It's that time of year here in Sydney - March means Mardi Gras. The festival, the parade and the party. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Sydney's Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and it's gonna be huge with Cher as the headline performer. In keeping with the status of the event, I'll be releasing a series of 4 Mardi Gras anthem podcasts detailing a history of some of the biggest songs to grace the dance floor over the years. Part 7 has a few megamixes with modern remixes for artists such as Donna Summer, Lionel Richie and of course, what would Mardi Gras be without ABBA. Toy Armada & DJ GRIND, Barry Harris, Fun3d, Almighty and Paul Goodyear provide some standout mixes to take you on a trip down memory lane. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "DONNA SUMMER MEGAMIX" (Toy Armada's Tribute Club Mix) - DONNA SUMMER
2/ "I'M COMING OUT" (DMC Paul Goodyear Club Mix) - DIANA ROSS
3/ "YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT" (Almighty Club Mix) - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & JOHN TRAVOLTA
4/ "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO" (Movers & Shakers 12" Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE
5/ "BILLIE JEAN" (Erek McQueen 'Desperate Plea' Club Mix) - MICHAEL JACKSON
6/ "DANCING ON THE CEILING" (RKL & More Club Mix) - LIONEL RICHIE
7/ "IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME" (Almighty Club Mix) - CHER
8/ "9 TO 5" (Love To Infinity Club Mix) - DOLLY PARTON
9/ "HOW WILL I KNOW" (Funk3d Pop Club Mix) - WHITNEY HOUSTON
10/ "ABBA MEGAMIX" (Barry Harris Club Mix) - ABBA

Summer is drawing to a close Down Under, although you'd never know it. It's been a scorcher this year. Sydney is preparing for the 40th Anniversary of the annual Mardi Gras festival & party and it's gonna be huge with Cher coming to perform. More on that next month with a massive MG anthems release in the works. The February '18 edition of UP! is filled with delicious house tracks from Kylie Minogue, Kat Graham, Dua Lipa, Axwell/\Ingrosso & Rita Ora just to name a few. Stand out remixes come from Marc Stout & Scott Svejda, Guy Scheiman, the very talented Division 4 & my favourite Adam Turner. This edition of UP! is the perfect primer for Mardi Gras. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "CRAZY ENOUGH" (eSQUIRE Remix) - JOE BERMUDEZ ft. LOUISE CARVER
2/ "IF EYE COULD GET YOUR ATTENTION" (Adam Turner Club Mix) - KAT GRAHAM
3/ "SUBLIME" (Marc Stout & Scott Svejda Remix) - KENDRA ERIKA
4/ "WALK IN SILENCE" (Marc Stout & Scott Svejda Club Remix) - EMILY PERRY
5/ "LONELY TOGETHER" (Country Club Martini Crew & Dirty Werk Remix) - AVICII ft. RITA ORA
6/ "NEW RULES" (Division 4 Remix) - DUA LIPA
7/ "THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY" (Wamdue Get Together Club Mix) - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD
8/ "DANCING" (Stormby's Big Night Out Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE
9/ "DREAMER" (Matisse & Sadko Club Mix) - AXWELL/\INGROSSO
10/ "BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA" (DJ Blacklow Remix) - P!NK
11/ "GET AWAY" (Christian Poow Club Mix) - KAT SOLAR
12/ "OVER ME" (Guy Scheiman Remix) - INAYA DAY & ULTRA NATE`
13/ "GENEROUS" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - OLIVIA HOLT
14/ "SEE THE LIGHT" (Taito Tikaro Remix) - PHIL ROMANO & DANNY VERDE ft. ANNA BUCKLEY
15/ "WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART" (Stereo Jackers Strings Remix) - RAPHAEL

