In 2006 I did my first official demo and for some reason I named it Smile. Because of this demo I got my first proper gigs and managed to spread my name a little.
Things really took off a year later when i did Smile 2 and released it the week of a Tidy Weekender. I think i posted out nearly 400 copies!
Since then I have done a Smile mix ever year. Its been nearly 18 months since Smile 5 so i figured I better get a move on!
I have tried to make all the demos fast paced and fun. Always sticking to a formula of combining Hard Dance, Bounce and Hard Trance. In particular making sure the mixing is interesting, tight and keeps that pace up! You wont see many 'Cut Mixes' on my demos!
So here it is. Its been months in the planning, collecting tracks, making tracks, sorting the artwork, making an intro, mixing the thing and doing all this while still keeping the 'Smile' feel to the mix.
Hopefully i have done a good job. I have included my favourite tracks
