VOODOO RELOADED Producer: Demo Castellon (Husband of Nelly Furtado) and The Demolition Crew Release: April 26, 2011 Label: Universal Music's Orange Lounge Recordings
Track list
Voodoo
Gonna Get It
Look At Those Eyes
L.A. Made Me
A Little Bit
Mr. Jones
Superstition
Trip Around The World
Hurricane Girl
Taker
Boogie Love
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On July 11, Alexz announced via e-mail to the fans signed in her website that Demo Castellon and his team were working on new versions of the songs on Voodoo. The original plan was just to remix Trip Around the World but now all tracks on the album will be remixed to have a more "radio-friendly" sound. On August 5th, Castellon confirmed via Twitter that the album would be called Voodoo: Reloaded.
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For those who don’t know, why don’t you tell us what Voodoo: Reloaded is?
It’s actually nice that I actually get to talk about this once and for all because I know that the fans have a lot of different opinions about the approach. It really is an album that I love, I love Voodoo, and I’m so happy with Voodoo. And what happened was Demo Castellon was very interested in the songs and wanted to remix it and it was quite complimentary and I felt at the time I was like “sure, let’s see what you can do.” And I was really blown away by the remixes of some of the songs. And I kind of let it go in a sense, I’m already working on new materials for my next record, and I’m just so happy with it. To me if it’s another opportunity to get it to more ears, then that’s awesome. I am still very proud of being an Indie artist and I will do the music I want to do forever. But when people want to collaborate, why not? It’s like, sure, share it with whoever. So that’s Voodoo: Reloaded in a sense.
What is your favorite song from the album?
Look at Those Eyes.
What made you decide to make 'Boogie Love' your next single?
That was a joint-decision between close friends and obviously Orange Records and management. There’s just something about the remix of the song, I think it’s different, I think its eclectic and I think it kind of catches you immediately. I didn’t want to come out with Voodoo first or Look at Those Eyes. I feel like I want to build with this a little bit more, and then come out with them. I just don’t want to come out serious and sad. I’ve taken so many hits as an artist and I feel it’s important to keep it fun and light, and then hit them with the stuff that really comes from my soul. I wrote Boogie Love, I love it and I think it’s really fun. And people have their own opinions and think “why Boogie Love for the next single?” but there really is a science to singles, and I’m not going to pretend to know what that is, because I don’t really listen to the radio, and I don’t really know. So when I’m in a room with 20 people and they’re going “oh my gosh, this is the single,” and it just catches you and it’s so catchy, I’m like, “oh, sure,” if that’s the single, that’s the single. So I don’t know, I haven’t had a hit single yet so I’m just doing the music I love to do and I’ll keep putting out songs and whatever happens, happens. I’m not holding on to it too much.
What will happen to the Epic Masters now that Amanda Ghost is no longer head of the label?
I don’t get those masters back, unless I buy them back, or another label buys them back. I get the songs back, and I can reproduce the songs though Greg Wells did such a beautiful job. You know it’s interesting, I heard a story, which I don’t mind sharing now, but the reason why I love Sara Bareilles’s song King of Anything so much is because she was on the same label as me at the time, with Epic, and that song is written for Amanda Ghost, actually. And I think it’s kind of out there now, I think everyone in the industry knows that so it’s safe to say. But that was one of most scarring experiences on the business music hand that I’ve been through. I didn’t even know how to start over; I put everything into that record. I put so much time writing and sculpting it and I was feeling really genuine about it but sometimes business and timing really gets in the way. So I’m not going to get the masters back but when I do get the songs back I am definitely 100% going to do an album of those songs eventually. I’m going to reproduce them and put them out and call them, I don’t know, maybe I’ll call it like The Prequel of Voodoo or something. It’ll be like Album Number One – Alexz Johnson. So we’ll see. There are some really cool songs on that record, songs I wish I could’ve used on Voodoo but I can’t touch them until…well soon actually I think I get them back this year.
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@AlexzJohnson Tonight I get to hear the final re-mixes by Demo Castellon of a few Voodoo tracks! Heard them in the studio last night and was blown away..
The album isn't due out until March. She'll be doing interviews and stuff to promote it. Right now she's in LA looking at scripts, doing more acting, generally showing how much talent she has in more than just music.
Her voice is pure silk and her writing is incredible.
People who bought the Deluxe Voodoo packages will get the early bird access to the Trip Around The World remix Emails should be sent minimum 30 minutes from now, but anytime once the afternoon passes EST.