When I first brough my little iPod shuffle to the gym I thought it was the best thing to happen to working out since the oversized plastic abdominal exercise balls. However, all that has changed since I started downloading “Mash-Ups” to my iPod and listening to them while I run on the once onerous treadmill. “Mash-Ups” are songs that are created when a DJ mixes two song togethers like Jay Z’s “99 Problems” and the Beatle’s “Helter Skelter”. The songs are high energy and the constant variation between beats and lyrics helps get my workout energy and enthusiasm high.
Here are some of my favorite Mash Up DJs:
DJ Adrian - Hosts a monthly mash-up bootleg party!
There are also a couple mash-up podcasts that can be downloaded for free through the iTurnes Podcast Directory. These are just getting started so there aren’t that many episodes and they come out infrequently but they are still great:
Hope you have as much fun with these as I do!
November 15th, 2006 at 6:40 pm
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December 22nd, 2006 at 3:18 am
I love mash-ups too! You should check out dj zebra (he’s a french dj) over on www.ouifm.fr, he podcasts his mashup shows which feature all different mashup artists. I believe you can download him free on itunes too.
You can also visit his site http://djzebra.free.fr/
DJ Zebra was in SF not too long ago with PartyBen and I couldn’t convince anyone to go along with me.
January 11th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I found this insightful, interesting, and hip! Thanks for posting Sue - can’t wait to download mash-ups for my next workout sess!!