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04/02/2008 11:31 AM
WCC RADIO Episode 004 is posted
03/30/2008 09:59 PM
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!
PestoMix up again - New & Improved
03/27/2008 01:46 AM
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.
And I Really Used to Like DEFECTED...
03/26/2008 10:19 AM
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.
New Mix for Pesto Music
03/25/2008 11:08 PM
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 :)
WCC RADIO Episode 002 is posted
03/09/2008 05:08 PM
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!
WCC RADIO Episode 003 is posted
03/02/2008 01:17 PM
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.
Tracklist is Complete for Balance Live Set
01/09/2008 10:01 PM
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...
WCC RADIO Episode 001 is posted
01/06/2008 05:54 PM
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.
In other news the WCC will be back at BALANCE LA in February. Stay tune for the date and details. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
6 hour live mix for your NYE from the WCC
12/27/2007 02:43 PM
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!
Last Shameless Sessions of the year is up
12/01/2007 10:49 PM
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 ;)
Shameless Sessions Mix For November is posted
11/03/2007 08:11 PM
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 ;)
Shameless Sessions Mix For October is posted
10/07/2007 01:12 PM
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 ;)
New mix "Glow Nights"
09/23/2007 10:21 PM
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.
Shameless Sessions Mix For September is posted
09/03/2007 03:03 AM
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!
Shameless Sessions Mix For August is posted
08/05/2007 05:48 PM
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!
Artwork for the Mixes is Complete
07/07/2007 09:00 PM
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 :)
Shameless Sessions Mix For July is posted
07/02/2007 01:10 AM
Shameless Sessions Mix For June is posted
06/03/2007 06:56 PM
Shameless Sessions Mix For May is posted
05/13/2007 10:20 PM
Radio Shows For 07 Are Posted
05/11/2007 06:28 PM
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.
All Archived Mixes are up
05/10/2007 10:45 AM
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.
Archived Mixes Are Coming Online
05/10/2007 12:09 AM
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.
Main Mixes page is up with new mix
05/08/2007 12:42 PM
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.
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.
