ECHOSMITH GET IN THE MIX WITH HK™

Echosmith is out with a new single, on tour and plans to drop their sophomore album this summer. I can’t wait to talk all about it with Sydney, Noah and Graham this weekend. Their latest track Over My Head  is climbing up the charts and I’m jonesing to bend that beat with a custom HK remix. Also lined up on this weekend’s party playlist are exclusive HK remixes on Maroon 5, Marshmello & Anne-Marie, Imagine Dragons, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Liam Payne and J Balvin. Plus new releases, special surprise bangers and so-much-more!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™ 

SYDNEY from ECHOSMITH DROPS SOME BIG SURPRISES! [VIDEO]

Echosmith is coming off their double platinum hit Cool Kids with their new release Bright. And bright is what things are for the Southern Cali group comprised of four very talented siblings. I caught up with Sydney, the lead singer, on their first headline tour for another installment of the In The Mix with HK™ Tour Bus Series. We talked royalty checks, hobbies on the road and some shocking surprises!  

Don’t miss that interview and so much more on this weeks In The Mix with HK™! I'm bringing the spring training heat when I drop the needle on custom HK remixs on Ella Henderson – Ghost, Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding – Outside,  Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo – Time Of Our Lives,  Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me and of course Echosmith's – Bright. Plus brand new bangers from Carly Rae Jepsen, George Ezra, Tori Kelly, Jacquie Lee and others!

You are gonna freak when you hear my reworkings on joints from Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift, Mark Ronson and that’s just getting’ the party started. So you better rest, hydrate and repeat in preperation!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

EXCLUSIVE ECHOSMITH INTERVIEW - PART ONE [Video]

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Who's more excited for the show…Me or Sydney?

A THANKSGIVING WEEKEND PARTY LIKE NO OTHER!

It's Thanksgiving weekend or as I like to call it …The official kick off of the holiday party season!

After eating way more then I should and visiting with family, I always look forward to the weekend for working off those extra pounds on the dance floor. So put down that drumstick, turn up the volume and get ready for exclusive HK remixes on Jessie J- Ariana Grande- Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang, Taylor Swift – Blank Space, Alesso featuring Tove Lo – Heroes, Ed Sheeran – Don’t,  Selena Gomez – The Heart Wants What It Wants, Nick Jonas – Jealous, One Direction – Steal My Girl and so much more. Like part II of my interview with Echosmith, my Pick To Hit™ and other surprises! 

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're IN THE MIX WITH HK™.

ECHOSMITH ARE THE "COOL KIDS" ON IN THE MIX WITH HK™

Echosmith, the band comprised of four siblings from Southern California has been tearing up the charts with their platinum selling hit Cool Kids. This week I sit down with Sydney the lead vocalist and brother Noah, bass and vocals, to discuss their new found success and more! At some point during this interview we're gonna find out something we've never known about them before and what they like to do for fun. Promise!

I know what my idea of fun is and that's mixing and remixing the latest hits, some sonic classics and brand new epic groundbreakers for your aural excitement. This weekend I'm breaking fast out of the gate with brand new HK remixes on One Direction – Steal My Girl, Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin, David Guetta – Dangerous and Taylor Swift – Shake It Off. I've also got totally re-imagined takes on Mr. Probz – Waves, Milky Chance – Stolen Dance, Hozier – Take Me To Church and of course Echosmith's – Cool Kids. 

When it comes to brand spankin' new music get ready for joints from Vicetone, Waze & Odysey, Steve Aoki & will.i.am, Eden XO and Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj.

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're IN THE MIX WITH HK™.

TAYLOR SWIFT CAN'T SHAKE OFF SUCCESS!

There is success and then there’s “Taylor Swift Success”. At a time when album sales are way way down, her new album, 1989, sold over one million copies in its first week of release. To put it in perspective, that is two copies being sold every second!  Making it the biggest album released in 2014. In fact no other single artist album has gone platinum all…year...long, not  even Beyoncé’s secret album or Lord’s Pure Heroine.  And Taylor did it in just a week!!! Hmmmm… I wonder who last rang up that cray zay amount of sales in a mere seven days??? Oh yeah, the last artist to sell one million albums in one week was… what’s her name again… that would be Taylor Swift with her Red album in 2012!!!! Actually it’s a hat trick. Her 2010 album Speak Now also went platinum in a week. Making Ms. Swift the only act EVER to have three albums sell a million copies in a weeks’ time!

Well, so much for feeling good about what I did last week. I guess I'm just gonna have to Shake It Off. That’s right, I’m comin’ in hot this weekend with custom HK remixes on Taylor, Jessie J + company, Calvin Harris, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Nick Jonas, Alesso, Echosmith and a list to long to name here! Plus brand new bangers from David Guetta, Charli XCX, Ella Henderson, Naughty Boy, R3hab + more!.

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're IN THE MIX WITH HK™.

ARIANA'S EXTRA GRANDE LIFE!

When I think of Ariana a few things come to mind…multi-octave vocalist, international pop star, TV star, composer, Broadway performer, multi award winner and the list goes on. Pretty much…Ariana Grande is having no Problem at anything.

Just this year she’s had three songs in the top 10 at the same time. Making her the second woman to achieve such a feat, the first being Adele. On top of that, Problem broke a record as the fastest song to ever climb to #1 on iTunes, doin’ it in just 37 minutes. It takes me longer to get out of bed in the morning. Then we have Grande’s first two albums. Yeah… they both debuted at #1. She’s the first woman to do that since Susan Boyle in 2010. If all that success isn’t enough Gloria Estefan reportedly wants Ariana to portray her in On Your Feet, the Broadway- bound musical based on Estefan’s life. Then there’s that leading voice-acting role Ariana just landed for the animated film Underdogs, slated to drop in theaters April 10^th, 2015. What’s that? Oh, just the sound of movie star being added to her list. And to top it all off Grande is barely 21!

