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It was back in the year 2000 that this baby first graced the international dancefloors. Now 10 years later it’s coming back and once agin ready to dominate the floors around the world.

The Shrink Reloaded – Nervous Breakdown 2010 gets the Timothy Allan treatment, Armand Van Helden style jacking beats and that riff which will send you into a nervous breakdown.

Fatboy Slims comments after playing it at the grand opening of Space Ibiza 2010:
“10 out of 10. It sounds huge on a big system and the crowd were loving getting tweaked by it
Top marks all round
X Norm”

Update 2: Some guy named David Guetta just dropped it three weeks in a row on his Fuck Me I’m Famous radio show.

Further support from TV Rock, Dresden & Johnston, Oakenfold, Robbie Rivera, Luke Brancaccio, Trent Cantrelle, Col Hamilton, Brandon Block, Nervo, D:Fuse, Flash Brothers, Johan Gielen, Ronski Speed, Public Domain, Felix Baumgartner, Dash Berlin and Trevor Rockcliffe.

Update 3 November 19 2010: The Vocal version has now hit #1 on the DMC and Music Week Charts. I’ve got the #1 remix in the UK Club charts

Update 4: My remix is now the main mix, with the vocal version having a full music video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMGlEGt4bLA

Update 5: December 27, 2010 – DMC says that this track was the #5 biggest club track in the world for 2010! Music Week respectively says this track was the 7th biggest club track in the UK for 2010!!

Chart positions!
# 01 DMC World House Charts
# 01 DMC Club Charts
# 01 DMC UK
# 01 UK Music Week Club
# 01 DMC World Commercial
# 01 DMC Monthly
# 02 DMC World UK Club
# 10 Music Week Cool Cuts
# 13 DMC Update Buzz
# 04 British Dance Chart

Listen to the main version here:
http://soundcloud.com/loverushdigital/the-shrink-reloaded-nervous-breakdown-2010-timothy-allan-remix

Listen to the vocal version here:
http://soundcloud.com/loverushdigital/the-shrink-reloaded-featuring-mc-pryme-nervous-breakdown-2010-new-mixes-timothy-allan-club-mix-explicit-version

Well, what can I say. I had some time on the holidays with just my iPhone and a laptop and did this little number. It’s a full club mix of Rovio’s Angry Birds theme song, probably suited more to the prog/tech/house guys. Rovio has nothing to do with this, it wasn’t a commission or paid work.

Edit: Tiesto just played this on his Club Life radio show. Awesome. Tracklist

Preview it under the image:

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Download the 320 here:
Timothy Allan – Angry Birds Remix.mp3

Or link to it on Soundcloud here:
Soundcloud

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTWs8ZX0rT4

It’s here! The third in the Producing House Music video tutorial series is out thanks to the fine folks at Groove3.

If you missed the previous two video on Producing House Drums or Producing House Basslines and Synths, go check em out!

Total Runtime: 03h : 35m : 20s

The chapters included are:

Introduction
Arrangement Methods in Live
DJ Intro & Outro
The Power of Two
Chunking Your Arrangements
Mapping with Locators
Analyzing Existing Arrangements – Part 1
Analyzing Existing Arrangements – Part 2
Power of Little FX
Making a Radio Edit
The Big Breakdown
The Finality of Working with Audio
Faking Note Chase in Live
Introduction to Transitions & FX
Transitions with Sends & Sidechaining
Using Bass Filtering in Transitions
Sidechain Delay
The One Bar Breakdown
White Noise Sweep
Pitched Risers
Delay Re-Pitch FX
Reverse Reverb Techniques
Percussive Delay Hits
Feedback Loop with Delay
Using Random FX & Fills

THE FINAL EPISODE – SEE HOW TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER!
Remixer extraordinaire Timothy Allan does it again with Volume 3 of his smash hit house music production tutorials. In this series Timothy wraps it up with an in-depth look at the art of arranging a house track as well as applying effects.

