Zedd – Stay the Night (TBMA remix)
Not long after Zedd’s Grammy-winning single came out, an endless slew of producers looked to remix the track. Few actually took the time to perfect a rework of “Stay The Night,” but fans finally got to hear the remix that our favorite dubstep trio, TBMA, had created. It came at a timely moment, as the guys were gearing up to play down at SXSW at the Play Me Records party, the Warpath Group party, and other gigs around Austin. There was no way this song wasn’t getting played out down in Texas! Fans could grab their free copy at the time of release.
In 2011, The Bolivian Marching Affair (TBMA) stormed onto the electronic music scene with reckless abandon and disregard for any predetermination of genre. Emerging from Boston’s competitive music scene, seasoned musicians Joey Fisher, Kyle Meagher, and Chris Curran brought a unique mix of talents into the studio to forge a signature sound. It didn’t take long until TBMA’s tracks landed in the record crates of some of dance music’s biggest hitters, including Skrillex, Kill The Noise, Feed Me, Modestep, Reid Speed, Dieselboy, and many more.
2014 was shaping up to be the year the trio would march (to the beat of their own drum, of course) themselves to a whole new level with colossal originals, remixes, and collaborations.
[Editor’s note: the original SoundCloud embed for this remix is no longer available. Here’s a matching upload of the same TBMA rework of “Stay the Night.”]
Where “Stay the Night” Ended Up
“Stay the Night” stayed one of the most enduring singles off Zedd’s debut album “Clarity,” the same record that earned him a Grammy for Best Dance Recording and helped turn him into one of dance music’s biggest crossover stars. The track’s popularity made it a magnet for remixers for years afterward, with producers across genres continuing to put their own spin on it long after TBMA’s version made the rounds.
TBMA Kept Building From There
The Bolivian Marching Affair kept releasing music through Play Me Records and other independent dance labels in the years following this remix, sticking to the genre-blending approach that got them noticed in the first place. Their SXSW run in 2014 was just one stop on a busy touring schedule that helped the trio keep growing their following outside of Boston, where they first got their start.
