WCC RADIO Episode 011 now available for download

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WCC RADIO EP011 (November 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. There is a new feature with this mix. Torin of the WCC showed me a neat trick that allows me to imbed the tracklist in the MP3 file. In itunes you can find it under the "lyrics" tab in the info window of the mix. If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you can see the tracklist by touching the artwork of the mix while it is playing. Try it out it really works. Don't forget to rate the mix after you've listen to it. Enjoy it!
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WCC RADIO Episode 010 now available for download

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WCC RADIO EP010 (October 2008) is now ready for download. You will hear quite a few main street artists in this episode (Prince, Snoop Dog, Soul 2 Soul, etc) but don't fear! These are bootleg house remixes done by some of the finest of the house crop (that Christina Aguilera remix is so dope). Listen before you judge :) If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
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WCC RADIO Episode 009 now available for download

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WCC RADIO EP009 (September 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. This episode is all about the underground. Not my usual soulful sets but a little more deeper and jackin’. I crave the days in the early 90s when our parties were in dark warehouses were the only light was from the mixer and turntables. Even if this set is nostalgic to me it doesn’t haver too many nostalgic tracks. They are pretty new. It just goes to show you that the underground is very alive. It’s just still...underground. Close your eyes when you listen to this episode and let it take you back to those days. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know how you feel about it by rating it after you heard it. I’ll know if you guys want more sets like this.
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WCC RADIO Episode 008 now available for download

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WCC RADIO EP008 (August 2008) is now ready for download. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. I apologize for the show being a week late. This was due to my best friend and Great Dane "Geronimo" passing away last week. He will be greatly missed since he was such a majestic and amazing dog. Episode 08 is dedicated to his memory. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
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New mix "West Side Summer"

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A brand new mix that is not a radio show is available for download in the current mixes page. I wasn't planning on recording a new mix but this one kind of just happened. Sandra's new single is doing great, the WCC might start a new residency night on the West Side, and my VFX business is cranking out the jobs even in these hard economic times. Basically I don't have much to complaint about and I'm happy, so when I'm happy I like to jump on the decks and the result is this summer mix. I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to rate it.
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Sandra's single climbing up the charts

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Sandra single "Higher" is doing really great in the different digital download charts. The EP came out July 10th and it has reached #12 on Traxsource, #8 on Juno in the Funky House genre, and #7 (Jay-J's dub), #12 (original), and #14 (Jay-J's remix) on Stompy's soul genre. All of these charts are out of the 100 top tracks from each respective site. The second remix package has gone out as a promo to some of the jocks and radio stations and will be available in early august. This package includes mixes by Justin Michael of Hermosa Recordings, Torin Rea of the West Coast Collective and additional remixes by Jon Silva of Pesto Music. If you are interested in purchasing the current package it is available at your favorite digital download site:

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iTunes Music Store
Beatport

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WCC RADIO Episode 007 now available for download

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WCC RADIO EP007 (July 2008) is now ready for download. Episode 07 includes the usual new and old favorite tunes plus some exclusive and unrelease tracks. If you prefer to stream it online or subscribe to the Podcast you can do so at SS RADIO UK. Hope you enjoy the tunes.
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HIGHER available exclusively at Beatport

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With huge support from House jocks, radio stations and tastemakers all over, Pesto was able to place this massive summer tune on a couple of upcoming compilations already. Raisani Miami Sessions (Dubai), Ibiza Global Radio, Open Bar (NYC) and Clubstar (Germany) - they all had a reason to put "Higher" in their mixes. Finally, Sandra Lima's debut on Pesto is happening and here are six reasons to look forward to the outdoor season: DeepHouse icon Jay-J contributes two smashing mixes, Jon Silva adds some mid-90ies flavour and The Mulder is pleasing us with his top-notch DeepTech sound. Sample some of the mixes with this Beatport Player. This is the sound of the summer 2008!

Go to Beatport.com Get These Tracks Add This Player
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WCC RADIO Episode 006 is posted - Amsterdam maybe.