Timothy Allan’s remixes have reached #1 on the UK dance charts and placed high on US Billboard, DMC and Australia ARIA charts. His remix skills have even landed him a featured spot on an upcoming Madonna production, so he knows his business.

This is the final collection in the series, showing you how to finish your house music track by creating a smashing dance floor arrangement, as well as adding the all important house music effects to create impact and dynamics. If you’ve seen the first 2 chapters, this is a no-brainer.

Product Hightlights
23 in-depth Tutorials / Over 3.5 Hours of Runtime
For all beginner to intermediate Ableton Live users and House Music producers
Tutorials by dance music super producer Timothy Allan
Simple to use video control interface for Mac & PC

User Level: Beginner to intermediate
Works With: Ableton Live 8, Ableton Live 7
Author: Timothy Allan
Viewing Options: Watch Online, Download, Boxed Disc, iPhone Streaming

As with the other two vids, I use Live as my DAW of choice, but most (if not all) of the techniques can be applied to any DAW.

Check out the preview video, and get the rest of the details here! Producing House Music with Ableton Live: Arrangement & FX

Out July 21, 2010 on the slamming Toolroom Records is the re-rub by Dave and Funkagenda, with myself and D. Ramirez on the remix duties.

Two of house music’s most highly sought after talents in Funkagenda and Dave Seaman team up for
Toolroom Trax’s next release, a devilishly dark re-rub of ‘The Mighty Ming’.

Having conquered both the underground and commercial floors, Dave Seaman has enjoyed success for well over a decade with remixes and productions for the likes of New Order through to Michael Jackson and shows no intention of resting on his laurels with this superb release. Funkagenda continues to impress with his unique, forward-thinking productions and stunning DJ sets moving the biggest global dancefloors from Ministry of Sound, London to Space, Ibiza.

‘The Mighty Ming’ is a monstrous track that takes you on a dark and distinctive foray into some gritty tones. A sharp, resonating bass grinds away beneath some tight beats and oriental tinted percussion. Eastern tinged stabs punch through the mix with vocal cuts and side-chained pads propelling this into a peak time bomb.

On remix duties is the sublime D.Ramirez, providing a mighty remix in his own inimitable style. He combines an old school flavour with warm, crisp synths and a euphoric breakdown that will have the party-goers raising their hands in the air. Timothy Allan completes the remix package on a deeper note with flickering percussion, deep bass tones and a mix of arpeggios and driving synths making for a great take on the original.

Check out the preview below:

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Update: She’s out! Go replace that DJ rip you’ve been playing out with a fresh 320 version iTunes Link

Out through System Recordings is my 3 track EP titled “Hotel Radio”!

The tracks range from the quirky “Bugger It” which was the remix fodder for the successful remix comp from last month, to the chuggy “Listening to a Sample” and finally the darker “Try Outs”.

Check it out on Beatport!

Update: Previews are a go!

The track “Listening To A Sample” was an idea that stemmed from the watermark I put on my website preview tracks. I ended up making a whole track about it! Check out the preview of the funk below the cover image.

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Here’s a preview of a more choppy tech vibe track included on the EP called “Try Outs”:

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Update 2: Check out the great alternate cover art sent out of the blue to me by “Rumor”! Click for fullsize

Music Week says “She Cries is actually a pretty piano-based ballad, which has been pumped up for club purposes in mixes by Bassmonkeys, Younique, Timothy Allan, Hi-Jack, Stereojackers and Soulshaker.”

UK Music Week also says that it’s #1 on the Club Chart, and #2 on the Music Week Mainstream charts for the week of March 13, 2010. GOOD TIMES!

Edit: and again! No. 1 in the Music Week Upfront Charts, and No. 1 in all the DMC Mainstream charts ahead of Lady Gaga, JLS, Pixie Lott, Calvin Harris, Sugababes etc etc.