I know what’s on my list and that’s bringing you non-stop exclusive mixes, epic drops and bodacious beats this weekend on In The Mix With HK™.

Blastin' out your speaks is gonna be Taylor Swift – Shake It Off, Fall Out Boy – Centuries, Maroon 5 – Animals and of course my blazin' remix on Ariana's – Break Free. There's even more EXCLUSIVE HK remixes on Iggy Azalea, Pitbull, Coldplay, Clean Bandit and Echosmith. Speaking of Clean Bandit I've got more of my exclusive interview with them and brand new bangers from Chris Brown, Alesso, Bebe Rexha, Jake Miller, Nico & Vinz and One Republic. WOW!!! you don't want to miss a second of this show!

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix With HK™.

THE REMIX REIGNS ON IN THE MIX WITH HK™

Re∙mix [v. ree-miks; n. ree-miks] verb: remix

To mix and re-record the elements of (a musical recording) in a different way. A song that has been edited or completely recreated to sound different from the original version. To use some of the same materials, allowing the song to reach a different audience. To compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or changing the equalization, dynamics, pitch, tempo, playing time or almost any other aspect of the various musical components. To alter a song for artistic purposes. 

Oh yeahhhhhh we’re going to be altering everything for artistic purposes this weekend when I set the decks on fire with custom HK remixes on Pitbull featuring John Ryan – Fireball, Maroon 5 – Maps, Tove Lo – Habits, Echosmith – Cool Kids, Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora – Black Widow, and Katy Perry – This Is How We Do!  I’m also busting out new sonic delights from David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Mary Lambert, Nick Jonas, Mr. Probz and more.

Tune in to hear all that and more of your favorite hits this weekend, and don’t miss a second of the HK remix revolution!

Remember… if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

IN THE MIX WITH HK IS ALL ABOUT THAT BASS

The Cape Cod native, Meghan Trainor, has an all-out hit debut single with All About That Bass. It may be her first commercial release but Meghan is not just a pretty face behind a mic., prior to signing with Epic she released three albums of songs that she wrote, preformed, produced and recorded in her home studio. Meghan says she loves writing all genres of music for herself as well as other artists. However the music of Trinidad is of particular interest to her. Saying she would like to bring Soca music to the mainstream. Be it Soca, Reggae, Pop or Hip Hop  I can’t wait to hear what  this talented 20 year old drops next.

This weekend I’m all about the bass, treble, beats, groves, riffs and rhythms that make you wanna move! Get ready for a full scale assault on the ones and twos as I bang out custom HK remixes on Echosmith – Cool Kids, Sia– Chandelier, Ed Sheeran – Don’t, Dillon Francis & DJ Snake – Get Low  and Charli XCX – Boom Clap! Don’t miss a single second of the boomin’ and clapin’ on In The Mix with HK™ this weekend!

Remember… if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix with HK™.

THE GIRLS ARE ON TOP!

This summer there is definitely a small group of ladies who are on top of their game and on top of the charts. You know who they are. You can hear them everywhere. Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX and Rita Ora. They've got hits on their own and hits together. Ariana teamed up with Iggy for arguably one of the summer's biggest hits - Problem and now has Break Free with Zedd shooting up the charts. But wait! This pint sized little powerhouse just dropped a slammin' new collab with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj entitled Bang Bang. And I suggest you get out of the way cause this one is gonna explode. Iggy has the other contender for #1 song of the summer with Fancy, which she did with Charli XCX, and that song just won't go away. Charli also has her solo hit Boom Clap sitting in the top 10 and it's still climbing. Meanwhile, Iggy has her new collab with Rita Ora - Black Widow rushing up the chart. Which takes us to Rita, who has her own I Will Never Let You Down blazing high up the charts.

See what I'm talking about. These ladies are on top with multiple…simultaneous…HITS! 

So with that in mind, I'm gonna bring you multiple eargasms while you're IN THE MIX WITH HK™ all weekend long all around the world.

You'll hear what I've done to all those fine ladies plus Magic! - Rude, Echosmith – Cool Kids, Sia – Chandelier, Coldplay – A Sky Full Of Stars and Tove Lo – Habits (Stay High). I'm also packing brand new exclusive HK remixes on Maroon 5 – Maps, One Republic – Love Runs Out, Ed Sheeran – Don't, G.R.L. - Ugly Heart and of course Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong. There's so much more and it's all in commercial free mixed music sets. Get ready to hit the record button!!! 

Remember…if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're IN THE MIX WITH HK™.

THIS WEEKEND ON IN THE MIX WITH HK™

Justin Bieber isn't the only one who can throw a wild rager at his home and have the cops come knocking 6 times. I've got the same thing planned for you this weekend, but without the um….cops!

Get ready cause I'm gonna blow your speakers up with a heatwave of brand new killer remixes. It's a sonic meltdown on Sia – Chandilier, Clean Bandit – Rather Be, Magic! - Rude and Enrique Iglesias – Bailando. I'm also bringing tons of new jams to the party, like Fifth Harmony – Bo$$, Echosmith – Cool Kids, Coldplay – A Sky Full Of Stars, Ed Sheeran – Don't and Tove Lo – Habits. 

I've got the jams to set your night off, so bring some snacks and everyone you know!

Remember….if it's hot, if it's new and it makes you wanna move…you're In The Mix With HK™.