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This month's edition of UP! has loads of drive and energy. I've included mostly new tracks mixed in with a few classics from the past 15 years. The set kicks off with some great house tracks from Jamie Liddell and TK. Amuka is back with her new song "Bourgie Bourgie" and Division 4 has a brand new track "Shake That". Dirty Disco turns in three stellar remixes for Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Beyonce` & Miley Cyrus respectively. Book ending these three are a house classic from Dancin' DJ's and 22 Lockdown respectively. The back end of the set elevates with thumping remixes from Thiago Antony, Roberto Ferrari and Henriq Moraes. The May '24 edition of UP! is the perfect primer for next months Pride Anthems. EnjoyAnthony1/ "WE ALL FALL DOWN" (eSQUIRE Houselife Remix) - A-TRAK ft. JAMIE LIDDELL2/ "PAID MY DUES" (Original Club Mix) - TK3/ "BOURGIE BOURGIE" (Matt Consola Piano Tech Remix) - M IS FOR MUSIC ft. AMUKA4/ "LIVE YOUR LIFE" (Rafael M Peak Vibe Remix) - BB HAYES ft. JEMMA JONES5/ "SHAKE THAT" (Original Club Mix) - DIVISION 46/ "COLLIDE" (Wideboys Remix) - 5WEST7/ "WANNA BE LIKE A MAN" (eSQUIRE Club Remix) - DANCIN' DJ'S8/ "TRUE STORY" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - ARIANA GRANDE9/ "II MOST WANTED" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - BEYONCE` & MILEY CYRUS10/ "FORTNIGHT" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT ft. POST MALONE11/ "NEVER LET YOU GO" (Christian Davies Club Mix) - 22 LOCKDOWN12/ "DREAMING MATERIAL" (Sagi Kariv TLV Club Mix) - SAGI KARIV ft. DANIEL YAFE13/ "IS IT LOVE" (Thiago Antony Remix) - LOREEN14/ "ILLUSION" (Roberto Ferrari Club Remix) - DUA LIPA15/ "I DON'T WANNA WAIT" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - DAVID GUETTA AND ONE REPUBLIC

I didn't realize that it has been six weeks since I posted my last episode. A mistake I've remedied with the (slightly late) April 2024 edition of UP! This set starts off with a string of commercial vocal house hits and transitions into full on main room madness. Kicking off the set is Ryan Skyy's original song "Never Right" followed by Liza Jane's "Sacrifice". It's great to hear some new music from Chris Willis on his collaboration track "Eyes Wide Open". Until Dawn & Division 4 deliver some punchy remixes along with Tony Moran and Toy Armada. The amazing Dirty Disco turns out two stellar remixes for Dua Lipa and Beyonce` respectively and Roland Belmares delivers a floor stomping remix on Ariana Grande's "We Can't Be Friends". Continuing the main room sound are remixes from Henriq Moraes and Jace M. The set closes out with the killer duet track "Dance Alone" from Sia & Kylie Minogue. Grab a slice of this vocal house and club pie. There's plenty to go around. EnjoyAnthony1/ "NEVER RIGHT" (Original Remix) - RYAN SKYY2/ "SACRIFICE" (StoneBridge Remix) - LIZA JANE3/ "EYES WIDE OPEN" (Original Club Mix) - JAMES CHRIS ft. CHRIS WILLIS4/ "MY LOVE" (WORK HARDER) (Extended Remix) - SOULCHASER5/ "SUN WAKES UP" (AJ Moreno Remix) - JOE BERMUDEZ ft. AMANDA BRIGHAM6/ "LIMBO" (Until Dawn Remix) - CHARLI LARK7/ "GOOD DAYS" (Division 4 & KREAM Remix) - SZA8/ "I DON'T WANNA WAIT" (DJ Dark Remix) - DAVID GUETTA & ONE REPUBLIC9/ "I'M GONNA RUN" (Tony Moran Club Mix) - VICTORIA10/ "GO THE DISTANCE" (Original Club Mix) - TANNR + TOY ARMADA ft. INAYA DAY11/ "TRAINING SEASON" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - DUA LIPA12/ "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" (Dirty Disco Space City Remix) - BEYONCE`13/ "ALL MINE" (Guy Scheiman Club Mix) - ROMAN14/ "WE CAN'T BE FRIENDS" (Roland Belmares Circuit Club Mix) - ARIANA GRANDE15/ "DOCTOR" (WORK IT OUT) (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - PHARRELL WILLIAMS & MILEY CYRUS16/ "WHERE YOU ARE" (Toy Armada & Jace M Remix) - JOHN SUMMIT ft. HAYLA17/ "DANCE ALONE" (HenriqMoraes Future Club Mix) - SIA & KYLIE MINOGUE