#1 MW Club chart
#1 DMC World Chart
#1 DMC UK club chart
#1 DMC House Chart
#1 DMC mainstream Chart
#2 MW Commercial Pop Chart

Coming out on Audiofreaks label soon.

Check out the preview of my remix below:

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Produced by Russia’s Ex-plosion with remixes by UK’s Avatar One, France’s Westhill & Alenza, Canada’s Australian transplant Timothy Allan, Uruguay’s Gabriel Robella, Nyc’s A-Luv and Dave Rosario and last but not least, Chicago’s own Barringon Lawrence.

Tiff delivers once again with her trademark vocals which I’ve remixed into a mellow, chill out kind of track… I think works quite well! It’s just started promo and will be released shortly.

Check the preview below the image for a chillaxing taste of the remix.

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Hi guys, I’m pleased to announce that the first in my video tutorial series has been released! This one is all about drums and grooves. There’s close to an 1 hour and 50 minutes worth of video covering how I go about making drum beats from start to finish.

There are 19 chapters full of tips and tricks that you can use in any style of music. I’ve done it all using Ableton Live 8, but the things and topics I cover can easily be applied using any DAW or music software package.

Right now you can get the entire package for 33% off as an introductory price. Check out the full package as well as a free chapter to view at Groove3 !

The chapters included are:

• The Basics
• Woodblock & Blending Pitch
• Hi-Hat & Feeling with Note Length
• Now this Woodblock
• Filtering Fundamentals
• Bringing the Hat to Life
• Adding Life to the Snare
• Ghost Notes & Arrange View
• Shaker Basics
• Shaker – Filter Delay
• Shaker – Sidechain
• Shaker – Final Tweeks
• Reverse Sound – Pt. 1
• Reverse Sound – Pt. 2
• Hi-Hat Smoothing & Cowbell
• Designing Electro Percussion
• Tim’s Clip Naming
• Conga Accents
• Tambourine

Here’s a progressive house track which will be making its debut appearance on a forthcoming compilation CD entitled “Exploring Australia” on Baroque Records. Baroque records continue the ‘exploring..’ series from Australia. This one is compiled by Matt Rowan, and it contains a whole lot of Australian based talent including the occasional immigrant like myself

Making an appearance on the CD are the Progress Inn boys, who provided me with a fantastic remix for my “Buckyball” release on Beatgeek Records earlier on, Jaytech who needs no introduction, and even my chum Neon Stereo whom I remixed a while back with the “Discolights” track out on Play Digital. It’s a smorgasboard of Aussie action!

As well as a digital release, there is also going to be a USB stick and a physical CD which you can get your proggy mitts on after the release date. This is scheduled for release at the end of October 2009.

Update: It’s been released as BARQCD016 and is now available in digital and USB stick formats from http://www.baroquerecords.com

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From totally out of left field today I get a message saying that Madonna has picked a track a mate and I did as “The Hong Kong Blondes” to to appear on her new compilation CD. We released the track a few years ago, it had some ARIA chart success here in Australia, and then we never heard from it again… until now!

The always cool Madonna hand picked one of our tracks “Superfine” to be included on her latest CD compilation entitled “The EQ Sessions Vol. 1 Celebrity Sets”.

It’s exclusively mixed by Madonna and is available on iTunes now! Also included on the compilation are artists such as Daft Punk, Tiësto, Axwell and David Guetta! Massive.

iTunes

Thanks Madonna. Call me and let’s do lunch

Full tracklisting:
“Watch the Sunrise” (Extended Vocal) – Axwell
“Dance 4 Life” (12″ Mix) – Tiësto & Maxi Jazz
“Delirious” David Guetta
“Do You Feel Me” (feat. Julie Thompson) – Tiësto
“Stardust” (Felguk Remix) – Perfect Stranger
“Fly Away” (Gee & Lighter Remix) – Jean Claude Ades
“Television Rules the Nation / Crescendolls” – Daft Punk
“Massenbewegungsmittel” – Miles Dyson
“Superfine” – Hong Kong Blondes
“Not Over” (feat. Ryan Tedder) – Oakenfold

Here’s a new remix of Damien S I’ve done, suited more for the mellow/chillout crews. Out on Sea To Sun/Loverush Digital, it’s got a cool airy vocal and a nice bed of chillaxing beats and downtempo sounds for ya’ll who are into that.

