Berlin - Techno Track with free Ableton Project & Stems Pack downloads

Francis & I just finished up a new techno track recently, called Berlin.  We're offering free downloads of the track, and also of the Ableton project files and a Stems pack.

First, here are two versions of the track.  The structure of both is the same, although I prefer the instrumentation and mixing/mastering on the Self Isolation Remix:







Now if you're a producer/remixer and you're looking for access to the Ableton project or the Stems, we have them set up in Dropbox.  Go to my public account at djbolivia.ca/dropbox and then look in the "Bolivia's Remix Projects" folder.  There are four archives there for Berlin.  The two Ableton archives have the same contents (despite different archive sizes), but we wanted to make them available as both RAR and ZIP archives, because some people prefer one type over the other.  Same deal with the Stems, both archives have the same contents.  There's also a rich text file that gives a bit of basic info about the source files, ie. things like key, tempo, external effects and processing, etc.

If you make a remix, feel free to share it online, but please use the following for a filename format:  "Urban Francis & Bolivia - Berlin (Your Remix Name)"

Finally, here's a video:



Check out more tracks by Urban Francis:

soundcloud.com/urban_francis

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Live at Mount Funky Music Festival

A few weeks ago, I played a set at the Mount Funky Music Festival in Nova Scotia.  This is the seventh year that the festival has been hosted, but the first time that I had been able to play or even attend.

It has been a while since I've accepted a request to play a set.  I was hesitant to accept this gig too, especially since I only found out about it 72 hours before the show, and since I was in British Columbia at the time.  For those of you who aren't familiar with Canadian geography, Nova Scotia and British Columbia are pretty far apart (about 5000 kilometers), as they're located on opposite coasts.  However, I had a short three-day gap in my schedule, so I decided to put in an appearance.  And I was really glad that I did!

Incidentally, the reason that I've been pretty low-key on the DJ scene and YouTube production scene for a few years is because I've gotten even more heavily involved in reforestation than I was even just a few years ago.  For instance, last winter, I released three planting-related books on Amazon, which you can find if you want to visit my new author website:

www.jonathanclark.ca

Also, I've recently started another reforestation company, but instead of focusing on post-harvest industrial scale reforestation that is mandated by government policy, this one will rely on the generosity of global sponsors who donate money to have trees planted solely because it's good for our planet.  Check out this website if you're interested:

www.replant.ca/environmental

Anyway, back to the music.  Unfortunately, the stage wasn't recording all the DJ sets that night, and I forgot to bring a personal audio recorder.  So I'm not able to share a recording of my set.  However, for those of you who were interested, here's a set list:

01.  Frank Kid - Happy Funker (Original Mix).
02.  Enrico Sangiuliano - X Pollination (Original).
03.  Adam Beyer & Mark Reeve - Nine Of You (Original).
04.  Shake Inc. - Reaktor (Alex Senna).
05.  Diego Lima - MadaFuckers (Original).
06.  Phonista - Union Square (Original).
07.  Christian Smith - Blast Off (Victor Ruiz).
08.  Umek - Incinerator (Original).
09.  Umek - Mechanical Blade (Original).
10.  Hoxton Whores - Stand Myself (Kevin Andrews Remix).
11.  Hoxton Whores - Welcome To The Whorehouse (Hoxton Whores Burlesque Club Mix).
12.  Jay Lumen - Warehouse Trip (Original).
13.  Jhony Rivers - Zerotonin (German Agger Remix).
14.  Vic Ben - Return (Djahir Miranda Remix).
15.  Alberto Ruiz - Room (Original).
16.  Urban Francis & Bolivia - Hijack (Original).
17.  DJ PP - Has To Be Done (Handzoff Remix).
18.  Clark Fable - Midnight Marauder (Milo Zanneti Remix).
19.  Olivier Giacomotto - Bipolar Star (Victor Ruiz Remix).
20.  Rydel - Beat The Men (Original Mix).

Incidentally, here's a video for Hijack, a track that I did with Urban Francis, which I played in the middle of the set.

Anyway, the festival was a great time, and I was really glad to be back DJ'ing again.

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Hijack (Techno Track, and Remix Contest)

Congratulations to Dom3n, from Slovenia, who was the winner of our Hijack remix contest!  Here's his winning entry:

Here are a few of the many other notable entries for the Hijack contest. We'll be slowly releasing additional remix entries over the coming months.














Here is the Original Post that we made about this remix contest:

Urban Francis and I just did another track together.  This time, the style is techno.  We've made the mastered final track available as a free download, we've created a music video on YouTube, and we're sponsoring a Remix Contest (details below).

Most importantly, for the producers, we've shared our entire Ableton Live project files!  Producers can download the full project, see how we put the track together, do your own remixes (which we highly encourage), or even use the project as a template for your own future projects.  All that we ask in return is that you spread the word about our track and video!  Here's the original:




The files that you'll need for remixing (either the Ableton project or the audio Stems collection) are now available from my public Dropbox account.  Just look in the "Bolivia's Remix Projects" folder. My Dropbox also includes a lot of other stuff that people might be interested in.  Here's the link:

www.djbolivia.ca/dropbox

The RAR and ZIP versions are different compression types, but the same archives.  ZIP files are universally compatible but larger than RAR.  RAR will be a significantly smaller and faster download, but are only native to Windows.  If you're using a Mac, download a free app such as "The Unarchiver" or "UnRarX" to unpack them.

