Michael Jackson - Billie Jean | HIStory Tour Studio Recreation
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 Published On Feb 6, 2022

Just like my last one, this is just my mix of Michi's remake. While the instrumentation is based off of Munich, this is NOT a Munich recreation. This is simply just a History Tour inspired Billie Jean, using elements from many different shows (Ad libs, breakdown sequencing, stuff like that). All of the ad libs that weren't in Michi's version were filtered by me :) And yes, I did include "Don't call me Billie Jean" because I really like that one, even though Michael only sang it a couple of times during the HWT. I used the 1984 vocals for it because they sounded the cleanest after filtering compared to other concerts, especially Sydney and Bucharest since the audio quality of those videos isn't the greatest.

The only thing I really changed from Michi's (instrumentally speaking) is the bass. I'm not a huge fan of the overpowering synth bass, so I reworked it using the stems from the original multitrack. Other than that, I brought the pop oohs back in at the end of the breakdown (inspired by Auckland 2nd night) and adjusted the panning for certain sounds... but that really just comes down to preference, not so much accuracy.

Special thanks to Ezra (formerly known as Ballad Recreation) for tips on mixing the bass stems!
Drum Samples are originally from Daniel Reyes

Ezra:    / @ezra3893  
Michi:    / michi75  

Munich footage used:    • Billie Jean - HIStory Tour Munich '97...  

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