Remixing today has taken a time leap. Within days of the release of a film you have remixes of its songs ready. So much so that one can’t make out the original from the remix. This new trend of remixing has annoyed quite a few. DJ Sukhmani, who plays as a guest DJ across clubs is one of them. “Remixing should mean adding a different flavour. But these days it is hard to point out the real track. Original songs lose their charm. Remixes don’t last.” That’s why the lady sticks to non-commercial and Punjabi hip-hop when she plays in clubs. But there is an upside to remixing that she does not deny. “Many old songs have been revived through remixes which were otherwise forgotten. But it’s re-arranging that works better for it’s an art, not all can bring out the best of the original keeping the aura of the old.” Rewind please. Now what is ‘re-arranging’? DJ Vishal, who works for Studio 69, clears the air, “Most DJs don’t know the difference between remixing and re-arranging. To put it simply, remixing changes the beat or the tempo while re-arranging gives a unique flavour to the track, it changes the nature of the sync.” Vishal defends remixing, and also agrees that untrained DJs screw it up. “Having learnt music professionally I can say that there’s a whole science behind remixing, about sounds, music etc. DJing needs proper education clubbed with creativity. When you have that it shows in your work.”