Sampling/Remix/Mashup

Sampling: taking a sample or piece of music and re-purposing it to your own song

• Original: Under Pressure by David Bowie ft. Queen
• Sampled: Ice, Ice, Baby by Vanilla Ice

Remix: a song that has been edited to sound different from the original version

• Original: Stronger by Daft Punk
• Remix: Stronger by Daft Punk (dubstep remix)

Mashup: a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track

• Ex: All Day by Girl Talk
• Black Sabbath "War Pigs"
• Ludacris "Move B****"
• Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind"
• and many more!