I didn't realize that it has been six weeks since I posted my last episode. A mistake I've remedied with the (slightly late) April 2024 edition of UP! This set starts off with a string of commercial vocal house hits and transitions into full on main room madness. Kicking off the set is Ryan Skyy's original song "Never Right" followed by Liza Jane's "Sacrifice". It's great to hear some new music from Chris Willis on his collaboration track "Eyes Wide Open". Until Dawn & Division 4 deliver some punchy remixes along with Tony Moran and Toy Armada. The amazing Dirty Disco turns out two stellar remixes for Dua Lipa and Beyonce` respectively and Roland Belmares delivers a floor stomping remix on Ariana Grande's "We Can't Be Friends". Continuing the main room sound are remixes from Henriq Moraes and Jace M. The set closes out with the killer duet track "Dance Alone" from Sia & Kylie Minogue. Grab a slice of this vocal house and club pie. There's plenty to go around. EnjoyAnthony1/ "NEVER RIGHT" (Original Remix) - RYAN SKYY2/ "SACRIFICE" (StoneBridge Remix) - LIZA JANE3/ "EYES WIDE OPEN" (Original Club Mix) - JAMES CHRIS ft. CHRIS WILLIS4/ "MY LOVE" (WORK HARDER) (Extended Remix) - SOULCHASER5/ "SUN WAKES UP" (AJ Moreno Remix) - JOE BERMUDEZ ft. AMANDA BRIGHAM6/ "LIMBO" (Until Dawn Remix) - CHARLI LARK7/ "GOOD DAYS" (Division 4 & KREAM Remix) - SZA8/ "I DON'T WANNA WAIT" (DJ Dark Remix) - DAVID GUETTA & ONE REPUBLIC9/ "I'M GONNA RUN" (Tony Moran Club Mix) - VICTORIA10/ "GO THE DISTANCE" (Original Club Mix) - TANNR + TOY ARMADA ft. INAYA DAY11/ "TRAINING SEASON" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - DUA LIPA12/ "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (Dirty Disco Space City Remix) - BEYONCE`13/ "ALL MINE" (Guy Scheiman Club Mix) - ROMAN14/ "WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS" (Roland Belmares Circuit Club Mix) - ARIANA GRANDE15/ "DOCTOR" (WORK IT OUT) (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - PHARRELL WILLIAMS & MILEY CYRUS16/ "WHERE YOU ARE" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - JOHN SUMMIT ft. HAYLA17/ "DANCE ALONE" (HenriqMoraes Future Club Mix) - SIA & KYLIE MINOGUE

Let's talk about men for a while - specifically male vocal artists - and by men, I mean Mardi Gras men. It's time for the annual celebration of male vocalists in the 18th edition of Men, the Mardi Gras edition. I had planned to publish this on the actual weekend of Mardi Gras but I got caught UP! flip flopping on the track selection so instead, I'm publishing it on my actual birthday (March 5th). There are so many different artists and styles on this edition with new and classic remixes of their songs but the intensity and euphoria are constant. The start of the set has a heavy 80's and 90's feel with classic tracks from Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Rick Astley (I saw him in concert in Sydney in the early 90's - brilliant) and Haddaway. Moving through the set come monster tracks from The Weekend, Troye Sivan, Jason Derulo and boy bands Boyzone & One Direction. Adam Lambert is the featured performer at this years Mardi Gras so I had to put one of his amazing songs on this set. As the set moves into more big room territory hits appear from Coldplay, Alex Newell, Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran and Jason Walker. Rounding out the set are two awesome tracks from Joey McIntyre and Wham!. Now Lets talk about the remixes. There are so many killer remixes ranging from Division 4, Jet Boot Jack, StoneBridge, JRMX, Cahill, Russ Rich, Wayne G. and Carlos Gallardo. 7th Heaven feature several awesome remixes here and as always, a huge thank you to Mark from Dirty Disco for his pre-release remixes for which I am eternally grateful. I hope you enjoy them all. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird - a beautiful young couple from Sydney who's lives were taken in a senseless act of violence leading up to the Mardi Gras party weekend. Rest in peace boys xxAnthony1/ "DON'T YOU" (FORGET ABOUT ME) (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - SIMPLE MINDS2/ "THE REFLEX" (Block & Crown Club Mix) - DURAN DURAN3/ "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - RICK ASTLEY4/ "WHAT IS LOVE" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - HADDAWAY5/ "RUSH" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - TROYE SIVAN6/ "CAN'T FEEL MY FACE" (Division 4 Remix) - THE WEEKEND7/ "RIDIN' SOLO" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - JASON DERULO8/ "LOVE IS A HURRICANE" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - BOYZONE9/ "NIGHT CHANGES" (JRMX Club Mix) - ONE DIRECTION10/ "TONIGHT WE LIVE FOREVER" (Cahill Club Mix) - UNION J11/ "LOVE IN THIS CLUB" (StoneBridge Club Mix) - USHER12/ "NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES" (DigitalDog Club Mix) - ADAM LAMBERT13/ "TO THE MOON AND BACK" (Almighty Club Class Club Mix) - SAVAGE GARDEN14/ "ALL OVER THE WORLD" (Cahill Club Mix) - OLA15/ "FAMOUS" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - NATHAN SYKES16/ "A SKY FULL OF STARS" (Russ Rich & LFB Anthem Club Mix) - COLDPLAY17/ "BASICALLY OVER YOU" (B.O.Y.) (Carlos Gallardo Remix) - ALEX NEWELL18/ "SO HAPPY" (Sagi Kariv & Tommer Mizrahi Remix) - TONY MORAN ft. JASON WALKER19/ "BEAT IT" (HenriqMoraes Remix) - MICHAEL JACKSON20/ "IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED" (Original Club Mix) - GUY SCHEIMAN ft. RHIAN!21/ "BAD HABITS" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - ED SHEERAN22/ "I LIKE IT" (Cahill Club Mix) - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ft. PITBULL23/ "STAY THE SAME" (Tony Moran Club Mix) - JOEY McINTYRE24/ "I'M YOUR MAN" (Wayne G. Fire Island Club Mix) - WHAM!

