Diamonds and more Diamonds. A mix of Rihanna’s Diamonds, Bossy by Kelis, and Diamonds on my Neck by Smitty for an epic 2:40 hip hop dance routine.
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Motown Mix
New to the Legitmix catalog; a mix of six popular hits from Motown called Motown Magic. This 3:00 mix designed for a jazz or tap dance routine includes The Way You Do the Things You Do by the Temptations; Baby, I Need Your Loving from the Four Tops; Stop in the Name of Love by the Supremes; Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) by Stevie Wonder; and I Want You Back by the Jackson 5.
Proud to sponsor YPAD’s new memberships
I am proud to be an Advisory Panel member of the organization Youth Protection Advocates in Dance (YPAD). YPAD has just launched a membership option to further their mission to educate dance choreographers, studio owners, teachers, parents, and competition owners about the harmful effects of creating hypersexual routines for students.
And therefore, it is natural that Squirrel Trench Audio, your source for clean edits and remixes for dance studios worldwide, would be among the first to help sponsor YPAD’s new membership levels. In this exclusive opportunity, becoming a YPAD member will give you a discount of 10% off all of the clean music in the Squirrel Trench-Legitmix catalog. (There are currently more than 300 clean edits and remixes in the catalog, and more are frequently added.) Becoming a YPAD member will not only help further YPAD’s education mission, and get you other benefits, but it will also enable you to buy your competition and recital clean edits and remixes at a 10% discount.
Learn more about YPAD Membership here, and then make the purchase to get your Squirrel Trench-Legitmix discount code!
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Honey, I’m Good – clean version
Honey, I’m Good by Andy Grammer has been lighting up the charts over the past couple of months, but it includes some inappropriate language. Squirrel Trench Audio is pleased to provide a clean, full-length version of this hit song.
Five songs for your next tap routine
Here are five songs, each with a taptastic groove. Each of these songs is already edited to the right length for competition (two-minute versions for recitals are also available for most of them). Click the play button next to any song below to hear it, and if it’s your song, click it’s name to put it in your Legitmix shopping cart and take it home with you.
- Lips Are Movin – Meghan Trainor
- Calling All Angels – The Town Criers (a cappella)
- Come With Me Now – Kongos
- Hit Me – Dirty Loops
- Get My Name – Mark Ballas
Get more Taptastic Squirrel Trench edits and remixes at Legitmix
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Creepy music for creepy routines
Happy Halloween!
Ghouls, ghosts and goblins will appear at your doorway tonight, and if you have dancers who would delight in dancing a routine with deliciously macabre music, we have some selections that would be perfect in our Legitmix store. Here are our spooky and/or creepy offerings:
The Disclosures new video for The Secret to Being Rich
The Disclosures, the singing and songwriting duo of Madison-based Chad Helminak and Christopher Morris, released a new video today, for National Financial Literacy month. The video is for their song The Secret to Being Rich, from the album of the same title. This album is full of fun, upbeat and humorous songs that have a financial theme, that kids of all ages will enjoy. I’m especially proud to have had a hand in bringing these songs to fruition, having done the mixing and mastering for the collection.
This latest song is a fantastic ballad, appearing at the end of the album. And for the month of April, they are making the song FREE because it’s Financial Literacy month, and Chad and Chris are great guys who have a great message to share with any youngsters.
If you like this video, they’ve made another fun one for the song Thank My Piggy Bank.
Check out the video, grab a free copy of the song, and get a copy of the whole CD if you like what you hear.
The Secret to Being Rich by The Disclosures
Well, the day has finally arrived: The Disclosures‘ latest project has just been released in mp3 and CD formats worldwide.
In the interest of Full Disclosure on this write-up of The Disclosures, I am the person who mixed and mastered this album. And in my role as the mix engineer, I heartily endorse this fun and creative song collection. This has been a true labor of love for me to mix and master, and I am quite thrilled with the results.