Let's talk about men for a while - specifically male vocal artists - and by men, I mean Mardi Gras men. It's time for the annual celebration of male vocalists in the 18th edition of Men, the Mardi Gras edition. I had planned to publish this on the actual weekend of Mardi Gras but I got caught UP! flip flopping on the track selection so instead, I'm publishing it on my actual birthday (March 5th). There are so many different artists and styles on this edition with new and classic remixes of their songs but the intensity and euphoria are constant. The start of the set has a heavy 80's and 90's feel with classic tracks from Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Rick Astley (I saw him in concert in Sydney in the early 90's - brilliant) and Haddaway. Moving through the set come monster tracks from The Weekend, Troye Sivan, Jason Derulo and boy bands Boyzone & One Direction. Adam Lambert is the featured performer at this years Mardi Gras so I had to put one of his amazing songs on this set. As the set moves into more big room territory hits appear from Coldplay, Alex Newell, Michael Jackson, Ed Sheeran and Jason Walker. Rounding out the set are two awesome tracks from Joey McIntyre and Wham!. Now Lets talk about the remixes. There are so many killer remixes ranging from Division 4, Jet Boot Jack, StoneBridge, JRMX, Cahill, Russ Rich, Wayne G. and Carlos Gallardo. 7th Heaven feature several awesome remixes here and as always, a huge thank you to Mark from Dirty Disco for his pre-release remixes for which I am eternally grateful. I hope you enjoy them all. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird - a beautiful young couple from Sydney who's lives were taken in a senseless act of violence leading up to the Mardi Gras party weekend. Rest in peace boys xxAnthony1/ "DON'T YOU" (FORGET ABOUT ME) (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - SIMPLE MINDS2/ "THE REFLEX" (Block & Crown Club Mix) - DURAN DURAN3/ "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - RICK ASTLEY4/ "WHAT IS LOVE" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - HADDAWAY5/ "RUSH" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - TROYE SIVAN6/ "CAN'T FEEL MY FACE" (Division 4 Remix) - THE WEEKEND7/ "RIDIN' SOLO" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - JASON DERULO8/ "LOVE IS A HURRICANE" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - BOYZONE9/ "NIGHT CHANGES" (JRMX Club Mix) - ONE DIRECTION10/ "TONIGHT WE LIVE FOREVER" (Cahill Club Mix) - UNION J11/ "LOVE IN THIS CLUB" (StoneBridge Club Mix) - USHER12/ "NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES" (DigitalDog Club Mix) - ADAM LAMBERT13/ "TO THE MOON AND BACK" (Almighty Club Class Club Mix) - SAVAGE GARDEN14/ "ALL OVER THE WORLD" (Cahill Club Mix) - OLA15/ "FAMOUS" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - NATHAN SYKES16/ "A SKY FULL OF STARS" (Russ Rich & LFB Anthem Club Mix) - COLDPLAY17/ "BASICALLY OVER YOU" (B.O.Y.) (Carlos Gallardo Remix) - ALEX NEWELL18/ "SO HAPPY" (Sagi Kariv & Tommer Mizrahi Remix) - TONY MORAN ft. JASON WALKER19/ "BEAT IT" (HenriqMoraes Remix) - MICHAEL JACKSON20/ "IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED" (Original Club Mix) - GUY SCHEIMAN ft. RHIAN!21/ "BAD HABITS" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - ED SHEERAN22/ "I LIKE IT" (Cahill Club Mix) - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ft. PITBULL23/ "STAY THE SAME" (Tony Moran Club Mix) - JOEY McINTYRE24/ "I'M YOUR MAN" (Wayne G. Fire Island Club Mix) - WHAM!

