Derek Sanders

It has been some time since I made any “news” postings on the site. A while back I was considering dropping my radio shows in favor of returning to my days of doing my “Individual Mixes”, that is, those that don’t have a common theme and aren’t part of a show. My friends encouraged me to continue the shows, but I also wanted to get back into doing my individual mixes. They always took time, and were meticulously planned, but I really enjoyed creating the perfect atmosphere.

The radio shows don’t necessarily allow me to do that, particularly Vocal Elysium. Too few good vocal tracks are released, and it ends up being these half-assed sets where I am basically annoyed. I try my best to keep them up to my standards, but I inevitably end up using a track I otherwise never would.

Some time ago I recorded my first mix in my return to doing my individual mixes. I’ve sat on it for a while since I was considering submitting it to DI.FM’s Trance channel, but was not sure on the tracks. Last week I submitted the tracklist, and got a response for consideration. The mix is titled Kinetic Elysium, but I will hold off on listing the tracklist until I know if it was accepted or rejected. If it is accepted I will post the mix after it airs, otherwise I will post it once I hear back.

I am also planning on doing The Vocals Volume 6 and Grilled Sessions Volume 3 and submitting those to DI.FM when I finish them.

Derek