Smacker FInal Mix by ShiftGorden

Style: House
BPM: 135
Production time: Over a month (on and off, of course)
Comments:  The only thing that remains true to the original version, which I started over a month ago, is the basic drum beat.  This thing changed over time and I called upon my friend, Deven [...]

This Ain’t A Track (Movement Original Mix) by ShiftGorden

Style: House
BPM: 130
Production time: 5 days
Comments: This track went off in several different directions before slowly gelling together – the number of mental blocks on this one was almost unbelievable.
I kept the beats nice and simple, and opted for closed hi-hats on [...]

DownloadBouncesation
Style: House
BPM: 132
Production time: 1 day
Comments: This is my second Ableton Live “experiment.”  This time I tried to do everything using Ableton’s soft-synth collection.
The bass drum and snares where programmed using the Operator synth, and passed through a compressor and some EQ to add a little more tone and punch.  The hats and percussion section [...]

DownloadCompressor (Original Mix)
Style: Electro House
BPM: 132
Production time: 3 days
Comments: My first track for 2.5 years, and my first using Ableton 7.0. Think of this more of an “experiment” – I was learning to use a new piece of software and the various plug-ins and soft-synths that are contained within the Ableton Live suite.
The [...]