Ben Liebrand
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Ben Liebrand (born September 27, 1960 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands) is a dance music DJ who is also highly respected for his production skills. As a prolific record producer and remixer, he has entered many international Dance and Singles Charts over the years, producing for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixing tracks by artists such as Salt N Pepa, Sting, TLC, Fun Fun, Tavares, Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, SWV and Phil Collins. He has also charted on a number of occasions under his own name, one of which being Ben Liebrand's version of "Eve Of The War".
His radio show "In The Mix" was the first non-stop mixed show that aired on Dutch National Radio in 1983. Early listeners to that show were Armin Van Buuren and Tiësto who later earned world-fame and have cited Liebrand as their main reason for entering the music business.
"In The Mix" also spawned an annual yearmix with 100+ tracks called "The Grandmix". The first series of Grandmixes aired from 1983 to 1992 and later versions from 1999 on are also released on CD.
Additional Production and Remix
- Salt N Pepa - Let's Talk About Sex
- Salt N Pepa - Whatta Man
- Salt N Pepa - Expression
- Salt N Pepa - Do You Really Want Me
- Salt N Pepa - Respect Yourself
- Fun Fun - Happy station
- Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
- Hot Chocolate - Every 1's A Winner
- Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
- Tavares - Don't Take Away The Music
- Tavares - It Only Takes A Minute
- Tavares - More Than A Woman
- Nina Hagen - New York New York
- Grace Jones - Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician
- Bill Withers - "Lovely Day (Sunshine Mix)" (1988) [1]
- Bill Withers - Harlem
- Bill Withers - "Lovely Day"
- Jeff Wayne - Eve of the war (a #3 hit in the UK, 1989)
- Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - December 1963 (Oh What A Night) (1988 and re-released in 1992)
- Taja Seville - Love Is Contagious
- Dimples D - Sucker DJ (1991)
- Sting - Englishman in New York (1990)
- Tiga - Sunglasses At Night
- The Flirts - Passion
- Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight
- Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita
- Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender (1989)
- INXS - Need You Tonight (1988)
- The Trammps - Disco Inferno
- Armin van Buuren - Communication
- Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
- Genesis - I Can't Dance
- Hall & Oattes - I Can't Go For That
- Ram Jam - Black Betty
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furios 5 - White Lines
- Natalie Cole - This Will Be
- Alexander O'neal - Criticize (1988)
- Sister Sledge - Lost in Music
