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Local DJ Releases Yearly Video Mashup 'United State of Pop'

2012 Pop Artists
(L-R) Taylor Swift, Psy, Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine and Carly Rae Jepsen (credit: Getty Images)

 
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - For the past six years, Bay Area music producer, DJ Earworm has released "United State of Pop," a mashup mix of the year's top music, all set in one mashup. By definition, a "mashup" is a complete song comprised of elements of two or more pre-existing pieces of music. In the case of DJ Earworm's 2012 release, titled "Shine Brighter," he utilizes 25 different songs, determined by Billboard's weekly Hot 100 charts.

DJ Earworm
DJ Earworm (Photo credit by thesmokesignal.org)

Each year, Earworm releases his "United State of Pop" mashup via San Bruno-based YouTube and often the video goes viral with views of over 10 million.

FEATURES:
Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
Fun. - Some Nights
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Maroon 5 - One More Night
Fun. and Janelle Monáe - We Are Young
Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa - Payphone
Ellie Goulding - Lights
Rihanna - Diamonds
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Ke$Ha - Die Young
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Flo Rida - Good Feeling
Nicki Minaj - Starships
The Wanted - Glad You Came
Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
Lumineers - Hey Ho
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Flo Rida and Sia - Wild Ones
Phillip Phillips - Home
Bruno Mars - It Will Rain
Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Alex Clare - Too Close
PSY - Gangnam Style
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Flo Rida - Whistle

DJ Earworm Mashup - United State of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter) by Dj Earworm on YouTube

DJ Earworm's mixes are amongst the most anticipated releases each year. His mixes garners massive requests for plays on radio stations like 99.7 [NOW!] and Alice@97.3

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