DJ Earworm

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DJ Earworm
DJ Earworm NYE Singapore 2009.jpg
DJ Earworm in Sentosa in 2009
Background information
Birth name Jordan Roseman
Also known as DJ Earworm
Origin San Francisco, CA
Genres Mashup
Years active 2008–present
Associated acts Annie Lennox, Sean Kingston, Nelly Furtado
Website djearworm.com

Jordan Roseman (aka DJ Earworm) is a San Francisco-based mashup artist who has achieved recognition for his technically sophisticated, songwriting oriented music and video mashups.[1][2] His annual “United State of Pop” mashups, short mixes featuring the top 25 songs of the year according to Billboard magazine, have reached the Top 100 for national radio play.[3]

Contents

Biography

Roseman was born into a big family of musicians and raised in eastern Iowa and Evanston, Illinois.[2][4] In his early life, he played piano and produced original electronic music on a computer, later majoring in music theory and computer science at the University of Illinois. He began using ACID Pro recreationally in 2003. After encouragement from DJ Adrian at Club Bootie, Roseman created the moniker DJ Earworm ("earworm" referencing a song that repeats uncontrollably in one's mind) and began releasing mashups on a website.[5]

DJ Earworm has a unique mashup style that consists of a compositional, songwriting approach. He gradually layers samples on top of one another, matching keys and subtly altering melodies. His work often incorporates phrases and snippets from vocal tracks which have been rearranged in order to convey an entirely new meaning than the original material, such as the political message in his mashup “No More Gas”. He has been contrasted with mashup artist Girl Talk, who has a more DJ-oriented style.[6]

He is the author of Audio Mashup Construction Kit (Wiley, 2006), a how-to manual for creating mashups.[7] At the 2008 IDEA conference, he revealed that he has made mashups using Ableton Live, and now DJs live with the same software.[8]

Earworm's "United State of Pop" videos from 2008, 2009 and 2010 were featured in a FACT exhibit titled, The Art of Pop Video, that ran from March-May 2013.[9][10]

"United State of Pop" series

"United State of Pop", 2007

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007

Earworm's 2007 mashup, "United State of Pop” consisted of the top 25 songs of 2007 according to Billboard.[11] The song included the beat from "Umbrella", while using hooks from Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake and Fergie's songs.[11] Earworm is the first mashup artist to have a bootleg mashup enter Billboard’s charts.[12]

The mix includes the top 25 songs from the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007:

"Viva la Pop", 2008

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008

On December 25, 2008 he released another mashup called "United State of Pop 2008 (Viva la Pop)", prominently featuring Coldplay's song "Viva la Vida" as the backing track.[13] The official YouTube video of the song had 200,000 views within the first two weeks of release. The mashup peaked at number 58 on Billboard's Pop Airplay chart, and entered the Pop 100 chart.[14] As of February, 2013, the video has received over 10.7 million views on YouTube.[15]

The mix includes the top 25 songs from the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008:[13][15]

"Blame It on the Pop", 2009

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009

On December 27, 2009, he released a third year-end mashup, titled "United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)".[16] As of February 2013, the video has received over 43.1 million views.[16]

The mix includes the top 25 songs from the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009:[17][16]

"Don't Stop the Pop", 2010

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010

On December 28, 2010, the fourth year-end mashup was released, titled "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop)".[18] Earworm, on making the mix, said "In 2010, pop has gone into serious all-out party mode. In 2009 the music was encouraging us to pick ourselves back up after being knocked down again, and to rock out to some great dance music while you’re at it. This year’s music tells us to keep going now that we’re up and having fun. In fact, the fun seems to be in such overdrive that it borders on recklessness. Usher urges us to ‘dance like it’s the last night of your life”, and Katy Perry wants us to “run away and don’t ever look back”. Even the songs that aren’t about parties have parties in their videos, like this year’s entries from Mike Posner and Lady Antebellum. It’s a great thing about music that you can leave your worries and lose yourself in the moment. In our current world of dance pop culture fantasy, this takes place at a club, where you can drink, meet the most amazing person you’ve ever met, and where as Ke$ha says, “the party don’t stop”. Personally, as a DJ performing mostly at raging party-ish events, I can relate. My career path has been crazy lately, and I’m definitely not ready for the party to stop!"[19] As of February 2013, the video has received over 15.8 million views.[18]

