DJ Mixes

In 2006, Gwen Stefani and Akon joined forces to produce this powerful singalong record (seriously... who CAN'T resist Akon's "woo hoo"? The whole room joins in, there's no effort needed). Jimmy Iovine at Interscope pushed them both into a studio together and this was the result. Most pop records use a four-on-the-floor beat. But this song does something different. It moves in a two-bar loop where each chord holds a different length of time. That makes the song bounce rhythmi

This 1999 hit by Santana and Rob Thomas topped the US charts for 12 weeks! It was the last #1 of the 90's and the first #1 of the 2000's. It's actually one of the most recent songs that Classic Hits radio plays regularly because of its universal appeal across age groups and demographics. But in terms of club play, it never really worked as a club record. The only remix that I recall coming out at the time the song was hot was the Chris Staropoli Remix, which was fine for wh

This song burst onto the scene in 2011 and even then, it made a huge impact. It's got massive singalong power, and even though it's not really a dance record, it got some club play just so drunk patrons could bellow along with its catchy chorus. That said, I never really found a version that I was happy with. Not only does the album version's tempo drift all over the place, but the energy dynamics are fairly extreme, running the gamut from low energy to high and back all arou