It’s been a little while, apologies for being a bit out of touch. I was busy stuffing myself full of Turkey and enjoying the drive through Connecticut. Hope those of you Stateside had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and a pleasant regular old week to the rest of you international folk!

I’ve been hard at work over here, a few exciting tidbits to report:

1) I’ve completed a brand spankin’ new remix for a very talented band, and friends of mine from college. I would have shared it with y’all already, but there’s been some talk of a potential “official” release for it… so I’m in a bit of a holding pattern there – stay tuned!

2) I’m about 2/3’s of the way finished with another remix for an artist that I have truly loved and admired over the years. By some insane stroke of luck, I’ve been corresponding with him over email and working on a new single from his upcoming record. I shouldn’t say who he is just yet, but I WILL say that fans of the show Mad Men will be especially excited about this one.

3) Been hard at work, co-producing for my pals, Project Jenny, Project Jan, on their new record. We’re entering the tracking stages. The skeletons are in place for all the tunes, now on to recording different live parts and honing, editing, and honing some more. It’s gonna be awesome.

4) Wanted to share a few more studio videos with y’all from my adventures with Rob a few weeks ago at his studio in Greenpoint. If nothing else, these videos are a neat little way of demystifying the recording process a bit…

Me, Finger Pickin’

Rob, Laying Down Dome Old-Timey Piano

Me, Doing My Best Wilco Impression

5) Lastly, wanted to share two songs I just can’t get enough of, lately… The first is a recording of “Mr Bojangles” by the legendary Esther Philips:

AND, “Aht Uh Mi Hed” by the also-legendary Shuggie Otis:

Much love,
Big A

Before I jump to the blog recap, just want to share my utter excitement for the next few remixes I’ll be working on. Been in touch with some truly wonderful bands & artists whom many of you probably know quite well, and I’m SO pumped to work on their stuff!

Also, spent the majority of this weekend writing and recording with my talented friend, Rob. Here’s a little footage of me chunking along on the drums… I’m self-taught & only started playing 2 yrs ago, so hopefully not too crappy all things considered:

Here’s what peoples are saying about the Shwayze track:

Sheena Beaston “We are head over heels with Wilkis’ teched out, glitchy, grooving basslines”
The Coolest Out “Had me head nodding & hitting repeat over & over again”
Pasta Primavera
True to Sound
Pop Awesome
Ekek Promotions
We Like It Indie
The Young Kingz Daily
Atari Cool Kids
Pigeons and Planes “Badass”
Consequence of Sound
The Fast Life
Dr. Funkenberry
Rock the Dub
Earmilk
The Audio Perv
The World in a Paper Cup “Wilkis knows how to give a track a real spit & shine freshness… A must for your gym mix. It gets your pulse up and your energy pumping.”
91.9 WFPK Radio Louisville
Chic Moustache Club
Kapeepcity “It can’t get any hotter than this”
Super X Official
Etnobofin
¡Empower!
Boom Boom Chik
Blastercase
Ecoutez
Subservient Experiment
honkabitch
Attack!Attack!Attack!
Daily Beatz
Cassette Couture
No Modest Bear
Nosser Jammer
Bored and Beats
Sounds and Colors
Famous Sounding Words…
Nyne Dymondz
Drown Your Beliefs
Stallin the Man
Thieves by Tuesday
Slope Radio
Deconstruction
Revenge of Rob GordonWild Cub
Carpe Musica
Dilligent.Me
Nibootoo

Craziness! Was just doing a little self-google-alerts-ing (not that I’m vain or anything), and I discovered that I was on KCRW twice for my Temper Trap remix! OUTRAGEOUS! It’s the not first time I’ve been on, but I’m feeling pretty cool right now, nonetheless…

Thank you so much to Jason Kramer for throwing me in the mix, let alone two times!

“The Lab” – 10/11/2009
“The Lab” – 10/25/2009

Much Love,
A Diggity