mash-up
Songs combined creatively
A mash-up combines elements from different sources into something new.
In music, a mash-up blends vocals from one song with instrumentals from another: The DJ's mash-up of Beyoncé and Led Zeppelin went viral.
The term extends to any creative hybrid—a mash-up of genres, styles, or ideas.
Also spelled mashup.
Joining into unity
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- amalgamationUniting into one
composite · medley · collage · patchwork · mashup · pastiche · hodgepodge · potpourri
Genre-blending work or transition
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- fusionJoining into unity
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- blendCombine into mixture
collage · juxtaposition · experimental · avant-garde · eclectic · postmodern · sampling · borrowing
Subset for study
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- DJMusic mixer performer
- turntablismPhonograph-based music creation
- loopCurve closing on itself
edit · crossfade · scratch · remaster · mixdown · backspin · cut-up · splice
Software communication standard
- widgetUnspecified small device
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- embedFix within surrounding material
- feedSupply with sustenance
integration · plugin · scrape · data · portal · app · dashboard · service
Capacity for original thought
- noveltyQuality of being original
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventionNew device or method
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
experimentation · disruption · transformation · synergy · breakthrough · ingenuity · recombination · ideation
fusion
Joining into unity
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- combinationJoining of multiple elements
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
amalgamation · composite · medley · collage · patchwork · mashup · pastiche · hodgepodge · potpourri · melange
crossover
Genre-blending work or transition
blend · collage · juxtaposition · experimental · avant-garde · eclectic · postmodern · sampling · borrowing · appropriation
sample
Subset for study
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- DJMusic mixer performer
- turntablismPhonograph-based music creation
loop · edit · crossfade · scratch · remaster · mixdown · backspin · cut-up · splice · overlay
API
Software communication standard
- widgetUnspecified small device
- aggregatorCombines content from sources
- embedFix within surrounding material
feed · integration · plugin · scrape · data · portal · app · dashboard · service · platform
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- noveltyQuality of being original
- originalityNovel creative quality
- inventionNew device or method
reinvention · experimentation · disruption · transformation · synergy · breakthrough · ingenuity · recombination · ideation · divergence
- influencesparents, mentors, teachers, friends, peers
- blendsblend, red blend, house blend, mixture, composite
- genre modifiersneo, post, alt, proto, nu
- satirical artcaricature, political cartoon, editorial cartoon, visual satire, satirical art
- stop-motionanimation, stop-motion, frame-by-frame, frames, keyframe
mash-uporiginal composition
Freshly created artistic piece
original · from scratch · primary source · ur-text · source material
mash-upsingle track
Solitary rail or path
unmixed · unblended · pure · solo piece · separated
update, uplift, smashed, mashed, smashing, mashing, masher, smasher