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Fedde Le Grand Talks Remix Anthems, ‘Dark Light Sessions’

‘Music and the whole process of music itself should be organic,’ Dutch DJ/producer tells MTV News. By Adam Stewart Fedde Le Grand Photo: Flamingo Recordings A course in Fedde Le Grand 101 would have to include the hit “Put Your Hands up for Detroit” and a track that proved to be dance-floor gold for the Dutch DJ/producer, 2007’s “Let Me Think About It.” But Le Grand loyalists know that he scored those smashes while appeasing the underground with bombs like “Amplifier” and “Control Room.” Now, he’s bringing that particular alchemy to his “Dark Light Sessions,” a new show on Sirius XM’s Electric Area. MTV News recently caught up with the Flamingo Recordings founder, and he talked about the kickoff of “Sessions” last November. Le Grand also opened up about his big 2011, detailing how he’ll top himself in the months to come. “Not everyone can come to your shows,” Le Grand told us of creating the radio series, which launched its third installment last Friday; the next is due mid-February. “I think it’s such a great way to show or let people hear your view on music at the moment, because it’s very current.” The advent of “Dark Light Sessions” was a fitting cap to a major year for Le Grand, whose massive re-works topped the Beatport.com charts on more than one occasion. His 2011 was highlighted by remixes of Coldplay’s “Paradise” and his summer anthem “So Much Love,” a remix of “Love’s Such a Wonderful Thing” by the Real Thing. Of “So Much Love,” Le Grand explained, “I found the original sample from the ’70s band. I just loved the re-work Tom Bangalter did before it was one of my favorite tracks. So, for me, it only made sense to put it more in a ‘now’ kind of way, so I could play it again. We were able to clear the original sample and that’s how it started.” While sampling and bootlegging are key tools for the thriving dance music industry, the SOPA (or Stop Online Piracy Act) legislation could have far-reaching consequences for the genre. Le Grand said he encourages practices like sampling, though, and the growing desire to reincarnate classic dance tunes. As an example, he pointed out Arno Cost’s “Body Rum,” which is derived from a bootleg of Le Grand’s “Metrum.” “I actually only support it. I play that edit; I think it’s great,” he said. “Music and the whole process of music itself should be organic,” he added. “I had the same thing about two years ago with a track I did called ‘Amplifier.’ Someone put a vocal on it and it kind of went its own way. So I think it’s great that things keep evolving and recycling that way.” But it isn’t just bootlegs and remixes that are keeping Le Grand busy these days. Along with label co-founder and fellow producer Funkerman, the Flamingo Recordings imprint has helped usher in some of the most influential music the genre has heard in years, staying away from the all-too-familiar progressive house blueprint. Joining Flamingo alumni such as Baggi Begovic, Rene Amesz and vocalist Mitch Crown is recent sensation Deniz Koyu , whose records are currently smashing eardrums the world over. When Le Grand first heard Koyu’s “Grunge,” he assumed he had been signed for years. “My mind was just blown by the sound and everything. It’s a record that works really well and still has a coolness to it,” he said. Le Grand and Koyu have been busy in the studio with Johan Wedal getting ready for the release their latest three-way collaboration, “New Day.” And one can only imagine who the boys brought into the studio behind closed doors “I have a whole lot of people I’d love to work with,” Le Grand said, listing Sia and Janelle Mon

What The Hell??? Psychologist Strips Naked During Sessions To Soothe Patients

Wow…white folks we tell ya! Sarah White, a 24-year-old psychology buff, conducts online therapy sessions in her birthday suit. The naked therapist’s unique approach to helping people solve their issues has, she says, aroused interest from dozens of suffering New Yorkers. “For men especially, who are less likely than women to go to therapy, it is more interesting, more enticing, more exciting,” said White. “It’s a more inspiring approach to therapy.” White begins her sessions with her clothes on. But as the hour-long appointments heat up, she gradually sheds all of her duds until there’s nothing left to take off. “Freud used free association,” she said. “I use nakedness.” The initial sessions, which cost $150, are conducted via a one-way Web cam and text chat. Once she develops a rapport with a client, she’ll move on to two-way video appointments via Skype and even in-person consultations. White said her roughly 30 clients are an eclectic mix of college students with sexual issues, middle-aged men with relationship problems and even a couple of women who just enjoy chatting with a nude peer. Clients schedule appointments through her website, sarahwhitelive.com. A freelance computer programmer, White said she got the idea to perform therapy sessions in the nude after being uninspired by the theories she learned as an undergraduate psychology student. She conceded that naked therapy is not approved by any mental health association. And she is not a licensed therapist. White demonstrated her less-is-more style yesterday, slowly peeling off layers of clothing as she counseled a Daily News reporter on seeking a better work/life balance. “It sounds like you’re not sure if this is really a problem,” White said shortly before removing her teal bra. While White’s boyfriend supports her new business, her parents are still in the dark. “I should probably tell them before they read it in the paper,” said White, of the upper West Side. Not surprisingly, professional psychologists are not sold. “She’s using the word therapy here, but I don’t consider this therapy,” said Diana Kirschner, a New York-based clinical psychologist. “I consider this interactive soft-core Internet porn.” Kuamell Johnson, 31, said he’d love to experience a therapy session with White, but he’s not sure he’d be able to stay on topic. “She starts to strip, now she’s butt naked,” pondered Johnson, a messenger from Brooklyn. “It’s going to throw my concentration off.” This sounds like some straight bullshizz for sure!! Heffas these days find any reason to get naked!! Source

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Beyonce Speaks On Being Sexy For Your Man, Starting A Family, And Being “Normal” In UK’s Cosmopolitan

Your girl Beyonce is sharing some gems on how to be sexy and how she had a chance to “live a normal life” on her break in Cosmopolitan UK’s April 2011 issue : On how she likes to get her sexy on : “Put on good music and something that makes you feel great. I love a pair of high, sexy stilettos with a beautiful dress. Never be predictabe. Mix it up. Surprise him. Change your hair. Be the woman he knows with a little bit of a twist.You can be beautiful but if you’re not secure in yourself, you don’t come across as sexy.” On her guilty pleasure: “I love my butter pecan ice cream, but I also love to work out. We all have our issues. Mine is arms and legs, keeping them tight and toned. It takes work, believe me.” On whether she’ll start a family: “Yes, I do want to embrace what happens next and family. It’s funny how your outlook changes as you get older, how you look at life – at other women – in a different way. I have so much admiration for women who are mothers, who balance family and work.” What she did on her break: I did all these things I wanted to do that I don’t have time for. I set up a production company, learnt how to edit, did a bit of recording and directed a Dvd. What was great was having this normal life of sleeping, getting up, going to an office and then coming home. Coming home is a wonderful thing…I even did some cooking, although I didn’t really enjoy that. I’m not the greatest cook – I can do good things with oxtail, though. It was great just having the time to be a wife rather than this non-stop travelling career girl. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz…..

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