Remixing Quincy Jones (remixing Quincy Jones!)

In our exclusive video, Mousse T. runs through how he reworked a Quincy Jones remix of one of his own productions. Confused? Don’t be!

> Step by step The original tracks and multitracks

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Stomp! by The Brothers Johnson is a disco classic from 1980, produced by Quincy Jones. In 1996, Jones reworked it and Mousse T. was asked to remix it.

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Back in 1996 Mousse T. had to sample the vocal tracks onto his trusty Akai samplers – an S1000, S1100 and S3000 – one of which he still has today.

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Mousse T. got sent the master tracks of the original track, four 2-inch multitracks featuring an incredible 96 tracks of astonishing material.

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Now, fortunately, Mousse T. has the original tracks plus several of his remixes in Logic so he can give us a flavour of how he approached his mixes.

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The original tracks feature a who’s who of recording at the time including Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson and, Melle Mel. “Crazy stuff!”

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Before we take a look, check out the original classic track on Youtube so you can get an idea of how Mousse T. remixed it. Now turn to p42…