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KJ SAWKA CLONES HIMSELF VIA IPHONE APP


Dear Readers,

June 9, 2009 - Seattle - KJ Sawka has announced the worldwide release of DrumBanger, a
simulation of his half-electronic drum set that gives fans a way to remix and sequence Sawka's
music from their iPhones and iPod Touches.  Loaded with cd-quality samples of KJ Sawka's
live drums and massive synth sounds, DrumBanger puts the user behind the drums to deconstruct
and then reassemble the music into a new creation.  DrumBanger represents a new way to
consume and enjoy music: not just by listening to it, but by simultaneously teaming
up with the artist to create it.


DrumBanger Puts Fans in the Cockpit
of Sawka's Drum 'n Bass Machine

"DrumBanger gives the audience a chance to create music the way I do,"  said Sawka.  "Writing and
performing music is my life passion, and DrumBanger is my gift to the world in our modern, computer
phone times.  Now you can be involved in the music making process and get an idea of how beats
are made and loops are played from a different point of view... the drum throne."  DrumBanger
users touch and rub different instruments and devices in Sawka's drum set to compose sounds, and
can then arrange intros, verses, refrains, and outros using the Sawkquencer - a specialized
music sequencer.

DrumBanger is based on the GroovWare music remix platform, from Seattle-based developer General UI. 
GroovWare will bring a series of artist-branded apps that, like DrumBanger, will allow fans
to listen to and reshape the artist's music.  "We're looking forward to launching a whole new category
of applications, in partnership with major artists, that will make mobile music an experience of creativity,
not just consumption," said General UI manager Jason Thane.




DRUMBANGER DEMO VIDEO



DrumBanger can be purchased on the iTunes app store: Download app

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COVER CD: FREE DJ TRAX ARTIST ALBUM!!

Always at the forefront of underground music, the Knowledge cover CD is as synonymous with the drum & bass scene as the rewind or the Amen break. It should therefore come as no surprise that this month sees a break from the label / agency mix CDs that we are normally graced with, to instead offer a complete album of new, unmixed material from DJ Trax featuring 11 tracks written especially for you lucky blighters.

1. DJ Trax - Drawn Together
2. DJ Trax - Heavens Gate ft. Becki Biggins
3. DJ Trax - Be Moved (remix)
4. DJ Trax - Semi Conversational ft. Steve Sparrow, Chad Thomas & KJ Sawka
5. DJ Trax - Thoughts In Widescreen
6. DJ Trax - Nobody's Fool
7. DJ Trax - Sunlight
8. DJ Trax - Shady
9. DJ Trax - Inner Voice
10. DJ Trax ft. Manu Delago - The Last Laugh
11. DJ Trax - Frantically Calm


FEATURES

D&B in South America: Everyone knows about drum & bass in Brazil - DJ Marky and his chums helped to put South America's largest country well and truly on the map thanks to a golden period at the end of the last century. A decade on, the rest of the continent has also been bitten by the bug and Knowledge has been finding out what all the fuss is about in one of the scene's newest frontiers.

Friction: Throwing a sharp shuriken into the neck of the music industry in the form of his new solo mix series entitled 'Assassin', DJ Friction is on a stealth mission to infiltrate your stereo and slice your cerebral with a deadly arsenal of music.

Suv: You no doubt know DJ Suv from his time in Full Cycle and Reprazent but Suv has been doing his own thing off the beaten track for a few years now. We visit him at his home in Spain to find out what's he's been up to recently and what he's got in store for us...

UNCZ: As anyone who heard Dizzee Rascal's special appearance on London's Kool FM back in November 2007 will testify, UNCZ certainly live up to their name. Featuring the considerable vocal talents of Skibadee, Fun and Harry Shotta and the DJ / production skills of Ruffstuff, the foursome have been creating quite a stir in drum and bass circles since then. We caught up with them to hear their plans for world domination.

Resound: With Finish producer / DJ / artist Resound taking a much needed break from his studio to visit the UK, Knowledge figured it would be rude not to hang out with him and have a few beers.

Exile: Exile is arguably the most intelligent and technically minded music producer that has ever made drum & bass. The guy can program C++. He is a key feedback provider for Native Instrument's Reaktor software. In this interview, we get inside Exile's brain, and prize out some interesting techie philosophy.