The mix includes the top 25 songs from the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010:[19][18]

"World Go Boom", 2011

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011

The fifth year-end mashup, "United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)" was released on December 25, 2011. This was the first time this was not based on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart, but on the weekly charts throughout the year, which "ensures that all the late-breaking hits are included in the 2011 mix".[20] Earworm stated that "It doesn't match Billboard's U.S. year-end list, since I'm basing it off of the weekly lists this year in order to more reflect what was actually popular during 2011. Because of the Billboard's early cut off date and their emphasis on chart longevity, songs that are released after August are either split between the two years or moved to the next year. I also don't want a track appearing two years in a row just because it happened to be peaking right at the cutoff. From my perspective, a song for a year-end mix belongs in the year it will be remembered from, not the year it ended its run. For instance, "We Found Love", which has been #1 for the last 8 weeks of the year, is nowhere to be seen in Billboard's Top 25, and may not make it next year either due to the bias of the cut-off date. As a bonus I am able to spend more time on the mixes and more fully realize them."[21] The music video for "United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)" was viewed over 1.4 million times within the first day of release on YouTube and as of February 2013, has over 9.4 million views.[21]

The mashup included the following songs:[20][21]

"Shine Brighter", 2012

See also: Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2012

The sixth yearly mashup, titled "United State of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter)", was released on December 18, 2012.[22] The mashup was finished on December 15, 2012 and premiered on Virgin Radio in Canada. It is the shortest mashup in the United State of Pop series.[23] It is the second mashup not to follow the year-end chart, due to the fact that Rihanna's We Found Love and LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" both appeared on the chart, and they were both featured in last year's mashup, and Earworm refuses to make mashups with the same song in two mashups. It used a combination of Kesha's "Die Young", Ellie Goulding's "Lights" and some whistles of Flo Rida's "Whistle" as the backing track.[24][citation needed] As of February 2013, the video has over 5.3 million views.[22]

The mashup included the following songs:[22]

"Capital FM's Summertime Ball" series

"Like OMG, Baby", 2010

"Like OMG, Baby", released on June 7, 2010, was shown as part of a concert at Wembley Stadium in London for Capital FM's Summertime Ball, where all fifteen of the featured artists performed.[25] As of February 2013, the video has received over 12 million views.[25] In 2011 the song was honored with two Sony Radio Academy Awards.[26]

The mashup included the following songs:[25]

"Party on the Floor", 2011

On June 12 2011, Earworm released another mashup for Capital FM's Summertime Ball in 2011, titled "Party On the Floor", where all fifteen of the featured artists performed.[27] As of February 2013, the video has received over 8.6 million views.[27]

The mashup included the following songs:[27]

"Fly", 2012

Once again, Earworm released another mashup on June 9, 2012 to coincide with Capital FM's 2012 Summertime Ball, titled "Fly".[28] This is his first mashup with video footage from music videos whose songs were not used in the mashup.[28] On creating this mashup, Earworm stated, "I noticed there was some words about flying and looking at the videos there's a lot of imagery about flight, and so I wanted to make something about soaring and just lifting off of the earth."[29] As of February 2013, the video has received over 770 thousand views.[28]

The mashup included the following songs:[28]

The video mashup included additional footage from:[28]

"Music For Sport" series

DJ Earworm was asked to make a series of short mixes to be played at various Olympic venues during the London Summer Games.[30]

Volume 1: Victory Mix

Volume 1 of the "Music For Sport" series, title Victory Mix, was released on October 18, 2012. The following are the parts and songs that were included.[30]

Part 1: “Don’t Stop Feeling Good”

Part 2: “Gold”

Part 3: “All Champions Do Is Win”

Volume 2: Faster/Stronger

Volume 2 of the "Music For Sport" series, titled Faster/Stronger, was released on November 29, 2012.[31] The following are the parts and songs that were included.[32]

Part 1: “Bulletproof Titanium”

Part 2: “What Makes You Born To Run”

Part 3: “Speed”

Part 4: “Power”

Official mashups

"Together As One"