So, here we are in a brand new year & with a brand new stash of music to kick it off. So Happy New Year to all. January '18's edition of UP! starts strong with some vocal house anthems in the form of "Revival" & "Done With Your Love". Toy Armada & DJ GRIND turn in a stunning mix of "When You Got Love" by Ron Carroll. Diana Ross' "Ain't No Mountain" has had the full remix package treatment and Joe Gauthreaux does the honours here. DrewG. turns in a killer mix of Ed Sheeran & Beyonce' on "Perfect" & Skylar Stecker's new track has a strong club mix from Alex Acosta. The set moves into some more progressive house territory & finishes with the equality track "Stronger Together" by Living Without Prejudice. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "REVIVAL" (Nivek Tek vs Keith Kemper Club Mix) - ANGE LLOYD ft. ADAM MARTIN
2/ "DONE WITH YOUR LOVE" (Cutmore G-A-Y Club Mix) - RACHAEL O'CONNOR
3/ "KNOCKING ON LOVE" (Mark Picchiotti & John Keenan Club Mix) - KAREL ULLNER ft. XO JANI
4/ "WHEN YOU GOT LOVE" (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Pride Anthem Club Mix) - MICHAEL CANITROT ft. RON CARROLL
5/ "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - DIANA ROSS
6/ "BLAZE THE DANCEFLOOR" (Deep Influence Club Mix) - JOANNA MICHELLE
7/ "BLAME" (Alex Acosta Remix) - SKYLAR STECKER
8/ "PERFECT" (DrewG. Anthem Club Mix) - ED SHEERAN ft. BEYONCE`
9/ "LOSE CONTROL" (Twisted Dee Club Mix) - APRIL DIAMOND
10/ "TO THE DANCEFLOOR" (Mike Cruz Club Mix) - DIRTY DISCO ft. CELEDA
11/ "WHAT WE REMEMBER" (Love To Infinity Club Mix) - ANGGUN
12/ "NO APOLOGY" (Leo Frappier Blue Tape Remix) - BLISS BLISS
13/ "STRONGER TOGETHER" (Matt Pop Club Mix) - LIVING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

The December '17 edition of UP! is jammed full of commercial and club hits.
The front end of the set house has a smooth house feel with tracks such as
"I Miss You", "Say A Prayer" & "Summervibe". Sam Smith's massive hit "Too Good At Goodbyes" has a great remix by Jacked as does Niall Horan's "Slow Hands" mixed by Barry Harris. The back end of the set moves into more club anthem territory with some excellent remixes by Joe Gauthreaux, Sagi Kariv and Offer Nissim. All in an uplifting blend to round out the year.
Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "I MISS YOU" (Cahill Remix) - CLEAN BANDIT ft. JULIA MICHAELS
2/ "DEEPER" (Danny Dove & OFFset Remix) - RITON ft. MNEK & HOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR
3/ "SAY A PRAYER" (Steve Smart Remix) - TIEKS ft. CHAKA KHAN & POPCAAN
4/ "SAY IT TO MY FACE" (Country Club Martini Crew Remix) - MATY NOYES
5/ "TOO GOOD AT GOODBYES" (Jacked Remix) - SAM SMITH
6/ "SLOW HANDS" (Barry Harris Remix) - NIALL HORAN
7/ "DUSK TIL DAWN" (Country Club Martini Crew Remix) - ZAYN ft. SIA
8/ "SUMMERVIBE" (Division4 Summer Daze Remix) - LA RUSH ft. SANNANDA
9/ "WOLVES" (MAGIXX Club Mix) - MARSHMELLO ft. SELENA GOMEZ
10/ "LIGHT OF THE WORLD" (Rich B. & Phil Marriott Remix) - RARE CANDY ft. NATHASSIA
11/ "GROWING WINGS" (Offer Nissim Remix) - LARA FABIAN
12/ "ARMY OF LOVE" (Sagi Kariv Club Remix) - SAGI KARIV ft. KEREN K.
13/ "REMEDY" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - GERINA ft. NOMAD
14/ "PERFECT UNIVERSE" (Phil Romano Club Mix) - ALLAN NATAL ft. SORAYA NAOYIN
15/ "STRONGER TOGETHER" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - JESSICA SANCHEZ

The second installment in the essential P!nk collection contains a mixture of tracks from her early career to current releases. Remixes come from Division4, Barry Harris, Funk3d & Tracy Young to name a few. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "GET THIS PARTY STARTED" (Division4 Club Mix)
2/ "JUST LIKE A PILL" (Thunderpuss Club Mix)
3/ "FUCKIN' PERFECT" (Funk3d Club Mix)
4/ "HEARTBREAK DOWN" (Funk3d Remix)
5/ "SLUT LIKE YOU" (Tyler Nelson Vocal Club Mix)
6/ "SO WHAT" (Brutal Bill Unreleased Club Mix)
7/ "BLOW ME" (ONE LAST KISS) (Bit Error Big Room Club Mix)
8/ "SOBER" (Alex Dubbing Revolution Club Mix)
9/ "DON'T LET ME GET ME" (Tracy Young Juicy Horn Club Mix)
10/ "WHO KNEW" (Eddie Baez Unreleased Club Mix)
11/ "JUST GIVE ME A REASON" (Liam Keegan Club Mix) ft. Nate Ruess
12/ "TRY" (Cosmic Dawn Club Mix)
13/ "WHAT ABOUT US" (Barry Harris Club Mix)

