Dance it, Dance all Remix : Canada Eh!

Debbie Tebbs Remix : A remix from our neighborhood by our dj-producer friend Debbie Tebbs.  Fat baseline, infectous groove with sleazy indie-dance hooks.  We like it eh!

Bunker session with Mat Joly

There are certain songs that take much more time to finish than others; “Open up your heart” is one of them.  Like letting a good wine age...some things take a little while to be at their best.

We composed an instrumental version of “Open Up” almost 2 years, and I never really found the vocal line I found good enough.  After trying a couple times with no success,  we decided to put it aside and retry another time.

Meanwhile, in the summer of 2011, we crossed paths up with an old friend of ours Mat Joly at a club in Montreal and we caught up and talked music for hours. Mat told us that his band Mobile was no more, and that he had chosen to go solo.  We also talked about doing a collaboration some day...

A couple months later, while looking for something else, we fell on the instrumental version of "Open Up Your Heart"... Simon and I shared the same though: “Could this be the one for Mat?” The next day we sent it to see if the song would inspire something in him. It did!

Mat came up with a powerful vocal melody and great lyrics .  We have the same desire…write something epic.

Here are a few pictures of the latest session taken by Mat's photographer Louis Turmel at Studio "le Bunker"!

Fan Funding : The ticking clock

With only 7 days left on the clock, this week is crucial. We have collected $2700 so far but still need a little more to cover the costs of making 300 vinyl records. iPod on shuffle, cold beers in the fridge, tonight we are internet squeegee-ing!

One more remix in the box today ! This time from UK. Its crazy how good the music we receive is. Quality!  More than two dozen so far.   We have all ready received stuff from South Africa, Turkey, Israel, UK, USA, Mexico, Ecuador even Iran!  This is proof that music has no borders!  Henry says it better...

"Music is the universal language of mankind." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Dance it, Dance all Remix : London, UK!

Goodbye Delete 1984 Megamix : "If Phil Collins and Skrillex had a baby it wouldn't be a looker that's face it! But it might create something akin to this. Its kind of a musical Frankenstein!" - John Webber (aka Goodbye Delete) What is there left to say?
 

Fan Funding : Day 18

The campaign is making good progress, we’ve already raised over 1,800.00 $ after two weeks!!!
A-W-E-S-O-M-E !  Fans and friends have been generous, surprised to see how many choose the 99 $ package.

The campaign is still far from being over though, and we still have lots of work to to reach our goal. Kamikaze style baby!

BIG LOVE to all of you that have already put some hard earned money in the machine!!!  

Dance it, Dance all Remix : Mexico !

Kidnas & Asai Remix : A jaw-dropping remix from Mexico.  Electro dub step, serious production, heavy bass lines and trip out synths.  KILLER!

Dance it, Dance all Remix : BERLIN Germany

KILL.I.AM Remix : Berlin's remixer Kill.I.Am made an electro-housey version with heavy basslines and breakdowns, high-pitched bleeps, big trancy saw-synths and catchy leads.  Pretty efficient.

It gives you wings !

What a nice way to start the day ! We received this reply from Red Bull Records this morning. It really gave us wings !

Would be really cool to be associated with Red Bull.  They sponsor some pretty kick-ass stuff.

Got my fingers crossed, rabbit`s foot and wishbones in my pockets, horseshoes hung over my door and a four leaf clover underneath my pillow. That`s should be enough to bring us luck !

Alex D

Dance it, Dance all Remix : Tel Aviv, Israel !

Nimi Dovrat Remix: From Tel Aviv, Israel, remixer Nimi Dovrat created a powerful and melodic mix with beautiful build-ups and strong progressive beats thats sure to put a dent on any dancefloor!

