Megamix

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A megamix is a medley remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs. There may also be some elements of bastard pop in some, though not as much as a mashup[citation needed]. To unify the songs together smoothly, a single backing beat may be added as background throughout the megamix -although this is not a must-. This backing beat is kept basic so as to simplify mixing and to not compete with the music. These mixes are usually several minutes long at minimum, going up to a half-hour or even more sometimes.

American record producer Tom Moulton is acknowledged as the father of the megamix (or disco mix as it has also been called[1]) with the first continuous-mix album side ever, that is Gloria Gaynor's 1975 smash hit disco album Never Can Say Goodbye.[2]

Ultimix is known for "flashback medleys" producing at least one or two every year based on popular songs of the year. Each is about 15 minutes long, usually with at least that many songs if not more.

"Album megamixes" feature all tracks from a particular album edited and compiled into one continuous medley. The "artist megamix" is also popular, including songs spanning a musician's career, with prolific artists such as Michael Jackson having more than one, usually from different remixers. Duran Duran created a megamix single from their own hits for the 1990 greatest-hits album Decade: Greatest Hits. Subsequently artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears, and Janet Jackson have also released megamixes as singles in order to promote their greatest hits albums or in the latter's case studio album. Many megamixes are bootlegs.

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[edit] Megamixes and megamixers

[edit] Official releases (legal)

[edit] Bootleg releases (not legal)

  • Deep Dance series (volume 0,5 to 66), by DJ Deep/Deep Records
  • Studio 33 the XXth Story series, by DJ Studio 33
  • Poolmix series, by DJ Pool
  • The Ultimate 90s Megamix Series Mixed by Samus Jay
  • Uncle Slims Yearmixes Mixed by Slimjay

[edit] Other notable releases/series

  • The Mission Impossible Mix, by Pieters Joosten (600 songs mixed in an hour)
  • Legendary Megamix, by The Legendary Mastermind
  • Magic Dance Xplosion and Magic Mix, by DJ Magic
  • Beat 66 and Big Mix by DJ Adamski
  • Your Mix-Weekend, by Martin Pieters
  • Deep Dance and Studio 33 the XXth Story series, originally started by DJ Deep and Studio 33 but done later by DJ O. and Breakfreak32
  • Beat-Mix, by The King of Mix
  • Dance Beat Explosion, by DJ Karsten
  • Jinx Mix, House Pacific and The Ultimate 90's Mix by Samus Jay

[edit] Musical acts that have produced official megamixes

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[edit] References

  1. ^ disco mix today, however, refers to another phenomenon
  2. ^ "Meco Monardo and the Disco Sound of the 1970s". DiscoMusic.com. http://www.discomusic.com/people-more/39_0_11_0_C. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 
  3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/634055
  4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/342868
  5. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/147756
  6. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/909019
  7. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1402701
  8. ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1319216
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