The next artist I wanted to feature in the Essentials series is P!nk. She has been a force in popular music since the start of this century and has now pretty much reached iconic status. P!nk has an uncanny ability to write songs that speak to a broad cross section of the public. She is hugely popular here in Australia with her concert tours selling out every time.
Part 1 focuses on her early career hits up to the mid to late 2000's. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "THERE YOU GO" (Hani Num Club Mix)
2/ "YOU MAKE ME SICK" (HQ2 Club Mix)
3/ "MOST GIRLS" (Skribble & Anthony Acid Club Mix)
4/ "JUST LIKE A PILL" (Al B. Rich Club Mix)
5/ "GET THIS PARTY STARTED" (Almighty Club Mix)
6/ "FEEL GOOD TIME" (Boris & Beck's Massive Vocal Club Mix)
7/ "GOD IS A DJ" (D-Bop Club Mix)
8/ "U + UR HAND" (Bimbo Jones Vocal Club Mix)
9/ "STUPID GIRL" (Soulseekerz Remix)
10/ "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME" (DigitalDog Club Mix)
11/ "FUNHOUSE" (DigitalDog Remix)
12/ "RAISE YOUR GLASS" (JRMX Club Mix)

The October '17 edition of UP! is a luscious house journey with a combination of new, charting tracks and some classic tracks which have been given a new makeover. The set kicks off with Ultra Nate's classic "Free" made over by Sean Finn. 70's dance legend Sylvester has two of his hits covered by Lady Bee and Vizin. You will recognise them instantly when you hear them. The Cube Guys & Barbara Tucker remake their remake of Whitney's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"& Hernando Moldonado delivers a killer mix of Kristine W's classic "Some Lovin". I played most of these tracks at the last "Rise & Shine" day recovery party at the Midnight Shift in Sydney on October 1st. A landmark venue which sadly closed its doors after this event. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "FREE" (Crazibiza Remix) - SEAN FINN ft. TERRI B.
2/ "CATCH THE LIGHT" (Division 4 Infinity Remix) - MARTHA WASH
3/ "AIN'T NO LOVE, AIN'T NO USE" (StoneBridge & Damien Hall Classic House Club Mix) - SUBESQUE ft. MELANIE WILLIAMS
4/ "ADDICTED" (Marco Rodriguez & Tony Martinez Remix) - TAITO TIKARO ft. VANESSA KLEIN
5/ "DO YOU WANNA FUNK" (Cutmore Club Mix) - LADY BEE
6/ "DO WHAT WE DO" (Division 4 & Matt Consola Club Mix) - BIT ERROR & COUNTRY CLUB MARTINI CREW ft. INAYA DAY
7/ "I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY" (The Cube Guys 100th Club Mix) - THE CUBE GUYS ft. BARBARA TUCKER
8/ "YOU MAKE ME FEEL MIGHTY REAL" (Taito Tikaro Ibiza Club Mix) - VIZIN
9/ "SOME LOVIN" (Hernando Moldonado Afterlife Club Mix) - KRISTINE W.
10/ "ST ELMO'S FIRE" (House Of Labs vs Joe Gauthreaux Vocal Club Mix) - TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND ft. JASON WALKER
11/ "STAND BY ME" (Joe Gauthreaux Club Mix) - TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND
12/ "WHAT ABOUT US" (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Club Mix) - P!NK
13/ "LOVE IN RUINS" (Danny Verde Remix) - GRYFFIN ft. SINEAD HARNETT

This month's edition of UP! starts with a more progressive house feel with tracks from Ally Ryan, DJ Khaled and Joe Gauthreaux & DJ Grind. The set moves into more vocal house territory with Katy Perry's track "Swish Swish" and Taylor Swift's "Look What U Made Me Do". Esteban Lopez does a killer cover of Anastacia's classic "Left Outside Alone" ft. Alicia Nilsson & the Barry Harris remix of P!nk's "What About Us" and Russ Rich's Remix of Kesha's "Praying" are standout tracks on the September '17 edition of UP!
Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "WASTED" (JAMES HURR REMIX) - ALLY RYAN
2/ "WILD THOUGHTS" (Mike Cruz Club Remix) - DJ KHALED ft. RIHANNA & BRYSON TILLER
3/ "KEEP THE HANDS CLAPPING" (Vocal Club Mix) - JOE GAUTHREAUX & DJ GRIND ft. SANDY B.
4/ "SWISH SWISH" (Barry Harris Anthem Club Mix) - KATY PERRY
5/ "IF FEELS GOOD" (Slipstream Club Mix) - TRES GRAND ft. VELMA DANDZO
6/ "GIVE ME YOUR LOVE" (Original Club Mix) - SIGALA ft. JOHN NEWMAN
7/ "LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE" (Original Club Mix) - ESTEBAN LOPEZ ft. ALICIA NILSSON
8/ "LOOK WHAT U MADE ME DO" (Felipe Angel Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT
9/ "CUT TO THE FEELING" (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Anthem Club Mix) - CARLY RAE JEPSEN
10/ "GREEN LIGHT" (Original Club Mix) - KLUBB-X
11/ "WHAT ABOUT US" (Barry Harris Remix) - P!NK
12/ "PRAYING" (Russ Rich Remix) - KESHA
13/ "HUDSON RIVER" (Rich B. & Phil Marriott Club Mix) - K SYRAN