PLUS!
Original Sin
Innovation
Macc & Dgohn
Serial Killaz
Santorin
Tayla
BCee
Asaviour & DJ IQ
Caspa
Bmk
Blocks & Escher
Isotone
Alter Ego


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Introducing LoopTv.net new videocast series which looks at the current DJ and club industry from the producers veiwpoint. We take you behind the scenes of some of the best club, dance and electronic music makers on the planet.

The series includes interviews with some of the Artists and producers who are shaping the sonic landscape, talking about their inspiration, a sneak peak at some of their production know how and also featuring some exclusive performances for LoopTV. In addition to this we’ll be covering the world of sampling and looking at some of the industries most prolific labels, and the people behind them.

Check out the KJ SAWKA track in Tap Tap Revenge 2, the next-gen edition of the #1 free iPhone game of 2008. Rock out to a ton of hit music, and enter to win sweet prizes every week. It's all free to download and play --  all you need is an iPhone or iPod Touch.

Download Tap Tap Revenge 2 free from the iTunes store HERE
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The all new Tap Tap Revenge 2 features enhanced gameplay, extreme graphics, and over 150 new songs. Challenge your friends, or anyone around the world through the online gaming arena. With tons of music and new tracks added each week, Tap Tap Revenge 2 will take your rhythm to the max.

App Review: Tap Tap Revenge 2 — New Tunes and Achey Fingers

Taking the iPhone’s potential even further, Tapulous is here to show us how games can play good and sound awesome.
The Tap Tap Revenge series has come a long way since its humble
beginnings almost two years back. Indeed, back in September ‘07, indie
developer Nate True spent a couple of days designing the game’s first
incarnation: Tap Tap Revolution.
The latest edition of the game, aptly titled Tap Tap Revenge 2, arrived at the App Store today. Tapulous has been hard at work polishing and updating the original, bringing it right up to spec with App Store high-flyers like Rolando and Zen Bound.
The game sports a wealth of features — online multiplayer, a library
of free tracks to download, career mode — alongside a serious graphical
overhaul, taking the title into 3D territory.

Start!

Taking its inspiration from the rhythm-action genre, in particular the Dance Dance Revolution
series, Nate True’s original 2007 creation squashed the rhythm
experience down to the touch and iPhone. It was a different time though
— there was no App Store and therefore no official Apple-sanctioned
place for True to develop his creation.
And so Tap Tap Revolution found its first home on jailbroken iPhones
and iPod touches across the globe. The game design and aesthetic
evolved, the community grew and bustled, Tap Tap Revolution became an
illegitimate classic.
Jump to present day, almost two years later, re-named Tap Tap
Revenge, the rhythm-action series has found its home at the App Store.
Now published by Tapulous — the crew behind Twinkle and Friendbook,
amongst others — it’s got serious backing and has been embraced by the
music industry, evident by the wealth of tracks available in the latest
edition.
The folks at Tapulous have been crazy busy since releasing the
original Tap Tap Revenge. Capitalizing on the game’s engine and boiling
hot reception by iPhone and touch owners alike, TTR has become a series
in its own right.
In the past year, Tap Tap Revenge has been followed by two other
editions. There’s TTR: Nine Inch Nails, a re-skin of the game which
exclusively features Reznor’s weird industrial dabblings and, for folks
who fancy something a little more upbeat, TTR: Dance which includes
tracks from Justice, Moby and Daft Punk.

No Limit

The latest addition to the series, Tap Tap Revenge 2, isn’t just a
small tweak, it’s a complete update, upping the ante with a new
features, new graphics and new modes.
The basics of the gameplay are still intact, though. After picking a
tune to tap along to, you’re presented with a playing field with lots
of glowing orbs flying towards you from the distance. Once the orbs hit
the threshold at the bottom of the screen, you simply tap them.

For beginners to the whole rhythm-action thing, it can seem a little
strange and unnatural at first, kind of like putting your jeans on
backwards to be just like 80’s hip-hop sensation Salt-n-Pepa — it works
but it doesn’t feel right for a while.
After some practice, you get your head round the notion of tapping in time to the music and your focus can turn to the brand-new achievements board accessible via Career Mode.

