), cut at their first American concert in almost a decade.

The Bee Gees remained active until the death of Maurice in January 2003, from cardiac arrest during surgery. Following his death, Robin and Barry decided to cease performing as the Bee Gees. Their recorded legacy, however, subsequently became more visible than it had been in decades with the move of their catalog to Warner/Reprise. The latter company began the long-awaited upgraded CD reissue of the Bee Gees' post-1966 library, including the first-ever release of outtakes and rehearsal versions of songs. Robin was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for cancer in 2011. He died in London in May 2012 due to complications from cancer and intestinal surgery; he was 62 years old. Given the previous deaths of Andy (who had several number one hits and who died of an inflammatory heart virus in 1988) and Maurice Gibb, Robin was the third Gibb brother and second member of the Bee Gees to pass away.


Music ℗ & © 2009 Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and The Estate of Robin Gibb under exclusive license to Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. a Warner Music Group Company.


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Bee Gees - Jive Talkin' (excerpt)

Bee Gees - More Than A Woman (excerpt)

Excerpts from the album 'THE ULTIMATE BEE GEES'.
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ABOUT THE BEE GEES
Formed: 1958 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s attracted a more varied audience than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters and singers to create a style of their own that carried them from psychedelia to progressive pop. Then, after hitting a popular trough, they reinvented themselves as perhaps the most successful white soul act of all time. What remained a constant throughout their history is their extraordinary singing, rooted in three voices that were appealing individually and melded together perfectly.

The group was also music's most successful brother act. Barry Gibb, born on September 1, 1946, in Manchester, England, and his fraternal twin brothers Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, born on December 22, 1949, on the Isle of Man, were three of five children. The three of them gravitated toward music, encouraged by their father, who saw his sons at first as a diminutive version of the Mills Brothers. The three Gibb brothers made their earliest performances at local movie theaters in Manchester in 1955, singing between shows. The family moved to Australia in 1958, resettling in Brisbane. Now known as the Brothers Gibb — with Barry writing songs — they attracted the attention of a local DJ, and eventually got their own local television show. It was around this time that they took on the name the Bee Gees (for Brothers Gibb). The trio was astoundingly popular in the press and on television, but actual hit records eluded them.

By late 1966, they'd decided to return to England — which, thanks to the Beatles, was now the center of the world for rock and popular music. The group had sent demo recordings ahead of them, and "Spicks & Specks" — which became their first Australian hit while they were in mid-ocean — had attracted the interest of manager Robert Stigwood. The trio was signed by Stigwood upon their arrival, and began shaping their sound in the environment of Swinging London. Barry and Robin Gibb alternated the lead vocal spot, harmonizing together and with Maurice. Barry played rhythm guitar, while Maurice played bass, piano, organ, and Mellotron, among other instruments. Their first English recording, "New York Mining Disaster 1941," an original by the group with a haunting melody and a strangely surreal, almost psychedelic ambience, was released in mid-1967 and made the Top 20 in England and America. They had successful follow-ups with "Holiday" and "To Love Somebody," the latter actually written for Otis Redding to record, and "Massachusetts," which topped the U.K. charts.

After Bee Gees' 1st, the Gibb brothers took over producing their own records. It was easy, amid the sheer beauty of their recordings, to overlook the range of influences that went into their sound, which came from a multitude of sources, including American country music and soul music. At this point in their history, they were most comfortable deconstructing elements in the singing and harmonies of black American music and rebuilding them in their style.

In 1969, the trio split up in a dispute involving the Odessa album. A lushly orchestrated double LP, it was their most ambitious recording to date, but they were unable to agree on which song would be the single, and Robin walked out. Barry and Maurice held on to the Bee Gees name for one LP, Cucumber Castle, while Robin released Robin's Reign. Without a group to promote it, the Odessa album never sold the way it might have, even with a hit, "First of May." Cucumber Castle generated several successful singles in England and Germany, including the gorgeous, African-influenced "I.O.I.O.," while Robin had a hit with "Saved by the Bell."

In 1970, almost two years older and a good deal wiser, they decided to get back together. They related to each other better and had also evolved musically, now creating a progressive pop/rock sound similar to the Moody Blues. They came back on a high note with two dazzling songs: the soulful "Lonely Days," the group's first number one hit in America; and the achingly lyrical "Morning of My Life," which proved so popular with fans that the group was still doing it in concert decades later.