If you're interested in the stems, you'll be able to use them in pretty much any DAW or audio editor.  They're in WAV format, at 48000/24-bit.  If you're going for the Ableton project, you must have Ableton Live Suite version 9.7 in order to be able to open the project.  Only three resources external to Ableton were used, as detailed in the notes included in the folder.  One external plug-in is a free download (Voxengo's Span), one is cheap (Dadalife's Sausage Fattener), and the last (Absynth 5) is more expensive, but can be replaced with a different VSTi of your choice if you don't have it.


Here's the music video that we produced for this track.  Thanks for sharing it around :)




Remix Contest Details:

We're currently hosting a remix contest for this track.  I'm personally sponsoring the contest with a prize of $300 (in Canadian dollars) for the winning track.  That amount can be paid to the winner (in Canadian funds) as long as you have paypal.  If the winner is a Canadian resident, I'm also willing to mail a cheque if you don't use paypal.

In addition, a number of other randomly selected entries will be showcased on my website, in this blog post, on our SoundCloud accounts, and through other internet media, along with the contact info and/or a promo website for the producers of those remixes (if you want to share such info).

1.  You may share your remixes freely on any internet sites, in any file type(s), both before and after the closing date of the contest, as long as you name your remix according to the following convention:  Urban Francis & Bolivia - Hijack (YOUR NAME Remix).

2.  You should not attempt to register your remix with a professional label or publisher (due to potential copyright content clashes, which I'll explain at the end of this post).  So if you share your remix with the world, you'll have to do it through your own personal publishing efforts.

3.  Your remix can be any genre at all, of your choosing.  Obviously, it will be easier to produce your remix in a style similar to the existing original, ie. some sort of techno derivative.  But feel free to be creative.

4.  You may submit up to two separate entries.

5.  There is no restriction on the length of your submission(s), although we expect that the majority of submissions will probably be between 4 and 8 minutes in length.  Having a submission that is shorter or longer than that range will not handicap you when it comes to judging.

6.  The deadline for entries is 11:59pm (Atlantic Standard Time Zone) on Sunday night, February 26th, 2017.  All judging will take place and winners will be announced within this post by March 15th, 2017.

7.  This contest is open worldwide where permitted, to entrants who have reached the age of majority in their country of residence.  Persons under the age of majority who create a remix may submit their entry through a parent or legal guardian as proxy.

8.  Notwithstanding the above, this contest is void in jurisdictions where prohibited by law.

9.  The prize for the contest winner will be $300 in Canadian dollars.  The Canadian dollar is currently weak, and is worth less than the US dollar.  This amount can be paid to the winner as long as you have Paypal or Interac Email Transfer capabilities.  If the winner is a Canadian resident, I'm also willing to mail a cheque if you don't use Paypal or Interac Email Banking.  I will not send a cheque or use any other type of money transfer service to non-Canadian residents.  The recipient of the winning prize is solely responsible for reporting and submitting any relevant income taxes that might apply to your prize money in your country of residence.  Canadian residents will not enjoy any preference in judging.  We want this to be a global contest.  Having said this, we do expect a number of Canadian entrants, so it's possible that the winner could be a Canadian.  Just rest assured that we definitely won't discriminate against non-Canadians!  The majority of the winners of our past remix contests have been non-Canadians.

10.  Judging will be done by a panel of judges including Urban Francis and other associate producer friends.  The judges' decision will be based upon the quality of music, production values used in making the remix, and possibly also on how innovative the remix is.  The judges' decision will be final, and the judges will not provide feedback on why they chose the specific winning track above any other specific track.

11.  You may share your remix publicly before the contest is over.  However, the popularity of any shared remixes will not influence the judges' decision.  The winner will be decided based upon the judges' perception of the quality of the submissions, not based upon a popularity contest.

12.  Your remix is permitted to include any additional vocal/sample material that you generate, although don't take this as a suggestion that we'd prefer that.  In other words, you may produce an instrumental version if you want, or you can add new vocal/sample material of your own.  You may also include new sounds/instrumentation of your own.  However, please do not include ANY samples or vocals that have been copyrighted elsewhere by another artist.  Any entries containing someone else's copyrighted content will be disqualified.  Any new samples, loops, or other audio materials incorporated into your remix must be royalty-free or exclusively designed by the remixer.

13.  Musicians or producers who are under an exclusive contract with a record label are ineligible.

14.  No purchase is necessary to enter or win this contest.  In fact, there is nothing that you can buy.  However, by entering this promotion contest, you agree that any costs that you incur in creating your remix are solely your own responsibility.

15.  Any potential copyright or other intellectual property rights that may potentially vest in your remix will be granted to Bolivia (Jonathan Clark) and Urban Francis (Francis Cormier).  Note that this is simply to avoid legal complications, and we do not intend to attempt to sell copies of your remixes.