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WCC RADIO EP006 (June 2008) is now ready for download. If this episode had a name I would have called it "Bass". The first half of the show as some wicked deep house bass-lines that just make you nod your head and raises your level of being cool by ten. I also did a live edit of Doobie J's "Cant Stay Away" vs Andre Harris' "10 things Not To Say To a DJ" and it turned out pretty good. I had some people asked me where I got that remix. Sometimes 2 tracks are just meant to go together.

This episode is a week earlier than schedule and that is because next week I will be in Europe for a few days. I will be in Cannes, France from the 28th of April to the 3rd of June for a friend's wedding. Then I'm off to Amsterdam for a few days. Officially I'm not going to gig but I might make a surprise stop to one of the SoulSessions night over there. I always have my music with me. If something is confirm I will post it on the blog and send an email out to let people know. If you live in the Nice area in France and know of a good house night there to check out please let me know through the contact page. Enjoy EP006!
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Sandra's "Higher" availble on Raisani Compilation

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Sandra's new track "Higher" is getting a pre-release on the Raisani Miami Sessions 08 compilation. This is the Jay-J dub which is a peak time stomper. For the full vocal mix plus the other remixes you will have to wait until the end of this month for the full release on Pesto Music. For now you can purchase the dub on Traxsource. Higher is track #5 of the compilation. You can also preview the full track on Sandra's MySpace page.
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WCC interview on LA's #1 Hip Hop Station (!?)

Ok, ok. In all fairness it was on a Electronic Dance Music show called PowerTools and it did air at 2 in the morning. Still check it out and listen to our manly voices. I'm the one that sounds like a chipmunk. You can also catch an exclusive mix I did for the interview. Click on the play button below.


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WCC RADIO Episode 005 is posted

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WCC RADIO EP005 (May 2008) is now ready for download. I'm really happy with this episode. It's my favorite of the year. I don't know why it just flows. I got to listen to it while driving on the coast with my sun roof open and enjoying this 90 degrees Californian spring. For a second I just forgot al of my troubles and got lost in the music. Hope you can do the same. Don't forget to rate it after you listen to it (might be just me who like it). Enjoy!
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WCC RADIO Episode 004 is posted

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WCC RADIO EP004 (April 2008) is now ready for download. I added a new feature to the track list, a link to buy the individual tracks from the mix. When you click on the track's label it will take you to digital download site (Traxsource, Stompy, Beatport, etc) where I purchased the track. It won't take you to the exact track but it will take you to the label's songs on the digital download site. It makes it a lot easier to find the song and to narrow your search. Give it a try and please go out and support the labels that are giving us such great and beautiful music.

What prompted this new feature was the whole Defected incident that happened to me last week. I figured by including this it will make the labels (and artists) happy. If they still don't want me to include their music it's their lost. You will notice that this set has 2 Defected songs even after I vowed never to play anything from them. Call me a sell out but dam these tracks are good ;) The ironic thing is that one of those tracks is one I removed from the Pesto Mix and both are, as of now, unreleased (you can find them on Traxsource but they are digital edits, these are the real thing). How did I do it? They gave me permission! Go figure... Maybe they think I have something to offer. So if you purchase tracks from their store tell them it's because of Ricardo Torres ;) Enjoy the mix!

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PestoMix up again - New & Improved

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The NEW PestoMix is now up and its IMPROVED since it does not have any Defected tracks in it. If you are wondering why read the post below this one. This whole thing with this major label has left a real sour taste in my mouth and I feel it has tainted something I hold sacred which is the spirit of House Music. I also found out that I'm not the only one of their ex-supporters that they have done this to. Check this out. Please go out and support small independent labels like Pesto, Barcoda, Compost, Poji, Shifted Music and many others that are keeping the spirit of House alive and let's leave Defected and its sub-labels chase bedroom DJs for compensation. I'm sure they will make lots of money and pass the profits to their artists (yeah right). I hope you enjoy the mix.
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And I Really Used to Like DEFECTED...

