On: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

[stevestreza]

Absolutely satisfied with the response. Learned a lot from this, next time around the technicals should be much tighter (I hope).

[cwp → stevestreza]

No! Well, sure, there's nothing wrong with technical excellence. But the thing to do is try to understand why this mashup succeed and do more of that.

I know very little about music, but I think the editorial choices are what matter most in a mashup. It was almost like the other artists were debating the merits of this new song. As long as you hit the "technically good enough" threshold, the fact that you've got PSY dancing to "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" is going to matter a lot more.

[stevestreza → cwp]

For me, the key parts of its success to emulate are:

- capitalizing on a meme at the peak of its popularity

- combining popular (LMFAO) with nostalgic (Offspring/Bloodhound Gang)

- catchy beat

- using the songs to differentiate the story (Offspring singing about the guy that thinks he has style, while showing the yellow-suited dancer)

- healthy mix of original song and mash-ins (keep the verse to one song intact, but layer the chorus)

[SoftwareMaven → cwp]

I wish this comment could be higher. The next iteration shouldn't be about technical excellence (that will come naturally), but rather about audience and artistic desires (it's a mix with art; with business, it would be all customer)..