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For other uses, see Megamix (disambiguation).
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.
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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Megamixes and megamixers
Official releases (legal)
- Grandmix series, by Ben Liebrand
- Max Mix (volume 1 and 2) by Mike Platinas & Javier Ussía
- Max Mix (volume 3 to 12) & Maquina Total series (volume 1 to 9), by Toni Peret & Jose Mª Castells
- Dance Computer (1 and 2) & Unity Mix series (volume 1 to 6), by The Unity Mixers (Luc Rigaux & Patrick Samoy)
- Dance Computer 3 by the Mastermixers Unity
- Dance Computer 4-9 by Stefano Paganelli
- Tribal-Rave (1 and 2), by Bob Snoeijer
- Ultimate NRG by Alex K
- Direct Disco Series Volume 1 - 12 Mixed by Samus Jay[1]
Bootleg releases (not legal)
- Deep Dance series (volume 0,5 to 66), by DJ Deep/Deep Records
- Deep Dance series (67 and up) are produced by DJ O. and Breakfreak32 and unknown and probably different DJ's for each release
- MONO und 220V series, by Ve'nik
- Studio 33 the XXth Story series, by DJ Studio 33
- The Ultimate 90s Megamix Series Mixed by Samus Jay[2]
- The Millennium Megamix Series Mixed by Samus Jay[3]
- Poolmix series, by DJ Pool
- Uncle Slims Yearmixes Mixed by Slimjay
- Mallmix UK Charts Megamix Mixed by Peter Mallard[4]
Other notable releases/series
- The Mission Impossible Mix, by Pieters Joosten (600 songs mixed in an hour)
- Jinx Mix Series 1 - 6 , House Pacific Series 1 -3, Direct Disco Series 1 - 12, History of House 1 - 10 The Ultimate 90's Mix & The Ultimate Millennium Megamix by Samus Jay [5]
- 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
Musical acts that have produced official megamixes
- Ace of Base
- Alexander O'Neal
- Alex K
- Anastacia[6]
- Angerfist
- Aqua
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Bananarama
- Basshunter
- Black Box
- Bobby Brown
- Bomb the Bass
- Boney M
- Booty Luv
- Britney Spears[7]
- Caramell
- Christina Aguilera
- Daft Punk
- Debbie Gibson (1 in 1988, Atlantic DM 86556, Track 4)
- Depeche Mode
- DJ Bobo
- Duran Duran
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Erasure
- E-Rotic
- E-Type
- Girls Aloud
- Gloria Estefan
- Gloria Gaynor
- Grace Jones[8]
- Grandmaster Melle Mel
- Heaven 17
- Insane Clown Posse
- Janet Jackson[9]
- Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
- Justin Timberlake has released one in Japan
- Kim Wilde
- La Bouche
- Luv'
- Madness
- Madonna[10]
- Michael Jackson[11]
- Newsboys
- Oomph!
- Paula Abdul
- Pet Shop Boys, notably Disco 2
- Pussycat Dolls, for all their singles tracks on their first album PCD
- Roxette
- Samantha Fox[12][13]
- Samus Jay [14]
- Sash
- Scooter (band)
- Shakira
- Snap!
- Spice Girls
- Status Quo
- Tiësto
- 2 Unlimited
- Technotronic
- Tenacious D
- Tina Turner
- Ultrabeat
- Venetian Snares
- The Village People
References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samus_Jay_Megamixer
- ^ http://www.samusjay.net/
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samus_Jay_Megamixer
- ^ http://www.mallmix.co.uk
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samus_Jay_Megamixer
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/634055
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/342868
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/147756
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/909019
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1402701
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1319216
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1012975
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/release/1734458
- ^ http://www.samusjay.net/
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