♬ NeYo vs The Kid LAROI BYNX MASHUP - BYNX Here are some of the best DJs on TikTok creating dreamy mashups and making us miss the club. So what exactly is it about these mashups that make them go viral on TikTok? Simply put, if you're a fan of half of the song you’re quite likely to be a fan of a Frankensteined version of it. Now, new music fans are discovering ‘90s hits, iconic ‘80s riffs and even undiscovered ‘00s moments. The app has become home to numerous DJs and producers fighting boredom by sharing their genius mashups with the world - and some even accept requests.Īt first glance, this trend mightn’t seem like much but at the heart of it is a burgeoning culture of music discovery, which hasn’t felt like a tangible part of music in a long time. Though most of us haven’t been able to see many DJs lately thanks to club and bar closures as a result of the ensuing pandemic, if you’ve been hankering for a tasty little mashup, look no further than TikTok. Some people can do this on production software like Ableton, while DJs can do this on the fly in real-time.

Though today, mashups usually include just two songs that are seamlessly woven into one another. He created what's regarded as the first-ever mashup in 1967 after he did a cover of the Beatles song You Can't Do That and overlaid over a dozen Beatles songs into one track. L-R: all via TikTok, have been around since the ‘70s, thanks to singer-songwriter, Harry Nilsson.

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