Kevin Aviance - Gimme More

This song originally came out in 2007. There were hundreds of remixes of Britney's original and dozens of covers. Now this song gets an update by legendary performer Kevin Aviance. In the main version, Kevin stays true to the original but adds his own additional style and flare by altering just the right lyrics. There are some remixes by Nick Harvey and Billy Waters & John Michael vs. TWB. Nick provides his usual hard, driving tribal mix. With the warped synths and just the right amount of elements of the original, it's really fun. There are all sorts of things happening throughout the mix that keep it fresh from minute 1 to almost 11. The Dubstramental by Nick is great as well. The Billy Waters & John Michael vs. TWB Drama mix does indeed have plenty of 'drama'. Also hard and dark, this one has grittier, sleazier synths. This is equally good. Both mixes are really well done. An acapella is also included for your remixing pleasure.

Purchase the digital single here (Masterbeat)

Grade: A

Billy Waters, John Michael and TWB on Derek and Romaine

Note: Normally this blog is dedicated to just reviews and previews of what's coming up, but now this blog will also serve as a platform for up and singers, remixers, etc. in addition to the reviews.
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Rising stars Billy Waters, John Michael DiSpirito and Thee Werq'n B!tches have quickly made a name for themselves with their remixes during the past year. Thee Werq'n B!tches had already been doing remixes and DJing for several years. Billy had been DJing for a couple of years too. As a team, they have worked together to make produce some fantastic remixes for artists such as Karen Young, Eddie X presents Niki Haris, Zelma Davis, Whitney Houston, and many more. And that is all just in the last year! They have also completed a number of private mixes of some select club classics. Most notably, the legendary Junior Vasquez is a big fan of them and their work and has frequently featured their productions in his sets.

Last week, Billy, John Michael, and TWB made an appearance on the Sirius/XM Radio show The Derek & Romaine Show to discuss their background, how they came to work together, and of course, their productions. Clips of several previously released and upcoming remixes were played. 

Here's a recording of the segment. (Mediafire)

The Gemini Show - Miss Cleo

In the early part of the 2000's, the advertisements featuring apparent psychic Miss Cleo (Wikipedia) were hard to escape. A few years after that, this song sung from the point of a disgruntled customer questioning Miss Cleo's abilities was made. A hilarious music video began to make the rounds on the internet some time back and now some remixes of the song have been made. Nick Harvey's mix is big room and circuit-oriented. There are some light teasings of the club classic "Can You Party" peppered throughout the mix. It's fun. He uses all of the vocals to good effect. Thee Werq'N B!tches also delivered a mix in a similar vein, however, this has some really fun electro blips and bleeps as the instrumental hook. Both mixes are really good. There are some others, but these two are the best ones so far.

Watch the video here (YouTube)




Grade: A