DJ Mixes

This song made some interesting chart accomplishments. It hit # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Billboard Hot Country Songs, and the Billboard Country Airplay charts all at the same time. It's a "triple-crown," and not only is that exceptionally uncommon, but it's also the first time it's been done by a woman. The song has had a ton of momentum and has become a fixture in both country and mainstream playlists, so I think this could be a cultural moment and not just a radio hi

Ella Langley's "Be Her" has a rare mainstream energy that can move it well beyond a country audience. As of writing, it is sitting at #2 and still feels like it has room to climb. A #1 peak feels very possible, though the chart will decide that in its own time. Langley wrote "Be Her" with Hardy, Jordan Schmidt, and Smith Ahnquist. Hardy has said they knew the song had something special almost immediately, and that the writing came together in about 30 minutes. Pretty incredib

Before his solo career took off, Lionel Richie already had found success as lead singer of The Commodores, and had several hits under his belt. When he worked on "You Are," he got the help from his then wife, Brenda, who shares a co-writer credit on the track. Richard Marx also sang background vocals on this track early in his career. For my remix, I wanted to bring "You Are" closer to an 80s synth-pop dance record while keeping the spirit of the original intact. The origina

This is Tay Tay's tribute to the original Tay, the legendary actress who dominated the silver screen for decades. They actually had quite a bit in common: they both reached the absolute top of the fame pyramid, they both had multiple high-profile relationships with other celebrity men, and they both had unceasing media attention. Swift has said that Taylor is one of her role-models. The music video for this song doesn't even feature T. Swift at all, it's all clips of Elizab

This was Zara Larsson's breakout hit, and I've always liked it. Since it came out in 2015, her career has grown, and she's especially been powerful in the pop world recently. This song regularly goes viral on social media and its colorful music video is just so perfect for pop. Even in a pop crowd, I've always struggled to get this song to work on the dance floor. Something about its rhythm can't seem to hold a floor except for the most die-hard of fans. I thought a more upb

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

Noah Kahan had some success with his album Stick Season back in 2022, and now he came back with this Top-10 hit that seems to have taken pop radio by storm. It's fairly downtempo and low-energy, fine for what it represents, but for us DJ's, we need a little more of a bump to it. So for this one, I put together two remixes, both a pop remix and a hip-hop remix, depending on the kind of room you play you may want one versus the other. Pop Remix: Hip-Hop Remix:

UPDATED: Feb 8, 2026 with the actual music video, and a revision of the remix. One of the better, and less controversial tracks from "The Life Of A Showgirl," Opalite is a mid-tempo song with a strong hook and some great imagery. It also is the second-most listened to track from the album (after The Fate Of Ophelia which I remixed a couple weeks ago), and is also getting a fair amount of radio airplay. This is a more club-friendly version of the song, I kept with the Nu-Di