Crack open the champagne. Mardi Gras Anthems is celebrating it's 21st edition in March 2024 with 21 featured artists. The annual Sydney Mardi Gras party falls on the first weekend of March this year so in readiness for that, I'm releasing this milestone edition in advance. This set epitomizes the term "Anthems" with tracks from legendary divas such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson,  Deborah Cox, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Madonna and the list goes on. There is even an appearance from legendary 80's dance floor divas Evelyn Thomas and Miquel Brown. There are mixes from remixers' across the club spectrum including Mike Rizzo, Block & Crown, Country Club Martini Crew and the always fantastic Wayne G, 7th Heaven and Russ Rich. Each year I badger two of my favourite remix artists - Division 4 and Dirty Disco for copies of their early release and private remixes and every year they very generously provide me with them. I know I sound a bit like a broken record when I say this, but their generosity in doing this for me is so greatly appreciated and changes the landscape of how I approach and assemble these Mardi Gras Anthems sets. I'll let the music speak (sing) for itself while you hit the dance floor for this year's Mardi Gras Anthems deep dive. EnjoyAnthony1/ "TOUCH MY BODY" (Division 4 Remix) - MARIAH CAREY2/ "HIGH ENERGY" (Block & Crown and Sean Finn Club Mix) - EVELYN THOMAS3/ "SINCE U BEEN GONE" (Division 4 Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON4/ "BAD ROMANCE" (Division 4 Club Mix) - LADY GAGA5/ "ALONE" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - HEART6/ "AIR IT ALL OUT" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - PAULINI7/ "BLANK SPACE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT8/ "HEART OF STONE" (Wayne G. & Porl Young Club Mix) - FRANCE JOLI & JOEL DICKINSON 9/ "PIANO IN THE DARK" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - SHANIE10/ "GIVE ME THE REASON" (Russ Rich & Leo Frappier Anthem Remix) - MIKE JOLLY ft. COCO STAR11/ "WORK BITCH!" (Division 4 Remix) - BRITNEY SPEARS12/ "WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - TINA TURNER13/ "WE FOUND LOVE" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - RIHANNA ft. CALVIN HARRIS14/ "LIVE TO TELL" (Cajjmere Wray Club Mix) - MADONNA15/ "SO MANY MEN" (SO LITTLE TIME) - (Almighty 12" Classic Club Mix) - MIQUEL BROWN16/ "DARK HORSE" (Country Club Martini Crew Club Mix) - KATY PERRY17/ "PLAY YOUR PART" (Mike Rizzo Leading Role Club Mix) - DEBORAH COX18/ "TRY IT ON MY OWN" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - WHITNEY HOUSTON19/ "DANCING ON MY OWN" (Dirty Disco Classic Club Rework) - ROBYN20/ "DISCO LIES" (Freemasons Club Mix) - MOBY21/ "MYSTERIOUS TIMES" (Spencer & Hill Remix) - SASH! ft. TINA COUSINS

The February 2024 edition of UP! is pure pop heaven. I say this because the set is populated with tracks from Dannii Minogue, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Sia & Kylie Minogue. A veritable divadom of pop diva's. Kicking off the set is the Matt Pop mix of Taylor Swift's beautiful "The Archer". Tay Tay just hit Australia this weekend kicking off the Australian leg of her Eras Tour with sold out concerts of 90,000 fans in Melbourne before heading to Sydney, so I wanted to include this mix to acknowledge the enormous cultural impact her world tour has had. Until Dawn remix two tracks for Sarah Christine and Deniece Pearson respectively. Division 4 delivers a crunchy, funky remix of "Looking For A New Love" which is my favourite cover in recent years. Dannii Minogue is back with a new track "Thinking 'Bout You" and it is nice to hear another Soul