Fan Funding : 2e semaine

Cette deuxième semaine a commencé sous une bonne note, 1032$ figuraient déja au compteur!  Ce n'est pas fini mais vraiment, la générosité et l'appui déjà manifestés sont très encourageants.  En cette deuxième semaine, nous avons reçu notre un don de 999$!!!  Le premier "executive producer" de Dance it, Dance all, Lévis Doucet, nous a bien surpris avec cet appui immense!  Ce qui est surprenant aussi est la quantité de dons de 99$ versus les dons de 9$.  Nous entamons maintenant la 3e semaine avec beaucoup d'espoir de se rendre à notre but.  Voyons ce que le futur nous apportera!

Dance it, Dance all : MOTEL Costes Mix

Après avoir passé plusieurs semaines à l'écriture de Dance it, Dance all, nous avons décidé de nous payer un petit trip musical. On a serré les drum machines et les samplers pour sortir nos guitares acoustiques et nos percussions. Contrairement à la version originale, qui était un mélange d'électro et dubstep, cette version flirte plutôt avec la musique lounge et latine. Parfaite pour un petit rosé et quelques bouchées sur une terrasse à 30 degrés Celsius.

Étant fans depuis de nombreuses années des albums Hôtel Costes de Stephane Pompougnac, nous avions en tête de vouloir faire une version qui pourrait peut-être un jour se retrouver sur une de ces fameuses compilations. Qui sait ! peut-être sur la compilation 16 ou 17 ou même 21!!!

Stephane fut le premier à qui nous avons envoyé notre mix. Très heureux de savoir qu'il a aimé.

Projet: International.

Vous avez probablement remarqué sur nos blogs récents sur Facebook et twitter que notre projet devient international! On a reçu des remix d'Algérie, d'Allemagne, d'Afrique du Sud, de Mozambique, d'Espagne, de Turquie, du Portugual, des États-Unis, de Finlande, etc... Et plus récemment d'Israël! C'est très excitant d'ainsi unifier des DJs producteurs de partout à travers le monde pour le remix de notre chanson "Dance it, Dance All". Très raffraîchissant aussi de voir ces influences et styles propres à certaines nationalités.

Écoutez Quelques-unes de ces productions en cliquant ce lien secret ;)

http://www.theeastonellises.com/secret/danceit

La musique n'a pas de frontières!

Dance it, Dance all Remix : From Algeria with love!

Al Jerry Remix : Discovered and revealed to the house music scene by Pete Tong, this remixer from Algeria puts forward a catchy and sexy groove with strong synth lines to produce an atmosphere rich in textures.

Press Release #1

Press Release : For immediate release

Montreal, April 9th 2012

Montreal band The Easton Ellises to launch their next single "Dance it Dance all" as a free download through a non-profit organization.

The band The Easton Ellises, formed in 2010. They blossomed from the Stereomovers known for its tours in Europe and Asia at the turn of the millennium,  and for its shows in major Montreal events such as the MEG and the Black & Blue Festival.

The Easton Ellises’ music is an energetic rock and electronic hybrid, sometimes reaching the frontiers of house and dubstep . Offering a unique sound, they present innovative music which has already sparked interest all over the world.

On May 17th , 2012 The Easton Ellises will launch their 10th single entitled “Dance it, Dance all”.  It will be governed by a “Creative Commons” license. Contrary to traditional copyright, fans are encouraged to download. share and use the music freely for non-commercial purposes.

The Easton Ellises are using a type of fund-raising recently made possible through the internet: “crowdfunding”. Fans are invited to participate in the production of 12” Vinyl records. By making a financial contribution to the project, an exclusive access to The Easton Ellises’ unreleased material is granted.

The Ellises Easton put together a producer pack for remixers and shared the stems online on March 15th 2012. The response to this initiative has exceeded all expectations so that the best remixes coming from all around the world will accompany the release of the single. Preview “Dance it, Dance all” and the best of remixes here. 

To keep up with the latest news surrounding The Easton Ellises and the official release of “Dance it, Dance all” follow them on Facebook.  For more information about their fan funding campaign click here

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Happy Easter

Happy Easter to everyone.

- The Easter Ellises