NEWS: Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill Remix Iconic Kiwi Song

Remix of iconic Kiwi song makes international waves. Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill vs Th'Dudes - Bliss 2010.

The lyrics “drink yourself more Bliss…” made a recent come back when two modern day mix masters Jolyon Petch and Sam Hill reproduced the iconic Kiwi rock hit and released it in March 2010.

With support from original singer of Bliss, Peter Urlich they’ve propelled the track not only onto the New Zealand music scene but around the world with pick up on dance music radio stations, European nightclubs and online music sites around the globe.

During the first few days of the tracks release in early March it peaked on itunes at an astonishing #2 on the Dance Music Singles Top 10. The track bounced in and out of the Top 10 for almost two weeks and was also featured at #3 on the Top 10 dance albums. The track also charted #1 on the House Top 100 on top DJ music download sites - Audiojelly and Armin Van Burren’s Armada Downloads.

Jolyon Petch, Co Producer of the remixed Bliss track is overwhelmed with the tracks success.

“When we were told that we could reproduce the track we were so excited. Working with an original from Dave Dobbyn and Peter Urlich is such an honour and I think we’ve put our own modern twist on it to bring it into the 21st century in a way that anyone who’s out and having a good time can relate to. Having the new Bliss shoot up itunes and other music charts was just the icing on the cake, we’re thrilled with the tracks success,” he says.

Internationally the new Bliss remix has been played on Radio 1 in Dubai and Melbourne’s Kiss FM. Whilst it’s been recognised by producers around the world such as Hed Kandi’s ESquire, Mary J Blige's official remixer's - Moto Blanco (UK), Jamie Wamie from CR2 Records & Discopolis Records UK, Greg Stainer from Zinc Nightclub - Dubai, Christian Luke from Vicious Records in Australia, Marco Demark from Australia and DJ Producer Steve Richards from the Castle Club, Cyprus and Ministry of Sound.

Locally the new version of Bliss has been performed live by Peter Urlich at a number of party events including a performance to the nation at the David Tua Boxing Fight on the 31st March 2010 which was broadcast to 800,000 fans through Maori Television and 50,000 fans on Foxtel Sport in Australia.

The New Zealand media were quick to pick up on the new track. Bliss was reviewed on Breakfast Television, featured on the 6pm News, the New Zealand Herald TimeOut Section, New Zealand Herald online. Plus the track has been played on a long list of radio stations such as The Edge, George FM, 91ZM, Up FM and more. Bliss 2010 has also been played at an array of Huge Festivals, Clubs & bars such as Summadayze, Sounds of Summer, Ourhouse, Highlife NYE, Shooters (Gold Coast), The Studio, Spy Bar, Flight Lounge, Be Nightclub, The Ellerslie Races and even at Les Mills fitness classes.

The new track was so successful that producers Jolyon Petch and Sam Hill decided to put together an official music video for Bliss 2010.

“We’ve had a big following of the track so we’ve just finished working on a music video to accompany it. The video is about the Bliss boys going out to perform the song live for the first time in 30 years while a group of girls hear the song on the radio and start getting ready to go out for a big night too,” says Petch.

The video features the original singer of the song Peter Urlich, 30 years later along with Jolyon Petch and Sam Hill who remixed the track for modern day dance floors, on their way to perform the track to clubbers for the first time.