Crack open the champagne. Mardi Gras Anthems is celebrating it's 21st edition in March 2024 with 21 featured artists. The annual Sydney Mardi Gras party falls on the first weekend of March this year so in readiness for that, I'm releasing this milestone edition in advance. This set epitomizes the term "Anthems" with tracks from legendary divas such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson,  Deborah Cox, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Madonna and the list goes on. There is even an appearance from legendary 80's dance floor divas Evelyn Thomas and Miquel Brown. There are mixes from remixers' across the club spectrum including Mike Rizzo, Block & Crown, Country Club Martini Crew and the always fantastic Wayne G, 7th Heaven and Russ Rich. Each year I badger two of my favourite remix artists - Division 4 and Dirty Disco for copies of their early release and private remixes and every year they very generously provide me with them. I know I sound a bit like a broken record when I say this, but their generosity in doing this for me is so greatly appreciated and changes the landscape of how I approach and assemble these Mardi Gras Anthems sets. I'll let the music speak (sing) for itself while you hit the dance floor for this year's Mardi Gras Anthems deep dive. EnjoyAnthony1/ "TOUCH MY BODY" (Division 4 Remix) - MARIAH CAREY2/ "HIGH ENERGY" (Block & Crown and Sean Finn Club Mix) - EVELYN THOMAS3/ "SINCE U BEEN GONE" (Division 4 Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON4/ "BAD ROMANCE" (Division 4 Club Mix) - LADY GAGA5/ "ALONE" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - HEART6/ "AIR IT ALL OUT" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - PAULINI7/ "BLANK SPACE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT8/ "HEART OF STONE" (Wayne G. & Porl Young Club Mix) - FRANCE JOLI & JOEL DICKINSON 9/ "PIANO IN THE DARK" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - SHANIE10/ "GIVE ME THE REASON" (Russ Rich & Leo Frappier Anthem Remix) - MIKE JOLLY ft. COCO STAR11/ "WORK BITCH!" (Division 4 Remix) - BRITNEY SPEARS12/ "WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - TINA TURNER13/ "WE FOUND LOVE" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - RIHANNA ft. CALVIN HARRIS14/ "LIVE TO TELL" (Cajjmere Wray Club Mix) - MADONNA15/ "SO MANY MEN" (SO LITTLE TIME) - (Almighty 12" Classic Club Mix) - MIQUEL BROWN16/ "DARK HORSE" (Country Club Martini Crew Club Mix) - KATY PERRY17/ "PLAY YOUR PART" (Mike Rizzo Leading Role Club Mix) - DEBORAH COX18/ "TRY IT ON MY OWN" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - WHITNEY HOUSTON19/ "DANCING ON MY OWN" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - ROBYN20/ "DISCO LIES" (Freemasons Club Mix) - MOBY21/ "MYSTERIOUS TIMES" (Spencer & Hill Remix) - SASH! ft. TINA COUSINS

The February 2024 edition of UP! is pure pop heaven. I say this because the set is populated with tracks from Dannii Minogue, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Sia & Kylie Minogue. A veritable divadom of pop diva's. Kicking off the set is the Matt Pop mix of Taylor Swift's beautiful "The Archer". Tay Tay just hit Australia this weekend kicking off the Australian leg of her Eras Tour with sold out concerts of 90,000 fans in Melbourne before heading to Sydney, so I wanted to include this mix to acknowledge the enormous cultural impact her world tour has had. Until Dawn remix two tracks for Sarah Christine and Deniece Pearson respectively. Division 4 delivers a crunchy, funky remix of "Looking For A New Love" which is my favourite cover in recent years. Dannii Minogue is back with a new track "Thinking 'Bout You" and it is nice to hear another Soul Seekerz remix. The always on point Dirty Disco features three remixes here for JLo, Ariana and Sia & Kylie. I included the awesome Tommer Mizrahi remix of Madonna's "I Rise" which I forgot I had. The set closes out with the thumping HenriqMoraes remix of Kygo & Ava Max's hit "Whatever". This month's edition of UP! is short, sharp and punchy clearing a path for the annual Mardi Gras Anthems coming in March. EnjoyAnthony1/ "THE ARCHER" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT2/ "ALL IN" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - SARAH CHRISTINE3/ "EVOLUTION" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - DENIECE PEARSON4/ "DAMN HERE WE GO" (Nick Jay & Jean Luc Remix) - NICK JAY, RAY ISAAC, ROMBE4T & STONEBRIDGE5/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Division 4 Remix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA6/ "TOMORROW" (ANOTHER DAY) (Luca Debonaire & Mike Ferullo Remix) - DARK INTENSITY ft. SOPHIA MAY7/ "THINKING 'BOUT US" (Soul Seekerz & Luv Foundation UK Remix) - DANNI MINOGUE & AUTONE8/ "NEVER FAR WAY" (Original Club Mix) - M19/ "CAN'T GET ENOUGH" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - JENNIFER LOPEZ10/ "YES, AND?" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - ARIANA GRANDE11/ "DANCE ALONE" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - SIA & KYLIE MINOGUE12/ "I RISE" (Tommer Mizrahi Club Remix) - MADONNA13/ "WHATEVER" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - KYGO ft. AVA MAX

Just squeaking in before the end of the month comes the first edition of UP! for 2024. This set has a strong house feel to it kicking off with the excellent collaboration between Nick Jay, Jet Boot Jack & Zoe Badwi "Listen To Love". Mark Knight & James Hurr pay tribute to Kathy Brown's classic "Turn Me Out" and Robbie Williams & Sophie Ellis-Bextor share vocals on "Immortal".I love pretty much everything that Trouser Enthusiasts do and their mix of Dannii Minogue's "We Could Be The One" is no exception. The jewel in this set for me is Russ Rich & Andy Allder's remix of "Say Don't Go" by Taylor Swift. So beautiful and melodic, thank you for sending me this one Russ. Division 4 features two remixes here and his take on Mariah's "Touch My Body" is fantastic. Joe Stone & Brad Pearce sample Mariah's "Fantasy" in "Everynight". Dirty Disco turns in a killer mix of Kylie Minogue's "Vegas High" before the set heads into Big Room territory with two remixes to close out the set from Henriq Moraes. Welcome to the New Year. EnjoyAnthony1/ "LISTEN TO LOVE" (Nick Jay & Jean Luc Passive Resistance Remix) - NICK JAY & JET BOOT JACK ft. ZOE BADWI2/ "TURN ME DEEPER" (Original Club Mix) - WH0, MARK KNIGHT & JAMES HURR ft. KATHY BROWN3/ "IMMORTAL" (David Penn Club Mix) - LUFTHAUS & ROBBIE WILLIAMS ft. SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR4/ "WE FOUND LOVE" (Division 4 Club Mix) - DIVISION 45/ "WE COULD BE THE ONE" (Trouser Enthusiasts Club Mix) - DANNII MINOGUE6/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Original Club Mix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA7/ "SAY DON'T GO" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Mix - Taylor's Version) - TAYLOR SWIFT8/ "TOUCH MY BODY" (Division 4 Remix) - MARIAH CAREY9/ "EVERYNIGHT" (Original Remix) - JOE STONE & BRAD PEARCE10/ "LOST WITHOUT YOU" (Tom & Jame Remix) - JACK WINS ft. CAITLIN SCARLETT11/ "CHAINS" (Extended Remix) - DEVAUT ft. DAYA12/ "VEGAS HIGH" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE13/ "THIS LOVE ISN'T CRAZY" (Dario Xavier Club Remix) - CARLY RAE JEPSEN14/ "FAVOURITE KIND OF HIGH" (HenriqMoraes Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON15/ "YES, AND?" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - ARIANA GRANDE

