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GYBO recommended
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Peaked at no. 1 on CDX chart at Culture Deluxe
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Radio spins across the globe
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Debuted on Live105 radio's Sixx Mixx no. 95, July 2005
Victim of Da Funk (Eagles vs Daft Punk) | MP3 | Created July 2005 | Time: 4:31
A creative mix of a classic-rock staple, with more current musical samples, it has "head bobbing" appeal. This mash-up uses: Eagles "Victim of Love," Daft Punk "Da Funk," James Brown - "Funky Drummer," Jazzy Jeff/Fresh Prince - "Brand New Funk" and the usual medley elements, including "Disco Inferno" from 50 Cent. Includes a DJ-friendly breakdown. Spanning the globe with radio spins in England, France, Germany, Australia and others, the track has had local radio play from Party Ben on LIVE 105 as well as 92.7 Energy in San Francisco. A popular download being played in ipods and podcasts.
What people are saying In fact, this track got a nice review from the man behind the mashuptown podcast. "You want a pumpin' Mashup to get you ready for the weekend? Well look no further. DJ John serves up a Mashtastic mix of Daft Punk and the Eagles "Victim of Love". If this doesn't get your blood pumpin', then nothing will. Have a great weekend my Peeps and major props to DJ John."
Released on vinyl
"Mash-Up Mayhem"
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Peaked at no. 1 on CDX chart
at Culture Deluxe
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Played on radio and iPods all over the world
Alan Parsons Project + We Used To Be Friends + Friends Medley | MP3 Created February 2005 | Time: 9:08
One of my first productions, this track was originally designed to be a set opener based on “Sirius†(Alan Parsons Project), but it morphed into a remix of "We Used To Be Friends" (Dandy Warhols). Then I added a medley section of "Friends" songs (Whodini, Beatles, The Killers, The Donnas, clips from Napoleon Dynamite, etc). Reviewers rave, "It's got everything! Technical finesse, diverse selections, and a Huge Smile Factor." It’s a fine example of well-executed keyed samples and a medley section containing a bit of humor and word play. All put together in a DMC / Ultimix / Mastermix style.
What people are saying Special thanks to John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star who wrote a great review and added it to his weekly column, The Anti-Hit List Podcast (July 30th, 2005). "This nine-minute megamix uses the Dandy Warhols’ “We Used to Be Friends†as its focal point, but ranges fearlessly across the musical landscape, from the Cars to Whodini to Garth Brooks. - each singing about friendship - with ingeniously interwoven bits of dialogue from Napoleon Dynamite."
GYBO recommended
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Released on Limited Edition Vinyl
on “Mash-Up Mayhem†and “Vinyl Force 2 – Bastard Breaksâ€
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Released on CD
HERE , HERE & HERE
It Takes Two 2 Kiss (Rob Base vs Prince) | MP3
Created January 2005 | Time: 4:08
My most well-known track, this was my endeavor to create something with mainstream dance floor appeal. Although it was created in January of 2005, it's a track that could've been made 10 years from now and still be popular. It Takes Two 2 Kiss is a straight forward remix of "It Takes Two" by Rob Base vs. "Kiss" by Prince (popular songs in the late 80's).
My strengths tend to be production and hashing little medleys together, so this mix featured a few extra samples and tracks including the infectious "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior. With pop culture appeal, it has been requested for vinyl pressing among club DJ's throughout the world. It's also been included in numerous compilation CD's including the infamous underground bootleg Mash-Up CD, The Best Mashups In The World (Are From San Francisco) as well as a limited edition 12†record release HERE http://www.bombhiphop.com/mashup.html
Peaked at no. 1 on CDX chart at Culture Deluxe
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Played on Radio and
iPods all over the world
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DJ John's personal favorite Juke Box Hero Project (classic rock vs rap medley) | MP3 | Created August 2005 | Time: 7:24
A Mash-Up Medley of Classic rock and retro hip hop. This piece is a Mash-Up Medley centered around Foreigner's "Juke Box Hero". Like most of my productions, it's chopped, mixed and edited for those afflicted with ADHD (in the key of E minor). Lacks a bit of direction, but was fun as hell to make. Scratches harnessed by the power of Serato (talk about a killer production tool).