16.  It is expressly agreed that no payment is due to the participants for the production of your remixes.  Only one winner will receive a monetary prize.

17.  By providing your entry details to us, you confirm that you would like to enter the promotion contest and that you agree to be bound by these rules, terms, and conditions, ethics rules applicable on the internet, applicable laws and regulations, and all legislation applicable in your jurisdiction of residence.

18.  Your remix must not contain any illegal, obscene, racist, defamatory, or sexual material, or any material likely to offend any person or any material likely to infringe upon any person's rights of privacy.  The judges reserve the right to disqualify any entries based upon these or any other criteria.  Entrants represent and warrant that their comments or public publishing do not contain any harmful, offensive, or inappropriate content, or any other communications which might defame, disparage or reflect adversely upon the promoters or our goods/services.

19.  We reserve the right to disqualify any submissions that we believe to be the work of other producers.

20.  The winning prize is non-transferable.

21.  We accept no responsibility for entries lost, damaged or delayed, or for any inability to submit entries as a result of computer services, systems, software and/or server failure, error, interruption, defect or delay or any other technical malfunction, including problems with internet connectivity and/or filtering or content by any social media platform.  Entries which are late, incomplete, corrupt, garbled, inaccessible/blocked, bulk, automated, ineligible, suspected as fraudulent, do not comply with the rules & terms & conditions, or which in our sole discretion affect the validity or operation of this promotion contest will not be accepted and are void. 

22.  Except to the extent that they may not be excluded by law, no representations, warranties, terms or conditions that are not expressly stated in these rules & terms & conditions apply to this promotion contest.  We share no liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in this promotion (including any damage to entrants' or to any other persons' computer relating to or resulting from participation in, or downloading of any materials or software in connection with this promotion contest), or acceptance, use, misuse, or non-use of any prizes.

23.  We reserve the right to edit and/or augment the rules & terms & conditions at any point throughout the duration of this contest, in case we think of something that we forgot to mention.

24.  Your remix must not include any unauthorized samples or audio which have a copyright belonging to any other artist or entity.

Phew.  That was exhausting.

To Enter:

1.  Send a link to your track via email to Urban Francis in an uncompressed audio format, ie. WAV or AIFF format.  The best way to do this is probably to put it into a Dropbox account (you can get one for free if you don't already have one) and share the link to the file with Urban Francis.  If this isn't possible, you can find other services that would allow you to host and share your file.  But to be honest, Dropbox is probably the best and easiest by far.  An alternative would be to get a free Soundcloud account (if you don't already have one) and upload the file there, and enable downloads, then send that link to Urban Francis.

2.  You should not send your project/session files.

3.  You can produce your remix in the DAW or Audio Editor of your choice.  We'd like to know which DAW you used, but that's mostly just out of curiousity.  Also, although we haven't decided this yet, we might pick a couple of especially good entries to feature in our public dropbox (your entire project files) IF you're willing to do that.  But you don't have to, and that won't affect how we judge the entries.  Again, don't send us your full project/session files.  For now, just tell us which editor you used.

4.  We must have the following information:
     - Your full name.
     - Your producer alias, if you have one.
     - What country you're from.
     - Your email address (if unspecified, we'll assume that it's the one that you use to enter).

5.  You can optionally include a photo with your entry.  This is not mandatory, and won't affect your chances of winning.  We'll only use this if you're the winner and if you happen to want a photo published.

6.  In the event that your submission is randomly selected to be shared by us to a wider distribution, it would be helpful for you to tell us (when you enter) whether or not you want to share any promotional details with your remix.  Details must be limited to one email address and/or up to four website links (soundcloud, facebook, etc.).

7.  Urban Francis will reply to all submissions to confirm that they have been received.  If you don't get a submission confirmation email, please send a second email which is TEXT ONLY to specify that you sent a submission.  That way, if your original email (with links and/or attachments) got redirected to spam/trash, we can look for it.

8.  The email address to send entries to is:  fcormier27@gmail.com

Good luck with your remixing.  And if you can think of any remix or production-oriented message boards where you could share the link to this post, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks!


Note:  We have copyrighted and registered the original work with SOCAN, the Canadian music licensing agency.  Although we are not pursuing copyright claims if the content is posted online, you should be careful if you do a remix and give it to a label that tries to enforce copyright claims on your own remix.  Since we've already registered the work, we'd be able to prove that we hold the original copyright.  In other words, make sure you don't get into a situation where you sell your remix to a label who then tries to use content-matching algorithms at services such as YouTube and Soundcloud to monetize remixes of your remix.  If such a content-match occurred with our original track (which is on both of those services, and other services) then you'd have a lot of hassle trying to remove your track from the system.  However, this shouldn't be an issue if you share your own mixes freely on YouTube, Soundcloud, and other platforms.  It would only be if you tried to share through a label that was trying to collect publishing royalties that you'd run into an issue.