Here we are at the end of the year and this December '23 edition of UP! just manages to slide in before the New Year. I'd like to say that it was my intention but in all honesty, I was distracted by Xmas, multiple friends December birthdays and the looming presence of the approaching new year. This set wastes no time in getting into it with some thumping house tracks kicking off with the excellent David Guetta/Kim Petras collaboration "When We Were Young" mixed by Apollo. I pulled a classic Division 4 track from a few years back which I forgot I had. "Clap Your Hands" has some great samples from Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love". Ray Isaac Turns in a killer mix of Paloma Faith's "How To Leave A Man" as do Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow on Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club". Mark from Dirty Disco delivers three more outstanding remixes here for Tate McRae, Cactushead and Barry Huffine ft. Zhana Roiya respectively. Toy Armada & Jace M work their magic on Ed Sheerans' "Eyes Closed" and Brazilian DJ/Producer Henriq Moraes has three featured remixes here for Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith. I'm really liking his style and there are several great remixes he has produced for classic divas which will definitely be appearing on my Mardi Gras anthems in March next year. The set closes out with Luin's punchy remix of Kylie Minogue's "Vegas High". I hope everyone had a great Xmas and here's wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year. EnjoyAnthony1/ "WHEN WE WERE YOUNG" (Apollo Remix) - DAVID GUETTA ft. KIM PETRAS2/ "DREAMIN" (eSQUIRE Remix) - RED NEON ft. TINA TARA3/ "CLAP YOUR HANDS" (Division 4 Remix) - DIVISION 44/ "HOW YOU LEAVE A MAN" (Ray Isaac Remix) - PALOMA FAITH5/ "PINK PONY CLUB" (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Down In West Hollywood Remix) - CHAPPELL ROAN6/ "I TOUCH MYSELF" (Original Club Mix) - LENNY B ft. KRISTY KAY7/ "TOGETHER" (Original Club Mix) - SAMMY PORTER8/ "GREEDY" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - TATE McRAE9/ "WANT YOU TO KNOW" (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Space City Remix) - CACTUSHEAD ft. DORIAN WOOD10/ "RUSH" (Elisar Touch Remix) - TROYE SIVAN11/ "DESIRE" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - CALVIN HARRIS ft. SAM SMITH12/ "EYES CLOSED" (Toy Armada & Jace M Club Remix) - ED SHEERAN13/ "HOUDINI" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - DUA LIPA14/ "CRUEL SUMMER" (HenriqMoraes Melodic Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT15/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA16/ "VEGAS HIGH" (Luin's High Five Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE

This edition of Essential Taylor Swift took months to put together and is the culmination of her musical career up until the time of publishing. Unlike the previous 2 editions which were loosely chronological in track listing, this edition covers the whole span of her career but in no particular order. Admittedly there are fewer songs from her early years but there a very few remixes of her earlier music that I could find. Her Era's World Tour is in full swing and is on track to become the highest grossing tour by any artist in the world. I didn't even try to get tickets for her Australian tour dates. I thought I'd save myself that disappointment and be satisfied seeing the movie :) She has released some high quality music since my last edition in 2021 so naturally, I was keen to get the club remixes which I knew would be awesome overall. This Era's edition features remixes from Ray Isaac, Ryan Skyy, Optical Disco, Barry Harris, CLX, Dark Intensity, Joe Gauthreaux, Brett Oosterhaus, Jasmin, Dario Xavier and Toy Armada & Jace M. I would like to give special thanks to Russ Rich & Andy Allder, Division 4 and Mark De Lang of Dirty Disco. I badgered them all for new remixes that they might have been hiding and being the extremely generous people they are, they provided me with some advance and private remixes. I can't thank them enough as their contributions helped make this edition the massive compilation that it is. There are 37 tracks here covering a decade of Taylor's music in 3.5hrs. This is my love letter to Taylor Swift and also my Xmas gift to all of the Swifties around the world. EnjoyAnthony1/ "DELICATE" (Dark Intensity Remix)2/ "OUT OF THE WOODS" (Division 4 Remix)3/ "ME!" (Robert Eibach Club Mix) ft. Brendon Urie4/ "SNOW ON THE BEACH" (Optical Disco Club Rework) ft. Lana Del Rey5/ "EVERMORE" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Evermore Dancefloor Club Mix)6/ "THE ARCHER" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Combat Club Remix)7/ "THIS IS ME TRYING" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) 8/ "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix - Taylor's Version)9/ "WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix - Taylor's Version)10/ "LOVE STORY" (Ray Isaac Remix) 11/ "BAD BLOOD" (Ryan Skyy Remix) 12/ "STYLE" (CLX Remix)13/ "BLANK SPACE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix - Taylor's Version)14/ "I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER" (Barry Harris Remix) ft. Zayn15/ "THE MAN" (Stormby Remix)16/ "ANTI-HERO" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) 17/ "YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN" (Division 4 Remix)18/ "LOOK WHAT U MADE ME DO" (Handbag House Club Mix) 19/ "TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE" (Mike Rizzo Club Mix) ft. Boys Like Girls20/ "I CAN SEE YOU" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) 21/ "KARMA" (Dario Xavier Remix) ft. Ice Spice22/ "BEJEWELED" (Dario Xavier Club Remix)23/ "22" (Joe Gauthreaux 2022 NYE Remix)24/ "CARDIGAN" (Dario Xavier Club Remix)25/ "SAY DON'T GO" (Dario Xavier Remix)26/ ""SLUT" (Dario Xavier Remix)27/ "ALL OF THE GIRLS YOU LOVED BEFORE" (Dario Xavier Club Remix)28/ "HAUNTED" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix)29/ "CRUEL SUMMER" (Brett Oosterhaus Remix)30/ "EXILE" (Jasmin's Understudy Club Mix)31/ "SHAKE IT OFF" (Joe Gauthreaux West Side Club Mix)32/ "WILDEST DREAMS" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix - Taylor's Version)33/ "I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix - Taylor's Version)34/ "MIDNIGHT RAIN" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Mix) 35/ "THIS LOVE" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Version)36/ "YOU BELONG WITH ME" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix - Taylor's Version)37/ "TIMELESS" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Era's Club Mix)

The November '23 edition of UP! has a mixture of new and classic songs interspersed through it. I recently got hold of the hard to get 7th Heaven club mix of P!nk's "All I know So Far" and as I love all things P!nk, it had to go on. Division 4 kindly provided me with his mix of Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" and as I also love all things Tay Tay, it had to go on as well. Dave Aude` has updated Kimberley Locke's cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me" and Dave Matthias' new track "Let The Night" is killer. Dirty Disco features three remixes here. Mark seems to have a thing for Troye Sivan (which I totally support and am here for) and his remix of "One Of Your Girls" is excellent. Sia's new song "Gimme Love" gets a super remix from Armin van Buuren and the Jusko/Blacklow mix of Chappelle Roan's song is all energy. The back end of the set has some excellent remixes of Kylie Minogue and Dua Lipa's recent hit singles and then I threw in some classic Selena Gomez and Sagi Kariv. The set closes out with Dirty disco's remarkably blended mix of Sam Smith's cover of "Beautiful" with Christina Aguilera. EnjoyAnthony1/ "ALL I KNOW SO FAR" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - P!NK2/ "ANTI-HERO" (Division 4 Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT3/ "I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME" (Dave Aude` Remix) - KIMBERLEY LOCKE4/ "LET THE NIGHT" (Original Club Mix) - DAVE MATTHIAS5/ "QUEEN" (Original Club Mix) - JACK WINS6/ "SORRY" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - HELLBENT7/ "DO IT LIKE THAT" (Jax Jones Remix) - TOMORROW X TOGETHER ft. JONAS BROTHERS8/ "ONE OF YOUR GIRLS" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - TROYE SIVAN9/ "BOTH" (MK & Sonny Fodera Remix) - TIESTO ft. 21 SAVAGE & BIA10/ "WANT MY LOVIN" (Wankelmut Remix) - MARVEL RIOT ft. MOYA11/ "GIMME LOVE" (Armin van Buuren Remix) - SIA12/ "FETISH" (Sagi Kariv Remix) - SELENA GOMEZ13/ "SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL" (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Club Mix) - CHAPPELL ROAN14/ "HOLD ON TO NOW" (HenriqMoraes Melodic Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE15/ "DANCE THE NIGHT" (Oscar Velazquez Superclub Mix) - DUA LIPA16/ "BELIEVE ME" (Original Club Mix) - SAGI KARIV ft. Q17/ "BEAUTIFUL" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - SAM SMITH & CHRISTINA AGUILERA