On March 15, 2008, Earworm released a mashup called "Together As One".[33]

The mashup included the following songs:[33]

"No More Gas"

On August 15, 2008, "No More Gas" was released.[34]

The mashup included the following songs:[34]

"Heartless (In A Bottle)"

On May 20, 2009, "Heartless (In a Bottle)" was released.[35]

The mashup included the following songs:[35]

"Backwards/Forwards"

On July 13, 2009, Earworm released a mashup called "Backwards/Forwards" that featured a retrospective of Annie Lennox's solo career.[36]

The mashup included the following songs:[36]

"Beautiful Mashup"

On September 12, 2009, Earworm released an official Sean Kingston mashup called "Beautiful Mashup".[37] As of February 2013, the video has received over 2.8 million views.[37]

The mashup included the following songs:[37]

"Free At Night"

On December 10, 2010, Earworm released a Nelly Furtado mashup titled "Free At Night", composed of 13 of her greatest hits.[38]

The mashup included the following songs:[38]

"The Only Time is Tonight"

To promote YouTube's Android app, Earworm released a mashup called "The Only Time is Tonight" on May 31, 2011 on YouTube's official account.[39][40] Recently the official video for "The Only Time is Tonight" has been made unavailable for viewing on YouTube and DJ Earworm's website, although the audio for the mashup is available for download on DJ Earworm's site[39] and unofficial copies of the original video are still posted on YouTube.[41]

The mashup included the following songs:[39]

"Jessy Mash J'Adore"

On January 27, 2012, Earworm released a mashup of Jessy Matador songs, titled "Jessy Mash J'Adore".[42]

The mashup included the following songs:[42]

  • "Allez Ola Ole"
  • "Bomba"
  • "Ca C Bon"
  • "Dansez"
  • "Mini Kaoule"
  • "On Dit Quoi?"
  • "Tout Ce Que Je Veux"
  • "Selecao"
  • "V'La Les Fauves"

"Mama"

On March 14, 2012, Earworm released a mashup called "Mama," that included UK Artist EJ, along with some of her influences from the 70's, 80's and 90's.[43]

The mashup included the following songs:[43]

Collaborations

Champions League Twenty20

In 2010, Earworm created a mashup based on Enrique Iglesias’s hit, “I Like It”, for the Champions League Twenty20 showpiece event.[44] Earworm was asked again to make another mashup in 2012.[45][46] Both of the Champions League T20 mashups have never been released publicly from Earworm, but versions can be found on Youtube.[47][48]

The Sing-Off

On the third season of The Sing-Off, one episode was themed "Group Mastermixes" in which DJ Earworm created the groups' opening number, as well as the first song performed by the remaining five groups.[49][50]

The following are the different medley's used in the episode:[49]

Group performance: Master Mix:

Pentatonix performance: Medley of:

Urban Method performance: Medley of:

Afro Blue performance: Medley of:

Dartmouth Aires performance: Medley of:

E! Television Network

For the 2013 Grammys, the E! network had DJ Earworm create a mashup to open their coverage for their special, "Live From the Red Carpet".[51]

