Mix Munkies

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Robbie Lewis (born 30 August 1986), and Sam Milan (born 24 October 1982), better known together as the Mix Munkies (Mix muhng-kee; from Low German;), are two English DJ's, remixers, and record producers from Leicester, England. Their musical taste and style covers a wide range of genres but is primarily identified as house music. In September 2009, they performed as the headline DJ act at Leicester Pride alongside Blazin' Squad and Sean Rumsey. In January 2010 they performed alongside Lisa Lashes and JFK in front of a capacity crowd at Helsinki nightclub in Leicester.

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On 4 September 2010, the Mix Munkies performed as the final act on the main stage at Leicester Pride [1] and in October 2010 they gave their first radio interview on Demon FM. [2]

On 3 September 2011, the Mix Munkies returned to give the final performance at Leicester Pride. [3] [4]

On 10 February 2014, the Mix Munkies released their first commercial track entitled "Control" featuring Mrs P (Rebecca Patel) on Beatport. [5] Releases on iTunes and Spotify followed on 10 March 2014. The release included two remixes by Steve OD and John 'Disgraceland' Stanhope. The Disgraceland remix received critical acclaim from established house music blog Do Androids Dance. [6]

Discography

Several remixes produced by the Mix Munkies have been featured on 107 Spark FM in Sunderland. On 5 February 2010, the Mix Munkies remix of "Move, Shake, Drop" made its debut at number 1 in the "Passion to dance top 10" and held a top 10 position for three weeks. [7]

Remixes and productions

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References

  1. "As headlines go, it certainly catches the eye. Lurking in the Mercury archives, there's a front page from 1946, which screams Leicester Goes Gay for Royal Visit. | Leicester Mercury". Thisisleicestershire.co.uk. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Leicester's No.1 Community Radio Station". Demonfm.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. "Leicester Pride 2012". Thingstodoinleicester.com. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. "Control [Proud Runs Deep". Beatport. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. "Passion to Dance". 14 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2020.