The Best Of series continues with a mega anthology of three DJ/producers who's work I have loved for the better part of a decade now. I'm talking about the incredible Toy Armada, DJ GRIND and more recently, Jace M. Toy Armada hails from the Philippines and started his DJ career at the age of 23. He held residencies at major clubs in Manila and as far as I know, he still resides there. Starting his producing career in 2010, it really took off when he met his long time collaborator DJ GRIND in 2012.  They became immensely popular on the world circuit party scene and began playing at venues around the world at some of the biggest circuit and Pride parties. I had the pleasure of meeting them both in Sydney in 2018 when they were playing at a party called DayWash. I only decided to go last minute so wasn't aware of the DJ lineup. Whilst on the dance floor, I said to my friend that the DJ likes playing a lot of Toy Armada & DJ GRIND remixes. He looked at me and said 'that's because they are playing you idiot'. Naturally I made a beeline for the DJ booth and introduced myself. They were both very pleasant and very humble while I fan girled over them. I haven't been able to find a lot of info on DJ GRIND as there hasn't been a lot of activity on his podomatic or Facebook page since 2020. Toy Armada has also collaborated with Tommy Love and Mauro Mozart. Jace M is originally from Washington DC and began DJ'ing in 2002. Moving to Detroit, he started up a number of events which are still running today. His collaborations with Toy Armada continue the theme of massive, thunderous big room circuit anthems. Between the three of them they have remixed and produced for some of the world's biggest recording artists including Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, Ella Henderson, Loren Allred, Adele, Cher, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, P!nk and of course, Kylie Minogue just to name a few. Featured here are 30 of their greatest remixes spanning three hours and a decade - my love letter to Toy Armada & DJ GRIND & Jace M. EnjoyAnthony1/ "BEAUTIFUL" - KYLIE MINOGUE & ENRIQUE IGLESIAS2/ "LOW KEY" - ANNIE BALTIC3/ "FEEL THE LOVE" - CAHILL ft. KIMBERLEY LOCKE4/ "BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN" - PLUMB5/ "FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE" - MEL B6/ "GHOST" - ELLA HENDERSON7/ "BURN" - ELLIE GOULDING8/ "ALIVE" - SIA9/ "CATCH MY BREATH" - KELLY CLARKSON10/ "ONE NIGHT IN HEAVEN" - TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND ft. INAYA DAY11/ "WHEN YOU GOT LOVE" - MICHAEL CANITROT ft. RON CARROLL12/ "STAND BY ME" - TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND13/ "FIX YOU" - COLDPLAY14/ "THE PROMISE" - TONY MORAN15/ "SHOW ME LOVE" - BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM16/ "IF" - R517/ "NEVER ENOUGH" - LOREN ALLRED18/ "WHAT ABOUT US" - P!NK19/ "PADAM PADAM" - KYLIE MINOGUE20/ "OUT OF THE WOODS" - TAYLOR SWIFT21/ "USED TO BE YOUNG" - MILEY CYRUS22/ "RISE UP" - ANDRA DAY23/ "IN LOVE ALONE" - DOM TUFARO & MIKE LICATA ft. AMANDA WILSON24/ "HEART TO BREAK" - KIM PETRAS25/ "EASY ON ME" - ADELE26/ "INTO YOU" - ARIANA GRANDE27/ "SONG FOR THE LONELY" - CHER28/ "STUPID LOVE" - LADY GAGA29/ "DANCE AGAIN" - JENNIFER LOPEZ ft. PITBULL30/ WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER" - DAVID GUETTA ft. KELLY ROWLAND

The October '23 edition of UP! wastes no time in getting right into it with some crunchy house tunes and some vocal anthems. Leading the way is a thumping new house track from Dave Matthias "Got To Have" which is followed UP! by Australian Producer Nick Jay's collaboration with Matthew Clanton "Do It Anyway". I've always admired UK producer/DJ Apollo's work and here he delivers his own track "Baby Don't Go". Dave Aude`  remixes two tracks here for LUX and LeAnn Rimes respectively. Mark from Dirty Disco mustn't be getting much sleep these days as he is turning out stellar remix after stellar remix. I feature five of his latest on here from artists such as Kylie Minogue, Troye Sivan, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus and Rita Ora. Rozalla's new track "Lovefool" gets the house treatment from Jet Bet Jack and Russ Rich & Andy Allder turn out another beautiful and UPlifting remix on Taylor Swift's "Timeless". A string of dance floor anthems await you on this October edition of UP! EnjoyAnthony1/ "GOT TO HAVE" (Original Club Mix) - DAVE MATTHIAS2/ "DO IT ANYWAY" (BNM Club Mix) - NICK JAY & JEAN LUC ft. MATTHEW CLANTON3/ "SHINE" (Original Club Mix) - NOAH4/ "BABY DON'T GO" (Original Remix) - APOLLO5/ "RECOVER" (Dave Aude` Club Mix) - LUX ft. NICK LACHEY6/ "GOT ME STARTED" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - TROYE SIVAN7/ "HOLD ON TO NOW" (Dirty Disco Pillowbiters Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE8/ "LOVEFOOL" (Jet Boot Jack Original Vocal Club Mix) - ROZALLA9/ "THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - DENISE PEARSON10/ "NEED YOU TONIGHT" (Sammy Porter Club Remix) - MARVEL RIOT & SAMMY PORTER11/ "GET HIM BACK" (Dirty Disco Pillowbiters Remix) - OLIVIA RODRIGO12/ "TIMELESS" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Eras Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT13/ "JEALOUS OF MYSELF" (Dave Aude` Club Mix) - TENILLE ARTS & LEANN RIMES14/ "USED TO BE YOUNG" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - MILEY CYRUS15/ "YOU AND I" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - RITA ORA

Here finally (just like Spring) comes the September '23 edition of UP! This edition is filled with floor fillers ranging from commercial house tracks right through to big room bangin' anthems. The set kicks off with Beverley Knight's new song "Last One On My Mind" and rolls into Tom Grennan's "Remind Me". This guy has an amazing voice if you're not familiar with him. Russ Rich & Andy Allder's original track "Be Your Strength" is an uplifting anthem and demonstrates their ability to hit a home run for the dance floor. Dirty Disco features four remixes here for Selena Gomez, LP, Jake Shears and Rita Ora. The man can do no wrong in my opinion. Chimira covers Carly Simon's classic "You're So Vain" mixed by 7th Heaven who also feature a remix for Fidget Spinners. Toy Armada & Jace M deliver two killer mixes for Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift respectively and a funky house mix of Kylie's new song "Tension" comes from Bearly Disco. I was sad to hear of the passing of Sinead O'Connor last month so I put her classic "Nothing Compares 2 U" on here, beautifully mixed by Dario Xavier. My good friend Deb celebrated her birthday on the 15th of this month and sticking with tradition, the September edition of UP! is dedicated to her. You're old now :) EnjoyAnthony1/ "LAST THING ON MY MIND" (Moto Blanco Club Mix) - BEVERLEY KNIGHT2/ "REMIND ME" (Ben Rainey Remix) - TOM GRENNAN3/ "BE YOUR STRENGTH" (Original Club Mix) - RUSS RICH & ANDY ALLDER4/ "INDESTRUCTIBLE" (Cutmore Remix) - SHAB5/ "YOU'RE SO VAIN" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - CHIMIRA6/ "SINGLE SOON" (Dirty Disco Pillowbiters Remix) - SELENA GOMEZ7/ "GOLDEN" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - LP8/ "ECUADOR" (MY HEART WENT BOOM) (7th Heaven Club Mix) - FIDGET SPINNERS9/ "TENSION" (Bearly Disco Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE10/ "100% PURE LOVE" (JNR Club Mix) - HAZELL DEAN11/ "THIS IS FIRE" (Original Club Mix) - JET BOOT JACK12/ "VOICES" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - JAKE SHEARS13/ "USED TO BE YOUNG" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - MILEY CYRUS14/ "NOTHING COMPARES 2 U" (Dario Xavier Remix) - SINEAD O'CONNER15/ "HAUNTED" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT16/ "TATTOO" (VMC & Yerko Molina Remix) - LOREEN17/ "YOU AND I" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - RITA ORA

