Gianni Blu and D. Lylez give Usher’s ‘OMG’ a house makeover

by: Rachel Narozniak May 7, 2021 Respinning mid-2000’s smashes into electronic gold is a relatively new facet of Gianni Blu‘s creative toolkit that’s led to deft dance recastings of Chris Brown‘s “Forever” and now, Usher and will.i.am’s “OMG.” Doused in Blu’s signature deep, dark tonal rinse, the Italian-Haitian producer’s revisitation of a fan favorite now …

Gianni Lee, Andrea Valle – Gas (Roska Remix) – Dancing Astronaut

by: Dancing Astronaut Apr 30, 2021 Roska’s got that gas for sure. His latest remix of Gianna Lee and Andrea Valle’s “Gas” flips the original on its head with a spattering of snares and a hefty kick. The talented vocalists debut single with Andrea Valle is the latest subject of an update from UK Legend …

Gianni Blu resurrects Chris Brown’s ‘Forever’ as a future house dance floor filler

by: Rachel Narozniak Nov 20, 2020 “Predictable” isn’t in Gianni Blu‘s playbook, and if this wasn’t already incontrovertibly clear, then assuredly, it is now. Retooling a 2000’s fan favorite is no small task, but the freewheeling Italian-Haitian tastemaker wasn’t looking for one anyway, as his remake of Chris Brown‘s 2008 staple, “Forever,” asserts. The R&B-tinged …

Gianni Blu embraces texture on ‘What It Feels Like’

by: Rachel Narozniak Oct 9, 2020 ChillYourMind would like an encore—or five. With four Gianni Blu originals already to its distribution credit, the European imprint has invited Blu back for a fifth ChillYourMind outing, enacted with “What It Feels Like.” With the gilded finish of his prior single “Like Gold” still glinting, Blu initiates a …