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Foreigner "Juke Box Hero" (1981) Bob Seger "Turn The Page" (1976)
Notorious BIG "Hypnotize" The Doors "Riders on the Storm"
The Game "This Is How We Do" Kill Bill soundtrack "Battle Without Honor or Humanity"
Kid Rock "Bawitdaba" Pink Floyd "Empty Spaces" & "Young Lust"
Rush "Tom Sawyer" (Z-Trip mix) Audioslave "Show Me How To Live"
Captain Rock "Bongo Beat" Sir Mix-A-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
Nine Inch Nails "Down In It" Digital Underground "Humpty Dance"
and more...
"Devil Candy Grillz" (Kid Rock vs Nelly vs 50 Cent +) | MP3 | Created December 2005 | Time: 5:46
A blend of hard rock, rap and a bit of old school hip hop centered around Nelly's latest, "Grillz". The usual DJ John production with samples sprinkled throughout (everyone loves a good wickywah at 1:17). This is really something for the rap crowd.
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Nelly "Grillz" 50 Cent "Candy Shop" (Instrumental)
Moby "Bodyrock" Kid Rock "Devil Without A Cause"
LL Cool J "Kandy" Rage Against The Machine "Bulls on Parade"
Joeski Love "Pee Wee's Dance" Rob Zombie "Living Dead Girl"
Run DMC "Run's House" Dr Dre "Murder Ink" (Instrumental)
Public Enemy "Lost At Birth" NWA "Findum, Fuckum, & Flee"
50 Cent "In Da Club" (pella) Danny Tenaglia "Elements" (pella)
Played on Energy 92.7
radio in San Francisco
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You might not recognize
all of the samples, but
you will feel the groove. Throw The D vs Girls vs others (2 Live Crew vs Prodigy) + Medley | MP3 | Created August 2005 | Time: 10:15
This project originally started as a mash-up using "Girls" by Prodigy and a classic 2 Live Crew song, but overtime it evolved into a Mash-Up medley with nearly 30 elements weaved together. Two versions exist of this Mash-Up medley. The first mix contains a spooky Aphrodite break that uses a cool Kasabian beat. The other mix lacks these 2 elements but provides a more fluid dance track. Done primarily in Ab minor, it speeds along at about 125 bpm.
What people are saying Tim Andren of Andren Creative wrote a nice review on his Blog which be found at anchormix.blogspot.com/. Scroll down to August 22, 2005 entry. "DJ John pieces together a megamix mashup of mayhem. Thank the Lord someone else has a respect for the amazing 'New York, New York' by Microchip League, a fierce cut that used to get played by KROQ in the wee hours back when it was a real radio station. You might not recognize all of the samples, but you will feel the groove. Part of the fun in listening to this, aside from it being a killer track, is tracing the historical path of where he goes with his sample palette. Very well done."
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
2 Live Crew "Throw The D" Prodigy "Girls," Blur "Girls & Boys"
Technotronic "Get Up" S Club 7 "Don't Stop Movin"
Green Day "Brain Stew" Microchip League "New York, New York"
Paris & Sharp "Aphrodite" Beatles "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Kasabian "Processed Beats" LL Cool J "Going Back To Cali"
Run DMC "You Be Illin" West Street Mob "The Message"
Peter Gabriel "Big Time" Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds"
Bob Seger "Night Moves" Tori Amos "Professional Widow"
Prince "I Wanna Be Your Lover" Three Dog Night "Mama Told Me Not To Come"
Madonna "Vogue" Nouvelle Vague "I Melt With You"
Tone Loc "Funky Cold Medina" The Doors "Light My Fire"
Los Del Rio "Macarena" Loverboy "Turn Me Loose"
Santana "Evil Ways" Bob & Doug McKenzie outro
Bell Biv Devoe "Do Me"
Twenty-one songs of
Electro Funk meshed together
into another signature
DJ John medley. Electro Funk 21 (Propellerheads vs Jakatta vs others) | MP3 | Created July 2005 | Time: 6:43
Originally starting out as experiment in meshing samples, I isolated the bassline from the popular Matrix movie fight scene music (Propellerheads "Spybreak") with the goal of layering samples on top. Some parts are thick enough to make you puke (well, not really). A+B mash fans stay away. Starts off slow, but builds up into a dancefloor jam, clocking in at 127.7 bpm.
