ALL-STAR ROSTER OF CELEBRITY PRODUCERS
CELEBRATE THE KING OF POP WITH THE RELEASE OF
MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE
ALBUM IN STORES OCTOBER 20TH
New York, NY — Universal Motown Records has enlisted the hottest producers in the game to pay homage to Michael Jackson by remixing their favorite tracks from the Motown era of The Jackson 5’s timeless catalog of gems and jams. Akon, Polow, The Neptunes, Stargate, Dallas Austin, Salaam Remi, and Mark Hoppus (Blink-182) are just a few of the superstar producers who are featured on the hotly anticipated album, MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE, in stores October 20th. Boasting 12 innovative renditions of popular hits such as “ABC” and “Dancing Machine,” along with obscure classics like “Maria” and “Skywriter,” MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE follows Universal Motown’s innovative four-part digital music suite series, which was released online every two weeks from August 25th to October 6th.
“It’s no secret that Michael Jackson’s phenomenal talent inspired countless entertainers,” says Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone, who spearheaded the making of MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE. “But his music also inspired many of today’s finest producers. That’s why we thought it would be exciting to invite them to put their own unique spin on his work. From Michael’s amazing vocals to the great melodies, grooves, and arrangements―the material they had to work with is so incredibly rich. It’s inspiration feeding inspiration and the results are fantastic.”
MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE is as diverse in sound as its dazzling array of notable producers, which includes Sturken & Rogers, Steve Aoki, Frankie Knuckles, and Benny Blanco, among many others. “We jumped at the opportunity to be involved with this project because Michael is a legend who influenced our entire career and redefined the world of music,” says Pharrell Williams from The Neptunes, whose seductive and synthy reworking of “Never Can Say Goodbye” is anchored by an irresistibly heavy bass line. For Salaam Remi’s reggae remix of “ABC,” he “imagined the Jackson’s taking a trip to Jamaica in the early ’70s with a Jamaican band playing behind them.” And for Polow’s body-rocking rendition of “Dancing Machine,” he says his greatest challenge was “to mix what the Jacksons had done in 1974 with today’s music to create something new that sounds just as good now as it did back in the day.”
An essential collector’s item for all fans of the King of Pop, MICHAEL JACKSON: THE REMIX SUITE is not a somber tribute to an iconic legend gone too soon. It is a fun, fresh, and funky testament to the infinite mass appeal of the early works of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 that will inspire, uplift, and electrify listeners for generations to come.
