Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" (Tony Moran Mix)
Oct 11, 2010 23:38:59 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2010 23:38:59 GMT -5
Okay, so I know I started talking about this elsewhere on the board, but I thought the topic deserved its own thread, seeing as how this is probably the #1 vault remix of all time for MJ fans (now that the Def Mix of Thriller has come out). Here's what got me to wondering:
I started thinking....could it be that Tony Moran never actually remixed this song after all, and what fans just assumed was his mix was in fact done by Ronnie Ventura? Then again, when Epic put out those Australian tracklistings back in 2003, the mix of Billie Jean mentioned was I believe the TM mix, and not Ronnie's. So what gives? I went straight to the source and asked the A&R guy who commissioned all these fabulous remixes so many years ago, and he just told me today that both Ronnie V and Tony M did their own remix! So there's not one but TWO unreleased Billie Jean remixes us fans should be crying over not having *lol*
The Ventura mix was included in the MJ Megaremix (see picture above) but the Tony Moran remix has never been released in any form, and I'm trying to find out if it has ever been heard even by anyone! I hear rumors that NO ONE knows what became of his mix, since the label rejected it, and possibly even Tony himself has lost track of it after all these years? Anyone else wanna chime in? Has anyone actually heard TM spin live and throw down his own mix of Billie Jean? This is just such a fascinating topic to me not only as an MJ super-fan but also a remix collector and archivist :) Thoughts everyone?
I started thinking....could it be that Tony Moran never actually remixed this song after all, and what fans just assumed was his mix was in fact done by Ronnie Ventura? Then again, when Epic put out those Australian tracklistings back in 2003, the mix of Billie Jean mentioned was I believe the TM mix, and not Ronnie's. So what gives? I went straight to the source and asked the A&R guy who commissioned all these fabulous remixes so many years ago, and he just told me today that both Ronnie V and Tony M did their own remix! So there's not one but TWO unreleased Billie Jean remixes us fans should be crying over not having *lol*
The Ventura mix was included in the MJ Megaremix (see picture above) but the Tony Moran remix has never been released in any form, and I'm trying to find out if it has ever been heard even by anyone! I hear rumors that NO ONE knows what became of his mix, since the label rejected it, and possibly even Tony himself has lost track of it after all these years? Anyone else wanna chime in? Has anyone actually heard TM spin live and throw down his own mix of Billie Jean? This is just such a fascinating topic to me not only as an MJ super-fan but also a remix collector and archivist :) Thoughts everyone?
