![]() And in 1992 SweMix splits up even more when Denniz together with Tom Potentials of Denniz PoP already back then.ġ991 starts with SweMix selling off the Remixed Records DJ Service and concentrates on theirĪrtists and remixes. Should keep in mind that this was already in 1990, so I guess one can say that Dr Alban saw the Sings/raps a tribute to his friend ".he's a DJ / Producer of higher quality". He is the biggest producer ever in Sweden and Europe when it comesĪlready in Dr Alban's song "No coke", which also generate from the first album, Alban Dr Alban says "We became famous together, "Hello Africa" was produced by Denniz and thanks to that song both Dr Alban and Denniz Worldwide hit and leading the way and opening up the eyes for Swedish dance music. Were signed to the label and in 1990 Dr Alban's debut single "Hello Afrika" became a In 1989 SweMix started to sign own artists and the company was divided into SweMix Records It'sĪ kind of "sample-song", just like the popular Bomb the Bass song "Beat Dis" from ![]() Right, it WAS Denniz PoP with a tune called "Gimme some mo' (bass on me)". Remixed Records on the label - BUT it was the first SweMix records release) was. Not very surprisingly the first record released on the new SweMix label (actually it still says ![]() Them produce their songs or give them a record deal. Many new artists also wanted them to have SweMix fast became well-known and record labels and artists soon approached them with their songsĪnd wanted these successful guys to remix their work. SweMix/Remixed Records he also made famous DJ promotion only medleys for Swedish compilationĪlbums like Dance Explosion and Absolute Dance. He made an Earth, Wind & Fire medleyįor Remixed Records which got bootlegged all over the world. Tracks includedĭenniz also made famous medley's and megamixes. With only Denniz PoP remixes, called "Denniz PoP's - Greatest Remixes". His remixes actually got so famous that Remixed Records released a special 5-track 12" single Check out the remix of Human League's classic "Don't you want me" in whichĭagge changed the order of the man and girl's lines and created a kind of conversation between Something completely new and no one had ever done that before in Sweden. It back up to normal again but still keep it in key during the whole tempo change. That's when you slow down the tempo of the song and then bring The result is just amazingly BRILLIANT!!!Īnother excellent piece of work was the remix of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" He sampled the Donna Summer classic - "Love to Great remixes was the remix he did of Soul II Soul's "Keep on movin'" in which Record and it was just perfect but no one else would have come up with the idea. Things should sound to be perfect and in his remixes he could put in a small sample of another Remixed Records # 1 included the following (now)ĭenniz PoP fast became one of Sweden's most wanted remixers. In April 1986 SweMix's first Remixed Records was released, it's said to have been pressed in 300 copies and after the pressing the master discs was destroyed to make it impossible to press any new copies of this classic release. And in the beginning of 1986 - SweMix was founded by Denniz PoP, René Hedemyr (remixer of Roxette for example), StoneBridge (the guy behind the great "Love 4 love" by Robin S among many others),Įmil Hellman (aka SoundFactory and remixed Army of Lovers, BWO and many others), Rob Below and JJ. In 1985, he - together with some of the other best DJ's in Stockholm - came up with the idea of creating a remix service like DMC (Disco Mix Club - UK) or the US Disconet and Hot Tracks. He quickly became one of the most well-known DJ's in the Stockholm dance scene and he played in all the famous clubs and he was a great inspiration to many new DJ's and to some he was probably THE reason they wanted to become DJ's - they wanted to do all these great things he was doing.įor example - another famous Swedish DJ - Robert Watz, one half of the successful Rob'n'Raz team who hit it worldwide together with Leila K with their dance tune "Got to get" in 1989, said this about "Dagge" "When I and Rasmus Lindwall started out as DJ's HE was our inspiration, he was the best discjockey in Sweden!" ![]() "Dagge" started his career as a DJ in the early 80's in the local youth recreation centre in Tullinge, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Tragically he left us much too early inĪugafter less than a years struggle against his cancer. In the record stores remember him as "Dagge". Many of us here in Stockholm, Sweden who have been DJ'ing and hanging around Volle, since he mostly was working behind his alter ego and never wanted to stand in the Most people don't know his real name, which was Dag The guy responsible for starting the massive Swedish Dance music export!ĭenniz PoP was born April 26, 1963. THE Swedish DJ, Remixer, Producer and Writer!
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