The Disclosures are the singing and songwriting duo of Christopher Morris and Chad Helminak, based in Madison, Wisconsin. During the process of mixing this CD, I was continually amazed at Chad and Chris’ conceptual, lyrical, and musical creativity. Each song is completely original, and no two songs on the CD sound alike.
There is quite a cast of characters contained inside– there’s Uncle Hank who is a very smart man with a plan, Kidd Silver, a young pirate just beginning to embark on his chosen career path, but winds up in a sorrowful situation with Loan Sharks, Dr. Greedypants who invents a high-tech ray-gun device that turns pigs into bacon, and to the rescue rides Captain Smartmoney, who shows Dr. Greedypants the error of his ways…..
This album of 10 songs is aimed at kids in the age range of kindergarten through fifth grade, and hidden inside these catchy and inventive tunes are some ideas for smart money management — but just as importantly, a whole lot of silliness that is sure to cause youngsters fits of giggles. In fact, Chad and Chris have kept their eye squarely on kids throughout this musical journey – every artistic decision made was done with the youngsters in mind first and foremost – and how to deliver songs that would be instantly appealing to them. It’s an added benefit that parents will enjoy the songs as well…. give it a few listens, and you’ll be humming “won’t you be my money buddy, yeah”, muttering ‘ARRRRRRR’ at random people walking down the street, and a whole lot more.
The release is just in time for the holiday season, so if you know someone with kids in this age range, this CD makes an outstanding gift. Currently, the mp3 format is available on iTunes and Amazon, and the physical CD is be available via CD Baby, Amazon, or bulk purchases for organizations may order via The Disclosures’ own web site.
Here is a track listing; click any song to go to a preview of it on iTunes:
- Money Moola Dinero Dough
- I Want, I Need
- Save!
- Won’t You Be My Money Buddy?
- The Tale of Kidd Silver, the Savviest Pirate to Ever Sail the Seas
- Thank My Piggy Bank (link is to YouTube video of song)
- Captain Smartmoney vs. Dr. Greedypants
- Spend, Save, Give
- Too Good To Be True
- The Secret to Being Rich
Grab this CD– you’ll be glad you did! No fuddy-duddies allowed!
The Disclosures – The Secret to Being Rich
The Secret to Being Rich CDs arrive
Mixing and mastering has been completed by yours truly for the forthcoming The Disclosures CD, titled The Secret to Being Rich. This fantastic set of songs from the singing and guitar-playing duo of Chad Helminak and Christopher Morris will be hitting the stores on December 10, one week from today.
It’s been truly a pleasure to mix these incredible inventive songs, which are aimed at kids, and designed to help them grow up thinking about their finances in a smart way (all the while being quite silly and entertaining). I think this album has a lot of legs, and is highly recommended for any parents who have kids in the range of 4 to 10 years old. It could be a great asset to teachers of kindergarteners through fourth graders as well.
Adults will appreciate the catchy tunes, and kids will appreciate the entertainment, silliness, and humor of the CD.
Here’s the complete track listing:
- Money Moola Dinero Dough
- I Want, I Need
- Save!
- Won’t You Be My Money Buddy?
- The Tale of Kidd Silver, the Savviest Pirate to Ever Sail the Seas
- Thank My Piggy Bank
- Captain Smartmoney vs. Dr. Greedypants
- Spend, Save, Give
- Too Good To Be True
- The Secret to Being Rich
Follow The Disclosures on Facebook to stay informed about the latest from this fun duo.
Now that I’ve put the mixing and mastering on this album to bed, I’m looking for my next mixing project, so hit me up!
Music for gymnastics floor routines
Just got done mixing my first song for a gymnastics floor routine. While I have years of experience with editing music for dance, there are some unique challenges posed by the requirements of gymnastic floor routines. Music can be no longer than 1:30, and at some levels, 1:10 or 1:00 is required. The other major consideration is that the music must be an instrumental with no voice or vocals on the track.
My client requested a version of my Drive Remix specifically for her gymnastic student’s floor routine, and I was only too happy to deliver a final mix within hours of her order.