Modes And Scales

It’s an all-encompassing game, as is evident in the various
different modes offered; there’s One Player for soloists, Two Player
for those who like to swing to the groove together and, ideal for those
with a competitive temperament, a feature-rich Online Mode.
The One Player mode comes with the standard difficulty options —
Easy, Medium, Hard and Extreme — but also includes a new one that I’d
not seen before: Kids.
The Kids mode is a particularly clever addition on the part of
Tapulous. The idea is that the game is stripped down to a kind of
immensely simple level, nothing too demanding, flashing light to tap on.
Testing Kids mode out, though, I couldn’t help but think it would be
perfect for beginners, too. There’s a whole raft of potential new
players who would find this mode an ideal starting point but may find
the fact that it’s called Kids a tad alienating. But I’m nitpicking because, so far, there’s so much to love and so little to complain about.

The other difficulties seem to be paced just right for players
looking to skill up before learning the game’s nuances — like scoring
even higher by using Revenge Mode — and taking it online in an attempt
to advance up the ranking board.
When I’m not writing for TheAppleBlog, or making music,
rhythm-action games are something I adore and like to think I excel at.
As such, after a few practice rounds on the lower difficulty levels, I
tried out Crystal Method’s exclusive TTR 2 track Double Down Under in Extreme and had a serious blast: It was challenging, fast-paced and, I’m pleased to note, seriously good fun.

Getting The Band Together

Several months back, I was sat on a train speeding through Finland.
My travel companion and I had an array of tech goodies to keep us
entertained, including a Nintendo DS, Macbook and iPod touch. We ended
up playing TTR’s original Two Player mode on my touch.
The updated version of Two Player overhauls the graphics and adds in
a catch-up feature, but keeps the essentials that made it so appealing
in the first place. The big thing is that two people can play off one
device, simply by laying it flat on the table and putting the iPhone
between you.
It leads to crazy, kinetic tsunamis of tapping as both of you
frantically tap and bash away, trying to eek out the track’s rhythm
amid the flurry of tapping and confusion which ensues. There’s not much
to it but there doesn’t have to be, it’s quick and easy fun, and a
great way to get beginners involved in the game.
TTR has a dedicated following and its this base of users that will
make for a vibrant TTR 2 community in the weeks and months to come. The
online mode certainly makes sense in the general scheme. One Player
becomes a place to practice alone, building up your technique and
learning tracks, then, when you’re ready for live musical carnage, take
your game online.
Unfortunately, while testing the game, the Tapulous server seemed to
be inaccessible a couple of times. Not a good start but I have faith in
Tapulous. This game is a big deal and a massive investment of time and
money to them; as such I know that they’ll be working to resolve any
day-one toothing issues and I’m already looking forward to some hectic
online battles in the coming weeks.

Wired For Sound

The music selection on offer in TTR 2 is a seriously big deal. The
folks at Tapulous have been hob-knobbing with the industry big wigs,
meeting with the fresh talent and even getting independent artists in
on the action.
What essentially results from all this deal-doing is that there’s an
immense library of music on offer. Before you even get to the
downloads, there’s an exclusive track included with the game from
Crystal Method which, while it isn’t my cup of chai, fits the game
perfectly.

Tap on over to the downloads section and there’s purportedly over
150 tracks on offer, absolutely free. In among the stuff you’ve not
heard of, there are some big names in the Tap Tap Revenge 2 library,
including Death Cab for Cutie, Daft Punk and The Whip.
As if that wasn’t generous enough, apparently there will also be new
tracks released every Thursday. It’s not all about giving though, dig a
track enough that you’ve just got to have it and you can also buy it by
clicking a handy iTunes link. It’s savvy on the part of Tapulous and
genuinely useful for us players.

2009
....

3.07.09	Academy
3.13.09	Artifact VS Onset @ LoFi
3.19.09	Club Love-Darker night of Science
3.20.09	TBA
3.21.09	941 Theater
3.24.09	WMC TBA
3.25.09	WMC TBA
3.26.09	WMC TBA
3.27.09	Ultra Music Fest w/ BT !!!
3.28.09	WMC TBA
4.03.09	Mission Rock
4.04.09	TBA
4.10.09	Dub Crawl !!
4.26.09	BANG FACE !!!!!

