Remix Types by Aliya Day (Student)

Bootleg

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:10:57 UTC

A bootleg is an unofficial remix which was not created by the original artist. This type of remixing is not legal. When someone creates a bootleg remix of an original track, there are multiple things the original artist can do. They can get the track removed from all streaming sites an make sure that it can't be published again, they can claim royalties from the track, or they can sue the bootleg artist.

VIP

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:11:04 UTC

VIP (Variation In Production) is where the original artist takes the original track they released and alters it to be more suitable to use in their own DJ sets. VIP remixes are typically only done by the original artist. These remixes are completely legal as the original artist created it and used it specifically for DJ sets.

Official Remix

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:11:13 UTC

An official remix is usually requested by the original artist. These are also usually the highest quality remixes because the stems of the original track are sent directly from the record label to the remixer. This ensures the remix is not only high quality, but also allows the remixer to do a lot more with the remix. These types of remixes are legal because they are done with the permission of the original artist.

Re-Edit

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:11:21 UTC

Re-Edits are where the original song is altered by reordering, repeating and taking away different sections of the original recording. This can completely change the way the track sound, but also makes it more DJ friendly. In some ways, re-edits are similar to VIP remixes. However the key difference is that VIP remixes are almost always made by the original artist, whereas re-edits are not.

Extended Mix

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:11:28 UTC

An extended mix is where the track has extended intros, outros and/or breakdowns. This can help to make a song more DJ friendly and helps the artist to mix music in a cleaner manner as well as making transitions easier for DJs.

Radio Edit

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:11:37 UTC

A radio edit is where the original track is modified and shortened to make the track more radio friendly. This can include removing any explicit language and cutting out the long, repetitive parts of the track. They're generally designed to be as attention grabbing as possible and polished up as much as they can be. It's typically down to the producer to create the radio edit of an original song.

Instrumental

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:12:55 UTC

An instrumental edit is where the vocals are taken away from the original track and the instrumental elements are focused on instead. This is usually done for tv shows and podcast backing tracks. This is usually the responsibility of the music producer and the original artist almost always earns royalties from each use. If they don't, they have the right to either sue the tv production company, claim royalties, or have the song removed from the show.

Mashup

day23003645 — 2024-09-17 11:13:00 UTC

A mashup is where two different tracks are blended together to make a completely different track altogether. These are rarely made by the original artist and aren't legal the majority of the time as these are done without the artists permission.