Don't forget to follow Francis on his SoundCloud account, because he posts free tracks a lot more frequently than I do!  Here's the link:

www.soundcloud.com/urban_francis

Also, if any labels out there are interested in additional tracks similar in style to this one, let us know.  We have a few unreleased tracks that we might be willing to place with labels, although we would not be willing to sign an exclusive or long-term contract with any one label.  We'll do track-by-track one-off placements only.


We've recorded a series of seven separate YouTube videos that will help explain how we put together various parts of this project.  The videos are aimed at intermediate and advanced Ableton producers.  Here they are:

For results from an older 2016 remix contest of a progressive house track called "Courage" that Urban Francis and I produced together, which also has the Ableton project available in my public Dropbox, visit this link:

djbolivia.blogspot.ca/2016/07/courage-remix-contest-entries.html

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to bookmark this post, and come back shortly for more updates!  We'll be posting a number of the remix contest entries here throughout March.

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Christmas with the Halifax Classics, 2015

I just discovered the recording of Ian Allen and I playing at the Halifax Classics Christmas event a couple months ago.  I should have put this online immediately after the event, but I guess it slipped my mind, and now I'm having a hard time piecing together the track listings.  This event was all about the house music.

All of the tracks that we played at this show were ones that I edited beforehand, so a lot of them were mashups between two different tracks simultaneously, along with a number of other classic house samples thrown in.  We played this set on a pair of CDJ-2000's.

To download any of my studio mixes or recordings of lives shows, visit:

djbolivia.ca/mixes

Then go into the folder called "Bolivia's DJ Mixes & Live Shows"

Thanks for your support!

As I said, a number of these tracks were mashed up beforehand, so they may not quite be in perfect order, although I tried to piece together the correct order in which they appeared.  I didn't mention the dozen-odd extra tracks which I sampled or threw in over the top of the main programming.

      Alex Augello - Disco Fruit (Original Mix)

      Afrika Bambaataa - Funky Heroes (Original Orezero Remix)

      Rafha Madrid - Crazy Desire (Original Mix)

      Boris Dlugosch - Keep Pushin' (Purple Disco Maschine Vox Mix)

      Jerome Robins, MC Flipside, & Crazibiza - Like That (Slideback Your House Edit)

      Carol Jiani - Move Your Body (Original Mix)

      Sebastian Roter - Work Me (Roter & Lewis Mix)

      PME - It's Alright (Paperboy & Mike Even Club Mix)

      Garret & Ojelay - Love You Better (Original Mix)

      DJ Diogenes - Now (Original Mix)

      Jason Rivas & Asely Frankin - Bambadam (JR & Funkenhooker Back From Ibiza)

      Crazibiza - Back2House (Original Mix)

      Jay Frog & Dekoze - Uh Huh (Original Mix)

      Mike Newman & The Viron - My Love (Original Mix)

      Angelo Ferreri - Gimme Gimme (Original Mix)

      Crazibiza - My Lips (Original Mix)

      Slideback - Sick Of You (Original Mix)

      Rick Marshall - Fever (Rich B Enriched Dub Mix)

      Hoxton Whores & HXNT - Power (Original Mix)

      DJ Hightech & Khalisa Adila - Fly (Original Mix)

      Ivan Pica - Freak (eSquire Groove Mix)

I hope you enjoy it.  The mixing wasn't always the tightest, considering that it was on CD players instead of Ableton, but considering that we had some sound problems with one of the speakers and monitor, I'm pretty happy with the way this sounded.  This event is, without a doubt, my favorite event of the year ...

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Live at Reflections Cabaret in Halifax, 2014-11-21

I played at Reflections this past Friday night in Halifax. The event was the Baseline monthly event, a project of promoter Geoff Curtis.






This mix is a combination of tech-house, with a few sections that are more techno-based, and some which have more of a traditional house feel. I did record the set with a couple of video cameras too, so I'll try to edit that at some point over the next week and put it online. Also, you might eventually be able to find a second, slightly different version of this recording online. Obviously, the music will be the same in both recordings, but the other recording was done by Geoff Curtis and includes crowd noise and the microphone feed coming out from the main mixer. My recording came out of my own mixer, and doesn't include the mic-overs.

To download any of my studio mixes or recordings of lives shows, visit:

djbolivia.ca/mixes 

Then go into the folder called "Bolivia's DJ Mixes & Live Shows"

Thanks for your support!

Here’s a link so you can listen to the show or download it from SoundCloud:



Here are the track listings for this set. Note that I brought several of the tracks in and out of the set more than once, so I generally marked down the first time the track became played for more than 16 to 32 bars. Also, there were a number of other tracks (maybe two dozen) that I played short snippets of, but if I didn't play anything other than the basic rhythm loop from the first 32 bars of a track, I didn't include it in the track listings here:

01. Alex Gamez - Darknet (Original Mix).
02. Peter Bailey - Keep On (Original Mix).
03. Carlos Perez, George Privatti, & Guille Placencia - Puente Del Diablo (Original Mix).
04. Jason Rivas & Positive Feeling - La Bamba (Instrumental Club Mix).
05. Yan Krow & Susana Villegas - Massai (Santi Trillo & Eloy Ac Remix).
06. Julio Leal - I Like (Original Mix).
07. Christian Cambas - Increase The Grease (Original Club Mix).
08. Raffaele Rizzi - Norbis (Original Mix).
09. Jose Ponce - ITF (Pfff Mix).
10. Aless V - Deeper (Original Mix).
11. George Privatti & Guille Placencia - Garduf (Original Mix).
12. Kirill Slider - Don't Call Me Baby (DJ Kone & Marc Palacios Remix).
13. David Devilla, Daniman, Sergio Pardo - You Know (Original Mix).
14. Victor Juan - El Baile Oscuro (TecHouzer & DJahir Miranda Remix).
15. Stanny Abram & Rama 7 - Mayanga (Original Mix).
16. Groovebox - Fat Like (Hollen Remix).
17. Roger Sanchez - Troubleman (Original Mix).
18. DJ Dan & DJ PP - Dance, Come On (Original Mix).
19. Jaques Le Noir - Tequila (Original Mix).
20. Angel Heredia - Hecho Con Manzanita (Original Mix).
21. Alan Fraze - Pulsar (Original Mix).
22. Djose Elenko - Que Ritmo (Original Mix).
23. Stefano Secci - Revolution (Original Mix).
24. Blake Jarrell - Roaches (Beauriche Remix).


And for those of you who are DJ's, who are interested in taking a behind-the-scenes look at how I got everything set up for this performance (followed by video of the show itself), check out this video:

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Bolivia's "Atlantic Provinces" Mix Series

As I'm travelling across Canada, I'm trying to find time to catch up on a few more things on my website's "To Do" list, when I'm not actually behind the wheel. Here are archival links to three more of my older mixes from the end of 2006.

These mixes were an effort to use a bunch of old vinyl progressive house tracks that I had always liked, but had never managed to include in other regular mixes. The first one was used as an exclusive mix for a web collective (the now-defunct Lyrical Smelter) in Newfoundland who had asked me to put together a mix for their site, so I simply called it "Newfoundland." Since I wasn't feeling particularly creative, when I got to the next couple mixes, I just named them after other Atlantic Canadian provinces. But then I stopped before I got to the final mix (Prince Edward Island) of the planned four-mix series, so only three ever got completed. But at least I used up all of the vinyl tracks that I had set aside.

My older "Music To Code By" series had a lot of vocals in the tracks. These mixes had far fewer vocals. These are generally deeper and darker tracks than I had usually used in shows or studio mixes in the past.

To download any of my studio mixes or recordings of lives shows, visit:

djbolivia.ca/mixes 

Then go into the folder called "Bolivia's DJ Mixes & Live Shows"

Thanks for your support!

Mix Name: "Newfoundland"
Details: 59 minutes playing time, 131 bpm progressive/tribal house.
Recorded: November 6th, 2006.

Track Listings:
01. Breeder, "New York FM." [Van Bellen Remix]. Written, produced, and mixed by Rowan Blades and Simon Noble. Thanks to Tomboy. Remix and additional production by Van Bellen for Red Parrot Management.
02. Gainer & Rogers, "Futurenature." [Original Mix]. Written, produced, and engineered by P. Rogers & C. Gaines. Copyright 2004, Sumsonic Recordings.
03. Martin H. & Tony Price presents Spin 33, "Believe." [Martin H. Remix]. Written & produced by Martin H. & Tony Price, Remix by Martin H. Copyright 2005, Method Records.
04. Casa Bulga, "Afraid Of Change." [Tribal Vocal Mix]. From the team of Coast To Coast. Produced by Stan Kolev & Sir Oliver. Written by Olivier Berger and Stan Kolev. Published by Sounds For People Publishing, Inc. Executive producers: Pierre ZonZon & Marc Sacheli. Copyright SFP Records, Inc.
05. Dirty Fours, "Machines." Written, produced, and performed by the Dirty Fours. Recorded at NuBreed Studio, Bonnici/Walburgh/Catherine. Published by Copyright Control. Mastered by Tony 'Jack The Bear' Mantz at Sing Sing, Melbourne. Copyright 2004, Stomp Pty Ltd.
06. Chab, "Matica." [Matrix Remix]. Written & produced by Chab. Distributed by Amato, Units 13-14 Barley Shotts Business Park, 246 Acklam Road, London, V10 5YG.
07. Slacker, "What A Dream." [Promo Mix]. Written and produced by Shem McCauley. Published by EMI Music. Copyright 2004, Jukebox In The Sky Music.
08. Fred Numf vs. Etienne Overdijk feat B. Birnie, "Hear An Echo." [Dub Mix]. Written and produced by F. Van Eck, E. Overdijk, and B. Birnie. Published by Enormous Music. Licensed from Fred Numf Productions/Southbound Music. Copyright 2005, Oxygen Recordings, a division of Spinninrecords.NL.
09. Gardner & Thomas, "Turn to Try." [Danceteria Mix]. Written and produced by Michael Thomas & Dave Gardner, West Meadow Beach, New York. Engineered by Michael Thomas at Blackwatch Studio, New York. Lyrics by Dave Gardner and Michael Thomas. Vocals by Emmanuel. Copyright 2002, Hooj Choons Ltd.
10. Coldplay, "Talk." [Junkie XL Remix]. White label, 2006.