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Some of you are wondering what happened to the DJ Mix I did for Pesto Music. Well within minutes after Pesto posted the FREE podcast they got this email from Defected:

"I have received a newsletter with a Pesto mix that includes 2 of Defected tracks that are unreleased. Defected has not granted you any authorisation to use them and we control the copyright. Please remove them from this mix immediately. You are giving our music away for free when you do not have the rights. We will seek compensation for this illegal usage."

First of all I purchased those "unreleased tracks" on Traxsource directly from Simon Dunmore (Defected's boss) Top 10. They don't even seem to know what tracks they are releasing or selling. Second, a big "respected" label like Defected coming after a small independent one man label like Pesto and threatening to sue them for giving them free promotion just floors me. Defected is in their legal right to do this but is it morally right? I've been a big supporter of Defected for years I have PURCHASED every single release I have from them vinyl or digital. No more. This is a slap in the face to our community. If this is their attitude then they will go down just like all the other main stream dinosaur labels that are crying that their profit margins are shrinking and are coming after the end users. I will re-do the PestoMix with out any tracks from Defected. Only tracks from labels that support and understand DJ culture. If you care to voice your opinion to them you can do to the label manager at their contact page here. The email above came from "Business Affairs and Licensing Manager". If you do contact them please be respectful. Like I said they are within their legal rights, I just feel they don't know how to pick their battles.
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New Mix for Pesto Music

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Pesto Music asked me to do a DJ Mix that coincides with the release of my wife Sandra's new track coming out on their imprint April 20th, 2008. Sandra's new track called "Higher" will be coming out in two EPs. The first one (Pesto 011) will include Jay-J's (Shifted Music) mixes and Jon Silva's aka The Mulder (Pesto Music). The second EP (Pesto 011R) will have remixes by Justin Michael (Hermosa Recordings), Thomas White (Natural Rhythm), and our own Torin Rea (WCC). We've already passed out some promos to a few jocks and we are getting great feedback. You can hear Jay-J's vocal mix in my set (track 11). If you are part of the Pesto community you will get this mix as an iTunes Podcast. If not you can download right here. You will also notice that this mix is at higher bit rate. The mixes on this site are at 128kps but as of the PestoMix they will be 192kps. Bandwidth is getting cheaper so I'm passing on the savings to you :)
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WCC RADIO Episode 002 is posted

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WCC RADIO EP002 (February 2008) is now ready for download. If you are wondering why it's here after EP003 then read the entry below. The point is that it's here now so you are getting two shows this month :) The first hour is deeper and darker than I usually play but the mix brings the soul back in hour two. Check it out and let me know what you think of it by rating it after you've listen to it. Enjoy!
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WCC RADIO Episode 003 is posted

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WCC RADIO EP003 (March 2008) is now ready for download. Some of you are probably wondering where is EP002? Last month when the radio show was schedule to air on SS RADIO the WCC was also playing live at BALANCE here in LA. We did a live broadcast from the club that a lot of people got a chance to tune into. Unfortunately the recording of the night had some glitches. Torin is trying to fix it and if he can we will post that set. I then promised that I would record a new EP002 and post it even if it was late. My life got crazy during February (read the post below) and I wasn't able to do it. I still want to do an EP002 not to break our streak so hopefully I can get that done with in the next week or two since I'm finally coming back up for air.

I'm really happy with this EP003. It's Deep, Jackin, Funky, and Soulful and I have for you a preview of my wife Sandra's new track "Higher" that will finally be out before the summer on Pesto Music. There will be remixes by Jay-J (Shifted Music), Justin Michael (Hermosa Recordings), Thomas White (Natural Rhythm) and of course Jon SIlva (Pesto Music). There are also a couple of other remixes floating around including a WCC remix by Torin Rea. What you hear in the set is Jay-J's dub mix. His vocal remix is also slammin and has the quality you come to expect from Jay-J. Justin Michael's remixes are pretty amazing also. Think "big room Dennis Ferrer" type. Thomas' version will of course be Jackin' a la Natural Rhythm and I'm sure the very talented Jon SIlva will have some nice surprises for us since he is the one that did the original mixes. I'm also looking forward to hear what Torin is cooking up.
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Tracklist is Complete for Balance Live Set