The August '17 edition of UP! starts off with some nice commercial house tracks in the front end and powers into some thumping club tracks in the back end. Big commercial hits such as "Came Here For Love", "Shape Of You" and "Despacito" share space with great remixes of classic tracks such as "So Emotional" by Whitney, "Alive" by Sia and "Live You All Over" by Deborah Cooper. 90's pop group Steps are making a comeback and Adam Turner turns in a stellar remix of their latest track. Tony Moran, Jack Wins, Wideboys and Toy Armada & DJ GRIND all add great remixes to August's edition of UP! Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "MORE THAN FRIENDS" (Original Club Mix) - JAMES HYPE ft. KELLIE LEIGH
2/ "CAME HERE FOR LOVE" (DMC Dance Club Mix) - SIGALA ft. ELLA EYRE
3/ "TRUE LOVE" (Wideboys Pool Party Club Mix) - JUIC3BOX ft. ALICE FRANCE
4/ "FIRST TIME" (Callum Knight Club Mix) - KYGO ft. ELLIE GOULDING
5/ "SHAPE OF YOU" (Jack Wins Remix) - ED SHEERAN
6/ "NEON BLUE" (Adam Turner Club Mix) - STEPS
7/ "LIVE YOU ALL OVER" (James Anthony Club Mix) - TONY MORAN ft. DEBORAH COOPER
8/ "SO EMOTIONAL" (Block & Crown Club Mix) - WHITNEY HOUSTON
9/ "BREAK A LITTLE" (Hector Fonseca & Eduard Lujan Club Mix) - KIRSTIN
10/ "DESPACITO" (Carlos Martinez Club Mix) - LUIS FONSI ft. DADDY YANKEE
11/ "IF" (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Club Mix) - R5
12/ "ALIVE" (Toy Armada 2017 Remix) - SIA
13/ "SORRY NOT SORRY" (Lord N Remix) - DEMI LOVATO
14/ "YOUR SONG" (Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh Remix) - RITA ORA
15/ "LET THE WORLD BE OURS TONIGHT" (Tony Moran & Warren Rigg Piano Anthem Club Mix) - DEBORAH COX

June and July are traditionally GLBT Pride months in the northern hemisphere. So, baring that in mind, I've tailored July 2017's edition of UP! to be full of past and present Pride anthems. Dirty Disco take on Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand's massive hit "Enough Is Enough" as well as Kim English's club smash "Unspeakable Joy", which was re released in support of the victims of the Orlando massacre in 2016. Toy Armada, DJ GRIND & Joe Gauthreaux reinvent "Stand By Me" & "Love Is In The Air" and Barry Harris puts his unique spin on Lady Gaga's anthem "Born This Way". July '17's edition of UP! is filled with Pride. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "YOUR SONG" (Cahill Club Mix) - RITA ORA
2/ "MAGIC" (Andy Sikorski Club Mix) - SEAN SMITH
3/ "SYMPHONY" (Funk3d Club Mix) - CLEAN BANDIT ft. ZARA LARSSON
4/ "TURN IT UP" (Leo Frappier Anthem Remix) - KYM SIMS
5/ "CAN'T YOU FEEL IT" (Original Club Mix) - ELIZE
6/ "BACK 2 PARADISE" (Original Extended Club Version) - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR
7/ "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" (Dirty Disco 2017 Mainroom Club Mix) - DONNA SUMMER & BARBRA STREISAND
8/ "UNSPEAKABLE JOY" (2016 Stand With Orlando Club Mix) - KIM ENGLISH
9/ "THINK ABOUT THE WAY" (Original Club Mix) - GUENA LG ft. ICE MC
10/ "STAND BY ME" (Original Club Mix) - TOY ARMADA & DJ GRIND
11/ "LOVE IS IN THE AIR" (Original Club Mix) - JOE GAUTHREAUX & DJ GRIND ft. INAYA DAY
12/ "BORN THIS WAY" (Barry Harris & MSC 2017 Club Mix) - LADY GAGA
13/ "LOVE DOESN'T HAVE TO HURT" (Love To Infinity Club Mix) - ATOMIC KITTEN