Mix Name: "New Brunswick"
Details: 59 minutes playing time, 131 bpm progressive/tribal house.
Recorded: December 26th, 2006.

Track Listings:
01. Durango 95 feat. Sudha, "BigRedWoosh." [Pablo Gargano 'Bum Bum Remix']. Written & Produced by Danny Newman at Turnmills Studio. Additional Remix & Production by Pablo Gargano for EVE Records. DutyFree Publishing, EMI. Copyright 2001, DutyFree Publishing.
02. D-Formation, "Signs & Portents." [Original BF's Version]. Produced by DJ Dimas. Written by Dimas Carbajo, J.J. de la Fuente, Percussion by BulBul. Copyright 2003, King Ediciones Musicales.
03. Piliavin & Zimbardo, "Just Once." Produced by Paul Jackson & Gary Wilson for Distraekt Productions. Mixed & Arranged by Paul Jackson & Gary Wilson. Recorded at Distraekt Studios. A&R by Melvin Moore. Copyright Control. Copyright 2002, Subliminal Records Inc.
04. Tony Thomas, "Hypno." Written & Produced by A Thomas. Published by Geometry/Westbury Publishing. Copyright 2002, Honchos Music.
05. Dan Berkson, "The Other Side." Produced, Mixed & Arranged by Dan Berkson at Pickerton Studios, London. A&R by Melvin Moore. Copyright 2002, Subliminal Records Inc.
06. D-Formation, "Carry On." [Original Version]. Produced by DJ Dimas, wWritten by Dimas Carbajo, J.J. de la Fuente. Copyright 2003.
07. Corellian, "State Of Mind." Written & Produced by C. Cutbush & G. Collins at Nostrum Studios, Wiltshire. Publich c/o MCPS/Flair. Copyright 2000, Fire Recordings Ltd.
08. Bighead, "R U High." [Salco Black & White Mix]. Copyright 2003, 12th Hour Records.
09. Tilt, "Twelve." [Dousk Mix]. Written and Produced by Mick Park & Andy Moor. Published by Copyright Control. Copyright 2004, Lost Language Recordings.
10. Junkie XL, "Don't Wake Up Policeman." [Extended Mix]. Music written by T. Holkenborg. Lyrics written by C. Hinze. Produced by Junkie XL. Mixed & Mastered by T. Holkenborg. Recorded at the Computer Hell Cabin, Amsterdam. Additional programming & sounds by Andre Ettema. Published by Future In Computer Hell Music & Keytone Music. Extracts taken from the original recording of "Sleepy Policeman" composed by Cris Hinze, Peter Tosh, Sly Dunbar, Robby Shakespeare, and others, used with permission from Keytone Productions. Copyright 2003, The All Blacks B.V.






Mix Name: "Nova Scotia"
Details: 64 minutes playing time, 130 bpm progressive/tribal house.
Recorded: January 1st, 2007.

Track Listings:
01. Red Moon, "Lucky."
02. Unknown White Label.
03. Sub Project, "Dark Sessions" [Mix 1].
04. Knight's Groove, "The First" [Relent Dub Mix].
05. Fred Patterson, "Magnifique" [Chus & Ceballos Iberican Mix].
06. 2 Boys 1 Girl, "U Know Nothing" [Xzique Remix].
07. Headz, "Shenmue" [Original].
08. Visionary, "Higher Feeling" [Mateo Murphy Remix].
09. Bjork, "Kindness Kind" [Delikate Impostors Remix].

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Mix: Bolivia, "Live at the Evolve Festival, 2004-08-28"

This is actually an older mix that I'm posting today. It's already been online on my website for several years, and the only reason I'm posting it again right now is because I've had a couple requests recently from people who have said that it's one of the best sets that I've ever played, and I should feature it again. I don't entirely agree that it's one of my best, but I definitely enjoy listening to it now and again.

 

Unlike some shows, I remember this set extremely well. The one thing that really stood out for me was that it was the first time I saw Sonny D (a DJ/producer and friend of mine) dancing to a set. Now this is not actually that strange, but for some reason, a lot of DJ's tend to hang out more backstage and listen to the music and judge the technical mixing skills, instead of just getting out on the dance floor and really enjoying the show. So I was pretty happy to have Sonny dancing during my set - I took that as quite a compliment. By the way, for anyone who is in Halifax on April 23rd of this month, Sonny is opening for Tiesto at the Cunard Center.

To download any of my studio mixes or recordings of lives shows, visit:

djbolivia.ca/dropbox 

Then go into the folder called "Bolivia's DJ Mixes & Live Shows"

Thanks for your support!

