Mashups | Cap off 2015 with Trademark’s “Shut Up and Pop”
Posted by APM on December 23, 2015
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Trademark has been setting dance floors on fire with his mashups and edits throughout 2015, so what better way to top off a successful year than make a mashup with all of this years greatest hits. Taking his traditional dance floor vibe to this mashup, “Shut Up and Pop” features Fetty Wap, Jason Derulo, Ellie Goulding, Walk The Moon, Adele, and countless others artists that have made 2015 such a huge year in music. This honestly may be the best 2015 mashup out there. Don’t believe me? Check out the video above. It’s a free download as well – so be sure to grab it now!
Cover, Pop | CJ Holland Covers Walk The Moon’s “Shut Up And Dance”
Posted by jeffwbaird on April 24, 2015
I’ve been really impressed by the way CJ Holland has kept this cover series fresh and compelling. This week he covers another song on the rise, Walk The Moon’s “Shut Up And Dance”—a record truly emblematic of pop radio today with its dense, up-tempo, formulaic production and heavily-processed sound. CJ, joined by frequent collaborator One Love, has given it new life before listeners even knew it was necessary. CJ’s vocal here is as smooth as it has been anywhere, and paired alongside the vocals of Nick Petricca it’s even more clear that CJ has a great texture to his voice and overall style.
One Love again provides the perfect supplement, never commanding the attention, but always helping the vocalist thrive. He’s a master of different styles, and has been able to create interpolations of big beats that are equally catchy, but have a new flair about them. His riff on the original here has a subtle melodicism to it fueled by synth pads, but it never sounds over-produced or solely slated for club speakers. He’s stripped away just enough layers to find a vibe for the song that is equally fitting, if not even more so.