August 31st - such a pivotal day in the year. It's the last day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the last day of winter in the southern hemisphere. It's also the day I decided to make the third edition in the Recovery series. I was going to release it at the end of World Pride 2023 in Sydney and then changed my mind to the end of Mardi Gras 2023. When that didn't happen I thought I'd get to it for the end of Pride month (June) and finally I thought, fuck it, I'll release for the end of summer. Both sides of the equator could do with a recovery. As with previous editions, this set sits at a lower BPM and isn't meant to be as high energy as the monthly editions of UP! It's designed to pop on either before you head out or more specifically when you get home and want to have a social get together where you can still dance without having a heart attack or just chill with friends. The set has a mixture of current charting artists such as Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Sam Smith mixed in with classic artists such as Whitney Houston, Paula Abdul, Cathy Dennis, Sabrina Johnston and The Human League. There is a nice spread of remixers used here but I have to give a shout out to Division 4 and Dirty Disco for their continued generosity in providing me with their outstanding mixes. Whether you're gearing UP! before going out or gearing down when you get home, Recovery 3 should provide you with all of your musical nourishment. EnjoyAnthony1/ "PEACE" (IN THE VALLEY) (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - SABRINA JOHNSTON2/ "TOUCH ME" (Division 4 Untouchable Remix) - CATHY DENNIS3/ "LOLA'S THEME" (Division 4's Don't Stop The Music Remix) - THE SHAPESHIFTERS4/ "DRIVER LICENSE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - OLIVIA RODRIGO5/ "I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Piano House Remix) - RUSS RICH ft. DEBBY HOLIDAY6/ "BABY ONE MORE TIME" (Division 4 Remix) - BRITNEY SPEARS7/ "PLEASE" (David Jackson Remix) - JESSIE WARE8/ "STORY OF A HEART" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - STEPS9/ "CASTLES" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - FREYA RIDINGS10/ "LOSE YOU TO LOVE ME" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - SELENA GOMEZ11/ "SUNLIGHT" (Original Club Mix) - THE MAGICIAN ft. YEARS & YEARS12/ "TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES" (Division 4 Club Mix) - SAM SMITH13/ "DON'T YOU WANT ME" (Division 4 Remix) - THE HUMAN LEAGUE14/ "LOVE IS BIGGER" (Dirty Disco Sunrise Remix) - U215/ "AS IT WAS" (Ranny Club Remix) - HARRY STYLES16/ "ALL I KNOW SO FAR" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - P!NK17/ "HOW WILL I KNOW" (DJ Ivan Santana House Remix) - WHITNEY HOUSTON18/ "OUT OF THE WOODS" (Division 4 Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT19/ "STRAIGHT UP" (Block & Crown Remix) - PAULA ABDUL

Here we are in August - last month of summer in the northern hemisphere and thankfully the last month of winter here in Australia. This month's edition of UP! contains some funky house tracks as well as some big room bangers. The set kicks off with a great track "Movin' On" by Hot M3ss and moves into another great house track "Love Shine" by Silverland. A big thank you to Matt Consola at Swishcraft Music for all of the great promo material he has been releasing. Dannii Minogue has a great new song "We Could Be The One" and David Guetta teams up with Anne-Marie to put their spin on Haddaway's "What is Love". Swedish artist Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest again this year (after winning in 2012) with her song "Tattoo" remixed here by DJ Mark. The always awesome Dirty Disco has two remixes featured here for Troye Sivan and Taylor Swift respectively. JetFire does a great job covering Rihanna's "Disturbia" and Toy Armada turns in a great remix of the classic Shawn Christopher song "Another Sleepless Night". Guy Scheiman delivers a stand out mix of "Lovin' You More" by Steve Mac. The set closes out with the Roland Belmares mix of Lewis Capaldi's "Wish you The Best". Get into the end of summer or winter, wherever you happen to be in the world with the August '23 edition of UP!. EnjoyAnthony1/ "MOVIN' ON" (Original Club Mix) - HOT M3SS ft. SIAN-LEE2/ "LOVE SHINE" (Original Club Mix) - SILVERLAND ft. ZEETEAH MASSIAH3/ "JUST A LITTLE LOVE" (Dan Thomas Remix) - O.M.G. COLLECTIVE ft. JANICE ROBINSON4/ "WE COULD BE THE ONE" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - DANNII MINOGUE5/ "BABY DON'T HURT ME" (eSQUIRE vs Igor Blaska Remix) - DAVID GUETTA ft. ANNE-MARIE & COI LERAY6/ "TATTOO" (DJ Mark & Mentol Remix) - LOREEN7/ "SWEAT" (Cutmore Remix) - ASTON MERRYGOLD8/ "RUSH" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - TROYE SIVAN9/ "I CAN SEE YOU" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT10/ "GOOD TIMES" (7th Heaven Club Remix) - CRYSTAL STARR11/ "KING OF HEARTS" (Ray Isaac Remix) - KIM PETRAS12/ "DISTURBIA" (Original Club Mix) - JETFIRE ft. ROYASH13/ "LOVIN' YOU MORE" (Guy Scheiman Remix) - STEVE MAC ft. STEVE SMITH14/ "YOU AND I" (Dario Xavier Remix) - RITA ORA15/ "FIRE" (Original Club Mix) - ALEX RAMOS16/ "ANOTHER SLEEPLESS NIGHT" (Toy Armada Remix) - SHAWN CHRISTOPHER17/ "WISH YOU THE BEST" (Roland Belmares Club Mix) - LEWIS CAPALDI

