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  Artist Title Time    
 
 
 
  Mike Casey Hydraulics (Apple Juice Kid Remix) 03:01    
  Mike Casey Cold Blooded Blues (Burbank Remix) 02:40    
  Mike Casey Miles Mode ((Wyldephyre Remix) (Extended)) 02:32    
  Mike Casey Miles Mode ((Wyldepyhyre Remix) (Radio Edit)) 02:14    
  Mike Casey Never Let Me Go (Stan Forebee Remix) 02:33    
  Mike Casey Dagobah (b l o o p r Remix) 02:48    
  Mike Casey Heartbreak (Ol' Burger Beats Remix) 03:25    
 
 

Mike Casey
"Surprise! The Remixes"

Impacting: October 31 2019

Format(s): Jazz

 
 
 

 

 

Rising Star Saxophonist Mike Casey Releases SURPRISE! THE REMIXES. Support for the remix project has come from the likes of Forbes, Music Ally, Rinse FM, Radio Primavera Sound, DJbooth, Nextbop, WRTI, WKCR, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Worldwide FM, Soundcloud, NetEase China, Tidal Rising and much more.
 

 

 

 

Mike Casey is a melody architect. The New York based story-telling songwriter, producer, and sonic alchemist is a multi-talented force whose soul stirring saxophone sound and inventive use of phrasing reaches out with love and embraces your musical desires, one note at a time.
 

A former DJ, longtime hip hop enthusiast, and graduate of Berklee’s Valencia Spain graduate program in Contemporary Performance & Music Production, Mike has been working with hip hop producers from around the world to re-imagine tracks from his first two critically acclaimed eclectic jazz albums (2017’s The Sound of Surprise: Live at The Side Door and 2018’s Stay Surprising: Live at The Side Door, all 14 songs recorded live from the same 2016 show) in a variety of hip hop styles. The music for the two “source material” live albums was conceived while Mike was studying at the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz in Hartford, CT, founded by jazz saxophone legend Jackie McLean.
 

The Remixers:

Remixer, Apple Juice Kid has produced for a variety of high profile hip hop artists like Wale, Camp Lo, Styles P, and Mos Def. AJK (Stephen Levitin) co-founded the Beat Making Lab, an Emmy award winning PBS web series which teaches Hip Hop and electronic music production for the purposes of social change.  

 

 He has released several Jazz remix albums with a Global following including: the critically acclaimed Miles Davis Remixed, an EP release on Ultra records, VP Records and productions with Grammy nominated singers Nnenna Freelon, Yahzarah and Carolyn Malachi.   
 

Deepak Chopra has interviewed Stephen for his show One World and The Wall St Journal, VICE, MTV, Pitchfork, NPR, Huffington Post as well as many other sites have all written about and profiled his work.   
 

Wyldephyre

Wyldephyre is a musician with a modern take on how electronic music and jazz music can work together synonymously to create a unique sound which appeals to and can be felt by fans of either genre.  Made by Sean Meade, Wyldephyre began in 2012 as a platform to create hip-hop tracks, inspired by the vast creative sounds that electronic music had to offer.

 

In 2016, Wyldephyre became a part of the Beats & Coffee team, a beat collective from Wilmington, NC.  Under Beats & Coffee, he began to refine his sound through frequent compilation releases, and is now in the process of releasing his second EP through Beats & Coffee, “For the Love of Dilla,” which was written in a style to pay tribute to J Dilla.  In August 2018, Sean began his Master’s degree at the Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain in order to further refine his sound as Wyldephyre.
 

Through the process, Wyldephyre has largely become two separate experiences. First, as a producer, whose goal is to create electronic-infused hip-hop music; and second, as a live band experience, whose goal is to seamlessly find the balance between live jazz and electronic music.  In the live band format, Wyldephyre is in the process of producing, recording and releasing his debut album as a live band leader that showcases his talent with 15 years of experience playing saxophone, and 7 years of experience as a producer in Ableton Live, titled “What Lies Ahead”.

 

Stan Forebee:

With over 20 million streams worldwide, Melbourne based beatmaker / multi-instrumentalist Stan Forebee is all about the jazz. Growing up in a musical family in the Netherlands, Stan was spoon fed with music and learnt how to play the piano at a young age. Classical music to begin with, then jazz when he got older. Starting from using traditional instruments and techniques, his writing soon became influenced by hiphop and modern music. Stan developed a greater passion for creating electronic music & beats, using his classical music background as a backbone to his music. Being around for almost 15 years now, Stan has worked with a variety of record labels around the globe. His debut album Jazz Sessions (2013) received major attention. Most of his recent work has been released under the flags of Chillhop Music. Stan Forebee was formerly known as Beatsofreen.

Burbank

 

More about Mike:

Bringing the joy of jazz across genre lines to a diverse young audience around the world, Mike’s music passed 2 million streams in the first two years of his recording career (against all odds, without a record label or a team - an anomaly in the genre). On a mission to be a passionate vessel for “jazz” in the 21st century, his searing sound, always aiming to connect emotionally and tell a story, demands the attention of the listener. This is not your parent’s elevator music.
 

“I’m not interested in sizzle over substance,” he says. “Improvising, or as I like to think of it, spontaneous composing, is not about displaying skill for ego's sake. I aim to deliver each musical statement with power, honesty, and passion to connect with audiences.”

Fresh off his trio’s showcase at Barcelona’s Future Music Forum, recent praise for Mike’s music and journey have come from Huffington Post, Forbes, Music Ally, Radio Primavera Sound, Downbeat, Jazz in Europe, Songtrust, Jazz FM, Connecticut Magazine and much more along with repeated features on nearly every music streaming platform around the globe.

 

Mike’s Full Bio
Mike Casey Hi-Res Press Photos (Dropbox)

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Passed 1 million streams! (without a record label or team)
 

 

 

Support from KEXP, Jazz London Radio, WRTI, over-sold show in Philly and packed shows in New York and Augusta GA, added to Adidas' in-store playlist globally, and featured in Music Ally and is currently going viral within the RapChat app (over 100,000 engagements).

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