You’re Not Alone (Diemel Productions Remix)

What do you get when you mash up Atom’s hit Trance anthem “You’re not Alone”  and the processing prowess of Diemel Productions?  I’m not sure, but I think it has something to do with club smashing beats and cutting edge production tactics.  When Atom asked if I would be interested in remixing his hit single “You’re not alone” I immediately jumped on the opportunity.  Atom is most famous for the classic progressive pioneering trance hit, “You’re Not Alone”. Atom brought a new look and imitated sound to the trance/dance scene being one of the first male singers in a female dominated market, and against the record companies wishes, he even added rock guitars, now heard all over modern dance music.

Atom gave me total creative freedom to flip the track however my little heart desired and I naturally chose to do a drum&bass remix.  Atom sent me the stems via FTP and I went ahead and resampled everything into Kontakt 2 and mapped all the different elements to the keys.  I chopped the original drums into a kit and layered my own drums over the originals to create a syncopated drum break.  Once the beat was knocking I focused on the vocal processing and started to try and get some ideas going.

If you’ve listened to the remix you will notice the vocals are completely mashed.  These extreme effects were all programmed within NI Reaktor using the Electronic Instruments XT, a ton of automation, and resampling.  After those two main elements were done I just whipped up a quick Reece bass with the Access Virus TI, sequenced, and bounced it to audio.  Lastly, throw in some leads and what I like to call “stingers” and called it a day.  Mixed it the next day with fresh ears and sent it back to Atom for mastering.

The remix is out now on Atomic K Records and available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, and other top online music retailers.