Following up from The Best Of Hex Hector Part 1 comes The Best Of Hex Hector Part 2. This second part covers his remixes that move into the higher energy, higher BPM range. The set kicks off at 132 BPM and progresses up to the high 130's by the end. There are some absolute classic tracks here from artists such as Shannon, Faith Hill, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston, Angie Stone, Celine Dion and Britney Spears. I couldn't decide which Jennifer Lopez track to use so I put two on - ""Love Don't Cost A Thing" and her monster hit "Waiting For Tonight". I've placed a few male vocals on here as well including Ricky Martin, Kevin Aviance and Marcus. This set highlights the partnership that Hex Hector had with Dezrok as they worked together on many of these mixes. There are also a number of HQ2 mixes with Mac Quayle. This set is high NRG from start to finish and encapsulates the style I came to love from the one and only Hex Hector. Take a trip down memory lane and EnjoyAnthony1/ "INSIDE YOUR SECRETS" - CELESTE PRINCE2/ "CAPTURED" - LALEH3/ "GIVE ME TONIGHT" - SHANNON4/ "FIRE" - PAULINA RUBIO5/ "DON'T LET THIS MOMENT END" - GLORIA ESTEFAN6/ "WAITING FOR TONIGHT" - JENNIFER LOPEZ7/ "MAYBE" - TONI BRAXTON8/ "I LEARNED FROM THE BEST" - WHITNEY HOUSTON9/ "STRANGER IN MY HOUSE" - TAMIA10/ "LOVE DON'T COST A THING" - JENNIFER LOPEZ11/ "THE DANCE" - ROCKELL12/ "BREATHE" - FAITH HILL13/ "STAND STILL" - AUBREY14/ "CHERRY BOMB" - 1 PLUS 115/ "DANCE FOR LOVE" - KEVIN AVIANCE16/ "POP MUZIK" - MARCUS17/ "I NEVER KNEW" - ANGIE STONE18/ "SOON" - LEANN RIMES19/ "LET ME LOVE YOU" - DA BUZZ20/ "I WILL LOVE AGAIN" - LARA FABIAN21/ "I DROVE ALL NIGHT" - CELINE DION22/ "SHE BANGS" - RICKY MARTIN23/ "I TURN TO YOU" - MELANIE C24/ "HE LOVES U NOT" - DREAM25/ "DON'T LET ME BE THE LAST TO KNOW" - BRITNEY SPEARS

Pride month may be over but July carries on with world wide parties and celebrations. I would like to add July's edition of UP! to the festivities. This set is jam packed with uplifting house and club anthems to keep the party going. Kicking it off is the Sonny Federa & Ella Henderson collaboration "Like I Used To" followed by Australia's own Ricki-Lee with her new single "On My Own". Producer Jolyon Petch remixes this song as well as his own track "Make A Move". Australian producer Nick Jay delivers a killer remix of Australian diva Tina Arena's 90's hit "I Need Your Body" which I meant to put on last month's Pride Anthems but completely forgot. (I'm very vague sometimes). Division 4 delivers a funky remix of Lizzo's "Phone" which I really like. Dirty Disco (Mark de Lange) has been very busy turning out some outstanding remixes recently and I feature six of them in this set. Artists include Kylie Minogue's "Padam Padam" (her massive summer smash hit), Dua Lipa, Kristine W, Sam Smith & Madonna, Ariana Castelli and Adam Lambert - a veritable smorgasbord of Dirty Disco. We lost a legend of the music industry in late May of this year. Tina Turner was an incredible artist turning out hits from the 60's through to the 2010's. I've included the Joe Gauthreaux remix of one of her biggest hits "The Best" (RIP Tina). Debby Holiday delivers a powerful vocal on her Pride hit "Love Lift Me Up" collaborating with Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow. Toy Armada also features two remixes here for Mary Kiani on her cover of "Giving Up, Giving In" as well as Kim Petras & Nicki Minaj's massive hit "Alone". Idina Menzel has a pumping new song out, "Move" remixed by Guy Scheiman. The set closes out with Sigala & Adam Lambert's cover of the Sylvester classic "Mighty Real". July's edition of UP! still has an underlying Pride theme, so keep partying. EnjoyAnthony1/ "LIKE I USED TO" (Original Club Mix) - SONNY FEDERA & PAUL WOODFORD ft. ELLA HENDERSON2/ "ON MY OWN" (Jolyon Petch Remix) - RICKI-LEE3/ "MAKE A MOVE" (JP's Piano Workout Remix) - JOLYON PETCH4/ "GET UP" (Original Club Mix) - EATS EVERYTHING ft. SHEZAR5/ "I NEED YOUR BODY" (Nick Jay & Jean Luc Remix) - TINA ARENA6/ "DANCE THE NIGHT" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - DUA LIPA7/ "PHONE" (Division 4 Disconnected Remix) - LIZZO8/ "VULGAR" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - SAM SMITH & MADONNA9/ "GOIN' IN" (Original Club Mix) - DJ SUSAN10/ "LOST IN MUSIC" (Pride 2023 Club Mix) - GUY SCHEIMAN ft. MICHAL S11/ "BY MY SIDE" (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Mainroom Remix) - KRISTINE W12/ "THE BEST" (Joe Gauthreaux Remix) - TINA TURNER13/ "LOVE LIFT ME UP" (Original Club Mix) - STEPHEN JUSKO & DJ BLACKLOW ft. DEBBY HOLIDAY14/ "GIVING UP, GIVING IN" (Toy Armada Club Mix) - MARY KIANI15/ "ALONE" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - KIM PETRAS ft. NICKI MINAJ16/ "PADAM PADAM" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE17/ "SUMMER OF LOVE" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - ROB MOORE ft. ALLAN JAY18/ "MOVE" (Guy Scheiman Remix) - IDINA MENZEL19/ "LOVE IS LOVE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - ARIANA CASTELLI20/ "YOU MAKE ME FEEL" (MIGHTY REAL) (Dirty Disco Rainbow Remix) - SIGALA ft. ADAM LAMBERT

I was a little bit slow off the mark getting my annual Pride Anthems edition out for June this month. None the less, here is the June 2023 edition. This is 27 remixed club anthems starting off with some smooth house remixes and moving towards main club and big room club anthems from the middle through to the end. The set kicks off with Dirty Disco's classic house remix of Candi Staton's "Young Hearts Run Free" and moves into Division 4's funky mix of Angie Stone's "Wish I Didn't Miss You". Jacked features two mixes here for Divine Inspiration and Chic respectively and DJ KaktuZ turns in a great house mix of "Believe" by Cher. Division 4 features two more mixes for Kylie Minogue and Madonna respectively and the Beachbums do a nice re-edit of one of my favourite songs from last year "Fearless" by Tom Grennan. Jet Boot Jack has been turning out some fantastic house mixes recently and two of his feature here. Shauna Jensen released an uplifting anthem for World Pride in Sydney this year with fantastic vocals. I had to put the Dirty Disco and Debby Holiday collaboration "Find A Way" in this set as it has fast become one of my all time favourite club tracks - period. The messaging is powerful and Debby's vocals have never been more amazing. With it's official release recently, Mark (de Lang) did a remix of his original remix and it is stunning. Toy Armada has been busy with Jace M turning out mixes for Janet Jackson and Kelly Clarkson as well as his original take on the 90's classic Sunchyme. Keala Settle's "This Is Me" is a powerful anthem and Joe Gauthreaux's remix lifts it up even more. I snuck a couple of male vocals in this edition as I didn't do a Mardi Gras Men this year so I had to put Tony Moran's awesome version of "Pride" In The Name Of Love on here as well. The last few tracks are pure pop joy from Demi Lovato and Boyz With Toyz. Vanessa Amorosi's powerhouse "Absolutely Everybody" closes out this massive edition of Pride Anthems for June 2023. Party hard and stay safe. EnjoyAnthony1/ "YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE" (Dirty Disco Private Remix) - CANDI STATON2/ "WISH I DIDN'T MISS YOU" (Division 4 Remix) - ANGIE STONE3/ "THE WAY" (PUT YOUR HAND IN MY HAND) (Jacked Remix) - DIVINE INSPIRATION4/ "EVERYBODY DANCE" (Jacked Remix) - CHIC5/ "BELIEVE" (DJ KaktuZ Club Mix) - CHER6/ "SPINNING AROUND" (Division 4 Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE7/ "LIKE A PRAYER" (Division 4 Club Mix) - MADONNA8/ "LIONHEART" (FEARLESS) (The Beach Bums Club Re-Edit) - JOEL CORRY ft. TOM GRENNAN9/ "HOW DID YOU KNOW" (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - KURTIS MANTRONIK Pres. CHAMONIX10/ "YOU'RE NOT ALONE" (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - OLIVE11/ "BELIEVER" (Summer Of Pride Remix) - FREEMASONS ft. WYNTER GRDON12/ "CHOSEN FAMILY" (Sydney World Pride 2023 Main Club Mix) - SHAUNA JENSEN13/ "FIND A WAY" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Club Mix) - DIRTY DISCO ft. DEBBY HOLIDAY14/ "I'M NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - SAM SMITH15/ "EVERYBODY'S GAY" (Barry Harris Remix) - LIZZO16/ "SUNCHYME" (Toy Armada Remix) - TOY ARMADA ft. BIANCA KINANE & MARY KIANI17/ "TOGETHER AGAIN" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - JANET JACKSON18/ "WHAT A FEELING" (Original Club Mix) - MOR AVRAHAMI & RAN ZIV ft. ILOR BAR19/ "EVERY MOMENT" (Elof de Neve Remix) - MATT CONSOLA & AARON ALTEMOSE ft. BRENDA REED20/ "CATCH MY BREATH" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON21/ "THIS IS ME" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Club Mix) - KEALA SETTLE22/ "PRIDE" (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) (One Mighty Love Club Mix) - TONY MORAN23/ "SHAKE IT OFF" (Joe Gauthreaux East Side Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT24/ "WHAT'S UP" (Pumpkin Spice Pride Anthem Club Mix) - 4 NON BLONDES25/ "LET IT GO" (Russ Rich & LFB Anthem Remix) - DEMI LOVATO26/ "I'M ALIVE" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - BOYZ WITH TOYZ ft. NINA27/ "ABSOLUTELT EVERYBODY" (Almighty Club Mix) - VANESSA AMOROSI

