We play in band called Passion Pit. Ayad handles synths and samples (with occasional percussion and shouts) whilst Jeff duties on bass guitar and bass synth (while often swaying bells).

Together we DJ under Passion Pit DJs and also the Wet Bandits. We also have a series of parties called "The Wet Bandits Present" which involves a few bands playing a show and then us DJing into the night.
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    2nd April 2010

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    Its been a while since we last posted anything. We’ve been super busy with touring, SXSW, drinking, starting record labels etc.


    So we are trying to get back into the swing of this. One short good reason to start is that Tegan and Sara put our (Ayad and Ians) remix of their song Alligator on their Alligator LP. It feature 17 versions of the song (!) and as long T & S fans we are proud to be part of it.

    I couldn’t find the final edit I did for them, but I thought I would post up the second edit I did, which features a slightly longer bridge with heavy bass break. We also initallity worked on an extended version, great to DJ with, that I will hopefully get to post sometime too.

    Hope you enjoy it, and grab their remix LP off iTunes! + more stuff to come soon. Promise.

    -Ayad

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    12th March 2010

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    Marina and the Diamonds - I am Not a Robot Flex’d Rework (Passion Pit Remix)

    Here is my latest remix to be released unto the interweb. This will also be included in Marina & the Diamonds first US release - a digital EP titled “The American Jewels EP”.  Marina will be releasing her full length “The Family Jewels” in America later on this year.

    March will also see Marina debut US tour, featuring two NYC shows and a trip to SXSW. The Wet Bandits will also be at SXSW - DJing and eating BBQ.

    I wrote most of this remix during our Australian tour as a part of Big Day Out. Best Tour Ever. I also made a shorter, less “club”-like edit. Checking with their label if I can post it up here.

    For gear dorks - I used Logic Pro, and most the free synthesezer called the Uno-62 - made by Tal -Audio. No talkboxs/vocoders were used on my-end. Also included in the vocal track - just buried in the mix. Oh yeh, and the synth solos (bringing it back) were done using my new Roland Jupiter 6. Best Synth Ever.

    Enjoy
    - Ayad

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