words LEWIS DENE, ALLAN McGRATH, PAUL CLARKE, RICHARD BROPHY, CLAIRE HUGHES, BEN MURPHY & DAN KINASZ
50 GREATEST REMIXERS OF ALL TIME
Mixed, remixed and cut to pieces! When Tom Moulton — generally regarded as the Godfather of the Remix — told a cutting engineer to use a piece of 12” vinyl to press a record when no 7” plates were available, he started a trend that snowballed to dominate club music. With the extended width, not only was there extended length, but also greater sonics. The door had been opened to create mixes specially tailored for the DJ and the club market — up until this point only the most creative DJs would play two 7” singles simultaneously, looping the hooks and breaks to make their own extended versions. The remix developed into a unique artform and over the past four decades key players have influenced, mixed, remixed and rocked dancefloors with their interpretations of tracks. Some producers made their names by undertaking choice remixes early in their careers before concentrating mainly on their own original productions – or retiring. Others continue remixing to this day. It was a right old heated debate in the DJmag office when discussing the positions for this list – after consultation with other experts as well. Impact, innovation, consistency and regularity all played a part in our decisions, but if you disagree then feel free to have your say on DJmag.com Here we go, then. In celebration of the remix, we bring you the Top 50 Greatest Remixers of All-Time…
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