"Welcome To Our World" features new songs by Lisa DeBenedictis remixed by the best remix artists on the web. Most the vocal samples and some of piano samples used are taken from tracks recorded for Lisa's upcoming full length release, "Easy Killer," which is due out by Summer 2011.

During the songwriting process, Lisa uploaded many of her vocal tracks to ccmixter.org for remixing (visit http://ccmixter.org/people/lisadb to hear many other fine remixes that did not fit the mood of the CD).

Remix Artists Featured:
oldDog a.k.a. Ross Lorraine (Tracks 1, 7) Ross is an accomplished composer in the UK as well as an innovative remixer. Both remixes included on this CD won "Editor's Pick" at ccmixter and have inspired several YouTube videos.
http://olddogsmusicblog.blogspot.com

johnathon_data a.k.a John Souter (2, 5) One of Lisa's favorites at ccmixter for his mesmerizing backing tracks.
http://ccmixter.org/people/johnathon_data/profile

Magmavander (3) Hailing from France, the "frenchy but chic" Magmavander offers up a sexy, sophisticated, jazzed up interpretation of "Easy Killer."
http://ccmixter.org/people/magmavander/profile

Vidian a.k.a Geodessia Gallant (4) From Toronto, Canada. One of the best House artists on ccmixter.
http://ccmixter.org/people/Vidian/profile

The Extreme a.k.a Christian Böhlke (6) "The Extreme was born in Köln/Germany on 13th December 1974. Today he lives in Weingarten/Pfalz which is between Speyer and Landau. Since the good old Commodore Amiga was born, music is his passion."
http://extreme-chillout.de/cms

WeirdWired (8) "Lonely As The Moon is a special song inspired by the real story of a women burning down the house of her family. This was the first collaboration between WeirdWired and Lisa Debenedictis dating back to a time where Garageband was still "online" and WeirdWired published their first album, "Time." The original track will appear on the album "Displaced" (coming 2011).
www.weirdwired.com

Rayhan Khan (9, cover art) Not just a great musician but also an Animator (3D/2D) plus Motion Graphic Artist. Khan contributed the beautiful "Fruitless" remix, and also did the cover art for "Welcome To Our World."
http://ccmixter.org/people/rehankhan/profile

Durden a.k.a. Daniel Moreno (10) Durden is "a self-taught musician and producer exorcised by music. My music is produced mostly by that "dark side" inside every one of us; that's the reason for the sad, nostalgic or even aggressive sound in my songs." No wonder I like him.
www.reverbnation.com/durden

The B. (11) A member of WeirdWired, "The B." is a producer/engineer/musician living near the Swiss/German border.
www.weirdwired.com

JSP a.k.a Simone Perone (12) From Rome. "20 years ago I bought a Fender Stratocaster, nowadays I use synths, samplers and some software. To make music is a need, and I love it."
http://ccmixter.org/people/jsp/profile

1. Easy Killer (oldDog mix)
2. Crooked Mile (johnathon:data mix)
3. Easy Killer (Magmavander mix)
4. Welcome to My World (Vidian mix)
5. Easy Killer (johnathon:data mix)
6. Way Out Here (The Extreme mix)
7. Sleep Lightly (oldDog mix)
8. Lonely as the Moon - SolarEclipse remix (Weird Wired)
9. Fruitless (Rayhan Khan mix)
10. Nothing Can Hurt Me (Durden mix)
11. Lonely as the Moon - TripHop remix (the B)
12. Way Out Here (JSP mix)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 1/21/2011
Lisa DeBenedictis lives in New Hampshire USA

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Folk-Rock, Remix

1. What We Whisper by Jeffrey Luck Lucas: darkly gorgeous, cinematic folk
2. Downtempo Chill 2 by DJ Cary: chill out compilations built from Magnatune music
3. After Dinner Lounge by DJ Cary: chill out compilations built from Magnatune music
4. Now and Then by Antiqcool: soul soothing acoustic guitar songs
5. Horizons by Heavy Mellow: relaxing acoustic guitar duets
6. Magnatune At The CC Salon by Magnatune Compilation: the best music from Magnatune
7. Musical Incense - volume two (Hang and Guitar Duets) by Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
8. Schumann Romances by Gonzalo X Ruiz: baroque oboist extraordinaire
9. Ethnic by Shiva in Exile: Gothic Arab/Indian World Music
10. Romantic Dinner Classical Compilation by Magnatune Compilation: the best music from Magnatune
11. Nour by Shiva in Exile: Gothic Arab/Indian World Music
12. Long Ride Home by John Williams: bluesy and jazzy guitar
13. Arpeggi by Federico Moscogiuri: Original and evocative lute music
14. JS Bach - Transcriptions for Oboe by Gonzalo X Ruiz: baroque oboist extraordinaire
15. Folk Rattle Roll by Conway Hambone: Multi-genre instrumental and vocal conquests made with love and fuzz
16. The Twisting of the Rope by Aryeh Frankfurter: Timeless and enchanting folk music for the soul
17. Bringing Light to the Darkness by Music for a Winter's Eve: Early song and dance to celebrate midwinter
18. Christmas Through the Gateway by Osamu Kitajima and Chris Mancinelli: pan pacific ambient dance masters
19. Fairest Isle by Wildcat Viols: viola da gamba girls gone wild!!
20. Alma de Cuerda (Soul of String) by La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective

• MP3: High quality MP3 variable-bit-rate files. Most people download these: they are audiophile files that play everywhere.
• ALAC: Perfect quality Apple Lossless format files. If you use iTunes or an iPod, get these. They're an exact audio copy of the original CD, and include the CD artwork and artist info. This is the same format as High Definition audio provided by the iTunes store.
• AAC: High quality Apple Audio Codec files. If you use iTunes or an iPod, these files sound great and include CD art and artist info. This is the standard format provided by the iTunes music store.
• WAV: Perfect quality WAV files. This format works everywhere, and is an exact audio copy of the original CD. It sounds fantastic. Album art and artist info is unfortunately not possible with this format.
• FLAC Perfect quality open source FLAC files. This is an open source audio format. It is an exact copy of the original CD, and includes CD artwork and artist info. Works great on Linux, VLC and many audio players based on open source.
• OGG: High quality open source OGG files. This is an open source audio format. It is a compressed (smaller file size) version of the original CD, and includes CD artwork and artist info. Works great on Linux, VLC and many audio players based on open source.
• 128k: Medium quality 128K MP3 files. These are medium audio quality MP3 files that will work on every device. The audio quality is good enough for most uses. These files are intended for cases where you want to conserve disk space.