All of the tracks for our 6 hour set at Balance back from November are accounted for. If you downloaded the set and are curious as what those are you can check it out here. BTW the WCC will be back at the best House Club In Los Angeles on February 2nd, 2008. Mark your calendars cause it will be another epic night...
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WCC RADIO Episode 001 is posted

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The first WCC RADIO show has been posted and ready for download. As I told you in the last posting the format will remain the same as Shameless Sessions it is just the name that changes. The show will air once a month on SS Radio UK but I will try to bring it up to a bi-monthly edition if my schedule permits. The show is not exclusive to SS Radio so if you run an internet radio station and are interested in airing the program please contact me.

The first hour of the show is a mix of newer and older tracks and the second hour is a tribute to my favorite West Coast producer (and friend) Jay-J. It is an hour of some of my favorite remixes and original productions (he has over 300) of this Grammy nominated producer and DJ. I am also keeping the tradition to end the show with a classic track. This month is a dope Michael Jackson underground remix of Off The Wall. This was when MJ was normal and with darker skin... I found this one as I was digging through my crates.

New to the site is a rating system for the mixes. At the bottom of each track list page you are able to vote on the mix from 1 to 5 stars (5 being best). After you listen to the mix please rate it so I get an idea of what people are digging. The rating is also available for the old mixes so if you have a favorite one go vote for it.

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In other news the WCC will be back at BALANCE LA in February. Stay tune for the date and details. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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6 hour live mix for your NYE from the WCC

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First of all Happy Holidays to you and all of your love ones.  I want to thank you for the support that you have given me through out 2007. I can't believe this year is already over. It certainly flew by for me.

As a "Thank You" and a late holiday gift I would like to offer you the full set from our last gig at Balance here in Los Angeles.  This is kind of rare that you will find sets like these online because it is 6 hours long! It is our full night un-edited.  If you are looking for music for your NYE party this year you just put this on and you are good to go.  It starts off smooth and then just peeks with some old, new and rare tracks that we like to take out when we play live.

You will find the tracklist for all 57 tracks on the download page with who was playing what.  Basically Torin Rea, Dustin Brown and myself were rotating every 4 tracks so we kept it fresh.  We compliment each other when we play but we all have a little bit different style (in a good way).

This download is pretty big, 317 MB.  On a standard broadband connection it could take from 10 to 20 minutes to download so please be patient when you do.  I need to thank Pablo Godel of Server Grove Networks for letting me host the mix on his servers.  If it wasn't for Pablo's help I wouldn't be able to offer this mix to you because of the amount of bandwidth it would eat up with all the downloads that it will have.  If you need any kind of hosting solutions please check out Server Grove Networks and give them a try.

Again thank you for 2007 and have a wonderful, safe and fun New Year Eve and stay soulful trough-out 2008!
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Last Shameless Sessions of the year is up

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The last Shameless Sessions radio show for 2007 is now available for download. For this one I actually took out some of my old vinyl that I haven't played in a long time. These are a bunch of old white labels that I hardly take out anymore since turntables are hard to come by at clubs these days. For the last few years I've been playing mainly digital files from CDs on CDJs. You will probably hear the sound difference from these old records when you hear them in the mix. I played the hell out of these tracks and they are a little worn out. Don't be alarm if you see Michael Jackson or Diana Ross on the track list... You might be pleasantly surprise ;)
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Shameless Sessions Mix For November is posted

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My Shameless Sessions show for the month of Novermber is available for download. It aired Sunday the 4th on SS Radio UK. This is one of my favorite one from the year. I'm getting a lot more adventurous with the accapellas ;)
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Shameless Sessions Mix For October is posted

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My Shameless Sessions show for the month of October is available for download. It aired Sunday the 7th of October on SS Radio UK. Just to make it clear; My Shameless Sessions shows airs every month on the first Sunday of the month not necessarily the first week of the month. I had quite a few emails this week asking me where the mix was. I even had one that said that "it's been more than week and where is the fuckin' October mix?". Wow, did not know that people got so emotional about these sets. I hope it's clear now when they come out. Peace and enjoy the "f@#&ing" mix ;)
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New mix "Glow Nights"

