Ryan McFarland

The latest tool in my dj arsenal is the proliferation of “mash-ups”. These are remixes but they blend two or more songs together. They tend to be incredibly popular especially if you take a classic and mash it with something new. I’m listening to one right now that is Snoop Dog’s “Drop it like it’s hot” vocals on top of a Hendrix tune. There is a lot more to it than that but that’s the simplist description i can give. If you want to find some just do a google search for “mash up eminem” or “mash up queen” These songs generally do not have the permission of the artist or the owner of the rights to the music (hardly ever the artist anymore) so they are free to grab if you can find them. Some artists have embraced this form of music realizing it can make their music popular once again. David Bowie recently had a contest and released much of his material for the public to mash up. Anyway - it’s a great way for me to play tracks that i’m getting tired of playing week after week.