Brooklyn based producer Derek VanScoten is at it again, this time making the bold move of remixing the Beatles. For those of you who have not been following the site for the past year, we dig Derek’s work. His musical roots in guitar give him an inept sense of musical composition, song structure, improvisation, and experimentation. Below VanScoten expounds on his process of remixing the Beatles and the difficulty that comes in doing so.
“Remixing The Beatles is serious business. Their music has an unspoken “Do Not Enter Sign” around it.
If you just add some 808’s, claps, and lasers, you’ll (hopefully) be burned at the stake. You really have to go for it, and attempt to make the song fresh again, knowing that the original is unbeatable in the first place.
As a guitarist, “Because” has always been a bullseye track for me. The chord progression is like dark chocolate, and the vocals are like a fine red wine, making it perfect inspiration for a melodic dubstep remix.”
-D.V.S*