Linkin Park - The Catalyst (24Xero Remix)

This is my version of "The Catalyst", and I think I did a great job on this remix. I really wanted to finish my remix before July 25th, and I did, even though I couldn't enter the "Featuring You" contest because I live in Sweden. And I hadn't finished my remix, so I could enter the fan edition contest. I don't want to release something that I'm not satisfied with or done in a hurry.

I made this remix in Magix Music Maker 16 Premium. I wanted to have the static electronic sound that you can hear in the intros of the new Linkin Park videos. I use some of the stems LP released, and I took some from my sound pool collection and made different changes to them with effects and stuff. When I was done with the instrumental, I then used Sony Vegas Pro 9 to sync the vocals with my remix. I know that Vegas is used for video editing. However, It's very great for sound too and Vegas has the same structure as Acid which is more of a sound based software. I have Acid Pro 7 also, but I haven't used that program that much and Vegas does basically the same thing.

When I had finished syncing the vocal stems to my remix, I wanted to create a video for it. I took some clips from the latest Linkin Park videos and used the static interruption parts. I looped the video clips and blended the new photos of the band into the video.

I think the result turned out really cool both the remix and video. Watch it below!

30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Instrumental 24Xero Remix)

I've uploaded a new video to YouTube. I've done an instrumental remix of 30 Seconds To Mars' "Hurricane". I think it's one of the best songs from their new album This Is War. I made the song in Magix Music Maker 16 Premium. That program has a lot of great tools and awesome beats that you can play around with. The different synthesizers have an awesome sound.

I changed some instruments and put new drums on also. I wanted heavy metallic sounding beats, and I think that the beat I finally chose fitted great into the song. When it came to the instruments, I wanted to keep the electronic sound. I changed the different instruments with new synthesizers and strings. I wanted the piano to be very present in the song so it would be heard. A reverb effect was put on the piano to make it even more haunting.

I wanted to include a heavy guitar with lots of distortions. However, I chose not to make it sound too much. I did the same thing with the bass. I thought the song was repetitive without the vocals, so I tried to make it sound less repetitive by adding some pauses in the beat. I'm very pleased with the result of the entire instrumental song!

I did the video in Sony Vegas Pro 8. I put some effects on and used the "24Xero Hurricane" cover I made in Adobe Photoshop CS5. I often use the TV effect on my videos. I think it looks cool when it scans the picture. I also use the pan and zoom feature on both the picture and the background. It gets an almost 3D effect.

Watch and listen to the video below!

Dead By Sunrise: "Fire" & "Crawl Back In" (music video) review

"Fire" single

I like the song "Fire" very much, I like the verse and the chorus and the bit almost at the end is awesome, I got goosebumps all over my arms. That's what I love about Linkin Park that they always makes songs that really moves me and makes me feel all kinds of feelings and get goosebumps, those are always a good sign of a great song. The only version I've heard of "Fire" is the live one so it was really cool to hear the album version and again Chester's vocals sounds great. This is also one of the best songs I've heard from Out Of Ashes so far and I think their will be more awesome song on the album when it's released October 13th.

"Crawl Back In" (music video)

Now I've watched the official and debut video of "Crawl Back In", it was leaked to MySpace but got removed later, it will be released September 8th on MySpace again. I thought it was cool but not as good as the Linkin Park videos directed by Mr. Hahn. The video took place in the desert and you could see big women heads in the background moving. The band Dead By Sunrise looked very cool in the video with Chester moving and walking on the rocks. It was good but not Linkin Park video good, hope the "Let Down" video is better.

Review: "Fire" XXXXX [5/5]. "Crawl Back In" (music video) XXX [3/5].