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The idea for remixing 'Endless Wave' came about whilst reading about a fantastic photography book by Michael Moir & Jamie Brisick called 'The Eighties at Echo Beach' (check it out btw it's well worth it)

The book is essentially a beautifully nostalgic look at surfing during the 80s, and whilst looking at the images online, the original 'Endless Wave' came on random within iTunes, and the rest is history...

Imagine if Don Henly's 'Boys of Summer' & 'Kim Carne's 'Bette Davis Eyes' had a child, and that child grew up and fell in love with Solar Stone's 'Seven Cities' and you'd be halfway there...

Ste X

Kamaya Painters [Benno De Goeij & Tiesto] - Endless Wave [Steve Callaghan Remix] [2013]

George Michael - Flawless (Princess Ann 2008 Passport For Men Mix) - Demo

So got put on to this track (and sent the Flac) by a good mate. Ive slowed it down tad (127 to 123bpm), replaced drums and percs, given it a good re-arrange. Hope you like.

Wham! - A Ray Of Sunshine (Pete Le Freq Redub)

It's freebie time and WHAT a freebie!

As a kid growing up in the 80s, it's hard not to love Madonna, and 'Rescue Me' was one of those tracks that stuck with me ever since I first heard it on 'The Immaculate Collection' back in 1990 - my mum used to play the cassette tape to death in the car, and it's influence clearly stays with me to this day!

The initial idea was going to be a classic retro mix (shades of which can heard during the breakdown) but as there was no official remix pack for the track, and certainly no acappella (travesty because her vocals in the original are stunning)it was a case of going through every remix of the track from the 1991 CD single and pulling together as many samples as I could, sifting through to find anything of use to create a deeper edit, something that would match the roughness of the sampling.

I tried to do the best I could without any official stems or acappella and I hope I've done the original justice, especially when your dealing with such a great artist and song!

It's totally free as a thank you for all the support I've been getting recently (it doesn't go unnoticed) and I look forward to your thoughts!

Ste X

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Trivia & production notes:
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*I'm aware the "so now what" sample is actually from 'Justify My Love' but it's also included on the official remixes so I figure it canon ;)

*The bass is THE classic 90s 'Solid Bass' patch (for extra nostalgia) and the notes are a re order of the original bass pattern from 'Rescue Me'

*I tried to replay or sample as many of the original parts as possible, in particular the pan pipes, high string, orchestra hits, percussion (Shep Pettibone machine gun snares!) and drum breaks - this was to keep as much respect to the original as I could

*The breakdown was built around the idea of having a remade version of the original 'on vinyl' I added very subtle vinyl crackle, and tape saturation to this section to add to the effect

*The spin back and record slow down effect was designed to add to the vinyl effect, and to also serve as an arrangement tool, as the track clocks in at 8 minutes I knew that by starting the track at the 4:40 spin back us DJs could have a much tighter edit depending on the set we play.

*The old skool drum break is from the classic Lyn Collins 'Think About It' from 1972 - I had to loop the original drum break in 'Rescue Me' whilst playing 300 classic drum breaks in Abletons browser over the top to identify that baby!

*The cover art is a slightly altered version of the 12" cover from 1991

*the outro with thunderstorm, heartbeats and finger snaps is a reverse homage of the opening to the original of 'Rescue Me'

Madonna - Rescue Me [Steve Callaghan RMX] [2015] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Remixed back in 2009 on old Cubasis software.

Cars & Trains - D'Luxe '09 Remix

Steve Callaghan Early Demos

Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (Steve Callaghan 3am Remix) [2005 Flashback] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Blush Remix

Midland - Blush [Steve Callaghan Remix] [FREE DOWNLOAD] [2017]

George Michael Outside (Instrumental version)

George Michael - Fantasy House Mix

George Michael vs Aeroplane - Faith (REMIX)
Thanks to MsGeorgiosPanayiotou.
Remix by Aeroplane.

Faith (Remix By Aeroplane)

JPL - Frolic (Steve Callaghan Remix)

Fix You - Coldplay Cover By Luciana Zogbi

Last Night's Mascara

No Tears Left To Cry - Miley Cyrus, Mark Ronson (Ariana Grande Cover)

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I've always avoided remixing George, as I am a HUGE fan, and was terrified of tackling one of my idols, but after hearing so many terrible covers and remixes of this track I thought as a fan, I'd have a crack at it, as not only a gift to the fans and his memory, but also to challenge myself as a producer.

I've gone full on 80s S Y N T H W A V E with this one, drenched in as much neon and sparkle as I could manage, the original is fun and '80s and I wanted to respect that (anyone expecting some dark Techno I apologise!)

I really hope you like it, a lot of passion has gone into this one, and I hope it serves as a tribute to the man himself, especially with the unfortunate timing of his death on Christmas Day.

Production notes:

*As no acapella exists I had to use a very raw version that I extracted from a number of versions of the original track, if I could get my hands on the original that be a DREAM, so I'm aware the quality of the vocals are only 50% of what they could be.

*The hats are replayed exactly from the original patterns, using the 808 and linndrum.

*The kick pattern is my own but uses the original linndrum

*The snare is the exact pattern from the original using the linndrum, right down to the verse and chorus variations.

*The keys and chords are a mixture of the Juno synth from the original, and some more modern vsts to add some girth

* the bass is a blend of the Juno and Nexus, with some guitar amp saturation, and Roland Dimension D chorus VST to give an 80s feel.

*most of the blending and production was done via SSL emulations, as I wanted to keep a retro feel, and the end result was fed through a tape emulation plugin to give it some more warmth.

*finally I added a little sample of George at the end as a tribute to all the fans out there 💖

Merry Christmas everyone

Ste X

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Last Christmas 2018

Wham! - Last Christmas [Steve Callaghan Remix] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Gucci Condom

Whilst digging through my old CD singles the other week I discovered this classic from 1994, and thought I'd have a crack at remixing it.

I gave it some serious retro 80s influence all over the production, especially with the VST synths such as the Korg M1 / Polysix & DX7 and the vintage compressors such as the DBX160 and SSL bus compressors - not to mention a nice dollop of tape saturation for that freshly cooked feel.

The piano is actually a vst blended with a sample pack of the Bluthner 9' Concert Grand from Skywalker Ranch - a piano used in countless Hollywood movies as with such an iconic riff I wanted an equally iconic sound!

Nothing even comes close to Way out West's 1996 mix of this track, it'll always be the best version for me, but I hope you enjoy my take as much as I enjoyed making it!

Ste :)

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Subliminal Cuts - Le Voie Le Soleil [Steve Callaghan Remix] [FREE DOWNLOAD] [2013]

GEORGE MICHAEL & MUTYA BUENA - This is not real love (Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto Mix)

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Notable track support:

Above & Beyond, Armin Van Buurren, Cosmic Gate, David Guetta, Ferry Corsten, Madonna, Paul Van Dyk, Seb Fontaine, Tiesto, 

Notable airplay:

BBC, Ministry of Sound, ABGT, ASOT, 

Notable press :

Future Music, DJ Mag, Mixmag, IDJ and M8.

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Wham! - Last Christmas [Steve Callaghan Remix] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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