ABSTRACT
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StoneBridge ) STARTED OUT WITH RE EDITS OF BIG TUNES USING REEL TO REEL TAPE 4HE NEXT STEP WAS TO ADD SAMPLES TO THE MIXESANDlNALLYGETTINGTHE!TARIRUNNING.OTATORANDA TRACKTAPEMACHINEAROUND
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Ben Liebrand *UST A PURE PASSION FOR MUSIC AND THE ELECTRONICS AND AUDIOEQUIPMENTTHATCOMEWITHIT
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Mark Saunders )N ) WENT FROM PLAYING AROUND INMY HOME STUDIO HOUSEDINANOLDCOWSHEDONMY$ADSFARMIN(AMPSHIRE 5+ TOWORKINGASANASSISTANT TO THEPRODUCTION TEAMOF #LIVE ,ANGER AND !LAN 7INSTANLEY PRODUCERS OF ALL THE -ADNESSHITSAND$EXYS-IDNIGHT2UNNERSBIGHITh#OME ON %ILEENv IN THEIR BRAND NEW TOP CLASS 33, STUDIO IN 7EST,ONDON4HISWASASTROKEOFGOODFORTUNEANDBEING INTHERIGHTPLACEATTHERIGHTTIME)GOTTOWATCHGREATACTS ANDPRODUCERSATWORKAS)LEARNEDTHEROPESANDMADETHE TEA!LANAND#LIVEWERECONSTANTLYTHROWINGMEINATTHE DEEPENDBEFORE)FELTLIKE)REALLYKNEWWHAT)WASDOING BUT IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE IT REALLY SPED UP MY TRANSITION FROMASSISTANTENGINEERTOENGINEER)TWASAYEARANDONE DAYAFTER ) STARTEDWORKINGWITH!LANAND#LIVE THAT )GOT TOWORKONh$ANCINGINTHE3TREETvWITH$AVID"OWIEAND -ICK*AGGERANDACTUALLYGOTANENGINEERINGCREDITONITˆ ONEOFMYlRST)WASPRETTYHAPPYWITHTHAT
Vince Clarke ) WAS ASKED BY THEMANAGER OF(APPY-ONDAYS TO DO A REMIXOFh7ROTEFOR,UCKvAROUND
Bill Hamel )WASWORKINGATALOCALRECORDSTOREIN/RLANDOWITHLEG ENDARY$*#HRIS&ORTIER ) SAWHIMREMIXA FEWBIG TUNES ANDWANTEDTOGIVEITASHOTTOO"ACKTHEN)WAS$*INGA TONANDMYFAVORITERECORDSALWAYSSEEMEDTOBEREMIXES 3OITSEEMEDLIKE)HADFOUNDMYCALLING
Ian Curnow 7ORKINGAT07,0ETE7ATERMANWASVERYFOCUSEDONTHE DANCEMARKETANDMYSELFAND0HIL(ARDING WEREIDEALLY PLACEDTODOTHAT
Ian Masterson 4HElRSTMIX )DIDWAS-ARK3NOWSh4HE8 &ILESv THEME )TWASORIGINALLYADANCECOVERVERSION)DIDWITHAMATE BUTMYMANAGERFOUNDOUTTHAT7ARNERWASRELEASINGTHE
THEMEAS A SINGLE ANYWAY SOWEOFFEREDOUR VERSIONAS A REMIXWHICHTHEYACCEPTED
Alex Sowyrda 0ROBABLYAROUND
What was your first “official” remix and how did you get the gig?
