Yes yes y’all!

Pleased to share a new remix I made of Shwayze’s “Get U Home” (iTunes) from their upcoming album, “Let It Beat” (which hits stores Tuesday, Nov. 3rd). This is my first foray into official-remix-for-a-major-label territory, and it has been… well… more or less the same experience.

My remix was included on an Official “Get U Home” Remix EP, alongside some pretty heavy-hitters: Paul Oakenfold, The Bloody Beetroots, LMFAO, and Travis Barker, to name a few… Which one is your favorite? (pick ME, pick ME!)

For those unfamiliar with Shwayze, he is a California pop rapper and is produced by Cisco Adler. “Get U Home” presented an interesting challenge for me as Shwayze’s brand of music is not my usual fare. It forced me to step out of my comfort zone and find creative ways to insert my personality – wound up being quite a bit of fun to work on!

ENJOY!

DOWNLOAD: “Get U Home (Alan Wilkis Remix)” – Shwayze

And attention record label folks, if you’d like me to remove this link, please email me at “info [at] wilcassettes [dot] com,” and I will promptly do so…

Thanks!

-A

The response to my Temper Trap remix has been OVERWHELMING! So many folks have had so many nice things to say about it, and also landed a little MTV.com featured download spot. If you haven’t had a chance to hear it yet, check it out here.

And before I do the old blog roundup, a few random notes to share from the past week.

1) Remix News: Got a few remixes in the pipeline, about to start on a new one today, and one more already finished, which I’ll be posting in the next week or two. Stay tuned!

2) Song of the week: Donna Allen’s “Serious.” Heard it on Chromeo’s DJ Kicks set… Check it:

3) Maximum Dorkitude: I am fascinated by how things work… Discovered and have been naturally LOVING the podcasts of howstuffworks.com. Check out their complete list of podcasts on iTunes if you’re up for having some knowledge dropped directly on your brain…

4) Laugh of the week: DJ Khaled Loves McDonald’s. Actually had me in tears…

5) Where the Wild Things Are: See it… Just stop what you’re doing and go see it…

And here’s the old blog recap:

Consequence of Sound
Nialler 9
Sheena Beaston “AW spins a magical web of Wilkis wonder around the tune, taking it from gushily good to so endearingly excellent, that you might ponder why the original even exists.”
The Coolest Out
The Fast Life
Boom Boom Chik
Indie Music Filter “Alan’s always been solid at both picking great indie songs to remix and his re-interpretations of them.”
Danger Danger “Seriously, WTF is with this guy? What does he put in his morning coffee? Magical music potion? WHAT? In all seriousness, Alan Wilkis cannot fail.”
Off the Radar
What to Wear During an Orange Alert
El3ctronight
Chic Moustache Club
Revenge of Rob Gordon
Only Boring People Are Boring “Alan Wilkis has the Midas touch: everything he spins turns to FUNKY gold… A crunktastic odyssey.”
Kickin the Peanuts
JayeL Audio
Tilt LA “in love with this remix for the last week…”
The Boy with the Thorn in his Side
Ecoutez
Attack Attack Attack
No Modest Bear
Subservient Experiment
Daily Beatz
DJ TMY
Jumble Pusher
Tympanogram
Kiss Atlanta
Trashbag Kids
Indiehere
Not Cool Yet
Radio Deconstruction
32 FT/Second
JJubela
Me, and all my Friend’s Blog
Some of it Was True

New Video from my friends over at GOOD Magazine with yet another one of my jams in there! You can hear “Pink and Purple” around the 25-second mark. Thanks GOOD mag!

Friends!

Just finished a brand shpankin’ new remix of “Sweet Disposition” by a band called The Temper Trap. You may have heard them recently on the “500 Days of Summer” soundtrack.

I was instantly drawn to the singer’s voice – great falsetto, emotive and pitch-perfect – all VERY tough to pull-off. I really couldn’t hear any sort of auto-tune mumbo jumbo or studio magic on there. He just kills it…

Check out my spin on things. And as always, if you like what you hear, please help spread the word and feel free to send the link to whomever!

ENJOY!

DOWNLOAD: “Sweet Disposition (Alan Wilkis Remix)” – The Temper Trap

(”Dance With You” @ the 1:53 mark)

(”N.I.C.E.” and “Time Machine” throughout)

THANKS GOOD MAG!