I've been looking forward to doing a Hex Hector anthology for a long time but he has such a massive catalogue of remixes, I wasn't sure as to how I would approach it. I decided to split it into two parts. The first part being remixes with BPM's from 126 to 132 and the second part with remixes from 132 and up. That being said, it took me three weeks to select a body of mixes for part one and narrow that down to the final 32 tracks featured on this first edition. From what I've been able to find out, Hex Hector (Hector Ortiz) started producing music back in 1992 in New York. His sound was synonymous throughout the 90's and 2000's where he became famous for remixing songs for artists such as Deborah Cox, Whitney Houston, Gloria Estefan, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin and the list goes on. For anyone who was going out to clubs in that era, you would be well aware of his mixes of songs such as "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here" by Deborah Cox and "Heartbreak Hotel" by Whitney Houston. Hex's mixes took us on a journey and generally clocked in at 8 minutes plus. Not like the 'extended mixes' of today which barely make it to 3 minutes. He mastered the drop and build in infectious house/club mixes and playing one of his mixes (of which I played many) would guarantee the dance floor being full. Hex worked with a few regular producers such as Dezrok, Soul Solution and Jonathan Peters and he even formed a production duo with Mac Quayle called HQ2. The man is a true legend of the club world and this first edition of the best of Hex Hector features 32 all time classic house and club remixes over 4 hours which are guaranteed to keep you moving with your hands in the air. EnjoyAnthony1/ "CANDY" - MANDY MOORE2/ "DISTRACTED" - I53/ "UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN" - DIANA ROSS4/ "I'M LEAVIN" - LISA STANSFIELD5/ "NOBODY'S SUPPOSED TO BE HERE" - DEBORAH COX6/ "I'VE HAD ENOUGH" - REGINA BELLE7/ "FIND ANOTHER WOMAN" - REINA8/ "COME" - MARTHA WASH9/ "IRRESISTIBLE" - JESSICA SIMPSON10/ "SO IN LOVE WITH TWO" - MIKAILA11/ "HIT THE FREEWAY" - TONI BRAXTON12/ "AM TO PM" - CHRISTINA MILIAN13/ "RUNNIN" - BASSTOY ft. DANA14/ "DANCE DANCE" (THE MEXICAN) - THALIA15/ "GET ME BODIED" - BEYONCE`16/ "I AM WHO I AM" - LARA FABIAN17/ "BETTER THAN ME" - TERRY DEXTER18/ "LIVING FOR LOVE" - NATALIE COLE19/ "BANG ON" - PURPLE KITTY ft. LATANZA WATERS20/ "IDOL" - AMANDA GHOST21/ "MELT WITH THE SUN" - SWEET RAINS ft. AMBER22/ "LAY DOWN" - 10 MONKEYS ft. ABIGAIL23/ "JOYFUL SOUND" - DEBBY HOLIDAY24/ "HEARTBREAK HOTEL" - WHITNEY HOUSTON25/ "ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE" - ANASTACIA26/ "GIRL FROM THE GUTTER" - KINA27/ "IF YOU DON'T WANNA LOVE ME" - TAMAR28/ "WISH I DIDN'T MISS YOU" - ANGIE STONE29/ "LOVIN' YOU" - KRISTINE W30/ "FEELIN' ME" - KIM SOZZI31/ "EVERYDAY" - KIM ENGLISH32/ "THROUGH THE RAIN" - MARIAH CAREY

This month's edition of UP! glides through a number of commercial songs with radio friendly remixes before heading off into a bigger club sound. The set kicks off with Rita Ora's "You Only Love Me" followed by The Oliver Heldens & Kylie Minogue collaboration "10 Out Of 10" which is a slice of pop heaven. Calum Scott lends his beautiful vocals to "Whistle" which is beautifully mixed by Apollo. Dance diva Inaya Day has a new song out with Matonii and The Weeknd & Ariana Grande team UP! for another hit "Die For You". P!nk does an awesome cover of Sinead O'Connor's original "Nothing Compares 2 U" and of course Dirty Disco take the honours on another stellar remix. Lewis Capaldi is everywhere all at once these days and his hit "Forget Me" gets the club treatment from AudioKraft. Division 4 delivers a great remix on Elisa Rose's "B.O.T.A." as does Matt Pop on Rozalla's "Magnificent". I will have to do a Best Of set for Matt Pop. He really does deliver some great, uplifting mixes. JetFire puts their spin on David Guetta & Bebe Rexha's "I'm Good" and Enrry Senna reinvents the classic "Seek Bromance" with a thumping big room remix. Loren Allred of "Never Enough" fame covers "You Say"  with another excellent big room mix to round out the May '23 edition of UP! EnjoyAnthony1/ "YOU ONLY LOVE ME" (Amice Remix) - RITA ORA2/ "10 OUT OF 10" (Ray Isaac Remix) - OLIVER HELDENS ft. KYLIE MINOGUE3/ "WHISTLE" (Apollo Remix) - JAX JONES ft. CALUM SCOTT4/ "10:35" (Apollo Remix) - TIESTO ft. TATE McRAE5/ "DIE FOR YOU" (Liam Pfeifer Remix) - THE WEEKND ft. ARIANA GRANDE6/ "FEEL SO GOOD" (Original Club Mix) - MATONII ft. INAYA DAY7/ "TOUCH ME" (VIP Remix) - NICK JAY & JEAN LUC & DOM DE SOUSA ft. MORRIS REVY8/ "LIFT YOUR HANDS UP" (Original Club Mix) - DAVID PENN ft. RAMONA RENEA9/ "NOTHING COMPARES 2 U" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - P!NK10/ "I WROTE A SONG" (Jolyon Petch Remix) - MAE MULLER11/ "FORGET ME" (AudioKraft Remix) - LEWIS CAPALDI12/ "B.O.T.A." (Division 4 Re-Rub) - ELISA ROSE13/ "PILLOW TALK" (Almighty Club Mix) - NIK:1114/ "MAGNIFICENT" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - ROZALLA15/ "I'M GOOD" (JetFire & Mushy Remix) - DAVID GUETTA ft. BEBE REXHA16/ "LIKE THIS LIKE THAT" (Roberto Ferrari Club Mix) - OFFER NISSIM ft. MEITAL DE RAZON17/ "SEEK BROMANCE" (Enrry Senna Reconstruction Remix) - AVICII & TIM BERG ft. AMANDA WILSON18/ "YOU SAY" (VMC & Yerko Molina Remix) - LOREN ALLRED