References

  1. ^ Linda Haywood. DJ Earworm “Working Feverishly” to Complete United State of Pop 2010 The Global Herald.
  2. ^ a b Jason Lipshutz. DJ Earworm: Pop Music Had 'More Energy' in 2010 Billboard.
  3. ^ 'United State of Pop' is in the top 100 in the Mediabase radio play charts.Mediabase. Accessed 18 February 2008.
  4. ^ Roseman, Jordan (2006), Audio Mashup Construction Kit: ExtremeTech, Wiley, p. 9, ISBN 0-471-77195-3 
  5. ^ "An Interview With DJ Earworm! | MuchMusic.com | Blog". Blog.muchmusic.com. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  6. ^ Hardesty L. Bootleg Battle Lines. Technology Review. He also mashed up some of Optimum's Triple Play commercials.
  7. ^ Ressel, David. Mixing musical tracks goes mainstream. Columbia News Service. 16 Jan. 2007.
  8. ^ "Video from IDEA '08: DJ Earworm - Idea Conference". Creativity Online. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  9. ^ "Amateur - FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology)". fact.co.uk. Retrieved April 15, 2013. 
  10. ^ "The Art of Pop Video". fact.co.uk. Retrieved April 15, 2013. 
  11. ^ a b Party, Ben. Mashup Roundup: DJ Earworm Combines 25 Biggest Songs of the Year. Mother Jones. 3 Jan. 2008.
  12. ^ 'United State of Pop' is in the top 100 in the Mediabase radio play charts. Mediabase. Accessed 18 December 31, 2007.
  13. ^ a b DJ Earworm. "United State of Pop 2008". Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  14. ^ Trust, G.'Best of 2009: Part 1. Billboard.
  15. ^ a b "DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2008 (Viva La Pop) - Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits". Youtube.com. December 25, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  16. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) - Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits". Youtube.com. December 27, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  17. ^ DJ Earworm. "United State of Pop 2009 Blame It on the Pop". Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  18. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop) - Mashup of Top 25 Billboard Hits". Youtube.com. December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  19. ^ a b DJ Earworm. "United State of Pop 2010 Don't Stop the Pop". Retrieved February 13, 2013. 
  20. ^ a b DJ Earworm. "United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)". Retrieved 26 December 2011. 
  21. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm Mashup - United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)". Youtube.com. December 25, 2011. Retrieved February 2013. 
  22. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm Mashup - United State of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter)". YouTube. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012. 
  23. ^ "Today I finished up...". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-01-20. 
  24. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (December 18, 2012). "DJ Earworm's 'United State of Pop 2012': Watch Official Video". Retrieved December 19, 2012. 
  25. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm - Like, OMG Baby (Capital FM Summertime Ball Mashup)". Youtube.com. June 7, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  26. ^ "The Sony Radio Academy Awards". Radioawards.org. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  27. ^ a b c "DJ Earworm - Party on the Floor (Capital FM Summertime Ball Mashup)". Youtube.com. June 12, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  28. ^ a b c d e "DJ Earworm - Fly (Capital FM Summertime Ball Mashup)". YouTube. June 9, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  29. ^ "DJ Earworm Reveals Secrets Behind Summertime Ball 2012 Mash-Up – Video". CapitalFM.com. June 9, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  30. ^ a b "DJ Earworm - Music For Sport - Victory Mix - AUDIO ONLY". Youtube.com. October 18, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  31. ^ "DJ Earworm - Music For Sport - Faster/Stronger". Youtube.com. November 29, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  32. ^ DJ Earworm. "Faster/Stronger". Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  33. ^ a b "Together As One - A DJ Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. March 15, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  34. ^ a b "No More Gas - A DJ Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. August 15, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  35. ^ a b "Heartless (In A Bottle) - Fray (Covering Kanye West), Black Eyed Peas, Police, 2Pac". Youtube.com. May 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  36. ^ a b "Annie Lennox - Backwards/Forwards - An Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. July 13, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  37. ^ a b c "Sean Kingston - Beautiful Mashup - An Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. September 12, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  38. ^ a b "Nelly Furtado - Free at Night - A DJ Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. December 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  39. ^ a b c DJ Earworm. "The Only Time is Tonight". Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  40. ^ [1][dead link]
  41. ^ "Only Time is Tonight". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-11-17. 
  42. ^ a b "DJ Earworm feat. Jessy Matador - Jessy Mash J'Adore". Youtube.com. January 27, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  43. ^ a b "Mama - A DJ Earworm Mashup". Youtube.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  44. ^ "DJ Earworm Creates CLT20 Mashup". Cricket South Africa. September 2, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  45. ^ "CLT20 OPENING CELEBRATION ON OCT 12". Champions League Twenty20. October 15, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  46. ^ "DJ Earworm Tweet". Twitter.com. October 7, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  47. ^ "I Like to Rock Dynamite". Youtube.com. September 11, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  48. ^ "CLT20 2012 GangNam MashUp.mp4". Youtube.com. October 15, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  49. ^ a b "Episode Guide - America Votes: Group Mastermixes". NBC.com. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  50. ^ "DJ Earworm Tweet". Twitter.com. November 23, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 
  51. ^ "Earworm mashup: Grammy TV intro - "Live at the Red Carpet", E!". Youtube.com. February 12, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2013. 

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