Mike Haddad & Royce Haven – Way Out There – Proton Radio
By barney :: Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Take it from a guy who’s struggled to find flight shares for years, there are not nearly enough North American promoters supporting truly underground sounds. Yes, the EDM scene has grown in this continent year after year; however, as this scene is reaching the mainstream, its also feeling much more ‘mainstream’, which isn’t so great for a jaded progressive house head like me.
In my good ole clubbing days, the music was as driving as the way too popular electro crap of today. But it was also crisp, eclectic and it always had direction (never an obvious one). My fondest examples of this quality progressive were the Stereo sets of Sander Kleinenberg in the early 2000‘s.
Before Sander succumbed to commercial pop pressures, he was blazing the best club in the world bi-monthly with a brand of progressive house that is rarely heard anymore. It was rough and raw, but also very melodic and sooooo dance floor friendly. It had been a long time since I’d heard anything like these sets, but then came along this one from Mike Haddad and Royce Haven.
This duo from DC has been making quite a name for themselves with their Witty Tunes label and their solid promo sets. I was personally first introduced to them in the summer of last year when Gabriel Sordo was sorting his Toronto gig at Toika alongside a Washington appearance that Mike had set up for him the day after.
Of course I was over the moon excited to hear that another North American crew was supporting such a wicked underground talent like Gabriel; but I was additionally pumped to hear the music Mike and Royce were producing and mixing.
The mix below revisit’s the party vibe of my prime; and go figure, it was hosted on Jody Wisternoff’s Proton Radio show. This guy will always support the music I love most.
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Mike Haddad & Royce Haven – Way Out There – Proton Radio – December 2008
January 4th, 2009 at 1:07 am
great mix dude!
January 4th, 2009 at 5:37 am
These guys are great, both in djing and running a great label. It’s definitely great to hear this kind of mixing and producing, nice one guys!
January 4th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
You go boys!
January 4th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Thanks for the comments everyone! Glad u guys dig the set
) BTB and all its supporters rock!!
January 5th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Tracklist please.. the tune at 33 mins is awesome. Cheers guys good set
January 5th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Here you go
) I think the track you are looking for is the Mark Knight Remix.
Tracklisting:
1. Mavann – Valentine (Budai & Vic Remix)
2. System Check – Parallel Universe (Latenta Project Remix)
3. Junior Lopez – Deep City
4. Karol XVII & MB Valence – Who I Am (MB Valence’s Dark & Deep Remix)
5. Unknown – Unknown
6. Lil Mo Yin Yang – Reach (Mark Knight Remix)
7. Sheeple – The Leader
8. Solila – Coast To Coast (Luke Fair Remix) Witty Tunes
9. Claes Rosen – Pondus (Solila Remix) Witty Tunes
10. Sally Shapiro – Keeps Me Alive (Sheeple Remix)
January 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Great mix guys, keep it up!
January 7th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Great set Mike!
January 9th, 2009 at 10:55 am
L O V I N the mix guys second track its O N F I R E !!!
Xx
January 9th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Cheers mates, waiting for other mixes you guys have coming out.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:21 am
What a rocking mix; great progressive house with relentless energy!I am in the middle of planning my music on my Ipod Shuffle ready for the Dubai Marathon on Friday; after listing to this mix for the first time last night, I have picked it to see me through the last tough 10km and across the finish line! I wont want to stop moving!
January 14th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Hi Guys!
Really appreciate the feedback ALOT! There will be another mix in a few weeks and every month after that. Hopefully each one will have the same impact. You guys can sign up to the newsletter at http://www.wittytunes.com and I will keep you posted.
Dubai Marathon, wow, that must be amazing man! Rock out bro!
Take Care Guys,
M
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 am
Hey guy thank you for all the support. Mike and I will have a new mix very soon.
much love,
R
February 17th, 2009 at 4:31 am
loving this mix…anyone can id track no.5? thanks…
February 17th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Dub Be Good To Me- Beats International ( Mix??)
February 19th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
RIGHT CLICK TO SAVE:
http://www.wittytunes.com/mixes/MikeHaddad-RoyceHaven-SexTronic11-FriskyRadio-Feb2009.mp3
Take Care!
March 9th, 2009 at 11:07 am
oooooo…not even a hint of who did the remix???
thank you for the new mix tho…