What people are saying The fine folks at United Remixers Guild rated this a Perfect 10:
User: steve4j Rating: 10/10 Aug 11, 2005
"I'm always fond of a well done Mash-Up, the surprising and creative juxtapositioning and intertwining of two or more great bits you love.....hmmmm...."creative juxtapositioning and intertwining" mmm...sounds like sex dunnit? APT description 'cause this mix was Fuckin' Sweet! Lot's of fun to listen to as well as the all too short time 6:45, takes you through a smorgasbord sampling tasty treats of music across the timeline! RECOMMENDATION: Get It!"
User: Ativan Rating: 10/10 Aug 17, 2005
"DJ John and I must share the same chromosomal make-up! This is excellent work John. Nothing seems overworked or over-sampled... you stay true to the feel of electro as well... (insert orgasm here)."
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Propellerheads "Spybreak" Jakatta "One Fine Day" (primary track)
Twilight 22 "Electric Kingdom" Indeep "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life" (secondary track)
M5 "Sanctuary" Dead or Alive "Spin Me Around"
666 "Devil" Crystal Method "True Grit"
Cybotron "Clear" Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus"
Steely Dan "Hey Nineteen" Nina Sky "Move Your Body Girl"
Oasis "Wonderwall" Mighty Dub Katz "Magic Carpet Ride"
The Beat Club "Security" Danny Tenaglia "Elements"
Ian Brown "Fear" Lil Louis "Club Lonely" (I'm on the Guest List)
Freestyle "Don't Stop The Rock" Hashim "Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)"
... and the usual smattering of samples to keep things interesting, especially for the ADHD types.
Released on Vinyl
“Mash-Up Mayhemâ€
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Recommended for fans
of old school hip hop Nothing But The Everlasting Story (Paul van Dyk vs Rodney O vs The Game vs Lil Jon) | MP3 | Created March 2005 | Time: 7:23
The mystical sounds of Paul van Dyk over classic hip hop beats creates an interesting twist that has trance and hip hop heads rejoicing. Various samples are sprinkled over a classic 808 drum beat to form a a kick-ass break.
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Rodney O "Everlasting Bass"
The Game - "Westside Story"
Lil Jon "What U Gon' Do"
Paul van Dyk "Nothing But You"
A catchy groove between
the three main songs with
added samples from
Hashim's "Al-Naafiysh"
This is one of those mixes that has been laying around for a year or so and needed to be deleted or completed. I choose to complete it. The hook to No Doubt's "It's My Life" proved to be challenging and nothing seemed to work, other than just running it through a reverb as well as a delay (probably killed it, but oh well...).
Utilizes Vangelis' classical piece
"Chariots of Fire" from the 1981 movie of the same name.
Chariots of Fire vs Kalifornia vs Music vs It's My Life" | MP3 | Created March 2005 | Time: 4:30
This mash-up was a simple one to create. Personally I get bored with simple A+B mashes, although they can and often are the most effective and pleasing to the ear. Comments have surprisingly positive in the GYBO forum.
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Chariots of Fire theme
Darude - Music
Fatboy Slim - Kalifornia
No Doubt - It's My Life (drum track)
Coldcut - Timber
This mash-up is for
listening pleasure and
not designed for the dance floor.
Bootleg 1 is a complicated mix involving many elements. "Children" by Robert Miles is the foundation of the mix. It's spacey, kinda ambient, and full of "harmonically keyed" samples. Bootleg 2 is a pretty simple mash of three songs. The bridge between the two boots was a experimental technique. Most of the songs float around the key of F minor and when I shift Children down 35%, it becomes A minor allowing a smooth transition into similar keyed songs in Boot 2. These are for listening pleasure and not designed for the dance floor.
