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Monthly Archives: December 2004

Tutorials at Acapella Heaven

30-Dec-04

I’m on a quest to learn techniques for clearing up some particularly nasty artifacts on a poorly recorded acapella that I’ve been working with for my latest mash-up (TBA — stay tuned). There’s a ton of record crackle and hiss, along with a bit of annoying high-end percussion that I’d like to reduce/remove. [...]

GHP gets Wired

30-Dec-04

Mark Vidler, aka Go Home Productions, is featured in the Play section of the January 2005 issue of Wired. Also, check out Mark’s new blog.

Lord of the Mash-up

30-Dec-04

The Age reporter Andrew Drever catches up with brothers Stephen and David Dewaele, better known in the bootleg world as 2ManyDJs. “[We're] not the lords of mash-up,” they modestly explain.

Mash-up Podcasts

29-Dec-04

Despite what the name implies, you don’t need an iPod to listen to a podcast.  I’ve stumbled upon two notable mash-up podcasts that are being produced with some regularity, both of which feature some great music and commentary.  Give them a listen:
Mashup (RSS or web site)Radio Clash (RSS or web site)
Don’t forget to drop the [...]

Hank Handy’s Beatles Medley

29-Dec-04

More of a medley than a mash-up, Hank Handy’s Beatles ditty is featured on BoingBoing today.  It’s extremely well put together and definitely worth a download.

Danger Mouse — album of the year?

28-Dec-04

Entertainment Weekly declares Grey Album as #1 album of the year.
(via Bass 211)

Digital music: flat fee futures

28-Dec-04

Record and movie industry business models are hopelessly outdated. The next generation of P2P networks and their powerful distribution techniques will undoubtedly accelerate this problem into a state of emergency for the industry. As P2P applications become further decentralized, anonymous, and untraceable, even suing consumer won’t be a revenue collection option. (It [...]

Mash-up fad not likely to end soon

28-Dec-04

The Electric New Paper is reporting that the “mash-up fad is not likely to end soon.”

More writers declare mash-ups mainstream

23-Dec-04

In his article “At Last, the Mash-up Has Gone Mainstream,” Newsday writer Glenn Gamboa continues the recent trend of declaring mash-ups old news and officially mainstream. He even makes this claim about the Jay-Z Collision Course album:
When music historians 25 years from now look back on the origins of mash-ups, “Collision Course” will be [...]

The Beastles

23-Dec-04

The Beatles meet the Beastie Boys = The Beastles.  It’s mash-up DJ BC’s own go at an artist remix album — check it out!