"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. Malevolence by Sophia Marie: bad ass bass with soaring femme fatale vocals
2. Post-Folkology by Conway Hambone: Multi-genre instrumental and vocal conquests made with love and fuzz
3. demonstrate (from where to Now - volume 2) by in giro: defiantly homemade pop rock music
4. Off the Rails by The Old Recruits: a new take on old funk
5. Shadow by Russ Hopkins: an introspective mix of acoustic guitar based songs
6. Hands Up by Nigel Martin: quality guitar driven instrumental music
7. From The Ground Up by Robin Grey: gently experimental nu-folk
8. First Impressions by Emma Wallace: angst-free modern ragtime
9. A Broken Beast by William Brooks: Entrancing and Ruggedly Individualistic, Earthy and Ethereal Songs
10. Restiveness by Icicle: He Who Sings Thinks No Evil
11. Forever Once Already by Broken Poets: indie rock when lyrics were king
12. The Mardom Movement by Maneli Jamal: east through to west acoustic guitar
13. The Indigo EP by Liquid Rainbow: a melting pot of classic, pop and rock sounds with modern-dub influences
14. It's Only Tuesday by Tom Paul: Roots rock meets contemporary folk
15. The First Gate by Eight Gates: charming folk pop/rock with a hint of electronica opening the gates to the land of the fairies
16. Wonderland by Cary Kanno: Uptempo, happy, banjo-driven acoustic folk pop
17. Bless this House by Castle Pines: easy-to-listen-to pop rock with a fresh attitude
18. Hypersurface by Daniel Knowler: organic, atmospheric acoustic-guitar textures
19. There Was Lightning by Trevor and the Joneses: punk, alternative and garage hard rock for some serious headbanging
20. Lip Lick by Weartists: hard energy and punky rock'n'roll

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