Photo courtesy of blatantgizmo
Photo courtesy of blatantgizmo

November 20th, 2009 – I’m going to be honest with you: I like both Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. They’re great artists, and they’ve written a lot of songs that I like. However, when they get together to write songs, I always had a voice in the back of my mind that whined “This song sounds a lot like the last song”.

Well earlier this year, when I heard Rihanna’s “Rehab”, it was something that I couldn’t get out of my mind. To prove to myself that I wasn’t crazy, I decided to make a mash-up. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get all the songs I wanted to get, so I only remixed “Rehab” with 50 Cent’s (featuring JT) “Ayo Technology”.

“Cry Me A River” and T.I.’s “Dead and Gone” could easily have been inserted into the mash-up if instrumental and acapellas had been available. Alongside the similar overall “feeling” of all the songs I listed, you’ll notice that they are in the same key (or a compatible one), and often have the same tempo. Without further ado, here is the mash-up. Note that nothing has been added, just cutting and pasting.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 2:24 am.
Categories: DJ, Engineering, Producing, Songwriting.

2 Comments, Comment or Ping

  1. Dan Foley

    Nice work…looks like you’ve cracked the code! And I don’t think he’s ‘tired of using technology’ at all…

    Nov 20th, 2009

  2. Rod Shields

    Exactly, you found Timbo’s formula. Now you just need to break it down into tempo, vocal pitch, drum pattern, and beat pattern.

    Nov 28th, 2009

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