title: The Dark Masquerade
text: # The Dark Masquerade
  
  The Dark Masquerade is a collaborative remix EP by vocalist, Destini Beard and Midnight Syndicate. The EP blends Destini's original lyrics and vocals with previously released songs from Midnight Syndicate's albums. A previously unreleased gothic rock remix of Troubled Times was used in the title track, Dark Masquerade.
  
  ## Background and production
  
  In an interview with Black Gate Magazine, Midnight Syndicate composer, Edward Douglas, said The Dark Masquerade came about when Destini Beard sent the band a recording of her singing lyrics over top of one of their songs. The idea to include that song on the movie soundtrack to The Dead Matter (2010) and release an EP, came shortly thereafter. Working remotely throughout production, Destini would record tracks at Green Valley Recording and then send them to Douglas and Goszka for mixing and mastering. The remixes on the EP used titles that were different from the original recordings in order to reflect the added lyrics.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The success of the EP led to a subsequent full-length collaborative remix album entitled, A Time Forgotten, which was released in August 2012.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Destini Beard – vocals, vocal arrangements, lyrics
  * Edward Douglas – composer
  * Gavin Goszka – composer
  
  ## Production
  
  * Producers – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
  * Mixing – Edward Douglas, Gavin Goszka
  * Mastering – Gavin Goszka
  * Cover art – Ed Beard Jr.
  * Layout – Alec Keating
  * Engineering – Green Valley Recording
  