mover shaker

Don’t let the past dictate your future It’s been a...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:59:00 -0500

Don’t let the past dictate your future

It’s been a fun ride, but I’m sorry to say that mover shaker is a thing of the past.

To give you some background, I started mover shaker as a creative outlet a couple years back when I moved to DC to attend grad school. I left all of my instruments back at home to minimize distractions, but that left a huge void in my life. I missed creating music. Music was my entire life up until that point and I couldn’t shed it. I decided to download some free (super low budget) programs to cut up music to create mashups as a temporary solution until I could afford equipment to make beats/electronic music.

After about a year of making terrible mashups, I guess they got better. I started posting them online and blogs were taking notice. I released about 30 mashups, a few of them hit #1 on Hype Machine. Then I took a bunch of stuff I cut up over the course of two years and released a full length album, The Fortress of Steezhood. Sunset in the Rearview supported the release and tens of thousands of people downloaded the album. Even though my style of production has completely changed, I’m still so proud of that album.

Around that time, I graduated, got a decent job, and could now afford the equipment I needed to start producing music that I had floating around in my head.

The first remix I released was of Lana Del Rey’s Video Games. The song blew up. Like, way bigger than I would have ever expected. It hit a quarter million plays (currently 350k+), NY Times wrote about it, MTV applauded it, Prabal Gurung used it during a fashion show (which Nicki Minaj & Lana Del Rey attended), and so much more. It was tough to create music after that as I always compared everything to the success of that remix. I probably remixed 100 songs since then, but only released two of them.

The stuff I created over the past year is so different than what mover shaker was originally all about. It’s way more “me,” but since you only know me as mover shaker, it may seem too disconnected to what I released previously. That’s why I’m going to release my new stuff under a new name. It’ll make sense that way. I’ll let you know when I release some new stuff under the new name.

I won’t forget you guys. Promise to stay in touch. I’ll leave you with my Lana Del Rey remix.

Until next time.

just read something that said “…an altered love.” and read it as “anal terd...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:49:26 -0500

just read something that said “…an altered love.” and read it as “anal terd love.” that was fun.

Full screen Emily Bock and Evan Prosofsky’s newest...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:45:00 -0500

Full screen Emily Bock and Evan Prosofsky’s newest creation. Genius. 2:56 - 3:29 gave me goosebumps.

Tomorrow marks the start of a new chapter. Bring it on.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:14:32 -0500

Tomorrow marks the start of a new chapter. Bring it on.

“All of the little accents that make me a king”

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:20:26 -0500

black tie? check.

gold tie clip? check.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:39:18 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving!

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have..."

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:04:26 -0500

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

- Thanks, Dad.

CC

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:17:20 -0500

Photo

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:14:33 -0500

The color of Alice Glass’ hair: $$. Crystal...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:59:39 -0500

The color of Alice Glass’ hair: $$. Crystal Castles’ new album: $$.

@iammovershaker: If u have a kangol hat throw it out

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:54:05 -0400

@iammovershaker: If u have a kangol hat throw it out

“I’ll take 2 orders of cheesy bread, 3 buffalo...

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:46:00 -0400

“I’ll take 2 orders of cheesy bread, 3 buffalo chicken kickers.. do you have nachos?”

Skinny jeans and pocket hoarding has caused over 3 deaths in the...

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:29:08 -0400

Skinny jeans and pocket hoarding has caused over 3 deaths in the U.S. alone.

FEELING THIS. Taquwami - You R Everything

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:18:06 -0400

FEELING THIS. Taquwami - You R Everything

Photo

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:27:49 -0400

winner.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:36:20 -0400

winner.

Bjork :: Unravel (//Mover Shaker) 60 second clip.

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:02:48 -0400

Bjork :: Unravel (//Mover Shaker)

60 second clip.

So I did some stuff for __designer_name__ but clearing samples became a bitch. For example, I...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:57:44 -0400

So I did some stuff for __designer_name__ but clearing samples became a bitch. For example, I remixed Bjork’s Unravel and she wanted us to give her like half a bajillion dollars. Once my computer gets fixed I’m going to extend each 1-minute sample to a full track and post them for free. Here’s a sample…

is it shallow|superficial if i want to be surrounded by only beautiful things?

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:20:18 -0400

is it shallow|superficial if i want to be surrounded by only beautiful things?

I want, need, etc etc. Nike x Jun Takahashi

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:16:06 -0400

I want, need, etc etc. Nike x Jun Takahashi