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Subject: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Henk on 09/02/12 at 9:07 am
From wikipedia:
"Ben Liebrand (born 27 September 1960 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is a dance music DJ. He has produced artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixed tracks by artists such as Salt N Pepa, Sting, TLC, Fun Fun, Tavares, Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Rick Astley, SWV and Phil Collins. He has also charted on a number of occasions under his own name, one of which being Ben Liebrand's version of "Eve of the War".
His radio show "In The Mix" was the first non-stop mixed show that aired on Dutch National Radio in 1983. Early listeners to that show were Armin van Buuren and Tiësto, who later earned world-fame and have cited Liebrand as their main reason for entering the music business.
"In The Mix" also spawned an annual yearmix with 100+ tracks called "The Grandmix". The first series of Grandmixes aired from 1983 to 1992 and later versions from 1999 on are also released on CD."
Foo Bar thinks it's about time this man got his own thread - and I agree. 8)
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Henk on 09/02/12 at 9:22 am
Some prime examples of Liebrands work:
Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (1985 - UK #12, NL #8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozeHXajs1pY
Bill Withers - Lovely Day (1988 - UK #4, NL #4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8oRdt4zls
Dimples D - Sucker DJ (1990 - UK #17, NL #14)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2G302YFjI8
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: whistledog on 09/02/12 at 6:56 pm
I wasn't even aware Liebrand was from the Netherlands. He is a great remixer and producer.
His BIGGEST claim to fame in North America was perhaps his remix of December 1963 (Oh What A Night) by The Four Seasons which sailed into the US and Canadian Top 40 in 1994
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWGiXHz0uYE
His 1984 remix of 'Precious Little Diamond' by Fox the Fox was a BIG club hit in North America
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/02/12 at 9:35 pm
His radio show "In The Mix" was the first non-stop mixed show that aired on Dutch National Radio in 1983. Early listeners to that show were Armin van Buuren and Tiësto, who later earned world-fame and have cited Liebrand as their main reason for entering the music business.
"In The Mix" also spawned an annual yearmix with 100+ tracks called "The Grandmix". The first series of Grandmixes aired from 1983 to 1992 and later versions from 1999 on are also released on CD."
So, did he actually do some of this stuff live? If so, he's even better than I thought. (And can you shed any light on his relationship with DMC remix service? How did those two find each other?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eub02xmvRjQ
- Ben Liebrand / DMC / Andrews Sisters, Sing, Sing, Sing (Half Century Dance Mix), from DMC 64-2-8805-2, May 1988.
If that sounds like a decent mashup, it is -- but for those of you who grew up on mashups, check the date on that. If it came out today, it'd be called "Andrews Sisters vs. MARRS / Pump Up The Swing / Swing up the Volume" (which it basically was, because at the time, everyone knew the MARRS track he used as a backbeat, and the swing dancing revival was mostly underground at the time - Jive Bunny's track came out was a year or two after this mix).
tl;dr: Listen to that mix. Ben Liebrand was 15-20 years ahead of his time.
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Henk on 09/03/12 at 3:53 pm
His BIGGEST claim to fame in North America was perhaps his remix of December 1963 (Oh What A Night) by The Four Seasons which sailed into the US and Canadian Top 40 in 1994
Ah yes, another masterpiece. That reached #16 in The Netherlands.
His 1984 remix of 'Precious Little Diamond' by Fox the Fox was a BIG club hit in North America
This one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMee76YLRQo
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Henk on 09/03/12 at 3:56 pm
So, did he actually do some of this stuff live? If so, he's even better than I thought.
As far as I know - no, he didn't do any live stuff. All remixes were recorded in his own studio, and broadcasted at a later time.
(And can you shed any light on his relationship with DMC remix service? How did those two find each other?)
No idea. :-\\
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Henk on 09/03/12 at 4:24 pm
Some more examples of Liebrands work...
Dance Classics: The Mix (1989 - NL #2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgevQF8m9Iw
Dance Classics: The Summermix (1990 - NL #16)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11ffG0MEcLI
Move To The Big Band (feat. Tony Scott) (1990 - NL #20)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmrbwjmhhKk
Stuck On Earth (credited to ALF) (1988 - NL #6)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HjcCBahRMM
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: whistledog on 09/03/12 at 4:25 pm
This one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMee76YLRQo
That's the one.
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Paul on 09/05/12 at 2:24 pm
Some prime examples of Liebrands work:
Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel (1985 - UK #12, NL #8)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozeHXajs1pY
The first example of his work I came across...on a pleasure cruise to Holland just after Christmas 1985 where I bought the thing for a princely 16 guilder!
Bit of a waste of money and energy, as it became a hit in the UK not long after! ::)
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: whistledog on 09/05/12 at 8:48 pm
I was going through my massive 45's collection, and had forgotten that I have the 1987 remix of 'You Sexy Thing' by Hot Chocolate. It has a "Made in Canada" printing on the back, so it was released in Canada, but it sadly never charted. I know it did well in Europe though.
http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/016d0e9580fe28f5278bf575acc82c25/172876.jpg
Subject: Re: Ben Liebrand
Written By: Foo Bar on 09/07/12 at 12:26 am
As far as I know - no, he didn't do any live stuff. All remixes were recorded in his own studio, and broadcasted at a later time.
OK, so he's a god, not the God. But that's still pretty cool.
I have a tag that implies an airdate of January 24, 1986 for this one.
If you remember an Axel F remix with Eddie Murphy asking "WTF's wrong with this guy", or a version of Axel F with lyrics 0:10-1:10, or a segment where a car honked its horn to the tune of Axel F (3:35-3:45 in the video), this is it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQSaimeYGfY
Take time to find out what you do best,
Give it your all, homeboy, and nothing less,
Find out, homegirls, what you wanna do,
And then go out in the world and make it work for you.
People of the world, both young and old,
We've got a message in our heart that's got to be told.
To help you all learn about the fame and glory,
We'll talk about a man who justifies our story.
His name is Eddie Murphy, started out with a dream,
Of telling jokes on stage and on the movie screen,
Now one mistake can keep you down, but only if you let it,
If you want your dream, you've got to go and get it.
- Harold Faltermeyer (and unknown rapper on vocals -- Hey, Trivia Folks, WHO SANG THAT?), Axel F (Ben Liebrand Mix)