Back in 2002, I wrote a short piece about Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and its disastrous 1913 opening night in Paris. A fitting start for a work that has shocked the classical world time and again. And little did I know that six years later, Stravinsky would be back to haunt me.

This past year, I had the privilege of working with the Metropolis Ensemble to launch a completely reimagined version of the infamous work called The Rite: Remixed. Alongside the director, Andrew Cyr, composers Ricardo Romaneiro, Ryan Francis, and engineer Leo Leite, we charged headlong into uncharted waters to produce a groundbreaking live remix at the intersection of electronic and classical music. A revolution of the revolution.

In a matter of months we had three concerts lined up for the world premiere, including an expected audience of 10,000 people in Brooklyn and a live broadcast on NPR. No pressure really! Fortunately, my dear friends Gareth Paul Cox and Kyrié Cox came on board to produce this spectacular documentary for the occasion, which we just released (along with a highlights page that includes press, photos, and audio from the concerts).

The concerts (and some hangtime with Deerhoof) were off the hook. It's not every day that you get to experience a chamber orchestra and electronica mashed, smashed, and fused together... stuff that's never ever been done before quite like this. Think Shania Twain shaking up the country and pop industry in the 90s but without the cheesy lyrics and leopard print dress (although we did use some incredible jungle-themed artwork by my friend Christopher Reiger in our marketing).

The one thing that continues to amaze me about The Rite (both the original and the remix) is just how loud it is. Massive, uncontrollable, primal, gnashing-of-teeth loud. It shakes you to your core, convincing you that the very ground beneath your feet will erupt to the sound of molten cymbals and fiery trumpets.