#3 UK Music Week Club Charts.
#37 in the USA dance Radio Charts.

AS HEARD ON…

Sirius/XM BPM
Electric FM
Music Choice
WMPH Delaware
1Dance.FM
AOL RADIO
DANCE FACTORY/CHICAGO

Update March 31, 2010 – The 2010 Radio EP has been remastered and released! Timothy Allan Radio edit and Club mix available on iTunes now!

Check out the preview below:

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#2 Billboard US Breakout Chart
#2 Music Week Upfront Club Chart
#4 DMC Update Club Chart
#16 Cool Cut Chart
#18 UK Buzz Chart
#6 DMC World Charts
#7 DMC Trance Chart
#8 DMC House Chart
#4 DMC Commercial
#20 DMC UK Mainstream
#4 DMC UK Club Chart

A while ago I was asked to do a remix for the re-release of the Loverush UK!  single ‘Fountains Of Youth’.

At the time I wasn’t aware of who the vocalist was on it, I just thought it was a great track. While I was working on it, I had some crazy Deja Vu. I knew I had worked with the vocalist before but couldn’t figure out where from.

After a bit of the google, I found out that the vocals were none other than the lovely Molly Bancroft (the voice behind Club Anthems such as Gabriel & Dresden’s ‘Tracking Treasure Down’ and Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune Gianluca Motta’s ‘Not Alone’ on BBC Radio 1).

Way back when, I had entered a remix competition for G&D’s ‘Tracking Treasure Down’, a few months before that single was released… which I didn’t win! So now I get a second shot at remixing Bancroft. Ha.

It’s gaining huge support from international DJs including DJ Slang, Suzy Solar, Sapphirecut, DJ Vierro, Johan Gielan, Mazza & Martinelli, Matt Darey, Steve Smart, Menno De Jong, Roger Sanchez, Mark Brown (MYNC Project), Mike Pickering, Mark Robinson (Peppermint Jam), Pedro Del Mar, Aldrin Quek, mark Lewis, Mr Sam and the Sucker DJs to name a few.

There is a dub-strumental, plus a full vocal mix for a total bouncing house selection that caters to whatever type of crowd your playing for.

Update: The US Promotion has started through Sea to Sun Records, keep an ear open and an eye out for this new promo image!

Update Deux: It’s been released on Beatport and featured on the progressive house section. Check it out.

Update Three: It’s been released and promo’d worldwide now on iTunes and Amazon.

Check out the preview of my full vocal remix below.

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With 18 Top 40 hits, Ash are one of the most successful ‘singles bands’ of recent times, consistently bothering our charts and airwaves with their distinctive, lovable and inventive pop. Rumor has it that they’ve sold over 8 million albums worldwide.

I’ve just completed a remix for the bands upcoming single “True Love 1980″, and what a treat it was. It turned out kind of retro with a definite 80′s feel, with bits that could be found in something along the lines of New Order/Depeche Mode/Pet Shop Boys.

This one just spent a month on the DMC charts topping at #11 on the DMC charts.

Update: The remix and dubstrumental are now for sale on Beatport!

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A bit of crossover diva vocal house (and a dub!) for you in the Timothy Allan remix/dub when Jimmy D Robinson Presents Ceevox ‘At Midnight’.

Currently out on promo only!

Update:
The track debuted at #1 on the US Billboard Breakout charts, went to #2 on the DMC World Chart and hit #2 on the Music Week Club Charts over in the UK.

 Update again:
Just found out that my remix has been submitted for a Grammy award!

Check out the preview of the vocal mix below:

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It’s Tiff Lacey remix time!