2008

01.04.08 – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV) (w. BL)
01.08.08 – Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV) (w. BL)
01.15.08 – The View (TV) (w. BL)
01.16.08 – The Morning Show (TV) (w. BL)
01.16.08 – Late Late Show w. Craig Ferguson (TV) (w. BL),,
01.26.08 - Bellingham, WA - The NightLight Lounge
02.21.08 - Seattle, WA Numoes w/ Emilia
02.23.08 - Seattle, WA - The Loft
02.24.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost w/ Dabouge
02.27.08 - Mill Creek, WA - Jet Deck w/ Dabouge
03.06.08 - American Idol on Fox (TV) w/ Blake Lewis
03.27.08 - Miami, FL WMC International Dance Music Awards
03.28.08 - Miami, FL Ultra Music Festival w/ BT
04.02.08 - New York, NY - Good Morning America ( TV ) w/ Blake Lewis
04.05.08 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
04.20.08 - San Francisco - 1015 Folsom - Symbiotic Orchestra
04.22.08 - Seattle, Wa - Seattle Center performance - Dabouge
04.29.08 - Seattle, Wa - The Baltic Room
05.09.08 - Helsinki, Finland - Studio 51 w/ LTJ Bukem & Mc Conrad
05.23.08 - Seattle, Wa - Church of Bass
05.30.08 - Portland, OR - Crown Room
06.01.08- Poughkeepie, NY WSPK Radio w/ Blake Lewis
06.13.08 - Ellensburg, WA - Photosynthesis Festival
06.19.08 - Las Vegas NV - w/ Blake Lewis
06.21.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost - PK and the Funk Army
06.28.08 - New York, NY - B.B Kings
07.05.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost
07.10.08 - Seattle, WA - Trinity
07.16.08 - Newport, Wales - Meze Lounge
07.18.08 - Swansea, Wales - Monkey Cafe & Bar
07.19.08 - London, UK - Glade Festival
07.21.08 - Amsterdam, Holland - Winston Kingdom - Cheeky Mondays
07.24.08 - Barcelona, Spain - La Plataforma
07.25.08 - Metz, France - Le Tunnel
07.26.08 - Lille, France - Le Reve d'Hervert
08.08.08 - Bellingham, WA - Wild Buffalo
08.09.08 - Darington, Wa - Meltdown Festival - AriSawkaDoria
08.11.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost w/ AriSawkaDoria
08.16.08 - Berkeley, CA - STS9 After Party
08.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost w/ AriSawkaDoria
08.19.08 - Seattle, WA - Westlake Center w/ Blake Lewis
08.23.08 - New, Brunswick Canada - The Sunseekers Ball
08.29.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost w Dabouge
09.05.08 - Montreal, Quebec Canada - Petit Campus
09.18.08 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
09.20.08 - Selma, OR - Cirquinox Music Festival
09.26.08 - Seattle, WA Nectar Lounge
09.27.08 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
10.03.08 - Charlottesville, Virginia - Weapons of Mass Production
10.04.08 - Baltimore, ML - The 8x10 Club
10.05.08 - New York, NY - Canal Room w/ Blake Lewis
10.06.08 - Boston, MASS. Great Scott w/ Blake Lewis
10.07.08 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's w/ Blake Lewis
10.08.08 - Teaneck, NJ - Mexicali Live w/ Blake Lewis
10.09.08 - Baltimore, Maryland - Sonar w/ Blake Lewis
10.10.08 - Allentown, Penn - Croc Rock Cafe w/ Blake Lewis
10.12.08 - Philadelphia, Penn - The Northstar w/ Blake Lewis
10.13.08 - Charlottesville, Virginia - Gravity w/ Blake Lewis
10.14.08 - Richmond, Virginia - Canal Club w/ Blake Lewis
10.15.08 -Virginia Beach, Virginia - Jewish Mother w/ Blake Lewis
10.16.08 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern - w/ Blake Lewis
10.31.08 - Syracuse, NY - Bubble Halloween
11.06.08 - Seattle, WA - Trinity
11.07.08 - Seattle, WA - Showbox Sodo w/ Blake Lewis
11.14.08 - MIll Creek, WA - Jet Deck w/ AriSawkaDoria
11.15.08 - Seattle, WA - C89.5 FM Vortex
11.22.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost
11.26.08 - Seattle, WA - Tost
12.04.08 - Seattle, WA - Crimson
12.20.08 - Amityville, NY - Ollie's Point
12.27.08 - New York, NY - BB Kings

