Make your lover dinner, ask ‘em how their day went, start the romance, and play this in the bedroom for maximum effect.

Shouts to Paul’michael on the vocals.

Paul’michael feat. S.O.N. One - Beauty Queen (Bangs Nicely Remix)  (Direct Link)

Link to the 320 versions of the Remix, Remix Instrumental, and Remix Acapella

::UPDATE::

CCMS isn’t dead!  Although it would appear otherwise, I’m afraid…  In any event, here’s a new mix recorded live at Subterra Lounge last Friday before people starting coming in.

What you’ll hear: Bass, bleeps, bloops, bloop blops, bleep blop blot bots, “Make It Funky,” buzzzzzzz, waaaaaaahhh, zip zip zippah, “Let The Bass Kick,” thud, rumble, grumble, clank, clink, rinky dinky shim shim sharoom, other words, why am I still typing this, you really just read all this nonsense, and music sounds.

What I’m trying to say is, Electro House, some Tech House, and even a couple unreleased Cool Hand Lex joints in there!  See if you can pick which ones they are.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 52 - Cool Hand Lex - “Subterra Tech” (EXPLICIT)  (Direct Link)

Very literally, there’s a show or 7 in here for everyone.  See me OUT!
TUESDAY:

Join me at Subterra Lounge for Remix Tuesday!  No cover, 1/2 price drinks and bottles all night.  I’ll be playing House and Dance jammies so come remix your week.

FACEBOOK PARTY INVITE

WEDNESDAY:

“The Renaissance Hotel & Grille 39 bring a new and extraordinary experience to Carmel, IN.
Every month, Club Renaissance features new and exciting wines accompanied by our
exquisite cuisine for a complimentary night of sophistication and professional networking.
This is the perfect event to introduce clients and guests to what Renaissance and Grille 39
have to offer. DJ Cool Hand Lex laces each event with exclusive sound and ambiance.”

Drop by and be sophisticated.

THURSDAY:

45 Degrees is the spot on Thursday with 1/2 price martinis and House music all night long.  My suggestion, albeit girly - try the Almond Joy.

FRIDAY:

BIG NIGHT!  We start off the evening at Radio Now 100.9 studios doing some on-air mixing (follow ‘em on Twitter).

Following the studio session, you can find me doing the dirty at Subterra Lounge for our regular Friday party.  I’ll be rockin’ from 10-Midnight, then DJ 2Deep will man the decks for the remainder of the night.

I’ll be finishing off the night at Mosaic Nightclub inside the new Indiana Live! casino.  I’m shutting the party down from 1-3am with a hodge podge of records to make your donk rattle.  THIS WILL BE HUGE!!!

SATURDAY:

You already know, Blu Martini is the spot.  Come through early for 1/2 price sushi, stay late for Dance Party 2009.

SUNDAY:

Maybe a new CHL track gets released…?

TONIGHT: Radio Now 100.9 Friday Night Vibe.  If you’re in Indy, tune your dials.  If not, hit the Radio Now website (www.radionow1009.com) and click “Listen Live!”  NO SUBTERRA TONIGHT, so that means its my first Friday off this year!  You got something going on, let me know and I may swing through!

SATURDAY: Subterra Lounge will be in full effect, especially since the Front Page crew is coming down for Rocco’s birthday celebration!

We even have some CCMS alumni providing special sets for the evening!  Mention the flyer for Bob Barker’s birthday and get in for half price!

JULY 12: Who’s Your DeeJay?!?!?!  I’m super-pumped to be brought out for this.  Wear your onezie with the footies and come (pa)jam(mie jam) with us!

Sunday was the first day of Summer and you know what that means… Hot jams.  Cue Tyler Stewart.  Donning his party moniker, Stewart becomes DJ Stewbot and delivers Session 51, a mix choc-full of buzzing basslines and summer friendly vibes.  Be sure to check out Stew playing his signature deep house and mashup collectives at Indy’s own 45 Degrees on Mass Ave and College every Saturday night.  Now jam.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 51 - DJ Stewbot - “7 UP”  (Direct Link)

TONIGHT!  Support Indy’s scene, wouldya?

Entertainment for the Night:

Thomas Crown Affair - Dope Couture :: Bloomington, IN (Heavy Bass)
http://myspace.com/colinrebey

Cool Hand Lex - Circle City Mix Show :: Indianapolis (Heavy Bass)
http://www.circlecitymixshow.com/
http://myspace.com/coolhandlex

Steady B - TSE :: Indianapolis (Booty House)
http://myspace.com/djsteadybthehardfather

El Carnicero x Motif - Slit Jockey / Bring the Fiyah! :: Indianapolis (Grime, Streetbass)
http://bringthefiyah.blogspot.com/
http://myspace.com/elcarnicerothebutcher
http://myspace.com/motifproductions

Synapse - Konkrete Jungle Indy :: Indianapolis (Dubstep)
http://myspace.com/synapsenap

Hosted by:
Rusty Redenbacher - Mudkids :: Indianapolis
http://redenbach.blogspot.com/
http://myspace.com/rustyredenbacherofthemudkids

Here’s my newest remix/mashup that has received a great response!  The mixers at WNOU Radio Now 100.9 were given the opportunity to remix 3OH!3’s crossover record, “Don’t Trust Me” and after a couple remixes I didn’t care for, I settled upon this version.  Using Bob Sinclair’s “Ultimate Funk ‘98,” I tansformed the electro rock thrasher in to a feel-good disco house stomper.  It gives the track a totally different vibe and makes it a great summer tune, complete with a funky break and some crowd participation.  If you need the dirty version (which just has one word unedited), hit me up.

http://tinyurl.com/3OH3remixCHL (Direct Link)

Well, well, well… Session 50.  We’re finally here.  The Circle City Mixshow has come a long way from its modest beginnings.  We’ve had some of the top DJ’s in the city grace us with exclusive mixes, we’ve been featured on other blogs, and our music has been posted, shared, and heard around the world.  Without getting too sappy,  I just want to say thanks from all of us DJs for your continued support.  Thanks for downloading our mixes, thanks for telling your friends, and thanks for coming back.  On with the show!!