Tiff has worked with heavy weights such as Headstrong, ATB, The Flash Brothers, Conjure One, Matt Darey, Lost Witness and Tenishia to name a small selective few. Tiff is now set to rock with the massive pop/dance hybrid “Someone Like You” produced by Pink Flood (aka Shane54).

The original of ‘Someone Like You’ is a heavenly slice of vocal trance laced with a beautiful chord structure, mesmerising riff and fused beautifully together with the catchy lyrics of Tiff Lacey. I’ve taken that original and made it a bit more bangtastic… According to Loverush Digital, I have delivered a progressive house masterpiece .

Feedback has been great so far from peeps like Matt Darey, Armin van Buurin, Suzy Solar, Paul Hughes and Mr. Sam giving it big points.

Just in case you were wondering, yes, I’ve also done up a dub mix for you guys who dig the track sans vocals.

Both tracks are now available at Beatport !

Update: The track has just gone #1 on the DMC World Trance Charts.

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Out today on Beatgeek Records is a new original progressive track titled Buckyball. Remix duties for this one are by the fine Australian fellows that make up Progress Inn.

My original mix has hit #6 on the Release Promo charts, pushed along by the stellar remix clocking in at #19.

I’ve put a preview of the original below for you to check out. Better yet, a full preview, leading up to an inevitable subsequent purchase of the original, plus remix, may be found at Beatport!

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I’ve just finished up a remix of epic proportions for the boys over at Loverush Digital in the UK. This one features Carla Werner (of Oakenfolds Southern Sun fame) in a Ibiza style hands in the air melodic journey. Features Mixes By. Max Sanna, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Timothy Allan, Matt Lange, Miss Redflower and Davidson Ospina.

As heard on peak time BBC Radio 1!

#1 on the DMC World Commercial Chart
#2 on the DMC World Chart
#2 on the DMC House Chart
#2 on the DMC UK Club Chart
#12 UK Cool Cuts Chart

Already Supported By Elite DJs Such As: Armin Van Buuren (ASOT), Flash Brothers, Ronski Speed,Big Al (Kiss 101),Menno De Jong, Scott Mac, Richard Campbell (ETN FM), Lange, Cosmic Gate, Armandi Tillmann Unracher, Mike Saint-James, Ernesto Vs Bastian, Suzy Solar, Ben Cole, Arctic Quest & Many Many More

Buy it now on iTunes!

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Here’s an clubby electro remix I’ve just completed for a local Melbourne outfit called “Smile on Impact” with their upcoming single ‘Stop’. It’s currently making the promo rounds with the ARIA DJ’s and feedback has been good!

It’s hit #4 on the Melbourne KissFM charts and is steadily climbing

There is also a remix competition on right now for this at Pro Juice. So if you’d like to take a crack at remixing the original, go for it! No, I’m not allowed to enter Remix contest is over!

Peep the preview below so you can all bathe in its electro glory:

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I’ve just remixed the legendary Kirsty Hawkshaw (remember the giganteriffic track “Fine Day”, and Orbitals “Halcyon on and on”?). The day is finally here, and as of June 7th, you can purchase it.

Kirsty is selling the whole EP from her website, indie style! $10 bucks gets you the original and all the remixes.
Visit Kirstys website

   Click below to listen to a preview of the aptly named Timothy Allan Remix.

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It’s not every day you get to type a headline like that! Our Hong Kong Blondes remix of Empire of the Sun has hit numero uno on the Cool Cuts chart over the pond in the UK. Needless to say, it’s a pretty cool notch on the belt.

The remix has also been almost 30 weeks(!!) in the ARIA club charts over here in Aus, the longest track on there currently. It’s a veteran, ha!

The Cool Cuts is the UK’s leading tastemaker dance chart compiled from reactions from tastemaker DJs and the Cool Cuts panel, now in it’s 21st year. The Cool Cuts is exclusively published in MUSIC WEEK, the UK’s leading music industry trade publication.