Welcome to the April 2023 edition of UP! The front end of this set is funky, commercial house from big name artists and producers. As it progresses, it moves into the big room club sound with excellent remixes throughout. The set kicks of with the Alok & James Arthur collaboration "Work With My Love" and moves into another house collaboration between popular producers Purple Disco Machine & Kungs on their original track "Substitution". There are quite a few male vocalists on this set, six to be exact. I didn't do a Men edition for  Mardi Gras so I thought I would place a few more men on this set. Tom Grennan, Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran all make an appearance here as do Years & Years. Continuing the producer/vocalist collaborations are Ofenbach & Ella Henderson, Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, Claptone & Alison Goldfrapp and Sigala & Kylie Minogue to name a few. Hernan Maldonado delivers an outstanding mix of Tina Cousins' "Pray" covered here by Vanessa Klein and Dirty Disco's remix of "River" by Miley Cyrus is stellar as usual. Roberto Ferrari delivers to bangin' remixes for P!nk and Gryffin respectively. The back end of the set has Rihanna's smash hit "Lift Me Up" and Beyonce's "Cuff It" before closing out with another beautiful remix by Russ Rich & Andy Allder, this time on Taylor Swift's "Midnight Rain". Something for everyone on this chunky edition of UP! for April '23. EnjoyAnthony1/ "WORK WITH MY LOVE" (Mark Knight Club Mix) - ALOK ft. JAMES ARTHUR2/ "SUBSTITUTION" (Original Club Mix) - PURPLE DISCO MACHINE & KUNGS3/ "POINTLESS" (Freemore Remix) - LEWIS CAPALDI4/ "HERE" (The Magician Remix) - TOM GRENNAN5/ "EYES CLOSED" (J Bruus Remix) - ED SHEERAN6/ "HURRICANE" (Original Remix) - OFENBACH ft. ELLA HENDERSON7/ "MIRACLE" (Apollo Remix) - CALVIN HARRIS ft. ELLIE GOULDING8/ "DIGGING DEEPER" (Original Club Mix) - CLAPTONE ft. ALISON GOLDFRAPP9/ "LOVE LIGHT ME UP" (Until Dawn Full Club Mix) - ASHLEY PAUL10/ "PRAY" (Hernan Maldonado Private Bootleg Remix) - SILCO, VICENZO & ALWAYS ft. VANESSA KLEIN11/ "QUIT" (Original Club Mix) - JETFIRE & RON ZISSMAN12/ "RIVER" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - MILEY CYRUS13/ "WHAT YOU WAITING FOR" (Dario Xavier Club Remix) - SIGALA ft. KYLIE MINOGUE14/ "TRUSTFALL" (Roberto Ferrari Remix) - P!NK15/ "SCANDALOUS" (Roberto Ferrari Club Remix) - GRYFFIN ft. TINASHE16/ "100% PURE LOVE" (Yerko Molina Remix) - YEARS & YEARS17/ "LIFT ME UP" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Club Mix) - RIHANNA18/ "CUFF IT" (Guy Scheiman Remix) - BEYONCE`19/ "MIDNIGHT RAIN" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT

Welcome to the 20th edition of Mardi Gras Anthems. This edition leans more towards the big room anthem sound with a mixture of new and classic songs. The set kicks of with Adele's "Easy On Me" beautifully remixed by Mor Avrahami and glides into Whitney's "Don't Cry For Me" given a solid club treatment by Leo Frappier. Dario Xavier features two remixes here for Agnes and Kylie Minogue respectively. Joe Gauthreaux turns out two thumping remixes for Kelly Clarkson and Rita Ora respectively and Guena LG gives an awesome remix on the cover of Gloria Estefan's classic "Don't Let This Moment End". I had to include Avril Lavigne's "Head Above Water" as her vocals on this are fantastic and the Tommer Mizrahi remix is an epic club journey. Paul Goodyear delivers a driving remix of Ultra Nate's "Free" and the Cajjmere Wray tribute remix of JLo's "Waiting For Tonight" is outstanding. I gave Miley Cyrus's "Flowers" a run here because it is huge on the charts right now and Dirty Disco delivers an excellent remix of it. Big Kid's remix of "Easy As Life" by Deborah Cox kicks ass and he very generously provided it to me for this set. Lara Fabian and Beyonce` also feature classic songs with updated remixes here. The set closes out with two classic tracks from Jessica Folker and Cindy Mizelle with classic remixes from Jonathan Peters and Ritchie Santana. If you are looking for non stop anthems, this set is an epic end to an epic Mardi Gras in 2023. EnjoyAnthony1/ "EASY ON ME" (Mor Avrahami Remix) - ADELE2/ "DON'T CRY FOR ME" (Brian Kent vs. House Of Frappier Club Mix) - WHITNEY HOUSTON3/ "RELEASE ME" (Dario Xavier 2K23 Club Remix) - AGNES4/ "I DARE YOU" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON5/ "FIREWORK" (Toy Armada Remix) - KATY PERRY6/ "HEAD ABOVE WATER" (Tommer Mizrahi Club Remix) - AVRIL LAVIGNE7/ "DON'T LET THIS MOMENT END" (Guena LG Club Remix) - CARLOS GALLARDO ft. REBEKA BROWN8/ "BRING THE LOVE" (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Anthem Club Mix) - NICKI RICHARDS9/ "LET'S GET TOGETHER" (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Anthem Club Mix) - TONY MORAN, TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND ft. ZHANA ROIYA10/ "YOUR SONG" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - RITA ORA11/ "PRAISE UP" (Original Club Mix) - GUY SCHEIMAN & TONY MORAN ft. ARIA LYRIC12/ "I WILL LOVE AGAIN" (Mike Soriano Club Mix) - LARA FABIAN13/ "FREE" (LIVE YOUR LIFE) (Paul Goodyear Remix) - ULTRA NATE`14/ "FLOWERS" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - MILEY CYRUS15/ "EASY AS LIFE" (Big Kid Private Club Mix) - DEBORAH COX16/ "HALO" (Tom Siher & Hernan Maldonado Remix) - BEYONCE`17/ "WAITING FOR TONIGHT" (Cajjmere Wray 20th Anniversary Hex Tribute Club Mix) - JENNIFER LOPEZ18/ "GET OUTTA MY WAY" (Dario Xavier Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE19/ "TO BE ABLE TO LOVE" (Jonathan Peters Club Mix) - JESSICA FOLKER20/ "SHINE ON" (Ritchie Santana 'Staten Island' Vocal Club Mix) - TONY MORAN ft. CINDY MIZELLE