Their success began to ebb, however, after another huge international hit with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" in 1971. The single "Run to Me" made the Top 20 in 1972, but the album To Whom It May Concern was forgotten almost instantly after a brief chart run. Their fortunes continued in reverse during 1973 withLife in a Tin Can and the single "Saw a New Morning" — despite a move to America and a heavy promotional push, the song never made the Top 40 and the album stalled out.

The trio was falling into a deep creative and commercial hole. Rescue came from a suggestion by Eric Clapton, that they try recording at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, where he had just cut an album. The Bee Gees took his advice and came back with Mr. Natural (1974), produced by Arif Mardin. This record was a departure with its heavily Americanized R&B sound, and the following year they plunged headfirst into the new sound with Main Course — the emphasis was now on dance rhythms, high harmonies, and a funk beat. And spearheading the new sound was Barry Gibb, who, for the first time, sang falsetto and discovered that he could delight audiences in that register. "Jive Talkin'," the first single off the album, became their second American number one single, and was followed up with "Nights on Broadway" and then the album Children of the World, which yielded the hits "You Should Be Dancing" and "Love So Right." Then, in 1977, their featured numbers on the soundtrack to the Robert Stigwood-produced Saturday Night Fever, "Stayin' Alive," "How Deep Is Your Love," and "Night Fever," each topped the charts, even as the soundtrack album stayed in the top spot for 24 weeks. In the process, the disco era in America was born — Saturday Night Fever, as an album and a film, supercharged the phenomenon and broadened its audience by tens of millions, with the Bee Gees at the forefront of the music.

It was a profound moment although, ironically, there wasn't that much difference in their sound. Amid the dance numbers, the Bee Gees still did a healthy portion of romantic ballads that each offered memorable hooks. They'd simply decided, at Arif Mardin's urging, to forget the fact that they were white Englishmen and plunged into soul music, emulating, in their own terms, the funkier Philadelphia soul sounds that all three brothers knew and loved. In one fell swoop, the group had managed to meld every influence they'd ever embraced, from the Mills Brothers and the Beatles to early-'70s soul, into something of their own that was virtually irresistible. Spirits Having Flown was their crowning commercial triumph, topping 30 million in sales and yielding three more number one singles.

By the end of the '70s, however, the disco era was waning from a combination of the bad economy, political chaos domestically and internationally (leading to the election of Ronald Reagan), and a general burnout of the participants from too many drugs and profligate sex (which would precipitate an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases and herald the outbreak of AIDS in the United States). There had already been an ad hoc reaction against the group's dominance of the airwaves, with mass burnings of Bee Gees posters and albums organized by DJs. The group itself helped contribute to the end of the party with their participation (at Stigwood's insistence) in the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, "inspired" (if that's the word) by the Beatles' album. The movie was a commercial and critical disaster, and an embarrassment to all concerned.

In America, the Bee Gees were virtually invisible for most of the '80s. Instead, Barry Gibb pursued work as a producer for other artists, creating hits for Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross. By 1987 and the E.S.P. album, their sales had rebounded everywhere but the United States, yielding a number one single (outside of the U.S.) in "You Win Again." Their 1989 album One got a good reception around the world and generated a Top Ten U.S. single. And in the '90s, Polygram Records released the four-CD anthology Tales from the Brothers Gibb, which sold well around the world. The trio's 1997 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame led to a resurgence of interest, which heralded the release of the live album One Night Only (1998), cut at their first American concert in almost a decade.

The Bee Gees remained active until the death of Maurice in January 2003, from cardiac arrest during surgery. Following his death, Robin and Barry decided to cease performing as the Bee Gees. Their recorded legacy, however, subsequently became more visible than it had been in decades with the move of their catalog to Warner/Reprise. The latter company began the long-awaited upgraded CD reissue of the Bee Gees' post-1966 library, including the first-ever release of outtakes and rehearsal versions of songs. Robin was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for cancer in 2011. He died in London in May 2012 due to complications from cancer and intestinal surgery; he was 62 years old. Given the previous deaths of Andy (who had several number one hits and who died of an inflammatory heart virus in 1988) and Maurice Gibb, Robin was the third Gibb brother and second member of the Bee Gees to pass away.


Music ℗ & © 2009 Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and The Estate of Robin Gibb under exclusive license to Warner Strategic Marketing Inc. a Warner Music Group Company.


Bee Gees - Guilty [Live] (excerpt)

A live sound audio engineer with a nerdy passion for making Alvin and the Chipmunks music.

New live album "Live Laugh Loud" coming late 2023

Alvin And The Chipmunks: Hero (enrique iglesias)

Munk Records 101