Session 50 is important for a couple reasons.  First, its a psychologically satisfying number showing the progress of CCMS.  Secondly, the mix is from the 1st Anniversary event at 45 Degrees.  45 is the first establishment I’ve been a part of helping open.  I didn’t do anything too crazy, just some consultation in DJ booth design, but it made 45 feel like a part was my own.  It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve seen our Thursdays grow from painfully slow to a weekly event!  The mix was just a way we wanted to give back to everyone that’s supported us through our first year.  I think you’ll dig it.  I’ve got CD copies available, just come see me at a show.
The Circle City Mixshow - Session 50 - Cool Hand Lex - “45 Degrees 1st Anniversary”  (Direct Link)

The homie DJ Kenetik twote today asking what ever happened to Stat Quo and it reminded me of my last great hip hop voyage.  Back in 2005, I was in my last couple months of college as a Cardinal at Ball State University and my DJ game was strong.  I was releasing bi-weekly mixtapes called “The Nightfly Sessions” (<--- a little foreshadowing, perhaps?!?!), I was playing weekly residencies in Muncie, Indianapolis, and Bloomington, and traveling a couple times a month out of state for shows.  I was cliqued up with The Hitbreakers record pool and at a meeting, I met Stat Quo when he was promoting his first single “Like Dat” on Shady/Aftermath.  The dude was real cool and we talked about doing a mix together.  Fast forward a couple weeks and I had my drops from him.

This was my first large scale CD, complete with professionally printed covers and thermal printed CDs.  Sounds silly to say, but it was a big deal to me.  All of my mixes had sticker-stomped labels with Hiatt Priniting-copied covers, and were done on an as-needed basis.  Somebody wanted something from the vault, no problem.  Here I was getting 1000 fully kitted CDs at once… and they were expensive!

I recorded the mix LIVE using three Numark TTX-1’s, a Stanton SMX-501 mixer, and an American DJ CD player.  The drops and samples were added in post, but all the mixes were done in real time, even the sampled “Drag Rap” beat under “Dreams” (one of my favorite blends I’ve ever done, I think).

Let’s not forget that this was before Serato and Ableton.  Not only was it a monumental order of CDs, it took me weeks to get the routine down in order to record it live.  I’m proud to say, I still do my mixes live today.  Ableton is cool, but riding records means you can mess up and it gives the mix a more organic feel.  I’d rather listen to a DJ fall off the beat and catch it than a DJ that clicked a button and never had to sweat.

Anyway, here’s the mix.  Shortly after this was released I began falling out of love with most hip hop.  I always loved it for the production first, lyrics second, but tracks like “Laffy Taffy” (and even some of the tracks on this mix) turned me off to the direction hip hop was headed.  I met some cats like DJ Orion and DJ E.D.I. that began opening my ears to new music and the rest is being documented daily.  Let me go on record as saying I am still a Hip Hop fan.  I think a lot of people have dismissed me as a fan and think I can no longer get down.  Not true.  Good hip hop graces nearly every set I play, I just don’t make a career out of it any longer.  Be’lee dat.

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.  Enjoy the mix.

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 49 - Cool Hand Lex - “High Society”  (DIRECT LINK)

In case you hadn’t heard, Indy is doing its damnedest to cultivate electronic music back in to a viable scene/culture.  In the mid-to-late 90’s, Indy’s scene was moving, Jack!  Eden, warehouses, record shops… there were all kinds of places to hear good music and be around others that appreciated it.  With the anti-rave law going in to effect around 2000-2001 (correct me if I’m wrong), the scene fell from grace with little EDM to be heard outside of a couple DJs and a couple venues.

There are a handful of us around here still actively working to put electronic dance music on the map and in the ears of Indy residents.  One such person is El Carnicero, who brings a serious bass game to the Circle City.  He even has a residency at Blu Lounge (with partner in crime, Motif) playing Dubstep to unsuspecting Ultra-Lounge partygoers!  What Carnicero misses in technical mixing, he makes up for in dope record selection.  Check out his submission to CCMS and get pumped for the party on June 19th!

The Circle City Mixshow - Session 48 - El Carnicero - “Circle City Streetbass”  (Direct Link)

Another huge player in Indy’s push for Electronic Music culture is Geek, a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy, but most notably an event promoter and talent manager.  He’s responsible for bringing some huge talent in to the city by way of some kick ass parties.  The next one on the list is guaranteed to be a BANGER, with El Carnicero and I both on the bill, as well as the uber-talented Steady B, Synapse, and Thomas Crown Affair, all with the verbal stylings of Mr. Rusty Redenbacher.  This is NOT a party to be missed.