Grab it here, with cover/inlay art, and track list:

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Background:

Last week, after seven years of togetherness, ~the-crazy-spork and I got married

For our reception I created a new dance mix/mashup of a bunch of our favorites (and a sprinkling of recent pop hits for good measure). We also got the cover art printed and distributed it to our guests, though probably only half of them will actually listen to it XD It's actually been finished for months, but I wanted to hold off until after the event to make it available online.

I didn't focus so much on using all new tracks this time around (i.e., avoiding songs I'd used in my previous mixes) because I was really on a deadline and had tons of other details to work out too (invitations, RSVPs, place cards, etc.) I did, however, try not to repeat any previous mashups and use all of the tracks I'd used before in new ways. This time I also tried not to extend any longer than a minute or so, to keep it dense and interesting and appropriate for decreasing attention spans

Another new technique I tried was gathering all of the tracks first, then sorting them by bpm and key signature - something I picked up from doing a lot of live mixing with Traktor last year. Although it took an extra day or two, it really saved time in the end not having to constantly search for fitting tracks or keep key signatures in mind, and made it a lot more fun to experiment try out mashups that I wouldn't have otherwise considered.