Seekerz remix. The always on point Dirty Disco features three remixes here for JLo, Ariana and Sia & Kylie. I included the awesome Tommer Mizrahi remix of Madonna's "I Rise" which I forgot I had. The set closes out with the thumping HenriqMoraes remix of Kygo & Ava Max's hit "Whatever". This month's edition of UP! is short, sharp and punchy clearing a path for the annual Mardi Gras Anthems coming in March. EnjoyAnthony1/ "THE ARCHER" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT2/ "ALL IN" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - SARAH CHRISTINE3/ "EVOLUTION" (Until Dawn Club Mix) - DENIECE PEARSON4/ "DAMN HERE WE GO" (Nick Jay & Jean Luc Remix) - NICK JAY, RAY ISAAC, ROMBE4T & STONEBRIDGE5/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Division 4 Remix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA6/ "TOMORROW" (ANOTHER DAY) (Luca Debonaire & Mike Ferullo Remix) - DARK INTENSITY ft. SOPHIA MAY7/ "THINKING 'BOUT US" (Soul Seekerz & Luv Foundation UK Remix) - DANNI MINOGUE & AUTONE8/ "NEVER FAR WAY" (Original Club Mix) - M19/ "CAN'T GET ENOUGH" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - JENNIFER LOPEZ10/ "YES, AND?" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - ARIANA GRANDE11/ "DANCE ALONE" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - SIA & KYLIE MINOGUE12/ "I RISE" (Tommer Mizrahi Club Remix) - MADONNA13/ "WHATEVER" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - KYGO ft. AVA MAX

Just squeaking in before the end of the month comes the first edition of UP! for 2024. This set has a strong house feel to it kicking off with the excellent collaboration between Nick Jay, Jet Boot Jack & Zoe Badwi "Listen To Love". Mark Knight & James Hurr pay tribute to Kathy Brown's classic "Turn Me Out" and Robbie Williams & Sophie Ellis-Bextor share vocals on "Immortal".I love pretty much everything that Trouser Enthusiasts do and their mix of Dannii Minogue's "We Could Be The One" is no exception. The jewel in this set for me is Russ Rich & Andy Allder's remix of "Say Don't Go" by Taylor Swift. So beautiful and melodic, thank you for sending me this one Russ. Division 4 features two remixes here and his take on Mariah's "Touch My Body" is fantastic. Joe Stone & Brad Pearce sample Mariah's "Fantasy" in "Everynight". Dirty Disco turns in a killer mix of Kylie Minogue's "Vegas High" before the set heads into Big Room territory with two remixes to close out the set from Henriq Moraes. Welcome to the New Year. EnjoyAnthony1/ "LISTEN TO LOVE" (Nick Jay & Jean Luc Passive Resistance Remix) - NICK JAY & JET BOOT JACK ft. ZOE BADWI2/ "TURN ME DEEPER" (Original Club Mix) - WH0, MARK KNIGHT & JAMES HURR ft. KATHY BROWN3/ "IMMORTAL" (David Penn Club Mix) - LUFTHAUS & ROBBIE WILLIAMS ft. SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR4/ "WE FOUND LOVE" (Division 4 Club Mix) - DIVISION 45/ "WE COULD BE THE ONE" (Trouser Enthusiasts Club Mix) - DANNII MINOGUE6/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Original Club Mix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA7/ "SAY DON'T GO" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Mix - Taylor's Version) - TAYLOR SWIFT8/ "TOUCH MY BODY" (Division 4 Remix) - MARIAH CAREY9/ "EVERYNIGHT" (Original Remix) - JOE STONE & BRAD PEARCE10/ "LOST WITHOUT YOU" (Tom & Jame Remix) - JACK WINS ft. CAITLIN SCARLETT11/ "CHAINS" (Extended Remix) - DEVAUT ft. DAYA12/ "VEGAS HIGH" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE13/ "THIS LOVE ISN'T CRAZY" (Dario Xavier Club Remix) - CARLY RAE JEPSEN14/ "FAVOURITE KIND OF HIGH" (HenriqMoraes Remix) - KELLY CLARKSON15/ "YES, AND?" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - ARIANA GRANDE