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I posted a brand new mix that is not a radio show. It's been a while since I had done one that's your standard 70 minutes set that fits on a CD. "Glow Nights" captures the vibe of the residency I had for about a year now in Marina Del Rey, California. The tunes are high energy and they are meant for the dance floor. You will recognize a lot of the tracks in the set but these remixes might be brand new to most of you. Let me know what you think and enjoy. Also a new Shameless Sessions coming up in the first week of October.
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Shameless Sessions Mix For September is posted

My Shameless Sessions show for the month of September is available for download. It aired Sunday the 2nd on SS Radio UK. If you want to the listen to the online stream with the voice overs you can do so here on SS Radio and you can also vote and leave comments on it. Fun with acapellas , some unreleased promos, and some nice classics. Enjoy!
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Shameless Sessions Mix For August is posted

My Shameless Sessions show for the month of August is available for download. It aired Sunday the 5th on SS Radio UK. If you want to the listen to the online stream with the voice overs you can do so here on SS Radio and you can also vote and leave comments on it. The shows includes that great track from Vernon & Dacosta "As Darkness Falls" that I was talking about in the post below. Enjoy!
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Artwork for the Mixes is Complete

I finished putting all the artwork together for my mixes that are online on my site. Not only does the artwork show up in the mixes page for downloading but also in the MP3 file itself. This means that when you play the mix from iTunes, an iPod or an iPhone you see the artwork in al it's glory. Pretty :)
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Shameless Sessions Mix For July is posted

My Shameless Sessions show for the month of July is available for download. It aired yesterday on SS Radio UK. If you want to the listen to the online stream with the voice overs you can do so here on SS Radio and you can also vote on it.
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Shameless Sessions Mix For June is posted

My Shameless Sessions show for the month of June is available for download. It aired earlier today on SS Radio UK. If you want to the listen to the online stream with the voice overs you can do so here on SS Radio and you can also vote on it.
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Shameless Sessions Mix For May is posted

My Shameless Sessions show for May is available for download. It aired earlier today on SS Radio UK. The versions on my site is with out voice overs but if you prefer to hear me talk (why?) you can catch the stream right here on SS Radio and you can also vote on it.
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Radio Shows For 07 Are Posted

All of my Shameless Sessions radio shows are now posted. On my old site I used to replace the one that was online with a new show every month. Now I will leave them all available for the whole year. I will post the show for May this coming Monday after it airs this Sunday the 13th on SS Radio UK.
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All Archived Mixes are up

I just finish posting this morning the rest of my legacy mixes going all the way back to 2002. These were available on my old site except for one that I added called "Later At The Loft". I'm also re-mastering some of the first mixes I posted on the web which were on Deep House Network back in 2001. They were only available in Real Audio back then and the quality was poor. Next up are the My Shameless Sessions for this year and the guest mixes. Hopefully I can have this done in the next few days.
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Archived Mixes Are Coming Online

I just posted 7 mixes from the archives that range from 2004 to 2005. Included in there is my most downloaded mix, BLANC, and two live sets that I did back in the days for Planet Soul Network. Those were my first radio shows. I still have another 7 to upload in the archives and also, on a seperate page, all of my Shameless Sessions radio shows for 2007.
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Main Mixes page is up with new mix

Sorry for the slow update of the site but work has been crazy busy lately as we got awarded a couple of big jobs. I just posted the new main mixes page. You will find in there the current mixes. I will create other pages for the archived mixes (before 2006), guest mixes, and Shameless Sessions radio show. Check out the new interface and let me know what you think or if you have any problems. If you are on a mac (or PC for that matter) the mixes should NOT open in a blank page with Quicktime like they used to. No need to do a key combination when you click on download mix. The link should automatically download to your desktop (or where ever you download files).

At the top of the list is the live set I recorded from the Jay-J and friends party we did in Miami WMC 2007. I will also so post soon my May set from Shameless Sessions.
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