DJ Earworm

By: @islinn, P@tRiCk, @zLiN

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How got

Was born in a big family of musicians and raised in eastern Iowa and Evanstons, Illinois. He played the piano and got quite skilled with electronic music on the computer

How he got Famous

• Later he mastered music theory and computer science at the University of Illinois.

• He began making mash-ups in 2003 using “acid”.

FAMOUS

• 2007 mash-up, "United State of Pop" was made up of the top 25 songs of 2007 according to Billboard charts.

• The song crossed beyond the online download market, reaching the Top 100 for national radio play in February 2008.

• Earworm is the first mash-up artist to have a mash-up enter Billboard's charts. On January 6, 2011, the song had 3.8 million views on YouTube, and it is number 71 on the CHR/Top 40 Media-base radio chart.

• He created more loved remixes and this is how he got famous.

Songs in Yearly Mashups• "Irreplaceable" Beyoncé• "Umbrella” Rihanna and Jay-Z• "The Sweet Escape" Gwen Stefani and Akon• "Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie• "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" T-Pain and Yung Joc• "Before He Cheats" Carrie Underwood• "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's• "I Wanna Love You" Akon and Snoop Dogg• "Say It Right" Nelly Furtado• "Glamorous" Fergie and Ludacris• "Don't Matter" Akon• "Girlfriend" Avril Lavigne• "Makes Me Wonder" Maroon 5• "Party Like a Rockstar" Shop Boyz• "Smack That" Akon and Eminem• "This Is Why I'm Hot" Mims• "It's Not Over" Daughtry• "The Way I Are" Timbaland, Keri Hilson and D.O.E.• "Fergalicious" Fergie and will.i.am• "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" Soulja Boy Tell 'Em• "Give It to Me" Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake• "What Goes Around... Comes Around" Justin Timberlake• "Cupid's Chokehold" Gym Class Heroes and Patrick Stump• "How to Save a Life" The Fray• "Home" Daughtry

2007

Songs in Yearly Mashup• • Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain - Low• • Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love• • Alicia Keys - No One• • Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major - Lollipop• • Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic - Apologize• • Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown - No Air• • Sara Bareilles - Love Song• • Usher Featuring Young Jeezy - Love in This Club• • Chris Brown - With You• • Chris Brown - Forever• • Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I• • Rihanna - Take a Bow• • Coldplay - Viva La Vida• • Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl• • T.I. - Whatever You Like• • Rihanna - Disturbia• • Rihanna - Don’t Stop the Music• • Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine• • Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain - Kiss Kiss• • Ne-Yo - Closer• • Colbie Caillat - Bubbly• • Mariah Carey - Touch My Body• • Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes• • Pink - So What• • Finger Eleven - Paralyzer

20082008

Songs in Yearly Mashup• The Black Eyed Peas - BOOM BOOM POW• Lady Gaga - POKER FACE• Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis - JUST DANCE• The Black Eyed Peas - I GOTTA FEELING• Taylor Swift - LOVE STORY• Flo Rida - RIGHT ROUND• Jason Maraz - I’M YOURS• Beyonce - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)• Kanye West - HEARTLESS• The All-American Rejects - GIVES YOU HELL• Taylor Swift - YOU BELONG WITH ME• T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake - DEAD AND GONE• The Fray - YOU FOUND ME• Kings Of Leon - USE SOMEBODY• Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - KNOCK YOU DOWN• Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain - BLAME IT• Pitbull - I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)• T.I. Featuring Rihanna - LIVE YOUR LIFE• Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie - KISS ME THRU THE PHONE• Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne - DOWN• Miley Cyrus - THE CLIMB• Drake - BEST I EVER HAD• Kelly Clarkson - MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU• Beyonce - HALO• Katy Perry - HOT N COLD

2009 2009

Songs in Yearly Mashup• Ke$ha - Tik Tok• Lady Antebellum - Need You Now• Train - Hey, Soul Sister• Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg - California Gurls• Usher Featuring will.i.am - OMG• B.O.B. Featuring Hayley Williams - Airplanes• Eminem Featuring Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie• Lady Gaga - Bad Romance• Taio Cruz - Dynamite• Taio Cruz Featuring Ludacris - Break Your Heart• B.O.B. Featuring Bruno Mars - Nothin’ On You• Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull - I Like It• Young Money Featuring Lloyd - Bedrock• Jason Derulo - In My Head• Rihanna - Rude Boy• Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce - Telephone• Katy Perry - Teenage Dream• Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are• Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me• The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be• Jay-Z + Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind• Usher Featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love• Travie McCoy Featuring Bruno Mars - Billionaire• Eminem - Not Afraid• Iyaz - Replay

2010 2010