2007

01.12.07 - Seattle, WA – Nectar Lounge

01.13.07 - Portland, OR - The Fez
01.20.07 - San Francisco, CA - Poleng Lounge
01.25.07 - Missoula, Montana - The Loft
01.26.07 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Mangy Moose
02.02.07 - San Francisco, CA - 1015 Folsom
02.17.07 - Seattle - Nectar w/ Emilia
02.27.07 - Seattle – Nuemo’s w/ Emilia
02.28.07 - Seattle - Triple Door w/ Arisawkadoria
03.03.07 - Eugene - Univ. of OR Art Museum
03.09.07 - Fargo, North Dakota - The Nestor
03.10.07 - Fargo, North Dakota - The Nestor
03.16.07 - Las Vegas , Nevada - Icehouse Lounge
03.23.07 - Toronto  - w/ Wasabi Collective
03.24.07 - Toronto - El Mocambo
03.29.07 - Seattle - High Dive w/ Emilia
04.12.07 - Seattle - Last Supper Club
04.13.07 - New York , NY - Breakbeat Science / Club Love
04.19.07 - Brooklyn , NY - Rebar
04.21.07 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
04.21.07 - Los Angeles, CA - Space Island
04.24.07 - Seattle, WA - War Room
04.27.07 - Minneapolis, MN - University of Minnesot
05.03.07 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
05.05.07 - Portland, OR - Holocene
05.11.07 - Seattle, WA - Blake Lewis premiere
05.11.07 - Bothell , WA - Blake Lewis premiere
05.18.07 - Seattle, WA - High Dive w/ Emilia

05.23.07 - Seattle, WA – Neumo’s - w/ Amon Tobin

05.25.07 - Portland, OR - Ohm
05.26.07 - Seattle, Wa - Showbox w/ Arisawkadoria
05.30.07 - Philadelphia, PA - rave
06.01.07 - Las Vegas, NV - Icehouse / Planet of the Drums
06.02.07 - Seattle, WA – Neumo’s w/ Arisawkadoria
06.08.07 - Toronto - Opera House
06.15.07 - Portland, OR - Emergency Festival
06.17.07 - Seattle, WA - High Dive w/ Emilia
06.17.07 - Seattle, WA - High Dive w/ Tangletown
06.22.07 - Missoula, MT - The Loft
06.30.07 - Washington Music Festival w/ Arisawkadoria
07.06.07 - Seattle, WA Neumo’s - CD release party
07.07.07 - Twisp, WA - Medicine Wheel Festival
07.11.07 - San Francisco, CA – Elbo Room w/ Emilia
07.13.07 - Seattle, WA - High Dive w/ Emilia
07.14.07 - San Francisco, CA - Mighty / Planet of the Drums
07.18.07 - Brighton, UK - Volks
07.19.07 - London, UK - Electrowerkz
07.21.07 - Reading, UK - Glade Festival
07.25.07 - Cardiff, Wales UK
07.27.07 - Brooklyn, NY - Rebar
07.28.07 – Winnipeg, Canada
08.03.07 - Nova Scotia Canada - Evolve Festival
08.04.07 - Seattle, WA - High Dive w/ Emilia live broadcast
08.05.07 - Seattle, WA - SeaFair w/ Dabouge
08.05.07 - Seattle, WA - SeaFair w/ Arisawkadoria
08.10.07 - Darrington, WA - Meltdown Festival
08.11.07 - Darrington, WA - Meltdown Festival