Here are track listings for this set:

01. Seragaki, "Ryukyu Underground." [Sunrise Mix]. Written and produced by Jon Taylor & Keith Gordon. Licensed courtesy Respect Records, Japan. Copyright 2004, Baroque Records Ltd.
02. DJ Debra, "Damage." Produced, arranged, and mixed by DJ Debra and Jaimy. Mixed by Jaimy and Kenny D. Written and composed by D. Hempel & K. Doekhie. Recorded at Soundshapes Studio WEESP.
03. DJ Nukem, "Music Play." Nubreed.
04. Hiratzka & Kazell, "In Your Eyes." [Original Mix]. Written and produced by Mike Hiratzka and Kevin Bazell. Vocals by Shirli MCallen. Mix engineered by Mike Hiratzka. Recorded at Paradise In The Hood, Venice, CA. Copyright 2004 Alternative Route Recordings Limited.
05. Tone Depth & Soul Tan feat. Stephanie Vezina, "Broken." [G. Pal Safe Haven Mix]. Written and produced by Tony Papadopoulos & Sultan. Vocals written & performed by Stephanie Vezina. Additional production by George Pallikaris at Utopia Studios. Mastered at Utopia Studios by G. Pal. Published by Utopia Island Music. Copyright 2004, Swift Records.
06. Probspot, "Midnight." Written and produced by Rikard Fredriksson at the VLS Studio, Stockholm. Copyright 2004, Lost Language Recordings.
07. Subway Baby, "Gotta Stop." Written, produced, and recorded by Subway Baby for Q-Records/Q-Park AB. Published by Q-Songs. Copyright Q-Records, 2001.
08. Pankaj & Matt Edwards, "4 Corners." [Peter Bailey Mix]. Featuring vocal flavors from Mista Black. Written & produced by Pankaj & Matt Edwards at NuTrend Studios, NYC. Production inquiries contact Mark Finkelstein. Published by Copyright Control. Copyright 2003, Junior Entertainment.
09. That Kid Chris, "Come Together." [Electric Mood]. Produced and mixed by Chris Starpoli for That Kid Chris Productions Inc., Additional vocals by Melanie. Published by Starpoli Music. Copyright Junior Entertainment Ltd., 2002.
10. Max Graham, "Tell You." [Original]. Written and produced by Max Graham. Published by Copyright Control. Contains a sample from the recording "Call Waiting," by Zap Mama, licensed courtesy of Virgin Music Belgium. Copyright 2002, Hope Recordings.
11. Conjure One, "Center of the Sun." [Junkie XL Remix]. Remixed by Junkie XL at the Computer Hell Cabin. Produced by Rhys Fulber. Written by Rhys Fulber and Poe. Vocals by Poe. Published by Zomba Music Publishing/Sony ATV Songs LLC. Mastered by Rick Essig at Master Cuttingroom, NYC. Copyright 2003 Nettwerk Productions.
12. Pete Lazonby, "Everything is Burning." [The Richard K mix]. Written by Pete Lazonby & Andy Young. Produced by Pete Lazonby. Words taken from the poem "Song of Fire" by Andy Young. Vocals by Paul Heckler, Nadja Filtzer & Miss Sussie K. Recorded in New Orleans, Amsterdam, and London, additional production on remix by Richard Kegg. Mastered by Shane @ Heathman's mastering. Copyright Control/mcps.


By the way, the Evolve Festival is held every late July or early August in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. A couple of my friends are the organizers, and I was really happy to see that in a national CBC poll a few months ago, Evolve was voted as Canada's best music festival (out of almost a hundred festivals that were in the running). No matter where you live, you should check it out. People travel from all over the world to attend. Here's a link to their website:

http://www.evolvefestival.com

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to play at Evolve since 2005, because they moved the date earlier in the summer and it conflicts with my summer job (it used to be held in late August). But hopefully, in a couple more years, I'll be retired from the tree planting industry and I'll be able to start playing at Evolve again.

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Felguk Video from Halifax

Felguk is the stage name of the Brazilian DJ's and music producer duo Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozenthal. Felguk were brought into the Paragon on March 5th, 2010, by a friend of mine, the late Galen MacDonald (GTM Group). Thanks to Felguk, the Paragon, and GTM for their assistance in getting footage to create this video:


YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdGlP8ftAp0



Audio backing tracks used in this video include:

0:00 Felguk, "Buzz Me" (Rework 2011 Master).
2:03 Felguk, "Galaxy Traveller" (Original Mix).
4:32 Felguk, "Side By Side" (Felguk Intro Mix).

Click here for a discography of the group.


Unfortunately, the footage that was taken that night was almost lost due to a major malfunction in the camera used. Galen and I talked about it last summer, when I was working out west and initially tried to start editing. He was disappointed that the footage had been lost and it wouldn't be possible to complete the video. However, I rediscovered the tapes again last week and by using some older cameras in the my studio, I eventually managed to recover a small amount which was used to put this video together. If you look closely at the final video, you can still see a few skips and artifacts that I regrettably had to include, since there was so little good footage that I could recover. However, I think that if Galen was still around, he'd be very happy to know that something came together eventually.

I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Taylor Mitchell - Musician

Today, Canada lost a great young musician. Taylor Mitchell, of Toronto, was attacked by coyotes while hiking yesterday in Cape Breton, during an Atlantic Canadian tour. She passed away this morning in Halifax. Taylor was a 19-year old indie folk rock singer/songwriter, with an idealistic view on life and a love for music.

