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Two New Michael Jackson Remix 'Suites' To Drop Next Month. Five installments will be packaged together as Michael Jackson: The Remix Suites I-V, due October 27.

"It's no secret that Michael Jackson's phenomenal talent inspired countless entertainers," says Universal Motown President Sylvia Rhone, who spearheaded the making of "Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite I-V". "But his music also inspired many of today's finest producers. That's why we thought it would be exciting to invite them to put their own unique spin on his work. From Michael's amazing vocals to the great melodies, grooves, and arrangements--the material they had to work with is so incredibly rich. It's inspiration feeding inspiration and the results are fantastic. "

The first installment of Universal Motown's expansive Michael Jackson: The Remix Suite project hit digital retailers Tuesday, and already, the label is readying the second edition of the series — and a third too.

Suite II will premiere online September 8 and features some of the biggest names in dance music remixing Jackson 5 tracks: house DJs Frankie Knuckles ("Forever Came Today") and David Morales ("I Want You Back"), superstar DJs Paul Oakenfold and Steve Aoki (both of whom take on "Dancing Machine") and disco don Dimitri From Paris ("I Want You Back").

Suite III bows September 22 and boasts a lineup of some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B tackling even more J5 tunes. Jackson's friend and collaborator Akon remixes the classic "Ben," red-hot producer No ID contributes a version of "Who's Lovin' You" and hitmaker Benny Blanco takes on "Ain't No Sunshine." Producers Emile Haynie ("Maria") and Sturken & Rogers ("Maybe Tomorrow") also appear.

The just-released Suite I features remixes of Jackson 5 classics like "Dancing Machine" and "ABC" by hip-hop heavyweights like the Neptunes, Dallas Austin and Polow Da Don, and recently, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus told MTV News that he would be involved in an upcoming Suite as well.

According to a spokesperson for Universal Motown, there will be five Remix Suites released in total, featuring work by artists like Swizz Beatz, Q-Tip and Rodney Jerkins. All five will then be collected in a physical album — called, appropriately enough, Michael Jackson: The Remix Suites I-V — due October 27.

Comment from Dimitri from Paris:

"I'm happy to announce that the remix I did of The Jackson 5  "I want you back" gets an unxpected official release as part of the Michael Jackson Remix suite Part 2, available digitally from September 8.
I initially did this remix, uncommissioned, 4 months ago for my sets and to give a few DJ friends.
2 weeks ago I passed it on to Frankie Knuckles who I didn't know was already involved in the remix project. He liked it and sent it over to his contact at Motown who happens to be no other than Sylvia Rhone, the president !
Sylvia liked it too and decided at the very last minute to squeeze it in with the rest !
Frankie did a great remix of the underground Disco classic "Forever came today" and I could never thank him enough for generously passing my mix in the right hands
I'm very happy that this mix I've been playing at every one of my sets since April 12 is going to be available for everyone to play
It's been on my player for a little while now so hope you dig it "

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