What’s good about great tracks is that they can have many incarnations. A soul song could have been a hit in the 60’s and then re-imagined by a fresh 80’s act. A rock anthem from the 70’s can sound brand new when a DJ puts it to a beat that’s twice the tempo of the original.

Many times a DJ or label would like to make a remix but the original tracks can’t be used: maybe the multitrack is lost and there’s no access to the isolated instruments, or speeding up the song too much degrades the quality. Perhaps the recording might be locked-up due to copyright barriers. Reasons are countless.

What we do in those cases is to arrange a session with a professional singer —or an amateur if the job calls for it— that already has a tone and vibe similar to the sampled artist, and work the performance to try to replicate the exact feeling and groove of the original recording, crafting an effective carbon-copy of the master. Focus is also put into figuring out the gear that was used and what’s our closest option to get that sound.