Earlier this week, John Summit accused Pete Tong of stealing his ‘Missing’ remix. The dispute between two generations of dance music heavyweights was on full public display for all to enjoy.
Summit has accused legendary BBC Radio 1 tastemaker Pete Tong of taking a remix the pair had been working on together and reworking it into a separate collaboration with Dutch house favorite Franky Rizardo. The allegations surfaced on social media this week, sparking widespread discussion across the electronic music community and ultimately leading Rizardo to withdraw from the planned release.
The controversy took another turn when Franky Rizardo addressed the situation himself. After learning more about the remix’s background, the Dutch producer announced he would no longer participate in the release, emphasizing that his decision was based on personal values rather than on assigning blame to anyone involved.
Pete Tong Responds
Today, Pete has responded to these allegations. In an interview posted on Friday between Tong and Alex Tripi, the CEO of the Pete Tong DJ Academy, Tong explains his side of the story:
” [we] had positive conversations on text about making a new version of his remix, and at the same time I was talking to Franky about doing a new version of his remix… It’s quite normal when releasing a song to have different versions of the same song, or in this case it would have been a cover version, so there could have been a Pete Tong orchestral version, a version with Franky Rizardo and a version with John Summit.
Tong went on to explain that the orchestral version of ‘Missing’ was originally created for the upcoming winter leg of his Ibiza Classics tour, where he reimagines iconic dance records alongside a full live orchestra. According to Tong, he first secured approval from Everything But The Girl’s members, Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, to perform the orchestral arrangement live. He says he later returned to the duo for permission to transform that same arrangement into a remix alongside John Summit and Layton Giordani.
In the video shared today, Tong displays what he says is a proposal sent on May 13, 2026. The document outlines a release strategy that reads: “Our provisional plan is to release the Franky mix in the next six weeks. Franky’s version will have very minimal orchestral elements, and the vocal will be a straight replay of the original. For John’s mix, we would like to release this later in the summer (although totally open to discussing timelines with you guys, of course).”
The proposal suggests the Franky Wah remix was intended to arrive first, with John Summit’s version slated for a later summer release. Tong continues in the video:
“I’m disappointed. I don’t like being accused of things that aren’t true. If you’ve got a problem, pick up the phone. That’s certainly what I would preach. I’ve tried to call John, I’ve tried to text him”
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