A smattering of 80's
and 90's samples
embedded throughout
This one will likely appeal to those who grew up on rock music like I did. After hearing Les Rythmes Digitales "Jacques Your Body" in another TV commercial (this time the Olympus commercial during the recent Super Bowl), I figured maybe it was time to hack at it a bit. Here I added ACDC's "Thunderstruck" which seemed to match well harmonically. Enjoy!
An excellent mash-up
for any Halloween party!
666 Went Down to Georgia | MP3 | Created February 2005 | Time: 5:27
I think this track serves as an interesting example of two different genres being mashed. Acid trance stuff vs Outlaw Country/Southern Rock. The 1979 hit, "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band is on fire with the help of "D.E.V.I.L." by 666. I'll be burning in hell over this one.
Recommended by the following
senior organizations:
AARP, CARP, and EURAG.
Rockin Down The House with Rum & Coca Cola" (MI 7 vs The Andrews Sisters) | MP3 | Created January 2006 | Time: 4:38
At a recent DJ gig for some senior citizens (a New Year's Eve Party!), I was thrown into a time warp of 1940s music. As a result, I found myself the next day mashing The Andrews Sisters who were popular from that period. One of their most popular songs was a catchy tune called "Rum & Coca Cola". Catchy enough to justify a mash-up. Interestingly enough, this 1944 hit was the subject of copyright infringement at the time. Sixty-two years later, I’m subjecting it to bootlegging again and pairing it with the old-school drum and bass classic "Rockin’ Down The House." Despite my reputation for signature mash-up medleys, this is a simple A+B I did in one night. It's a diversion from my usual work, but try this one on your grandparents or at the next Calypso party. The oldsters at our local senior center like it enough to induct it as their theme song for Tuesday night bingo meetings.
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
MI 7 - "Rockin Down The House" 1991 (old school rave classic)
The Andrews Sisters - "Rum & Coca Cola" 1944 (WWII hit)
Colorful commentary from Simon Cowell of American Idol
Christmas Mash-Up
based on Vince Guaradi's
"Linus & Lucy"
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Included in DJ BC's Christmas
compilation Santastic:
Holiday Boots for Your Stocking
It's a gem to use during the holiday season. I'm not sure how many will appreciate turntable stuff, but this is my rusty attempt at cuttin' & scratchin' Charlie Brown & the Peanut gang. Material was sourced off of the Charlie Brown DVD and an old, dusty 1977 record found at the library recently.
What people are saying Special thanks to John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star who wrote a great review and added it to his weekly column, The Anti-Hit List Podcast (December 17, 2005) . Featuring DJ JOHN's, "THE CHRISTMAS MASSACRE OF CHARLIE BROWN." Since A Charlie Brown Christmas has long been the List's seasonal listening of choice, the title of this masterful cut-up gives us pause. Everything else about this witty, scratch-happy overhaul, however, is an unqualified, grin-inducing success. From an online roundup of Christmas mash-ups. " (From Santastic, http://www.djbc.net/christmas )
This is Version 2 of a
mash-up I'm working on. Paul van Dyk "Hip Hop chill" project | MP3 | Created September 2005 | Time: 4:46
Fusing Trance & Rap (both old school & new school) with a variety of keyed samples in Eb minor.
All Mashed Up Elements are taken from the following songs:
Westside Story - The Game Nothing But You - Paul van Dyk Brown Beats - Cameron Paul
50 Cent - Break it Down Everlasting Bass - Rodney O
Busy Child - Crystal Method Down With The Sickness - Disturbed
Step Into A World - KRS-One Oh Yeah - Yello (Ferris Bueller)
The Next Episode - Dr Dre Rock The Funky Beats - Natural Born Chillers
Hypnotize - Notorious BIG Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
In Da Club - 50 Cent Beware Breaks (Mundian Breaks) - Panjabi MC
Matrix Movie Clips Salt Shaker - Ying Yang Twins
Lodi Dodi - Doug E Fresh Say It's Gonna Rain - Will To Power