While you're reading this blog posting, open up her MySpace page and listen to some of her songs:

http://www.myspace.com/taylormitchellband


Taylor was supposed to play in Sydney, Nova Scotia, this evening. Here's a link to an article explaining what happened: exclaim.ca article

Toronto Singer-Songwriter Taylor Mitchell Attacked and Killed by Coyotes
10/28/2009 By Brock Thiessen

After just recently releasing her Exclaim!-recommended debut album, For Your Consideration, 19-year-old Toronto folk singer Taylor Mitchell has died after being attacked by two coyotes in Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park.

On Tuesday afternoon (October 27), Mitchell was hiking on the park’s Skyline Trail when the two animals attacked her. According to the Toronto Star, another hiker nearby heard Mitchell’s cries for help and called 911.

Mitchell was airlifted to Halifax in critical condition and died early this morning.

"I spoke to her mother late last night and at one point we thought she was stable," manager Lisa Weitz told the Star, "but she had lost too much blood."

An RCMP officer reportedly shot and killed one coyote overnight but officials are still looking for the second.

Mitchell was in the midst of an East coast tour and was scheduled to perform tonight in Sydney, NS. "She had a small break and [she] wanted to go hiking," said Weitz.

While coyotes attacks are rare, the popular Skyline Trail has been closed and barricaded since the incident.


This was a really ironic incident for me. The previous night, I had been re-learning the chords and lyrics to a hit by another Canadian singer, Joni Mitchell. It was an old song that Joni wrote in the 1970's, called "Coyote." Check out the "Last Waltz" concert by The Band, one of the best Canadian music films ever - I wonder if Taylor ever saw it, since she had listed Joni Mitchell and The Band and several other performers from that concert in her favorite influences. I had even changed my Facebook status, just hours before this incident, to mention the first few lines of that song, "no regrets Coyote ..." I've often worked close to coyotes (and wolves) in my forestry job, and the thought that a couple of these animals could act like this is a grim reminder that you can never know what to expect from wild animals.


Taylor played in my hometown of Sackville, New Brunswick, several days ago. She didn't have a big following yet, but she had big dreams. It's tragic that her goals of reaching out to a bigger audience have been realized at the end of her life, without her knowledge.

I hope a lot of Canadian musicians will see this post and share it on their own facebook pages and blogs. Cut and paste, if you want. Despite the tragedy, I think Taylor would have been happy to know that at least her music will, for a brief time, reach a much wider audience than she might have expected.

- Jonathan Clark
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada



http://www.myspace.com/taylormitchellband





ETA: October 30th article on CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/taylor.mitchell/index.html

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I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca

Armin van Buuren Photos, Halifax Nova Scotia

This past Sunday night, I got a chance to see Armin van Buuren in Halifax, Nova Scotia, courtesy of Underdog Productions. I wasn’t actually playing on the bill that night, I just went to relax and take some photos. It was my first night using a new camera (a basic Canon XSi digital SLR), but I managed to get a few decent shots. Here's the link:

http://www.djbolivia.ca/photos_armin2009a.html

I owe a big thanks to Armin for being so accommodating with the photography.

Armin has been ranked by DJ Mag as the #1 DJ in the world for the past couple of years. To lend credence to this assessment, consider this: his signature A State Of Trance radio show is listened to by thirty million fans - every single week. Wow. I’ve had my website online for about seven years and I’ve only had around fifteen thousand mixes directly distributed during that time (although I’m sure with pass-alongs, the number is probably a lot higher).

Armin is Dutch. He’s got a law degree, but wanted to give up that career to pursue his love of music. He’s a producer, who has a number of huge hits, both as singles and from the several albums that he has self-produced. He doesn’t use an engineer – he does all of his own production work. He loves his fans, and is always happy to sign autographs and shake hands at the end of his shows.

Some of Armin's well-known hits include Love You More, Blue Fear, Exhale, This World Is Watching Me, Communication, In And Out Of Love, Burned With Desire, Serenity, and Yet Another Day (and a few of the older tracks in this list have only been officially released on YouTube very recently, so they haven't had a lot of views yet). But that's only a very short list of tracks that I could quickly find videos for. For a full look at his portfolio, check out Discogs. The list of work that he has produced is simply staggering.

Check out his website at www.arminvanbuuren.com


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I'm Jonathan Clark, known online as DJ Bolivia.  Do you want to learn more about DJ'ing and music production?  If so, visit:

djbolivia.ca/training

If you happen to enjoy techno tracks, most of my tracks are available as free downloads from this link:

djbolivia.ca/tracks

Thanks so much for visit, and for your support!  I really appreciate the fan base that I've been able to build up over the years.

Also, if you want to visit any of my other sites, here are a few links:

    YouTube:  youtube.com/djbolivia

    SoundCloud:  soundcloud.com/djbolivia

    Blogger:  djbolivia.blogspot.com

    Main Site:  www.djbolivia.ca