08.14.07 - San Francisco, CA - Boom Boom Room w/ Emilia

08.15.07 - Los Angeles, CA - King King w/ Emilia
08.17.07 - New Orleans, - The Republic w/ Emilia
08.22.07 - Doug Fir - Portland - Emilia
08.25.07 - Kelowna , BC - Kj Sawka
08.29.07 - Birthday Cake Float  - Burning Man
08.30.07 - Fringe stage - Burning Man
08.31.07 - Body Temple - Burning Man
09.01.07 - Boogie Stage - Burning Man
09.07.07 - Seattle, WA - Triple Door w/ Arisawkadoria
09.14.07 Las Vegas, NV - Icehouse Lounge
09.15.07 - Portland , OR.- Earthdance
09.21.07 - Symbiosis Gathering, CA- KJ Sawka
10.04.07 - Seattle – Neumo’s - opening for dj Hype
10.06.07 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Shampoo
10.27.07 - New Orleans w/ Emilia and Kj Sawka
10.31.07 - Seattle - Fusion Ultra Lounge
11.05.07 - Bassdrive internet radio sessions
11.10.07 - Dallas, Texas - Blake Lewis
11.30.07 - WRWV Radio show w/ Blake Lewis
12.04.07 - Tacoma – Tacoma Dome (w. Blake Lewis)
12.06.07 – The Early Show (TV) (w. Blake Lewis)
12.07.07 – Regis & Kelly Lee (TV) (w. BL)
12.07.07 - KDWB Minn. radio w/ Blake Lewis
12.10.07 – Ellen (TV) (w. BL)
12.12.07 - WNCI Radio show w/ Blake Lewis
12.13.07 - Q100 Atlanta Radio w/ Blake Lewis
12.14.07 - Z100 NYC Radio w/ Blake Lewis
12.16.07 - Q102 Philly Radio w/ Blake Lewis
12.2.07 – Seattle – Showbox
12.31.07 – FOX New Year’s Eve Special (TV) (w. BL)


2006

11.02.06 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre

11.03.06 - Denver, CO - Cervante's Masterpiece Ballroom

11.04.06 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre

12.31.06 - Los Angeles, CA - Space Island

Artist: KJ Sawka
Title: Undefined Connectivity
Format: 5-Song EP
Label: Beat My Drum Recordings
Hometown: Seattle WA, USA
Catalog #:  BMD007
Release Date: 01.27.09




KJ SAWKA’S LATEST PRODUCTION “UNDEFINED CONNECTIVITY” TAKES US TO HIS MOST UNIFIED,
SIGNATURE SOUND TO DATE!  Imagine for a moment… KJ Sawka galloping at a dangerously vicious
pace that only he can harvest, manipulating massive towering arcs of sinusoid bass waves that overtake you
and send you off into another dimension. His hands are like those of a magician constructing melodies of electro
& glitch. KJ Sawka’s latest album will be released worldwide January 27, 2009.

(“I wanted to change it up a bit, by adding something a little different... I never imagined it would be my own voice”,
said KJ Sawka about his vocals on his featured track “My Girl”)

      
For the first time KJ Sawka himself is the vocoded vocalist. Nestled in the center of this dark geometry is the single
“My Girl - Track #2" where KJ carves out his signature insect break-beats against rolling mid-tempo sine waves,
hauntingly complemented by the sounds of violins and a raw B-3 organ riff.
       
Right from the beginning Track #1 “New Life”, features the timeless and elegant voice of Christa Wells - weaving
through massive bass break downs, taking you on a epically electric journey. Track #3  “Airplane Girl” gives you
an attack of KJ Sawka’s splintered break-beats and trance like keyboard lines. While Track #4 “Void of Truth”,
gives the drum n’ bass world a unique take on sub-genre ‘drumfunk’. Summing up his latest works, the 7-minute
track “Chasing Lions” Co-written by Jason Camiolo – cinematically swings swords and daggers and grinds bits
of glass.  All the while, slicing and chopping fragments of unconventional jungle rhythms’, and organic crunch step beats.

KJ Sawka has teamed up with [b]Sony Creative Software[/b] (the company that makes Acid, an industry-standard music
production studio software), to create a loop and sample DVD containing 650 megabytes of original Sawka drum n' bass,
breakbeat, dubstep, and electronica drum rhythms (plus keyboard melodies and signature basslines) as well as all the
stems that make up the featured song “My Girl”  - which will allow anyone and everyone to remix, chop up, decimate or
remake the song to their liking. What is the title for this insane creation you might ask?  KJ Sawka Presents: Drum n'
Bass & Beyond which is to be distributed and released in January 2009. Sony Creative Software has a forum site called
ACIDplanet.com® where they will be holding a “My Girl” Remix Contest for producers and remixers starting 1.15.2009.

KJ Sawka continues to push boundaries and do things his way. Making sure he has left no stone un-turned his beats are
out there for anyone to remix and use in their own productions, the electronic scene might be seeing more of KJ Sawka
than we ever thought possible.  Sawka will be releasing more stems of his own songs (past and present) on his soon-to-be
remodeled website as well in early 2009. 

Writers:
Corianne Carlson
Brian DeWaide